NON-DELIVERY OF NAVY CABLE ON WEEKEND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R001200050062-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2001
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: August 9, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFICE MEMORANDUM - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO: Director, CIA
via Deputy Assistant Director, ORE
FROM: Chief, Current Intelligence Group
SUBJECT: Non-delivery of Navy cable on weekend.
9 August 1948
1. The attached Navy message was received through
State channels on Monday morning, 9 August. Navy apparently
received the message some time Saturday 7 August and gate it
to State at 2108 hours; copies were also given to I'D, and A-2;
no copy was given to CIA over the weekend even though CIA
maintains a watch officer system for that specific purpose.
Later CIA did receive a copy of the message from the Navy
as a part of the regular routine dissemination on Monday.
It so happens that the prediction contained in this message
was inaccurate. The situation might have been otherwise,
however, and CIA would have then been' without vital
information.
2. As the Director is keenly interested in this matter
I suggest it be referred to him for information and action.
/s/Merritt Ruddock
Enols to above: Control 2446, From: Navy, To: Soo/State, Unnumbered,
6 August 48, CONFIDENTIAL.
NCR 548, 062302Z, From: ALUSNP, Guatemala, To: CNO,
7 August 48, CONFIDENTIAL.
Routed by buokalip to ED; DD; D.
Note on buckalip--"This is another case
at point. I believe this is our most
ser
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Original returned to ORE
Copies: Director'
Central Records
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