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Thc purpose of t h i s documcnt is t o provide an annual rey:ew of thc activities of the t h i t c d States Military Liaison Mi53i011 t o thc Comraander in Chief, Group of Soviet Forcus in Gemany. of the more significant LWLN opsrstions and l i d s o n contacts with Soviet military official$.

Tho scope Qf t h i s unit history is limited to 8 s~lamary

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A. Reforenccv R. Mission C. Creation o f thc U . S . bfillitury Liaison Mission u. Significant Unit Cvcnts E. support

I1 E E I A T I W WlW GSFG

A. General B. Parsonail i tics 6. Potsdam Koluc Support D. Hecognitiun of the GUR

1 I I SoClAL EMWS

A. USkW-Sponsored Fvents B. Sovict Sponsored ):vents

A. Gencral R. Ilutentions mud lncidcnts

A. kneral B. Sequcnce of TR4s

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V I 1 INTELLIGENCE COtLECYlON ACTIVITIES

A. General B. T r i -?lission Operations C. S i g n i f i c a r - t Developnenrs

V I 1 1 LIAISON MEETINGS

A. rmernl B. Summary of Meetings

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TDA El BlAUAA E10175 HQ UWUiUR, 26 Septeder 1974 USMUm nircctivc 40-18 (Clas), 25 Junc 1973 USAREUR Regulation 383-27 ( C ~ U ) , 7 Novenkcr 1969

USAFE Regulation 23-11, 8 July 1974 Squadron Rcgulatim 23-3, 7113 Sp Acty Sq {USME)

USM Tablo of 0xgar.ization 5503, 7 Docember 1974

m s m . : To carry out responsibilities for l iaison bctween the

Corman Fi= CT in Chief, Unitad States A m y , Europe (CINCUSAREUR) on hehalf o f U. S. C m d e r in Chief, Europe (USCIKCEUR) , and the Commander in Chief, Group of Soviet Forces, Gemmy (CIYCGSFE) , and to SCTYC as a point of contact for other U.S. departments and agcncics w i t h CINCGSFG, as atay be rcquiTed. Iluabntr-Mal inin Agrement o f 1947.

I'hese functims aye carried out in accordance with the

Secondary: To exploit United S t a t e s Xlizary Liaison El'ssion (USMlra) status an? potential for tho colltrction of intelligence information in East Germany. This mission is c l -s i f iod CWFIDEYrIAL.

1 . Huebncr-Malinin Agreement [AKhTX A).

The basis far US.W i s the Iiuebncx-%linin Agreelacnt. Thc Agreemt was s ignal in March 1947 by Lfcdttnant Gencral G. R. Hueher, Deputy camandor in Chicf, European Camand, and Coloncl k n e r a l Halinin, Deputy Comandcr i n Chicf and Chief o f Staf f , G r o u p af Soviet Occupation Forces, Germany. Hission [SMN), presently accredited t o CIKCUSAREUR and located in Frankfurt am Main; located in Potsdam. East Gemnny (with an additlonnl headquarters in West Berlin). accredited members without regard to sorvice QT g-rndc; right of f r e e t ravel for accredited mabers throughout the other's zone of responsibility without escort and suporvision "except in places of disposition of nil i tary units"; p e m i t t h e Missions t o rmdcr aid t o and protect the interests Of 'pcople of their own country" in their respective zones of accreditation; grant the right o f extraterritoriality t o the Mission buildings; other w i t h the necessary quarters, rations, supplies, and household services. S i m i l a r agreemuts for tha establishment of Military Liaison Missiom were signed between the Swietsand the British and the Soviots a d the Fxench.

The Agreement sstablishcd a Soviet Military Listism

and the USWLEQ, prcscntIy accredited to CINCGSPC and

T a m o f the Agrcenent authorize each Mission to have 14 gunzantee tho

and require each signatory to provide the

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_ _ 2 . Early Organization. - .,

The I1.S. Military Liaison Mission t o the Cormander in Chief of the Soviet Oceupf ed Zone of Germany nas €omed, effective 7 A p i l 1947, by GO 17, Headquarters European Cormand, 8 A p r i l 1947, The unit was assigned t o !lcadquartcrs, E U C N and attached t o the O f f i c e of Military (;ovemnwnt for Cersnany. GO 23, HcaLquartcrs EWQM, 27 Pebruauy 1948 redesignatcd t h e unit as the 7893 U.S. Military Liaison Mission to the C0aaandc.r i n Chief of the Soviet Occupation Zone of Gemany, effective 1 March 1948. Subscquently, t h e nuacrical designation w a s dt lctcd and thu phrase '%Group of Soviet Forccs" w a s substituted far "Saviet Occupntion Zund'.

3. Present Urganix ati on.

In accordance w i t h EGCOM Regulation 40-18, USMU i s a IISAREUR subordinate elmcnt accredited t o CIYCGSPG. The Chief, US%? is appointod by ClHCUSAREUR and bas operational command authority over personnel. assigned to USpiLM f r o m Army, N w y , or A i r Force coqwnents. Thc trf-service rcpresentation in U S K Y is authorized by scrvice

, regulations or Tables of Organization and Distribation of each serricc. [ The A m y element i s authorized 10 officers and 26 tnlistcd personnel by %A B1 W l A U U E10175, darcd 26 Scpteaber 1974 (Ea 7998, HQ USAREUR,

' 4 October 1971).

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The A i r Force element i s authorized five officers and 11 snlfsttrd pursonnel who are organitad as Detachment 16, 7113th Special Act iv i t ies Squadron (USm). Members of l)ctachment 16 are under operational cormand and control of CI.YcusAREuR through the Q i c f , LIS.MM. The senior A i r Force officer holds :he position of Pcwty Chief, USMM. me U.S. Navy is rcprcsented by a Maxine Corps officer assigned t o USMLM undcr USMC Table of Organization 5503.

'Ihe De;luty Chief of Staff, Intelligencc, USAKEUR (DCST, 1ISAREm) exercises primmy staff supervision mar USMM, t o includcl the provision of policy an& operational guidance and colluction requirements.

ovcr the Navy and hir FOTW elements in matters involving administration,/ disc ip l ine , and training. rcquircmcnts proposcd for levy appmval

Agroemcnt arc norrally he ld as follows:

levying of intelligcnce

UIWCUS.rdAVEUR and CIKC'JSAE exercise n o m 1 staff saprvision

A l l l iaison and intclligencc collection UWLM are submitted to CINCUSAREUR for

Tho fourteen accreditat ions provided by the Iiucbner-Malinin

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Chief, USMLld ( A m y )

Dcputy Chief, I K W M (Air Force)

L i a i s o n Officers:

hrnr Air Force Navy OIC, Potsdaar [Amy)

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1. Pcrsonnel.

a. In January, two nnw l iaison officers were assigned to CPT Nicholas Troyan, USk'and Capt Orr Y. Yotcbnya, Jr., W A F .

b. The U.S. Navy nprcssntative, Major Dominfk G. Nargele, US&#:,

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cccmpleted his tmr in February and wa5 replaccd by Major John .I. Cuenther, U S E , who was promoted t o Lieutenant Colonel i n Appri1.

C . LTC Otto P. " i c y , USA, ( lperat ions Officer, HBS 7romoted t o Colonel in .May and reassjgncd as Army Attache in Czechoslovakia. LTC William P. Raxt.cr was named Operatioils Officer in h i s steal .

d. 1.TC w i l l i a m C. Dukes was ;Issigned t o WMLH from the ' J .S . Anny RusJIan Institute in Camisch and assmed the 7osItion of Exccutivc Officer i n j U 4 .

cumpletcd h i s tour and was replaccd xn .rune by CMSgt Richard A. E i s h r . e. 'Ihc senior enlisted man, ClilSgt Navis L. Waltner, USAT,

f . In July, Colonel. Peter I,. Thorsen, USA, assumed thc off ice

Coloncl Thorsca cams ta UaiaM dtcr havink of Chief, USMlM v ice Colonel Frederick C- Turner, W ~ O was reassigned t o ACS1, DA, Hashington, D.C. scrved three years as the Defense httache in Warsaw, Poland.

g. .Tuly also sa10 the arrival of Mnfor John F . Meehan, USA, l a j o r Mcuhan was assikried as a fma the USCCGSC, Fort I.cavonworth.

l inison officer.

h. I;rC Ray n. Stevens arrived f r u m ROTC at Ohio Statc in July and was assignod a5 Senior Liaison Officer.

i . .Major Patrick W. Brosnahan, USA, was assigned in September as a ruplnccxent for Major Edward A. Corcoran, IJSA, the Ordnance Liaison Officer who d c p a m d in October. __

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2 . Reorganization of USMLM.

During the fall, the USMW Operations Division w a s reorganized to foster greater coordination of A m y and Air Force operations. Co-located Requiremmts w d Production Sections helped develop a sense of professional unity, greater standarzization or' the USMLM Intelligence Repoes, and a heightened sense of cooperation. and *j Lynn M. Hansen, X A F performed as dual O'peratiQnS Officers and DEgZ Fisher became t he Operations NCO. office space w a s required; operations floor, most notable of which i w o l v o d the movement of the classified files and briefing roans t o the main f loor . Moving these facilities required thc displacement of the Naval Representative to the operations floor and the Deputy Chief of Hlissien and Sergeant Major tu new offices on the main floor.

LTC William P. Sax te r , USA,

Physical reorganization of thjs meant considerable movement an the

3 . Comenilation.

USMLM was awarded the Mcritoyious Unit Commendation by Order of the Secretary of the Arny for exceptionally meritorious achievement in the performance of outstanding scrvice during t h e pc+-od 14 June 1971 through 16 December 1973. General Michael S. Davism, Comnder in Chief, United St&%'& A m y # Europe and Seventh A m y , made the presentation of the +NUL" str#&x before al l USMLM persvnnel in formation on LO May 1974, The USMLM W C +f& pdl ished in DAG0 13, dated 22 Way 1974.

CINCUSARELR PRESENTING r ' f i x : STIWMER TO USMLM CAT LEFT, CINCESAREUR, GENERAL M.S. DAVISON; AT RIGHT, CHIEF, uSoIwyI, COLONEL F. C. TURNER)

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4. Distinpishad Visitors.

a. On 10 May, General 4Licfiael S. Davison, CTWCUSAREUR, visited the US;UILM Berlin Installation in conjunction with the awarding of the Heriforious Unit Comcndation. An outdoor luncheon was held for Genera1 Davison and alI USMLM personnel following the presentation ceremony.

b. Dn 30 Nwenber, the newly appointed Suprere Allied Commder, Europe, General Alaxander W. Haig, Jr., vis i ted UslvLw Berlin and received the unit briefing.

