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23 May

USS LIBERTY

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Chronology of Events

DIRNSA requested JCS/JRC to authorize diversion of the

USS LIBERTY due to Mid-East Crisis in view of the ship's

capabilities (better on-station time and coUection platfonn EO 1 · 4 · I c I

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25 May

Actlo n was initiated to provide the USS LIBERTY with three

NSA civilians:

Mr. Allen M. Blue GG-7

Mr. Donald L. Blalock GG-7

Mr. Robert L. Wilson GG-7

Tasking was coordinated for both the transit to the OP area

and during the time on station and supplied to USN-055. Tab B

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JCS approved the diversion and requested that CINCLANT

change OPCON of the LIBERTY to CINCEUR. Additionally,

JCS informed CINCEUR to make preparations for extended

deployment of the LIBERTY to the Mid-East area. Tab C " ' (JCS 6499 291602Z). I

DIRNSA requested JCS approval of OP areas for the l

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initial area subject to adjustment as necessary for operational

and safety reasons (Tab E) (ADP/242-67 292013Z).

l June

JCS requested CINCEUR to deploy the LIBERTY to OP area

3 stipulatinq a closest point of approach (CPA) to Algeria, Ilibya

and UAR of 13 nautical miles during the transit. Upon arrival at

OP area 3 on or about 9 June the CPA directed by JCS was 12. 5

nautical miles to the UAR and 6. 5 nautical miles to Israel.

(Tab F) (JCS 6724 011545Z)

2 June

'.l!he LIBERTY deployed from Rota, Spain at 021230Z throuqh

the Straits of Gibraltar following a coastal route to OP area 3. (Tab G)

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5 Tune

In view of the outbrea.k of hostilities, Messrs. Harvey

and Sheck, Kl2, called JCS/JRC and asked Mr. J. Connell,

NSALO, if a change in CPA was contemplated. Reference was

made to Mr. Connell of the 1962 Cuban Crisis. At that time

the OXFORD was withdrawn from the Havana area and positioned

further at sea. Mr. Connell conferred with LCDR Anderson,

action officer for ship movements, )'RC, and advised Masers. Harvey

and Sheck that no action was contemplated at that time.

6 Tune

CINCUSNAVEUR directed the LIBERTY to change operational

control to the Commander, Sixth Fleet and informed the Commander,

Sixth Fleet of the change in order to "facilitate command and

control and poS11ible requirement for protection during Mid-Ea11t

hostilities. The mes sage also authorized modification of the

JCS-originated plan of operations (Tab F) should safety reasons

so dictate, (Tab H) (CINCUSNAVEUR 061357Z). Subsequently

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7 June

DIRNSA requested JCS for immediate action to change the

OP area of the UBER.TY from Area 3 to Area 2 in order to satisfy

tasking requirements. G considered that the changing target

enviraunent dictated a change in OP area. (Tab D (DIRNSA Xl2/631 \

072104Z)

The LIBERTY arrived on station at 072300Z in OP Area 3.

She reported her position at 070800Z and stated she would

remain stationary within 30 nautical miles of a point 68 nautical

miles northeast o:f Port Said and 33 nautical miles from the

closest land. (Tab K) (USS LIBERTY 070908Z)

On the afternoon of 7 June Mr. Connell from JRC telephoned

Messrs. Harvey and Sheck to inform them of discussions underway

between Navy and JCS/JRC on the possibility of changing the

CPA of the LIBERTY. Since the LIBERTY was 350-400 miles away

from the closest SiXth Fleet ships, there was concern within

JRC. CAPT Rorax, USN of JRC has que11t1oned Mr. Connell

on a possible adverse effect on the SIGINT mission should JCS

change the CPA. Messrs. Harvey and Sheck declined to make

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operational or safety reasons were considered a military

command decision and NSA would not be involved. Prior to

the close of business Mr. Connell saw a messaqe from

JCS/JRC changing the CPA of the LIBERTY to 20 nautical miles

to the UAR and 15 nautical miles to Ierael. A second para~aph

chanqed the OP area to Area 2 as requested by DIRNSA on

5 June. However, the message as sent by JRC (Tab L)

(JCS 6724 072230Z) did not contain the chanqe in OP area, It

was decided (by CAPT Rorax) to do one thing at a time. It

later turned out that ]RC was overtaken by events in changing- -the OP area.

