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2255Z 14 June 1967 transmitted message text from
Naval Communications Station, Morocco to
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe


P 142255Z JUN 67
FM NAVCOMMSTA MOROCCO
TO CINCUSNAVEUR
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C O N F I D E N T I A L
SUBJ: USS LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS (C)
A. YOUR 141628Z JUN 67
B. MY 131659Z JUN 67 [not in file]
C. MY 091745Z JUN 67
1. IAW REF A, THE FOLLOWING SUBMITTED:
A. JCS 072230Z INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM SAN PABLO AT 080523Z. RECEIVED
AGAIN FROM WASHDC 081959Z. JCS 080110Z RECEIVED FROM WASHDC AT
080430Z. COMSIXTHFLT 080917Z RECEIVED FROM COMSIXTHFLT AT TPZ.
B. JCS 072230Z: NAVCOMMSTA MOROCCO DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
COMSIXTHFLT ON INITIAL RECEIPT AND SENT TO COMSIXTHFLT VIA DIRECT
CIRCUIT AT 080724Z. SECOND RECEIPT, MOROCCO HAD DELIVERY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LIBERTY AND CTF 67. SENT TO SAN PABLO FOR FURTHER
DELIVERY TO ASMARA AT 082012Z FOR LIBERTY, AND TO NAPLES FOR DELIVERY
TO CTF 67 AT 082135Z. JCS 080110 MOROCCO HAD DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
COMSIXTHFLT. SENT TO COMSIXTHFLT VIA DIRECT CIRCUIT AT 080639Z
COMSIXTHFLT 080917Z: MOROCCO HAD DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITY FOR USS
LIBERTY. SENT TO SAN PABLO FOR FURTHER DELIVERY TO ASMARA 081100Z.
C. JCS 072230Z: AS NOTED ABOVE SECOND RECEIPT WAS FOR LIBERTY AT
081959Z FROM WASHDC. COMSIXTHFLT 080917Z RECEIVED 081050Z FROM
COMSIXTHFLT.
D. DURING PERIOD 4-10 JUNE HIGH PRECEDENCE MESSAGE TOTALS MOUNTED
RAPIDLY WITH PEAK OCCURRING 8 JUNE. DUE TO IMPOSITION OF MINIMIZE BY
USCINCEUR ON 5 JUNE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN
ADMINISTRATIVE TRAFFIC WHICH PARTIALLY COMPENSATED. AS NOTED IN
REFERENCE B, FLEET RELAY TRAFFIC WAS ALMOST THREE TIMES THAT OF AN
EQUAL PERIOD IN FEBRUARY 67.
E. COMMENCED ONE IN THREE WATCHES ON 5 JUNE IN ANTICIPATION
INCREASED COMM LOAD.
F. REF C REFERS ALSO.
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