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Evidence: U.S. Reports and Memorandums

• Proceedings of the U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry, 18 June 1967 (PDF)
  (Also available as HTML from www.ussliberty.org)
  Commonly referred to as the U.S. Navy (or Naval) Court of Inquiry, or the USS Liberty Court of Inquiry, this Court of Inquiry was convened by the order of Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the attack on USS Liberty. Because of the size of the proceedings and exhibits, only the record of proceedings are available. However, some exhibits are textually reproduced in the proceedings, and others are available as other pieces of evidence on this web site. If you would like high-quality copies of the exhibits, email admin@usslibertyinquiry.com.
• The Joint Chiefs of Staff Report, 18 June 1967 (PDF)
  The Joint Chiefs of Staff Report was the result of an investigation into messages meant for the USS Liberty, but never received. It is commonly known as the Joint Chiefs of Staff Report (simply, the JCS Report), or the General Joseph R. Russ Report (simply, the Russ Report).
• The Clark Clifford Memorandum, 18 July 1967 (HTML)
  This textual copy of the Clark Clifford Memorandum was the result of an inquiry into the attack per the request of President Lyndon B. Johnson (Clifford was a close advisor and the Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board). Though more commonly known as the Clark Clifford Report, it is more accurately described as a memorandum.
• The Carl F. Salans Memorandum, 21 September 1967 (HTML)
  The Carl F. Salans Memorandum was a comparison of the Israeli version of events and the U.S. version of events (the Clark Clifford Memorandum and the report of the U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry) for the Undersecretary of State. Though it has been reported that Salans was one of dozens of assistant legal advisors in the Department of State Office of the Legal Advisor, or that he was the Legal Advisor, he was actually one of only a very few Deputy Legal Advisors.
• The National Security Agency History, 1981 (PDF)
  For this history and more documents from the NSA, visit our Evidence: NSA page.
• The Moorer Commission (2003) (HTML)
  The Moorer Commission was an independent commission organized by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Thomas H. Moorer (Ret.), which developed findings and called upon the Department of the Navy and the United States Congress for action.