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UNITED STATES MILITARY LIAISON MISSION
TO THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF
GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES IN GERMANY
UlclASSlFlEO
FOREWORD
IISMLM'S Lnit History serves several important i n f o r m a t i v e functions:
-It provides an annual c h r m d o g y o f thc Missiori ' s operational
accomplishments i n overt i r i t e A i g e n c e collection,
-It summarizes developmental trends within the Group o f S o v i e t
Forces Germany and East German Arrred Forces.
-It is a repcsitcry of iriftxnation pertaining t o USMLM's role as
a military liaison mission repzesenting the Coman3er In C h i e f
US Army Europe tu the CImnander in Chief', Headquarters, Group o f
Soviet F x c e s Gemany.
-It ecritribcltes t a the milttary h i s t o r y program c f the Armed
Services.
1984 U n i t History j3im those f r m previous years to
zmprise an important record o f trenas, preceded and policy. As
such it becomes a most useful reference dacunent in the conduct r;f
the Mission's d a i l y affairs,,
U5HLM's
UhllEO STATES MILITARY LIAISON M I S S I O N
UNIT HISTORY
1983
TABLE Of CONTENTS
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SWJECT
PART I.
A.
GENERAL
Introduction
a.
c.
Refcremes
Drganizat i o n
0.
Mission
PART 11.
A.
B.
C.
0.
E.
PART 111.
A.
0.
C.
PART I V .
A.
8.
COLLECTION
Ground Collection Activities
Air Collection Activities
Restricted Areas
Detentions and Inzicents
Intelligence Infurmation Report Production
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37
44
52
LIAISON AND REPRESENTATION
Official Visitors
Relations with GSFG/SERB
Social Events
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59
72
LMIISTICAL SUPPURT
General
Vehicles
Photographic Lmoratory
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A.
B.
Mebner-Malinin Agreement
l o u r i n g Statistics
79
I;.
1984 Personnc 1 Roster
Dealings with E R 6 , Statistics
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E.
F.
USMLM Members
The Glienicke
YI
C.
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ANNEXES
c.
OlSTHIBU IION
Oecoratea by CINCUSAREUR
Brioge
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92
93
A.
(C) MISSION.
1.
The gritnary mission o f U S M M 1s t o carry mt respcnsibilities for liaison betrreen CINCtlSARkW, m behalf o f US Cmander
i n Chief kusopo (USCINCEUR), and C I N E S F G and t o Serve as a paint o f
contact f o r other US &partments and agencies witn CIMCGSFG, in
sccordance with provisions 3 t h e Huebner-FBalinin Agreement.
2.
T h e semridsry and confidential mission o f U X H is t c
e x p l o i t its liaison status and attendant access for collection o f
Intelligence information fn the German Omcratic Repubsic (GQR).
6.
(C) REFERENCES
1.
TDA ElWlAUAA
2.
UStUCOM DIRECTIVE 40-18, 30
4.
USAFE Regulation 23-11, 05 Feb 79
5.
7113 Special A c t i v i t i e s Squaaron Regulation 23-5, 01 dug 79
6.
USm: Table o f Organization 5503, 17 Oec 76
Mar 78
C. (C) ORGANIZATIOH. The Huetner-Malinin Agreement (Annex A ) ,
s i p e d in April 1947, authorized t h e exchange o f Military Liaison
Mhsions between th? Soviet ana US Military headquarters i n Germany
ana leld aownn general guidelines fur their activities and for the
support t o be rendered by the headquarters t o which they wcm
accredited. The agreement provided for 14 accrecitetl perswlnel,
w i t h ccmplete freedun t o travel, except in areas of military dispositions.
The 14 accreditea persome1 "will Include a l l necessary
technical persomel, office clerks, persorind H i t h speciai q u a l i f ications, and personnel required to operate zadio stations''s
D.
(C) STATISIIUS.
1. I C ) Intelligence Znrormation Collmtion. in carrying out
its seconc ana ciassified mission, CISHLM. dispatched 513 reconnaissance tours int3 the GDR f o r a t o t a l of approximately 580,000
kilometers. The Mission produceo 9Y% Intelligence I n f o m t l m
&ports basea on informatim acquired during t k s e t o u r s .
2.
(U>
levied 4.8 TRA.
(U)
3.
nine times
Ir;
Temporary Restricted Aress CTRA).
I n 1984 HQ GSFG
Section I I , paragraph C contains &tails.
Wtentions and Incidents. USlrcbrl tarrs were detained
1984, as compared t o 12 in 1983.
4. ( U l Liaison anc Representation. CUSPaLM or h i s representative met rrXh SERB cr H3 CSFG representatives a total o f 17 tima
t c discuss a variety o f topics.
E.
(C)
See Section 111, paragraph 9.
ORGANIZATION.
IrSkk, nitn its support base i n West Berlin, is able to employ all
14 accreaitations (passes) for aperational and 1 iaisnn purposes in
East Germany.
Details of pass utilization and OP the tri-service
organlzat iori are provided in succeeding sun-paragraphs:
1. Pass Ut!lization. The 14 accreditatims p r o v k k d for by
the Huebner-Winin Agrement are normally held as PoUms:
X S K H (Army)
aeputy :hie? o f Mission (DCUSMLH: (UW)
hlaval Representative (NAVREP) (USMC)
OIC, Potsdam m s e { A r m y )
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Liaison Officers
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USAF
Liaison K O s
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2. Army Elenwit. The TDA i n effect m 31 Dec 84 authorl7es 11
cfflcers, 26 enlisted personnel, and four Departrent of the Army
civil ians.
is coRposea o f 5 cfficers and
3 . Air Element , The Air El€”:
11 enlistea personnel, organized as Detachment 16, 7113 Speclal
Activities Squadron.
4.
Naval f l m n t .
VSblC officer.
T k W
M riaval
element consists o f om
PART I;.
COLLECTIN
(C) W O W DIVISIUN ML-ECTION ACTIVITIES (All elements o f this
section, t o include photography, classified COWIENTIAL ) .
A.
1. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
1984 i n W G , as seen by Ground
Division, appeared t o be a period of consolidation following tk
massive oqanizational anc proceaural changes which occurred in
1983. The phased trainirq s y s t m has been t o t a l l y lmplementcd
tnroughout GSkG and apparently is now the accepted method o f assimi l a ting troop replacements, Evidence, especially f rm WDW,
conzinLe3 t o confirm te undermanning i n GSFG m o a t units, but tk
issue 3f manning in combat s u a o r t and combat service support units
rewains unresolved.
Equipment upgraaes continucd apace during 1984. GSFG Expanded
its program t o increase the nunber c f guns i n artillery battalions
a t oivisfon and army level from 18 t o 24, continued tne conversion
to SS-21 frm FROG-7 within maneuver divisions and supported tk
ckploymnt of SS-12 SCALEBOAITI into the forward area. The T-80 tank
w c m f u l l y cpsrational I n the 9 TD and li GTD o f 1 GTA, ana w a s
saen repeatedly in the 27 M 0 / 8 GA area. ( F u r t k r details on tank
dcvclopments i n GSFG during the past year are discussed i n para 2
below. E
Frm a readiness p o i n t o f view, perhaps the most signlfizant
change within GSFG i n L984 Has the l a c K of participation i n harvest
support. U X M observed nothing t o suggest t h a t GSFC supported the
harvest i n the Sunner
Fall o f 1984. No camps were forred nor
vcbicles and persomel shipped t o t h e S o v i e t U r i i m . it renails to
be seen whether GSFG has shed this burden once and for a l l , but for
a t least i984 the S w i e t Army €n E a s t Germany has eliminated one of
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its major training distractions.
The East German Army, although obviousLy lagging behind GSFG,
continued to upgrade its equipnent as 'well. During 1984 SS-21,
3 - 8 , EW M-1981 (BMP-2) acid THIN EAR were all seen with East Germsn
units for the first time. In addition, two probable reserve d f v i sions subordinate to
Y and associated with equiprficnt and a m m i t i m storaw facilities appear t o have been fomaliy established
(see paragraphs 91
& k following).
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2. TANK DEVELOPKNTS I N GSFG. 1984 was a very dynamic period
fer tank develop-nents witrin GSFG, and Missim coverage o f t h e tank
probiem reflectec t h i s dynamism. The high p o i n t o f Mission coverage
was achieved a t the very outset when on the early morning o f i
January 1984 USMLM obtained exterllor and interior photography of the
T-64fl which confimed that it fires a missile and has a laser range-
finder.
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On 22 Feorcrary 1984, almost a full year after the initial
sightins o f the T-80 Pn Halle, USMLM observea and 2hotographed the
first p a r t i a l l y uptarfed 7-80, The photography helped substantiate
t h a t t h i s tank h a s a turbine e3gine and more fully revealed details
o f the suspensisi system, but the turret and f i r e control s y s t m
remaiwd hidden. YEN frm the transporter were froa the 23 W 9 1D
w R k k established t h a t T-80 had been deplayed with units in tne 1
GTA.
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Obscrvations by t h e NAVREP during Warsaw Pact Exercise YUG 84
corroDoratcd informstion previously acquired by SANDrjUNE regarding
t i i t ! d i s t r i x k i o n o f the T-646.
He follwed the move of 16 GTR/2L37
WU during t h e exerclse. Each tank battalion w i t h i n tne regiment
h a t w c i companies o t T-64A ar,d o m ccmpany o t T-646, exactly what
had been reffectec i n SANCDUNE documents.
lhrcuahmt t h e sunmsr o f 1954 T-6@ appeared nore frequently in
units f o r m e r l y equipped only with the T-64A.
Among the u n i t s t o
receive the T-648 i n this period was t h e 35 MRD garrisoned i n
Dallgow-Ooeberitz. UMLM photography o f these tanks showed that
a3ditiorral armor had tern placed on the side and top o f the turret,
possibly t o protect against tcp-attack weapons.
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In Sestember BRIXMlS observed over 100 1-80 moving i n t o the
Letzlinger Heide Training Area M rail f l a t s . This is the s i n g l t !
greGtest iiclmuer of T-SO seen t o date. Side numbers of associated
vehicles were frcm two tank regiments o f 9 TO, thus indicating a
complete convcrsion to 7-80 i n these u n i t s .
