1620Z 23 June 1967 transmitted message text from
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe to
U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Europe and
Chief of Naval Operations

TO USCINCEUR
   CNO

C O N F I D E N T I A L

COURT OF INQUIRY USS LIBERTY (U)
A. USS LIBERTY 032028Z JUN 67
B. USS LIBERTY 042050Z JUN 67

1. AS A RESULT OF FOLLOW-UP ACTION IT HAS BEEN
DETERMINED THAT REF A AND B WERE TRANSMITTED FROM
LIBERTY TO NAVSECGRUDEPT MOROCCO BEING RECEIVED AT
040359Z AND 050530Z RESPECTIVELY. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE
THAT EITHER MESSAGE WAS REFILLED INTO COMMON USER CHANNEL.

3. THE TWO MESSAGES IN QUESTION ARE QUOTED AS FOLLOWS:
QUOTE
P 032028Z JUN 67
FM USS LIBERTY
TO CINCUSNAVEUR
INFO JCS
CNO
CINCLANT
CINCLANTFLT
DIRNSA
DIRNAVSECGRU
ASSTDIRNAVSECGRU
DIRNAVSECGRULANT
COMSERVLANT
COMSERVRON EIGHT
USCINCEUR
NFOIO
NSAEUR
DIRNAVSECGRRUEUR
COMSIXTHFLT
COMFAIRMED
CTG 60
CTF 64
NAVCOMMSTA MOROCCO
CONFIDENTIAL
JCS PASS TO JRC
CINCLANT PASS TO JRC
SET/REP/POSIT

1. 032400Z9 POSIT 37-10N1 004-03E7. PIM COSTAL
EASTERLY 15 KTS.

2. TRSSCOM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AGAIN FAILED. LEAKS
BEYOND CAPACITY OF SHIP'S FORCE TO REPAIR UNTIL SPARE
PARTS RECEIVED NEXT PORT OF CALL. SITREP NO. TWO
TRSSCOM CASREP SEPARATELY.
GP4
BT UNQUOTE

QUOTE
P 042050Z JUN 67
FM USS LIBERTY
TO CINCUSNAVEUR
INFO JCS
CNO
CINCLANT
CINCLANTFLT
DIRNSA
DIRNAVSECGRU
ASSTDIRNAVSECGRU
DIRNAVSECGRULANT
COMSERVLANT
COMSERVRON EIGHT
USCINCEUR
NFOIO
NSAEUR
DIRNAVSECGRRUEUR
COMSIXTHFLT
COMFAIRMED
CTG 60
CTF 64
NAVCOMMSTA MOROCCO
BT
CONFIDENTIAL
JCS PASS TO JRC
CINCLANT PASS TO JRC
SITREP/POSIT

1. 04 2400Z 0 POSIT 37-22N4 011-15E8 PIM 12-16
UNTIL 050130Z. THENCE 106/15.
GP4
BT
UNQUOTE.

4. REQUEST A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE BE INCLUDED IN THE
OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY AS PART OF
EXHIBIT 48.
GP-4

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