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05002Z 10 June 1967 transmitted message text from
Chief of Naval Information to
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and
Commander, Sixth Fleet

O 100502Z JUN 67
FM CHINFO
TO CINCUSNAVEUR
COMSIXTHFLT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L
FOR ADM MCCAIN AND ADM MARTIN FROM ADM MILLER
1. BOB HORTON AP STORY FROM AMERICA ALLEGED ONE OF HER OFFICERS
TOLD HIM THAT LIBERTY WAS A SPY SHIP LIKE RUSSIAN ONES AND EVERY-
ONE KNEW IT, WAS CARRIED ON NBC TONIGHT AND HAS KICKED UP QUITE
A FUSS. MOST INFORMED PAO'S IN ASD (PA) AND CHINFO BELIEVE THAT
THE QUOTE WAS A PHONEY OTHERWISE HORTON WOULD HAVE USED IN LEAD
PARAGRAPH NOT HIS LAST PARAGRAPH. HORTON IS WELL INFORMED ON
MILITARY PLANS AND SHIPS AND COULD GENERATE "HIMSELF". OTHER
MILITARY REPORTERS LIKEWISE WELL INFORMED AND SIMILAR STORIES CAN
BE EXPECTED. WITHOUT CENSORSHIP THEY CANNOT BE AVOIDED, THERE-
FOR WE MUST BE REALISTIC ABOUT OUR SITUATION.
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