On 7 Novanher 1984 tbe NAVREP conducted a7 exhaustive reconnaissawe o f tne &llgon-&eberi t z traiving area. he photographed a
number o f tan< train.iEg bmrris.
Among them Rere t w o boards
rtescribing training n o r m for tank crew members. The boards indicate that the T-80 a m T-643 f i r e a missile ana the T-8G docs not
have a diesel engine. They also mention possible variants fox tne
T-64B ana T-80.
T h i s is the first informatfon from any source
regarding T-SO or '-64
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variants.
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As 1984’drew t o a close the Missions had made corsiderable
progress i n resolving the technical arid order o f battlc questions
associated w i t h neb tank deployments i n GSFti. T?e T-MA, deployed
i n 2 GTA, 3 SA and 20 GA, had been alncst fully exploftec. The
missile firing J-64B ccrtinued t o be deployed o r the basis 3 f one
conpany per tarik battalion in u n i t s holding T-GLA, and the majority
o f tech inter questions hao 3een snswered. T-80 was Deing iqtruOUCEU into 1 GTA 2nd 8 GTA,
and although a complete oattalion
complenent had slot been mserved they appearea t o he replacing the
T-62 3n a one for one basis.
Despite the wealth o f information the Missions hso accumulatec,
still had n o t seen an untarpcd T-82.
In l a t e December t h i s
shortcomiig was rectified wien USMLM acquired limited phutugraphy o f
the rear o f a T-80 as it moved a t n i g h t from the r a i l s i d i n g &
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Gross AmmensleSen i n t o t h e Letzllr-ger Heidcl PRR.
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Five cays l a t c r FMLM as a result o f a very patient stake-aut o f
tactics1 roc;te obtained the f i r s t d a y l i g h t ph3tGgraphy o f the
elusive T-80 as it mweo n o r t h from the Koenigshrueck PRA. Sioe
rwmbecs iderrtifieo the T-83 as coming f r a r the 40 Z T W l L GTU. This
Maas the first solid a s s x i a t i o n cf T-80 w i t h 11 GTD.
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After Some eighteen months o f a n t i c i p a t i o n , we were s t r u m by
similarity ketween the T-80 and T-64B.
The photogrphy
sdpporteo a l l t h e informatior previously acquired by other means,
T-80 clearly represents an evolutionary riot rwolutimary design am
has much i n commm with earlier Soviet tanks, particularly the T-64B.
tne
Aithough the Missions enjoyed a very successful year in 19W
vis-a-vis the Lank, there are obviously many more questions wnich
need t o be addressed, and consiaerably more photographic coverap o f
the T-50 is needed. Perhaps most disconcerting from ou: point c f
vieri, however, is the f a c t that the untarpeo T-80 swn moving into
tne LHTA in December were with vehicles from t h e 10 GTD/ 3 SA. What
happened t o t h e rieat deployment p a t t e r n of T 6 4 A and B in the north
and T-80 i n the south? We hope ta shed some l i s h t on t h i s and other
issws in the coming year.
3.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT O E R V A T I 3 N S :
a.
07-15 Jan. The 47 GTD/3 SA conducted a major river
crossing exercise a t the northern E l b e cressiag sites near Sandau
(UUC153) supported by other 3 SA elements.
The 4 7 t k ’ s three tank
regiments, the MRR m d Arty Regimert participted. 3 SA support
included the Fmton Bridge Regiment, Signal aegiment, and Arty Hegimerit.
This was t h e l a s t LJSY M cuverage a f a fJll-scalc river
crossing on the nothem i l b e p r i o r t o tk i i p o s i t i o n of the n w PW
in May which closed o f f t h i s area.
10 GTD/3 SA concuctd its first d i v i s i o n a l
r d o c s t l r g t o the Altergrahow PRA from Dotsdam.
USKM cwerace o f the exercise revealed numerous equipment upgraoes
and organizationai anomolics which indicate a possib3e reconfiguraticn of 61 ETR and 248 GKRR to a brigade structure.
D.
exercise
11-18 =eb.
sincv
c.
On 24 Mar E> IrSPLM tour cbtaincd the first gmund
phtogmphy o f the VASILEK 82m sutamatic mortar i n its GAZ-66
Carrier. TCle m x a r was with elements of t h e 217 MPQ.
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a. 26 Mar - 1 Apr, Elements o f s i x G F G , East German and
Polish divisions participated i n Warsaw Pact Exercise YIJG LSOUTH]
84. The exercise involved large scale road, rail ana tactical movement frum the Jueterbcg PRA through thc Altengrabcw PRA into the
Letzlinger Heioe PRA, culminating in a river crossing. O f special
ktcrcst was the s h m t nctice mobilizstlon o f civilian East German
vehicles and personnel t o support military units.
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Cn 09 Apz 84 a U S k Y tour observed the AKS-74 M l Y W
§ TD/l GTP.
This was t h e f i r s t observ a t i o n o f t h e AICS-/4 W19W k~
GSFG.
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riPle with
lements of tne
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f. 1/ May 84.
22 152m F i e l d Gun MF76 were observed in a
ccmpouna on Jaonnersaorf Training Area 401. This was the first
soiia evidence o f a 24 gun kattalicm I r i the 7 GTAts arty hrignde.
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3ri 1 My a JWLY tour g~~lairien
acccss t o an unsecured A i r
Defense bunke; a t Tomoorf Deployment Azea 4G1, which is associated
with HQ 8 G4. W i t h i r i t h e !iiiruer wwe numCrO'x 2osters which wtlire
operational charactezistics and aephyments of Loth Soviet a m NATO
Pis Defense assets as well as charts containing Scviet information
on NATO air and AD weapons systems.
In a d d i t i o n , NATO air tactics
and doctrine were cescribec.
O f particular interest was a nap
depicting Zeritral Furupe rind h'estern LSSR which was annctEteo with
columns for entries arobaoiy cmcerning the f l i g h t 9 3 t h of rzcon
sateMites.
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11.
Gn 17 My USKM o b s ~ r v e d and photographea a new U ~ i t
Vehicle Identifier ( U V I > on an EGA truck in tne vicinity o f Retsow
592/Pnklarr! 501. T h i s suggested tne existence o f a new reserve
maneuver o i v i s i ~ r :subordinate t o MD V.
i. On 05 JUT a UWLM tour obtained excellent video
caverage 3f a tracked vehicle mwe by elements c f Lht! 13 GTD.
caverage provi3ea unique vieNxs o f Saviet armrea vehicles craveliing
rsoss-country and i e y o t i a t i n g o i f f i c u l t terrain. and suggests the
trcmenacas future p d e n t i a 1 f o r video collection.
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04 J u l y . R major TVD level exercise, ZAPAD
(WEST)
b 4 , took place i7 East Germany.
The exercise involved
Front, Army and D i v i s i o n l e d coms units from GSFG as well as
non-GSFG signal units. U S M d tours proviaed extensive coverage o f
the exercise t o i n d u d e the tactical play by elements o f 6 GMRDJ20
IGA and CPX p l a y by elments of 3 SA* The cover name of the exercise
was revealed first by a Soviet officer a t t h e annual U5H.M 4th o f
July picnic a t Potsdam.
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k.
On 10 ana 20 O c t observations o f yet another new W I
associated with an East German Army reserve storage facility, Grimme
501, ay USMLM tours c o i f i m e d a second probable FED V subordinate
reserve d i v i s i o n .
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1. On 27 Nov the NAVREP obtained the first ground photograpny o f SS-12 canisters and their transporters as they movm a t
night from Neustrelitz towards the Waren ?KA.
This was the first
Mission sightin5 af Soviet anologous masurlcs I n East Germany.
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B.
A I R COLLECTION AC 1 1 V 1TIES
NOTE:
A l l succeeulng subparagraphs classified MlWlOtNTlAL.
1. 3eneral: S o V k t ana East German Air forces continued a
steady snd consistent uwraoe of equipment and facilities throughout
1984.
a.
Aircraft and Air Dperations:
a) Helicopters: The number of HTND E MM3 reglmcnts in GSFG
equipped witn the 23m cannm increased frm cne t o three.
By
year's and HlNO E bUl equippea r e g i m t s were located a t Mnlwinkel,
Parchim and Stenaal Akrfielcs.
At least tnree boraer sites
(Grevesmuhlen, Qucdlinburg, anc kachstedt) also have one HIND E m30
( 2 5 m cannon3 rejularly deplQyed. Another s 1 p i ficant developanent
was the first Mission sighting in GSFG o f tne actual TR J m e r on a
HIP H assigned t o Oranienburg Soviet Airfield.
HIP K, originally
stationed only a t Allstedt Airfielc, were f u r t b r introduced t o
Oremen-Hellerau. These upgraoes signify 8 consiocrable upgraae for
CSFG in both helicopter firepower and Em capability.
b)
f i x e d wing:
Tbere was a reductim i n total sortlcs
observed, but acta; training appeared t o be mre intense. A
re-roling o f Altenburg a i r c r a f t was h i tlated as VISHBED aircraft
were phasea out an0 replaced by FLQ&C;EHC/D and a new FLOGGER
variant temed the D/J MCD. Furtkr upgrades occurred with thE:
assignment o f yet another FLOGCIER variant, the FLOGGER K, a t Rltes
Lager and Koetbn AirTlelas. TW As-12 Tactical Anti-Hadiatim
Missile ( T M ) was ooserved only twice during the year, but the bcst
photography of the missile to date was obtained. Employmnt o f
Tactical Air-to-Surface Missiles (Tdyl05) also flgured praninently .
A new version o f the AS-14 TASM, possibly W-guided, wzs photographed on both FL-R
J ana FITTER H while F E W R C was observed
for the first time firing a TASM, the AS-?. Additional launches o f
AS-?, As-LO, ana AS-14 TASMs provided significant data for analysis.
