PUEBLO SITREP NO. 31

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00928321
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2021
• Case Number: F-2018-00781
• Publication Date: February 4, 1968

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
4 February 1968
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
Pueblo Sitrep No. 31
(As of 7:00 A.M. EST)
1. North Korea has released another alleged
confession by a US naval officer. Pyongyang Radio,
yesterday, broadcast what was said to be the tape-
recorded statement of Lt. (j.g.) Frederick Carl
Shumacher Jr. He is the third of the Pueblo's
six officers to be exploited in this manner.
2. Shumacher's "confession" contained exten-
sive and detailed information concerning the
Pueblo's mission and course, obviously designed
to establish North Korea's version of the ship's
capture.
3. In his statement, Shumacher "admitted"
that he had refused to confess until "only a few
days ago," but had been moved by the "humanitarian
treatment" accorded him and was now "grateful for
this opportunity of confession." As in the previous
confessions of Cmdr. Bucher and Lt. Harris, he was
allowed to conclude with a plea for forgiveness and
release.
4. The Rumanian delegation to North Korea re-
turned to Bucharest today.
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5. The first Soviet aerial reconnaissance of
the US task force in the Sea of Japan took place
yesterday. The US carrier Enterprise reported,
late last night EST, the overflights of three
TU-16s within two hours.
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