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General Wheeler pointed to the position of the ship at 9 :25 the night
before and at 12 noon it was 25 miles off shore and 16 miles away from
the nearest land associated with North Korea.
Secretary McNamara said it was unclear whether or not the ship
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At 2354 (11:54 EST) the first SOS came.
We ceased t6 hear from the Pueblo 31 minutes later.
The President: Were there no planes available which were prepared
to come to the aid of this vessel? Every press s~ory I have seen
this morning
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which will authorize the call up of the reserve units (Attachment A).
In addition I have two press releases which I want George Christian
to review and change if necessary. The first press release announces
the call up. The second press
- . m. (These are the first units of the 10, 500 authorized and approved
for immediate shipment in response to General Westmoreland's request.
The Bunker announcement and press guidance are attached as Appendices
A and B.)
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ATTACHMENT A
JANUARY 27, 1968
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Office of the White House Press Secretary
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THE WHITE HOUSE
TALKING POINTS OF THE PRESIDENT
AT THE LUNCHEON FOR THE NATIONAL
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The President opened the meeting by reading a memorandum from
Bob Fleming on the network press coverage at 6:30 p. m. (Attach
ment A).
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Secretary Rusk: We met early tonight. We have received