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2)
East German:
a)
Helicopters: HIND D a t Basepohl and Cottbus Airfields
remnfigured w i t h the I R Jammer mmnt and chaff/flsre
dispenser. Prior t o thcse m d f i c a t i o n s , this e q u i m n t had been
employed o n l y with GSFG forces. A HIP Corrnrand and Control variant
was also introduced a t Bascpohl ana CotttKIs.
This is the first Cz
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helicopter w i t n the EGAF.
b)
F i x e d Wing:
TIE constructim o f Laage Airfield has
been mnitored M a reguisr basis.
The base I s consiacrod q ~ n -
tionally ready. Units and aircrart which w i l l occupy the base
should LE i d e n t i f i e d early i n 1585. No other significant cnanges in
the tGAF were observed.
b.
1)
Electronics/WS:
Soviet:
Technical-quality photography of a modified
LONG TRACK C a t kittenberg 3 - 4 Site revealeu &sic$ siiailarities
between its EMI BUX and that of the DOG TAIL raoar. This enhanced
LONG TRACK possioly has a f u n c t i o n and purpose similar tc; DOG
TAJI 's.
The Soviets a u p n t e d Wealinburg EW Site with an as y e t
unidentifieo radar or antenna and also introduced a possible U / I
raoac a t Hillersleben EW Site. Tne latter raaar appears similar t o
SQUARE PAlR i n design. Completion o f a three-system chain e f PRP-3
RAMOW sites i r i the western h a l f of t k GDR was also zonfirmed.
This main should afford f u l l RAMONA coverage o f the intcr-Gemm
border.
2) East German: Photography o f a wployed RP-4G preciappmach raaar for zirilian an3 milftary a i r traffic was
obtained a t Schomefeld Airfield. Excellent video coverage o f BACK
TRAP raoar was obtained a t Rovershagen Sub Air Defense Slte, t o
include two BACK TRAP rotating in sync. Construction has steaoliy
aovanced a t both Rxtock/Gubkow ana Berlin/Kraatz S A 4 Sites. We
erection of a large environmental dome in the fire control arm o f
tne Gubk3w site m y signal preparations f o r receipt o f SgM€ PAIR.
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c.
Miscellaneous:
u / I construction near Mersekury Airfield was
Hangarette style bunkers have been installed an0 nay
i7dicatu an air defense funztion.
1)
discovered.
Soviet:
2) East l;ernran:
W I constructlm sites were discovered
ana manitorec a t Schuenermark, Fehrbellin, and Zachow.
The sites
have large bunker complexes ant: are considered t o he a i r defense-
related.
2.
Significant Achievements:
a.
radar
WES
On 13 Jmuary, a nevlly de2loyed RP-4G precision approach
confirrnea a t Schoenefeld EG C i v i l i a n Airf felcl.
b. On 16 January, t h e first Parchim HIND E MUD with 23m
canr,m were observe0 a t Retzow Soviet Range. This was the secontl
Soviet regiment in GSFG t o upgraae t o t i e dual 23rrm cannon.
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c. On 17 January, technical-quality photography o f a modiLONG TRACK C radar Mas obtainec at h i t t e n b e r g Soviet SA-4
Site,
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d.
On 19 January, tecqnical-quality photography o f the
AS-12 TARM was obtaiced durinG an extensive FLOGGER lancing program
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e.
On 27 January, a Parchim HIRD E was phgtograrhed
carrying a U/I roc+& pod.
The pod apgears similar t o the
UB-32x57mm r o w e t poC frequently carried by 4IND and H I P helicopters. This new pori may inoicete ari improved rocket capability.
f.
On 3 February, a Parchim HIND E was pnotographed
carrying stackea A T 4 SPIRAL ATCm mounts on its outer universal
pylons. This s i g h t i n g confirms HIND E ' s capability t o carry a minimum af 20 SPIRAL missiles a m inoicates a formidable anti-amor
capability.
On 3 February, the Dest plotography t o d a t e o f the
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dorsal scoop on Neuruppin FITTER K was obtained a t Retzcw Range.
h, FLOGGER 3 photography on 4 and 5 February confirmed the
re-raling o f Altenhury's Hir-to-air FISHED t o the gruurid attack
FLOGGER airframe.
Subsequent introduction o f FLOGGtR U/J MOD i n
Jwe-July suggests the FLOGGER 3 WcrC used as trainers I n anticipatior: of t h e new D/J KcCts a r r i v a l .
i, The first observation o f a modifieo FLOGGER G, now
dosignatecr FLOGGE3 ?(, cas obtained a t Altes Lager Soviet Airfielc on
13 h x h . It is possible t h a t t7fs aircraft is being confictrred far
a mini-AWACS role with improved intercepticn capability a t lower
a l t i t u d e s , Modificatfons i n c l u d e new d i e k c t r i c patches, new wing
roots, anc! new radomes. The electronic and st"uLura1 changes
should provide imreascd corka t efficiency.
j. Cn 20 April, a modified AS-14 TASM was observed on a
Mirow FLOGG-R J. The modifications t o the nose of the missile
suggest a possible TV yuiaarlce system.
2k
k.
On 25 April, the first sighting o f an A S 4 4 TASM on
FITTER H was made a t Retzow Swiet Range. This appears t o be the
Same AS-14 variant observed on 20 A p r i l .
Tne FITTEF H was from
TempLiri Soviet Rirfiela. This signting confirms FITTER H’s a b i l i t y
t o carry the A S 4 4 TASM, as we13 as confirming the w e a p ” presence
a t Templin.
1. A TAI I. kINc C netif LabrrrS was discovered by MLM anc
reportea in I K 1 215 1013 84. The new TALL KING is situatza irside
the Altengzabow PRA. These radars have u s u a l l y hem associated with
Egrly Warning or SA-5 sites.
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m.
On 30 April, hINO D at Basepohl EG Airfield were
observed a m photograpkea configurea witn tne new JR Jammer mount
and c h a f f / f l a r e disp,*riser.
--
-^I
. ..
n. On 22 M y , the entire AOB o9 thc FLOGGER G/K regiment
assigned t e A l t e s Lager Scviet Airfield was obtained.
Twelve
ILDGGER K and 24 FLOGGER G were noted. Tnis confirms that ole o f
tne rcqimmt's three squadrons has been upgraded t o FICGGER Y.
0.
On 5 Zune, the f i r s t photography of an EGAF H I P Command
and Coqtrol Variant was obtained a t Basepohl EG Airfield. The
aircraft appears t o be a HIP G. Thls upgrade suggests the East
Germans are forming Soviet-styled d i v i s i c n support squadrons.
rollowing t h i s l n i t i a l observazion t h e H I 3 variant was also observcd
a t Cettbgs EG Airfield.
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p. 9n 6 June, BRlXMIS noted construction c f an uniceitified
Cast German site near F e h r b e l l i n .
On 17 July similar East German
construction was noted by FMLM near the village o f Schoenermark,
approximately 5km from Eerlin/Kreatz EG 93-5 Slte. Our I R 1 215
0096 54 gave the best phozographic coverage to date of both sites.
The insxallations are l i k e l y air-defense related.
q. On 12 June, a Heuruppin FITTER K carried ODD POD during
activity a t Belgern Soviet Range. This was the first t i n e FITTER K
had been seen with t h e tC1.l pod. Prior t o t h i s s i g h t i n g the pod had
been obsezved 071y on All.stedt FITTER H. FITTER K's baztlcfield
survivability should irpprove with t h i s newly confirnec capability.
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r. Cn 9 July, a Newrcrppin FITTER K was observed at Retzwc
Soviet Range carrying n U/I bomb or pod. T x device appeared t o
emit a constant bright light.
Confirmation of a complete S P - 3 RAMONA system in the
GO2 cam0 on 15 J u l y d t n the s i g h t i n g o f RAMONA a t Kalte
Stauden-Kopt’.
Tnis n i n h RAMONA confirms t h e completion o f a threesystem chain o f PRP-3 on the GDRIs western border.
s.
southern
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t. The first sighting of a FLOGGER 3/J (MOO) was maoe e t
Alterlburg Soviet Airfield cn 23 July. Ihe nose section o f t h i s aircraft was modified, t o incl.dc ncw antcnnas.
u.
Tecnnical-quality FhtogrnFhy of the IR-3 drone was
taken near Wittstock Soviet Airfiela on 21 duly. Several passes o f
the m o m were observed. FMLM photography provides the first good
views o f the 3 r c m I s p o r t side and bottom.
v.
On 2 August, video coverage was acquired of Temptin
FITTER H firing 330m rockets a t Gadow-Rcssow Soviet Range. This is
the first f i r i n g o f t h i s weapon system obscrvcd i n GSFG.
w.
A n d t i - m i s s i o n coilestion ePfort was used t o monitor
a l e r t take-offs a t Koethsn and Altenmrg Soviet Airfiercs on 3
August.
Two Merseburg FLOGGER E equipped with AA-7 APEX am AA-8
APHID missiles scsambleo from Altenburg.
x. On 7 and 13 August, live-fire exercises were conducted
a t Gadcw-Hossow Soviet Hang@. F I T T W H fired the AS-10 TAW and
FENCER C carried and fired an AS-7 TASM. This was the First observation of FENCER with TASMs in GSFG and the first recorded FENCaR
firing c f a TAW. Both s t i l l ghotogra~ky and video coverage were
obtdiried.
FLCGCER J were alsD videottipec firir'g the AS-14 TA%.
Tnese f i r i n g s are higfily significant for analysis o f tactics, burn
t h e s $ f l i g t i t tines, e m .
y. On 19 Hugust, HIP K were observed for tne first t i r e a t
Dresden-Hellerau Soviet Airfield. 7 hcse additiorial HlP K indicate
ar. expansion o f ECY capabilities i n GSFG.
z.
On 25 Augus'I, turo FLOGGER K were photographed a t Koethen
This is the second airfield i n GSFG t o receive
Soviet Airfield.
tnis airframe,
&a. On 24 and 27 Aucust and 5 September, live-fire exercises
conducted a t Ganow-Rossow Soviet Range. Lsunches o f the AS-10
TAW by FLOGGER :and FITTER H were abserved. Complete f l j g h t logs
ant1 photography were aequired t o inzludc missile burn times, f l i g h t
times, lainch prcfilos, and tactics.
were
ob.
