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1710Z 07
July 1967 transmitted message text from
Commander, Task Group Sixty Point Five to
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe
P 071710Z JUL 67
FM CTG SIX ZERO PT FIVE
TO CINCUSNAVEUR
INFO COMSIXTHFLT
CTF SIX ZERO
COMSERVFORSIXTHFLT
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C O N F ID E N T I A L
A. COMSIXTHFLT 070834Z PARA FOUR C
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in file]
B. SECNAVINST P 1560.1C
USS LIBERTY
1. IAW REF A. CONSIDER THAT MY PRIMARY SUBORDINATES TO GIVE
IMPRESSIONS ADDITION TO MY OWN ARE CDR HILTON CO DAVIS WHOSE SHIP
GAVE ASSISTANCE AND LCDR PETTYJOHN WHO WAS SENT TO LIBERTY TO
RELIEVE DEAD LINE OFFICERS AND ASSIST INCAPACIATED [sic] CO.
2. ON RECEIPT REF A ALL OF US HAVE STUDIED SECTIONS REF B WHICH
PERTAINS TO CONGMEDHONOR.
3. BY DEFINITION OF THIS AWARD NONE OF US WERE IN POSITION ON
SCENE TO GIVE PERTINENT OR VALID IMPRESSIONS.
4. WE WERE OF COURSE IN POSITION TO SEE RESULTS OF ACTION AND
RESULTS OF DAMAGE CONTROL MEASURES.
5. SINCE NOT ASKED COMMENT ON PARA FOUR ABOVE WILL NOT VOLUNTEER
DETAILS. UNODIR.
6. GENERAL SUMMARY WOULD BE NEGATIVE. THIS WOULD BE BASED ON
ABOUT FIFTY PERCENT EFFECTIVE DAMAGE CONTROL. ALL INJURED
PERSONNEL WERE FIGHTING AS LONG AS STAMINA WOULD ALLOW AS
EXPECTED UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS.
7. THIS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS ADVERSE TO UR [your] SINCERE
ADMIRATION BRAVE AND DEDICATED CDR MCGONAGLE.
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