CABLE TO WHITE HOUSE FROM (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00159R000400090044-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2005
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: January 11, 1965
• Content Type: CABLE

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-O WHITE HOUSE IINTER]NATIONAL SITUATION ROOM
STATE DEPARTMENT
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WHITE HOUSE PLEASE PASS TO MR, PETER JESSUP. DEPT OF STATE PLEASE
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1, THIS IS TO CONFIRM LOSS. OF TACKLE U-2 AIRCRAFT OVER CHINA
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MAINLAND AT APPROXIMATELY 1317Z ON 10 JANUARY 1965. REASON FOR
LOSS NOT YET DETERMINED BUT. PEKING RADIO CLAIMS SHOOT-DOWN BY
CHICOM AIR FORCE UNIT, LOSS OCCURRED IN VICINITY OF PAO TOU9 THE
PRIMARY F-1. TARGET*
2, ALL ADDRESSEES ARE REFERRED 'TC ,REV1, DATED 25X1
4 DECEMBER 19639 ENTITLES TACKLE .COVER SUPPORT PLANS WHICH PROVIDES
THAT ALL U0 S, OFFICIAL SOURCES. WILL DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE
OPERATION AND WILL REFER ALL QUERIES TO.THE STATE DEPT. THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WILL BE THE SOLE SPOKESMAN FOR THE . U a S
GOVERNMENT IN THIS INSTANCE,
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