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INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Directorate of8
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
Pueblo Sitrep No.As0 PH EST)
North Korea today broadcast an allegedby Lt. Stephen Robert Harris, "first officer" of the Pueblo,g that hepy. The voice describing itself as Harris said heesearch officer on the Pucplo and had been engaged inmilitary intelligence from North Korea and the Soviet Far East undor orders from the National Security Council and. Command in Japan.
Harris allegedly saideeply repent and sincerely apologize" to North Korea "for my criminal act" and promised that if Pyongyang "forgivesand allows mo to returnill nevor again associate myself with suchhe speaker further promised he would "never commit again such an atrocious crime against other countries" when he returned hone but would "oppose thepolicy of aggression against other countries."
3i t. Harris was the officer in charge of
to discuss the Pueblo incident at Panmunjon. oreign Ministry official was quoted in the press as saying "it is more favorable to have the seizure dis
cussed at PanmunjoP than at the un orhird country; however, it is doubtful that productive
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results will emerge." The independent newspaper Cr.ungang Ilbo echoed thisthat military action is the solution, the Military Armistice Commission has been historically ineffective, and the abortive attack on President Pak's residence is being played downesult of this decision.
7. Soviet ships continue to shadow us naval units in the Sea of Japan. At latestotlin-class destroyer,DA-class oiler,ildin-class guided missile destroyer,iga-class destroyer escort,, thecollector Gldrolog,ew intelligenceProtraktor, which appeared for the first timeebruary, were in Tasks surveillance area.
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