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0305Z 10 June 1967 transmitted message text from
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe to
Commander, Sixth Fleet


O 100305Z JUN 67
FM CINCUSNAVEUR
TO COMSIXTHFLT
INFO CINCLANTFLT
CNO
USCINCEUR
CJCS
BT
C O N F I D E N T I A L
SECURITY VIOLATION
A. CJCS 7582 DTG 092310Z JUL [JUN] 67 NOTAL
B. CINCLANT 092254Z JUL [JUN] 67 NOTAL
1. APPOINT A BOARD OF INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE FACTS RELEVANT
TO SECURITY VIOLATION REPORTED IN REF A AND B.
2. BOARD WILL NOT INQUIRE INTO OTHER MATTERS CONCERNING THE
RECENT ACTION IN WHICH LIBERTY HAS BEEN INVOLVED. CINCUSNAVEUR IS
APPOINTING A COURT OF INQUIRY FOR THESE OTHER MATTERS.
3. REPORT FACTS DETERMINED BY BOARD OF INVESTIGATION AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE TO CINCUSNAVEUR.
4. IMPOSE APPROPRIATE SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS AT YOUR
DISCRETION. TO NEWSMEN, IF QUERIED YOU MAY CONFIRM THAT
INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS TO DETERMINE IF A SECURITY VIOLATION
WAS COMMITTED BY NAVAL PERSONNEL. STRESS THAT MR. HORTON IS NOT
BEING INVESTIGATED AND FACT OF INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONFIRM
HORTON'S ALLEGATION, ON WHICH YOU HAVE NO COMMENT.
6. ANSWER QUESTIONS IN REF A DIRECT TO CJCS INFO OTHERS IN
HEADING OF THIS MESSAGE.
7. FOR CJCS: ANSWER IS YES TO QUESTION A AND YES TO QUESTION B OF
REF A.
GP-4
BT


Message subject lineage: 101547Z JUN 67 COMSIXTHFLT