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2108Z 02 June 1967 transmitted message text from
U.S.S. Liberty to
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe


O 022108Z JUN 67
FM USS LIBERTY
TO CINCUSNAVEUR
INFO CNO
JCS
CINCLANT
CINCLANTFLT
COMSERVLANT
DIRNAVSECGRU
COMSERVRON EIGHT
USCINCEUR
COMSIXTHFLT
DIRNAVSECGRUEUR
DIRNSA
ASTDIRNAVSECGRU
DIRNAVSECGRULANT
NFOIO
NSAEUR
COMFAIRMED
CTF SIX ZERO
CTG SIX FOUR
NAVCOMMSTA MOROCCO
BT
C O N F I D E N T I A L
JCS PASS TO JRC
CINCLANT PASS TO JRC
PIM (U)
1. 022400Z8 JUN 67 POSIT 36-12N2 003-29W4
PIM COSTAL EASTERLY 15 KTS.
2. DEPARTED ROTA 021230Z8 JUN 67. ETA ON STATION 080300Z1 JUN 67.
3. DURING TRANSIT STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR OVERTOOK AND PASSED THREE
SOVIET SHIPS OF UNDETERMINED TYPE STEAMING IN COLUMN ON
COURSE 085 SPEED 13 KTS. TWO SHIPS IDENTIFIED AS SEMEN
DESHNEV AND ANDREY VILISHHKSIT. TWO SHIPS CALLED LIBERTY BY
FLASHING LIGHT. ONE ASK WHAT SHIP. REPLY SENT WAS QUOTE
U.S. NAVY SHIP UNQUOTE. ONE SHIP ATTEMPTED TO SEND SHIPS
NAME BUT LIGHT UNREADABLE. NOT KNOWN IF SHIPS WERE ATTEMPTING
TO SHADOW OR NOT. UNODIR NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS WILL BE
SUBMITTED WITH RESPECT TO THESE CONTACTS.
4. RECEIPT OF 2400Z DAILY SITREP AND POSIT REPORT MAY
BE OCCASSIONALLY DELAYED TO AVOID TRANSMITTING AT
TIMES WHICH WOULD HAVE DELETERIOUS EFFECT ON PRIMARY MISSION.
GP-4
BT


Message subject lineage: 061357Z JUN 67 CINCUSNAVEUR

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