Later in the evening Mr. Connell received a call from JRC

requeS!L..V a chop on a JCS message changing- the CPA to 100

nautical miles. Captain Vineyard, JRC, indicated to

Mr. Connell the reasons for the change were at the outset

primarily political in origin. Since Ambassador Goldberg had

11tated at the UN that no U .s. Navy ships were within 350-400

nautical miles of the UAR/Israel area, the Chairman, JCS and

the Navy felt that support 11hould be given to the position,

During the night a message was received by JCS from Commander,

Sixth Fleet (Tab M) (COM6THFLT 071503Z)stating that "no operations,

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either surface or air, were permitted within 100 miles of Israel,

Syria, or Egypt or within 25 miles of Cyprus." This message

is a status report of Sixth Fleet operations apparently prompted

by the allegation in the UN by the Are.be of U.S. and British

participation in the Israeli air strikes against the U.AR. JCS

reaction was to send a message to CINCEUR, INFO LIBERTY,

cancelling the 20 nautice.1 mile message (Tab L) and defining the

new CPA "no closer than 100 nautical miles from Israel, Syria,

Egypt and 25 nautical miles to Cyprus. (Tab N) (JCS 7347 080110Z).

Since the attack on the UBER.TY occurred at OB120SZ, it is

extremely unlikely that the LIBERlY could have received and taken

action on the message in time. Additionally, CINCEUR would

be required to send a message implementing the JCS decision.

(Tab 0 ls Gen. Kellond's M/R concerning the NSJ!/JRC discussions.

Additional information was prnvlded by Mr. Connell and Mr. Sheck.)

6 June

COM6THFLT reported that at 1252Z the USS LmERTY reported

she was under attack at position 3!.23N by 33,25E - *(a) hit by

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torpedo e.nd listing badly. (Tab P) (COM6THFL'E 08l320Z) The

USS SARATOGA. reported to CINCUSNAVEUR the.t the USS LmERTY

had reported three unidentified gunboats approaching her

position. Thie mesee.ge was readdressed from DIRNAVSECGRUEUR

to NSG info DIRNSA. (Tab Q) (DIRNAVSECGRUEUR 081335Z)

DIRNAVSECGRUEUR relayed another message to NSG, info

DIRNSA, from the USS SARATOGA reporting that the attack at

position 31.23N by 33,2llN, {a) "hit by torpedo starooard side,

listing badly. Request assistance immediately." (Tab R)

(DIRNAVSECGRUEUR 081336Z)

COMCARDIV FOUR informed DIRNSA that the USS LIBERTY A

at position 31. 23N by 33. 35E (b) was hit by torpedo, (Tab S)

(COMCARDIV FOUR 081338Z)

DIRNAVSECGRUEUR message to NSG, info DIRNBA, quoted '

USS SARATOGP. quote of message from USS LIBERTY as follows1

"I am under at~ck. My position 33. 25E by 31, 23N. (a) I have

been hit. Request immediate (Missed portion)." (Tab I)

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COM6THFLT informed DIRNSA that the USS LIBERTY was at

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Three unidentified ounooats approachlnc;i vessel. LIBERTV listinc;i

badly. (Tab U (COM6THFLT 081349Z)

The U .s. Defense Attache at TtL AVIV reported that "ALUSNA

-+· ca!led(!o9FLO to receive report that Israeli eircraft and motor

torpedo boats erroneously attacked U.S. ship at 081200Z, position

3l.25N by 33.33E (c) May be Navy 11hip. IDF helicopters in

rescue operations. No other info. Israelis Bend abject apolor;iies

and request info of other U ,S. ships near war zone coasts," (Tab V)

(USDAO TEL AVlV 081414Z)

.. Dforwarded a- mesaar;ie to -DIRNSA orir;iinated by the USS LIBERTY

to/CNO that at 0Bl205Z, while the ship was on a course of 283

der;irees, at a speed of 5 knots, position 31.35.SN; 33,29E. (d) she

/was attacked by unidentified jet fighters, believed to be Israeli.

Approximately six straff1ng rune were made on the ship. At

approximately 1225Z, three Israeli torpedo boats approached on, -7 'I. ,---

the starboard quarter at high speed, at approximately 1427Z, the

USS LIBERTY took torpedo boat under fire by 50 caliber machine

guns at a ranc;ie of approximately 2000 yards, Torpedo boat launched

torpedo a in straffing attack. Approximately one minute later the

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After attack ahi.p had ten degree starboard list but

watertiqht boundaries were established and holding. There

was extensive superficial dmnage topside with lower deck

spaces, forward destroyed.

Communications capabilities were limited. Number of

dead was estimated at ten, seriously wounded estimated at

15, total wounded at 75 and .an undetermined number of

missinq. The USS LIBERTY reported ahe was unable to

carry out her mission. (Tab W) DJ1l81812Zl EO 1. 4 ·lei

Following the incident, the UBS LIBERTY proceeded

north at eight knots to rendezvous With two DIRs sent to

aid .and escort her.

