PUEBLO SITREP NO. 21

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06811604
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RIPPUB
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U
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2
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March 9, 2023
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March 31, 2021
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F-2018-00781
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January 30, 1968
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Approved for Release: 2021/03/25 C06811604 _Ne_ratilff_ptimmeitZlajm_usg_lit 27ed OCI No. 1168/68 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Directorate of Intelligence 30 January 1968 INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM PUEBLO SITREP No. 21 (As of 12 Noon EST) Sweden, one of the two neutral members of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, has suggested the NNSC could prove useful if both sides want to use its services. Switzerland the other neutral member, concurs. Spanish officials point out that Spain does not have diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and thus cannot make an official demarche. 2. Pyongyang, in a domestic news broadcast on 30 January, reiterated in standard terms its opposition to UN consideration of the Pueblo case and its determination to stand fast against US "machinations." 3. \ the North Korean regime has restricted the travel of diplomats to a 20-kilometer radius from the capital. Also, foreigners have been barred from a 10-kilometer zone along the coasts and borders. 4. The South Korean National Assembly has called an extraordinary session for tomorrow to discuss the North NO FOREIGN DIRSEM/BACKGROUND -ME ONLY SECRET 9J (b)(1) (b)(3) (b)(1) (b)(3) (b)(1) (b)(3) Approved for Release: 2021/03/25 C06811604 Approved for Release: 2021/03/25 C06811604 e't Koreans' seizure of the Pueblo and the assassination attempt on President Pak. The government party indicated it would ask for measures to bolster national security. -2 - 410�FORRIGN-4144KWAACKGROUND�USE�ONLY� SECRET Approved for Release: 2021/03/25 C06811604