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Ford Presidential Library I UfH.L.A~~l.r .lt.U PAGE I DRAP'TIU' OR PRECEDENCE LMF CLASS C IC FOR MESSAGE CENTER/ COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY I RII:LIIASIER TIMII: ACT INFO OlPl-t-11081045 RR I RR uuuu 6973 ' MESSAGE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS NOIZEO trROM: CNO WASHINGTON DC TO: NAVOP UNCLAS //N05700// WEEKLY NEWSGRAM FROM CHINFO {NAVY INTERNAL RELATIONS ACTIVITY} {16-75} 1. THIS NEWSGRAM CONTAINS NAVY NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST WEEK. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR DISSEMINATION TO ALL HANDS. A. OPERATION "EAGLE PULL" DRAWS PRAISE· NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PARTICIPATION IN LAST WEEK'S EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS FROM PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, AN OPERATION CALLED "EAGLE PULL," HAS DRAWN HIGH PRAISE FROM SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT,DOD AND NAVY OffiCIALS· USS HANCOCK {CVA-19}, USS OKINAWA {LPH-3}, USS VANCOUVER {LPD-2}, ~SS PEORIA {LST-1183}, USS THOMASTON {LSD-28}, USS H·B· WILSON {DDG-7}, USS RAMSEY iDEG-2}, USS MEYERKORD {DE-1058}, AND USS EDSON iDD~94b} COMPRISED THE EVACUATION TASK FORCE SUPPORTING THE AIRLIFT b OF 276 PERSONS INCLUDING 82 AMERICANS FROM THE CAMBODIAN CAPITAL· 5 4 FOURTEEN MARINE HELICOPTERS FROM USS HANCOCK, 12 FROM USS OKINAWA , 3 2 AND 12 AIR FORCE HELOS ACCOMPLISHED THE EVACUATION AFTER u.s. l D MARINES HAD SECURED THE LANDING AREA IN PHNOM PENH· ALL EVACUEES , DISTR: DRAFTER: 007 l/RELEASER ... T ~ · . 1 ..... ~f~ f N.:• .: l Ch.:;: ···.. STANDARD NAVOP DISTRIBUTION _J::m CAL Tl'w'1.:.·i ... ~ ..•. · .... -:~ -.GN4:;l~U. ],.1· \ .Jl... ..... --~ 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~D"AI"Tilft TVPilD NAMil. TITLI. OI"I"ICil IVMIIOL.,-iiHONil a DATil SPilaAL INSTftUCTIONllr TN r I A NT' F 'I D AI\ 'l"r[IS'"S~~ 1 ~oo71B1 oP~6a1c1"»o·D-PREss ocMM ~I-01 ~VCNO OP-60D1 OP-009A . 1-=-iC::A=.P-:-:.T~R:-:-:·:-:.;L~·=.:;S;::.L ::;AIII;:S~O;,.:.N~,~O;;I~- 0:;.;1:;,,~7~'1;;:3~9.::.1_~ PER S-16 PER S-40 1 0 p-9 51 Dl. NR L p A0 a: TYPic NAMIE. TITLil. oi",.Cil avM•oL AN~ PHONE PERS 5232 NAVS.EA eAoPERs 4o 1 ~ CAPT R-L· SLAWSON,OI-01,77391 MINIMIZE CONSIDERED NAVCOMPT JAG ~~S~IO~N~uy,IRD.~.,~~~Af~~~----------~~---~~+..~E~CU~~~~T~Y~CL~A~Sa~IF~IC~AgTIO~N~~~~~~~~~~, r ,._.., .IJ'Ittt!C. .. - .... - ~- ..... - -- UNCLASSifi[n 182~ 34 z)s 7 AP~ ?S I ~~~~3 (OCR) DD 173 S/N OIOZ.OOI·6000 tf U.S.G.P.O. J -523-112 ---· ----- PAGE I 011Anu1 011 "91CCEOt:HCf LMF CLASS c1c FOR MESSlllGE ~'.it>' .~,..~d'tif c.~.,.TER o•n." ltlLIAll" TIMS l-A"""'~CT,,,.....,..llN_,F__' O----t---+-----+------~ --..,...! -.u.:-.,,.-,. ~.-.-.,"""1..~t.-.. ' M""'1v~.,....~, ""· R.-1 1 oa, 1, 11oa10Lts RR I RR uuuu b973 I i . BOOKl MESSAGE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDING u.s. AMBASSADOR JOHN GUNTHER DEAN AND ACTING CAMBODIAN PRESIDENT SAU KAM KHOV, WERE TAKEN TO USS OKINAWA f~R . EVENTUAL AIR TRANSFER TO UTAPAO, THAILAND. THERE WERE NO AMERICAN CASUALTIES IN THE APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE-HALF HOUR EVACUATION OPERATION. COMMENTING ON THE OPERATION, SECRETARY Of STATE HENRY KISSIN~ER NOTED THAT "IT WAS CARRIED OUT WITH GREAT SKILL, AND IN A MANNER THAT REFLECTS THE HIGHEST CREDIT ON ALL OF THOSE AMERICAN SERVICEMEN WHO PARTICIPATED·" b ..5 3 2 l 0 DISTR: 0 CRAFTER TYPED HAMIL. TITLll. 