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P. r;. TWRSEN Colonel, GS IChicf of 9ission

31 kcenher 1975

Thc collection of intelligence i n East Gcrmany, most dcf5ni.tcry a hosti le envirmncnt., i 5 not an easy task, It is, however, a chal- l m g o that a l l of us a t UiKM welcome and t o which w r cncTgi.cs are cospletely devotc2. 'coiit.rilmtions is given to the collecturs, t h e tour of f icer and non- cormissiond of?icer, who opcratc ir. GSFG and WA-land, an aware of the less glancrms tasks which m s t hc accomplished 3y many y o ~ n g U!WM ne9 and women of a l l services u;ho xake the tours possible and, hopefiilly, productive. 7'hcsc mcn a n t women arc ccr ahlnistratian, targeting, and production personnel whose often menial, jut ncccssary, jobs rcquire individual ace collective expertise. should not go unnoticed; the sages that f-01.I.w z=ctflect thcir dcdica- ti on and profess ional i sm .

?tore often than nor, nost of thc credit for our

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Recognition o f tkeir contributions to thc IJSMlM t can effort

OUT callcction philosophy a t USMLM j.5 O ~ C of: "chip-way.'' W Q ~ S , therc wL.11 hc gomi and had days and opportunities a t dates other t h i n the pcscnz. of political iT l i ca t inns i n a l l tha t we do or do not do. On the spot judgmcnt i~ view of t3 js aiuarencss .is cxcrciccd da i ly . To sum : i t xp, .it is purely and sinply risk verscs gain in a ball park where we seldom can win hccaasc of the cvcmhelning collection deterrents. Thc inhcrent frustration is a thing that we mist: l i v e w i t h , remem- bering that therc will always hc acother day.

In other

Furthermore, we mast continile t o be amre

A def in i te USM1-V goal is t o im?rove our product. C)ur success i n the future depends rrpon the entire cos-n-mity's mmc sclcctivc use of thc observers on t h e ground. We csnnot afford ta look TO the ?ast or to the present; we mu5t '3e able t o rezct more cmplett ly and resnonsivc- ly to ocher systems. We certainly do t D t have all' t h e answcs local- ly and welcome idcas frm. the readers of this document, lenge is icterided for a l l i f wc a r ISSWM are to provide continued substantive and maore aeaningfLL iJ:fomnt.ian,

This chal-

Finally, a hv words mi tri-mission cooporatinn am apprapriate, Our assocfatfm wi.th mar Brit i sh and French Allies is m c of the greatcst rewards of w r service in Potsdam, East Gernany, and Hest Rerlin. In no way is there! coqct i t ion bdtween Missions; we cxist to complmenz each other, A l l of us a t UWLY salute OUT brothers and sistcrs a t BRIXMIS and PMM and wish them the best In our c m m endeavors,

P. t. THORFEN Colonel, GS Chief of Mission

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The p p ~ e of th i s document is to provide an annual rcview of the activit ies of tho United States Wilitary Liaison Mission t o t h e I:mnnandcr in Chief, Group of Sovict Forccs in Cermany. contr2butes t o the Military H i s t m y progrwns of thc m i l i t m y sorvlccs and is intended T.t.0 assist .in the understanding of current operations, prohlcms, and trends and in chc d'kweLqmnt of future doctrinc, plans, and programs of thc IlSMfM.

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IINIT3l STATES MIIJTARY LIAISON MISSION

WIT HISTORY

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TARLE OF CONTENTS

PART

1 GENERAL

A. Introduction: 197S--Ycar of Transitim 3 . Rcfermces C. Mission of IISMIa I). Urganization of ‘JSMLY E, Reoqanimt. i cn! 1975

A. 1975: Operational herview 3 . Simificant Gbservations

I. A i r Section 2. Ground Section

I : . .%rvei 1 1 ance D. Temparmy Kesrritted Areas E. Incidents and Detentions F. Special RepDrts G. Prductian Statistics

A. Meetings with SERB 3 . Relations wi.th GSFG C. Social Ever.ts

I. U. S.-Spnsnred 2, Soviet-Sponsored 3 . Warsaw Pact-Sponsored

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A. Soviet Support B. Berlin Brigade C. Support Agrccments U. IJSMIM Headquarters Renovations E. Vehicles F, Equipment G Photographic Cahora tory

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SPECIAL INTEREST SUBJECTS

A. History of Potsdm House B. Soviet-East Geman Relations C. Visitors to IJSSMTM D. USMM Plans Program 5 , Objectives: 1976

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PA.RT X GEWERRL

In a g e n e x l sefise, r.te oprational a t x q h e r e becam txreas ingly polit i ic i xed as spectfic. maxifestabioms of US-USSX de?en?c a l q x a r d . Lieutenant Genera: Grinkwich, vhc had assmcd iutias as GSFC Chief of Staff- ir late :971, c m t i m e k his rt?ativtly micable, conciii- a t x r y app:oach to USWLM-Swiet m i a t i o n s in h i s f i r s t f u l l ycar in office and apgarent ly esta52ishcd a highly c o r i i a l rslationship with h i s new c o u n t e ~ a r t , Major (;cncra: Heiser, USMEUR C%cf of Staff. ifi their first of f i c ia l meeti ng i n Nwesibcr, :975. :F.e Helsinki Pact [Cocfcrencc: for S e c x i ty and Zoo?erxti on in Europe: i n p c t e d 03 :JSMX, specif ical ly in sihseqiient Soviet-initiatcd i n - quiries concenirrg MLM's being ztillzcd as "rheners" undcr aspects cf Confiderice Ruilcing Measures ilf,tk:e Pact, a prqosa: uhich the A1 li es did nnt arcept+ Mutual and Ealanced F'nrsc Retucti ons (MRF4) contfmed to bc a s=lbjcct of discussion,, with aa:ional-Icvcl aRcnci es acknowldging ani, exp1oitir.g 1:7c irvnlualle data base of expericnct: re?resentcd 31. USkILV f o r kture veri ficat.ion-re latcd actions . first: fill 1 year of L'S-SIIR d ip1.caatic relations and tke establishmert of' a C. S, Embassy in :as? Berlin Curther contributed t o t h i s 70- Iiticizel atmospkre , althocgh neither of t3ese develapmnts re. s i l ted in ar.y s i.gn.i ficiint cl-mge i n USMliv: operations.

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Internally, IISMLM resolved the ~ r o b l e n of reargarixation t o meet thc changir.g and chal lcngirig oparati.onal and di ?lomatic enviromcnt of the Late 70"s.

31 rcsts:spact, !9?3 aD?_rc.ars as a year oi transitior: in which the fcrces of Scvi et-Aneric~n detente and GllR recogni tior: created a more pcliticiLcd and sophisticated col laction crxiroment, CSMIM's organlzatimaf response t o these changes was designed t o na irirai I: the on%stan;ling rccnd of acconplishecnts which has chnracteri xrtd this very spec.i a1 Drganization Cor 28 years. USMLM will continire its v i t a l and uriqiic! role cf i n t e l : i .gmcs col- l ec t ion Eo,ward of the FEBA.

De tentc nmwi ths tandirg,

B. (U> REFERENCES. -I-

2 , I!SAEIJCOM Directive 40- 18 {Clas) , 25 June 1970

4. 'JSAFE Regulation 23-11, 8 J;dy 1374

5. 'Sqcadron RegLlatim 23-5, 7113 Sp Acty Sq (USAFEj

6, 3 M C Ta31s of Orgsnization 5503, 12 Decmlwr 1975

C. IC) MISSTON 3F YSMLlcll.

Prinary. TD carry out rcsponsihi lities for 1ia:son between tlrc Camander in Ckief, Uni :.cd States Arrrry, EuroTt [CINCUSAREIIR) I nn beha If of U, S. Commander in thief, Europe [USCXNCEUR) C o m a d e r in L l i e r " , Group of Soviet Forces, Gemany <ClSI;I;SFC), and t o sexvc as a point of contact .for other iJ, 5 . departments and agencies with CTXCGSFC;, as may 5e required. These functions arc carried sut in accordance with Tkc 3cbncr-Malinin Agreement o f 11947.

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Sccondav. To expfoic USMU! sr.atus and potential for t3e c o l . 'kis mission lect i 3n nf intcl l . igcnce infornation Ln East Germany.

is classified CONflDE?'TThL.

1, ttuebner-Malinin AgrccxcnC (AWEX A ) . The basis fcr USMIH i s t h e Hwbncr-Malinin Agreement, Marc:3 1947 by Lieutenant Seneral C, R, ilusbner, Deputy I3"der in C:lief, European Cormand, and Colonel General Malinin, Deputy Coa- nander il: Chief ami Chief of Staff, Croup of Sov ie t Oczupatim F o x ts Germany. aison Mission ( S K M ) , present Iy accrcditcd t o ClNCUSAREUR and locate6 in Frankfurt $13 Maan, mid the tJSMLM, presently accredited t o C I K - GSFC and located in Potsdam, East Gc-rnany {with an adciticma! hcd- r;.uarrers in Nest Rerlln;. Terms nf thc Agrcemmt authorize each Mission t o h a w 14 accredited members without. xegard t : ~ service or grade; grzarantee ?.he t i g h t cf frcc travel for accredited mmbers thmughour. the other I s znnc of responsihili ty wi t h w t escort or su- p c s r j s x a "cxccp: In Flaces o f dispnsi ti on of ri litary units!'; ?emit. the Misstons t o render a id to and protect the ixcrcsts of "3emle * a

of their awn comtry" ix their respective xones nf accreditation;

771c Agrcemcnt was signed in

The Agrcemn t. cs tab lished a Sovie: M i 1 i tary 3. =

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grant thc right o f extra- tcrri torlality tn the Mission hui Idicgs ; and require each signatory to provi.de the Dther with the nccessary qartcrs, rations, sup7lies, and hmscho.td services. Sinilar agrcc- rr.ents f nr t k e e s t o b l i s h c n t nf !4i lizary Li ai son Missions werc signod bctweer. thc Soviets ant tkc Bri t i sh and bctweer. thc Soviets and the Fr-ench .

2. Early Organization, The United Sta.tes Military Liaisca Mission to c:le Commander in Chief sf the Soviet 3ccupicd Zone o f Germny ua- fomxd, cf fcct ive 7 Apri 1 1947, by GO 17, f h d q u o r t e r s Europcan Connand, 8 April. 1917, 'l'hc U n i t was assigncc t o Head- qwrtcrs, EIX3P4, and attached t o tlte Officc of Military Gmcmr?.cnt Lor Germany. r;O 23, HeadquarmrS FUC014, 27 Febmary 1948, rdes - igrated the u n i t as t h c 7893 U. S, Mi 1 i.ta=y Liaison Mission t o the Ccmmande-r .in Chief of the Sovie: 0ccuqmtj.m Zone of Germany, cf- fec t ive 1 March 1948, S.dmxpcntly, t h e " x i cal designation was deletcd, and thc phrase "Group of Soviet S;orcesl' w a s s=rbstituted for "Sovi e: Occupat: an Zone. h'

3. Present Crsy"ation, Xn accordance w i t 3 EUCPM Regulation 40-18, USMIM is a USNIEUR submlimte element accseditcd t o C X C G S F G . Thc Chief, U M L M , is appointed by C'ISCUSAREUR ar.C has operational comand aithnrity ovcr personnel assigned to lJSMlM from Arny, Navy, or A i r Force compo'nents. ".c l'ri -service representation i R USMM i s ai thorized by servicc rcguhations CF Tables of Organization and D i s t.ri,buti on nf each sc rv ice ,

The Arny clement is authorized tcn officers and 26 enlisacd personnel by TUA El WIAIIM ii10175, datcL 26 Spptenber 1974 (G3 7998, HQ VSAWUR, 4 October 3974). The Air' Forcc element is authorized fSvc Dfficers and elevcn cntisted personnel who art organized as 3ctach- Kent 16, 71: Jth Spcci af k t f v i t i es Squadron (J$AFE) Members of lktachmmt :6 arc uriLer qcrational cornand and control of CT.YC- USAREUR tF-rougl: the Uiicf, U.V.L?d. t.hc ?osi?im cf ntpcty Chief, I E W A , by a ?Qarir,e Corps officer assifined t o USVLY ~nJe .r USW Tahlc of:

13c senior Air 1::irce officer holds The U. ,Sm Navy is represcntsd

Organfzation 5505.

The Deputy Chicf of Staff, Tntcl: igence, IISAREPIR (!)CSl, USAREUR) , cxorci.scs primary staff supervision OVBT USMM, to iaclcr'.~ tkc pro- vision of po:icy u d oFerational guidance and thc levying o f int t l - 1 Egence requirements.

CTNC1)SYAVEt:R and CIXCVSAFE, txerci sc noma1 s ta f f supervi si.on over thc Kavy and Air Farce elcncnts in natters i Evolving ahhi s tra t ion, disciTlinc, md tmj,nlCng. requircnents propscd for Lcvy on USMLV are stbmittcd t o CISCUSAREUR for aFrova1.

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All li ai son and in t t l1 igcnt . e collection

Tns fourteen accredi ‘,at ions provided hy the Hueiner-Malinin Agrec- nect are normally hcld as follows:

Chi.cf, IISMLY ( A m y ! 3.

D c ~ t y Chief; llSFi1.M [Air Porcs) - *

Liaison Offi ccrs :

Army A i r Force

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E. [G) REORCAYIZATIQN: - 1975. Effcctiva 15 December 1975, a revised USKLH organi ;at i (mal stxcture, qyrovcd by CXNCUSAREUZ and CTNCUSAFE, 3ecme qr.rar.ianal. ‘This organizatfmal response to the changing col :cction e n v i x n m n t incorporated a fcaturc kererofore T ! O ~ Seen in previous USMLM organizations, a Jo in t Section tasked t o coordinate the many and diverse functicrs whish transcend pure:y a l r or ground interest, with a coordinating nechagism ~ D T overall Mission plmRinp,, q a 1 i t y cmtsol Qf a l l production, collection mnagement, and such .s?ccial projects as Zndications Intelligence plans, ?rognoscs of GSFG and EG activities, and integrntcd cryptologi c stippott:, These actions thercby free t t e Air and Graiind Sections to concentmte thcir efforts on the csscntial b u s i k s of tarRcting and col : w 6 j on operations, maxkixirg the special talents arid sk i 1 I s nf their Llaison pcrsnme:. .As a result 05 the reorgani.zatior., on 15 Eecmbcr 1975 Fa or John R.

and Lt Col Charles S. Stiles becam t J q ! ~ t . y Chief, USMLPI. TEs rc- structuring rclicved tt Col. Stiles of responsibility for p:lrcly A i r Force matters.

Joint Section pmv”,dcs Chief, USMZM,

R i t e became Commandcr of* 3etachaent. IS, 7113 S? Acty & ( J JSAFE) ,

A . [C) M?5: OPERAl'l3NAI. 3VERYXEW.

1 . Genera 1. Dcspi t e ogera t ima l restrxtions occasioned by the Novenber 1974 PHA. change anrl sersitivt pclitscad factors, 'JSMY and zhc h l l i cd Yufissions p w v i d e d tacgihlc proof in 19?5 of s ign i f i cant quanti t a t Lve and qualitative increase.; in GSFC anrl East German mi li - tary fmres. 'Thraugh increased cx?cs:ire ( i , e , , more operational tnirrs) and ixproved targeting, U S W Y zal lszted and reporzed inre:- I igcnce .i nfomati on which contfibutcd t o subs t a n t x l changes i n A 1 - l i e d ordcr of battle holdlnas of Soviet ar,d Eaitt Geman forces, . Several of t h e rare i n t w e s t i n g conclus iom t c d by A l l i e d Mission sightings, are 2rovided below.

spec.lf i c a l l y suhstant ia-

2. A i r A 1 thaigh the inzroduct ion of new a' r-related m-pipment int9 GSFG was Kir.im1, thc cyanti tatiw g r w t h o f third-gcncratiog Soviet aircraft cmtinueci at a ranid ?ace ir. the 16zh Tactical A i r A m y . and the FZREBARS at ZEXRTY. 'me number of FOXGATS at kTkVEUCrIEY increased t o 15, HIKI) A i n v m t c r y increased significantly with full zcghner:?.al.-sl x e d units no* s t a t i o r d a t STENDAL and PAXCMIM.

FLOGGER aircraft re3;laced both the FI'XER A's a t FIFJSTWALDE

The A SUR-equipped f:(IXHAT R was a l so idanzificd,

Rarge activity ccnt.6nried at a brisk paze t h r m i g h u t the year. GER D a i r c x f t were obrcwed doirg bcmj passcs a t B E X B R N . racgt was the site of EIS2 A rocket a2d machine qun f i r i n g passes. FTSIIREC K and FITTER A 2nd I: actiGity was also dlserved at these ranges. range in near I FR conti t ions, somewhat. negating :he 1 ong-standiTg concep5 that the Soviets are ''fair weat?wrt' p i 1.ot.s.

FLOG- IETZIIW.

WRSE3ERC; FISHBkD K zircrafz were ~5scrved uti : iz ing RELGE4N

in thc spring of 1 3 7 5 , WSAFE reassessed the Soviet threat cmccming auxili arylsod airf ie ld gtilization and caricIud~d ?.hat the SDviets would no longer utilizc these f a c i l i t i e s . UWLM ais tour observed sod runway operatioris at auxiliary airfic:ds on two occasions. GROSSENFAIN F I TI'ER A tc YASSLZIEK auxi 1 iary sal ai rf ie Id. quen-rt:y, a de?loyment cf .Tt:TZRROG FLSHBSO L ' s was noted at REXSD3IIF Soviet s d ai rf it?l d .