5. Vehicles.

By mutual agreement, the U.S. and Soviet M i l i t - Liaison

F,qarienct has shown that 22 Missions are each authorized 10 vehicles rcgistercd at the Iieadquarters t o w%ch the Mission is accrcdited. vehicles w e required t o keep 10 plates operational. tha 1972 flcet o f cars was gradually replaced by I974 nodsls. Ford Broncos, six Mavericks, and thirteen Ford Custom sedans wcrb purchased. Four o f the 1974 and two of thc 1972 Custom sedans were mdified in C o ~ m t r y , England, at EF Industries, Ltd., by addition of a Ferguson continuous four-wheel drive system that greatly improved both mad and cross-county performance. sadans and two other 1972 Custom sedans that had previously bets wodif ied were naintained in the f l ee t due t o thoir unique perfofmance capabilities and the high ($8,000 .OO per vthi cls) modification costs =

E, (U) SUPPORT. USMLUI, 8 lodger unit, receives administrative and l o p i s t i c n m f i from Berlin Brigade and Tempalhof Ccntral Airport. All WMLM personnel, with thn sxception of the OTC 3f the Mission House in Potsdam, reside in West Berlin. is available t o UMW personnel and their families.

During 1974, Threc

The two aodi f i sd 1972 Custom

Full support of the military c o r ” i t y

PAXT IT REIATIONS W I T H GSFG

A. (C) Q3ERAL. Relations with thc Croup of Sovist Forces in Gemany (GSFG) varied in mod E m u axiea5le wgoration to open hostil ity- Generally, felntions improved with the appointnent o f a new Chief of S t a f f , GSFG in April and a new Chief O f t h e S o v i e t External Relations Branch (SERB) in August. Law points in relations gensrally corresponded with detentions/incidcnts. H i g h points centered around social events.

1 Chief of Staff; GFG. L'IG Dinitri Aleksaiidmvich Grinkcvj ch was assigned as Chief of staff vice Colonel. &"a1 Yakus,hin. LTG tirinkevich has proved to bc a much more personable and polished officer than his predecessor. and, under h i s tenwc, routine rclarions between the Military Liaison Missions and GSFG have been conducted i n a =ore positive atmosphere.

2. @if SFRB Colonel Viktor Ivanovich Nyunkn returned t o Moscow in Nay to r e t e i t Col Pam1 Petravich Skurikhin, the Dcpty Chicf, was expected t o assme the post of Chiof, but LTC Viktor Prokoffievich Powatov, M Air Force officer who had been t b e SEKB French interpreter, took over and Lt Col Skurikhin disappeared from the 5 c ~ n e .

Hc is quite rclaxed and opcn tn the presence of westerner5

3. Dsputy Chicf SFRB To complete the change in pcrsonncl, It CUI Igor Kanav*.ignned to SERB in Demmbcr as thc new Deputy.

c. (C) P O T S W HWSE SUPPORT, Soviet support of the Potsdaa U.WW installation was much improved ovcr that o f previous ycars. Rations Were better in both quantity and quality. with much less difficulty than usual. discuss major repairs, but actual execution of the work has not yet starred. the outside of the hmsc, construction of a shed for the r u x i 1 + n ~ pimerator, constructim of a coal bin, w d improvexent o f the volleyball court surface, fencing and l ighting.

o f thc Potsdam Hnuse. lettered signs on th8 Mission fence prohibiting access t o my but authorized pC"ne1. Another s t q was ta cxtmd a fence al l the way t o Route 2 to prevent PECBSS t o the House by other than the main road. dubbed the 'Wansen-Nctter Memorial Fcnce'', itas In rcsponse to the incident of 20 April (see PART I Y of t h i s ifistory1 . veiled rcferenccs t o construction of D lakeside fcnce, but no actio3 has occurred other than parking some logs i n the water t o makc DCCCSS by boat mrt difficult.

finor repairs were pcrfomed Thu Swviets wcrc nom wil i ing t o

Principal plans c a l l for extensive repairs and painting f o r

The Sovies did makc some changes t o -- as they called it -- %trcurfty" Without previous notification, t h y placed crudely

This structure,

Thc Sovj e t s also made saveral

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D. IC) RECDtWTTKK OP THE GDR. Diplomatic recognition o f the GDR by France, Great Britafn , and f inal ly by the United States in Septeder presented the potential hazard t o the Wisaims of B a s t Gemany attempting t o exercise control mer Mission operations. In fact, this has not happened. Apparcntly, the Soviets. are as inttxcsted as the weatcrn Allies i n matntdning ths autonow of the Military Liaison Missions.

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PART f I I SOCIAL EVENT5

A. (C] USMLM-SPWSORED EVENTS.

April . A s t a g buffet cormemrating the 27th anniversary of the establishment of W and t h o 29th anniversary of the m e t i n g of U.S. and Soviet Forces on the Blbc River near Torgau w a s held in t h e Potsdam House on 25 April.

MG S. S. Y b t i l o v , DL5; Gemskin, Assistant to CIKCCSFG; for Political Affairs,

Senior Soviet guests included LTG D. A. Erinktvich, C/S GSPG; MG P. I . Awlonin, C/S 16th Air Army; htG S. V.

and MG I . M. Kosseikin, probable DC/S

The scnior U.S. representatives Were X William H. Kraft, Jr . , C/S USAReuR; Ma3 Gen John C. Giraudo, Cmandcr, 17th Air Force; and 8G Robert D. Stevmsm, Commander, Berlin Brigade.

MG Vintilov‘s having expressed threats against Mull Major C. N. Hansen, who ha3 recently bscn 4nvolved in an incident while on tour in wbich a Soviet soldier was injured. time Hansen gocs out, his wife is l i a b l e t o bumme a widowf’, t o whi’i he added, “He m i g h t collide with a tank or a big tmck,” Otherwise the mod was relaxed and friendly, providing a cordial atmosphere for the first meeting between C/S UsAREllR and the new C/S GSFG.

771s one unpleasant incident during the function was

PK; Vintilov t o l d C h i e f , U&SMLM, ‘The next

3&. Eight Soviet officers together with their wives came ta the

Chief, SERB stood up at the end of the movie IIsMLA Potsdam House on 15 Way for B light buffet dinner and o showing of the movie “Hello Dolly”. md thanked Chief, USMLM for the enjoyable film anand evening and sn id this w a s a custon which 5hould be continued (though no similar invitation from thet Soviets ever material :zed).

July. The traditional Independence Day Picnic at the US?dLM Potsdam House took place on 3 July. s ix U.S. gcneral officers, twa Soviet general officers, wmbers o f the French and British Military Liaison Missions, and families of gncsta and Mission =&err,

Anong the approximately 300 guests were

The U.S. general off icers present were MG William R. Kraft, Jr., Maj Gen Jesse 31. AJlen, DCS Opns and Intelligence, USAFE;

BG Vincant DSP. Gannon, Jt . I ADCS Personnel, USAREUR;

C/S USNlEUR; EG Thmar W. Bowen, DCS Intelligence, USbREUFt; 3rd Inf Div; BG Robert D. Stevenson, CG, Berlin brigade.

Soviet generals present were W Vintilov and Sutyagin. Althmgh many Soviet guests brought their wives, only one S o v i e t ch i ld w a s prescnt -- MG Vintilov’s grandson, who was about sight yaws old. This was thc fir5t ti* in many years that any Soviet children had appeared, althmgh they are invited every year.

BG Wi1l-d Latham, ADC and

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November. A Thanksginng Day dinner was hosted on 30 Mvcmber at thc Potsdam Hause f o r approximately 30 Soviet, French, B r i t i s h and U . S . guests. attendcd with hi4 vifc.

The senior Soviat rqm?SQntatiVe was Mc Onusaitis, DCSI, who

Dccaber. On 4 Decmiber, St. BaTbara's Day was celebrated With a s t a g v s u p p e r . nf Artillery w i t h Artillcry Punch and ended with a showing af a U.S. training f i l m MI artillery. Sovict guests included LTG Grinkevich, C/S CSFG; t# Onusaitis, U G s l CSPG; MG Avdonin, C/S Savict Air Farce GSFG; and cighs other o f f i ccrs. Senior U.S. rcprtscntativcs were t h e USATUUR U S , ?& William R. Kraft, .Jr.; BG Rilllam C . Cooper, Deputy CG, 32 AADC3H; Brig Gen Harrison Lobdell, DCJS Plans, USApIi;

ahe evening bcgan with toasts to the patron saint

w d Brig k n Herbert J. Blnha, D q U t r J-3, EUCOM.

Far the first tim, the Polish and Czech Military Misstons in West Berlin were represented a t ii USMU4 Iunction in Potsdm. Polish MiliZary Mission w a s represcntad by Colonel Jcrzy Markuszmski and LTC Zbigniew WawTocki. by Coloncl Karel Mas&. Officers of t h e British, French and U.S. Military Liaison Missions werc also prosent.

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The Czcch Mi litary Mission w a s rqrrsstnttd

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FCblUary.

1. On 1 February, t h e Soviets invited wives o f officers of t h h e three A l l i e d KL% t o visit thc Soviet h n y Museum in Karlshorst. Three officers and nine wivcs from USMLvl attended t t c conducted twr of the Blllsaum and san Y f i l m on the Hattlt for Berlin.

2 . The m " - S o v i e t Amy-Navy Day reception was ho ld on 21 February at the Soviet Officers' Club in Potsdam. Staff, GSFG, Cblanel General Yakushin, and seven other %viet generals as well as 5me thirty-five additional Soviet officers were present. The guests included representatives of ether Soviet Bloc countries and the on-pass office= of the three Aflied Military'Liaison Missions with thair wives.

Thc then Chief of

'I'he receptirm had M unpleasant prelude. SERB had sent individual invitations only to those USMLW offiwrs who would be on pass on the date ~f thc recuption. invitations t o US#! €unctions arc extended t o as m a n y Soviet officers ar possible -- often including several blank invitations for distribution at the discretion of GSPG. thcir ow11 choosing, regardless of nhetbcr thesc individuals received personal invitations or not, and any Soviet guests who thus; unexpccttdly appcar a t U S 5 5 functions are always accorded B most cordial welcolP8.) The Soviets then advisod USBIN that buses would not be permitted for the transport of guests t o the reception, as had been done in previous years; Soviet prodding t o providc them with a vehicle scatjng plan. lQhan the

(It should be noted here that

It is the Soviet practice tn send poplc of ,,

all guests were t o core in cars. This was Followed by eonsiderahlt

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plan w a s subetted and the Soviets saw it included all USMLM officers -- noZ only those who had been specifically invited by name -- SERB called the ILSMLM West Berlin installation on thc afternoon of the function a d stated in no uncertain terms that no m a other than the specifically invi ted guests would bc allowed to cross the Glienicke Bridge and attend the reccption.

