CABLE FROM LINCOLN PROVIDING VIEWS OF SITUATION AND REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT FLAK SUPPRESSION ATTACKS ON AA, TO BOMB HANK AND OTHER GARRISONS IF NECESSARY, AND TO TELL THOSE WHO SHOOT TO DEFEND COMMUNISM WILL BE SHOT OR BOMBED
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00136264
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RIFPUB
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3
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July 13, 2023
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August 31, 2022
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Case Number:
F-2019-01230
Publication Date:
June 19, 1954
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CLASS IFIEL ollESSAGE
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FROM : LINCOLN
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INFO : WH (4), DCI (5), WWI (,6)1, OD/P (7), SA/PC/DC! (8)
L I WC 1.078 (IN 19990) 220Z 19 JUN 54 OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
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RE: GOAT 906
RY BAT PBSUCCESS
PRECEDENCE
CITE: SLINC
1. WE .BELIEVE ISSUE IS CLEAR: ARE WE GOING TO STANDBY AND
SEE LAST HOPE OF FREE PEOPLE IN WSBURNT SUBMERGED TO DEPTHS OF
COEAMUNIST OPPRESSION ANO ATROCITY UNTIL WE SEND PBPRIME ARMED
FORCE AGAINST ENEMY AS WE SURELY MUST DO SOONER OR LATER OR ARE
WE GOING TO AUTHORIZE MAXIMUM USE OF OUR ASSETS TO TAKE CALCULATED
RIS:� OF DEFECTION =BURNT ARMY?
2 IS IT NOT MORE SERIOUS TO FAIL TO WIN HAVING ALREADY GONE
SO FAR THAN IT IS TO WIN EVEN THOUGH OUR ENEMIES MAY TRY TO TAR*
US WITH INTERVENTION?
CIRCUMSTANCES FA
ENEMY WE FOUGHT
KNOWS NO QUARTER.
HIS SIDE AND WE
GEAR,
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IS NOT OUR rpizaLLENT7T. , NDER THESE
A E,T HA NI BY 1,44cFnNE \ -,� HIS IS THE SAUE
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ND G I VES ONE .HE I DING BEHIND GUATS ON
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ON OURS.
1.HESENT THE ALFHEM ARMS WE SENT TOKEN
3. OUR PLANS CALLED FOR INTERNAL STRENGTH-, 'THE ENEMY RUTH-
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LESSLY ELIMINATED OR SUPPRESSED THIS HOPE. WE TRIED FORCING
DEFECTION BY PROPAGANDA'AND TOKEN FORCE OF ARMED IRREGULARS.
UNLESS WE REVERT HOW TO REAL DETERMINATION TO WIN OUR CLANDESTINE
PROPAGANDA EFFORT OF PRETENDED STRENGTH WILL IF NOT ALREADY BECOME
KNOWN FOR WHAT IT IS. -WE HAVE 300 MEN, arME ALREADY 06ERTINGp
THE ENEMY'S STRENGTH REMAINS UNIMPAIRED.
4. OUR BASIC PLAN ALTHOUGH ALTERED STILL RENA1NS FEASIBLE
PROVIDING WE USE OUR ONE ASSET OVER THE ENEMY-AIR POWER. UNLESS
WE SHOW REAL STRENGTH WITHIN 24 HOURS WE RUN GREAT RISK OF
WSBURNT ATTACKING WSHOOFS. OSORIO IS
STILL FENCE SITTING BECAUSE HE HAS NOT RECEIVED ASSURANCE ODYOKE
IS DETERMINED TO SEE CALLIGERIS SUCCEED. IS FACING THE
ENEMY'S CHARGES ALONE AND OFFERS HIS AIR FORCE TO BOMB WSBURWT.
HE IS WILLING GO ALL THE WAY TO VICTORY.
50 VIEW ABOVE AND REF MSG Lj 1t\-RE&'t� REQUESTS
cP61-6010)NdSCIM\OURSE HQS MOVE SOONE OF ACTION:
A. A TT.:QPWCY FLAK 00.iEL61q ATTACKS ON
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AA IN ADAM OR 1-L.E.Vi-rEiRtIWHERE OBSTRUCTING-GROUND PROGRESS.
B. AUTHORITY TO BOMB -AK ANDOITHER GARRISONS LATER IF
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NECESSARY AS EXAMPLE OF STRENGTH AND DETEO)WATION OF ANTI.-
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COMMUNISTS.
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cA0THORITY 10 TELL ARMY THAT ALL WHO OPPOSE ANTI
COMMUWISTS AND SHOOT AT THEM TO DEFEND COWUNISM W2LL BE SHOT OR
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BOMBED.
6. MUST EMPHASIZE AGAIN DECISION MUST COME SOON BEFORE
OUR MYTHICAL STRENGTH BECOMES KNOWN TO ENEMY AND AIR REMAINS OUR
ONLY POWER.
END OF SSAGE
CABLE SECRETARIAT COMMENT:
A TEMPORARY COPY OF THE ABOVE MESSAGE WAS ISSUED TO MR.
PBS AT 1830 HOURS, 1,9 JUNE 1954.
*TAR�AS REGEIVU'
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