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0225Z 11
June 1967 transmitted message text from
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe to
Commander, Service Force Atlantic and
Commander, Sixth Fleet and others
O 110225Z JUN 67
FM CINCUSNAVEUR
TO COMSERVLANT
COMSIXTHFLT
COMFAIRMED
COMSERVFORSIXTHFLT
CTG SIX ZERO PT FIVE
AMEMB MALTA
DIRNAVSECGRU
COMNAVSTA ROTA
INFO USCINCEUR
CTF SIX ZERO
CNO
CINCLANTFLT
BT
S E C R E T
SECURITY OF LIBERTY DRY DOCKING (C)
1. TELEPHONE CONVERSATION INDICATES THAT RADM RENKEN, COMMANDER
SERVICE FORCE, ATLANTIC FLEET, WILL SHORTLY LEAVE NORFOLK FOR
MALTA TO BE PRESENT AT DRY DOCKING OF LIBERTY ON 13 JUNE.
2. RADM RENKEN HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ORGANIZE AND TAKE
CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TWO TASKS OF PARA THREE BELOW.
3. ON PUMPING OF DRY DOCK THERE WILL BE TWO PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS.
ONE IS RECOVERY OF BODIES AND OTHER IS PRESERVATION OF SECURITY
OF DOCUMENTS, EQUIPMENTS, AND SPACES. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR EXAMPLE,
THAT, WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS, DOCUMENTS MAY BE FLUSHED OUT OF
SHIP INTO DRY DOCK AS WATER RECEDES.
4. FOLLOWING SUPPORTING ACTION REQUESTED:
A. COMFAIRMED SEND TO MALTA SUFFICIENT USN MEDICAL PERSONNEL
TO RECOVER BODIES FROM SHIP ITSELF.
B. COMFAIRMED DETERMINE BY PHONE RADM RENKEN'S TRANSLANT
TRAVEL
PLANS AND ARRANGE ONWARD AIR FROM ROTA TO MALTA. USE PATROL PLANE
IF NECESSARY.
C. CONSERVFORSIXTHFLT PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING
PERSONNEL
FOR ASSESSMENT OF REPAIR REQUIREMENTS AND FOLLOW-UP SUPERVISION.
D. AMEMB MALTA PLEASE COORDINATE LOCAL U.S. NAVY, ROYAL NAVY,
AND NECESSARY MALTESE OFFICIALS TO ENSURE SOME CONTROL OF SIGHTSEERS
AND PRESS AS DOCK IS PUMPED DOWN. IT APPEARS APPROPRIATE TO RIG
CANVAS TO BE LOWERED OVER SHIP'S SIDE TO COVER HOLE AS DOCK IS PUMPED
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