The reception was conducted in an atmosphere o f considerable hostility and coldness on the part of the Sovie-. ( h i d of S t a f f , GSFG deliverad a strident harmme at the beginning o f the buffet, alternately snubbcd md berated the Allied Mission Chiefs during the waning, and left abruptly nthout bidding any o f h i s guests fazewall. Many o f the other Soviets fallowed h i s example, remaining either openly unfriendly OT coldly d i s t a n t t o A l l i e d personnel. The buffet was sparse and it w a s noted that the h a l l was dtcorattd with both Soviet and East Geman flogs; been displayed.

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in previous years, only the Sovict flag had

Noveslber. There were two minor, but significant, social events in Naveaber -- signtficant in that thay evidcnced a positive change in Soviet relations with USMLX

1, On 6 Kovbmbar, four USMLM membsrs (LTC Stevens, Lt Cal Guenther, Maj Burhas, and TSgt Hstter), in response t o a request aade by UsE41M t o SERB on 30 October (see PART VIIT], m r o permitted t o attend the soccer natch botween FC Bayern-MHnchen and 1FC Magdeburg. the pame was played in Magdoburg, uhich is located within the hltengrabow PRA. t o attend, they also pravded VI? treatment t o include escort and tickets to four of thc beat seats in the 5tadiun.

Soviet pamission to attend the game was needcd,

Hot only d i d thc Soviets grant permission for the U S W personnel

2. On 9 Kovember, SERB arranged at usp1IM's roqucst a tour of ths Sans S o u d palace 5n Potsdam for 16 USMLM personnel g~nd their dependents. The tour w a s arranged without the usual retort t h q USMLM Wt contact t h a proper GDR officials f o r such activities. An English- speaking guide was placed a t the disposal of the USMLM group f o r the duration of thc v i s i t and accompanied them through the palace Wd other buildings on the grounds.

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A. (C) QXERAL. There Were twelvc datentrons and tm i n c i d m t c reported '1973, a d e f i n i t e statistical improvement o m s 1973 (19 dcten- tions and 12 inc idents) . Only two of the detentions were of a serious nature, involving cntry into the tour car and seizure o f equipment. the incidents, only two were serious; onc involved shooting a t a tour car and ma involved injury t o a Sovict soldier.

B. (C) DETEWIaS Ph'D IXIDENTS.

t o t&SVL.V concerning an incident/detention which had taken place on 30 Dcrcmbcr 1973. discwered making a reconnaissance of a woods near a stnll installation. The tour team attenptcd t o Ret back to the main road. UAZ-69 cut them off on I narrow path, causing drmage t a the fenders of both vehicles. The prqorshBik (warrant officer) in charge of the pursuit suffered a cut l ip . K m d a t u r a ami released.

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-- Ludwi slust. On 14 January, a verbal protcst was made by the S o v i v t a

Major Corcoran and SGT Krutz had been

A pursuing

The tour was taken to the tudwi~.igslust

Elster-Gallin. On 18 January, MAJ Corcoran and SGT Rogers had mnccvercd i n t o a concealed position to obscrvc river crossing ac t iv i t i e s . The tsan w a s wentually observed and, during an attenpt t o elude several approaching Soviet vchhicies, btcam aired in soft soil, detained, and taken to the Kittcnbcrg Kmandatura. Soviets on 22 January concerning Chief , U W M having pemitted MAJ Corcoran t o "again violate established

A verbal protest was made by the

Potsdan. On 28 January, 1l.T K l ~ u p e l , the Potsdam OlC, was on a routine vis i t t o shops in downtom Potsdam when hu found h i s parked vehicle blockod in 5y two Soviet vehicles. Almwst irPaediateIy, thc Acting Chief of SERB appeared on thc SCCIIB. 1L1' K i m 1 w a s accused of illsgal parking an@ was escorted t o the Potsdam Kaamandatura, where he was detained for about 1 1/2 hours. 73:?is dnar but unusual Jetcntion suggested that perhaps special pressure was being amlied t o discredit officers who had been the victim of stooting incidents during 2973 d11cI-1 had resulted in a protest by L'Ih'CJWUR to C I N C G F G .

Potsdam. [n almost a duplicate of the preceding detention, on 18 W i u r KGO 33 Xrutz was taken to the Potsdax Komandatura and detained for an hour allogedly for parking in L no-parking zone and "too close t o an intersectitxi". present, and t h c vchicle was parked the legal m i n i m distance frm thc intersection .)

(No sign prohibiting parking had been

The period xh!-Maxch through ths first week of Apri l contained scvernl near detmtions, as Soviet and East krman pol i ce attempted blocking af USMM and bl l iod vshicles. place; and on 24 March a tour waq successfully blocked, but no detmtim reaultod.

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On 17 .%~ch, an attempted r amins took en 23 and 28 March t h e m were unsuccessful blocking actempts;

Ricsa. On 29 March, W 3ilton and S I X Rogcrs had parked their vehicle and wandered through the town on foot. the vchicle, f i v e Soviet vchiclss cxited 8 nearby installation and blocked ir, the tour car. Tne Riesa Koma~tdant was in one of the blocking $chicles .

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I'he tour personnel werc detained for three huurs.

Drcsl&. W Fillton and SGT Kmtz Here under iiast kman pbl i ce surveillance while atzempting t o observc R Dresden installation un 4 April. joined by two other WPO ~tYolkspolizsi'' = "YccFle's I'olicc'') wdans and an MPS ('Winistcriun Arr Staatssichcrhcit" = 'Ministry f o r State Security") EM++. The t o m car successfully eludcd the puzsuer's, but skidded against u curb whshilc executing a t u r n or. wct cobblcstuxcs, dmaging the left front wheel and irmaobilizing t i e vehicle. team w a s discovered with the disabled t w r car m d the Soviet Komnanddnt's rqrcsentiitive arrived t o investigate. Crcderltials were checked and the tWT was releascd in thc early morning hours of 5 April.

Thc tour attemptad to losa t h c surveilling vehicle, which HBS

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Rihrctz. h 16 April, h!aj [later prorated to Lt Col) Gucnther and SGT Wheat w r c sandwiched between an EG police sedan an3 a Soviet UAZ-69 while observing a column movement. possible detention. the tccr car made a quick turn which coincided w i t h an unsignaled turn by an EG civilian Truck. slight damage to the right reu fcnder. the tmck had received no dumagc, thc tour quickly l c f t the area.

I n attcmptiq t o avoid a

The tour car sustainsd After R glance determined tkac

PerleFcrg. On 20 npri 1, Maj Ifansen and TSgt Kettar were conducting a reGnkssance of ci i n 5 t d l a t i o n in Perlcbarg whcn thcy found tneir mutt of e x i t blocked by w apprcaching UAZ-69. signs at the tjnt? an3 zttempted t o outrun the Soviet vehicle while lookiag for an e x i t . r igh t cum and was rammed by the jursuing UAZ-69. left the UXZ and approached the tour car. the ilrrpact and trove w a y , pursued by the UX. hcnded down a dead-end road anZ stopped at tho end of i t . UAz repeatedly and intcntiunally raa#d tho 11,WSHLM Bronco. car successfully out-Poneuvcrad the LlAz and prscctded past it. driver or" thc TJhZ j q e d out of h i s vehicle and onto the hood o f thc U W W car The twr otqiccr, after demanding that thc Soviet drivcr get off the vehicle, physically pushed hir. o f f . d i r t into TSgr Nctterfs face bcfore the UWW vehicle drove off .

The tour was behind

At an intersection, thc tmr dr lver attempted a A Soviet o f f i c e r

nte tour fowd itself The tour recovcrerl from

The pursuing Tie tour

The

attbmptcd ta break Ln the uinbshicld.

Thc Soviet soldier h i t t k s ground nnd managed to throw

Al though the WML.?d team had the inpression that the UAZ driver was nat injured, when word of the incident reacked SBRR, t h e dctrils were garbled. I S Y G authoritics, based on rcearks d c later and their reaction tu thc incident, apparently understoud that a soldier has hee3 seriausly injured or k i l l c d and that thc incident had taken place in I I'M. 34th Artillery Division had bocn deployed tn apprehend Maj Hansen and TSgt Yettcr on thcir return to PotsJan. nct stakeout, the experienced t o m t e m approached thc Pocsdam House

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Chief, USMIM had thc kpressim that thc entire

Dcspite the extensive road

throu@. thc woods from the north and, t o the chagrin of thc Soviets, reached thc relativc safety of 4Ae House without bcing detained.

Lhief, IJSMW personally wr.t t o Potsdam to handle the sJtuation, cspwial ly as a rather irate Chhlcf, SERB uas a t the Potsdam dowe t o invustiglrtc the incidant. wort! taken to verify claim that thc car had bcm rauansd several t%X&S, arid thc f i l m w a s turnpJ over t o SERB for axpuaitious proccssing. The tcllsim *.:ich prevai Icd over rhc incident made it prudent t>at the to^^ personnel and vehicle r-ln a t t h o Potsdam Ilanse for P fcw days *msntil the situation cooled.

Photographs of thc 1lSMl.M vehicle

On 22 April, Juring a meting at SERB. a protost frua CTKCGSFG WE- made to Chicf, USMIM accusing hi= of condoning behavior which was dwnging thc relations betwucn the USSR a d the I h i t e J S t a t e s .E, wcZl as between Ucadquarters GSFG and Headquarters USAREIJR. By this tire, the facts Cad becn sorted out by the Soviets, who now realized that the incident did not occur in a PHA and tt.c injuries to the soldier were much less severc rhan oriRinalIy thought. plannt?d mt?ting bttwecn the Chiefs of Staff of USARIiUR am! GSFG a t thc USPilM social t'unction UTI 25 Apri1, lad to resuption cf normal working relations with SERB.

I b i s , coupled w i t h t h e

Haldmislebcn. On 27 AFril, M U SpmcCr and SET Wheat WOFU hrmned in by a V W O and Soviet motorcycle. escaped when a passenper in the sidecar of the Sov:et motorcycle dis- muntcd.