S:lortly, thereafter, a

The first was ;i dt-ployrr.ent.cf two sqziadrtms of Subs e-

The 16th Tacical A i r Army appears to hc cmnu3lagicg aircrzft at an increasing f a t e . . FLOGGER 3, C, and D ' s , BRKWER 9'5, and HIND A ' s havc bcen ohserved w i t h camctrflaged p i n t schemes.

Qualitative im;lroveaent.s w e x also observed in Soviet aircraft. a n a - melt. Sightirgs cf a gatltng gun mounted on the FLUGSZK 3 a d thc

Ah-7 [APEX: and M - 8 CAPMID) afr-to-air missiles on FLOGGER E's a2 I~ALENWRC; WCTC of part i culm i ntcrcs t . Observations of East Geman Air Force equ ip" rovoaled no signif i - cant hardware charges C V ~ T t h e past year. were East Gcman efforts to harden %any of their SAY sites and to com truct pcrsoniiel shelter bunkcr?; at ALTEYQ- LUCKAU and HQ3,ZPORF ouxi l.iary airfields. w i l l beconc f;lIly bperational in the f;rture w i t h t h e introduction of add 1 ti onaX second - gcncratiux or n cu t h i r d - ,-em rat i or, :ii rcra f t into the ECAF invcnrary.

Of interest, hcw*cr,

Thc current opinion is that these EMO a i r f i d d s

3. Ground. On thfz grmnd side, perhaps the most s t r i l i n g im- provcmonts Here mted , in t h e artillery units cf both GSFG and the EGA. Of particrilar signfficance was the intrcductim of 122 mm and 152 m. self-propelled guns into GSFC units, the former replacing t h e 0-30 oftbe Mntorized Rifle Kcgimcnt (MRR's), and thc latter the D - l of thc 34th Guards Artillery Division. A3 mating rate of arti: !cry rip-grading was seen in the East ticrman Amy: S-GO'S replacfng KS-13's; W - 7 6 ' ~ rcplaciny W-21"s; T- LZ/T-12Ais rcplacing t b d 4 ' s ; D-20's and M-46's k i n g assiqncd to Division Artil- lery; md, finallp, anti-tank and rocket launcher units being in- crcascd tc ' buttalior, s jm in r t e Division Artillery. Apprently, thc objective was t o bring K A divisional a r t i llery asscts up. to a

U-SO'S replacing Y-3Onss;

par w i t h thc Soviets.

An incrkse in tracked vehicles was also obscrvcd in both Soviet and EZA units. Soviet and EGA Motorized Rifle Regiments rcceived RMP t o rcp lace BTK-60 5 * * KPW Motorized R i f 1 c' Compani es in the Tank Regi - mcnts of the MRD ar,d Tank Oivisjon wcrc equipped, rcspecti.vely, with the BTR-60 and the WdP* Yo,, and larger tank battalions werc seen in both Sovict and East G c m n divisions. In s m , thesc changes represented qumti tat i.vc and quali t a t i v c increascs in the firepower and lnobil-ity of thcsc Warsaw ?art. grmnc forces,

tISpfL'' personnel continue t o ho inpressed wich the quantity and quality& Sbvict CBK, ZW, ard bridging aqiipment and training. emphment o f the ncw C3R filtration system (FTP-2003 on Soviet. hnx body vehicles, the conrinuour appcarancd of new c1cctroni.c warfare cqui?mcnt, and the constant PMP :-,raining on thc Elbt Rivcr typify thcs c capabi li ti es . A major col'lcction effort dircctcd against trash dumps ahd training areas met wit3 ronsiderable S'JCCBSS. ' k ' n ' h i l e a complete l i s t jag of "finds" is mt practfcablq. the following summary i1.lustratcs the scopc of information derived from this smrcc.

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a , Photography of training psstcrs pvoviding trai r ing standards 3nd mathods for maintenance C R R , a r t i l l e r y , armor, and driving.

5 . &der of b a t t l e Infomar.ion, LO incPde f i e l d prutal WJK- Sms, unit histories, f i e l d commnders of units f r o m IiLatoon to : w y , fucl and oil allowaxe logs, trairIng schedulrs, and ta5lcs of organization and equiFnent.

c . Hard itens, such as expended rounds and items of clothing.

c . WI' equipment.

Technical descriptions and drawings of var inis ?i eces of

Special kudos are acknwledgcd here for thc c n t e q x i s h g tour off i - cers who tru:y '+pet thcic hands dirty" ir. this invaluahlo, but un- glanorous, collectinn program,

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B. (C) SIGNIFICANT OBSERVATIONS.

1, A i r Section.

a. On 24 January, a tour consisting of Captain Potebnya and TSgt Pennock photographed 153 T-62A tanks, 12 SA-6 TEL, three STRAIGHT FLUSH, and a LONG TRACK during an exercise. standing example of opportunity collection provided valuable order of battle information,

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b. On 27 January, a tour consisting of Captain Potebnya and TSgt Pennock photographed the sequence of the HIND A landing gear system and observed HIND range a c t i v i t y which included the f i r i n g of rockets,

c . On 25 February, a t o u r consisting of Major Hansen and TSgt Pennock succeeded in providing quality technical photography of a modified FISHBED L at JUETERBOG GSFG Airfield. The aircraft was equipped with the SVOD navigation system. painted d u l l grey, a color similar t o t h a t observed on FLOGGER and FOXBAT,

Several FISHBED L ' s were

MODIFIED FISHBED L AT JUETERBOG

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d , On 2 1 March, a tour consisting of Major Burhans and SMSgt Spi tzenberger observed H I N D a c t i v i t y a t RETZOW air-to-ground range. HINDS were Seen approaching t h e range area extremely low and, in some cases, below t ree- top level . Outstanding quality t echnica l photography in color and black and white was provided.

HIND A AT RETZOW RANGE

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e. (In 18 April, a tour consisting of Major Hansen and SMSgt Spitzenberger provided excellent technical photography of the Gatling gun-equipped FLOGGER D a t FINSTERWALDE GSFG A i r f i e l d , is new in the inventory of the 16th Tactical. Air Army.

This aircraf t

GATLING GUN-EQUIPPED FLOGGER D

f. On 24 May, a tour comprised of Captain Potebnya and TSgt Pennock observed FLOGGER D bombing activity at BELGERN air-to-ground range. were seen t o be active a t BELGERN,

This sighting was the only time this year t h a t FLOGGER D's

g. On 4 July, a tour comprised of Major Hansen and TSgt Pennock observed and photoconfirmed the fir'st FLOGGER B a t ZERBST GSFG Air- field.

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h. On 6.July, a tour consisting of Captain Potebnya and SGT Barton (US Army) observed and photographed the deployment of GROSSEN- HAIN FITTER A at HASSLEBEN GSFG Auxiliary Airfield, Captain Potebnya and TSgt Pennock returned t o & e a i r f i e l d on 8 July and photographed t h e termination o f the deployment and the departure of 24 FITTER A ' s as well as several support a i rcraf t .

FITTER A DEPLOYED AT HASSLEBEN AUXILIARY AIRFIELD

i. On 26 August, a tour comprised of Captain Boyette and SMSgt Spitzenberger observed and photographed a GFSG l og i s t i c s f a c i l i t y at DRESDEN-HELLERAU. porates a vast truck park, was one of the most comprehensive t o date.

This coverage of the installation, which incor-

j. On 13 September, a tour comprised of Captain Potebnya and SMSgt Spitzenberger obtained coverage of a new FOXBAT B variant w i t h large SLAR-,patches at WERNEUCHEN.

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k. On 1 October, a tour comprised of Captain Patterson and TSgt Pennock located and photographed new ECM equipment in an operational configuration a t ZELLA-MEHLIS GSFG Elec t ronics S i t e l a t e r identified as RPS-6 had previous ly been seen only on t h e high- way w i t h its most prominent features folded and tarped. t i o n proved to be one of t he more significant of 1975.

The equipment

This observa-

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SOVIET RPS-6 AT ZELLA-MEHLIS GSFG ELECTRONICS SITE

1 . On 26 September, a tou r comprised of Captain Potebnya and TSgt Pennock observed and photographed FISHBED K from MERSEBURG GSFG Airfield act ive over the BELGERN GSFG air-to-ground range in near- IFR weather conditions, The use of the range under the preva i l ing adverse conditions had not been expected.

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m. On 17 October, a tour comprised of Captain Patterson and TSgt Pennock observed and photographed the Eirst camouflaged FLOGGER B a t PALKENBERG.

n. On 1 November, a tour composed of Captain Boyette and TSgt Pennock provided the f i r s t photo coverage of a camouflaged FLOGGER C. The aircraft was observed a t FINSTERWALDE GSFG Airfield.

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SMSgt Spitzenberger obtained photography of the new AA-7 and AA-8 WSEM's. A i r f i e l d ,

On 19 December, a tour comprised of Captain Boyette and

Simulators were c a r r i e d by FLOGGER B from FALKENBERG GSFG

p. On 11 December, a tour comprised of Captain Boyette, Captain Stockreiser, and SMSgt Spitzenberger located, photographed, and mapped personnel shelters under construction at ALTENO-LUCKAU East German auxiliary a i r f i e l d .

PERSONNEL BUNKERS AT ALTENO- LUC KAU

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q . On 2 1 December, a tour composed of Captain Boyette and SMSgt Spitzenberger succeeded in obtaining close-up technical photography of the very infrequently seen electronic-modified HOUND at DRESDEN- HELLERAU GSFG airf i e Id.

ELECTRONIC-MODIFIED HOUND AT DRESDEN-HELLERAU

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GROUND SECTION, USMLM, 1975

2, Ground Section.

a. Between 13 and 27 January, MAJ Spencer, accompanied by SSG Bollingermd SSG Watkins, obtained detai led coverage of t he JAEN- NERSDORF Soviet tank and APC t r a i n i n g area. picture coverage (Super 8) of the t r a i n i n g o f T-62 and BMP on the f i r i n g lanes in a controlled exercise. The tour recovered BMP am- munition and provided a full d e s c r i p t i o n of the f a c i l i t i e s a t t he training area.

The tour obtained motion

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SOVIET TANK RANGE AT JAENMERSDORF

b . On 23 January, MAJ Brosnahan observed and photographed a d isab led BTR-60PB i n the vicinity of GOLDBERG. This s i g h t i n g was s igni f icant i n t h a t it demonstrated the lengths to which Soviet drivers/crews would go i n an attempt t o repair their vehicle on t h e road. In this case t he crew had attempted to use a cable to support

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a broken wheel of t he vehicle. Sightings such as this one were the basis f o r increased USMLM coverage-and Teporting i n logistics and maintenance capabi l i t i es .

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BTR-6OPB EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE

E. On 10 February, MAJ Brosnahan photographed the facilities

The documents provided details of range operations and respon- and recovered numerous documents from t he Soviet Tank Range a t FREY- BURG. sibilities, criteria for grading, specifics of maintenance training and capabilities, and utilization of the range. received high evaluations fo r both technical and estimative value.

These documents.

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d . Un 26 February, a USMLM tour led by MAJ Meehan obtained the f i r s t clear photography of the new external CBR filtration system (FTP-200) on t h e ZIL-131 truck.

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FTP-200 CBR FILTRATION SYSTEM ON ZIE-131

e. The f i rs t confirmation of the S A 4 i n t h e East German Army was provided byma USMLM observations. On 5 March, MAJ Baltes observed an SA-4 transloader in the vicinity of t he new STAVENHAGEN

a LONG TRACK, SA-4 associated radar and target acquisition vehicle, in the same area.

EPA wII I Lastallation. Two weeks later, OR 21 March, W Meehan observed

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f. On 10 May, CPT 'Croyan confirmed the presence of Soviet air- On tha t date CPT Troyan observed a Sovie t borne troops in GSFG,

soldier with airborne accoutrcments standing guard a t an insta 1 lation in NEUSTRELITZ. Additionally, CPT Troyan and SSG Bollinger recovered a blue beret and a notebook which detailed the behind-the-lines combat rolc of the Soviet airborne unit in CSFG and provided considerable information concerning the training of t h i s u n i t .

g, NEUSTRELXTZ was again v i s i t e d by CPT Troyan in July, at which time&e search of a trash dump provided answers to several pertinent and current intelligence requirements. Among t h e documents recoveredwre personnel rostcrs f o r the 9 Ml' Co, 1952 Transportation Bn/9 GTD, a listing of GSFG and Sovie t W D t r a i n i n g objectives, and information conccrning the utilization of the Sovict praporshchik (warrant officer),

h , ch.1 13 August, a IJSMIA .ground team tour (MAJ Brosnahan, CPT Cmtcher, and SPS Blakc) was taking an early morning coffee break in an area t o the northeast o f the Luebben e x i t of the DRESDEN Autobahn. A t 0640 t he quiet morning was shattered by the roar of j e t engines passing direcrly over thc tour team. The tour immediately commcnccd t o cover this unexpected air collection opportunity and subsequently remained a t this location for four hours, observing and photographing 19 aircraf t . Four of the recorded numbers were new to USML>I. As- sistance in analyzing and reporting this activity was provided by membcrs o f t h e USMLM Air Section.

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i. On 14 September, CPT Crutcher obtained the f i r s t clear in-

Coverage of training posters in GARDE- dication tha t the PSZH was to be found in the hands of other than the Border Command Central. LEGEN ind ica ted that the BORDER COMMAND NORTH, i f it d id not already possess this piece of equipment, soon would. The posters also i n - dicated a change in the t r a i n i n g of border guards; they were now being taught t o fire at border violators from moving APC's, rather than from fixed posi t ions only.

6. Schuliibung PSH

VOW DER STELLE

MOTE 1 3SCHElBEN 2 2 SCMEIBEN OAVO# RB 3 ISCHEIBE

BEUERTUNG: KPGIT UNDPKT

T R A I N I N G POSTER AT GARDELEGEN

j. Excel lent opportuni ty collection was provided by MAJ Brosnahan on 1 and11 October, when he observed small elements of the MDIII AAA regiment deploying from garrison i n LEIPZIG to a local training area. and high state o f t r a i n i n g of EGA troops. full CBR protective uniform, and one vehicle was marked with a white substance, poss ib ly to indicate CBR contamination. t he KS-19 observed were apparently modified with wider tires and

This deployment characterized the professionalism The troops were all in

Additionally,

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deeply flanged rims. cross-country mobility.

These modifications should provide a greater

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k. Collection, however, is not without i t s lighter moments. 24 November, M A J Meehan, 1LT Chachulski, and Mrs. Meehan were

detained in LEIPZIG while on a c u l t d l tour . visit to the LEIPZIG Kommandatura'resulted in. an TR containing biographic 'data and information on the operations with in a Komman- datura. This information, collected under what must be called adverse conditions, was in response to a current requirement and demonstratedthe knowledge and expertise of t h e personnel involved in exp lo i t i ng , once again, an unforeseen collection opportunity,

Their subsequent

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C. I C ) SWVEPLtANCE. The first f ~ l l year of U, S, recognition of the GDR found no discemiblc ckanjgc in swvcillancc patterns or in- tensity. Certain areas and rates continue to rcfloct cxtrcmc Vcpo/ MfS sens i t iv i ty . the areas of: Goldberg, Sar.itz, Kmenz, Dresden, Karl Harx Stadt, and several air-related targcts. Geman security forces art mort concerncd with East [:errran than Sovict .oporati.onal a~azcs.

Foremst of these are thc Rostock-Rihnitz mum,

Apparcntly and undcrstanda3ly, East

RRIXMIS reported at least onc exampla of a highly sophisticated six- vehicle MES surveillance rrpcration in ?hc vicinity of Tlalle.

I n general, howeverl surveillance putterna.were uneven and, a t times, inexplicakle, probably attributable mrc t o t h c whims of local secu- r i t y off ic ia l s than t o any country-wide program,

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D. (C) TEMPORARY RESTRI6'F'KD AREAS. - 1. General. GSFG periodically declares Yemprary Restricted

Areas (TRA's) rostricting access of A l l ied Military l ia i son lfissions t o certain parts of E a s t Ccmilny f o r scvcrill days. Thl's are normally inposed t o screcn S o v i e t or East Geman maneuver a c t i v i t y , hut m y clsn 3e dc::arcd for various othc? reasons: for TRA's imposed in thc ERG; or mere affimatfon of the r i p h t tc impose such restrictions

dcccptim; retaliation

2. TU Analysis. A review of TW's declared ovc? the past ten years pmvokcs many questions on the basil; for annual differcnccs.

YEAR 'I'MA [IAYS

1975 14 TOO

1974 17 97

1973 23 134

1972 € 3 82

1971 19 116

1970 25 13s

3 (369 18 1.37

1968 26 229"

1967 2 1 113

1966 19 73

*An extended T M o f almroust s i x months.covered GSFG rcaztion to thc :96# Czech crisis.

Si lice TMTs are intrinsical l y 1 inked to thc existing PRA at any given time a d since YRh'q are changd periodically (twicc in 1972-2, va.lid 1 ong-term analysis of 'KtA * s i s highly tentiour;. It appears, howcvcr , that intcmational c ~ i . s e s , the arrival of new CINC's, TRA's declared 31 cxcTci.ses conducted in the PRG, and thc increasing requircncnts of East Geman forces arc variables that affect the number and length of TliAasS. TM's

USMU1 continues cfforrs t o analyze, prcdict, and exploit solicits the assistance of other agencies 5.n this effort.

