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THE ISHTAR DF.sIGNATOR APPLIES TO ALL PORTIONS OF THIS REPORT.

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3/0/KCJ/Rll-68 SPOT REPORT FOLLCM-UP NUMBER NINE .. ' TO NSA s:eor RE:PORT 3/0/EJ/RVJ2-68, D'IU: 231059Z JAN 68 DIST: OOCAR TANGO/NOVEMBER PLUS: SSO NEW' YORK D'ro: 270410Z JAN 68 HCF

FURTHER SIGINT REFLECTIONS OF NKN VESSELS' LOCATIONS DURING

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A RE-EVALUATION AND REFINEME.t.1T OF ALL AVAILABLE COMINT ...... ~~ .. · ..

DA.TA, INCLUDI~"'G INFORMATION· NOr· PREVIOUS~ EXPLOITABLE,

PROVIDES MORE ACCURATE LOCATI~'IB FOR SOME NKN VF.SSELS

INVOLVED IN THE Pu"E:BLO INCIDENT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN

3/0/KCJ/R05-68, AND CHANGE ONE THERETO.

ACCORDING TO NKN VESSEL POOITION REPORTS AND TRACKING

MESSAGES, SUBMARINE CHASER S0-1 NUMBER 35, WHICH WAS THE

ABDUCTOR OF THE PUEBLO, WAS LOCATED AS FOLLGlS:

TIME LOCATION

((Jl55Z 39-01N 128-11.E

02((J0Z 39-((J2N 128-11.E

0227Z 39-12N 127-53E

0240Z 39-16N ·128-02E

0245Z 39-24N 127-58E

lll300Z 39-25N 127-58E

0310Z 39-26N 128-04E

0450Z 39-29N 128-08E ·

0515Z 39-23N 128-09E

0540Z 39·24N 128-01.E

AT APPR~'IHIBPOINT (I.E., 39-24N 128-0J.E) THREE OTHER

VESSELS (ONE OF WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE USS PUEBLO) SAILED

BACK TGIARD WO 1NSAN AS FOI.L<lVS:

TIME LOCATION

0550Z 39-24N 127-59E

9.l555Z 39-24N 127-57E

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0605Z 39-23N l27-57E

0610z 39-22N 127-57E

0625Z 39-2lN l27-54E .

s63sz 39-21N l27-53E

_fll635Z 39-21N l27-51E

0640Z 39-211-l' l27-50E

0645z 39-2fllN 127-48E

11:1655z 39-l9N 127-47E

fll71fllZ 39-18N 127-45E

fll72fllZ 39-17N 127-44E

0730Z 39-16N 127-42E

fll735Z 39-l5N l27-41E

fll74fllZ 39-15N 127-40E

fll745Z 39-15N 127-39E

fll75fllZ 39-15N 127-38E

fll755Z 39-15N 127-37E

08fllfllZ 39-14N 127-35E

T.HE FOLLGlING LOCATIONS ARE THAT OF TORPEDO BOA.T- 604 WHICH

EVIDENTLY LED THE PUEBLO, SUBMARINE CHASER 35, AND APPARENTLY

'lWO OTHER WSSEIS TGIARD WO'NSAN: TIME LOCATION 0350z GARBLED .

fll4fll0Z 39-21N 127-50E

214fll5Z 39-23N l27-57E

lll52fllZ 39-2lN l28-03E

0525Z 39-19N 127-58E

fll54fllZ 39-l9N l27-56E

fll555Z 39-22N l27-56E

0710Z 39-15N 127-ltlE

0720Z 39-16N 127-4!/JE S730Z 39-15N 127-39E

0750Z 39-14N l27-35E

08fllll:IZ 39-l4N 127-35E

(DIS'I'RIBUTION: OOCAR TANGO/NOVEMBER, PLUS: SSO NEW YORK)

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