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1400Z 08 June 1967 drafted message text from
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe to
Joint Chiefs of Staff and
Chief of Naval Operations and
U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Europe


FLASH

DTG 081400Z JUN 67

FROM: CINCUSNAVEUR

TO: JCS/CNO/USCINCEUR

INFO: AIG 998/DIA/CIA/DIRNSA

CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLAS/JOPREP/SUM TOTAL/001/CINCUSNAVEUR/081239Z

1. FOLLOWING MESSAGES RELAYED FROM USS LIBERTY BY USS SARATOGA
AT 081237Z: THE FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM ROCKSTAR (LIBERTY)
QUOTE 3 UNIDENTIFIED GUNBOATS APPROACHING VESSELS NOW.
UNQUOTE.
AT 081245Z QUOTE UNDER ATTACK AND HIT BADLY UNQUOTE.
AT 081245Z QUOTE HIT BY TORPEDO STARBOARD SIDE LISTING BADLY
NEED ASSISTANCE UNQUOTE

2. MESSAGES ARE NOT AUTHENTICATED.

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