Thci poIirical implications of impending recognition of the GDR by thc United States made each incident potentially awkward Eur negotiations and incorporated the hazard that the further necd for Liaison Missions mi&!!t he bmught into question. opcratsd in East Gumany with inrmnity frm. GtlR euthoritics, any incidents which might make this sta tu - nbbrasive t o the GDK were t o bc avoided. Tours Here cncoiiraged t o obey traf f ic regulations, avoid any situation which m i g h t lead to property damage or injury, and t n colrply whenever a "iforxed Soviet or East G e m directed a tour t o h a l t . 5 i 5 new pol icy soon resulted in a detention:

Thc tour w a s forced t o halt 'out

Althuugh the Allied Miasinns ha2

Oradenbur . On 9 Hay, while cmssing a bridge, CPT Troyan and S I T + Lm grm were notimed t o halt by an EC naval officer. After thc tour officer stoppcd the car, the naval officer had the vchicle blocked in. UsEiLM vchiclc. Two other vehicles drove up with an EC major, a VOTQ, and a photographer. Tke East Germans accuscd the tour of V i Q h ? h g a Htssior, Rostriction Sign, s t a t a d that these signs mst be obeyed, md remved tha blocking vphIc1cs to allow t h e tour t o leavc. Thc tour officcr demanded to see a Sovict off icer . Shurtly thereafter, t w o Soviet AF officers arrived and escorted the tour to the Ormienburg Komandatura. apologizing for thc E a s t GOTINUIS' actions, since thc tour clearly had not been stopped in a restricted arca.

The tour officer protested the right Qf East Cennans t o halt a

Thc v i s i t ended miably enough with the Soviet ofciccrs

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Ueustreli t z . While participating in the SPRING BLOSSOM rotat ion rail watch an 18 May, CFT Troy- and SGT Lundgxsn were suprissd by a Saviet off icer* an MCO, four EM, and threc mon in civi l ian clothes who surrounded the car whfle both the officer and h'C0 were resting near it. The car was unlocked, and the Swie t personnel confiscated the tour equipment within it as w e l l as The equipment the tour pcrsmnel had by thm outside the c m . Shortly thoreafter, the tour personnel were taken to ths Kaustrelitz KO-datura. The tour officer and Soviet Komandant engaged in friendly conversation, which f ina l iy l ed t o the offer by the Konnandant that if the tour officer would apologize for photographing the aircraft and the tour would in turn accept an apology for the car entry and avoid mung a protest, they could keep the incident from becoming a %big dealt1. confiscated equipment.

t o m e € , USWM concerning the tour having been caught photographing aircraft. t o the Sov5et Military Liaism Mission in Frankfurt eoncarnjng the entry into the tour vehicle. from C/S GSFG rejecting the counter-protest on the basis that the Soviet troops acted properly in,rcsponse t o the obvious use of photo- graphic equipment against military aircraft.

On R July, Lt Col Gumther made a normal check af the S a t z z l s iding and w a s de$sfned by Soviet security troops when he stopped on the Satzkom bridge. P o t s d a Kormandatura and released after 2 hours.

The Kommdant then released the tour with the

An oral protesq w a s subsequently made by tha Soviets

On 1 June, a mntsr-protest frm C/S USAREUR was delivered

This w a s counterad on 7 June by a letter

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Satzkorn.

The tour team w a s taken to the

L_c_ Staakow. Deputy hisf, USMLM (Lt Col S t i l e s ] and ISgt Tousignaut were detained on 1 August in an &scrratlon position west of Brand Soviet airfield. the tour car. Ths four vehiclb and 50-odd troops that converged on the USWA vehicle made escape impossibla. SSvi et secplrity personnel opened the door of ehc Ust4zpI vehicle, grabbed the Deputy Chief by the arm, and directed h h to gat out of the car. NCO wore outside the car, the Soviet pers.sonnel, together with accompanying MfS personnelr emptied the vehldo. photographed. inventoried, and confiscated. the Potsdam Komundatura and released aftcr refusing t o sign an L8AKTqr ("statemcntf') listing all the equipment confiscated.

The tour team;saw tho approaching UAZ-69s and reentered

Wen both tour afficcr and

Tour equipment w a s l a i d out, R e tour team w a s taken t o

b USAREllR Chief of Staff protest was delivered t o the Soviets on 3 Anmst thraugh tha All ied Cuntact Section concerning the unwarranted vehicle entry. return of the equipment. months due t o the impasse over the Soviet desire for a USMLluI signature an the inventory of equipment and the refusal on US.M"s part to s i g n such a document. by SERB uithwt sipnature.

Thc protocol insisted on the imediate The issue of the equipment dragged en for two

On 10 October, the equipaent was finally returned

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Putlits. On 2 August, L t C61 Gucnthtr and SGP Weat saw several traffic regulators -- a good indication of column movement -- and occupied a pasition in some wods whlch provided a vim of the mad. The mlm began passing, halted, and B large nunber of soldiers dismounted and soarched the axca for 30 minutes. t h e twr team. response EO USMLM activities.

They did ~ o t discwer This reacttian was unusual and Indicated a Y O ~ C aggressive

Havslburg. On 8 August, Lt COT Guenther, W Meahan, and SGT Kmtz were approaching Ravelburg when t k road was suddenly blocked front and rcar by an EG BTR-60 anand anothcr s a a l X e ~ vehicle. The well-planned ambush apsrentIy resulted Prom heightened security due to the presence of a Mission tour car in tho arm. The tour was takksn t o the Potsdm Komatadatura and relewad approximately ten hours after having been 5Zoppsd by the East Cemans.

occurred on 6 September when MAJ Meohan and SGr Plheat by-passed two EG sentries dung the mad toward Seeligstadt. When the tour went around the second sentxy, he was soen t o load h i s A M and fixc one round over t h e dmr car. by two police motorcycles. The tour by-pwsed the blockade and headcd south pursued by three motorcycles. al attempts t o block the car and hid in the woods to w a i t for the police t o give up tho chase. 5n 3 October, a protest latter cunccming the d i s c h a w of f i r e a m w m d c l i v s n d to the Soviet Military Liai50n Mission through A l l i e d Contact Section, Frankfurt.

On 17 OetQber, W Spencer was $ m e distance away

Bretnlg. The mly discharge ef fireaxms involving a UWiA tour

The tour departed rapidly, only t o f ind the road blocked

The tour succt~sfully evaded addition-

Rochlitzbarg. from h i s tour car on P search of a trash dump. car, he noticed t ha t E a s t Csmm security service personnel had surrounded the tour car, which W&T still occupied by SGS Bshny. t h e camera he was carxying before returning t o the tour car. cfficers arrived about two hours later, accused the tour of being in a restricted area, and escorted the tour to Eerl. Marx S t d t #mandatum. Released in the early evening, the t o w sernained in the area t o attempt to recover the hidden C ~ R ~ T P . failed t o find the camera, which apparently had bccn discovered.

leaving Drcsden via Route 6 &en four VOPO sedans blocked t h e tour car in what w a s obviously a prepared txap. Assistant #omandant fraa Dresden arrived, requested the t o u r ' s documents and escorted the twrr t o the msdm Komaandetura. the tour of being in a restricted area was prepared, but the tour offiicex denied this and rafused ta sign, The tour w a s rclcased after 4 heurs;.

On returning t o the

7hc offlcer hid Soviet

A search at midnight and again in laylight

Dresden. On 30 DecelsbeT, LTC Stevens ;ind SGT bl l ineer were

A shart time later, the

h tlAKT" accusing

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PART V

[C) These were the first complete revisions of FR4s slncc 1968. cffcct of these cleverly dcvi sed rev i s Ions was t o c w q 1 1 cite acqui - sttion of intelligence by denying acctsq to significant training area% and abscrvation rmvtroent of tours t o simplify surveillance. These goals were achicved nkilo the total area restricted to ?.iission t r i w c l WAS rcduccd, a fact that indicattos careful study of Mission gcretjons in prcparation of the PKA aaps , a d o x e a t i o n o f Mf sston coT 7 ection opera ti ons .

1974 wa- imusual in that PM Soundaires w c r c rev2sed twice. The

pofnts on the f l i g h t paths o f alrficlds, wd to canalize

The changes ricnrand mow sophisti cation in tho p l a n i n g

Although the Soviets were careful in plannifig the new PIUS, it is interestiq t o notethatthair staffing procedures art apparently not well dcvalopcd. a€ the n w Y R A naps. exactly tho sam. Although diffcruncsn Piem minor, they wcrc in some cases significant. Elbe by the bridge at Meisscn, while the other maps did not. another case, a s ~ l l PRA near !Islle w a s crtmpletcly Lett off onc nap. Thevo di ffcrenccs apporcntly resulted frox carelessncss in drafting and reviewing tho maps.

Each Mtssion recslvcd two hand-drawn copies Careful study rcvealed that no two map.; wmc

For example, one Prcnch map permittcd crossing the Tn

Thu two rwisions took place as follows:

1. On 9 June, each Mission was given a neu PRA nap cffact ivv Tnis map made significant increases to thc

A total of 43,585 square kilometars werc After consultation, the tripartite Chiefs of Staff

at Lidnight that day. s i z c and nmber of' PRlls. included in PRAs. invitcd Chiof of Staff , i S F G to reconsider the Junc map and proposed a return to t h e si tuation that had existed in 1968, tbat is, to thc pr!#vious PRA map.

2. On 30 October, tkc Soviets rcsiondud by issuing a n m 'PRA nap which was t o become effuctivc on 15 Kovmber. 36,016 square kilorxtcrs in P U S , a reduction of 7,567 squarc kiloneters from thc Junc nap.

This Eap included

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EFFECTIM: O O O G HOURS, 15 WV 7it

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A. (C) GENERAL. Periodically, M1.M access t o p0rtior.s of East Gcmany outside PKr'w is temporarily rvstricted for a few days, nomally t o scrccn Eancaver autivizy. In 1974, thcrc were 17 TRAs announced by W F C . This was 6 feucr t han in :973. 7 " s C3vCred a rota1 period o f 134 days in 1973 b u t czly 97 days in 1974 -- a dcczcasc of 37 days. opposed t u Ikcamber in IS73. thc Sovicts d id not con?iiLcr TRhs as ncccsssry for security as in thl: past, other th ings m a i n i n g equal. This v u probably rc la ted t o thc YRA changes, as outlined in PART V of t h i s History.

B. [C] SEQULYCI! OF T U S.

The last TRA i n 1974 w a s i n Scptemker, as 'chis WULL y i n t t o il cvnclii-inn that

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T-lA- 01-74 [151300-192400 January) covered arc- in thc southwest GDR near Gotha mnd h;cimar and scrcemd a c l i v i t i c s of elenants of the iiighth Guards A m y .

TX.4 02-74 :2100C1-2624OO January] covered areas arnund t h e I * ? t z l i r . p r IIciLe, Altongrcbou, qessau and Lchnin YRb. P large complcx o f training aTeas. .Yo specif ic nn i t i s t i e d to t!iis act iv i ty .

TRA 03-74 (1QOOOi-182400 February) ccvercd an area in the wcst/scnfral ZDK bordering the Lctzlineer Hcidc PRA- N3 specific unit was i d m t i f i e d w i t h t h i s TRA, bu? i t probably screened Sattalion md Fcrhps reginental m"mt t3 and from the Lctzlingcr HciZc train!ng areas.

