PUEBLO SITREP NO. 31

Created: 2/4/1968

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Directorate of8

INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM

Pueblo Sitrep No.As. EST)

Korea has releasedS naval officer. Pyongyangbroadcast what was said to be thestatement of Lt. rederickJr. He is the third of the Pueblo's

six officers to be exploited in this manner.

"confession" containedand detailed information concerningmission and course, obviously designed

to establish North Korea's version of the ship's capture.

his statement, Shumacherhe had refused to confess until "onlyut had been moved by theaccorded him and was now "gratefulopportunity of confession." As in theof Cmdr. Bucher and Lt. Harris, heto concludelea for forgiveness

5. The first Soviet aerial reconnaissance of the US task force in the Sea of Japan took place yesterday. Tho US carrier Enterpriso reported, late last night EST, the overflights of throeithin two hours.

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