2230Z 08 June 1967 drafted message text from
Commander, Sixth Fleet to
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe

DTG 082230Z JUN 67

FROM: COMSIXTHFLT

TO:   CINCUSNAVEUR

INFO: CNO/CTF60/CTG60.2/AMERICA/LITTLE ROCK

CONF/SITREP/08001/COMSIXTHFLT/082200Z JUN

1. USS LIBERTY PROCEEDING COURSE 340 SPEED 10 KTS.

2. COMDESRON TWELVE IN DAVIS AND MASSEY PROCEEDING
BEST SPEED AND WILL RENDEZVOUS APPROX 090600B.

3. AMERICA WILL CLOSE TO HELO RANGE TO
LIFT OFF SERIOUS WOUNDED AND REMAINS OF DECEASED.

4. LIBERTY CONTINUES TO BE WITHOUT CLASSIFIED
COMM, RADAR AND GYRO. ALL COMMUNICATIONS BY
CINCUSNAVEUR HIGH-COM VOICE NET.

5. AM MAINTAINING ONE E2A AIRCRAFT ARBORNE
TO ACT AS COMM RELAY AND NAVIGATION AID BETWEEN FLEET
COMMANDER AND LIBERTY.

6. REVISED ESTIMATED CASUALTIES ARE:

  A) TEN DEAD
  B) FIFTEEN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
  C) SEVENTY-FIVE TOTAL WOUNDED
  D) UNDETERMINED NUMBER MISSING

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Message subject lineage: 090112Z JUN 67 CTF SIX ZERO

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