TpA DA-74 (110001-162400 February: cowrc t arcas ncax Keubra?denburg, Newuppin, and Lhestmw.

"PA 05-74 (250001 Februa-y-052100 5tIarchj included a large section of :)le central G I W which Iinked a11 the PRAs from t h e Lctzlingur JIcide huuth of Bcrlin t o the Briescii Brand PK4. exercise which included elmcnts of the 35th ar.d 207th Motorized Rifle Divisions, bth and 57th Guards Motorized Rifle Divisions, and :he 4 7 t l Guards Tank Division. Activitics incZuded rivcr crnssings and a simulated atomic attack.

Ihis cffect i vc ly scrccnud

NO specific units w c w connectct: with this T U .

T h i s screened a major

T M 06-74 (lOOOOZ-I62400 March) denicd Mjssions access to the a-ea extcnding from the Dessau PRA to the border PRA mar t t e Liekmsc t?air.izg area. 'the cxersisc participants included t he 14th Guards Motori acd Rifle Division and the 7th Guards Tank Divisi on. crossing act ivity was involved.

I'M 07-74 (i8000~-232400 March) coverPd tk.- ccntral GUR ncsr k s s a u m d included thu Suviet 7th Guards Tank Division and thc East Gcmw Hth Mttoritcd K I f l e Mvis ion in n j o i n t uxcrcisc.

Ki ver

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TRA 08-74 central GUR connccting the Schwerin, Yarchim, Wittrtock, and Cuestrow PR4s and thc Border PilA ncar Ladwigslust. a c t i v i t i a s havc bacn associated with this TRil.

TWt 09-74 area swath OF Rerlin similar tu TRA OS-74. The restricted areit stretched from the Licberosc training area to thc ktz l inger b i d e YHA. wpport w a s participated in by the 35th Kotorizsd Rifle Division and the 20th Guards Wtorizcd R i f l e Division.

(2YOOOl March-122400 April) includcd portiorx of the north-

No specific units or

(070001-152400 April) covered w.th the adjacent PRAs a large

The uxercisc which included a rivcr crossing and close a ir

TRA 10-74 150001-222400 Apri 1: included a r e s around Yaucn, 'Brandenburg and Tangemcndtr. Thc t roop excrcisc which included rivcr cros ings , siaulatud nuclcar attacks, m d close sir supFrt involved clenents of the 11th k a r d r Tank Division and the 32nd Motorfzcd Riflc Di vis f $:TI.

XU 11-74 (I7OOOl-222400 June) coovcrcd that area between t h Letzlingcr Sfeide aid Dessau P u s . the 9th Tank Division, 21th Guards #otoriLed Kiflc Division, and 207th a t o r i z e d Riflc Ilivision.

TRZ 12-74 C180001-222400 June) extended north of the Letz lir'ger HaiJc PRA towards Kcubrondcnburg. cmsshgs and shulatctl nuclear activity included elements of the divisi Q ~ S md support troops of the Thid Shock A m y .

T M 15-74 naax tiic Schwerin, Hittstock and Rordax PMs. activitics were ass0;istsd with this TM.

IRA 14 74 (24N3Ol-2524tlO July) covered the north-centra1 I;nR including Yeustrelitz, Necbrimdcnburg, Guestrow, Schwcrjn and Parchir. No spec i f ic units were connectcd w i t h this 'IaA.

TIU 15-74 t;lc GTossenhai3 and Grimma PRAS w i t h thc hr3cr PRA at Karl p l a n S t a d t and Dresden. the 'I'M probably Mas used by L a s t reman Army elements.

'IIW 16-74 GDR ncar Karl .%rx Stadt w h i c h screcntd an B a s t Geman mobility excrcisc "VRUEK'ELD 74"-

Excrclsc particjpants included c:amnts of

lhe cxcrc1sc which fcaturcd river

(02OQO1-062400 July! w a s located in thc r.urth-csntra1 GDR No s?tcific udts OX

(130001-172406 August] HBS In t h e south-ccntral GDR, joining

Although no spcci'fic units or activities were Ldcntificd,

(230001-312400 August) included an arc8 in t h e south-central

-. - 17-Jb northeastcm GDR. with the brdcr PHA. Therc uas anmajor cxercise activity In t h e arm. t o screen imvewnt Into and o u t of the L e t t l f n g t r Hcidtr PRb, or it m y havc been a diversionary excrcisc.

[18060U-21240tl Scptaber) consisted of one area in the It coonestcd thc Tepplin and Neubrandenburg YRAs

7he purpose of t h i s TRA i s not clear. Possibly it was deslarcd

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PART V I 1 IMELLIGWCE COLLECTION ACTJVLTIES

A. (C) In performance of its c lass i f id mfssion, USMIpi maintains essentially continuous survcillance o f milit- activity In E a s t Gemany. and targeted on a weekly schedule that is normully published 10 days in advance. notice t o exploit tip-offs 01 unusual happenings. md fully coordinatsd with the British Commander's-in-Chief Hi5sion t o the Soviet Forces fn Germany (SRIXMIS] and the French Yilitary Liaison Mfssian {FMLM) t o assure the widest possibh coverage and t o amid &ql icat ien o f effort. To cover subjects of h3gh mutual interest, joint optkations are implemented.

B. IC1 T R I - M L S S f O M O P E R A T T O N S .

Basd an Tequlrelacnts levied on USMLM, tours are scheduled

Additionally. quick-reaction tours are dispatched on short Operations are closely

1. General. Routinely, the three Missions have divided East Germany into a r e m h the Missions cwer on a rotating basis. each Mission t o concentrate e f f o r t s in a specif ic area without duplicating the affosts of another Mission. Berlin is coverad around-the-clock on a coordinated basis. collection requimmtnts , three TTi-Mission operations were planned and excwted :

This enables

Additionally, the local area around To meet special

a. Operation SPRING ELOSSWd: The mission was t o discover whether

During the period 3-25 May, access routes t o the garrison town, the 9th Guards Tank Division received racruits in the spring troop rotation period. KEUSTRELTTZ, scrims incident (see Part Tlr o f t h i s H h t O . l y ] , it was dettmined that thc 9th Gl'D did , in fac t , receive new recruits.

were maintained by tach Mission in turn. Tn spite of a

b , Operatian PINNOCtlIO: In August, sensitive SOUFC~S reported the presence of a new type Soviet SP gun in the LETZLINGER H H D E YRA. This mission was to gain detailed information on the guns when they emerged f r o m the PRA. The plan called for coverago of a l l rail routes out a f the LETZLINGER IEIDE PRA t o cover the guns when they shipped to hone station. coyere6 on order when other sourccs rcpartcd that movement w a s imminent. Dn 15 August, information on the movement was received and within one hour, tours from al l three Missions were on their may t o prs-selected locations. ?he USMwa tour returned rcith axcellent detailed photography of the gun. PINNOCHI0 is a classic model for Tri-Mission operations. It was characterized by:

Each Mission was assigned certain ra i l routes t o be

(1)

(2)

(3) Good intell igence; (4) Economy of effort.

A mission agreed upon by and within the capabilities

k simple plan based on cooperation between a l l of al l the ML%;

and caordfnatfon with othar intcll igmce agencics; -

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OPER4T I ON PI Wt. {IO 1 5 A W S Y 1974

PEDIUM SP GLM M 1973

c . Operatim 'J'RDIKA: ]he mission w a s t o ascertain the number of troops enter ing and leaving the tiDR by rail during t he Soviet f a l l troop motation period. The certcept of the operatSon assigned eac3 Hission one or mre of the f i v e major rail routes i n t o the GDR from Poland to watch on a continuous basis. was to commence upan sighting of the first Pendel t ra in by any M i s s i ~ n and to cease after t h e first 24-hour pe.riod in which no mains were s ighted. It started on 5 November and en&a on 26 Rovenbcr. 'IXCIKA was directed by a j o i n t Command Post named Zd-hours a day at BKIXMIS. A t the j o i n t CP, all tours were debriefed upon recwsry, information was collated and a daily SITREP w a s prepared. 52-page report in English and French that presented a detailed picture of the f a l l 1974 Soviet troop rotation by rai l .

The operation

TROIKA resulted in B

C. (C) STGNTFTCANT DEVELOPMEYE.

1. FLNSERWALDE. (.In I Rarch, detailed photography of a MIG-23 FLOGZER C parked on the r a p of FINSTERHiALDE Airf ie ld was obtained. late 1973, t h i s was t h e first sighting at FINSTERWATJ-JF and afforded the best photography yet available.

ALthough t h i s aircraft had appeared a t FALKENBERG in

M1G-S FLEGER C AT FINSTEWALE

2 . mid Sergeant Krutz l e€ t on a scheduled two-day tour in the arwa around PRITZWALK. by GSFG. before termination of the TRA. significant Soviet deployment, Major Hi l tm had elected to extend h i s tour t o cover exercise activity. on time raised some anxiety at USMw\I and HQ, USbREUR over the possibi- l i t y of a serious incident with a t o u r inside a TU. This was luckily not the case, but operational proccdures were revised to cover procedures f ~ o r extcnsfon e€ tours in future cases.

TRA 12-74: On 17 June, USMYM tour comprising Majar Hilton

On 18 June, 'IRA 12-24 covering tha t area was announced

Finding himself in the middle of a Major Hilton's tour d i d not return until 21 June, thc day

'fie failure of the tour to return

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3. 5MP i n t h e bGh: The RW had been in GSFG since 1972, but had not been confirmed as beinft organic t o EGA units in large quantities. - - On 2 August, 23 ECA BMP were secn exiting the LETZLlNQ:: FIIklE PRA on a train, and on 14-15 Septcmbwr, 5 1 BMP were seen moving by rail. These two sightinga cohfirmcd that major elcmcnts of the EG 9th Tank Division were equiped with th5s uehlcle.

4. HIG-25 FOXRAT: In December, t h i s new aircraft was assigned to WERYSIICSEW Airfield. Thc addition of this aircraft to t h e SAP imentozy is another indicator of the continuing Soviet effort to modernize and iqmve the capa3iIities of GSYG.

YIG-25 FOXBAT AT WEWEUCHEN

5. VIW Anal is Tho three Missions conducted a continuing project to + iscuuer thc numbcrs, types and locations of vehicles fn GSFG. on Soviet wheeled vchchicles throughout East Gemany ar12 recording them i n the USAWUR computer data bank. y h l d sigrificmt results. greatly assist in OB studies.

The p r ~ j cct involved recording vehicle registration numbers

This tedious. task has started to Computer analysis yielded patterns that

Quantitative counts of vehic les by type

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have shown that GSFG pssesses far "re vehicles than originally estimated, causing estinites of GSFG l o g i s t i c s capabilities t o be significantly reviscd. In November, it became apparent that GSPG had changcd thb systmr and *as issuing new W. programs were already established, this change should not dcstmy the usefulness of this tool.

