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1306Z 09 June 1967 transmitted message text from
Commander, Task Force Sixty to Task Force Sixty


P 091306Z JUN 67
FM CTF SIX ZERO
TO TF SIX ZERO
INFO COMSIXTHFLT
BT
UNCLAS E F T O
FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM COMSIXTHFLT: QUOTE
FROM COMSIXTHFLT
TO CTF SIX ZERO
FOR RADM GEIS FROM VADM MARTIN
1. IN THE RUSH OF GETTING THE FLIGHT OFF TO PROTECT LIBERTY, I
WENT DIRECT TO YOUR CARRIERS BYPASSING YOU. THE ACTION WAS
INADVERTENT AND I APOLIGIZE [sic] FOR IT.
2. YOUR SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS CLEARLY INDICATED THAT YOU WERE ON THE
BALL AND HAD EVERYTHING IN HAND.
3. I PERSONALLY THINK TASK FORCE SIXTIES RESPONSE WAS MAGNIFICENT
AND THE PERSONAL MESSAGE TO ME FROM ADMIRAL MCCAIN REFLECTS THE
SAME CONVICTION. UNQUOTE.
4. I ADD MY OWN APPRECIATION TO MARTIN'S CHARGERS WHO JOIN ME IN
SAYING TO THE BOSS QUOTE YOUR VOICE CALL IS SO COMPLETELY
APPROPRIATE UNQUOTE.
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