01",.ICI SYMBOL. PHONE Ill CATE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS It TYPltD NAME. TITLI. O,.l"ICI IYM80L ANO ftHONE ~ t-::57'.:IO,-.,.,N~AT::-:-U:-=-RI!:------------ - --- -- -SE-CU- Ri T·Y -C LASSIFICATION I UNCLASSIFIED , .... ' DD '~~~~3 173 (OCR) . S/ N 0 IOZ.00 1-SOOO tf U 8 G.I' 0 J ·U3·112 I UNCLASSIFIED PAGE l DtlAP'TKR OR PRECEDENCE LMF CLASS CIC FOR MESSAGE CENTER/ COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY RllLllA&UI TIMS ...,A,..,,,CT"""""""'l1N=F=o+-----+--+----+------'---,--,,.D,.,.,AT""'E--..,.,T"'1...,.,.---.......,..,.,., ... uN=1T""'H~ , YR...-i 03 qr J.9 1081045 RRI RR UUUU 6973 I j MESSAGE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS B· NAVY ASSISTS EMPLOYEES RETURNING FROM DAO SAIGON· THE NAVY HAS ESTABLISHED PROCt~SING CENTERS AT TRAVIS AFB CA AND PHILADELPHIA PA TO ASSIST NAVY AND DEFENSE EMPLOYEES RETURNED 0 CONUS BECAUSE Of REDUCTION IN FORCE AT THE u.s. DEFENSE ATTACHE OFFICE {DAO}, SAIGON· THUS FAR, ALMOST 200 EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN PROCESSED THROUGH THE TWO CENTERS· THE NAVY REGIONAL OFFICES Of CIVILIAN MANPOWER MANAGEMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO AND PHILADELPHIA MANAGE THE CENTERS, WHICH AR£ STA fED WITH SPECIALISTS FROM LOCAL NAVV AND OTHER DOD ACTIVITIES· MANV, BUT NOT ALL1 DAO EMP-O~EES HAYE RETURN RIGHTS TO DEFENSE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES· THE PROCESSING CENTERS MAKE TAD I ASSIGNMENTS TO CONUS ACTIVITIES DURING THE RIF NOTICE PERIOD, ARRANGE FOR PAY AND TRANSPORTATION, AND PROVIDE PERSONAL COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE· NAVY AND DOD ACTIVITI(S IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAVE CONTRIBUTED ASSISTANCE TO THE TRAVIS AFB PROCESSING CENTER b 5 &f 3 2 l a DISTR: . a DRAFTER TYPED NAM&:. TITLE. OFFICE SYMBOL. PHONE 6 DATE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS I:w TYPED NAME. TITLE. OFFICE SYMBOL ANO PHONE j~S~IG~N~AT~U~RE;----~----~~---+s=E=c=uR=1T=v~C~LA~s=s1=F1=cA=T=1o~N~~-~~D-AT_E_T_IM_E_G_RO_U_P~~ ~-~ W UNCLASSIFIED 8l;:J '.:j :j L17 An.., ~ - " ' ::J 1 (OCR) DD ~~~~s 173 llN o 1o:i.oo 1-sooo 'flt u.a,o. ...o J su.112 I UNCLASSIFIED PAGE OlllAl'TUI 0111 l'lltlCIOl'.NCI t..MF CL.ASS CIC FOR MESSAGE CENTER/ CO ... MUN!CA'TIONS CE"l'TER C'<L"' lllllLllAHI! TIMIC t-:.:-:,T::-t\":N:-;-:;f''="Or---___,..--;----t------------,!-,Uo;-r-nA._,.--..,.";'t1.... ~._-,..; ,......,,..,~,_.H,--,,,1,,~ 111 1 0 ! ---.~~-LI OF·1~ i-08-1045 _ ____.___,____.,___....