The following is a recapitulation of the Director's

recollections of events incident to the attack.

On Thursday morning, 8 June, at approximately Jll915

hours, the Director was informed by the NSA 6IGXNT Command

Center through his Executive Assiatant that the UBS LIBERTY

had been torpedoed aomew'here in the Mediterranean, that

she was listing badly, and that there was no other

information available. A subsequent report placed her

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some Siii miles off the coast of Cyprua1 an even later

report (subsequently found to be factual) placed ·her

aome 15 miles off the Sinai coast in waters of about

35-4111 fathoms. The Director illlll\Sdiately directedr

:The following actions are not chronological order or in

order of priority and all were not taken at the initial

notification. By 11111111 hours, however, there were all

fully in train as a result of dimcussions with senior

"' officials of the Aqency.)

Reallocation of coverage to substitute, insofar

aa possible, for that lost by the LIBERTY•

Continuation of the ACRP flights from Athensr

Plane to r~idly refit and send to the Mediterranean

the USS BELMONT (a sim:Llarly equipped ship), which was

about one day out of Norfolk on the way in1

Inunediate and continuous contact with NMCC, .JRC, /end

the WhJ.te aouse to insure fl.111 coordination of informationr

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A review of the current status for responsibility

for command, control, security, combat support, and

location of the vesselr

Necessary action to insure that, if the vessel

were totally disabled or in danger of sinking, the

security of the crYPt~raphic assets be guax-anteed

either by removal to ~propriate safekeeping or by

destruction prior to sinkinqr

:In the event of sinking, the location of the

sinking must be secured and efforts made to refloat

or at least re-acquire all of the sensitive materials

on board1

The establishment of a 1111\al.1 group in the outer

office of the Director/Deputy Director to start

recording a chronology of events, to keep it current,

and to keep the Director/Deputy Director fully informed

on the prem111es.

At about ~945 hours, the Director began to receive

telepho~ c•lls fJ;'om the NBA SIG:INT Command Center, the

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P2/Watch Committee office, the JRC, PROD, and others.

Aaditionally, from the conversations held With Captain

Cook (Director, NSG) , Dr. Shinn (NBA member of the Watch

Comm:lttee), and personnel :from Dl anCI PROD, it 11oon

became apparent to the Direator that a considerable

amount ot misinformation was circulating w:lthin the

community and that some fairly prec:lpitous actions

seemed to be developing,

At about 1015 hours, the Director received a call

from secretary McNamara, who stated that he felt the

need for making a public release immediately and that .

he needed facts. Be asked the Director the name of the

ship, 1£ it had a Naval desiqnation, and if there were

any c:lvil:leins on board. He was told the "LXBERTY" ".llG'l'R"

Which stands for 'l'echnical Research Ship, and three

civilians who could be considered technical representatives.

When he asked .OOUt the complement of the ship, the

Director told him he was not certain and would qet the

information for him. At this point, the Director

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realized that the information Mr. McNamara wanted exceeded

that a'lailable in his office. He told Mr. MCNlll\\ara he

would have Captain Cook, Director of NSG, telephong him

immediately. The Director immediately called Captain Cook

to learn that be waa at the dentiatr the Director epoke to

Captain Thomae, Deputy Director, NSG, and instructed him

to call M.r. McNamara immediately, prepared to answer any

and all questions concerning the LIBERTY. Capta1n Thomas

replied that it would take him se'leral minutes to get the

proper person but he would cooq:>ly immediately. The

Director then called Mr. MciNamara•s office and advised

the telephone operator that a Captain Thomas would be

cal.ling on his behalf and to put him through to

Mr. McNamara immediately. About ten minutes later,

Mr. McNamara called the Director end said he had not

been called by the person the Director said would call,

and asked for hi.a name and telepbonl!I number. The D.trector

qave h1m Captain Thomas• name and telephone number 6~444.

Then when the Director called Captain Thomas, he was

told that captain Thomas was talking to Mr. McNamara.

