1716Z 08 June 1967 drafted message text from
Commander, Sixth Fleet to
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe

DTG 081716Z JUN 67

FROM: COMSIXTHFLT

TO:   CINCUSNAVEUR

INFO: CTF-60/CNO/CHINFO/OASD(PA)/USCINEUR

CONFIDENTIAL

A. CINCUSNAVEUR 081517Z NOTAL
B. SECDEF MSG DEF 7344 [080016Z] FROM ASD(PA)

1. SEVENTEEN NEWSMEN EMBARKED IN AMERICA FOR SPECIAL BRIEFING ON
JUNE CARRIER OPS WERE TOP SIDE TO WITNESS NORMAL FLIGHT AND
OBSERVED AND PHOTOGRAPHED LIBERTY INCIDENT STRIKES.

2. IN VIEW REF A. NEWSMENS COPY BEING FORWARDED TO OASD(PA) BY
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE BY CTF-60.

3. CTF-60 PROCEEDING WITH BRIEFING REFUTING ARAB CHARGES THAT
SIXTH FLEET AIRCRAFT PARTICIPATED IN RAIDS ON EGYPT, SYRIA AND
JORDAN, IAW REF. B.

GP-4

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