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0259Z 07 June 1967 transmitted message text from
Joint Chiefs of Staff to
Commander, Sixth Fleet


Z 070259Z JUN 67
FM JCS
TO COMSIXTHFLT
INFO USCINCEUR
CINCUSNAVEUR
CINCUSAFE
DIA
NSA
BT
S E C R E T JCS 7239 /CJCS SENDS.
SUBJ: UAR ALLEGATIONS OF US SUPPORT TO ISRAEL (U)
1. (S) UAR AUTHORITIES HAVE IMPLIED THAT THEY HAVE
INFORMATION, PERHAPS THROUGH INTERCEPTS, THAT US PERSONNEL
WERE TALKING WITH THE ISRAELIS, OR WERE OTHERWISE INVOLVED
IN SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE ISRAELIS, LEADING
THE UAR TO BELIEVE THAT WE MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL.
2. (S) YOU ARE AWARE OF UAR ALLEGATIONS THAT US
CARRIER AIRCRAFT WERE INVOLVED IN THE ISRAELI ATTACK AND
ALSO OF OUR PROMPT AND VIGOROUS DENIAL. WE HAVE YOUR
ASSURANCE THAT SIXTH FLEET AIRCRAFT WERE NOT WITHIN 200
MILES OF EGYPT, SYRIA OR ISRAEL.
3. (S) REQUEST THAT YOU VERIFY ASAP THAT
THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMMUNICATIONS OR OTHER CONTACT
BETWEEN AIRCRAFT OR ANY OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE SIXTH FLEET
AND THE ISRAELIS. IF THERE WERE ANY TYPE COMMUNICATIONS
OR OTHER CONTACTS WITH THE ISRAELIS, PROVIDE COMPLETE
DETAILS ASAP.
4. (S) OF EQUAL INTEREST TO US WOULD BE ANY INFORMATION
YOU CAN PROVIDE TO ISRAELI ATTEMPTS TO GET YOU TO
INTERVENE IN THE WAR. FYI THERE HAVE BEEN ALLEGATIONS
FROM UAR SOURCES TO THIS EFFECT.
5. (S) INFO ADDRESSEES ARE REQUESTED TO COMMENT IF,
BUT ONLY IF, THEY HAVE INFORMATION BEARING ON ALLEGATIONS
OF US PARTICIPATION IN, OR COLLUSION WITH, ISRAELI
MILITARY OPERATIONS. GP-3
BT


Messsage subject lineage: 070626Z JUN 67 COMSIXTHFLT

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