0735Z 15 June 1967 drafted message text from
Commander, Sixth Fleet to
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe

DTG 150735Z JUNE 1967

FROM: COMSIXTHFLT

TO:   CINCUSNAVEUR

INFO: USS AMERICA/CTF60/NAVSUPPACT NAPLES/COMFAIRMED/NALCOEURREP NAPLES/
      USS LIBERTY/CTG100.3/CTG67.2

CONFIDENTIAL

1. FORTY TWO LIBERTY WOUNDED NOW ABOARD AMERICA ARE SUFFICIENTLY RECOVERED
TO BE TRANSFERRED TO FACILITIES ASHORE OR RETURN TO DUTY. RECOMMEND EARLY
EVACUATION TO FREE BED SPACE IN AMERICA'S SICK BAY FOR CONTINGENCY.

2. IN VIEW REQUIREMENT THAT SURVIVORS NOT BE INTERVIEWED BY PRESS UNTIL
CONCLUSION COURT OF INQUIRY, CONSIDER STATION HOSPITAL NAPLES WHERE SUPPORT
OF NSA AND USIS PERSONNEL IS AVAILABLE TO HANDLE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MEDIA
REPS AND WHERE WOUNDED CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO COURT WITH RELATIVE EASE TO
BE BEST LOCATION ASHORE.

3. EVACUEES WILL RECEIVE BRIEFING FROM FLEET PAO PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE.

4. SUBJ YOUR CONCURRANCE ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSFER AS OUTLINED BELOW.

5. FOR COMFAIRMED/NSA NAPLES: IF CINCUSNAVEUR CONCURS WITH TRANSFER,
DISPOSITION OF PATIENTS IN FOLLOWING INCREMENTS PROPOSED:
   A. FIRST INCREMENT
     (1) FIFTEEN PNT FOR FURTHER HOSPITALIZATION AS FOLS: FOUR LITTER,
FOUR ON CRUTCHES AND SEVEN AMBULATORY, REQUIRE ONE MEDICAL ATTENDANT AND
PRESSURIZED CABIN OR LESS THAN 5,000 FT AMBIENT ALTITUDE FOR TWO OF ABOVE
LITTER PATIENTS.
     (2) NINE RETURN TO DUTY.
   B. SECOND INCREMENT:
     (1) TWO PATIENTS FOR FURTHER HOSPITALIZATION, ONE LITTER, ONE AMBULATORY.
     (2) FOUR RETURN TO DUTY.
   C. THIRD INCREMENT
     (1) SIX PATIENTS FOR FURTHER HOSPITALIZATION AS FOLS: TWO LITTER, TWO
ON CRUTCHES, TWO AMBULATORY. REQUIRE ONE MEDICAL ATTENDENT AND PRESSURIZED
CABIN OR LESS THAN 5,000FT AMBIENT ALTITUDE FOR THE TWO LITTER PATIENTS.
     (2) SIX RETURN TO DUTY.
6. PROPOSE FIRST INCREMENT TRANSFER ON 16 JUNE, SECOND INCREMENT 17 JUNE,
THIRD INCREMENT 19 JUNE.
7. FOR AMERICA: FURNISHED ALCON REPORT BY NAME AS PATENTS ARE TRANSFERRED.
8. FOR COMFAIRMED: ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION NAPLES TO MALTA FFT LIBERTY FOR
PATIENTS RETURNING TO DUTY.
9. DERLAUTH COMFAIRMED AND AMERICA FOR FLIGHT ARRANGEMENTS.

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Message subject lineage:

151130Z JUN 67 COMSIXTHFLT
151501Z JUN 67 USS AMERICA
151527Z JUN 67 NALCOEURREP NAPLES
160857Z JUN 67 NALCOEURREP NAPLES
161436Z JUN 67 NALCOEURREP NAPLES

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