3. Sequcncc of T3Als.

THA 01-75 (040001A-082d00h FER 7.5: covercd central GDR zontj.guous w i t h the Polish bcrder, (:OI'IRuS.

an a?Ta 3 t he v

in the; east cinity of

??A 02.75 (030CCIA-OE2400i YAK 75) cnconprzssetl an area generally west and south of BE;itIM in t h e p n t r a l t GDR, c m w c t i c g the LET7,- LINGEX HHDC, At'rmuwm-, mw$, JUETERDK; rw's.

TRA 03-75 [:16900A-J51?00A YAA 75) covered an areti i 3 t h e west- central and northern 61)R, nor th fzun the LETZLISCZR HEXDE PRA t o the GllESTROW P W , and wcrt from the WlTTS'l'OCK ?ill\ t o the GDWFRG border.

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TRA 34-'lb [140001A-161709A YAR 75) restricted t he area s m t h of BERIJK, conxct ing thc eastern bcrdar PRA, chr/ RRTESEN SWND I'W, and the ,IUE'Fi;KROG PRA.

TU4 05-75 [300001A MAR-072409A APH 75) was dcclaret? in the nnrtheas t CIIR, conmct Eng the 'TEMPLIN , SF,IIHKANDEK'RWRC;, and eas t e r n bordcr %A's.

T W 07-75 (1200ClA-182400h AI'R 753 encoqmscd two a ~ e a s im- mcdLately cast and west of thc LE'rZLTHCEH WIDE PKA.

TKA 09-75 (08C400A-lL210QA JUN 75) was declared in the eentr&.l GDR, amnccting thc L t Z L J N G E R HEIDE, A L W W " O W , DESSAU, LEHNlN, and JJFI'RF,:IBOG P44 ' s ,

'IRA 310-75 ~100300A,-1224110A JUN 7 5 ) covered a portion of t h e southwest: GDH in the vi cinlzy of ERFURT, WIMhR, SCIF.MKWA, and XAUMBURG

1'KA 011-75 (272400A JUL-022400h NU)C 753 denied Missi 03 access to an arca of the northeast COR, between XFJICUPPIS, NXiiSTHELITZ, and ZEi4DESICK.

TRA 01.2-75 (2724COA JI~L-022100h AUG 753. in the central GDK, coniiocted tke ALTESGRAB3W, LEHNIN, IIESSAU, and JIJE'XRBOG YRA'3.

'I'W 013-75 (030001A-15260CA SEP 75} covere2 an zrea in tke west ccntral CDR between XTTTENWRG md MAGUEYURG.

TRA Ol4-75 ~100001A-252400A SEP 753 covered a portion of thc west centra 1 GDR, connecting the PERLEBBRG , LETZT, W E R, Ri\TiiESUW, and WITTSTXK PKA's.

d. TRA Maps. "Ihc following photo-capid TRA naps are provided, as 1'~: past USYM histories. These m p s , whca combined with those nf other years, reprcsent chc only availahla source of 1'Rh impositions, locations, duration, arid trends, Thc annual list and maps by themselves aro of no grsat. signif i.csnce, but collectivcly they rqresent B valuable record for analysis, particular:y s i t h Tegard to indications and Naming or for yossihlc iminmce af hostil i ',I es.

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TU) 01-75 (040001A FEBRUARY - 082400A FEBRUARY)

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA CTRA) 02-75 [030001A MARCH - 062400A MARCH)

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 03-75 (110900A MARCH - 151700A MARCH)

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 04-75 (140001A MARCH - 161700A MARCH)

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 05-75 (30000lA MARCH - 07240014 APRIL)

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MAP, OF, TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 06-75 (300001R MARCH - 072409A APRIL)

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 07-75 (lZOOOlA APRIL - 1824006 APRIL)

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UNCLASSIFIED

MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 08-75 (080400A JUNE - 142400A JUNE]

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TM) 09-75 (080400A JUNE - 142400A JUNE)

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 010-75 (100300A JUNE - 122400A JUNE)

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRAJ 011-75 C272400A JULY - 022400A AUGUST)

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 012-75 (272400A JULY - 022400A AUGUST]

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MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TRA) 013-75 (030001A SEPTEMBER - 152400A SEPTEMBER)

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UNCLASSIFIED

MAP OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA (TW) 014-75 ( l O O O O l A SEPTEMBER - 252400A SEPTEMBER)

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E. (C) DETENfTONS AN3 XYCIDEJTS,

1, General, Ihre werc seven detentions and four incidents reported in 1975, a cansidtrahle statistical improvcmerit over t h e previous two years (19 detentions and 12 incidcnts in 1973, and 12 detentions and IO incidents i~ 1974), Only twu dctsntions involved actual physical aggression, arid none involvcd shoot inp,. These facts am perhaps of note when Compared to FMLM and BRlXMTS dctentims/ incidcnts during the ycar. 'PIC French were fixed upon at least on onc occasion, and the Bsi t i s h suffered two shooting incidents, one in diich their vehicle was badly ramed, and one serious incidcr-t involving severe manhandling of tom- persome1 ard ransacking of their vehicle [In a l l cases by Soviet prsonnel).

2. The fnllowing reports the detentions and incidents.

WSENRER(;. On 20 January, a ISSKY tour suffered a vehicle hrcak . down w h i l e exploring a tank trail . berg t o cal l for a rccuvery tcan uhiIc the tour officer reaaincd with the vehicle. dctained by Soviet military pcrsonncl who hod been l m k h g for the twr apparently aftcr it was sighted in Eeustrelitz, Konmandant, three other Soviet: officers, and one M f S civilian Later appeared a t the scene. The tour was keFt at the site of the dew+ t i o n antdl the USYW recnvcxy team arrivcd, at r;hich time die entire group was take:] t o the Xeustrclitz Konmandatura and then released, Total duration of the detention was 8 1/2 hours; t h i s lengthiness was a result of waiting for =.ezovery and not of Soviet zictions, Re1 at ions thrmighout the detention Here cordial and correct.

'I'hc! tam SCO was sent t o Wescn-

Shortly thereafter, the tour car was Jisccvercd and

Ithe Scustrelitz

WST RXSG AUTOB1EiE. On 25 jam^^ a USMIM :our WBS imrolvcd in a minor road accident on the %st Ring Autobahn smc ten ninutcs from the USKM Potsdan Installation. A3 the tour was passing a Mo- ped, high win& cnmed thc Mged t o swerve lcft into thc t o w car. Only minor abrasions wcrC suffered by the fenalc Moped driver, and m i thcr vehicJc was damagocf. The Vopos ('Volkspol i m i " = !*People's Policcma) stre thefirst t o arrfve at the scene, followed by the Soviet Potsdm Kommdant. fie Kommandant askcrl the USYLM tour personnel t o sign u Russjm ''Rod Transport Accident Report,*' which they refused t o do, Although the Kmmandant remained cowtoous, he refused t o return the tour's documents {Fcrsonal and vehicle) until the tour personml signed thc report. After conti.naing to refuse to s i g n the rcport, the t m r pcrsonntl were rcleased without their personal credentials DT vehicle pass and returned t o USM1.M Potsdam. Chief, I?SMLhl, transmitted a strmg statement t o the Soviet Extcmal Relations Rranc:? (SERB) early the fol;owing morning,, Literally within mimtes, SERB called the Potsdam House and stated thc tour's

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docuner.ts could bo picked ~p a?: any time. plished, and t.hs tour personnel returned t~ West Berlin w i t h w t further Lnci dcnr,

This pick-up was accom-

HAE.LREHG. (h 31 January, a tJ%M tour was detaincd in Havel- The tour had encou:~tered repeated berg for 3 hours and 3.; minutes.

suweiltsncc and hcavy Soviet Military t ra f f ic thToughwrt the day, and 8s tkcy were ahout to h a v e a gas station after f -wl ing , their vehiclc was sxrraundacl by f i v o armed and belligerent Smr.iet traffic rcgiilators. Several more Soviet personnel ursilred wi th in the next threo tinurs, and finally one officer preparcd an MI ' (report) citinff conplctely fahri cated ak legations of "violations'' Iyn the part of thc tour. directed t o follow one of the Soviet vehiclcs to thc Perleberg Koa- nandat-.ma, 'ihe Sovict vehicle stop*Jed enroute, however, and re- tumcd the tour's documents, stating that 'the mattcr was closed. tour was warned not t o rct-31-11 on the route on shic:l thcy had hccn detained, as zhey wuld he ?r&mprchcnded at once and the mattor wcr.i',d become nucfi m o m serious,'' I t was the opinion of the USYLV pcrsionnel t b t the dctcntion hac! bean effected to prschdo obscrva- tion of heavy Soviet t r a f f i c on that mutt.

Tbc tour officer refusid tc sign the AK?, and t k e tour was

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ZLESAR. dent within thc t'own' of Ziesar. *file tour was 05scrvcd and ta i led by a Soviet vahicle, found itself i n a. dead-end strcct, and ?-,ad to make a !;-turn. direction I the Sov ict driver del iberatcly swerrcd in to thc path of t h c USMLM car and r3m.d it. Minor damage was mstainod. A Soviet officer J*anped from the car, run ZD the UsMT,!4 vahiclc, attemptee t o open thc ioors and pounded on the windows with h i s fists. When the 'JWIM &river opened thc w i d o w a crack t o pcm!.z convcruation, the Sovsct grahbed hold and tried t o tear the window our of the door framc. and fai?cd to offor even s nodicum of Biiitary C Q U ~ ~ C S Y . a passing Gemn t o c a l l the V g o s , who arrived m o m than an hour later. It was a rather iron.ic variation on the usual. scenario in that the Vo?os azted in a professimal and proper manner and had t3 imrsuct the Sovi a t captain that only Soviet personnel arc atitholritcd 7.0 deal with the Military Liai.son Missions. sevosal Sovict officers arrived a t the scene and the Vopos departed. The senior Soviet officer read an AXT containing falac charge?;; the tour refused t o sign the AKT after having denied -the a:legations, The Soviet of fixer then rcttrrned t h e tour's credentials and released the USMLV personnel.

On 15 FeSruaxy, a USMlM tour was involved in an inci-

As it. passer! the sumci :ling vehicle from the COW eppositc

He was loud and h c l l i g e m t t o thc goint of being irrational Hc.direztcd

h few i inutts la tor ,

YFAMN. On 11 March, a USMLM tour was detained by East German personnel a t Karen ihstallazim in a T?A, a t thc scene four hour?; later and conduc-t.cd the IJSMLV tar t o zF.e

Soviet personnel arrived

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Keustrelitz Kmmandatura. tJSYLV tour off icer stated that he had departed Potsdam bcfore the ?'R4 was declared, 'rhis fact was verified by the Kommandant, and the tour was relcased after having been conducted out of t he restricted area. The total duration of the detention was 6 hours and 45 minutes, and rclations were cordial ard. correct throughout.

%'hen accused of having bcen in a TRA, the

KIESA, through Kiesa. under surveil lance. of Route 169 told the t o u r to halt and puli t o thc s ide of the toad. '38 tour personnel werc required t o relinquish thcir crcdtntials and wcrc taXsn to the Riosa Komzndatura, whcrc they were accused of having bee3 in a restricted area (behind signs]. An AKT was prepared, and after tho tvur officer F.ad refused t.0 sign i t , thc tour was escorted Sack t o Rmitc 169 and releascd. Tota l dvratian of t.he dc- tentjon MIS 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Or, 17 .June, a tl5MLM tour was detained whi.10 driving The tour was not in a restricted area nw had it , been

A Soviet traffic regulator a t the intersection

Sl!HL. On 27 .July, a tlSMLY tour was detained while conducting rcconmissance of a comnications site in Suhl. As the inscalla- tion had appea.rcd deserted, tho uwi:.sI tour officer felt it a justi- f i c d risk to climh over zwo femes into thc instullaeion, where he was surprised and apprehend&, camera in hand, by an armed East Ger- man sentry. The tour officer succeeded X n rcmoving and obliterating h i s film befom the g-lard confiscated the cancra a t gungoint, mal L'opos were callcd t o the scene, togcther w i t h the Soviet Kom- "ant of Suhl to whom the USMLM of-ficcr surrendered his docu- xes,isj. Fourteen hwrs aftcr i n i t i a l Cetanti.on, the tour was escorted hack t o the sain road ar,d released, Con'duct of the detention was cor- re(:t, except that thc tmr officer was forbidden t o s i t down or t o approach h i s car w t i 1 t h e Sovict Kpmandant had arrived. e t s also keptthe fDllowing cquipaent: 1 camera with Fl:4 lens and motor drive with battery pack and b a t t c r i w , and m c roll of cx- pas ed/ob 1 i t c ra ted f i lm , [minus f i l m ) by SERB on 26 Augnst .

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An AKT was prepared, which the tour officer r e h e d ta sign.

'fie Sov'l-

7% i s cqu i p c n t was sub s equ mt 1 y r e turned

W E ! i Z . fln 3 Octoher, I? USMf,Y.totlr was inv3:vcJ in an incident with Vope personncl while traveling through Kunanz. The tour had fo l lowd a qosrcd detour of the m i n road, which took the vchicle kehind signs for a stretch. was approached by an East Geman sedan at a high rate of speed. When the tour car stopped t o avoid a collis:ion, a Vopo passecgcr got out of the scdan and motioned t o th'c tour car t o move, lrlhcn the tour car departcd, the Yopo struck it with h i s traffic wand. lhc tour car continued under survcillanct hy the sedan for some 25 kms. Suddenly, t he sedan passed the t w r car, veered o f f to the r i g h t , and, beforr: it had come to n hal t , the Vopo jumpcd out but fe l l flat on h i s face.

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While on this signed-off road, the car

‘me tour car continued, once again followed ?iy the scdan, wtil it. stopped t o make a turn; unintelligibly, and attempted t o enter the car forcibly. attempt €a i l ed , he d r ~ w h i s p is to l i n a~ apFarent at tmpt to break the window. and the sedan recmcnced purscit, kiscnach Atitobaha, t3e sedan turned back touards K&ncnz, and thc twr retunfed YO Rerlin.without f u s t k r incident.

The Vapo.then ran t o the twr car, shouting Wen this

The tour vehicle took-off at 8 nomat rate of s?eed, When the USMLY tour reachcd the

RIBS tTZ-~RAfSUND-ROSTOCK. On 26’ Cctober a USMIM tour encoua- tered F.eavy and constant surveillance by Vopo notorcyclo and sedans betwccr. Ri,br.itz and S~rals~nd. As the tour was neither in a PRA nor behind signs and. w a s not nca? m y mili.tary installations, the tow officer ‘confronfed the Vopos and askcd then t o explain this aurvei.1- l a rxe , A Vopo officer stated he had hcazd thc tour violated traffic regulations (incorrect) and directed th? tmr persccnc; t o acco7lpany’ hin t o Stralsirnd. i%c IJSMW officer replied that he would not ac- company hfn anywhere, that the t ~ u r had dcnc nothing imprqer, a d that hc wmld return to Rostock and regort the m a t t e r t o Soviet au- thcrities, which he then did,’ The Soviets a t Rostock Komfiandatura were politn and plcasant, stating that t h e y had no authority ovw Yo36 pe~sonnet, but W u l C report the nsttl?.F to thc appropriate xd- thorities, SIC II.MLM tour rcmained overnigkt in a Rostock hotel and ucrb under coctinuogs close survcillance until tkcy left Rnstock the ne#< aftornoon.

UEWFN, On 24 NovembeT, a USMtM twr (two officers and the wifoaf hnc] was dctained by Last German pcrsonnel while on EP cultiir- al v i % i t t o Drcsdw. Tho t a r had gasscd a Wission Restriction Sign (W9) as they entered beden. tut elcctcd t o continue, as the’road was a majcr actcss route, and. they could not turn due t o heavy traf- f i c . by V q o personnel Shmtly t‘hcrcafter, thc Soviet Ass i stant Koman- dant arrived, wcrc behind si’gns, which thc tour did not achowlcdge, Kommmdant then appcarkd and oscomed .the?- USM!M personncl to’ the Kommandatura. signs was drawn mj which thc IISMIM officers refused t o sign. K m a n d a n t then invtccd the t a r to have .lunch with him i3 the Km- mar.tl&turs. The lunch was relaxed and sn:*ornal and lasted two hams. When it was ‘over, tht? tourts documents were returned, and t h e USW3 personnel p’roc‘eeded on their ,way.

Soviet BRlMI4 2 wlii . l t conducting reconnaissanct. of. a Prcrtzlau instal- la t ion . stuck i n the rrmJ ncd had to be towed back t o the road by the pursuing

After onty a f cw huadred mercrs, tke tour. vehicle was stopped

He told the tour they had >&en detained btcausc they Thc Ilresden

An AKT stating that t h e t m r was inadvertently behind ‘I’hc

PRENZIAU, On 11 Deccnbcr, a IfSMfM tour was discwered by a

As t h e tour vc?ric?t! attmpted t o exit the are.Ei,.ft gat

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BUM. where thc ptrsomc1 were dctatned f o r I hour and 35 minutes and thcn rcleascd. thc dettnti on

The t m r was then conducted t o tho Prenzlau KomaRdajura,

‘ 1 % ~ Soviets were pol i tc, gleasant,, and calm thsmgkout

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F. I C ) SPECIAL RfiYORTS. Yet anothcs facet of the USMIM contribution to the intclligmce cmuni- ty in 1975 was thc analysis performed and s?ccial reports submitted by tour personml and Rerfin-based analysts, Some noteworthy and Yeyesentative examples of UWLM analysis far CY 1975 a m l f s t t d below:

a. Major J. 1;. Wehan provide< the first mal study of the rcvistd GSFG Ye3lclc Registration Number [WW) system, This analysis, concentrating on the 10 CTII and 35 W R D , was tke basis E m continuing malyses which have been invaluable aids t o Identification a d OB studios.

b. SSG 'Terry Banson reviewed a 10 Afril 1975 observation of an Fast Geman Army artillery c o l m and, based on anaXysis on Unit Yehiclc Tdentifiers (UU) march order, and known artillery TOW, p m v d that the M-46, B nun-divisional gun, was t o bo fvund in ECA Division Artillery Regiments,

c. SSC; Renson conducted further analysis of tho RGA Wf and TO$E systems, identifying markings of t h e pontun clement of the 1 MRD engincar battalfon, and, by exte~sion, other sub-elements of that division. t o jdentrfication and GB studies.