Un 30 August, techqical-quality photugraphy o f nose
modifications of the FLOGGER C/J (MOD) was oktainea a t Altenburg
Scviet Airfield.
cc. On 5 mc! 12 October, a largc and apparently i n f h t e d
e n v i r o m n t a l dome was photograpned i n the fire control area o f
C ; u b k ~EG
~ SA-5 Site. An additional foundation was under cmstruction for a probable second ooqe.
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dd.
On 8 and 10 October, a U / I aevice was observed a t
Beckendorf %viet EW Site. The apparatus appears t o be a sensor or
camera mounted On a tall mast. The site is f i v e t o seven kilmcters
from t h e West 6erman border. A similar device was noted a t
Steinheid Soviet EW Site on 28 June.
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ee. On 16 October, 9 FLOGGER G from Kmthen Soviet Airfield
was photagraphed carrying an unusual A b 7 A E X missile. lhe missile
was b r i $ t red with a white nose. The FLOGGER also carried a standard white APEX missile. The U/1 mjssile may possibly be an elec-
tronic simulator.
for the AS-9/ll anti-radiation missile.
95. On 4 &rid 26 October, a U / f construction site was photographed near Verseburg Soviet Airfield. Two arched concrete bunkers
or hanydrettes suggest a probable air-defense or missile-related
function for the site.
hh. On 2 Nuvmber, a HID H f r o m Oraniznburg Soviet Airfield
was photographed with the actual 1K ,lamer mounted.
This is thc
first sightins o f the Jamer i t s e l f i n GSFG.
ii. On 8 Nwember, a US1 clectronics antenna/rader was
sightea a t QuedlinbJrg Scviet EW Slte. The clevice is Zikcly IFF c r
nav iqa t ion ~ t1!;ited
.
jj. On 9 December, a probaole third radme foundation was
photographed a t RostockSSubkow EG SA-5 Site. This may indicate that
an increased nvnber o f SA-5 launchers will be employed at the site.
kk. On 11 and i7 Oecmber, M L H pSmtogra$wd a U / I possible
radar a t Hillersleten Soviet EW Size. Tnis is the first time t h i s
piece o r equipwnt has been observed ana photograpkd.
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C.
KSTRICTED AREAS
NOTE:
ALL PARnGRElpHS A M I SIBPARAtXAPhS CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL
1. PERWENT FiESTRlCTEO AREAS (PRA).
On 16 Hay 1984, GSFG
anmunceo 'Snincr" mdifications t o t h e PHA presently i? e f f e c t in
tne ClOR. T h e n m PRA map cbvinusly w a s the result o f careful study
and planning and an Intimate knowledge o f the geography o f the EOFF
as It affects the Missions.
There is no remarkable increase in
t o t a l mea denied t o the Missions; twwever, boundaries have been
redrawn anc exteqded in sum a fashion as to canalize and impede
travel and t o aeny or restrrct ticcess t o a very large nclmber of
targets. In most cases PHA bomdaries have been delineated by roads
w i t h the specification thaz such roads must be consicered part o f
the restricted area. Transit throughout East 6ennay, therefore,
has been restricted considerably. Actobahns rmst be useo t o travel
any distance or cross a mjor river, particularly the Elm, but
stopping on Autobahns that transit PRAs is n o w prohibited. Intelligence collection efforts have also been s i g n i f i c a n t l y hindered.
Analysis bas shon'n that, of sune 185 formerly accessible SADvl sites,
radar sites , airficlds I ana air-to-grouna gunnery ranges, approxlmatelf 28% were rendered inaccessible, and 39% were mcrerately to
severely degraded for observaticn ~y the new PRAs. Thus 60 t o 7cwI
o f a i r targets in the GDR were affected. Large nuRlbers o f the mort!
important grourwi installations and t k i r associatea W D W M
targets, training areas, mu the major Soviet river crassiw sites
on the Elbe are nwr i n PRA. Following tk change c n l y twc GSFG
maneuver divisfons are nor completely accessible t o the Missions.
It is much more d i f f i c u l t to cover movement by botn trackeG and
wrseeled vehicles since many major tactical routes are included in
the new R I A , tk gaps between PRA such as the Altergrabow aid
Letzlinger M i l e have been closed, and traditicnal military convoy
rocrtes are either f n or 9or"hr PRA. rlhih tk PRA change has o p n e d
a few new targets t o USlbK, the overall e f f e c t o f the change has
been nothing s h x t o f catastrophic. Only through w1A reduction can
we twpe t o recoup even a part o f what has been lost anb i n fact by
Decefrber 1984 there were hints tnat GSFC would be issuing a new PR4
map witn rcducca restricted areas. A photo copy o f t h e 1984 PRA rap
foollows on the next page.
PRA W, GQR, 16 MAY l9@
3a
2.
TElisPORAFlY RESTRICTE3 AREAS (TRA)
.
a.
I n 1984,
W G imposed a t o t a l af 48 Tmporsry
Restriciea Areas (TRAs3, duwn from the 73 imposed during 1983.
Similarities t o multiple W A S imposed during similar perlods o f tfm
in tne past lead t o the beliet t h a t mst TRAs were exercise/
movement-related.
t. The new ?ermanent Restricted Areas (PEA) ma3 in East
Germany alterea t h e patterri arid rimber c f TRA somwwhat. Previously
o p n areas between pH& are nw permamntly closed tc; Allied Mission
travel ana need not be covered by TRA curing exercises.
c.
TRA imposed aurin3 1984:
1) IRA 001-84 throug”l 006-84 a l l coverea the general
period G2-09 January. O f particulnr significance is t h a t of TRA
001-84, 002-84, and 006-84, together w i t h their adjacent PHAs,
effectively created a Pive-kilmeter deep harrier strctcning almost
the entire width of the mid-southern h a l f of t a s t Germany.
a) T M OGl-84, effective M-06 January,
Finsterwalde anl kastern Border PRAS.
cmmzted
the
D l TRA M;2-84,
effective 0247 &Nary, connected trle
eastern portion o f the Jucterbog ano Eastern Border PRAs, including
tr,e miestnarwd PRA with.’n t h i s TRA.
c ) ‘IRA GD3-84, e f f e c t i v e 02-07 ianuary, connected the
Weimar and Lossa PRAs. T h e k h a f s t a d t PHA was included completely
within this Ti%.
d) TRA 004-84, effective 02-08 January, encircled ari nrea
bctwmn the Northern Bordez PRA and the astrow FRA.
e) TRA 005-84, e f f e c t i v e 0248 January,
Wrtheastern Bcrder PRA and the Tempzn PHA.
connected the
P> TRA GM-84, effective 02-09 Zanuary, connected the
western portim of the Jueterbog PRA with the Lehnin, Altengrabm
and the Dessau PRAs.
2) TRA 007-86 throw& 011-54 *ere a l l i n e f f e c t durlng t k
period 21-23 January. The small sizes and locations o f t k s e TRA
suggested a possible c m e n d post exereise IZPX) by elcments o f the
East G e m n #o 111, since no major m a w v b r areas nor r a i n rail
lines wre completely blocked t o Alliea Mission coverage.
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3 ) IF% 012-84 and 013-84 were i n effect during t k period
01-10 FeDrllaIy.
a) TRA 012-84 connected the Gatha and Meimr ?IUS,masking
possible exercises by elements of the 8 GA and the 4 MW3/MJ 111.
b ) TFlA 013-84 comcted the southern p o r t i o n
Aeterbog PRA with the Grossenhain ana Finstemalde FRAs.
of
the
4) IRA 014-84 through 016-84 were i n e f f e c t during the same
gmeral perid as TRA 012-84 and 013-80. These TRA covered areas
traditionally used for field training exercises (FTXs) during that
time of year.
5) TRA 017-84 and 018-84 were both in e f f e c t during the
period 07-16 Februzry.
They connected tk Teuplin, Wlttstock,
Rathemu and Letzlinger Wide MAs/iTrainlng Areas, and effectively
denied Allied Mission access t o rOaa and rail movement between these
training areas.
6) TKA 019-84, effective 30 Mrch-18 April, connected the
Ohrdruf, Blankenhain, Kahla and Saalfelo PRAs. It included the SSM
m a Artillery Training Area a t Rudolstadt 401 ano the HQ 8 13
deployment area a t Bad B e r m anc Tmndorf.
7)
30 Mrch-20
TRA 020-84 and M1-84 were i n e f f e c t during the perim
April.
They connected the Templin, Mittstock arrd
daathenow PRAs, including the east bank of the Northern Elbe Crossing
Sites. They completely shielded movemnts by tk 16 3 D and 12 GTD,
anc prevented extensive coverage o f air activity a t Gadow-Rassow
Air-Lo-Zrolma Range.
8 ) TRA 022-84, e f f e c t i v e 30 February44 b y , connected the
Dresclen and Border FRAs east sf th city o f Dresden.
9)
TRA 0 5 8 4 through 025-84 were in e f f e c t during the
period 12-20 May.
a> TRCl 023-84 nmnected the T w l i n ,
wittstock and
Neubrandmhrg PRAs, b e n y i q Allied Mission access t o garrisons,
deployraent sites and maneuver routes traditicndlly used by thc 16
GTQ, headquartered i n #msbelitz. This area was prevfwsly covered
by TRA twice in 1984 ( I R A 018-84 (7-16 February] and'TR.4 020-86 [ZQ
March-20 Apr 1))
.
b ) TRA 024-84 corlwcted the &terbog,
Falkenoerg and
Finstemab? PRAs and denied access t o road and rail routes i n t o tk
Jueterbog PRA.
c) TRA 025-84 connected the "3 PRA with tne Dresden and
Koenigsbrueck PRAs and d e n i m access t o the s m ~ arm
!
Covered by TW\
022-84. (29 March-04 H a y ) , This TRA, along witn IRA 024-84, denied
Alliea Mission access, except by Autobahn, t o t,* southeast portion
of East Germany, south OP Berlin and east DP the Elbe Hiver.
