DEC 1 ASSJFIED _-_ - - - OPNAV 24 HOUR RESUME OF EVENTS 250000Q TO 260000Q CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS - ALL TIMES QUEBEC - WASHINGTON 0000 SUB CONTACT C-18 reported Clold as of 242330 at 25-13N 63-23W actively being prosecuted by ESSEX A C and 6 DD's See Tab Opsum 0000 COMCARDIV 18 in E8SEX with escort DD's and COMSECONDFLT in NEWPORT HEWS and e•cort destroyers closing Soviet oiler BUCHAREST ADM RICKETTS after conference with VAPM BEAKLEY informed OPNAV Staff BUCHAREST must not get throu h the Quarantine barrier line 0745 ADM RICKETTS by phone stressed with COMASWFORLANT the requirement to insure that BUCHAREST not pass through the barrier and the need for every effort to insure photos taken of Soviet llershipa turning east COMCARDIV 18 in ESSEX in contact wit·h BUCHAREST since 0715 dire cted by ADIi RICKETTS to accompany but not to board or in-terfere with BUCHAREST passage COMSECONDFLT in NEWPORT NEWS with DD's closing contact 0800 RESUME OF THE EVEJITS FROM CNO PLOT INDICATED Soviet oiler VINNITSA located West of barrier at 23-20N and 70-30W last at 232200 proceeding enroute Havana Patrol ships in Windward Passage and along north coast of Cuba as she passes · Merchant ships of concern 23-24 October headed in general easterly direction RADII HAYWARD c i'F-135 with ENTERPRISE INDEPENDENCE and destroyers operating in general area south of GUANTANAMO CANBERRA and eeoort destroyers operating in area west of Quarantine line center 9 of 12 Quarantine stattons manned THREE PHIBRONS each with one BLT embarked proceeding to Eleuthera Island One BLT loading aboard PHIBRON 2 units at Moorehead City North Carolina Another BLT i n PHIBRON 10 scheduled for loading ASAP PJUBRON 8 units e route CONUS to load a third BLT When theee PHIBRONS c·lose Eleuthera assembly area Marine assault forces required by CINCLAJIT OP PLANS 314 316 for assault on weste rn Cuba will be prepositioned at Eleuthera in necessary amphibious ships FIFTH MEB continues loading from West Coast ports but has been ordered not to sail until further orders rece ived ---- 0950- Photos confirm no deck cargo aboard BUCHAREST SECDEF interest in making contact with friendly merchant ship p1trticularly UK made known to CNO Flag Plot Greek oiler SIRIUS well West of Quarantine Line at 0900 Posit 22-lON 2 -50W 1106 CON Flag Plot inforaed COMSECONDFl T aesUl led on scene command BUCHAREST surveillance ESSBX group released for ASW AlR coverage If boarding later required NBWPORT NEWS will provide party 11•0 Destroyer JOHN R PIERCE in vicinity of Leabanese freighter NARUCLA Did not board 1430 PIERCE now trailing Ea st oeraan Freighter VOLKERFREUND SCffAf'l' J F 1447 DD from TG-136 3 directed to intercept MARUCLA KENNEDY enroute 1455 Dominican Republic made her ships av ailable to u s and a coastal patrol around the island was established 1710 Task Group ALFA TG-83 2 COMCARDIV 16 in RANDOLPH 1uisigned to provide ASW aupport in vicinity of crF-136 Quarantine Force and CTF-44 Amphibious Force 1830 Admiral LEVDTON advises CINCLANT has directed daylight boarding of NARUCLA 1M6 P5M fr011 Bermuda reports surfaced Soviet FOXTROT class submarine 26- 9N 6 -26W course 060 speed 10 1915 PIERCE ceased surveillance of VOLKERFREUND SCHAFT NEWPORT XEWS and DD' ceased shadowing BUCHAREST and are returning to roving patrol center of Quarantine Line 1930 CNO Flag Plot advised ClNCLANT now directs JP KENNEDY to locate and board MARUCLA earliest possible 11•0 CINCPACFLT directs moveaent of FIFl'H IIEB at maXill Um sage SOA throygh Panama Canal £HO flag Plot eetimate of best possible co1q letion ttae fo onload1ng 262100 and estimate of arrival Balboa 040100 SOA 15 knots 2000 verbal COMASWFORLANT designation of soviet FOXTROT Submarine is C 19 OPNAV Intelligence estimate is that this is very probably the same su marine reported earlier and prosecuted by ESSEX group Cl8 Forces prosecuting Cl8 remain on station checking two sinker positions reported since contact was lost Patrol aircraft surveillance of C 19 continues 2 ' -··' f l _ -- - · ·---- _ i ' ___ L t -- ' ' ' ' ' - J 2107 RANDOLPH S2F sighted MARUCLA 26-52N 72-21W PIERCE proceeding to scene KENNEDY proceeding to intercept 2226 JOHN R PIERCE in vicinity MARUCLA Has exchanged messages with MAltUCLA Freighter confirms destination Cuba Cargo Sulphur OPNAV Intelligence on MARUCLA Lebanese freighter Soviet Charter out of Riga bound for Cuba Cargo sulphur and paper PIERCE remaining within two miles of H-ARUCLA verifies trucke on deck also Agreed plan is to intercept and board at first light KENNEDY to join prior to first light See Tab 260-000 STATUS LOadout continues RANDOLPH and escort destroyers will fuel at fir11t light frcm ELOKOMlN Qutu•antine Barrier For s will fuel as available 2 October from CHIKASKIA FMFLAll't' LT GEN LUCKEY 00 2nd M F ttlt 'eattfal'k in 1tT IIC KINLEY MAJ GEN WISEMAN CG 2nd UBDIV will embark in MT MC KINLEY and will transfer to FltAHCIS MARION IIOVEME TS ORDERED OR UNDERWAY A mphibious loading continues on schedule Now over' 30 flight1 1 day over interested area from all bases and sources i e Navy SAC SAC continuing to meet CINCLANT surveillance requests on a day to day basis The Joint Chiefs of Staff have directed ClNCLANT to be prepared to strike all CUBA SA-2 sites within 12 hours if a u 2 atrcl aft ia shot do'l'tn First eleunts of Jrd LAAM Hawk IU ssile Battalion arrived K J west ClNCtANT directed 1110vement of one battery to GITMO KATS CINCLANTFLT directed establish ent VP SS barrier vicinity near Argentia with readiness to move to GI-me position as directed Sis submarines sailed 20 October J l'Our more scheduled 26 October Estimated establishment time 29-31 October · ITEMS OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE Soviet Oiler GROZNY of special intere1 1t for interception Sighted 251459 at 25-lON 51-40W by SAC A C No further reports Reported dead in the water -but OPNAV Intelligence believes speed about 14-15 kiaots Asswning a westerly heading at this speed Flag Plot estimate is that GROZNY could be 160-200 miles from the Quvantine Barrier Line at 270600 First Light OPNAV Intelligence Information 7200T Crude Oil 566 Tons Liquid NH3 in 22 pressurized tubes bound from Odessa to Cuba 3 • l__ c '· ' c-1• • ' j ' _ • i - Admiral ANDERSON has directed maximUlll utilization of P3V A C fr01a patuxent Riv er MAS Key west ha• a critical sbortaie of JP4 fuel for present A C ssignaent CINCLANTFLT strongly endorses OOJmWES'l'FOll recouendations to NFSO for emergency reaupplf Guantanamo water supply still intact ATABAN water storqe potable Wltb this atorare t tal now approx 14 •11llon galloni Plas Plot estimate is about 14 days supply 4