As with the Soviet Vk'i systm, the .EGA WI ~ r c invaluable

d , For thc first time, USMLM cavcred the Lcipzig Tradc Fair with 3 tour team specially put together t o opt.imise avaflable expertise, and SSG Benson. Vast m~ums Df material were collected and sub- scqumtly sorted and analyzed w i t h the assistance of t h e Produczim Section (Major Guifer, Major Baltes, MSG (P) Corbett, and Specialists S m h p and Roots). Evaluations of resultant reports reflcctcd con- sumer satisfaction and w i l l be invaluable in p i d i n g future Lcipzig Fair collection efforts.

Primary collection was The responsibility of Major Brosnahan

e, Majors Mechan and Rrosnahan providcd vahab3c contributions in the f i e l d s of logfs t ics and maintenancc, rsspectivoly, with year- end wrap-ups of both cr i t i ca l subjects.

f, Early in 1975, Captain Patterson compiled a five-year sum- This mary and analysis of A l l f e d MU! blicopter-rclated sightings.

com;lrehensivc report included 1.ocatfons I configuraf j ans, irnd order of battle of CSFG and CfAF helicopters.

g. Later .in 197S, Captain Pattorson prepared a special smmary rcport on Sovict aad ECAl: airzmft numbcrs obsewcd during thc ?re- ceding 18 months.

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h. Un IS April 1975, Major Spencer olrtaind sz.<ples of cancu- flagt netting from a Sovj.pt. coammd post/hivouac si tc , evaluatior, stated that zhc IR '"providcd more useablc .Inforrr.ation than t h t hundreds cf photos and maEy IR's reccivad ovef several years on the subject ."

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G. (C] PRCDU31ON STATTSTKS.

1 . An itsight into the total USKIM contribution t o the U, S, md KATC intelligence co" j . ty i s qaincd through review o f 1975 p.roducti.on statistics. A1 though qunli ty I rather than quantity, continues t o bc the goal, thc qtiantitative output of IISMtM production elements in 1975 was singularly intprcssive. MSG Corhctt, TSgt A s t l e , and their associates a m to hc commended.

The e f f o r t s of

2 . PrAuctim: 1975.

I:SMM-Originated IR's : 450

2?3 177

All ied IR's Forwarded: 727

A l l i d Btriir. Control Zone IR's Forwarded : 108

RRIXMTS Tech Reports: 157

TQTAI. : 1497

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A. (C3 MEETIKGS KlTH SERB, Liaison meetings are normally held at the Soviet External Helat ions Branch ESEKB) Officc in Patsdan betmen Chief, USIVLM, and Ch kf, :SERB. Meetings are not regularly scheduled but occur a t rmdor. ti.mcs at thc rcqucst oi cithcr IIWIM or SERB when there is a subjec? t o d ica i s s , 1375, a drastic rocixction f m m the 29 which CICCUTTE~ i n :971, The follonlng Zs a swxary of thcso mect:nngs:

mere w e m only nine meetings in

19 K i n 75 Chicf, USMIM [Cot S. L. norsen,* I and Lt Col J . J. GuentF.er met with Chief, SERE ( L E '4. Porvatov3, CPT Sttva,.rw, an2 I," A. 3. Ycgorov (SERB 5 g l i s h Interpret- er) a t SRRBfs request, t o deliver a C/S, CSFG, protest on various ir.cidents (20 Jan; 31 Jar:; 15 Feb: and I I Mar 75) involving USMLY personnel.

Thc p q o s c ! of thc meeting was

23 ,Finr 75 Deputy Chief [C?. Ccl C. S. Szi Ies) and Executive Officer (LTC W , 6 . Uukcs; Chief (1,W 1 , Kmavi n) , SERB, at SSRB's request , Chtcf, SERR, o p e n d t h e neoting by crmvaying ?.he regrets of C/S, GSFC; (K!':'G 3, A . Grinkcvich) thr-t he would he un- able to attend the USp1EM rece2tion on 25 Ap:, hut added that thc First: :)uputy C/S, LTI; Yakovlcv, would attend icstesd. Chlef, SFRB, sidestepped e yueszicr. as t o which other S c v i t t generals W O U ' ~ attend the reception, sayir,g only that there wni i ld .3~ "nt3cr g e n c x l s and co lamls hftcr thc official hiisiness WLS c:mc!iid&, some small talk on general to?ics ensucd. phera of the m e t i n g was rclaxcC anL fy icndly .

IISMIM, mct with Chisf and 3eputy

7T.e atms-

23 May 75 Chief, USWL,, and C?T-9. ' P o y m net wl.tk Chief and Deputy Chi af SERB, and I,T YC~QIXW at SERB'S request. Topi cs 03 d i scussi on i ncludad arrangenents f o r the trmsir cf CTKCCSFC [Ger X. F. Ivanwski ] thrloug3 the U. S. Zone of Rcsmnsihility on h i s way t.o tk.e f'ranch Zone of Gema9y ani the accretitati.:m ::f a vehi.slr: retriever trailcr for USMTY? in addition t o the storage trailcr presently accredited, SERB was also alerted to tF.c transit of t h e c o r m " 2a.esel rrain for CINC- USAREI1R (Gen Ellanchard) itt t5e m d of the mnnth and ?mnlscd t~ ex?edit.e clearance 02 sane.

9 Ju: 75 Chie f , USMLV, met with Chief , SERB, KPT Stepannv, and anotktr SERR Captain at SERErs Tcu+-xat . Thr: s i K n i f 7 - cant poi.nt of btlsiness was zhc tranmittal of R lerier frOn rIcti3g C/S, GSFG (LTG Ydkovlw), to C/S, IJSK4bllR (MG W. R . Kraft, J r . ) p r O t w t ing the recent incidents

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of 'YorcibIe actions on the part of U. S. and West Ger- m~ niLitmy personnel against Embers o f the Soviet Military Liaison Mission-Frankfixt ," Following deliv . ery of the p m t c a t , C h i e f , I X M L Y , pzwsentez thc S o v i e t s w i t h s i x bottlcs of champagne f0r.thei.r Vi.CtQTy in the VolSeykall Tournament a t the VSMIX S ALy picn ic . Chief, SERB, t)lm advised Chie:, E~SKUJ, that two OF three SERB officers w c ~ l d at tend the IISYW Hail/Fare- we1 1 lunzheor, f o r mrivlngJdeparting l!SMW officers at the PotsJan Hriuse the follcwing day. a1.m extended an invitatjon to E R R and, if desired, bcnsdorf , officers and wLves tc attend a cocktai.l/buf- f e t on IS h l y for a visitice: grmp cf officers from the U. S. A m y Russ-isn Institute. Finally, C h i e f , SEXR, eqresssct h:.s Rrat i tude for LIT, Ilukcs ' s assistance a t the sccm o f h i s t r a f f i c accident in West Berlin on 4 Judy (See 111, B. : I'Rc;ations with GSFP) ,

Zh'cf, USMLV,

13 A - q 75 Chief , USMLM; and CPT Troyan m e t w i t h A c t k g Chicf, SERB (LTC Kanavin) , and LT Yegorcv. A l C , SEXB,* Cirst transrrf.ttet1 a farewell Icttm frm C/S, GSFG, t o t h e departing G / S , USARZUR. up the c'etcntfm of a 'JSMLY tour m a r S J H L on 27 JUT, stating t h s t h c c q x c t t d the conciscawl equiFcnt to Le returnmi. GSFG, had just rrit.urnrtrT from leave and that alrhmqh he h i m e l f had been briefed cn t h e mx:.ter by STC' Par- Y I ~ O V , the C / S was as yet. imawarc of i t . LIT Kmavin further stated that t h e G3R governnent >ad brought. consiterable pressure t o Scar an S3RR .-regarding the incident ard tha t he "knew t h a t the tour officer was photographing a military objective ~f :he NVA." He seid he would noti€y CIS9 GSFG, of the request of C h i e f , USEILM, &kereupon discussion of thc matter was terniwteil. As Chief, USMLM, was lcaving, LTC Kanavin Fainted out a photo of London that had been given t o SEKB by Chief, 63XM!lL5, and recr:iested a similar one of Washirgmn, U . L-, w X c h Ckief, USMLM, pra i sed +o furnish i m d lat.er d i t fumiish].

C5icf, USMLV, then brought

L E Xanavin rFlicd that 30th he and C I S ,

1.5 Aug 75 C ) : i . t f , USMLV, and CPI Troysn attended an eight-minte m e t i n g with LTC Kanavin and LT Yeprov a t SERB'S re- qcest. The f3rst point of business m s the presenta- t ion cf a letter from C/S, G W G , to CJS, USAKEUR, psotasti ng ?.he incidcct fnv3:vi ng a UJSMLY t m ~ on 27 J u l . This Icttar was i n responsc te the ~eqiiest mace OR 13 A i i ~ f o r return of thc crmf.iscnted eq-aipmnt. LTC Kar,sv!n went on t o say ths? C I S , CXFG, had no o b j w t i o n in Frinciple t o returnkg thc cquipraent. 1.W Kanavin aided that , a t present, he d i d not know where

thc ecpipnent was, b - ~ t did exDect i t t o hc returned in a week OT WQ. 1.K Kanavin then returned the accreditation rcc;Jest o f a U S Y M ncmher which included a chi ld over 36, stating that tkc policy since 1966 was that a chi12 over 16 xould R Q ~ be included In the Soviet cre- dertials but w o u l d require a p e s t pass each time he wishcd t o t ravc l tu Prltsdan. (13 fac t , this discus sion was t h c first t i m e t h i s policy had been enfx-ced; prior t o this date, de?enJcnt children over 16 had been include2 in ?mer,ts$ crcdcctials withwt further ad 3. Subscq:jentt.y, i3 Uecttnbcr 197s SERY required a1 1 IISMLW credentials t o bc: turned in for renewal., and a l l dependent children mer 16 weTe remved frm, sirmc .)

25 AL;~ 75 Acting Chief, IISMLV (Lt Col Stiles), and Cap? 0. Y Potebrya m t with Acting Chief , , SER3 (LTC Kanavin), and SEHR Interpreter LT Nedetski, As t he first item of business, Acting Chief, SFRR, rcttrmed thc photo- Rraphic equip" (miiiiis Eih) confiscated ir, the 27 ,511 inci.dent. A t the 5ame tlme, he :€clivered a verbal messago frm C i s , GSFG, which stated that the Chief ~ . f Staf f hoped there would Se no mwe such incidents and t h a t i f there were he caildn * t guarantee thc %amc resu1,ts." Acting Chief, SERB, signed a typed rccdpt acknowldginp wetimn nf the camera and invited Lt Col Sti les 1 o si if he so dcsired; Lt Col Stiles de. d i n e d . Upor: later exmjmation, it a;?careL that the camera had Seen bmken.

ActinR Chief, SERB, then irfomed Acting; Chief, 3SKJ4, that the husband of BF. East Geman employee at t h e IISMW Potsdm HCGSD had been found t o have pulmonary tuberculosis. t o sea if slac. too, were infcctod Lt Col Sti lcs thanked SERB for the infcrmtion and suggested that al: the Gcrman emFloyees be examined. replicl that SFRR r*.oi,rlld await t.he outcum o f the i . n i - tin1 examirati on.

Eo said t h e cxployee would be cxm!.netl

LTC Kan;rv.in

L X Kanavin then queried Lt C o l Stiles as to ?'which PI. S. nff3cial sip,ns passes for Americai:~ t o go from West t o East Bcrlln?'' [ C a m " : I?li.s q.jery qparcnt- ly sef'erred to the 9. S. Forces Berlin 13 cards :iscd by dcyem1ent.s of U. 5 . Berlin persmnd tu :ravel to East Berlin, some of which ciirry the siynntcres of former t!SC3B1 s - 3 Lt G G ~ Stiles ?leaded ignorance in the matter, as mtters concerning Bc~lin are not dis- cussed wrmal ly QII the USMLY-SERF! lcvc I , b u t are rathor tkc donah of t h o US Yissfm.

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Finally, Actfng Clli.ef, SERB, requested that SERR he aZ- lowed t o borrow t h e film ''Xizholas and Ale~andrlz'~ [see Section ITT C. 1, : ''1:S-spmsorcd Sccia; Events") . 1.X Kzlnav.En also sug~estcd t h t LWLM &nd SERB could possibly exchangc films i n the futtlrc (nothinK EIQZ"C ever c m x of t .h is suggestion).

Chie f , USMlM, and Y ? J. F. Hcchan nct this date with Chlcf of S t a f f , GSFG, a t GSFG Yeadquarters i r Hums- dorf. 'Ihe meeting had been requested the day before when the Acting Chief SERB, called the USMW Potsdam Duty Officer at 1700 :?ours and requested thar Chief, U S W 3 , c a n t to CSFG Ecadquartcrs the ilex: day.

Soviet garsonnel ?resent ir. addition t o the Chief of Stsff wpre LTC Kmavir., CP?' Stepmov, and an unidentified colonel

"he p l q o s c Qf the necting, which lasted only seven nimites, was the delivery of a strong protest regardhg an VRRG FLane w%ch had ovcrflwn and thcrcby "violated" SDR airspace and subsequen~ly landed at Tempelhof on 30 Aur 75. been denict ~ C C O S S to the planc, which they k i d requested in ordm to inspect the craf t t o dctemftle whcrher i t was in fact a non-military aircraft. USMLM, promised t o relay the iDformation to his headquarters irmcdiatcly. Chief of Staf f , GSFG, spologized t o Chicf, tfSMLM, for having troubled him t o come a l l the way t o Wucmdorf. for such a short meeting. The f a c t that the Chief of Staff had personally dclivevcd the protest rather t han going through SEK3 [the normal channel f o r a l l Soviet protcsts) was an indfcation Df how imte tho Scviets h'ere w e t the matter.

'me Soviets furthcr chargcd that thcy had

Chief ,

After yeading t h e protest a loud,

hi 12 Sep, upon instructions of WBER and Ckief nf Staff, USAKEUR, USMLM delivered the followirg letter

?D SERB f o r transmittal t o C/S, GSFC:

"Dear L'X Grinkeuich, W i th regard t o ymr oral statement: o f 5 Scptembcr 1975, I have bctn instructed tc i n f o m p u that t h e subject in question does not I i c within my sphere of competence and that a response is being duly delivered it. q p r o - priatcr channels to the SovIet Emlrassy. Sincerely, P, L. TIOHSEN: Coloriel, GS; Chid of Yission.''

Chief, l!,?ML!!, and CPT Y, H. Clritchcr met with Chicf and Deputy Chief, SERR, and CP':' Stepanov.

30 3ep 7s Chi.ef,

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SERB, f i r s t delivered B letter of welcnmc from C I S , GSFC, to the nek' C J S , USARElrK [?lG Kolland V. IIciscr). ':%is :ctter was ir. rcspcmse t o the letter MG HBises had w r j tten t o C / S , GSF'G, notifying h i m of hi s as - suxptior: OF duty. Chi of SERB, then went on to say that'C/S, GSFG, had aprvcL the visit of the C X O B

Jose?h C. McDonuugh) and a group of IJSMLV pcrson- ne1 and wives to Sans SOIIC:~ and Cecilienhof on 1 Oct. He advised that an English-speaking guide w m l d bc provided by the GDR Tourist Service srld that a SEriB officcr would greet. :he US group and introduce thm t o the guide. He further stared that no individual p e s t passes would be requind; a :ist of guests would he at t h c bridge and this list wocld be sufFi.ci.mt - Chief, StRR, stated that this procedure would be doItowcd in t h e Aiturc for similar group visits. Some small talk foalowe< uTnn cmrlusi on of thc official b=rsinrss ';"t:c atmosphere of t h e mcting was very FFiandly und rc laxed .

R, (C] RELATIONS NC1'H GSFG, The ycar 1975 saw a noticeable kprovc- lnent in re1 a t ions betuecn I1SMI.M and SEHB/(;SFG, attributable perhaps in part to t h e currcrl climate of d e t e n t e , the Soyuz-Apollo ja'nt spacc venture, as well as t o the person;ilities of CE.elF, SERB {LK Porvatnv), and C J S , M P C [LTC GrhkevvlcC), h t h of whom were consid- era5ly mor(? mlcahle and Ci?lomtltic than their 1974 predecessors.