10) TRA 026-84 through OJ2-84 were a l l in e f f e c t during tne
period 02-10 &ne. These wese the first TRA s h c e the Iwcsitiori of
the new PRA boundaries. These TRA, i n cmjunctim with their PRAs,
formeo a zmtinuous restricted area throughwt most o f the southern
half of East Gcrmany.
111 TRA 033-84, effective 22-25 W l y , comected the
Altengrabow, Dessau and Jueetertq PRAs and covered sane of tk
"ally
used tactIca1 routes f o r wheeled and tracked veniclc movement between tk bltengrabow and Jueterbog areas.
12) TRA 034-84, c f f c c t i v e 26-29 July, connectec the
Jueterbog PRA and the Eastern Border P I N and covered the tactical
routes norrr;slly used for wheeled ana tracder: vehicle mvement
Letween the JueterooG P R A and the Lieberose Training Area (located
insioe the Border PRA). This TRA was seen as a logical continuatfurl
o f TRA 033-80.
13) TRA 035-88 tivme 337-84 were a l l in effect during tk
period 06-20 August.
a) TRA 035-84 ccmcted the Templin and Wittstock PRAs and
includea tactical trails utilized by the 16 T;O and flight paths f o r
the OR-3 Drcne.
The A l i i e d Missions were effectively denied a l l
access t o this area.
b) TEA 036-64 comectea the Wittstock PRA with tP.e Perlexerg
ana Rathencw/Letzlinger wide PRAs, i n c l u d i r y the Northern Ube
River Crasshw~ Sites. It included tactical trails and r a i l lines
traditionally used by 3 SA and M GA units exercising i n t h a t area.
The northern portion includsd f i i g h t paths for the DR-3 Drone.
c) TRA 037-84 connected the Altengrabow and Dessau PRAs with
the Jueterbog WA and included tactical routes and r a i l lines tradit i o n a l l y useu by e l m n t s o f the 3 SA and 20 GTD &ring zxercises.
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TRA 038-84 was i n e f f e c t during the period 10-20
TRA, in conjuncttm with TRA 035-84, 036-84 ard
complezed coverage o f the ring of tactical routes
surrounding the Berlfn area o u r i n y t t i a i period. It speclfically
covered those routes used by tk 6 WHU ana 25 13 for m v m n t t o
the Jlreterbog PRfl prior t o tte i n i t i a t i o n of n msjor exercise;
alternately covering routes sometires Used by the 7 GTD, 32 TD and 9
TD Rcr movement I n t o the Lieberose T r a i n i n g Area.
14)
August.
037-84,
This
15) TRA 039-84 thrcugh 043-84 covered traaitional Sgvizt
transit rcutes between pRl\s ti4 major Spviet T r a i r i n g areas, whlch
shielaed exercise-related movement between the mjor t r a k i n g areas
i n the Letrllnyer Heide, Altengrabow, Jwterbog and Dcssau PRAs Prm
A l l i e d Mission coverage. T R A 059-84 thrwgh 041-84 were in e f f e c t
during the perod 01-23 September, while TRA 04244 and 043-84 were
i n effect during the period 01-25 Septmbez.
16) TFLA 044-84 and 045-84 Lulriiiected the Wcimar, Lossa,
Gotha and Border PRAs in the southwest corner a f East &many,
covering tracitional tactical routes used by tk 8 GA. Tbsc TRA
were in effect dLring the perioc Ol-25 September.
17) TRA 046-84 was n o t used t y U%M,
due t o confusim
which arose amng tne three Missions concerning the nunbering o f the
previws seven TRA.
18) TRA 047-84, effective 14.4’0 Septmber, mnnmted t w
Wedlimerg , Oessau and Rltengrabow PHAs, and can3leteky encircld
thc Cochsteot PFIA. Yhis Is an area traaitionally used f o r movement
to and aii support for the Lctriinget Hzide Training Area, particularly 3y elemmts of the 3 SA (10 GTD, 7 GTO, Independent lank
B a t t a l i o n and the 7 GTD Recon En).
19) TRA 048-84, effective 18-25 Septenbw, conriected tk
Prenthu, lemplin and Neubrsnaemerg PWs. It covered areas which
incluaca wheelEd ana tacticai routes occaslmally used by elements
3f the 25 TC and 16 GTD.
SFetsnaz units Prom Fuerstenburg nave k e n
reportea t o exercise in t h i s ares.
20) TRA CL9-84, e f f e c t i v e 25-30 September, cclnnected the
Wittstock, Parchim, d b t h e e i , Pr:tzwal~ and Perleberg W A S .
It
der.iea A l l i e d M i s s i m access t o training activity most l i k e k y assoZiated with th 21 MID.
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4.
W R Y .
a.
Temporary Rcstrictcd Areas were I n e f f e c t during a t
least a part o f each month Detween January and Septwnber, while M
TRA were imposed during the last quarter o f 1984.
b. There were 134 days in 1984 when a t least one TRA was i n
effect against Allied Hissims. TRA were in e f f e c t during the
entire months of April and Septemaer. The TRA average3 11.4 days
each, ranging fmn 3 t o 36 days in leriyth.
c.
The following table shows T R A days, by mnth, in 1984:
Jarmary 1984
Fcbruary 1984
lrlarcn 1934
A p r i l 1984
b y 1984
Jcne 1984
July 1984
August 1584
September 1984
Xctober 1981
November 1984
Oecemaer 1984
02-03, 21-23
01-16
Xi41
c1-30
01-04, 12-20
02-10
22-25
06-M
C1-30
None I;nposed
hole rmpcsd
1nt;OSed
DETENTIONS AN0 INCIDENTS (All succeeding subparagraphs classified C W T E M T I A L unless otherwise indicated).
E.
1. General. In c a r r y i n g wt USP1LH's two missions i n the GOR,
accredited personnel repeatedly come i n t o cmtact with Soviet and
East" German military p e r s m d and t k c i v i l i a n population.
The
nature o f certain o f these c m t a c t s is such that reporting t o himr
headquarters and mention in the U n i t History is appropriate. These
contacts are divided i n t o t w o catewries:
a.
DETENTION.
Tour's freedom o f wvement is physically
restricted. Accreditation d Q C W n t S are surrendered with or witht
&he preparation by the Soviets o f an o f f i c i a l protocol (Akt).
Gircunstances surrounding a aetention may be such that it Is also
reported as an incioent.
b.
XNCIENT.
1) Serious Incident. A relatively grave occurrence whose
resolution may require action at a higher level than Chief USWW
CPieP SEW. Action taken Frequently includes an exchange o f letters
a t Chief o f Staff or nigher level.
2)
Minor Incident. Occurrence whose resolution can he
accomplished a t the Chief of #issim/Chief %RB level or w h i &
requires no aoditimal action,
2.
DETENTIONS.
Nine UWLM
tours were detained i n 1984:
a.
Sandau (Wu00553, 071M7A Jan 84. A USrUSLH tour w a s
ccnducting a reconnaissance o f Soviet crossing sites OF thc Worthern
Elbe River a t 07123oA Jan 84 When they observed a Soviet probable
FW b a t t a i l o n oepicyed h tk Sandacler Wald PTCA (WO055).
As the
tour was oeparting the area, their vehicle became mired on a muddy
tactical t r a i l .
Shortly thereafter, a ZIL-131 t r u x p u l i 4 up
behind the twr venicle and a Warrant Officer stood i n front o f it.
The llarrant Officer was ultimately relievea r3y a ZIL-130. T k
Ratknow Kmandant was summoned and arrived a t 0714476. He ms
accompanied ay a Major ano a female c i v i l i k interpreter. Following
an exchange o f dQCuFnent5, the K o m n d a r i t requested that the tour
fcllm him t o the V E U Station f n Haveiberg (UW357) so he cwld
call SERB in Potsdam. After approxirately a 15-minute wait outside
the haveibeq Volkspolizei (VOW) Station, the Kmandant returned
and presented thc tour w i t h an Akt, accusing them o f photographing
military equipment Itrue) and being in a restricteu area (not
true). T h e To-rr Officer refused to sigri the Akt. D o c m i i t s were
returnea a t O7152SA Jan 84 and the tour proceeded with its mission.
Dbration o f detention: 2 hours, 18 minutes.
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.
.
b.
Havelberg {WO35?), 121405A J a 84. A W L M t a u r was
traveling south M an unn-red
rmo from Memen (QDOO61) ami
passed several Soviet work crews khO were cleaning mud o f f the road
Pollowing tb passage ~f a Soviet armored c o i m , A Soviet Senior
Lieutenant in charge o f one of these groups w a s visibly upset a t tne
passage o f the twr vehicle. Approximately 3-4 k i l m t e r s f u r t l w
down the road, th tour cam t o a four-way road junction. Soviet
columns occupied the three rmaininj approaches t o the intersection,
so the tour officer decided to reverse course. This took the tour
past tk work crews a y i n . A t 12140% Jan 84, as they passed om of
the work crews, members o f the crew made threatening gestures a t the
twr venicle w i t h their shovels. As the tour passed R g o y o f
triese soldiers a t a mderate s p e c (15-20 km/h), a Senior Lieutenant
sudcenly stepped from the side o f the road and swung a long-han3led
shovel thrwgh t h e windshield o f the twr vehicle. The vision o f
the tour crew w a s severely impaired a m the ariver immediately
braked t o avoid h i t t i n g any o f the other soldiers staridiny on eitner
s h e of tk m a d . As the tour vehicle slowed, the troups surrcunded
the vehicle. The tour officer decided t h a t furtkr ePfnrts to evam
would only endangar the soldiers standing, rjn both sides o f tk road
and oroered t h e oriver to stop the vehicle. Personnel conducting the
deterition were three ofricers ami ten soldiers. Tm tour officer
imediateiy challenged the Senior Liedtenant bringing t o hfs attent h n thc exfstence o f an ayreement between both governments which
gave tk tour crew the right t o be there.
