Summary
The memorandum of 30 November 1981 between the Government of the United States and the Government of Israel establishing a framework for continued consultation and strategic cooperation against the threat caused by the Soviet Union or Soviet-controlled forces from outside the region introduced into it, carried out through a coordinating council of the Secretary of Defense and the Minister of Defence and joint working groups on military cooperation, joint readiness, research and development, defence trade and prepositioning, terminable by either party on six months’ notice (Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States and the Government of Israel on Strategic Cooperation (30 November 1981), lines 25-98).
Details
- Article I states the cooperation is not directed at any state or group of states within the region and is intended solely for defensive purposes against the Soviet threat; Article II’s fields include joint naval and air exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (lines 40-62).
- The memorandum commits no forces, funds or equipment in its text: its substantive items are qualified as may be agreed or left to the coordinating council and working groups, it preserves previous agreements (Article V), and it does not prejudge either government’s rights and obligations under the UN Charter or international law (Article VI) (lines 64-98).
Related pages
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States and the Government of Israel on Strategic Cooperation (30 November 1981), United States, Israel, Soviet Union, Deterrence