There H ~ L S a dist inct increase in SERB cmperntivcncss with rcgard t u issurrncs of guest passes (often I s w e d on short ratice and, In t5e case of large proup visi tsI "mimes dispersed with entirely ir; favor of a list at *,he bridge), in its mppor t cf thc IISMTM Po'sdan IImse, in arracging twrs f a r 'JSMLM p r s o w e 3 tc pl.aces of interest in Pot.sdam, and in thc leve l , quantfty, and affability of Sovi.et. representatives at UShLV social Fwctions. There was also a narked Cccrcase in t he nimher of scrious dctcr.tions and incidents i w o l v i n g USMLY 9crsnnncl and in surveilla-ncc of USY1.Y tours, as cmps.red bo preceding yea.l-5.

The follcwimg is a h i c T account of certain events indicative cf the tcnor of YSMLY-GSFG relations during the ycar:

May Transit of CrlXiCGSFC; thrcugh tke H. S. Area cf Resnun- sibility. On 27 May, ClNCGSFI; [Gen Y. F. fvanovski.) crossed into XIic C. S, Area of Rcsponsili,3 I j cy at the Wartha checkpoint or his way t o Frmrrtr Veadqiiarters in Raden-Paden. I n the CTNCIs party wcrt C/S. G9K (LTG Gri-nkevich) , C0.l Ceq Kori tchuk, and % Onusaitis. C h i c f , USYLK, and azcf , A l l i e d Contact Section, Frank fur t [ A X ) , wcrc prcscnt to welcome the CTNCGSFG and his party and tu eqd?t.e/escort t h e i r transit, The

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July

returr: crosshg was accmplishcd on 29 May, at which time Cqief, USMM, war again prcscnt to a s s i s t . a t r i e f halt , CIKCGSFI; extcnded h i s personal t k " and g i f t s t o a l l who had assisted in h i s transit t l ~ ~ ~ i i g h the US Eone cf Gemany,

During

H'fntcr Spmts. Cki . c f , YMM, posed the qucstiun as to whether SERB would be interested ir: aranging a wintcr s p m t s meet ard dinner with the officers and wives of: thc three A l l i e d Nissims some Sunday st a winter sports m s m t in thc GOK. Chief , SERB, imediatc ly expressed h5s personal enthusiasrr., saying in particular tha: such En event would $%em to him quitc bcncficial f o r rel8tions Satween the Alllcs and t h e Soviets in the GDR as well as in the FRC, especially toward an melioration in rclztiom hctween SERB znd the three Missions. He thanked Chief, FMN, 5.1- his initiative and said he w m l d pass t h e ideg on to his lieadquart-ers with h i s sup;lort mil endorsement. nite was evcr hcafcl from t!w Soviets and thc ncct ncver matcr<alixed, the at t i tude of Chicf, SFKB, in itself was indicetlve of a willingness ta expand contacts and to improvc furt5er relations.

A t an FMZMISERB IneetinR on 25 July,

Although nothing mure defi-

Chief, ,T?.:.RR, '!b;if-Cic Accident. On 4 July, the vehicle carrying LTC Porvatov (Chief, SERB], CPT Stcpanov, and a Sov5et driver from the lndepcndmrce 3sy Parade and rcceptlca in W w t . Rerlin was inwlvcd in a t.raffi.c accident in West Berlin.

. s t o p 7 4 ax a rcd light, was r a m " from behind by a car i k . ~ . v m by a drunken Test Berliner. A smell crowd quickly appeated a t thc sccnc and the Sovfets were having cocsiderable difficulty, being fsced with the hostility of the e h c r driver and the ir own inabi l i ty to comunicatc in Ceman. As luck would have it, LIC W. C.. Uukcs, IJSYILM Zx.ecutive Officer, h;tl??ened to pass by i lndst~pped immcdiatcSy to render assistar,cs. directed the Soviets to leave the scene an6 to drivc directlyto the Gl*ie!r,ickt! Bridge rather than wait fo r thc west 3erlir. yolice t o arrivc. h i s name with the German drlvw and proceed& t o the h i d g c , whme LTZ Porvatov and party were wai t i rg . LTC Porva tow thanked LTC Dukes profuscly ' ' lor rendcr.irg assistance and extricatiT.3 hin: frun ;L potentially embarrassing sitgation ." estimate of dmages t o the Sov:i.et vehicle, t u which L?'C Yomratav replied: 'Twrc will he nu charge; y ~ u have paid bymndering your assi.star:ce." A t a later

Ihe Soviet vehicle, while

He

J X h k e s t h ~ i le%

I X Dukes w k e d .for an

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113MLV SERB mecfing on 9 J c l , LTC 1’0rvatov again ex- prcsscC h i s gratitude, saying thc help was “indicative of OUT alliancr:.’’

De c em3 er On 26 3ec, USYlM was advised of an accident i w n l v i ng IJS mi1itzc-y personnel on the 3erlin-klehstcdt Autobahn, nnd Deputy Chief, USMLV, Fmcdiatcly prcceedtd to the scenc. Of thc three US personnel involved, cnc ha< hecn killcd, and t w o were se~imulaly injured. mer. Deputy L31ief ar,d IJSWJ9 driver arrived, four Vopos, an FG civilian, and four Scviezs mre alreaty present. Deputy Chief, USMLV, intrnduccd himself to the Soviets and cxFlained he had c m e t o lend Wtatever help hc zould. thc injured were taken. t o Soviet chcckpoint Bravo for fastest Foss ib 1 e rendezvous wi t h the admlance. The Sovjcts were most hel?+ul 2.11 e x p d i t i n g the departare of thc an?b.J:ance at their chcckpoint: and I.at6r In dc- termining the locat ion of- the rewins of the dcccased se-viceman, which had Sccn tuhon t:, East Berlin.

A wrcckcr and an ambulance :?ad h e n caf l cd , and

1. U.S.-Sponsored Social Events. The am1:iora::ian of !I .S.- Soviet reiatims on vari.otxs levels was rcflcctcd in thc IISMW!-s?on- sorcd socia I cvcnts throughout tke year, Whereas Soviet. attendance a: previ.ous years by z chi1:y reserve--if not >pen host-ili.ty--rm the ‘part of mny SO- v i e t officersand wives, the 1973 functions enjoyed generms ant1 excel) t i on i l l 1 y c m g e n i a 1 3ov ic t reFresen tat ion +

social functions had oftcn hecn mezger and marked

The following

April

is an out1i.m nf thc yczr‘s major functions:

A stag btlffet commemorating the 28th amivcrsary of the estab1 sl”t nf t5c IlWl,M and the 30th anniversary cf the! mecting af t J , S . a n i Swict Forces on the Elbe River near l‘orgau was h c l d in the Potsdam Eousc on 2s April

Senior Sovj at represeritatI.ves were MI; Yakovlcv (1st Dcp C / S , GSFG) and FIG Onusa itis (DCSI, GSFC) . Also prcscnt were CM: Grckh (Potscam Komandant) , LTC Kamvin (neputy Chief, S‘ERR: Chief, SERB, was rqarted to be sick], and thrcc unldcntificd colonels.

July

August

me atmsphcre t)l,roughont was cordial and relaxed, and the Sovicts ~ a v c eveyy apEtasancc of enjoying thm- sclvcs. 'fie themes of: the traditional toasts fol lowing dinner centered on the usefulness of the M i l i t a r y Liai- son Mi ssions 3rd thc conacaosa*,ion cf thc kmri can/%- v i m neering DR the Elbc 30 yews before, M; Yakovlcv rcmarkcd i.n h i s toast t h a t he trusted thc good relations betwccn .the U. S. and thc USSR would continue f9r anathsr 30 years. defeat of fascisn addressed. pasted shortly after 2000 hours.

A t 13 t ine during thc Farty was the Thc Soviet guests de-

1. The traditional IndcpcndcncP nay "icnic at thc UWLV Potsdam Installation was held cn 3 Jul, than 400 Soviet, British, Frcnch, and U. s. guests included t w 3 S o v i e t gcnoral officers [% N. P. Smirnov, Assistant C/S, tiSFG, and Mcj Onusajtis, DCSI, GSFG) and threc 11. S. general. officers (FUF San S , Walker, USCOB; Maj Gcn Benjamin H. Rellis, CC, 17th AF; and Brig Gcn K i l l iam C . Morris, USAFE] .

Tie more

In addition to the two Soviet generals, thew were ap- proximately 18 other S0v.i a t personnel prcscn t a Many of thc officers were accmpanicd by their wives, and Chief, SERB, brmght h i s daughter as we1 1. "he Soviets di sylayed rmarkzblc warmth asd cordiality, exprcsscd great adnirdt.i.on fcr the uay the fvncr im was arranfled, md samed to enjoy thcmclvcs g~uinely--espec3al]y whcn rhey once agakc wallced o f f with a victory in t h e YOI Icyball 'rclllrrrmtnt I

2 . dcprt ing USMLY dficers sas attended by three SERB of fixers, The atmosphere was relaxed and fyiendly .

On 10 July, a IIailjFarewcll l u ~ c h e m far arriving/

3. 03 38 July, USMR hosted a cocktail!huffet rcccption a t the Potsdm House for a gxwp of visiting officers fmm the U, S. Amy Hwsim Inst i tute . Chicf, SERR, and fivc of h i s officers attended. T h i s occasion was the firsr t i n e i.n recent record that the Sovicts had come to such B function, and their a t - tcndance was attributed t o thc international cl imtc engenderad by thc Apollo-Sopz j o i n t space venture.

1. On 23 Acgust, SERB officers LTC Kanavin and L?" Ycgorov attended a luncheon a t the DSYLpi Potsdam Hotssc, the prpase of which was r o bid fareue.11 t o departicg USYIM officer LTC Baxter. USMM personnel frrcsent net6 Ceputy Chief, USMLM; LTC Baxtc:; and PIK, LT Chachulski. 'i3c SFRR officcrs were very friendly and olwiniisty

Nuvcab cr

cnjrrycd the affair; thcy stayed forltwo huurs aad 20 mi x t c s considerably longer than had bccn expec ten.

2. On 26 Augxt, SER3 requested t o harrow the movie 'INi chalas anc Alemndrz'' after having hcard Dcp=lty Chief, IISMLM, speak abmt 1. t in an car1 icr social conversation. As tkc Sovicts did no t have a s~r-itxblc prnjcc?or, hawever, EESYLM v ~ l u n t e c x d t o bring both tkc m : i c ami pyojtctor to SER3 and t3 conduct a showing fo r SERB personncll. that sawc evcning and cnjoycd a large Sovi.ot: txmout; the room was so crowdcd that tkc wife of Deputy Chief, SKRR, sat CI h i s lap €or the duration of the f i l n , uhi le several Sovi e=: m l i s ted persomcl ucre observed to have fallen usleep partmy through i t , but whetF.er thcy did so frcm fatigue, Imrctom [the f i l m was shom i n Engl i sh , although USYLM*s 1 J:I' Chachulskl provided a running co-mmtary i n Russian:, or rhc stuffiness in the ~pom remained i i m w t cyestftm.

'Chfs .skewing was 'mTd

The $:act rema'.nti, however, that this function was the fjrst of its kind in the history of USMWSERH rela- tbons, row a Western f i l m or invited UWLM personnel to SERB for such a showing.

Nmm befom had t h e Sowicts rcqiicstc2 t o 5ar-

A tradi t iona l American ' h n k s g l u f n g Dinner was hcxtecl o n B Kowcmbcr at thc Y ~ t s J m Housc fsr a9proximattly 45 Rritish, French, Soviet, kerican guests. The scnior Soviet rcprescntatives were L E awd MTS. Grin - kcvic5 CC/S, CSTS); HI; arc Mrs. Qnusai.::is [UC51, GSFG); and MG ant1 MYS. Sutyagtn (MF Cdr, Sov AF, GSFG) 1J. S. ~ e n c ~ a l officers in attcndmce were MG and MTS. R. V. Iieisor CC/S, USAREtR]; EG ani Mrs. R, Dean Tice [Cdr, HMe] ; and Brig Gen and Mrs B i Ity M, Hinter [KS/LOC;, Hgs , IJSAFE]

The function provided the backdrap fwr the f in t ncct- ing betwee3 LTG Grinkwich am! t h e new C I S , WS:ARF:IJK, MS Heiser, and was the occasion cf several Soviet toasts to further cooperatim, t o the d e s i r a b i l i t y of more frequent socFal coxtact3 thrwgh t h e Mirsiocs, afid 20 thc h a p that there would Ire many futurc ncctrngs jetween the Chiefs of S t u f f . An atmosphere of ramth :id extreme af fabi l i ty prevailed throughout thc fmc t ion .

1. On 3 Dccmhcr, LIT Kanavin and IT , Y c p m v attcnded a lunchcor, at !JSHIX Patscam, 'I%c purposc of the func- t 3 . m was t a hi.d farcwctl to Ctipt Patterson and to in.. troduze new USNLM cfficers Maj Ibite and. Cart Stock- roisor t o SERB, 7ha affair was relaxed and cordi;kl,

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U N C LASS 1 F 1 E Q

LTC W, C. DUKES WELCOMING MG SAM S. WALKER TO POTSDAM 3 JULY 1975

CPT N. TROYAN WELCOMING MAJ GEN BELLIS 3 J U L Y 1975

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UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSlFIED

TRADITIONAL SOVIET/U. S. VOLLEYBALL GAME 3 JULY 1975

CHILDREN ' S GAMES 3 JULY 1975

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UNCLASSIFIED

UNCUSSIFIED

TRADITIONAL VOLLEYBALL GAME DRAWS ATTENTIVE SPECTATORS 3 JULY 1975

GUESTS FOLLOW VOLLEYBALL GAME CLOSELY 3 JULY 1975

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UNCLASSIFIPD

U N C LASS 1 F 1 ED

MG H E I S E R AND LTG GRINKEVICH AT POTSDAM 29 NOVEMBER 1975

ALLIED AND SOVIET GUESTS AT POTSDAM 29 NOVEMBER 1975

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U N C LASS I F I ED

WNCLASSIFEED

ALLIED AND SOVIET GUESTS AT PoT’3DhM 29 NOVEMBER 1975

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UNCLASSIFEED

2, A t 1900 hoxrs, 27 Dccmhcr, IISVLV l?mt~rl a buffet dinner Cor SERB officers to cehbratc the traditmnal exchange of New Ycar's g i f t s and wishes. Soviets present were: LlC Forvatov, LTC Crekh (Potsdan Itom- mandmtJ, L X and Mrs, Kanavin, M U and Mrs. Stepanov, 4L4J and Mrs. Tcrcskhenko, LT and Mrs. Ycrcvcnk6, and LT Ytgwov.

Gifts w c m exchanged bttwccn XMTM and SERB personncl, ' h e g i f t s from CINC and C J S , USARETR, to their Soviet couaterptrrts wcrc p ~ s s c d t.0 Chief, SERB, who stated that rccipmcal g i f t s had hecn transmitted v ia Chief, SMLM-F, on Z S . Dec. The atnosphex remained congenial thrwghmt thc c v e ~ i n g . The ,Soviet ladies, who cam noticeably dolled u? for the affair , stated that thc function was one of the nicest a d nost rclaxcd w e - n.ings they had spcnt a t the U. S. M h s i on ISouse. Chief, SERB, clcctcd nor to see the movic [ ' 'H~EIC~') which USVM had prkparcd "just in cast,'' and the So- victs departed at 2215 hours, ts the obviws d ir - plea5lrre of thcir wives.

The follovcing is it list of gi.fts exchanged betmen :JSAR:UR/USUM and GSFS/SEZR:

1 battle ( f i f t h ) Southcm Confort 1 iotrlc Taylor Sangria 1 'troztle ChristZan Rrothws Mapa Rose 1 b o t t l e Almadcn Mountain White Chablis 1 h o t t l s Early Times Bicmtennial 1 tmx (1 1./2 lbs) Kusscll Stover candics

b. Fron C/S , USAREllR, to C I S , GSFG:

I bottle Gsllo Hearty Burgundy 1 bott le Early Trncs 3icmtennia.L f lask 1 bot t l e Paul MEISsOn Chenir, Blanc 1 Imx Witman s Sampler candi es

c . Fzon Chief, 1lliML.M t o CINCGSPG:

1 book, We Americans [?ictor.IaI history of the

1 bott le Pari1 Wassun Cabernet Sawignon 1 bottle Christfm- kothers hapa Rose 1 ''Official AStrOnauts"t ballpoint pm

United Statcs) , i nscribcd

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d. P r o m Chid, USMLM, to C/S, GSFG:

1 hook, Wc hcricans, inscribed 1 bottle Almaden Mountain trhite Chablis 1 bottle Taylor New York State Pink Champagne 1 ''Official Astronauts '" ballyo5at p l

Q . From Chfef I IJSMIM, to C h i e f , SERB:

1 book, Nc Americans, ixxcribed 11 I- lb box Whi t m t s Sample: c a n d i m 1 bottle ( f i f th ] Jack nanjtls I;rc(m 1 bottle Christian Brothcrs Rtrby P o r t 1 bott1.s P a u l Massan Chen3.n 3lanc 1 'WfficiaE Astronauts *' ballpoint pen

f . Yrcm Chief, USFILM, t o MG Onussitis, I J C Kanawin, "W fereshchcnke, MAJ Medved, LT Yegorov, anC LTC Crckh, Yo t sdam 'KonmmIant :

1 "Official Astronauts ' I ' hallpoint pen, each

g. Prcm C h i d , IJSMM, t o officers arid m n of SERB:

h. hcm Chief, USYIM, t o Soviet duty pcrsonnel at thc Glicnickt Bridge:

b small gift pucktlges, each contaj ni ng c I g m c t t c s , liquor mhiatures, an3 chocolate bars

j . Prom Chief, SERB, t o Chief, USMIM:

small replica (9') of Czar's r a m o n 1 butt I e perfurre ~ f l ' " n l i n " ~ 1 t i n (140 grams) Salmon Caviar 2 Eottlcs ( . S liter, tach] v d k a I box liquor-filled chocolates

5 . From Dcputy Chief I SERB, to Deputy Chief, USMU!:

2 bottles C.5 liter, each) vodka 3 miniature foldout pictiire souvenirs of Moscow 1 smal: wooden jug f i l l e d wi th coffee hoans 1 hook on Beryozka Russian dance troupe I Fln-OIt bUtZQIl

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k. From NAJ 5 t c p ” v (recontry promoted), SER3, t~ Fxccutive Of fi CC’I: , USMLM, for USMLM officers :

6 h n t t l c s (.S liter, each) Soviet wine 2 bott1c.s c .5 liter, cach) Sovjet vndXa

1. Frorc Soviet Duty Officer at Glienicke. Bridge t o Executive Cff i C C ~ , USMLM:

3 packages Soviet ci.garcttts 4 mi.n.iar.irre (aproximabely 6 02) battles Sovict

cognrlc

2. Sovi c t - sponsored Social Events . a. Scwict AmyJh’avy M y . Thc Soviet Amy/Savy, Day receptbi

waske:d i n the Soviet Cfflcers’ Club of thc Yotsdam Garrison from 1800 - 20n0 hours on 20 Fcbructry 1975. Traditi.onally, this rcccption constitutes t h e only an5ual Soviet affair t o which membe-rs of the AilierE M I W s arc invited. Sovict. practicc to extend onc hlanket invitutim to all. an-pass of fi C C ~ S of each Mi.sFrian rather than individual inv i ta t ims . ycar, hovevcr, individual invitations uerc sent. USMLM m d BRIXMIS, as in past ycars, received invitations for on-pass officers only , , whereas FNCM for some unknown reason receivd invitations for a l l i t s of fi ccrs rcgardlcss of curTcnt accreditat: i on s tatrxn

Cn previous years, i.: had been the

This

Other Allied personnel invitcd were the Chiefs of: the Al l i ed elements of the Berlin AiT Safety Ccntcr and the S?andau prhon directors.