TIE Senior Lieutenant
repliec that there was a military operation I n progress in tk area
a m #& the tour was not allowed t o be thera. The tour officer
stated that if the Soviet government d i d not want missim membcrs in
tk area, they woulu t w z imposed a Temporary Restricted Area (TRA)
i n accordance with normal practice. The Senior Liectenant becalae
v h i n l y nervous a t t h a t p3ir,C. Within 30 minutes OF t h e b i t l a 1
confrnntatim, a Soviet Captain arrived on the scene. He asked tb
twr crew if they were a l l right; tnen h~ appcsred t o offer s m e
serious critlcism t o the Senior Lieutenant who had swung t h e
shovel.
Following the detention, seveml tanks approacned the
area. To preclude tk tour crew's mserving them, tk soldiers
removed the tarp from a Z1L-131 a m covered the tour vehicle with it
f o r 2 1/2 hours. A t approximately 1700A, the Rathenow K m n d a n t
arrived and, after verification of credentials by both sides,
requested tne tour crew to follow him t c Havelberg, where an Akc
woulo be prepared. m7ce In Havelberg, t h e Soviet Kmandant enterea
a VOPO statLon t o prepare the Akt, while tk tour crew remained
wtsfcc. Approxirrately 15 minutes later, he returned and stated
tnat he had preparea the Akt (but d i d r o t offer t o show it t o
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the tour officer) and saio that it contained t#ro accusations
that
the tour was benind Mission Hestriction Signs (true) and that the
tcur was photographing military colmns (rot true a t the time). He
then asked the twr officer whether he rrouia care to s i p the A k t .
We3 the tour officer d e c l i n e d , the Soviet X m r l d a n t lauched and
returned the tour crew's credentials. TIE actions o f tk Soviet
Kommandant were cordial thrwgnout.
The tour was released a t
121815A Jan 84 and arrived a t the Glienicke Bridge a t 122225A. T k
twr was oelayed a t t h e bridge for 20 minutes. Guratim of
detention: d hours, 10 minutes.
c . Sandau (UW153), 141445A Jan 84. A US#t# tour was
transiting Route 107 in the v i c i n i t y c f Santjau (uuO153) i n an effort
t o monitor a mqor Sovlet river crossing exercise.
Ihe Soviets
s c m d t o be particularly alert For Mission vehicles. As the tour
was attempting t o evade a Suviet road block, the vehicle became
mired and a detention ensued. The initial reaction of the Soviet
troops was hostile. Tney made a hslf-hearted e f f o r t t o efiter the
vehicle and also managed to remove the valve cores Prom all five
t i r e s arid rtvnuve the swre Lire. The Fiathenow K m n d a n t arrived
and requestee that the tour foflow him t o Havelberg.
The tour
officer pointed out t k t there was m air i n the tirw, and the
Kmmacdant ordered the Saviets t o fill them. Only ow valve core
was rctwied.
Tnc Akt was preparca in Havclbcrg, and thc tour
officer refused ta sign it. The t o u r was released a t 14194OA,
returned to tk Mission House in Potsdam to change the tires, and
zontlnued I t s mission. DUrdkfCIn of detention: 4 hwrs, 55 minutes.
d.
k l g e r r i (UT6950571, 131725A h r 84. A UMLM tour was
targeted against the Altes Lager Airfield and the Belgern Air-toGrouna Range, After omerving and cmprehensively photographing an
active FLM;ER C/G morning f l y i n g program a t Altes Lager, the tour
departed f o r Belgern a t approximately 1 W A hours. Tnrougbout the
tuur's stay a t Altes Lager snd during the drive to k l g e r n , intermittent HfS surveiilance was detected. Imediately upon arrival in
the 8elgern area, the tour encountered an active air-to-ground range
program in progess, involving FLOGGER D/J aircraft mking gun/
rocket/bomb attacks.
T h e tour was able t o position i t s e l f t o
observe and photograph t h i s activity over t h e course o f approximately two burs, considerable fnformatim on FLOGGER air-to-ground
tactics, t o i n c l u o e stCeck profiles, wezgons mix and use o f flares,
was recorded. Throtrghokt t h i s period, persistent H i 5 preseme in
the area necessitated cautiolis phtography anc numerous a s e m a t i o n
P o i n t W) &hanSes.
I n aadition to MfS activity, a crop duster airc r a f t buzzen the tour OTI L w occasions.
A t approximately 1700A
hours, an apparent Soviet airfield security element i n a ZIL-130
sudoenly appeoretl m d gave chase t o the tour. T h e tour WBS able
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t o evade the ZIL-130 w t i l translting Belgerrl, where constricted
streets and the presence of pedestrians argue0 against further
evasive mneuvefs. A t me point, the t o m vehicle was forced t o
back cp and the ZIL-130 managed t o bump Into t k tour vehicle,
hooking its bumper with t k l e f t frmt fender and thus preventinq
any further movement.
A t approximately 1935A hours, t k Torgau
K m n u m t arrived on tk scem and the normal detention scenario
foliawed. 3cportmnt o f oetaining BM K m n u a t u r a personml was
correct. The tour was released a t 2105A hours.
Ouration o f
oetentlon: 3 hours,
40 minutes.
e. Karl-MarxStadt (US55351, 151315A Hay 84. A USMM taus
was transiting Karl-Wx-Staot, enmute to Potsdam. As the tour
vehicle slowed t o maKe a right turn from Route 174 tDward the
Dres&n Autobahn, tnree urmarKed vehicles (presumably MfS) boxed i n
tne totr venicle a t 1315A hours. Quick reaction o f t h e TQur NM3
averted calkision with tne lead vehicle, which had d a n ~ r w u s l y
swerved into the tour's path. Slight contact was ma&, h w v e r , by
the MfS cars when they tiGhtenea tk b a x a t front and rear. H E
persmel tried the rear and driver's door in a pro-forma attcmpt t o
gain entry. Tne Volkspolizei arrived a t 133W hours, a EM-53
arrived a t 1350A nwrs, a i d the Karl-MarxStadt Komnoant and a
Captain arrived a t 1502A hours. Prior to t h e Kmanoant's arrival,
the tour was photographed cowtless times, t o incluoe many pictures
after a Mission Restriction Sign (MS](brou5tit in esgecially for
t h i s purpose) was erected in the v i c i n i t y o f the tour venlcls. The
tour followed #e K m n d a n t t o h i s o f f i c e at 152CA hours; an A M
charging tne tour with vialation of 4 restricted area was then
prepared. Conduct o f Soviet persomel was proper throughout
even
m t r l t e and somewhat embarrassed i n the face o f MfSv arrogance.
The tour was released a t 160OA hours, and returned imnediately t o
B e r l i n . Duration o f actention: 2 hcurs, 45 miwtes.
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f. Gross Santersleben (PC67851, D219ooA J u l 84. A USMLH
tuur had been cispatched t o the vicinity o f the Letzlinger Heide PRA
t o monitor tactical movements associated with the ongoing exercise
YUPAO 84".
The tour notBced trafflc regulators i n the v i c i n i t y
and, being without surveillance, decioea to check out a nearby
tactical trail. while travclhg mrth on tne tactical t r a i l Looking
for B suitable OP t o monftcr possible tracked vehicle movement, t.%
t a r suooenly encountered two ENP 61981 heaaing s w t h . The tour
e t t m t e d a quick t u n - a r h n d m tk narrow trail, but the vehicle
slippea i n t o a hole and turneo onto Its side. The Bp1P crews cffered
assistance and then positiowu their vehicles a t opposite ends of
the disablec tour vehicle. lne K m a r m a n t was s m o n e a a t the tout
officer's request, and eventually arrived a t 0X0105A Jul in a
GAz-66.
The bgdetxrrg Komandant questioned the Soviets at the
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scene and prepared an Akt, accusing the tour o f being on an active
military route (true) and o f photographing military activity (not
true). The tour officer was offered a copy o f the Akt
if he
signed i t . The Soviets assisted in turning the tour vehicle onto
its wheels and allowed the tour t o depart mescorted. Soviet
conduct throughout the incident was correct and proper. The tour
&parted the scene o f the detention a t 0301552 Jul 84. Duration o f
detention: 6 hwrs, 55 minutes.
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g.
Kirchmoser ( U U 2 4 0 5 ) , 24144QA Aug 84. A USMLM tour
vehicle Is engine quit while the tour was approaching the Kirchmoser
Eqst German M Site (W237048). While attempting t o restart the
engine, the tour was observed and detained by an NVA Robur and a
civilian Trabant. A second Robur replaced the Trabant at the t a r
vehicle's rear a t 145W hours. The tour vehlclebs windows were
coverso with blankets a t 1516A hours, Two Soviet officers fmm the
Brandenburg Kolnmendatura arrived a t 1630A hours. The tour w a s
extensively photographed by WA personnel and a Soviet photographer, While the tour vehicle w a s covered with blankets, the rear
license plate and the passengerside mirror were removed. Other
actiwrs by all concerned were cordial and correct. An A k t , accusing
the tour o f espionage activities in the proximity o f military
"objects", was prepared and presented for signature.
The twr
officer denied the allegations and refused t o sign the Akt. The
tour crew was able finally tu restart the vehicle after the relat i v e l y lengthy detention, suggesting that the engine had simply
overheated ( i t was a very hot day).
TIE tour was escorted t o the
Helmstedt Autobahn. a t the Zesar Intertank (UT1793) and released a t
1955A hours. Ouration o f detention: 5 hours, 15 minutes.
h.
Wemigerode (PC13307), 2816OOA Aug 84.
A USHLM represen-
tational tour, upon returning t o their tour vehicle, parked i n a
public parking lot i n Wernigerode, noticed that the vehicle wa5
blocked by fwr empty VOPO vans.