__ RR I RR uuuu______ ~-----------·--6973 L __ j_ ----- 1 ---- BOOK! MESSAGI: HANDLING INSH!UCTIONS C· NEW UNIFORM CHANGES ANNOUNCED· A VARIETY OF CHANGES TO THE MALE OFFICER ANU ENLISTED UNIFORMS WERE APPROVED LAST WEEK BY THE CHIEF Of NAVAL OPERATIONS. THE CHANGES ARE THE RESULT OF AN :XTENSIVE STUDY AIMED AT INTRODUCING GREATER UNIFORMITY, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES CURRENTLY REQUIRED, REDUCING THE COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL, AND PROVIDING ENLISTED MEN WITH A SMART, DURABLE WORKING UNIFORM THAT WILL BE EASY TO MAINTAIN AND ~TOW ABOARD SHIP YET BE CONVENIENT FOR WORKING. THE COAT AND TIE STYLE SERVICE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM IS DESIGNATED AS THE BASIC ALL VEAR ROUND UNIFORM FOR OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN. A SHORT SLEEVE ~ONVERTIBLE COLLAR SHIRT WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT LONG SLEEVE DRESS ~ND TROPICAL WHITE SHIRTS, ALTHOUGH WEARING THE LONG SLEEVE WHITE SHIRT WITH SERVICE DRESS BLUE WILL REMAIN OPTIONAL· THE WINTER WORKING BLUE UNIFORM WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN, THE LONG SLEEVE BLUE SHIRT TO BE WORN EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT b TIE, WITH COLLAR DEVICES FOR OFFICERS AND CPOS AND RATING BADGES FOR 5 ~ :NLISTED MEN. ANOTHER CHANGE DELETES TROPICAL KHAKI LONG AS A DRESS 3 2 UNIFORM FOR OFFICERS AND CPOS AS OF 1 JULY 1975, AFTER WHICH TIME ], D THE UNIFORM MAY BE WORN ONLY AS A WORKING UNIFORM· BOTH THIS AND DISTR: a I'!!'!'~~~~~~~"'!"!"~'"'!""'"'!"!'"!!~~~.._,..._.'!"!""~~--"""'!"'DRAFTER TYPED NAME. TITl..E. OFFICE SYMBOL. PHONE 8: DATE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS........... --------------------...,. a: TYPED NAME. TITLE. OFFICE SYMSOL ANO PHONE :n ~5=,G~N·A~T~U~RE~~~~~----~~·-·--~--t::--s=Ec=u=R1=TY~C~L~As=s=1F~IC~AT=1o~N~~-1~10-~-E-T-IM_E_G_RO_U_P~~~ ~ UNCLASSIFIED f82334Z APR 75 173 (OCRJ S/H 0102-001-6000 , -(:( U S G P 0 J 523-1112 - . I ~-- PAGE OllAP'~Slt OR PRECtDENCE LMF CLASS CIC FOR MESSAGE CE RSLSASUI TIME ACT INFO 17 1081045 RR RR uuuu 6973 • , BOPK MESSAGEHANOLING INSTRUCTIONS M· KEEL LAYINu/LAUNCHING SCHEDULED FOR TWO ATTACK sues. T~O OS ANGELES CLASS NUCLEAR POWERED ATTACK SUBM).RINES TAKE SIGNIFICANT .,"1~ TEPS TOWARD FLEET INTRODUCTION ON 26 APR IL WITH THE LAUNCHING OF ATON ROUGE {SSN-689} AND KEEL LAYING Of BIRMINGHAM" {SSN-695} IN ACK-TO-BACK CEREMONIES AT THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPYARD, NEWPORT NEWS, A· REPRESENTATIVE f. EDWARD HEBERT, {D-LA}, MEMBER, HOUSE ARMED ERVICES COMMITTEE, WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT THE BATON ROUGE AUNCHING, AFTER WHICH THE KEEL FOR BIRMINGHAM WILL BE LAID ON THE AME BUILDING WAYS· ADMIRAL THOMAS H· MOORER, USN {RET> FORMER HAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER FOR HAT EVENT· BATON ROUGE WILL THEN UNDERGO SEA TRIALS IN PREPARATION OR DELIVERY TO THE N~VY WITH COMMISSIONING SCHEDULED FOR LATE 1976. IRMINGHAM IS SLATED FOR LAUNCH IN LATE 1976 AND COMMISSIONING LATE HE FOLLOWING YEAR· THE FAST ATTACK LOS ANGELES CLASS SUBMARINES RE 360 FEET LONG, DISPLACE ABOUT 6,900 TONS AND ARE ARMED WITH b NTI-SUBMARINE ROCKETS AND MK-48 TORPEDOES· DUE TO THEIR HIGH 5 ~ PEED, THESE SUBMARINES WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR COORDINATED 3 2 LEET OPERATIONS· l a DISTR: 0 r.:'!'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ORAFTEfl TYPED NAME.
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