United States | Dispatch to Australia

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COMMANDER OF FRIGATE SQUADRON ONE​

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ENCRYPTED MESSAGE​

TO: Rear Admiral Katherine Richards, Commander of Australian Navy Fleet Command ( Owen )
FROM: Captain Leon Price USN, Commander of Frigate Squadron One

Rear Admiral Richards,

My team and I are currently planning a patrol mission for Frigate Squadron One that includes an armed patrol in international waters, as well as in Australian waters, focused mostly in the Great Australian Bight and other waters south of Australia. This patrol is not in response to any international events or due to an increase in readiness, but instead is meant to be a show of force and a visible action by the American Navy to show our commitment to the defensive relationship between our two countries. If there are any disturbances or issues to the south of Australia throughout the duration of our mission, please feel free to contact me directly and I will have the forces under my command assist in any way possible.

Also, when I am planning operations like this in the future I am happy to contact you directly, but if there is someone under your command in Australia who you would refer that I reach out to for things like this please let me know.

Very respectfully,

Leon Price
Captain USN, Commander of Frigate Squadron One
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[Owen]

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COMMANDER AUSTRALIAN FLEET​

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET​

10 June 2008

Dear Captain Price, This is perfectly fine, our defensive posture is not focused southwards but rather northwards towards Asia, so there is little activity that happens to the south of Australia. It's a relatively peaceful part of the world and is not congested like the waters to our north or has neighbouring nations. We don't operate any Royal Australian Navy assets in that direction of Australia under Operation RESOLUTE. Because of that, I think it would be more likely that the United States Navy on your patrol would be alerting us to possible disturbances in that direction. We also don't have active primary naval bases on the southern coast of Australia. There are depots for naval reserves, including personnel, fuel and bulk supplies located at Port Adelaide, the Port of Hobart and Port Melbourne and these are freely available to you. Please ensure you follow the directions of the respective civilian harbourmasters in those ports. There is also an officer training base at HMAS Cerberus in the Western Port Bay of Victoria but there is limited docking facilities there. Just to clarify, is this a patrol beginning at HMAS Stirling and ending at HMAS Stirling and where exactly do you plan on going on this intended route? I'm trying to ascertain whether or not you plan on going through the Bass Strait or around the southern end of Tasmania and where exactly you plan on turning around to go back to HMAS Stirling? Yours sincerely, Rear Admiral Katherine Richards.

HMAS Kuttabul, SYDNEY, NSW 2011 Telephone: (02) 6277 7700​

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COMMANDER OF FRIGATE SQUADRON ONE​

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ENCRYPTED MESSAGE​

TO: Rear Admiral Katherine Richards, Commander of Australian Navy Fleet Command ( Owen )
FROM: Captain Leon Price USN, Commander of Frigate Squadron One

Rear Admiral Richards,

The patrol will begin at HMAS Stirling and will conclude with Frigate Squadron One returning to HMAS Stirling. The ability to refuel and resupply at Port Adelaide, the Port of Hobart, and Port Melbourne will allow us to extend our mission, which is preferred. Because I will be deploying all five frigates, they of course will not be sailing together. Currently, our plans do include transiting Bass Straight, going around the southern end of Tasmania, and going out as far as to Macquarie Island. Part of the mission will include transiting international waters south of Australia as well as various drills and readiness tests.

Very respectfully,

Leon Price
Captain USN, Commander of Frigate Squadron One
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OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE​

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ENCRYPTED MESSAGE​

TO: Rear Admiral Katherine Richards, Commander of Australian Navy Fleet Command ( Owen )

FROM: Rear Admiral Brent Goodman, Commander of The Office of Naval Intelligence

Rear Admiral Richards,

A United States Navy submarine USS Jimmy Carter has crucial military intelligence that it needs to disseminate to the Navy. The Jimmy Carter[/] is far away from her home port of Hawaii, but the intelligence that she has aboard is time sensitive. I am reaching out to you know to request that she be allowed to dock at HMAS Stirling to transmit information back to Pearl Harbor and for a 24-hour shore leave. I look forward to hearing back from you.​

Very Respectfully,

Brent Goodman
Rear Admiral USN, Commander of The Office of Naval Intelligence
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[Owen]

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COMMANDER AUSTRALIAN FLEET​

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET​

6 July 2008

Dear Captain Price, You are permitted to dock the submarine at HMAS Stirling. I will instruct the base commander and the Australian Federal Police to increase security patrols around the base during the time you are docked there due to the sensitive nature of the vessel being a nuclear submarine. I have also instructed that the SAFEBASE rating for HMAS Stirling be increased from level yellow "Aware" to level orange "Alert" so all personnel at the base are aware of increased security protocols. If the submarine is in the Indian Ocean, it is contactable on very low frequencies through the Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt, to which we have a shared use agreement in regards to. Please let me know if there is any logistical needs that the submarine needs fulfilled or medical treatment to the crew, we can transfer crew to Fremantle to be treated at the HMAS Leeuwin naval hospital if need be. Yours sincerely, Rear Admiral Katherine Richards.

HMAS Kuttabul, SYDNEY, NSW 2011 Telephone: (02) 6277 7700​

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OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE​

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TO: Rear Admiral Katherine Richards, Commander of Australian Navy Fleet Command ( Owen )

FROM: Rear Admiral Brent Goodman, Commander of The Office of Naval Intelligence

Rear Admiral Richards,

Your hospitality is greatly appreciated, I will pass this information on to the Secretary of the Navy. The Jimmy Carter does not have any injured crew and does not need replenishment. Thank you for the increased security measures. I can assure you that the submarine will be out of HMAS Stirling as soon as possible. If you have any concerns or further questions, feel free to reach out to me directly.

Very Respectfully,

Brent Goodman
Rear Admiral USN, Commander of The Office of Naval Intelligence​

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