The tour officer called tk
mtsdam flouse a t U45A hours and notified the Mission o f the prabable detention. The tour returned to the scene at 1600A hours and
saw three NVA soldiers and several VOWS standing around the bur
vehicle, A t that time, a Saviet vehicle with a Soviet Hajar arrived
with a Wssian translator w k spoke German. T k tour's passes were
handed over a t that time, and were immediately returned t o the tour
officer. The Soviet Mjor then said he had t a go with the VOpOs t o
the VoeO Headquarters. A t 1650A hours, he returned with two other
Soviet Majors and stated t h a t one o f the tour's guest passes only
permitted travel t o Potsdam. The point was.argued and the tour w a s
presented with an Akt, which accused a guest mmber o f the tour o f
having traveled t o Wernigerode without Soviet permission. The tour
officer refused t o sigm the bkt. Photos o f the tour vehicle, as
well as the tour partlcipants, were taken throughout the detention.
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Tne Soviets were cordial and smwhat mbarassed by the whole
affair. 1t-e tour was relessec a t i715A hwrs. (Note: T h e issw! o f
h e discrepelt guest pass resulted in a protest frm the Chlef o f
Staff, G S G and the notification tnat the USAF NCO i n v o l v d would m
lwicjer be allowed into the mR.) Duration of tne detention:
1
hwr, 15 minutes.
1. Vicinlty Cottbus (VT5372831, 281015A Oct et. A UM
tnurC, during a r o u t i n e check o f Cottbus Training Area 4510, became
mired dcnn while transiting an unavoidanle ruddy area.
Shortly
thereafter, as the tour was attempting t o winch free, a 132-66
arrived M t h e scem and while appronching the twr car accidenrally
s l i d into tne vehicle's :!eft rear corner.
After t k o:cupents
aetermlrid tnat tne tour vehilclc Has stuck, trle senfo:: oxupant, a
Soviet Captain, sent his driver in t k direction of the range house
or hunker. The driver soon returned with a detail o f ten troops,
l e d by a probable Cagtain. T k tour officer Mas askeec t o show h i s
creoentials, but h i c a t e d tbt passes could 0n;y be show t o a
Kmandatura repre,ser;:ative,
rho was subsewntly sucrmoned.
At
103% haws, five SovPet officers arrived, foilowec m e - h a l f hour
later by three Kcmndatura represeritatives (cme aolonel, me Majcr
ann a c i v i l i a n interpreter).
Ine tour officer explained t h a t tk
tour ,7ac taken ttle wruq rmd ( n o t true) because it Has t o o fogGy t o
see. The Komnamatura replied t o t h e tmur c f f h r t h a t the tmr was
in a military training area, and tnat an Akt mu13 have t o be
written. An Akt was smn precareo, which the t o u r o f f i c e r d e c l i n d
to sign. Passes wzre then retumeFj, along with a copy o f WE Akt.
The Komnandant said he had Lo c a l l Zossen and that the tour was t o
remln i n place. Whiie tne tour officer was speaking t o the Soviet
cfficers M a variety of p n f e s s i o n a l matters, one %viet LieUtecant
maw half-hearted a z t w t s to e n t e r the twr venicle {trying door
handles anc attempting t o s t i c k h i s hand through a partially-open
winocw)
A t 13UOA hous, twc i n d i v i d u a l s with Airborne coveralls
ovcr civilian cl3thing arrivec and started taking pictures. They
wore PO rank insignia, d i d not associate nith n o r speak t o anyam
else, an0 cwlo have been either Soviet or Last German security
elenents. Tne tour was escarteu t o an Autobahn entrance a t VT5133m
a: 14104 hwrs and released. Uuratim o f detention:
3 hours, 55
minutes,
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3.
Incidents. Other than those events reported earlier i n
Paragraph 2, fwr reportable incidents occurred in 1984:
a. Mustermark (WX%263), 28U445A Jan 84. While attempting
t o pass a c i v i l i a n vehhicie, a WLM tour encountered a patch of
black ice, slid off tk roac, and struck a tree. T k tour requested
an East German civilian c a l l the Mission House in Potsdam. Valkspolizei arrived on the scene within ten minutes. Stanoard photography was taken. Clt 0605A hours, 8 Soviet Major from the E l s t a l
Kl;mnandatura arrived.
He recoraeu the tour's names, asked for
details (no bit was prepared), and aeparted a t 062% hours. A
Mission recovery tem arrived a t 063OA hours, and tk twr departed
the scene a t C900A hours with the recovery team.
The tour members
were checked a t the B e r l i n Army HospitaL for minor b q s / b r u i s e s
sustained i n the acciwnt.
b.
Zechow ( u u S ~ 0 5 ) , 141115A Mar 84. II EMU4 tour was
sent t o check a temporary comnunications site/bfvauac area and
tactical t r a i l i n tk v i c i n i t y of WS87806. The tour observed the
site frun a oistance before approaching, and saw ~ w 3 sign o f
activity/omupatim. The twr drwe f n t a the site and saw no sign
of recent use. W i l e exploring a t r a i l through heavy underbrush
near the s i t e , tne tour o f f l c e r left the vehicle to reconnoiter on
foot the area over a slight rise. Within m n t s after the tour
officer left the vehicle, three soldiers merged from the brush and
punctured three o f the vehicle's tires; one o f the three pursued the
t w r officer am calleo out "Kom" mal Mer!" ( " C m Iwre!"). The
tour o f f i c e r turned ana ran from the scldier, and the driver
maneuverea the vehicle past the other soldiers and picked up the
tour officer. T h e tour departed the site, notirig that a fourth
soldier had joinca the gruup. The four soldiers watched the t w r
depart, but made no attempt t o pursue on Foot. With three tires
going f l a t , the tour halted i n the town o f Zechow (Uu600805) an3
telephoned for recovery. The tour remained i n Zechow from 1411MA
u n t i l 14160Q4, when a recovery tour from Berlin arrivea w i t h new
tires. W r i n g their stay i n Zechow, t w o Soviet vehicles transiLd
ttx town, aut were apparently r l o t searching for the twr.
Jhe
townspeople were very friendly towara the tGur and commented t h a t
occasionally %vier; armored vehicles used a nearby trail. After
replacing the f i a t tires, the tour officer briefed the 2ecovery OIC
am continued tk tour. T h e tour returned t o Berlin at 151230A Har
84.
[he four soldkrs who punctured the tires o f the tour vehicle
wore two-piece nomea green canouflage suits and b l a C K lacc-up h o t s
witn trousers Tucked i n t o the buots, carrieo brown knapsacks slung
d i a p n a l l y across their cnests, and wre camouflage paint 011 their
face and hands.
They had no insignia o f rank 32: nationality,
ctirrieo MI srms, and d i d not appear to have radios or other
equipment.
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c. Laage East German Airfield CUV2157861, 101530A Oct 84.
An off-auty East German officer atteq&m t o cketain a USMW tour as
the t o a transited Route 103 near Laage East (;erman Airfield. A
marmn Wartburg passed the tour in the opposite direction, rrrade a
U-turn and attmpted t o overtake tb tour venicle a m force it i n t o
a d i t c h on the right-had side of t l w road. In an attempt t o avoid
an accioent, tne tour vehicle braked hard, but the Wartwrg swerved
i n t o the tour vehicle's path, banging its rignt-rear fender into tk
tmr vehicle's left-front bumper. T b blartburg then skidded, went
into the ditch and came t o a stop. T h e lrislrtburg was immobilized,
but t h e arlver appeared unhurt. Therefore, the tolrr continued t o
k r l i n , crossing the Glienicke Briage without i n e i & n t a t 1845A
hours.
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d. U W M Potsdanr House, 221845A Oct 84. Two East German
civilian males, 17-18 years 010, gained access t o the USMCM Potsdm
House Curtpound by climbing the rear wall which abuts an East German
sanitarfm. Tney entered ttw house throu@ a basement door and were
imneciately confronted by the Potsdam muse O K . The two mles,
speaking o n l y German, stated that t h e y wished t o defect t o tk
h'est. The Potsdam Hollse ClIC informd them t h a t there was no way
USMLH cwlo assist tl-m am that tney s h w l d immediately leave. T h e
individuhls seemed t o Jnoerstand, offered no frlrther argument, and
dtpartec the area a t 185I3A hours over the s a w wall. The W O guard
a t the front entrance t o the compound was apparently unaware of b e
de fecticn attempt.
E,
(6) 1NfELLIC;ENE IWORWTIW REPORT (IIR) PROOUGTION.
us)rLw
IIR production figures for 1984 are listed below; 1983
sire category follow i n parentheses:
Pigures for the
A I R DIVISION (1 215)
uSW4 Originated:
Based
95
on Allied Reports:
SAhlDOLlplE
107 (129)
Reports:
13 coo41
Total:
C ; R W
(l0Z)
215 (235)
DIVfSfON (2 215)
USMLM Tour Repokts:
248 (365)
S
252
A
W Reports:
C201)
Based on Allied Reparts:
143 (3031
Total:
643
(759)
NAVAL R W ~ E N T A T I V EREPORTS (5 215):
Air Reports
9
Grmd Reports
SANMIUSE Reports
Other Reports
Total:
TOTAL ALL f f R :
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(09)
PART 111 LfAISm AN0 EPR€SENTAllOK
(C> GENERAL.
Relatiws w i t h StKd specifically and GsFG i n general were scmewhat
tuxhlen’, during 1984. The early part o f the year was marred by a l l
t o o present hastile and dangerous Last I;ermn/Soviet reaction to
Mission presence. This culminatco in tk r m i n g OR a French tour
i n the Hall: area which causEd the first f a t a l i t y I n TriMisslon
history. Tne Halle incident apparently convinced G F G t o issue
cautimary directLves zejarding t r e a t m n t o f tne Missions s h e the
rest o f tne year saw a noticeaole decline in these provocarive
practices.
The new E F C PRA mp In May yenerated consicerable
correspondence, conversaticn,
and rec Lpracal
USWEIR imposed
restrlctlons whJcn also plt a strain w1 the relationshio. And
firlaliy, t h e threatened closure o f t h e Glienicke Bridge in November
resulzed i n 8 CINCUSAREUR p r o t e s t letter d o n g with several t m s e
meetings with SERB which tended to cast a shadow on the end of t k
year. Since, Mever, mf relationship with tne SGvlets always
features contrasts ar,d corlkadictions, 1984 also saw the first
positive sisns o f a CIK-t3-CIK meting and a willingness on the
part o f SERB t o undertake a conslcwable renovation project a t th?
