- Jul 12, 2018
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COMMANDER OF THE OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE |
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TO: Stefan Nordström, Under Secretary of Defence for the Swedish Royal Air Force ( Connor )
[/TD][/TR][/TD][/TR]FROM: Rear Admiral Brent Goodman, Commander of The Office of Naval Intelligence
Under Secretary Nordström,
Very Respectfully,
Brent Goodman
Rear Admiral USN, Commander of The Office of Naval Intelligence
Under Secretary Nordström,
I am writing to you regarding the current situation between the Imperial State of The Congo and the Republic of The Congo. At this time, the United States is currently conducting Operation Armed Valkyrie. Task Force 101, which consists of an aircraft carrier, ten destroyers, three cruisers, and various other warships and submarines, is approximately 150 miles off the coast of the Republic of The Congo. Right now, Marines are being flown into Brazzaville, the capitol of the Republic. We have found over 100 living Americans as well as three South African civilians, and one Swedish civilian. They have asked to be evacuated and are being brought aboard the USS Wasp for medical treatment. We will repatriate them as soon as possible. However, this phase of the operation still has another 48 or so hours to go.
At my request, some of our Marines have been deployed with cameras and video cameras. While I have not been given any pictures yet, the verbal intelligence we have gotten is that large parts of the city have been totally destroyed. One of our Marine Corps officers said it looked like part of the city had been hit by a nuclear bomb. A large hospital next to our embassy has also been destroyed. From what we have seen so far, it appears that civilian infrastructure in the city has been purposely targeted - it is unclear if this was to invoke terror, or if this is some attempt at genocide. I am increasingly concerned, though, because it appears that the previous bombings were an attempt to raise the city. From the information that we have, and the amount of destruction that has been wrought on the city, ONI is currently estimating that over 50,000 civilians are dead, if not more.
I am aware that Sweden has reconnaissance aircraft because of a mutual treaty between our two countries. If you have these assets in position to photograph Brazzaville and other cities in the Republic of The Congo, Washington would greatly appreciate that intelligence. If my understanding of the reconnaissance vehicle is correct, it would not have to be flown directly into Congolese airspace to obtain the intelligence that we wish, due to the capabilities of the craft. Such an undertaking would be, of course, at you and your government's discretion. I figured that there would be no harm in asking. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to my office.
At my request, some of our Marines have been deployed with cameras and video cameras. While I have not been given any pictures yet, the verbal intelligence we have gotten is that large parts of the city have been totally destroyed. One of our Marine Corps officers said it looked like part of the city had been hit by a nuclear bomb. A large hospital next to our embassy has also been destroyed. From what we have seen so far, it appears that civilian infrastructure in the city has been purposely targeted - it is unclear if this was to invoke terror, or if this is some attempt at genocide. I am increasingly concerned, though, because it appears that the previous bombings were an attempt to raise the city. From the information that we have, and the amount of destruction that has been wrought on the city, ONI is currently estimating that over 50,000 civilians are dead, if not more.
I am aware that Sweden has reconnaissance aircraft because of a mutual treaty between our two countries. If you have these assets in position to photograph Brazzaville and other cities in the Republic of The Congo, Washington would greatly appreciate that intelligence. If my understanding of the reconnaissance vehicle is correct, it would not have to be flown directly into Congolese airspace to obtain the intelligence that we wish, due to the capabilities of the craft. Such an undertaking would be, of course, at you and your government's discretion. I figured that there would be no harm in asking. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to my office.
Very Respectfully,
Brent Goodman
Rear Admiral USN, Commander of The Office of Naval Intelligence