Howevcr, since

PART V I 1 1 LIAISON tEET1NcS

A. (C) ( p E m . . Liaison meetings are norarally held a t thc Soviet Extemal Relations Branch (SERB) a f f ice in Potsdam between Lhief, USMLM and Qtief , SERB. Moetfngs are not regularly sc??eleduhl but occur a t random times a~ thu requcst o f either UNLM or SERB when thore is a subject to discuss. Cellowing is a sum- of these mectings.

B* CCl - There were 29 meetings in 1974.

- 1 a .

4 Jan 74

14 Jan 74

22 Jan 74

12 Feb 74

Chfef, USW {COL P. C. Turner) net lnfomally With Acting Chief, SERB CLt Col P. P. Skurikhin) at the I I M M Potsdm House at Chief, USMLM's invitation. Also present were LTC Baxtcr and LTC Chaney fT(HII USMLM, md !W IVanov and LT Yegomv, the English interpreter, from SERB. Subjects discussed included: Soviet personncl in Wcst Bcrlin; Hew Yew's g i f t s ;

Chiof and Deputy Chiof (Lt C O ~ C. S. S t i l e s ) , U- act w i t h Acting Chief, SERB and SERB interpreter a t SER3's request. Subjects diswssed included: 5 tatus of restriction signs in West Berlin; wrltten requests by U S U for passage through Wartha-Herlcshausen; of I Sovict verbal protest against t h e USMI.M tour consisting of MhJ Coreman and SX Krutz; t o sign Movement Orders {Flag O r r l e r s ) ; vis i t of USMLM wives to Soviet Karlshorst Museum; trailer; command diesel train; and C/S, USAREllR; rind several routine matters dealing with support of the USMM Potsdam House.

Acting Chief, U S U CLt Col Stiles) and MAJ Baltas ~t with Acting Chief, SERB ilnd SERB interpreter at SERB1$ request. Subjects discussed werc: Absence a f Chief, I1sblW; SERB protest on W Carcorm's dutention of 18 Jan; visit by U.WW wives t o Karlshorst Ptweum; new fireman for U S U Potsdam House; and a ?ass exchange.

Chief, USMW and U W Potsdm Duty Officer (PDO) (LT L. K i m l ) met wlth Chief, SERB (COL Y. I . Nymin) and SERB inte-qrater at the USMLM Potsbm House at SERB'S request. discussion included: Absence of Chief, SERB and his return; Soviet Amy-Nawy Day xeception at Potsdam on 21 Fsb; crossing a t the Hof border point; violations of the Huebner-Malinin A g r e m e n t ;

Restriction signs against thanks expressed for

and several routine matters.

delivery

list of porsons authorized

accreditation of USMN delivery of letter requesting clearance for

xeccipt of g i f t s hy CIHCIISARElJR

Topics of

and small. t a l k on general topics.

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2 Mar 74 Acting Chicf, S M I M and LTC Raxtcr v is i tad SERB at SERB'S request. a l l busiaess with the U W porsomcl. the meeting w m that the Soviets were detaining an American captain at the Soviet checkpoint at t he ilalas?.edt hutobnhn m~rance because h i s travel doclllpmuts did not list the number of h i s vchicle. was requested was unusual in that LT Ycgorov called the 1JMl.M West k c r l i n installation directly rather than going thmuEJl thc Potsdam Hou~e accortling t o n o m 1 procedure. Sulscqumtly, SERB began t o make a habit of circlmvtnting thc Potsdaa headquartets of USMIM, calling the Wcst Berlin installation directly on a v w i c t y of matters. Only after repeated and emhatic rcquests that they contact thc Putsdam H o m o did SERB bccoae discouraged mtd revert to standdrd procedure w

SERB interpreter 11 Ycgorov cnntluctad The rca50n for

The manner in wkich this mccting

5 Mar 74 Chief, U!%lA and PUO nut with Chicf, SERB and SERB inter- preter at USMLMfs requcst. Subjects discussed were: Accreditation of CPT Troyan (WIE: #hen 0°C Troym's accreditation was rcquested, SERS had for the first timc dcarsndod to jn temicw a llSlilIM offlccr before issuing hin accreditation. pass if Chief, USHLV WuLd subsequently bring CPT Trnyan to SEKB for the "interview") ; Chicf, WWl; request by Chief, llsMLM ~ O T tkc band concert &wing the v i s i t of CI;Y(xISARElA to CIMC,CSFG; W P O harassment; rations; and support mattcrs for thc Potsdaa ]hue.

Chief, W.WM and PDO mct w i t h Deputy Chiaf, SkRB (1.t CUI Skurikhin) and SERB intevreter at USplIM'5 rcquest. of discussion includad: un 25 April; reception; accreiitat<on of USMA trailer; attempted rarmtings of USMLM. cars by Soviet veh ic lvs ; matters.

Chief, SERB f inal ly agreed to issuc the

forthcomng abscacc of accreditation o f busos, trucks w.3 trai lcrs ;

corrected tape recording of

9 Apr 74 Item

appreciation f o r pkotos of the 2 1 Feb Soviet UWUt 27th hniversav reception

and Hwsc support

10 Apr 74 Chief, USMLM and LTC Baxter net w i t h LIT I ) . A. Crinkevich, newly-urivcd (6 Apr] C/S, GSFG at GSFG Headquarters in Wucnsdarf. The French and Brj t i s h Mission Chiefs were also present.

Chief and Dsputy Chief , LWLM met with Chief, SERB and SERB intcrprctcr a t IISMIM's rqucst t Q discuss: 25 April reception; USMLV; vslrlLE4 cars ; persumel.;

The purpose of the meeting was one of introduction.

19 Apr 74 the USMW

uae of buscs, trucks and trailers by availability of high-grade gasoline CYK 88') for

hotel accomdations in Urcsden for Al l i ed wid USMM Housc support mtttrs.

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22 Apr 74 Chief and Deputy Chhfcf, USMM =et w i t h Chief, SLRR and SliHH interpreter et. S6RBfs rcqucst. were: gucsts Cor thc USMIH 25 April rcccption; USMJX we of buqes, trucks and trailer;

Chief and Deputy Chief, USMLV met vrth I&hief, SEHH and SERB officer W Kirilcnka at USMLM's request. Tonics dismssed were: the vis i t by ClhC, Fronch Forces in Gcrwany t o Headquarters, GSFG; music t o be used during the v i s i t OF CI!K GWG to CINCIISNUWR; U%LM invitaton t o SERB of€icers f o r a m i c night ut WWH ( t o view 'Wello Dolly*'] ; ta vollcyball court at Potsdm House; guest pwscs To:: U S U gucsts.

Chief and kputy Chief, USMU! mct with M p t y Chicf, SERB and W Kirilenko a t GMLW's rpquest. sion were: matters rclalmg to the forthcoming CTSC-CIYC meeting; detention of a USWM tour on 9 May; suwcillancc of L l i e f , US-W 011 16 MAY; the casc of a WAF OffiCct who had bccn Zlittcn by a dug aftm an accident on t h e autobahn in bast C e m y ; support.

Chief a d Deputy Chief, USMH mct w i t h Ch'cf, SERB a t SEKU's TeqWSt. On the way Lo the meeting, the USMIU vehfclc was stoppud by a Sovjot warrant officer ('prapor- shchik") who presontel a m k l i t a y automotive Inspectiun d " e n t authorizing thc "bearer" to stop d 1 itary vehicles far inspectton and docunentatian checks. pointed out that this J o m n t was not signed by the garrison cDmmandcr (wkerc a signature should have bsec) and had expirud S xonth proviously. that his Joament needed updating. USFILM nrcscnted their personal dQCUmcnts and a f t C T thc Soviet officer had perused thcsc, t h e 'Is'-(T.Y vehicle was allowed t o conttnue t o SF.RB. Rhen the USmV officers arrived at SERB, they found C'icf, SERB pacing thc: floor and smoking a cigarette. fie comentsd that the USKM officers wcru ten millutes h t c . the story OF the incident at fault, ( h c f , SbRR statcd he "would look jnto it". protest fn the n m e of C/S CSFC regarding the iJSMM inc ident of 18 May (in which UaIM persounal had bccn detained and their equipnent confiscated). o f business was thc provision of information by W M regarding tke U.S. Distinkuiahed Scrvicc Cross at thc requast of COL Basistov, rSFG.

Subjccts discussed WMLM incident o f 20 A p r i l near Ycrlebcrg;

and il pass cxchangc.

6 Hay 74

USMW request fur march

IISMI3f work rquest rclativc and TCqUCSt for

20 May 74 Subjects of discus-

ar,d matters relatine t o P o t d a m Hn;~st

25 May 74

Chi cf, USMIM

Thc Sov'et WO agreed [ahief and Deputy Ihicf,

After Chief, UWM relatcd

Ha then proccedd to read a written

The second itw

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F- - - - - - - - - - - - --W

7 Jun 7s

22 J u ~ 75

29 Jun 75

5 Jul 75

8 Jul, 75

Chief, W M m a t w i t h kputy Chief, SERB, SERB Logistics O f f i c e r , and SERB interpreter. impromptu one, as Chief, UMLM j u s t appeared a t SERB after having t r i e d unsuccc~sfully for several days to arrange a meeting. Subjccts of discussion were: datcs of the CINC-CINC meting; invitations t o Soviets for t h e UWlM 3 July social function; sample signature of t h e new 11.8. Corrmander, Berlin on Flag Orders; forth- coming departure of Chicf * SERB; signs thc Soriets desired t o have mectcd a t the USMLPI Potsdam Hwse; and IIous e support matters,

Olicf and Dcputy Chief, UMLM met with Acting Chief, SERB (LTC V. Porvatov) and SERB intcrprcter at USMLM's request. The following natters were discussed: U M , M appreciation for SERB'S assistance in locating an overdue USpILpl tour CMAJ Hilton/SGT Krutz); v i s i t of U.S. Russian Tnstitutc personnel to Potsdm; vehicle accreditation exchange; at Wartha-Herleshausm; purchase of books; tour; at the Hwse, Hem Straus.

Chief and neputy Chief, U W mst with Deputy Chief, SERB and SLRB interpreter at the request o f USMLM. Subjects of discussion were: LTC Porvatov (3ERB reply: "They left". .) ; presentation of credentials f o r new Chief, USMIPI, COL P. L. Thorsen; USMLM 3 July picnic; rations; Deputy Chief, SERB request for technical data on hr l in ' s AFN TU signal; book purchase for Chief, USMLM; ("Keep Out'') signs at USMLM, Potsdam; current events.

