0416Z 08 June 1967 drafted message text from
Commander, Sixth Fleet to
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe

DTG 080416Z JUN 67

FROM: COMSIXTHFLT

TO:   CINCUSNAVEUR

INFO: SECDEF/USCINCEUR/CTF60/CNO/JCS/USS AMERICA

UNCLAS EFTO

A. SECDEF 080016Z JUNE 67 (NOTAL)

1. IAW REF ALPHA AND TELECON MY CDR COONEY AND OFFICE DEPUTY ASSISTANT
SECDEF (P.A.) STEPS TAKEN TO EMBARK IN AMERICA MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRESS
REPRESENTATIVES ON 8 JUNE FOR BRIEFING AFTERNOON OF 8 JUNE OR MORNING
9 JUNE. TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY AVAILABILITY OF PRESS. INTEND REDUCE
NUMBER EMBARKED TO FOURTEEN AS SOON AS FEASIBLE.

2. CONSIDER COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFING FEASIBLE WITHOUT
COMPROMISE OF RELATED INFORMATION.