C I S , GSPC (1 .X Grinkevish) , prcsided a t t5e Teception. Also prcscnt wcrc five Soviec Yajor Gmerals, two Coloncls from GSFG ILadq:iartcrs, aml Chicf, SERB, as wcll as scveral lower-ranking nfficcrs 5om Eqs, GSFG, the Yotsdam Kmandatma, a d SERB. v iets prcscnt scened less thun h 1.974, and thcrc wcre fewer Sovi ot w i v m than Alliec wives prcscnt.

CIS, GFSG, g e n e d thc rcccptior, with a speech cmtcrkng on the cele- brati on of the 57th amivcrsary of the Soviet A m y and thc 30th anniversary of the victory over fascisn and evoking peaceful p o l i . t l cal coexi stenca and economic, culnira 1, and scienzi f ic coqmarion. ‘fie s?eech cndcd wfth an expression of satisfactson UT: the part of Hqs, GSFG, regwding thc quality of relations dcvcluped wf:h the thTee M.Yts and “the quality of thc work of the Lia:isor, H.i.ssions.”

Thc total nun5er of So-

The tabIos wcrc wol€ set, servJcc by maitrc d ’ and waitresses was ef f ic ient , and backgrwnd nusic was prov:itied a1 tematcly by records and a band. Thcrc wcre RO East.GC;rrraan flags in evidence ns there were last year. effort t o occupy themselves with the westem guests, u:lo had certain

So Swiep: o f f i c w s elrccpt L’1G Grinkevich made any

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difficuitics in maintaining conversation wlth their hosts. Grinkcvich was affahlc and mi ling only towards tho three MlM Chiefs wkth whom hc raised many toasts on the usual themos of internationaf cooperation, pursui t nf g a d rclat i oris ctc .

LTI:

b. On 1 October, wives, as wcll as thctr guests of honor, W and Mrs , J. C. Mctlonough, the U. S. Cmandm, Berlin, toured Sans Souci Palace and 1unch.ed at the Cecilienhof restaurant in Potsdam, Although not a Soviet-spm- sored s o d a 1 event as such, i t was SERB who obligingly had made all arrangements for the tar , even providing an English-speaking guide from the GDR tourist bureau t o acconpany the group throughout the day,

layge group of USMLM yersonnel and their

3. Warsaw Pact-Sponsored Social Events.

a, Czech Satimal M y Reception, On 7 May, the Czech Mili- tary Mission in West ReFlin hosted a reception on the occasion of Czech Ydtional Day. USMW was represented by the Deputy Chief of Mission, 1.t (:a1 Stiles. Soviets present wmc LTG Suslov, LTC; Yakovlw, h.rc Avdonin, ?rcE Yefinuv, an unidentified colonel, LTC PorvatoV# LTC Kanwin, WJ Tsarkov, CPT Stepanov, an$ LT Wedelski. Deputy Chief, USMM, was interested t o meet MG Yefinw, as he had previously ham unknown t o USHLFI.

b . Polish National Day Recaption. The A l l i e d Mission Chiefs and thcir nivcs attended the Polish National Day Rcccption host& by the Polish Military Missfon in West Berlin 09 22 Jul 75, Polish military personnel present included the two military representatives of the Mission, COL Markuszewski and LTC Nawrocki, and the Polish Military Attache t o East Berlin, COL Gunia (?I. attendance included Z'K; Vfnogradov, Sovict MA t o East Berlin; YG Onusaitis, KSI, GSFG; and four SGKB officers with wi,ves.

Soviot officcrs in

The reception provided the chance for Chief, USMLM, t o hold several interesting and valuable discussion with Warsaw Pact pcrsonncl., topics of which included the number of Military Attachcs in East Rerlin, presence of Soviet .W*s in Rum, the roles o f Mb's and MLM's, and the possibi 1 i ty of fitwe HRFR verification teams.

c . Czech Amy Day Reception. Dquty Chief, WSMW, attended the Czech Amy Day Kectption hosted by the Czechoslovakian Military Mission in West Berlin on 6 Oct 75. Therewere sevwal Soviets prcscnt, t o Includc LTG ant! Mrs. S'amenyov, LTC: and Mrs. Lebedyev, two unidmti f ied coloncls, and LIT and Mrs. Shatov from Hqs, SSFC;; LTC Porvatov, LTC and sfrs. bnavin, CPT Stepanw, and CPT Nedelski from SERB; and an Army Captain who identified hins t l f only as a SOV'- e t attache t o the c;L)R. n i e evening wa$ very valuable i.n obtaiiiing considerable hiographlc data on the two L E ' S and their wJves and on

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LTC and Vrsa Shtov , all of whnm had previously been unknown t o usmv .

d , S W - F Reception. Capt Roycttc and L7C Stevens attcndcd the 7 Novembcr 1975 Reception a t the Soviet Military Liarson Mission, Frankfurt, as USMU4 reprcscntatives. A I 1 SMtM-F officers and thoir wives were prcssnt, and a l l did their utmost t o he g o d hosts, nin- gl.ing frccly and amiably with t h e i r gucsts. Of much interest w e ~ e the numerous Viamaw Pact ?exsonnel whore the USMM officers not for t h e first tine, toinclude three ntmbers of the P o l i s h Embassy in Bonn and their wives, a member of the Czechoslovakian Embassy in Ronn, an official of the Hungarian Embassy in Bonn, two members of the Frankfurt Aeroflot office, with wivcs, five members of the Rus- sian Rank i n Frankfurt, and one unidentified, though obviously im- portant, GDR nf fi c i a1

U. the Dosition of Chief of Staf f , IISAREUR, jn Auflst'1975. Shortly

(C) CHTEFS OF STAFF, GSFG/USAREUFI, Mc; Rolland V, Yeistr assumed

the&aftcr, he scnt the following lcttcr to LTG I),* A. Crinkcvich, Chicf of Staff , GSFG:

I wwld like to take th is opportunity t o jnform you that I have assumcdthc duties of Chi.ef of Staff, Ulni>ted States Amy, Europe and seventh A m y . ft is my siriccrc wish that t h e codi.al and friendly relations established between you and the ?revfous Chicf of S t a f f , WSARF?JK, will csi~Linue. the not too distant future. Please acccpt my best wishes for y m and your staff.

T hope that yrc will be affordcd thc occasion t o meet in

Sincerely, MG R O I . l M D V. HEISER."

IT(; Grinkevich responded with a lctter of h i s own thanking PIG Heiser For the notification and expressing much the same h o p s .

The first meeting hctween MG Heistr and LTG Grinkevich took ylacc at the I1SMLM nanksgiving function in Potsdam an 29 'hovembcr 1975. The meeting was most cordial and enabled the Chiefs of Staff t o get t o know one mother in a personalized social atmosphere. versation centered on sports and personal topics and progressed to an extcnsivc discussion of the complexities of G Chjtef of Staff's duties. L'lT Crinkcvich H~LS very miable throughout the eventng. He exp'wesscd the hope that the two Chicfs of Staff could moct oftcn i n the future and emphasized the need for further cooperation hctwcen the Soviets and Amcricans and the desirability of more .frequent social contacts through the 19 iEi tav L%ai son Missi ans ,

I n i t i a l con-

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E. [C) EAST BERLIN EMBASSY HA'SlIRS.

1. Recognition of the GBK in 1974 and subscquont fu l l sctiva- tioa of a U. a. Ehbassy in East BeFlin in I975 prompted sevcral significant actions by USMI-i, ''presence" i n East G c m n y , il status of 28 years standifig, USHLM w a s ahlo t o relinquish prcvi msly assigned quasi -diplomatic responsibi- lities and focus on intelligmcc collection operations. traditional "lost autobahn traveler" search was affected as thc [IDR cmenced issuing visas to U. S , personnel, permitting t k m to travel on rw'tes .'ot:?cr than t h e BerlSn-Helnsttdt Autobahn,

No longer thc >sole official U. S.

Evcn tho

2:' Through a series of special USML!! orientation briefings t o key East Berlin Embassy officials, cloac and effective liaison ties lccre established, of. mutual interest has hem invaluabfo i n this critical first year of G1JR recogni ti.m

The exchange of infomation on sensitive subjects

3 While GDR rccogni ti on unqiiest ionably constitutes a watershed' event .in USMIM history, it also impacted, in a sommhat lighter sense, on the USMlJf Naval Re?resentativc. U. S. Matintl Corps security pards t o the Bast Berlin Embassy nogated the Naval Rcprcscstitive's claim as the "sole, official U. S. Marine Corps presence'# in Berlin and East Germany.

The assignment of seven

PART I V LOG? STTCS

A. lation coctinued t o rcflcct the somewhat improved standards catabi l i s h e d in 197d. Rations were plentiful and of g o d qual.I.ty and bet tcr vwic ty . Considerable maintenancc/rcpair was perfomd, t o include complete rcpaintinE of the interior and exterior of the housc and the rcfurbishrrem of thc porch, steps, and lakefront patio.

cJ> S0VTF.T SUPPO9T. Soviet support of the Potsdan House insta:-

One change effected was in the ama of Soviet gasoline! support for USHLM. From Ai~gust 1974 through February 197S, thc Soviets had provided a mmthly allotntnt of collynns redeemable for 2,500 liters of V K 73 :low-grade) gssofinc plus 2,225 WdE in cash t o ewer the price diffcrcntial in purrhasing the higher-grade (VK R8) gasoline which is required for USML?! vehicles. Un 12 .March 1975 , SEW3 sta ted tha t the monthly %as allowance was t o i e cut in ha€f due t o the ‘‘rise i.n cost of gasoline,” causing a grcat deal of ~ ~ n s t e r i ~ t i o n t o thc A I - Lied Missions. the new mcntkly allocation as of April 197.5 provtdcd USMM with coupons for 2,5100 liters of VK 94 [super) gasoline. Although a cash allotment was no longer provided, the fact that the ncw coupons were gout4 for thc hi.ghcst grade gas available did away w i t h the neeC for one. f i e Allfed Missions €mmd t o their pleasant surprise t h a t they were now getting BT) equal qutrntity as well as a superior qual1 ty of gasoline

Aftcr a month of fluctuating procedures$ hnwcver,

‘R:c following are Sovict support statistics fcr 1975:

C o a l : Rat i ms : Garbage Pickup T Chiiaaey lnsyec ti ons : Electricity f Gas (nntux l ] : Water : VK 88 Caseline: VK 94 Gasoline: Tc 1 eph ORC : I’ers 03 n Q 1 :

27.2 t m s I4,80U ind-ividual meals &tk ly Quas ter 3 y

3 57,5F?1 wat ts 649,165.45 m 29,701 -6 mJ 15,000 lkccrs 15, Coo 1 I ters I tclcphonc with 2 extensions 24-11o:ir East G e m r , security post 8 East Garman houac enployees (4 cooks/

wd-tresses, 2 cleaning naids, 1 gar tcncr, 1 mechanic)

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8. (C) BEKLXS BWIGAUB. Berlin Brigade continued t o provide timely and effective support t o WYLV during 1975, This support included:

1 , Assistanca in refurbishing the Potsdam Mission House. Total estimated c o s t : $25,000. Major new items prcwidcd includc the following :

a.

C .

e.

b.

d,

2.

3.

4.

5,

6 .

7.

Furni turt c QY t r h g s hapor its Rugs Refrigerators washers, dryers Chi na . Total vehicle mintemnce support

h i d , gardener, and security forces.

Solf-Service Supply Center items at a total cost of M19,OOO.

Gasoline: 18,392.2 gallons.

Oil: 466 quarts,

Household aupplles at a total cost of $892.66.

C. CC) SUPPORT AGflEEME!!S.

1. USAREUR Reg 700-550, dated 28 April 1970, prescrb?m rcspon- s i b i l i ties and procedures for providing log is t ic support tu USMW and t o the Soviet Military Uaison Mission, Frankfurt {SMIM-F)

USMM will bo furnished logistic support by the S w i c t Forces t o which it is accredited. will provide additional support, as necessary, t o suppletent the Swicc-proridcd support, .I ncltsding items not. avai lab1 e from Soviet sources.

The Commanding General, U. S. b y , Berlin,

2, USAREUR Reg 500-445 provides that logistic support on a reciprocal basis will he furnishod to WSYW and SMfM-F by the Head- quarters t o which they are accredited,

3, Dotach” 16 ( A i r Section;, USMlM, amended bast support agrement with Temptlhof Central Airport on 24 April 1968 and re - validated on 16 June 1975, Agreement provides for tenant support t a includc vehicular naintanmcc support.

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D. (C) IISMlM IWQUARTEKS RENOVATTON, During the yem, a major re- novation of IJSVZM hadquarters took place. This work incldcd:

1. Conversion of Third Floor barracks into a secure operational area and a three-hcd transient billeting area with shwcr and toilet f a c i l i t i e s .

2 Installation OF new perimeter serrriri t y fence.

3. Installation of a new walk-way.

4.

5 .

InstallatSon of R new pump and cess pool.

rlppading of Sasement kitchen facility t o accwlmdate focd preparati on for 1 iaison functions,

E* IC) VEHICLES.

USMLM's oprational vehicle fleet consisted of the following: 1. VeMcla Status as of 1 January 1975. As of 1 January 1975,

a. hbnber of Vehicles:

Three (3) 1974 Ford B ~ O ~ C O S ;

Thirteen 13) 1974 Ford Customs, whi.ch include m e (1) Chief s C ~ T and four (4) 4-wheel drivo modi€ied;

Five ( 5 ) I974 Ford Mavericks;

fiine (91 I972 Ford Customs, whish include four (4) four-wheel dri.vc nodi f! cd;

Total nmber of vehicles: Thirty (303,

b. Accreditation. These vehicles were assigned against USMLM's tm accrcdftations as follows:

PMTE St'llMBER

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

TYPE VEHICLE

1976 ~ o r d (black] 1974 Bronco 1974 Ford 1974 Maverick 1974 Ford 1972 Ford 1972 Ford 1974 Bronco 1972 Ford 1972 Ford

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2 . On 7 NovcnbeT 1974, after lengthy consideration and coordination, C h i e f , USMIM, decided t o rcques t procuremnt of foreign-made vehicles for IKMLV operational use, color, wore r m p s t c d with thc approval o f DCST, USAaEUR.

Nine Ope1 Admbruls, white i n

3. Vehicfc Status as o f 31 December 1975, As o f 31 December 1975, IJSMLV'S operational vehicle f leet consisted of the following:

a. Ymbcr of: Ilchicl.es:

Kfne ( 9 ) 1974 Ford Custons;

Two (2) 1974 Ford Broncos;

Two (21 197s For! Broncos;

X,ine (9) 1.975 Opcls;

Total nunbercf vehicles : Twenty- two (22) . b- Accreditatkn. These vehicles were assigned ag"xi.nst USMIN's

ten accreditations as follows:

20 2 1. 22

23 24 2s 26

27 28 29

I974 Ford Custom [black) 1975 Bmnce 1974 Ford Special

(4 -whcel drivo Custom)

197s ope1 1975 Ope1 1976 Ford fhstca L975 Ope1 Special

3974 Bronco 1974 Ford Custm I975 %el

(4-wheal drivc)

3. Ihi 6-8 October 1975, MA3 Patrick M. Rrosmhan, :ISMIN, accept- ed two four-wheel drive modif ied 1975 Qpcls from f c F Developments, t t d , , Covcntry, England, fnr L'SMlM testing. DCSI, IISAREUR, author- i z e d modification of four (4) Opcls with foul*-wheel drive in 1975- 1976. fiod aftcr an adequate test of the first two vehiclcs had bean cog- ducted. Ihc t e s t is on-going icto 1976.