"hc new Chief, WSMLM (COL Thosen) m e t aith Acting Chief, SERB ( L E Porvatov) and SERB interpreter. a tex t regarding the new Soviet PRA map. Other itens of discussion included thank cxpprcsscd by LTC Powatov m behalf of MG Vintilw, CSFG f o r the 3 July picnic; a q u e s t by LTC F~rvatov to see COL lhrner before h i s departure; and the date on which Soviet crehntials for COL fiorsm would be ready.

CUI. m e r , CQL Thnrsen and It Col Stiles ret with LTC: Por- vatov and SERB interpreter. Ttems of business included issuance of Soviet passes for COL Thorsen and new US4I.M officer, 1LT Chvchulski; visit of Cot Thorsen and L t Cor Stiles w i t h C/S GSFC at Wensdo.rf; COL Turnw; C/S ESFG.

Thhc mccting was an

3 Jul UsMLcl picnic; Ihief, ULVLM's crossing

request by Chief, USMIM f o r SERB questions relative t o MAJ Hilton's

and relations between U S M A P W an3 EG employce

whereabouts of COL Nyunin and

status of installation o f wnming

snd small talk on

USMLM delivmed

farewell g i f t s for and a f a w e l l message for COL Tumor f r o m

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9 Jul 75 Chief and Dcpty Chief, U S M U met with C/S GSPC at Wuensdorf. The meeting lasted 75 minutes. Soviet officers present W C ~ C :

X Vintilov, LTC Porvatov, and LT Yegorov. entertained thc US driver and was the cscort officer from the uiitohahn t o HQ CSFC and xstuln. regards passed to C/S GFG f r o m C/S USAREIJR and t o CINCGSFG from CIlr'cUSAREUR; COI. Thorsen's thanks for L'M; Grinkevich having received him ons day after receipt of his Soviet pass; COL Turner's thanks for Soviet departure gifts; matters pcrtaining t o forthconing CIKC-CINC v i s i t ; intimation by the Soviets that LTC Porvatov would rcplacc COL Nyunin as chief, SERB; sports, international relations, etc.

Chief and neputy Chicf, US- met with LlC Porvatov and SERB interpreter. LTC Porvetov delivered an oral protest f" CJS GSW; on the incidcnt involving Lt Col S t i les and TSgt Tousignaut who "cane t o the Y R A and were photographing Soviet military objects". Chief, U S M N also cungratulatd LTC Parvatov on h i s promtion t o Chief, SLRB (of which LJSMLV had been adviscd by l e t t e r on 2 August).

Chief and Dtputy Chief, USMlM mct with Chief, SERB and SERB interpreter. Points covered included: forthcoming CTIYC-CINC meting; and families WhQS0 Soviet passes WUTCI signed by COL Nyunjn; Soviet requirements for a list of thc quipwcnt confiscated in the Stiles/Tousignnut incident prior to returning this equipment.

Chief and Deputy nief , U X L M mct w i t h I;/S and CINCGSFG at CSFG Headquarters in Wuensdorf. Other Soviet personnel present were I J C Porvatov and LT Yegorov- The purpose of the v i s i t w a s t o present the new Chief, USMIH t o CINCrSFG and t o discuss relations and the details of the CTWC-CINC visit. and proper and included B wide-ranging conversation on various social, p e r m " and political topics.

Ucpuv Chhicf, UWLM Dct with Chicf, SERB at SbRBts request. Points discuqsed weft: rclcasc o f an East Ccman mployec f r o m the U S M M Potsdam lbuse staff; request by UsluuH far biographical data on the EG ewloyees a t Potsdam House and the Soviet objcction t o this rqucst; of understanding regarding the necessity o f postponing the CTNC-CTM meeting due to President Nixon's resignation. ( h w . :

Chief, U S W met with Chief, SERB, SERB interpreter and W Medved a t USMLM's rcquest.

WJ Medved of SERB

Topics of thc meting were:

and gcneral conversation on a variety of tglcs such a5

5 h g 75

8 Aug 75

Soviet request fox ncu photos of Mission personnel

10 Aug 75

The meting was cordial

15 Aug 75

and thc Sovict expression

The CTHC-CTMC had bcen postponed indefinitely by USAREUR.)

5 Sep 75 Tha purpose of the meeting

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uas t o introduce new U M M officers LTC Ihkcs, LTC Stevens, M L T Weehan, and LT llhachulski to SERR. brought up wcrc: Potsdam House; vehielc data for ncw car passes; and repairs to the Potsdarn Hwse. Mditionally, SERB stated that USPIW mcnbers on p s t passcs muld drive card across the Glienicke Bridge ( i . e . , an On-pass Mission member na longer r q u i r e d to chauffcur personnel on guest ?asses) ; S l R B also agreed t o a large gro@ visi t by USMLM perS0mC.l t o Sans Sauci palace in Potsdam.

Other points u n i f o m f o r EC cmployccs at tho US%V

10 Oct 75 Chief, UWLM an3 Lt Col Cuonthor met w i t h mhief, SERB and SERB interpreter a t SERB'S requesr. the mccting was t o return the U S W equipxent that had been confiscated during thc Stilea/Touqignaut incidcnt , The Soviets seemed anxious t o have the issue closed, even though thcy ncre not giver1 thc l ist of equxpment as they had requested. The Soviots made a point of stating that the CIXCGSFG had dccided to return the equipment for reasons of inpmvingrelations w i t h thc U.S. Forces in Europe. majority of confiscated items were rcturncd, w i t h the exception of some films, tapes, naps, and ii list o f NARK Zicc?nss plate nu~bcrs.

&lcf and Dcyty Chief, USMLV mzt w i t h Chief, SERB, the new Deputy Chief, SERB (Lt CoL I . Knnavin), and SERB interpreter, Significant item of business were as follows: delivered n w PRA naps w i t h lattcrs t o C/S USAKEUR fmn C/S CSFC and t o [hiaf, USHM fron (;hiof, SERB; advance notice was given hy USMU! regarding the upcoming Thanksgiving and St. Barbara's Day socinl fimctiona; IJWLPI gave the Soviets pemissim to extend the fence at the Potsdm IIOUSC perpendicular t o the shore with the Soviets' assurance that nothing Kould be put up paral le l t o the slterc; mentioned the desire of somc U S W personnel to attend a soccer match in .Magdeburg. tickets and, if ha were succe~sful, would perhaps inquirc with SERB about the poss ib i l i ty of going, as Hlagdeburg is in a PRA. NOTE: An interesting saquanca of evcnts dcvcloped from t h i s request. fouT Standing-roM t i c k e t s . reply, SERB purchased the tickets as B g i f t , prcscntsd them to USMJ4, and advised that they had made arrangements to met USMM personnel on the autobahn and escort them to the Wgdeburg stadium and back. a t thc staditm, they wore pleasantly surprised to find the t jckata were not for standing-room, but for the VIP seating section.

The main purposa of

The

al l Oct 75

SERB

Chief, U S . U

Ha stated he w a - try ing to obtain

On 2 h'ov, SERB callcd t o ask if UWM could use Upon receiving an affirmti Y%

When thc USMM pcrsmncl arrived

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2 Dec 75 Chief, U W met with Chief and Deputy Chief, SERE and SERB interpreter at USwLM‘s rcqucst. The purposa of the meeting was to ?resent new USMlJd officer MSJ Rrnsnnhan. Chief, SERB thcn mad a l is t of Berlin comanl vehicles, stating that they had been breaking traffic rules in East Berlin over the past E m t h and rcqucsting that the proper tluthori tics bc infomcd t o preclude further violations. Upcoming social functions werc also discussed

12 Dcc 75 Chief and Deputy Chief, USMLM m e t with Chief and D e p u t y Chief, SERB and SERB Preach interpreter (CaT liedelski) at SERB’S rcquest. Significant itwas wcrc: SERB stated that visits to Sovict facflities (officers’ club, canteen, bookstom, ctc.) in Potsdam rwt be coordinatcd through SERB; tcminalogy of the writtcn reqwsts and eligible personnel.

Chid, U S K M ncnt t o SERB to deliver Christmas g i f t s t o SERB personnel. Soviets present were Deputy Chief, SERB and 1.T Yegorov. Additional topics of discussion included: 1 1 S U request that. SERB provide a replacement for the EG cnrployea who had been f i rcd at the Potsdm House; USWLFI statement that none of thc cars mentioned by SERB at the 2 Dec wet lng as having violated traffic rules. in East Berlin bclongsd t o IIsMlbl and (W.R. i n accordance with U S E R guidance) t ha t W W w a s not the proper channel t o us0 for such rcqucsts; USMLPI requested a time be givun t o delivtrr g i f t s t o Piuensdorf for CINC and C/S GSPG; SERB rminded Chief, Us)4zH that his pass would expire on 31 Dcc anJ mquested photos f o r a new pass; and f inal ly , SERB advised that a l l future xequcsts for guest passes wcrc t o be worded ”for allied guests” (as upposed to “al l icd personnel") .

the guest pass pol icy was reiterated t o include

23 Doc 75

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W X A

R L; K E E PI Z N 'I'

In conformity with prorisions o€ Article 2 of thc Agrement UII "Control Mcchanisn in Gemanyt', Wovembor 14, 1944, thc US and the Soviet Comanders-in.Chhief of the Zones of Occupation in Gemany havc agreed to cxchanp M i l i t . a r y Liaism Missions accredited KO their staffs in the zones and approve the f o l l w i n g replations concerning these alsaions:

1. These missions are milft&y missions and haw no authority over quadri-pnrtitc mi fitnry government missions or purcLy military government aissima of each respective country, either temporarily or permanently, on duty in either zonc. IIowsv~cr, they will render what- ever a i d or assistance t o said military govemwnt missions as is practi- cab lu .

2 . Missions will be composcd of air, navy, and a m y repre- There will bc no political representative. scntaT.ivc7.

3. f i e missions will consist of not t o cxceed fourtesn 114) officers and cnlistcd pcrsonncl. The number will include e11 necsksary technical ?emomel, office clerks, personnel with special qualificatirms, and parsome1 mxpircd t o opotatc xadio stations.

4. Each Mission w i l l be under the orders o f the senior d e r of the mission who wil1 be appointed and known as "Chief of the United States (os Soviet) Ylilitttry Mission".

5 . The Chief of the Wssion w i l l be accredited t o the Commmder-in-Chief of thc occupational forces.

In the United States Zone, the Mission will be accredited t o the Coinmander-in-Chief, kited' States European C m d .

In the Soviet Zone, the Mission will be accredited t o the Cmdcr- in -Chie f o f the Group o f Swiat Occupational Forces In Gennany.

G . Ln the Lhited States Zone, the Soviet Mission will be offered quarters in tb region o f Frankfurt.

