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2255Z 03 July 1967 transmitted message text from
Secretary of Defense to
U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Europe


P 032255Z JUL 67
FM SECDEF
TO USCINCEUR
INFO SECNAV
CNO
JCS
CINCUSNAVEUR
COMSIXTHFLT
CINCLANTFLT
COMCARDIV FOUR
AMEMB ANKARA
AMCONSUL ISTANBUL
USIA
STATE
BT
C O N F I D E N T I A L DEF 9492
SUBJECT: PRESS CONFERENCE BY COMCARDIV FOUR
1. (C) THE THOROUGHLY EXCELLENT PRESS CONFERENCES
CONDUCTED BY COMCARDIV FOUR FOLLOWING THE MID-EAST CONFLICT
HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH PLEASURE. THESE TIMELY, WELL STAFFED PRE-
SENTATIONS HAVE DONE MUCH TO ALLAY ACCUSATIONS OF U.S. PARTICI-
PATION IN MID-EAST CONFLICT AND HAVE PROVIDED MAJOR ASSISTANCE
IN ACHIEVING U.S. FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTIVES.
2. (C) THE COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION PROVIDED TO
WASHINGTON AGENCIES FOLLOWING SOUDA BAY PRESS CONFERENCE
ALSO ENABLED STATE, DEFENSE AND USIA TO COORDINATE ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR ISTANBUL PRESS CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS SO ABLE CONDUCTED
BY COMCARDIV FOUR.
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