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INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 75 41 TOP smcret Action PP RUECH RUEKDA RUEPDA RUEPIA RUHPA ss DE RUMSMA 111 25/0205Z P 250153Z Info FM COMUSMACV TO RUECH/SECSTATE; WHITEHOUSE 1964 JUL 25 AM RUEPDA/OSD RUEPIA/CIA RUEKDA/JC: P RIORITY INFO 3.3(b)(1) ZEN/AMEMB SAIGON RUHPA/CINCPAC ZEN/CAS SAIGON BT 3 E SPECAT TIGER EXCLUSIVE MAC SOG 6886 SPECAT TIGER EXCLUSIVE STATE FOR FORRESTAL, OSD FOR MCNAMARA AND ANTHIS, WHITEHOUSE FOR MCGEORGE BUNDY, CIA FOR MCCONE, CARTER AND HELMS, JCS FOR GEN WHEELER, INFO AMEMB SAIGON FOR AMB TAYLOR, SULLIVAN, CINCPAC FBR ADM SHARP OPLAN 34A SPOT REPORT 1. SEVEN MAN REINFORCEMENT TEAM CODE NAME PERSEUS (ACTION21) TO AUGMENT IN-PLACE TEAM TURBILL ON WAS SUCCESSFULLY AIR DELIVERED TO AREA VJ300/160 ON PAGE 2 RUM SMA 111 e E SPECAT EXCLUSIVE 24/1706 JULY. SIX SUPPLY BUNDLES WERE DROPPED WITH EQUIPMENT TO ENABLE THE TEAM TO CONDUCT PSY/OPS SABOTAGE MISSIONS. 2. DURING OVERFLIGHT EXECUTED PIGGYBACK PSY/UK ION COV ERING ACTIONS 5, 7, AND 9. 2,100 STRATEGIC, 144,000 TACTICAL LEAFLETS AND 300 GIFT KITS WERE DROPPED. ESTIMATED LEAFLET GROUND ARRIVAL ARE COORDINATES 1850N 69508E TO 1997N 10502E. GP-1 Note: Advance Copy to S/S-0 at 1:58 a.m., July 25 SANITIZED E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6. NUIRAC 08-31 By. ist NARA, Dase 1-22-09 TOP SEGRET REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED" XEROX FROM QUICK COPY

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