23 October 1962 (Cont'd) (ADM RICKETTS) 5, Op-04 is keeping a running record of the status of our ships* overhaul—both regular and reserve—in order to assist in making judgment on the expediting or stopping of an overhaul on short notice. He is also making a list of those ships that are scheduled to go in for overhaul in the near future to help to make judgment whether or not to delay overhaul of any ship. y6. There may be a requirement for simultaneous operation of about three submarines to land up to about 125 people at various points around the periphery of Cuba. CIA project. Op-31 checking availability of subs. General Lansdale and LTCOL Patchell are the contact points. 7. Mr. McNaraara would like to have some means worked out by which a Soviet submerged submarine could be given a signal to surface. It is possible that the description of this signal would be sent to the Soviet Government so that they could transmit it to the Soviet submarine. I told Mr. McNamara that a practice depth charge would probably be the most practical and effective means of transmitting such a signal i since we don't know whether or not our underwater telephone V" gear is compatible with the Soviets. OP-31 is working up a /A proposed signal. d / W 1. ^a-i • •• '•avy or FM SECDHF TO SSCSTATS 1 li ia r«quc«jtcd the following message be sent to the Government of USSR; Government to Government Message Submarine Surfacing and Identification Procedure*, when in contact with U.S- Quarantine Forces in international waters in che vicinity of Cuba* U.S. Forces corning in contact with So wet Uu*u aU +t.hJ<Jl<£ submerged submarines will make the following signal* to inform the Scr^tfet sub that he may surface in order to identify himself; Signals follow: Quarantine Forces will drop four or five harmless explosive sound signals which may be accompanied by the international code signal quote 1 D K C A unquote meaning quote Rise to Surface 1 unquote. This sonar signal is normally made on ' underwater coramurucation equipment in the 8 KC frequency ringe, \ Procedure or. receipt of sigr-a Submerged submarinest on hearing this signal, &h±iJ.c surface on Easterly course. Statin and procedures employed are harmless and are to guarantee The safety of submerged submarines at sea in emergencies* A0O...XS..P£^ OSO S*>/2*t/62/X ,pLi dJ| "CSD CO 09 03 Co 61 33 ?LAG?LOT 3rR 1 » _2^X^o2.0CT ..felUSi^S »•> •— OP-IMMEDIATE INFO ROUTINE NAVAL MESSAGE JvlAVY nFP/APTMPMT " - - OPNAV FORM 2110-33 (REV. COX)' PRECEDENCE ACTION CAPt ft. L/ «K&NS~ USN NAVY DEPT DOTY CAPTAIN !y5b^o Cj NAVY DEPT DUTY CAPTAIN 57700 0 R b 2H0900Z FM CNO j /I J 24 09 2»ffi OCT 24 08 59 TO CINCLANTFLT (Le** C**>i& $** COMSECONDFLT COMPHIBLANT . COMSUBLANT /2l^U-X^ -^ ! } \^ ° TF ONE THREE FIVE 'V A«Lv^ * %rfa TF ONE THREE SIX -v"v~ TF EIGHT FOUR COMNAVBASEGTMO COMCRUDSSLANT COMSERVLANT COMASWFORLANT COMNAVAIRLANT COMKWESTFOR INFO COMEASTSEAFRON COM COGUARD CINCPACFLT COMSOLANT COMSIXTHFLT UNCLAS The following Notice is being promulgated by the State Dept to other Governments: Quote Submarine Surfacing and Identification Procedures when in contact with U.S.*Quarantine Forces in the general vicinity of Cuba. U S Forces comiig in contact with unidentified submerged submarines will mak; the following signals to inform the sub that he may surface in order to identify himself: Signals follow: Quarantine Forces will drop four or five harmless explosive sound signals range. S^R(Jo.!o9.:03..k.61..33..04..05SKCDEF..OSD..DIAooNSAooSECNAV„OIAoo OIB. .ONH. .FIAGPLOT. .BFR CIRCUIT HO, (COMMO) PACK OK PACK* X I 2 _i TOR/TOD CONTROL NO. (COMMO) OTO I COM MO) '. 2H0900Z OCT COPY T «-»» /S**?*™* Department of S ' ; a / D CHARQl TO fl a OJSSCLASSIFIED 42w48 Origin € FBKBtm ; 2*1 T action: ikasBbassj noscoi SS X^TJTI^ SP L Requ.es following regulation o tecrelary ^ : Dalease SAL ARA b'- transmitted to Sovie. Governments EUR 10 5hA>rsuant to 3?roc filiation of tae President o£ 0,-tob^r ? OS IA 23, 1962, on the 'ln erdietion of the delivery o£ Sifenswe ITC IKR weapons to CuLa1 tl: Secretary of Ee.ense has tcc!ay issred CIA MSA < •- wlloTOjttg sub-ina.irke Su^ae: ng and 5.Certification GSD fTilV-^—. _ cvi .-3 when in ontaci osith 'OS quarantine 1. rees in the -Is^RiBunor; rra v cinity v,jl Cuba. US Forces uosiiag in contact sritL ^op. Sec. ^Adm, sec. '""r'n^ contuse snl^aerged sttear nes will raake the following jen. UngajT"^ Compt. ^"5Annala t. inform the su! hat ^e oay surface in order to [Manpower Gen. Con L. A. r^—-Signals T-lio-;; - Ti2aranti?ie Faroes u2.ll drop fout or frtre ARPA T&l. Saarzslesa explosive- sci nd *;*.^a s c/v^ch ^,y be ac-os3pan:*ed Atom. E. oas. ~.y tr-,e -international coda i^al '3i BSC A'2 waning "rise • .A. / "ccs— pj—to surlace,' This sonar signal is normally made on underwater D.C.A. ooo""" joizounicatxonsj eqv*.psient ln i-.e/»"5 HCC s-req^eney range 0 J.C.S TJ n _^avy fl «, a,Alc-is Johnson *««• *«** *. "0o Alexis Johnson ——j _ . • . • . * •TV T^ii-£dgrL£al Sharp a^tJoFT^^" '' ' REPRODUCTION FROM THIS INKMnK nrrr XX " 4 «1 iffl COPY ,s PROHIBITED 2lS%MK UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED". GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON 25. D. C. *••* w : • ; 25 October 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Communication with Submerged Submarines State during the night of October 24-25 reopened the question of the manner in which we should give notice to submarine-possessing nations as to our procedure for communicating with submerged submarines. Mr. Johnson's office asked that we issue a notice to mariners covering the procedures. (The prior arrangement was that the informa¬ tion would be transmitted solely by State, perhaps by way of a circular.) Mr. Gilpatric today agreed to have the notice to mariners go out. I have arranged with Admiral Schade for him today to send out a notice to mariners almost identical to the quoted language in State-Moscow 987 of October 24 covering the same subject matter. Also, I have informed Mr. Chayes1 office at State of the list of nations possessing submarines so that those nations can be given appropriate ja(5TTi Original: SecDef log book Copies: McNaughton Yarmolinsky Chayes (State) John TA McNaughton - - - rrrp?VALS; 12 YEARS. ..-ii 6. .(i.IO MKfiSMr$L // sub signals scanR Document.