PUEBLO SITREP NO. 4 (AS OF 1700 EST)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00847712
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2021
• Case Number: F-2018-00781
• Publication Date: January 24, 1968

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
24 January 1968
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
PUEBLO SITREP NO. 4
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1. Some aspects of the alleged confession of Com-
mander Bucher, captain of the Pueblo, which was broad-
cast by Pyongyang Radio today, raise.. questions about its
authenticity. Although the speaker has an American ac-
cent, the language is stilted and contains expressions an
American would be unlikely to use. Bucher's age is given
incorrectly. The "confession" stated that the Pueblo
"criminally" intruded into North Korean waters and had
been ordered to "execute assignments given by the Central
Intelligence Agency."
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