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Friday, December 19, 2003
[EILAT THREATENED] U.S. AGREES TO PERMANENT F-15 DEPLOYMENT AT TABUK

[EILAT THREATENED] U.S. AGREES TO PERMANENT F-15 DEPLOYMENT AT TABUK
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration has agreed to lift restrictions
on the deployment of advanced U.S.-origin aircraft procured by the Saudi
Royal Air Force.

U.S. officials said the changes would allow the Saudi air force to deploy
its fleet of F-15 fighter-jets anywhere in the kingdom. They said this would
include the deployment of the F-15 in the Saudi air force base of Tabuk,
about 150 kilometers from Israel.

Congress was notified of the lifting of the U.S. restrictions in early 2003,
the officials said. They said Israel was also told that Saudi F-15S aircraft
could operate from Tabuk.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has sent a letter to Congress regarding
the lifting of the U.S. restrictions on the F-15 in Saudi Arabia, officials
said. The letter cited the Saudi need to defend its air space amid the
deterioration of its aging F-5 and Tornado fleets.

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