SecDef Instructions to US Navy Court of Inquiry–”Don’t Embarrass Israel”
| Tracking # |
22-F-1357 |
| Submitted | Sept. 18, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Joe Meadors
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
According to the comments made by the Chief of Naval Operations at the funeral of ADM Isaac Kidd, when ADM Kidd served as President of the US Navy Court of Inquiry into the June 8, 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty he was ordered by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara “not to release anything critical of the Israeli government so as not to erode any political support for President Johnson in the coming year’s election.”
We are requesting the release of all correspondence between the Secretary of Defense and the US Navy Court of Inquiry referring to this instruction.
https://ussliberty.com/files/public/CNO%20Remarks%20at%20Ike%20Kidd%20Funeral.pdf
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joe Meadors
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dear Joe Meadors,
Your request has been received by the OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center. The request has been assigned tracking # 22-F-1357. Please log into your account and review your submission.
The application address is https://pal.whs.mil.
Thank you,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dear Joe Meadors,
The status of your FOIA request #22-F-1357 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
Sincerely,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Good morning,
Please find the final response attached for your recent FOIA Request that
was requested on September 19, 2022. The case number for this request is
22-F-1357, please refer to this number and myself, the action officer
mentioned in the final response, in any future correspondence regarding this
case.
V/r,
Walt Jackson
Freedom of Information Division OSD/JS
walter.j.jackson12.ctr@mail.mil <mailto:walter.j.jackson12.ctr@mail.mil>
