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1000Z 10
June 1967 transmitted message text from
U.S. Defense Attache Office, Tel Aviv to
White House and
Office of Secretary of Defense and
Chief of Naval Operations and
Department of State and others
O 101000Z JUN 67
FM USDAO TEL AVIV
TO WHITE HOUSE
OSD
CNO
DEPT STATE
JCS
DIA
BT
S E C R E T NOFORN 0854 JUN 67.
REF USDAO TEL AVIV SECRET 0845 JUN 67.
[091520Z]
1. USAF PLANT REP AT ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES (IAI)
(PROTECT) WAS TOLD BY SENIOR IAI OFFICIAL THAT ON MORNING
OF 8 JUN HE HEARD TRANSMISSIONS ON IDF AF AIR-TO-GROUND
CONTROL FREQUENCIES AS FOLLOWS:
A. AIRCRAFT REPORTED SIGHTING A SHIP.
B. AIRCRAFT TOLD TO INVESTIGATE.
C. AIRCRAFT REPORTED MAKING PASS OVER SHIP AND SAID SHIP
HAD U.S. FLAG BUT NO PERSONNEL SEEN ON DECK.
D. AIRCRAFT TOLD TO LOOK AGAIN.
E. AIRCRAFT REPORTED SECOND PASS AND SAME REPORT.
F. AIRCRAFT TOLD TO MAKE THIRD CHECK.
G. AIRCRAFT REPORTED THIRD PASS AND SAME REPORT.
SECONDARY SOURCE SAID AFTER THAT HE HEARD NOTHING UNTIL
NEWS BROADCAST OF ERRONEOUS ATTACK ON U.S. SHIP.
COMMENT:
1. ON QUESTIONING, SECONDARY SOURCE LESS CERTAIN ABOUT
THIRD PASS BY AIRCRAFT BUT POSITIVE AT LEAST TWO ATTEMPTS
TO IDENTIFY SHIP AND TWO REPORTS OF U.S. FLAG WERE MADE.
2. PRIMARY SOURCE REQUESTS STRINGENT PROTECTION THIS MATTER
IN ORDER NOT TO PREJUDICE HIS POSITION AND MISSION AT ISRAELI
INSTALLATION.
3. USDAO TEL AVIV HAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INFO RECEIVED
FROM SECONDARY SOURCE WHEN HE MONITORED SAME IDF AF FREQUENCY
DURING NOV 11 SAX M INCIDENT. THIS INFORMATION WAS LATER
VERIFIED.
4. COORDINATED WITH EMBASSY.
GP-3.
BT
Message subject lineage: 151615Z JUN 67
USDAO TEL AVIV
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