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1640Z 09
June 1967 transmitted message text from
Joint Chiefs of Staff to
U.S. Defense Attache Office, Tel Aviv
Z 091640Z JUN 67
FM JCS
TO USDAO TEL AVIV
INFO USCINCEUR
CNO
CINCUSNAVEUR
COMSIXTHFLT
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S E C R E T JCS 7509 J-3 SENDS.
SUBJ: USS LIBERTY INCIDENT
1. FOLLOWING INFO URGENTLY REQUIRED HERE RE PERSONNEL
UNACCOUNTED FOR FOLLOWING ATTACK ON USS LIBERTY.
A. TYPE SEARCH CONDUCTED BY ISRAELI FORCES. IN-
CLUDING DURATION AND AREA COVERED, TYPES AND NUMBER OF
FORCES INVOLVED (SURFACE AND AIR).
B. YOUR EVALUATION AS TO ADEQUACY OF SEARCH BY
ISRAELI FORCES. IS IT CONTINUING OR HAS IT BEEN
ABANDONED? DID ISRAELIS SIGHT US PERSONNEL IN WATER?
WERE THERE ANY US PERSONNEL PICKED UP BY ISRAELI UNITS?
C. YOUR ESTIMATE AS TO AREA IN WHICH PREVAILING
CURRENTS WOULD HAVE TAKEN FLOATING SURVIVORS AND/OR
BODIES.
D. IF SEARCH THUS FAR DEEMED INADEQUATE, CAN
ADDITIONAL EFFORT BY ISRAELIS POSSIBLY BE INSTITUTED
AT YOUR LEVEL? GP-4
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Message subject lineage: 091815Z JUN 67
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