The third and fourth vekicles, however, were only t o be m d i -

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1. In 1975, tJSMLM discontinucd its Xerox contract Ear reproduc- tion equipment and installed 3M equipmefit. ycar groved 321 was not capable of providing the naintcmnce support rcquired, and a decision was madc t o retwn to Xerox. A Xersx ?OOQ wi th sorter was requisitioned, but instal lation d i d not O C C ~ unti.l 19?6 *

Experience d-xrifig t h e

2, A campaign w a s lamched tn replace warn items of intclligencc equipment, and by year’s end fourteen new Sony tapc recorders were m hand and sevcral new cmcra assmblias .

G. (C] PdOTOGRAPHIC MHOKATORY.

high quality fhotographi c support t o USMI,!! operat inns in 1975. addition t o an qyroxinatuly 20% increase j.n Froduction output as a “a of USMLM assumi3g rtsponsih<.lities in a new cDl.le:ct.~im pro.. gram, the p h x o technicians and specia:ists provided i-nveiluahlc photographi c training t o incming toiir personnel

:, The IJSVLM Photographic Lab continued t o provide timcly and rn

2. Thc quantity of prnduction in 197s i s dramatically i l lustra- tod by the f i n a l statistics for the year:

Rolls of Fib:

Proofs : 115,930

Print s : 314,931,

3 . Bare statistics, howevcr, do not convcy the qi:al.ity of sup p o ~ t provided Sy the Photo tab persomcl ant t h e value of their efforts to successful tK3KZM missi on accomplishment.

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An intensive and axtcnsire program encompassing the hill spectrum o f sscuri ty-related act i ~ n s characterisd the USMIM Security Program fo r 1975,

With the USMW Security Connittcc as the initiator and primary exe- cuter of actions, the 1975 program c m e n c d with a coaprchcnsive counterintelligence survey and continued throuBhout t h e year with follow-up actions relating to physical, comnications, persmnel, document, and operational sccurlty.

"he cowtterintclligence survey conducted hy thc! 766th MI ktachncnt and 8 physical security survcy conductcd by the Bcsl.in 3rigads Provost Marshal Section provided invaluable guidance and rccoarneFlda- tions t o the Security CmIttee in its efforts t o improve Mission security posturc. accomplish4 during I975 include the following:

The more significant security-related actions

2. Technical lnspectiuns of UWLV faci lities;

2. Inproved exterior fencing and lighting;

3 , Creation of high security compartmental working areas;

4. Conprehensivc hrtefing and debriefing prograns, t o include in i t ia l security orientation for adult dependents of Mission members;

S. Greatly improved telephone security, as reflected in two separate inspection raports;

6. Simplified and improved documcnt h a d l i n g procedures;

7. Considerable reduction fn tho i.nventory of classif i c d doc-+ ments ;

8. Increased attention t o operational security problems, t o include avoidance of stereotyped operational Futterns, vehicle security, counter-surveillance training, and integration of security plaa- ning in a l l operational planning.

Mspi t e progress In 1975 I numerous sccuri t y vuLncrahi f i t i e s and weaknesses remain. 1976 w i l l bc on those specific yrublems surfaced by the surveys and subsequent inspections ,

The focus of Security Conmittcc attention i n

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PART VT SPECIAL 1,UTEREST SUBJECTS

A. (VI HISTORY OF POTSDAM HOUSE, As a result of the 1947 lluebnar- %linin Agreement signed by the United States and the Soviet Union, thc United States Military Liaison Mission t o the Commander in Chief, Craup of Sovict Forces i n Germany [USMW, was establishcd, now known as the 'VYotsdam Mission Iiwse,tb were pmvided the WSMM in Xcu-Fahrland, o suburb of Potsdam, follows

Quarters,

A brief history of the tbuse

Thc Potsdam Mission House was built En 1903 for the nohle family, yon Uuemingsdorf. side facade of the House.

That family's coat-of-arms sti1.I decorates t h e lake-

1n 1922, the Housc was purchased by thc German imperial family, the won Hohenzol3cms. Until the closing days of World War 11, the )louse was used as i+ residence by thc nephew and niccc of KaIscr Wilheln IT, Prinz SiRismnd and Prinzessin tuise yon EFohcnzolIcm. Ardent decorators and ~iitdoorsmm~ thc Prince and Princess made signi€icant additions t o the Housc and i t s grounds, including tbe carriage house. Lulsc occupied the House with her nephew, the young Prim Friedrich Karl, the House bccarne under Prinzessin bise's widancc the site of lavish halls and soirees attendcd by thc noble and the aristocratic, With the onset of the War, many of the furnishings and valuublos whlch had adorned what was thcn known as thc "Villa Sigismnd" were mor4 to safcr locations in the Wcst, The Princess herself remained in the House until t h e day before the Soviet occupation of Potsdm i n 1945.

After Prim Sigismund"s early deqth, Prinuessin

Reflecting the cormo9olitan and energetic life of Berlin,

The House was spared the onslaught of the Ih 'g~ En a way in which other E itcs of greater and lesser grandeur in Potsdm were not I The Resi- denr Schloss, the Garrison Church, and numerous city buildings did not fare so wcll under the British bombing attack and the subsequent Soviet occupation. USMLV Hoiisc and occupied it from 1945 to 1947.

Eventually, the Soviet troops seized the future

Thc House was turncd over to USMLY in the spring of 1947, that tine, IJSMIM has exercised control WCF the Hoizsc and Its grounds. An attempt OR the part of the Soviets In the 1950's t o move the His- sim from its present location in suburban Porsdam.to central Pots- dam provd unsuccessful, n e Soviet plan proposed that the U, S. Mission huse be located i n the same area as the Fronch and Britlsh Houses. Firm IIS refusals domcd the effort. For years then, the WHIM House in Nm-Fahrland was the only official I I . S, presence in the GaR, and, until the estahlishmcnt of diplomatic ties hetween the U. S, and the GDR, thc USMLM was called upon on occasion to operate

Since

UNCLASSIFiED

as a representative of I t . S, interests in the Soviet Zone, tion 13 of the Hucbner-Malinin Agreement stipulates that t h c USHLM I h s e “wwj 11 enjoy full rights of extra-tcrritorla1ity.H

Regula-

By t h e terms of the Agrement initialed by Lieutenant General 6, R, i4ucbner and Colonel General Milinin, t h e Soviets agrmd t o prori.de s~?port for the Wi5aion House. A reci?rocal agreamcnt. required t h e U. S. t o corqly with the same provisions with regard t o t h e estab lishmcnt of a Soviet Mission in t h t American Zone. t he Soviets provide wcokly Satians, fuel supplies, and maintcnnncs t c the ?otsdm Missicr. Hoiive. This maintenance i n c l d t s Soviet s t a f f h g of the E w e with eight,East Soman enployccu W ~ O handle thc preparatinn of: ncals, domcstiz chorcs, and gcncral upkcq, of zhc Houc e tin2 groiinds.

TQ th:is day than,

Throughcut j c 5 association with USMLiM, thc Mission in Potsdm has served two pr imry functions: fur WSMI,M tours I.n the Sovict Zone of (icrmany, and 2) as a social gathering-place.

,l) as the jumping-qff and rcturli point

All IISMLM t . m s in the SoviueeE Zonc dcpart Erom and return to the Missinn lio=rm, kop: of personfie1 on +r’rit. a11 tirrcs, ne: may be accredited t o .,the Soviet Forces. free trawl via thc Gignicke Bridge between Nest 5erl in and the Soviet tons. pri v i 3 fgcs .

X t ser>ves .?s a control point at. which fccords are Only fourteen U. S. pcrson-

AccreJi.tati an pemits

Depcndents’ of accredited yerscnncl enjoy thc same

Several hrgc socia1 functions are held a t the Pot.sdam Mission House each y e w . These f i i r : : p n s include a celebration of thc 5oi.X an- niversaries of t h e w.ecti;ig of 1;. S, and Soviet Forces ai Torgau k~ 1945 and theatablishment of IJSMIM in 1947; ar. Xndqwndcncc nzy picnic; and a Thanksgiving 3ay dinner. The largest: function Sy Fir .Is the Independcmb Daypcrir, hosted by USMLM ,?nncally on the t h i r d n f July. Betweer 350 and SOD Soviet, French, British, ar.d h e r i c a n guests arc invited. An i n f t l m l atmosphere prevails, and there is omoqt‘uiiity for the guests to become better acquainted through the games a& festivities planned, in spring and ~umner, t h e fiouse i .5 used by ambers of USMLM, their dependents, asld their wests as a place fcr relaxation and recreatim,

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Throughout the year, but especially

‘ke House‘s facilities promote bcth of its functims. living quarters for tnl’lstcd and officer persome&, a dining arca, a ballroom (which dniibles as a thcafer), game courts, and, of course, Sake k h n i t z located t h e Ilousc grounds.

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R4 CC! -_. SOVIET-EAST GERM4N EIATXONS. A question which contiinxs t o in t r igue snerr,Se~s of Allied Military Liaison Missiocs i s that of Soviet-East G e m n relations. anarc: of the mutua1 suspiclan and znimosity engendered by, tw world waTs in this century, Yet , signs cele!”ng Saviet-Zsst German* “brother:7nod,” “friendship,” arid “solidarity” pmncate the East Gcrnan scene.

Stcdents of 3 r q e a n history are well

Partial answrs t o t h e qircstion concerning the cffectivencas of pro?- aganda ir, reconci ling hi stcmrical antlagonisms a r e available t o Mission members t5rough thei r associations with Sovict ai 1 i tmy and East Gernan cfv i 1 ian personne 1.

rc detention sitlra:.inr.s i n v o l v h g both Sovict and East Ccrman ai.litary officials, a studicd caolncss and sepratencss continuos to bc noted . Tie actions and i.nformation nccasrcna!?y provided by East Gemn civilians reflect a cantimed resentrccnt of t3e Soviet p r c s e x a .

A most rt?vanllr.;;, and probably accwratc, cxprassic.? of the East Ccrman view of t h i s relat ionship wzs dcnonstrmted in B conversation iet:ween a USMLM tarr and an East G s m n bakcs in Kyritz.

The tour officer, a 5ighly qualified German linguist, was discussing t h e East Gtman-Stwict relati.oashi; and asked the baker if thc East Gomans considered t3e Soviets as their ‘%=others’! or their “fFicnds ,” Ai’ter a shos:: pause, he statcS that the East Genans oliviouuly con- s’dcrcd the Soviets as their ’fbrcthers,” since onc can nornalby chcosc me’s friends.

The question of Soviet-East Geman relatiom will continue to roceive close attent ion by the .41:iec! Missions. Not only does this relation- shi? impact direct Ly QIY dai l y M l M col lect ion operatiurls i n East G e m a v , btlt it has d e q implications fo r the effectiveness of the Narsau ?act and the future security nf Eastern Furope,

C. [C] VXSITOilS T3 USMIM, ‘fic many distinguished rifELcials visi.ti.rg lKML51 dcring 1975 reflect the varied aEd vital isplication5 cf USMLM operations,

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TI..a t i n e expended br ie f ing Zistinguished visttors and discussi ng subjects of wtua1 i ntcrest resikltcd in signIf icant and tangible h e m 5 t s , foremost of wh2icI: wcrc the. foJ lowing:

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2. Effective liaison and relationships with IfSBER and East Berlin Emhassy officials;

3, Improved integration of USMtM operations with the varfous technical collectors :

4, Continuation and expansion of the dialogue wi th senior Arms Control and Dissmment Agency officiais on MBFR-related matters;

5, Increased collection capabilities occasioned by vis i t s Of components ' intelligmce officials, attaches, ex-Mission Chiefs, and R 4 D representatives;

6 . Better appreciation of thc requirements and areas of interest of senior U. S. tactical cumanders in Europe,

Thc following i s the list of 1975 visitors:

January

February

March

Apri 1

w June

RG R, Dean Tice, Comander, Bcr1i.n Brigade COI, P. Skowrancrk, former LWcf, USML' Ul' nale Herhpring, W N R , m two-week h C D W ,

MT. Gcman and Mr. Guff, USBER LTC Lcanard Zalewski, USDAO, Warsan

from C. S, Mbassy, Warsaw

Maj GGII Benjamin N. Rallis, Cdr, 17th A i r Force CDf. Fredcrick C. Twnt?~, D i r Qf Foreign Intel,

MC; Rolland V. Heiser, then CG, 1st Amrcd Div, DlA, and f o r " Chief, USHIM

cumently c i s , US"

LTC WilXiam Knowlton, C/S, EUCOM

%rm Bil l Ncnno, Political Officer, W, S, Embassy,

Lt (;en Rryco Pue, Vice CLSCUSAFE 1,TC S, Gl.i.ck, Executive Officer t o C I S I IJSbRt;.UR BG William E, Cooper, Jr. COL B. J. Harris, C J P r d Div, 0IK;SI USIIREUR LTG E. H. Almquist, MINCUSARlWR Mr. Brandan Grove, Dcm, !J. S. Embassy, Berlin

East: Rerlin

,DK, .32 W C @ + l

Mr. Rraat, USATSA

Gcnaral Xichae 1 S. Davison I departing C INCUSAaEtlR COL @rig Gen selectee) Kenneth Burns, then

Cdr, 20 TAC Fighter Wing, Lakenheath, England and Vice Ihdr Designate, USAFSS

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MY. Frcd P, Wackcr, GS-18, I)cp Asst Secretary of De-

slr. Joseph 11. Sherick, GS-28, Pep Comptroller, I1A Maj Can Jesse M. Allen, USAFE/IMT Col 1.. F. Overbey, tKAFE/INT COL William 0. Kccling, JT., USAREUR TC

fense* Programs & Budget

July COL John A . Smith, AM:SI, USAWUR U, S. Amy Russian Institute Group General Georgn S. Blanchard, C INCIKAREUR 14G Sam Walker, USCOR COL John W. Baker, DCSI, ElSCOB The Aonorablr: Scott George* U. S. Ytnister, Berlin COL R, Woodman, Military Attache, U. S, Emb, Oslo Mr. Arthur Hewson, Australian MP Dr. John Maury, Australian Embassy, 63R COL Mitchell

August Mr. Amram KaRz, Deputy Qirectar, A m s Control and Ilisarmanrefit Agency

Adniral Youngblada, JCS JAG E. ti. Alnquist , KINCUSAREWR Cold IJlnan, CDR, F i e l d Station Berlin MCE; R. V. Heiser, C I S , USAKEUR MG Oliver W. ni.llazd, K S I , IJSAWUR MTI Joseph C. Xc3onough, USCOB COL John W. Baker, KSt, IJSCOB Cat (Rct) Jack Sicholas, former A i r Attache, ‘J. S.

Mr- 11. N, Taylor, ACSI, OA COL John t. Insant, C/S, A S R LTC Rears, G-2, ASB MAJ MM!loy

Embassy, Moscow

September WC Joseph I:. McDonough, U X O R LTC R. W. h l f n , ODCST, USAREUR Bti ifgistand, NSA, EUCM CPT Stein, USN RG Walker, USAF COL b%ite, 5-3, ElKOM Mr. Melvin Rachmm l,TC P. Osborn, QDCSI, llShKEUR [,N Kroesen, CC, 1’11 Corps MI; 11. R. Aaron, ACSI, nn MG 0. W. ~illard, DT,SI, USAREUR Capt Georges E N , NSA/CSS Europe

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Octohcr

COL Jamcs IMvis, Dir of Plans, HQ USAFSS COL. Flolm-t %en, CJr, 6912 Scty Sq, USAFSS, Ber1j.n

MU T, HI.. Elrod, llSATMA, Ft. Sragg LTG K. H. C'uopcr, Dep CIXUSAREIIR CWO Goidcn and SP5 Mess, QAO h'arsaw HF. ?errara, RNK; C O ~ Robert: Karns, Dir of Inspacti~ns, IJMFE IG C O ~ Joseph Guaste:la, OLC 1nspecti.on Team, USAFB IG Capt Frank ButcFsr, Team Member, tlSAFE rG Maj Gem (Ret) .Jo:?n E. Morrison, .ha, Chairmn,

COL 6. I , . Jacobson, ODSCT, UrSARElJR ].TI: P a d C; Ilcnncn, ODSCI , I1SAKEWR CPT Andrew K * Anrlersrm, OF%::, USAREWK tLT C. 1. .Yanamta, QDSC'I, 'JSARWK CW3 A. Surkin, ODSCX, USAREYR Yr. t). R Barry, O U X T , USAREIIR

SIGIX't' Committee, IIS! R

Sovember Resr Admiral John A , Flalsh, IlSN COL Thc06ore J, Baader, OIC USAFK Cmd and Cnntyol Sec Ce2cral R. H. E k l i s , CTNCllShFE Yulr. Thomas K,* Nelson, GS-17, A h i n A s s t t o Secretary

Df A i r Force L K K, Fair, CG, '1 Corps CCI. Vi.eJ.er Mr. Ho%fmam, Sccrct.:rry of thc Amy .MG Jnsgh C. YcDmoxgh, 1ISCOH L'1C Barker, Chief, A1 l i c d Ccntast F;ection, Fmnkfiirt COL Ben Ardisana,. KSAFSS ::OL g i l lard , D t A

3ecen3er COk "Ai l l i :in Coldfine, Chief, USAFE G d Center Cot Scott 'EiCtzel AFSSO COL Kenneth Waits, , C i r of %con CSL rarv !sfeiffur, D I T of Ydrgeting 3r. Fred C . Iklc , llir W K D A MG Kacrichcr, USACDA 3r Wo 1 f ow i t z , USACUA cor, mtc5* USACUA Mr. Semnler, X B P Q Ma! Gen H. P. S r i t h , 3-2, EUCOM COL R, T. Wo~drew~ .USA Cdr J. Duncan, USN Vr* J. J . Povosky, 7602 Air Intc l C$, Ft. Balvoir, Va.

