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0 . S . S. QUIRCY
In!OM:Intlon: COM 8TH FLEET
D/T 1020051
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P'roa• llaTal Aldo to th8 Prelidont. To 1 Comdr . f:i,hth Ple8t Info• U. S, S, ~UlNCY .
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Prom: CTG 80.1
To: AN 248 AJII 249
Information: COM 8TH PLEBT CiftCHED KAOAF VAM AOO MALTA ABQ MALTA HAAP OOIUIIOB ( OP&) ALOSHA MOSCOW CTU 80 .1.2 150 STAGIBG PO~T ALBATROSS
D/'l 09075-Z
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min Borth 31 dose 33 min East. Report vhon on nov stationo
to C'l'G 80 .1.
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Adlll1.rel Brown Adad. '1'4 1 lUng AdJLl 'l'al Cooke Captain Morris
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Infor11111 tlon: CTO 21. 5 Com9tbFlt CinCHod (AlelW.lldrJ.o.)
Request ~ou vill tako nocoasar~ action on
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Action: Lt. Comdr . Grievold
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C!'G 80. 1
'1'o I AJ1 2~ AJI 249
Inro.-UODI COM 8'1!1 PLBBT OIIIOMID MACf\IP VAJI AOC MALTA IUAJ' ALUSRA IIOSCOW 150 STAODJO POS!' ALBATROSS
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FOLBII SBNO GREECE
Inf'o1 CIJCIIBD (Jap1es and Alexandria} ABO MALTA Com8thll'1t CTO 80.1 en 2l.S COIIBtbP1t 070100 be~ pa sed to you. Request arrance•nts air and sea resous 1n Aegean may be ~~~&de by dayUsht February 9th as 1n 1111 031028.
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0?193?A
In v1o• of uncertainty of .shore facilities consider it desirable to position tanker at Toulon to permit fueling sllips at mooring buoys. Your 06192?Z my 0?0020A refer.
Will require 4 days notice to move and position tanker.
CTO 80.1 pass to President's Naval Aide far action.
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INFO Admiral Cooke Lt. Cdr. Griswold
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Quincy BTD Casablanca 080SOOZ BrA Cairo 081915'L . Com
8th Fleet requests you arrange oaward routing to Join
QuiftCJ, Class 1 priority establl.hed bJ AFH(j to c1esti•
nation and return Washinaton. ATC b.ere requesting Col.
Saitb cooperate to expedite paasage. Advise progress.
(CG USAPDB pass to US laval Attache Alller1oan
Consulate, Cairo aa expeditioua1J as posaible.)
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C'l.'G eo.l, COl:I:lCI'l, Nevel Aide to the l'reo1dant,
060051
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052033, Direct Sa•onnnh nnd remaininG t hree DD's osaisned your
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