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TORELLI AND GIUL IANI GIVEN DEPTH CARGES FOR S~TTLING . ORDERS GIVEN TO CAPELLIN I TCI ESCAPE FROM SABANG OR TO
SCUTTLE . ALL THREE SUBS HAD ALL OFFENSIVE WEAPONS
STRIPPED OFF EXCEPT I.~ACH I NE· GU~S AND \\'ERE BLOCKADE
RUNNERS ERITREA VIAS USED AS ESCORT BETWEEN
OF SABA NG TC 31NGAPORE FOR ITALIAN BLOCK·
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CH IEF OF STAFF SPAll ;~ I !I",. 11hS I :;F O>t :Ci) '.l[ SPA!~
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THAT GER:.:A!:s CCNSILERED 17 "';;AYS Sl!FF IC l ::t!T t:!D S~
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CYLI NDER HEiJ:S CllAC ,:~ :H f;/,LI G:!:·;::::T. 16 , ., •• • ACT I Ctl
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Dl'CLA<SHIJI; OSD Lotter, b-
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IN COOPERATION WITH BRIT ISH NA I VISITED SPANI SH
MIN MARINE TH IS DATE • MADE REPRESENTATIONS THAT
GERMAN SUBMAR INE tNJ IGO REFER lAY 081335 BE INTERN
ED OR THAT WE BE I'FORIIED WITHOUT DELAY LENGTH Of
TIME EFFECT REPAIRS FOR SURFACE CRUISING • CALLED
ATTENT ION TO PREV IOUSLY • ATT ITUDE SPAN ISH AUTHOR
ITIES IN SIMI LAR CASES • RECEIVED IN FR IENDLY AND
COOPERATI VE SPIRIT • THEY STATED SUBMARINE UNDER
CLOSE GUARD AND COULD NOT ESCAPE DUE COUPLETELY
DISABLED ENGINES RE QU IRING LONG PER IOD REPA IR AND
DISCHARGED BATTERY • INDICATED SUBUARINE IIOULD BE
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- -'bE CLASSIFIED - E. 0 . 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4
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3 SUBS 27 AUG 21~3?S 7~~~~W)
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DY.CLASSt?TED OSD Lottar, 6- 3-72
JUN 5 1974
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51974
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EV f<S I VE TUR US 0!' SC 13~ ON ~ SUCCESS I VE MORN I IICS I'l l TH U GO Ill'S IN COt.: t\CT PROVED WCCESSFUL AS er;e;.:y SUBDrt LATER FOUND S' lo:'!EROED ON CR'G I NAL LINE OF ADVANCE
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