Historic ommission

Sir, - Having been involved with the Yom Kippur War from the Washington end, I read Abraham Rabinovich's "A barometer for Dan Halutz" (Yom Kippur supplement, October 1) with great interest.

However, I was surprised at his failing to mention that most probably the deciding factor in prime minister Golda Meir's decision not to preempt was Dr. Henry Kissinger, then national security adviser to Richard Nixon, who strongly urged Israel not to strike first at the Egyptian and Syrian formations, and to absorb the first attacks.

MORRIS J. AMITAY

Washington, D.C.