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at the time of capture. this scattered material remained
in the passageway. Additionally t an undetermined amount
of IIaterial remained in bags, COIIpletely intact.
(g) During the burning, tearing and
scattering ot material, attempts were made to destroy
highly classified personal notebooks; however t these
efforts were short-lived as priority attention was
given to the operational intelligence (GOPI) monitor
rolls.
(h) An undetermined number of these
GOPI aonitor rolls, containing many highly sensitive
intelligence items transmitted over the Navy's OPINTELL
broadcast were torn, partially burned or scattered about
the deck in both the Research space and adjacent
passageway.
(3) Although it was sOllIe time before the
North Koreans actually entered the spaces, no further
attempts were made to destroy caterial after the boarding
of the USS PUEBLO by the North Koreans.
d. Status of Classified Data Immediately Prior
to Clpture:
"(1) At about the time c4 the boarding of
the USS PUEBLO by the North Koreans, all efforts
directed toward emergency destruction ceased, even
though destruction was far from complete. It was.
ascertained that only one bag was jettisoned prior to
boarding; however, it was not possible to identify the
specific contents. Except for the unidentified material
jettisoned. and the small amount actually burned ,in
waste paper baskets (again unidentified), the following
was the status of the remainder of the classified
Special Intelligence material:
(a) The passageway immediately outside
of the Research spaces was completely Iittered with
material '(some partially torn .or ripped and others intact),
while one or two laundry bags (or mattress CDvers)
remained intact and filled with classified documents.
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