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Captain 'l'homu later told the Director that, when he cal.led

Mr. McNemara, he was diverted to one of Mr. McNamara's

assistants who tried to take down the information. But

Mr. McNamara personally called Captain Thomas and the

latter was switched over to Mr. McNamara. After talking

to Mr. McNamara, Captain Thomas called and advised the

Director that he had confirmed the information already

furnished Mr. McNamara and that he had reported a

CCJl!\Plement of 15 officers and 279 enlisted men, of Which

the SIGINT Detaohment was six officers and 128 enlisted

men (the latter fiqures were initially reported to

Mr. McNpiara as co111Priainq the totlll complement of the

ship by someone in the Pentagon) • When Mr. McNamara

asked about the ship's function, Captain Thomas replied

quoting the unclassified mission statements "conducting

tec}mica1 reaearch operations in support of u.s. Navy

electrcmaqnetic comm\Ulications and advanced COIDlll\1Jlications

19yatems to include satellites." Captain Thomas also

reported that the ship had departed Rota, Spain, on

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Shortly after or during the foregoing dialCl'illle, the

Director called Captain Vineyard of the JRC (General.

Steakley wae apparently With Mr. Vance and Mr. McNemara}

and alerted him to the extreme aensitivity of the

material• on board and the mi•eion of the LIBERTY, and

stated that if it ~peared the •hiP was going to sink,

it was essential that the aectll:ity of the sinking aite

be maintained. 'l'he Director continued by stating that

it would be necessary to get down and remove the sensitive

material fx-om the ship because he knew the ship was only

about 15 ndles off ehore and in an area of 35-416 fathoms

of water.

Cll,Ptain Vineyard later called the Director to advise

him that there were plans underway to sink the ship and

asked for hie views in this regard. 'l'he Director told

him that to sink the ship at that depth would create a

real security problem unless they had already destroyed

their sensitive materials. He added that there were

millions of dollars worth of very exotic equipment on

board that •bould be 1aved if at all possible. While

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•I19ac;red J.n thia call, the Director received another call

trom General Sp.tvey from the NMCC Who wae about. to ask

the a11me queation about sinking the LIBER'l'Y When the

Director was informed that the LIBERTY was underway on

her own •team at eight knots Qn course of 34111°, that the

of sensitive materials had been completed, and that there

were. four dead and lt\Ore than S"' wounded. (General Spivey

recei.ved thi.s i.nformati.on While the Director was concurrently

receiv1ng it from his own Command Center via NSG.) General ..

Spivey said there were several coramerc1al vessels in the

vicin.1.ty and asked if there was a aecurity problem in

havinc;J them help if needed. The Director told him tbat

there was no security problem in light of the reported

emergency destruction and aince the sld.pper of the

LIBERTY could easily separate or compartment any sensitive

equipment. At about this time, information was rece.tved

that the Israelis had admitted that they had m.istakenly

attacked the vessel and bad submitted thell' abject

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aircra~ had been dispatched to sink the attackers and,

about this time, he was told the aircraft had been

recalled).

JRC, NMCC, and NSG have been alerted by the Director

to the aensitivity of tho equipment and documents on

board and the need for insuring their safekeeping.

The Director made two calls to Mr. Bromley Smith at

the White House, keeping him up to date on the infOX'lllation

avaJ.lable and the actions taken. Mr. Smith seemed to find

this extremely helpful and of the highest order of

immediacy since there was a meeting in progress at the

White House (the participants were not mentioned), and

be had supplied the information to them immediately.

(The press later in the evening reported that President.

Johnson was on the "hot-line" with Premier Kosyqin in the

morning explaining the initial scrambling of Sixth Fleet

aircraft, later recalled.

Sometime durinq the foregoinq discussions, Captain

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listening in on the other telephone and Mr. Burke or

one of his assistants was present in the Director's

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SUN: Positioning of the lB8 Liberty

Operating area for the lBS Liberty was initially specified. by JCS Message to USCINCBUR (IYro '1U545Z, Bef•renoe 1) 'lihloh defined area as south of 32-00N and. between 33-00I: and 34-00B with a cPA to UAR •t 12. 5 miles and CPA to Israel •t 6. 5 miles. 'l'his message pral\l'ted tbe phone call from Kl2. to JCS/;rw; of 5 June (Reference 2). JCS/JRC coneideration of s oonce b refi•c~d in :Reference 3. The 11.Ction taken by JCS vas to ae a message (D'ro '7223'1Z - copy not avail.able in NBA) instructing. rence to. a cPA off UAR of 20 NM and. a C1'A. off Israel of 15 II)!. X IX'lfil'LT meuage issued previously (DTG '71563Z - copy not availab in NaA) established diffe:rent cP.l 1s. JCS sent another message (D'l'G 0110Z, Deference 4), which cancelled their 07223ez and reg_ues IBRT'I compJ4 with new ops area defined. in the OCMill'JliFLT men until further fiotice. .This area was not further defined by co nates but was •not cloeer than lllfl NM to Israel, Syria and E t and. 25 miles to Cyprus.•

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