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Mr, Gary W. Winch, NSA, 5-2, EKOM Mr. T, IF, Weldon, Pie ld Station Berlin MG Jcseph YcDono=tgh, USCOn [fiTst: of monthly up-dates) Mr. Alan Parker, Comnorcial/Econ Cfficc, U. S . ER~IxLs-

Mr. h y d Eishq, 2nd Pol Office, [I. S. Embassy, East

Mr. Torn Ihnsen, 3rd Pol Office, U. S, Embassy, Last

MT+ Jamcs A . Witincr, Admin C f f f c e , U. S. Embassy, East

Mr. Marvin Doig, Security OffLce, 3 , S. Embassy, kast

LTC Vernm Ebsrt a G-3, SBde LTG M a r t i n G, Colladay, Uep Chairman, Yilitary Con-

sy, East Bcrlin

Rerlin

Rerl in

Besl'n

%Tli.n

mittee, U. S. Delegation, KAT0

SOX: cited separately in Section 111. C. 1. : Evcn tS . "

ni sti.r?guislicd gucsts who attended USMIM social functiors are '"JS Sponsored Social

D, (C) UsMIA PIAM PROGRAY, -- Althocgh the revised IJSWM organiza- Zion was nct operational u r t l I mid-Ccccmbcr 1975, tke early dcsigna- tion of a IJSMLY ? L a m Officer permi t tcd scveral long-nngc plannir,p: actions to be well undcmvay by the enti of 197s.

Forenost of thest: actians was the Imminence of Hostilities [TOHI In- dications P l a n . USAREUX, USAFE, snd " H J R indizations target l ists , After briefing this subject t o t h e Tri-Chiefs, inclrrding Brigadier WaLsh froa BAPR, a dialogue between BAOR and IJSNiEUR resulted whi.cF. zlilmi.nater! in B 'hi -Part!rc/Tri-Mission L3II conference in Hcfdolhcsg in January 1976. Act ' o m su?)saquent t o that confererxc ixdicate that 1976 shoald see the f i rst cmprchensivc and coordimted Tri-Ki ssion IOIi Indi ~ a t h n s Plan.

In mi.d-1975, USMIA had rcquasted and rece.i.ved from

Closely associated wi.th indications planning 'Is t:lo 1lSMlA prognosis program whercby scan icc compocent headquarters provi.de a nnonthly progmsis ok GSFG and EG acti.vit:.es t o assist in o-xr taigetingi eo1 1 ectior. o7eratioas.

Contingency plans received specia1,attention i.n 1375 with closer relationships tabli shcd with componert headquarters and 3erlirl Bri gadc plans elemects $0 ensuro f u l l e s t integration and considera-

M capaSilitits i n the rc-wrLtc of various theater plans. tior. of I!SM

Other plann integration

np, efforts were directed specifically towards inproved of the USMLM HtIMTET capability with the capabilit ies of

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the nuacrous technical collectors opcrat:i.ng in and around East Ccmany

Most significant, hawver, was the conscious. dcvclopncnt of a ptans cffort , focused on thc future, and designcd t o anticipatc both problems and op?ortunitic?s, and t o project specific actions and programs to eliminate problems and t o exploit opportunities.

E. IC) OBJECTIVES: 1976. While a U n i t Ifistory by definition looks backward, we arc reminded that the focus of: intalligcnce mst be on the future. institutional memory, but t h j s effort must hr: 3n supporr of our fclr- ward-looking Sntrt?l Jigenct function rather than an end in i t se l f ,

The lcssons of the past must be incorporated into our

31 thc spirit of thi.s concept, we look ahead toward 1976 with thesc obj ectivca .in sight :

I . Pevelopmcnt o f a Tri-%ssion Iminencc of Hostilktics Indi- cations P l a n which w i l l optimi ze our inhcrcnt JOSI detection capabi- iity.

2. furthcr improvement of mm capability to predict or antici- pate GSFG/EG4 ac t iv i t i e s so as to facilitatc collectiun exp2oitation.

3. Maxi~um u t i l i z a r i m of our collection asset5 by effective targeting, prapor prioritization, and coordination of. a ir , ground, and naval collectors.

4. Furthey enhance” of the analytical quality of thc llSMLM prduct , in recognition of the value placed by higher level. analysts on the impressions and ar.alyses of the on-the-scene collector,

5 . Haintcnance of stahfc and proper rc1atfnr.s with the Soviet Extemal Relations Branch, faci l i tat ing thc conduct ~f routine Il.aison matters and precluding inposit ion o f furt5cr barriers to intelligence csXlcct3 on.

6 . Continuation of tho Img-stand5cg superb Tri-Mission coopcra- tion and ra9port.

7 , Final resolution of the I W L M organizational issuc with a structure which w i l l ensure responsiveness and satsifaction t o intelligence consumers, support for scrvice co~poncnts, and effective ut i l izat ion of resources in an increasingly difficult and cha1:enging collection envtronment.

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ANNEX A

Cn conformity with thc provisions of Article 2 of the Agreement on ''Control Mechanism in Germany,'" H~ot~emhsr 14, 1944, tlic IJS and t h e Soviet C m n d e r s - i n-Chief of the Zones .a€ Occupation i n Ge,m.any have agrecd t o exchange Military Liaison Wissioiis accredited t o , theitl s taf fs in the zones and approve the following rcgul-ations concerning t h e w missions:

1. These missTons are military missions and have no authority over quadri-partite military government missions or purely military govcrnmnt missions of each respective country, eithcr temporarily of: Fcmanently, on & J ~ Y i n t i ther zone. However, they will rcnder whatever aid nr assistance t o sa id military .government missions as is practicable.

2. Missions w i l l hc composed of a i r , navy, and army representatives. lhcre w i l l be no p o l i t i c a l representative.

3. The missions w i I l consist of not t o excecd fourteen (14) officers and enlisted personnel. sary technical Fcrsonncl, offi.cc clerks, prsonnel with spccial qualifications, and yersonntl rquired t o operate radiq siatims,

The mmher w i l l include a11 J I C C ~ S -

4, Each mission w i l l be under the orders of the senior rr.cmbtr of the mission who w i l l be appointed and known as ''Chief of the United States (or Soviet) Military Yission.''

5. Thc Chief of t h e Mission will be accredited t o the Comncer- in-Chief OF thc occupational forces.

In thc United Sta tes Zone, t h c Mission will. bc accredited to the Commander-i n-Chief, Unl ted States European Camand,

In the Soviet Zone, the Mission will hc accredited t o the Cum- mander-in-Chief of the Group of Soviet Occupational Forces in Gtr"y,

6 . Tn the United S t a t e s Zone, the Soviet Mission w i l l be offered qartcrs in the region of Frankfurt.

7. In the Soviet Zone, the United States Mission will hc offered

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PINCLASSIFIED

quarters a t or near Potsdsm.

8 . wi.11 communicate w i t h AjC of Staff, G - 3 , United Statcs Eurge3n Command.

Tn the United Stntcs Zone, the Chief 09 the Soviet Hission

9 , In the Soviet Zone, the Chief of the United Statcs Hission w i l l cmunicate with thc Senior Off.izcr of the Stuff of the Con- “der- i n-chtcf,

10. Each ncmhcr of the missions w i l l hc given i d e n t i c a l travel faci l i t ies to include identical pcmanent passcs in the Russian and English langJages pcrmit ting cow! ctc freedom of travel wherever arid whancvcr it will be dcsircd ;)WT territory and roads in both ZOTICS, cxccpt places of disposition of mi Sitalcy units, withcut cszort or supervision.

Each time any rrmticr of the Sovict or United States Hissim wants t o v i s i t the Unitcd ha tes OT Sovict ‘headqwrtcrs, military govern- Bent offices, forces, uni ts , E i l - i tay schols, factorks, anC en terpriscs which are mdor United Scatcs or Soviet control, a tor- rcupoxding request mist he made t o Director, Operatjons, Plans, Organization and Training, Lwopean Comznd, or Srninr Officer, He:ulqu;mt.crs, Grou? of Scvi c t Qccupatioctil Forces in Germany, requests rcust bc acted upon within 74 - 72 hmms,

Such

krtbcrs of the missions are y w m i t t e d a l l i ed guests a t the head- qmrters of tho respect ivc missions.

:1. a. Each mission will have i ts own radio s t a t h a for cm- m n i cati.on with its own headquarters,

h. In each casc couriers and messengers will h e given facilities for free travel between the hesdqiiartcrs of the mission and thc haadqmrtars of thoir respective Comnardar-in-nicf, w i l l enjoy thc same irrmnity which is extended tu dip1oma:i.c couri crs .

These couriers

c , Each mission will be givczn facilities fer telephone twmnraica- tion through the lucal t,elcphone exchange a t the hea+artrrs; and they w i l l a lso be given faci1it:es suck as - m i 1, telephune, and tclcgratph through the e x i s t k g mans of C C N I I E I U ~ ~ C ~ ~ ~ Q T I when t.hc members o f the mission w i l l be trlrvcling within t h e ztmc. In cast Df a brcakdmc j.n the radio installation, the zone commders will render a l l possible r i d and w i l l permit tmyarary use of their own system of comnicatiof i .

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UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLSlFlEb

12. The mcessary rations, P. 0, L. supplies, and hlxtsehald s e n - ices for the military missions w i l l be provided for By the headquar- tcrs to which accredited, by methnd of mutual compensatjon in kind, supplemented by such items as desired t o be furnishe2 by t h e i r avn headquarters.

In addition, the respective missions or 5ndivLdual members of the mnis.sions my purchase itms of Sovzet or United States origin which nust be Faid For in currency specified by rhc headquarters controlling xorc when purchase i.s made.

13. The buildings of each mission wili m j o y f-1111 righrs of cxtra-territorial Lty ,

14. a. The task of the mission w i l l be to maintain liaison 3e- tvecn both Comnandcrs-i?-Chief and their staffs.

b . In each zone, the missions will have the right t o engage .in matters of protecting the interests of their nationals and to makc representations accordingly as xell as m raatters of prot-ecti.ng Shir property interests in the zme where they are located. 'xhey have a right t o render a i d t o peo?Lr: of their own cmintry who are visiting rhe zone where they a m accrcdittd.

15, This agreeumt may be changed DT amplified 3y mtual consent to cover ccw sc3:ccts when the necd arises.

16. TXs agrement is written in t h e Russian and Englksh lan- guages awl both t e x t s a m aut5entfc.

17. This agreement becomes valid when signed by t h e Deputy Cam- Mders of the United States and Soviet Zones of Ckcupation,

/s/ G, R. Euebnet / s s J Malinin / t l Lieutenant General HLIEBNER J t!' Co lone1 -General MALI N1N

Dcputy Comander-in-Chief Chief of Staff of the G m p cf Soviet Occupational Forces in Germany

m x B TOURING STATISTICS

A. [C) TWRS Am TWR DAYS: 1975,

M m NUMBER OF TWRS

January

February

March

Apxi 1

May

June

July

Aug#st

sep t emb tr

October

November

Doccmber

TOTAL

(C) MILPAGE TmALS: 1975.

Four-wheel. Drive Sedans:

Two-whee1 Drive S&ns :

Bronco's :

TDTAC:

41

33

43

39

49

32

36

42

46

43

39

32

485

NUMBER OF M U R PAYS

79

63

82

78

90

64

59

78

88

88

78

69

916

27,571

152,750

30,204

2 10,525

B- 1

C. [C) CMPARI.SUN OF 1974 AND 1975.

1974

Toms 4 36

-

Tour flays 755

Mi Ieagc .l65,142

2975

48s

956

21 0,525

-

B-2

ssc W-, J M A. ARMY 30 Qct 75

18 Apr 75

13 k b 75

9 Mryr 75

13 h~ 75

22 my 35

28 kt 75

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ANNEX D P E R S O M N E L 1 9 7 5

LT COL CHARLES S. S T I U S DEP CHIEF OF mssron

COL PETER L. WORSEN CKIEF OF M I S S I O N

LTC IKGLIAM C* DUKES E X E m I V E OFFICER

LT COL JOHM J. “TEXR NAVAL REP

MA;T DOUGLAS C. GUILE37 EXECUTIVE OF’FICER/ ASS’T OPNS OFFICEn

(DEPmTmG T

1LT JOSEPH D. CHACHULSKI POTSDAM OIC

D-2

ADMINISTRRTIVE D I V I S I O N

W G T R . A . FISHER AIR FORCE NCOICJOPNS lBC0

CSM M, J. BERG ADMIN SUFERSTISOR

{ DEPARTIMG]

SFC Dm E. SMITH ARMY ADMTN NCO

MSG J. L. LOHMILLER ADMJX SUPERVISOR

(ARRTVING)

TSGT H. ROSCHMWIV AIR FORCE ADMIN NCO

SP4 L. R. S W A B PERSONNEL SP

SP4 C. E. MCDONALD, JR. dDm CLERK (DEPARTING)

D-4

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SECTIONS

MISS ANDREA ZWIEBEL SEC TO CHIEF OF MISSION

MRS LINDA GUESS ADMIN SEC (ARRIVING)

J. N . SAPIENZO CRYPT0 SP

MRS BARBARA STOCICTON A D M I N SEC

(DEPARTING 1

SSG R. L. LEFTBVRB CHIEF, COMMO CTR

SP5 R . E. THURLOW FILES NCO

D-5

SSG E. Z A M I A SUPPLY sm

SGT W. A. SUDDARTH SUPPLY CLERK

SGT R. E. S W W CRYPT0 SP (ARRIVING 1

SP4 N . M. MORTON CRYPT0 SP

SP4 J. E. SLIDER PERsomL SP

-

PHOTO SUPPURT SECTION

MSGT T. F. GALBREATH CHIEF, PHOTO LAB

TSGT D. E. WIhLEMOY’ CHIEF TECHMICLAN

(ARRIVING 1

MSGT R. W. ASH CHIEF’ T E C H N I C I A N i DDEPAHTING 1

SSGT G. R. RICHEY LAB TECHNICIAN

SSGT J. K E L m PHOTO SP (DEPARTING)

e) ..

SSGT T. L. FAXTON EQUIP REPAIR TEXH

( DEPARTING 1

SSG R . FOOTE LAB TECHNICIAN

OPERATIONS D I V I S I O N

, - - .- ...

LTC W. P. BAXTER S R LNO/OPS OFFICER

(DEPARTING 5

. . -

MAJ L. M. KANSEiu' UFS OFFICER { A I K )

(DEPARTING 1

MAJ P. A . BALTES ASS'T OPS O/LNO

Ui'C R. D. STEVENS OPS OFFICER

MAJ' J. R. TUITE OPS OP'FICER ( A I R )

( MRIVING)

MAJ D. M. SARETZKY ASS'T OPS O i L N U

MSG W. H. CORBETT OPS SGT

SFC R. DUTTLINGER REQUIREMENTS NCO

( ARRIVIflNG)

SSG T. L. BEXSON REQUIREMENTS NCO

(DEPARTIW)

c- y.

SSG E. BENAVIDES SPECIAL PROJECTS NCO

(ARRIVING)

SFC R. W. KYLE TECH FILES NCO

‘I’SGT L. J. ASTLE ASS’T PROD NCO

D-10

TSGT B. COKN ANAZYST (ARRIVING 1

SP5 J , T. GWYN PHODUCTIUN SP

(ARRIVING 1

SP4 M. DASSAU ANALYST

( DWARTIBG)

SPS E. I. WEESEL SENIOR ANALYST

SP4 J. M. BAlLLEY T I 1 ANALYST

(ARRIVING)

D-11

SP4 B. J. ROOTS PRODUCTION SP

SP4 M. A. SO" TYPIST

D-12

LIAISON OFFICERS

MAJ T. J. M I N " SWIOR LNO (ARRIVING)

M U FI. A. BURKAPSS LMO

(DEPARTING 1

W T. A. SPENmR LNO

MAJ I?. M. B R O S N W LNO

MAJ J. F. MEEXLAY LNO

CAPT L. PATTERSOfl LNO

(DEPAETING)

D-13

cm 0. Y. PO" LIT0

CPT a. TROYAN I;NO

CAPT I?. A . BOYETTE LNO

(ARRIYING]

D-14

TOUR NCO'S

MSGT K. J. sPl?I?~McrER TOUR NCO

SSG G. R. BOLLINGER TOUR ETCO

MSGT M. L. PENNOCK TOUR MCO

SSG J. A. WA- TOUR NCO

(DEPARTING]

SSG D, W. ELLIS TOUR NCO

(mFIIITG1

D-15

SSQ K, K. MABARDY TOUR NCO

C"G1

SP5 C. D. ROGERS TOUR mC0

SGT R . R, WKFXT TOUR ITCO

(DEPARTDIG)

SGT J. E. BEENY TOUR NCO

"".'--

SP5 D, M. PERK TOUR RCO

(DEPARTING 1

D-16

SGT S. L, BARTON TOUR MCO

(ARRIVING)

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