7. In t h e Soviet Zone, tho United States Mission w i l l be offered quarters at OT ncar Potsdam.

8. In the United States Zone, the Chief o f the Sovist M i s s i o n will eoanunicatt w i t h A/C of Staf f , G-5, United States European C-ad.

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3 , In thc Sovict Zmc, the C h i d of the [kited States Mission w i l l comtmicate with -the Seniur Officer o f the S t a f f of the Cormndcr- in - Chief.

I O . Each gerhcr o f the missions will be given identical trave: facilities t o mclude idcntical pcrmiinent passes in the Russian m d English languages pemi tting conplcte frecdm of trave 1 wherever and uhenever it w i l l be dcsircd wvcr territory and rnads in both tones, CX- cept places of disposition of military mits, without cscort or super- vision.

Each tine any mcmber of tF.e Swict or United States W i s s i m *ants to v i s i t the United S t a t e s or Soviet headquarters, mil i tary govern- mcnt offices, forces, u n i t s , military schools, factories, and enterprises which BTP, un&t UnJted S?.atr?s or Sov€ot control, a corresponding request nust bc madc t o Director, Operations, Plans, Organization and Training, European Comand, or Senior Officcr, Hc.adquarters, Group of Sorict 3c- cupationel Forccs in Gcmany. Such requests must IC acted upon within 24- 72 hours.

Members o f the missions are permitted a l l i e d guests at the headqwrtcrs of the respective missions,

l l - a. Each mission will havu its own radio station for com- munication with its o m headquarters.

b. In each caSe couriers and messengers w i 11 he given facjlities f o r free travel between the headquarters o f t h e mission and the haadquarters of their rvspcctivo Comandtr-in-Chief. will snjay the sane imunity which is cxtunded to diplolsatic couricrs.

These couricrs

c. Each mission w i l l he givcn facilities for te18phOm ct."ication thraugh the local telephone exchange at the headquarters, and they will also be givcn facilities such as aa i i , telephone and telc- graph thruugh thc exist ing means o f c m i c a t i o n when the mcabcrs of the mission will hc traveling within thc zone. In case of e breakdown in the radio installation, the zone cmmmdtlrs w i l l wndltr al l pussiblc aid and *rill permit temparav list of thcir own systems o f cormmication.

12. The ncccssary rations, P. 0, L. supplics and houschold S B ~ Y ices for the Eil i tary mi ssionr will be provided f o r by the kcad- quarters to which accredited, by method of mutual compensation in kind, supplemented by such itcras as dcsircd t o be furnished by their wwn head- quarters.

In addition, thc respective m i s s i m h or tndividual menhers of the missions may purchase i tems of Soviet or United States origin which must be paid for in currcncy spocificd by the haadcparters controll- ing zone whero purchase i s ma&.

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UWCLASStFlED

13. extra-terriberi a l i t y .

The buildings of each mission will cnjny f u l l rights of

I d . a. The task of the mission w i l l bc t u maintain liaison between borh Cmwnmdcrs-in-Chief MJ tkeir staifs,

b. In each zone, thc Eissions will have the right t e engage in umltt.ms o f protect.ing the intercsts n f thcir nationals and to lrako nprcsentations accordingly as well as in matters of protect- i n g thcir propurty interests in the zone where thcy are located. have a right t o rttndcr aid t n peaplc of thair own c w n t r y who arc viskt- i n y thc runt whcrc they are accredited.

They

15. This agrement nay be changed fir amplificd by mutual consent t.n cover new subjects when the need arises.

16. This agreerent is written In the Russian and English languages ant both t e x t s arc authentic.

17. This agrcexent b e c m s val id when signed by the Deputy Commanders of thc Ulitcd States and Soviet Zones of Occupation.

/s/ C. R. Huelrner /t/ Lieutenant Central IIUEBNER

/si Malinin /t/ Colonel-General MALIYTN

kputy Cmandc r- in -Chic f

L l i e f o f Staff of thc Group o f Soviet Occupational Farces in Gemany

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UNCLASSIFIED

M B 1974 -I!% STATISTICS

NR. OF "CURS Iy)uR DAYS

MILE B - - AIR [ND mAL AIR M D TOTAL

28 39

27 38

28 37

31 39

31 99

27 35

21 31

25 34

19 26

25 55

39 49

23 34 --

18

17

16

16

15

12

18

1 2

13

15

13

16 -

45

46

55

47

49

56

37

46

36

49

64

38 -

63

63

71

63

64

6%

55

58

49

64

83

54 - IOTAIS 111 325 456 187 568 755

IQ ,6

x3,490

16,689

17,248

7,991

17,855

16,389

9,842

13,063

12,182

17,076

12,437

165,142

8- I

MmEx c

RAW - COl,

COL

COL

IXC

LTC

Ct Col

LTC

Lt Col

V N

M u

MAl

).uJ

%J

w PULI

w

MhJ

HAJ

CPT

CPT

CPT

CPT

1LT

M Y , "3 P.

THORSEK, PETER 1.

TURNER, FREDERICK

BAXTER, X11,LIIW P.

DUKES, ITLLTAM C.

GUEMlER, JOIIK J .

STWNS, M Y U.

SI'IlGS, UIARLE5 s.

BALTES, PAUL A., JR.

BROsNAHkY, PATRICK E?.

BIIWWNS, WILtJAW A.

(X)RCO!W%, EDWAFXI A.

GUlLlX, OOUGUS C.

UNCtASSIFIED 1974 PERSWL ROSTl3

SERVICE DATE ARRIVED DATE DEPAR'ED

mw 17 AUg 74

ARWY 50 Mar 74

ARMY 9 Jul 74

aRHy

ARMY 31 Jul 74

USMC 7 Jan 74

AllMy 28 JuL 74

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ARMY

ARMY 15 Oct T I

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ARMY

USAF

ARMY

ARMY

USMC

ARMY

ARMY

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USXF

ARMY

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9 Jul 74

24 Jan 74

8 Feb 74

20 Jun 74

15 Sep 74

23 Jul 74

28 Feb 74

15 Jul 74

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N;\PIL: - BERI;, MARSIUI, J.

FISHER, RICHMU A.

WALmER, PUVIS L.

CURBEIT, WlLIJAM R.

SPITZENBERGFR, K O N W 5 .

ASH, ROBERT H.

GALLBREATH, THOMU F.

KYLES, RICHARD W.

SHIM, DwGtRs E.

MTLE, " J .

BENSOW, TX?RRY L.

BERRY, JAMES R.

BOWDS, WLLXAM J .

FOOTE, RAY A.

LEFliBVRE, R ~ f f W R D L.

PEmOCK, MERT L., 3 R .

METTER, MIKOUUS G.

NORTON, DANIEL T.

O ' W W E L L , J A M 3

SiwT.IyA, PAUL, 3R.

SHIKKLE, GERALD K.

TOUSXGHAUT, JAMES

LBMok, EARL

BEHNY, Y M H.

BOOLINGER, GLEW R., JR.

BONE, ERHNIE A.

SERVICE

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ARMY

USAF

ARMY

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C - 2

24 Jul 74

26 JM 74

16 Mar 74

1 Nov 74

12 Yun 74

TO D S C 74 23 Aug 74

25 Apr 74

30 Mar 74

17 SEq 74

3 Dec 74

13 Jul 74

23 Jun 74

23 Aug 74

17 Aug 74

6 Feb 74

12 .Tu1 74

35 May 74

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- N M . - UIU, HENRY R. S. P.

C o f l K , G!4EGORY P.

KELLER, JOSEP

K W C Z . CIIARtES H.

JXAR, #I LLIAM E., JR.

PERK, DAYTD M.

REED, IIANS-PAWL G.

RICIIEY, GERALD R.

ROGERS. CIWlLES D.

ROS", HORST

P", TERRY L.

SAPIEKZO, JOSEPH N.

SENME, HELMUT

SUODARTH, WILLIAM A.

THURMN, RI- E.

WATKIHS, JAMES A.

WETSEL, ERIC L.

MIEAT, NORW R.

MSSAU, W R Y

PREACH, LARRY c.

LWDGREK, LEROY

PDCWNALD, CHARLES E., JR

"1N, "CY M.

ROUE, BRENDA J.

S W A B , LAWRENCE R.

SLIDER, JAYBE?? E.

STETSINGER, ROBERT D.

w, M9RXLY)Q A.

12 Jan 74

DATE ARRIVED DATE DEPMTED

30 Jan 74

12 Jul 74

17 Sep 74

19 Jun 74

25 Oct 74

16 Aug 74

27 May 74

2 1 Jun 74

8 Nov 74

14 k y 74

5 Jul 74

20 Oct 74

19 Jul 74

1s sep 74

7 Qct 74

ANNEX D P E R S O N N E L l Y J L I

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(DEPARTING)

COL F E R L. WQRSEN CHIEF CF M I S S I N

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LT COL CHARLES S. STILES DEPUTY CHIEF OF PuISSTW

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W 3 R WLGUGLAS c. W L E R EXFCUT I VE OFF I CER/ E S ‘ T QPVS QcFIER

LTC WILLIAM C. DUCES EXECUTPE CFFICER

CARR I V I NGI

ZLT LAWRENCE J. K I M E L PDTSDAM OTC (IXPARTING]

I L T JOSEPH D. CMCHULSKI POTSDAM 01@

CAR21 Y I N C I

AWYIIMISTWTIVE DIVISION

W G T W - L. WdlTNER CMSGT R. A. FISHER

CEPARTINGI mRI V I NG) AIR FORCE NCOIC RTR FORCE NCOIC/OPNS NCO

SGM M. J. BERG ApMIN SUPERVISCR

SSGT H. R~~ AIR FORCE AtmIN NCO

CARTIVING)

SSGT H. S E N

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SPS H. R. S. P. CHU ADMIPI SP

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FtsGT R. W . ASH SSGT J. KELLER CiIEF T E M I I C I A N PHOTO SP

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SP5 G. P. COCK !AB E C ! m I C I N

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P M Q. H. SARETZKY MSG W. R . W T T ASS'T OPS O J I N O OPS SGT

SSG d. R. BERRY TSGT L. J . ASTLE PRCWTEON NCO A S ' T FROO MNCO

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SFC R. W . KYLES TECH FILE5 NCO

TSGT J. O’OMJNELL SP5 E. I . MEISEL A IR ANALYST SENIOR AMCYST

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TSGT J. YO'JSIGN4W SGT J. H. 3DNY SG'I G, R. BOLLII%ER ,

TOU2 N a TCWR hCO. T O N NCO

SGT C. H. KRUTZ TOUR NCO

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SGT k'. E. LEAR, JR. SGT L, LUKIXREN TOUR NCO TOUR KCO

SGK H. G. REED/ SGT C. D. RQXRS TOW hCG TOU9 NC3

SGT D. M. PERK TOUR NCO -

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