' s ▁pro - Is rael ▁prediction ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Gold berg , ▁the ▁American ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁Johnson ▁loyal ist . ▁Although ▁Israel ▁then ▁had ▁requested ▁" add itional ▁military ▁aid " ▁Hel ms ▁op ines ▁that ▁here ▁Israel ▁wanted ▁to ▁control ▁international ▁expect ations ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁As ▁Arab ▁war ▁thre ats ▁mounted , ▁President ▁Johnson ▁asked ▁Hel ms ▁about ▁Israel ' s ▁ch ances ▁and ▁Hel ms ▁stuck ▁with ▁his ▁ag ency ' s ▁predictions . ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁his ▁top ▁advis ors ▁Johnson ▁then ▁asked ▁who ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁C IA ▁estimate ▁and ▁all ▁ass ented . ▁" The ▁tempt ation ▁for ▁Hel ms ▁to ▁h edge ▁his ▁bet ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁enorm ous ". ▁After ▁all , ▁opinions ▁were ▁divided , ▁e . g ., ▁Soviet ▁intelligence ▁thought ▁the ▁Arab s ▁would ▁win ▁and ▁were ▁" st unn ed " ▁at ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁victory . ▁Admir al ▁St ans field ▁Turner ▁( D CI ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 8 1 ) ▁wrote ▁that ▁" Hel ms ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁high ▁point ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁the ▁Agency ' s ▁accurate ▁prediction ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ." ▁Hel ms ▁believed ▁it ▁had ▁kept ▁America ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁Also , ▁it ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁entry ▁within ▁the ▁inner ▁circle ▁of ▁the ▁Johnson ▁administration , ▁the ▁regular ▁' T ues day ▁l unch ' ▁with ▁the ▁President . ▁