Potscam comFouna.
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A. (C) WFICIAL VISITMIS: Visits by merrbers o f the intelligence
c m n i t y and o t k r s with a professional interest In USPLM's collect i m activity prmote an informative c i a l o w which assists Us#M I n
its e f f o r t s t o maintain an effective and active collection praggran.
me
following is a selected list of key personnel briefed by USHLM
in Berlin during 1984:
JAMJARY
Lieutenant General Cathey
Brigadier General Patte
Mjor General Cannon
I&jar General Swaln
*presentative (;A) twunter
M r Battista
m Bayer
Dr Sculley
VICE CIiCUSAFE
USAREUR/DCSP€R
Tac Warfare CtrJCC
House Armed Services
Committee (HASC)
Staff Mbr HASC
S t a f f )rPr hASC
Asst SecArmy For R, 0 L
Acquisitim
Asst SecArmy for C31
IUSCmf
H r Kitson
Ms Bemacquista
MR Coach
MS Cooper
FSTC
Colonel K c l t
CIA
CIA
MICOM
#r Homet t
FEBRUARY
,
M r Tucker
Cdr AFX/USAF€/DC
Cncl, Senate Armed Svcs
Brigadier General Holdaway
Colonel Codyhran
Colonel Beavers
USAREUR/JAG
322 ALD/ZV
322 ALD/LG
arigadier Gmeral Cassity
Committee Sukwrmittee
for Manpower b Personnel
Mjor General Armstzong
Ch, US Mil Tng Mission,
W o i Arabia
Colonel Carroll
Us Mi411 Tng Mission,
Saudi Arabia
Cdr, 1st AD
ADC, 1st AD
m, 1st AD
COTS, 1st AD
Cdr, 1st Bde/lst AD
Cdr, 2d Bde/lst A@
Cdr, 3d W e / l s t Ac
Major General S a i n t
Brigatlier General [)rudfk
Brigadier General 3 1 t h
Cdonel T i l d l i
Colwrel Kremr
Colonel Gri Witts
Colonel Downing
Cclonel Bernardi
Colmel Oickson
Liedenant Colonel Pape
D i v A r t y , 1st AD
OISCW, 1st AD
C--2, 1st AD
Brigadier General Archibald
Cor, 5 Sig CO
Colonel Van Fleet
(4 12 m a n group)
National War College
W C1
Bcnn Gp, AC4tMB
VSARFlJR/DCSI
Mr Seibold
BriFadisr General Darker
Colonel Lackey
General Caltm
Cclonel Gillespie
Colonel Johnson
Mr Peck
LtsARELxil/mcSI
COPS, SHAPE
USA.EUR/MCST
Mr Taylor
Brigacier General Eckelbarger
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USARtURJWSI
Dep Gen Counsel { M U / C i v
Affairs}, Army Cen Cml
Offlce nf Army Gec cnsl
Cdr? V I 1 Cmps Arty
MAY
Lieutenant C o l m l Sullivan
F l d #a Augsburg
colonel Richards
US€m/ECJ3
General Kwwlton
=TOE
Lieutenant General Lawrenee
CAPSTM
(+ 12 General Officers or designates)
Colonel Tedeschi
CdE, FSTC
Calmel Walker
Dir, MMIC
Lieutenant Colonel Van& H e i
Cdr, STLEU?
Cde (Des), STITELR
Lieutenant Colonel Babbitt
ks Eustice
?4r Cre ighhton
Hajor General McInerney
PFprIC
t4r '8owers
FSTC
PACAFJOodrl
PACPF/IN
Cdr, 6008 TAFC
cdr, ESP
TAC/DO
TAC/RWS
TACJIN
HQ GAF/Ch Scientist
Aedaas EmnJAdnin Cwnsel
Wr Garber
Ab4f)rlB
'
Colonel E l l i o t t
Colonel Ezrell
COlOnel Bishop
Major General k e d
Major General Craig
Colone1 Armi z
Dr Stubberud
Lieutenant Colonel Rodriguez
Major kneral (Ret) Longanecker
BwK1/Admfn Counsel
C d r , 7405th Ops Sqdn
Sp Asst t o A C W I N I F )
?or Attache Affairs
JUNE
Colonel Moar & Party
Colonel Spivey
Colonel Wagner
Colonel Clark
Gemral Otis
Major General Fiala
Brigadier General Magel
Colonel Pamell
Lieutenant Colonel Torres-Cartegtna
403d MI Det
7 3 0 AWE
7350 ABG/CD
Cdr, Det 3, FTO
C1NCUSAEl.R
Co fS/WELJR
C o W V Corps
SGS/USAf?EuR
Cdr, 7Jd Sig
&I
JULY
M
T
W
Price
Mr Craves
Ms Hmrth
bts Burton
coloml Ay o t t e
[)r
HICOM
HICOP1
MICOW
DATT, NEMB Warsaw
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AUGUST
Hr B m n e
Hr Daly
WS Griesse
WSA
CIA
CIA
MILPEREN
CINCAFLC
AFLC/DCS Materiel Hgrat
AFWDCS Plans & Program
DCINCU~UC~
UsELCW€CJe
House Appns Comntttee
Qep Asst SECDEF for Intel
Staff Member, House
Appns Committee
Ch, Cmg Liaison Office
colonel Blanchad
General klullins
Hajor General -den
Major General Skipton
Gewral Lawson
Cmndore Kibune
Rep (PA) W a d e
Mr Mawkins
)itr
Alien
Colmel Smith
cf&jor General Acker
Major Gemral Mitckll
3 #/CC
"
wsm/co rs
cOlWiel 6 1 a K
Colonel Greife
Major General Graves
UsAREuR/mffI
Cdr, 3 AD
(+ C m n d Group)
Lieutenant General Ma
Colonel F i c h t l
General S r t m a l d
Major Gmeral Oemoss
ACSI/DA
Cdr F l d Sta, Shop Turkey
CdrJFORSCt3lull
FwIscoM/DCstOG
Gdr, Mil Tfc M g t CRd
Army Gen Cwnstl
ACSI/USW
k j o r General -11
WS Crawford
Mjor General Pfautz
Ambassador Goodby
Wassador to Conference
for Disarmamt/€urw
Dep Asst E C E F f o r
Reserve & Guard
Readin-s & Tng
Office o f Dep Asst S€CMF
Asst SECDEF for Reserve
M r Ray
Colonel 8rendel
ptr Webb
Affairs
Colonel Hickock
Lieutenant Colonel Bartholmw
Lieutenant Colonel AWerson
Mr Si"
Lieutenant Colonel Plnngren
MSC
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"0 Bonn
I&Buckner
K E R AUGSBURG
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USMUDOX
EUDAC
Colonel Rmey
Brigadier General Gordon
Brigadier General Tabor
Colonel Hamam
Colonel 'lanskowski
Colonel Doxey
FOr Johnson
Colonel (Het) Turmr
8rlgadier k n e r a l Krausz
Senatar (VT 1 Leshhy
C d r , FidSSta
W E / IC
USAFt/iG
Car, AF Spec Actys Ctr
Cdr Eur Sp Actys Area
Staff Member, Senate
A m d Svcs Cormittee
House A m a Svcs
C m i t tee
Former Chief M M
ADCJ3 IO
Senate Select C o m n i t t e e
,
For Intclligence
Oversight
IC Staff
Cfiaiman,
DCI
c m i ttee
Colonel Lesget
MINT
7350 ABWCD
Major General Perrcots
USAFE/IN
Brigadier Gerzral Boyd
USAFE/XP
USElKw
USAREUR/CofS
Capzain ( U W Marshall
Majar General Fiala
Mr Steinberg
Representative
Berlin
uS"/DcSI
(MI Stump
Representative ( O K ) WcCurdy
Representative (FL) Ireland
uefense/Mil Affairs
Cwnsel t o Sen Kennedy
m e Permanent Select
Cmittee on Intelligence
House Permanent Select
Cumittee on Intelligence
House Permanent Select
C m i t t e e on Lntelligme
Brigadier General Powell
AEW Bom, POL/MIIO f f ice
USAFE/AW
colonel Lewis
Dr Melch
t-fQ ESC/Oir Ops/Plans
Dep Asst To S€CDEF/Chmn
M r Thielmann
Matters
vice Amiral Holcomb
General Dannelly
OCIKJCNAVEW
CWCUSAF E
8. (U) RELATIONS WITH GFG/S€RB
unless otherwise indicated):
( A l l paragraphs WLASSIFIED
Meetings with Saviet Autkrities: I n 1384, 17 W / S € R E meetings
todr place.
A total o f 11 items of USdrfginated nm-routim
correspondence were passed t o SERB.
Five pieces of Suvietoriginated non-routine correspondence were received by U%M.
1, On 05 Jan, Chief USMLM met with CSERB at the latter's office
in Potsdam t o deliver a non-paper protesting the 2 Dec 83 Soviet
violation o f FRG airspace near Wehlhausen. Subsequent t o translation, Cot Rubanov indicated that delivery would be accomplished tu
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competent authorities.
In response t o gentle needling by Chief
USHLM about the dangers involved, Rubanov stated that G F G was i n
f a c t aware o f the cwequences o f border overflights which accounted
Por the strict measures taken by GSFG to prevent their occurrence.
He further oplned t h a t investigation w w l d prove the latest Allied
assertion to be as baseless as similar protests delfvered i n the
recent past by Chief USI4.M.
2, an 1617OOA Jan, Chief W met with COL Malygin, Deputy
Chief SERB, a t the latter's o f f i c e i n Potsdam. Topics incluckd a Us
C'INC-trs-CINc
proposal the recent rash o f detentions, and particularly the 12 Jan detention i n the course 07 which a Soviet liew
tenant had smashed the whdshield of the tour vehicle with a shovel
(See also Detentions and Incidents, page 50). Mlygfn denied that
an o f f i c e r had wielded the shovel and rather ingenuwsly suggested
that the damage resulted during a shovel-toting Soviet soldier's
attempt t o escape frm the path o f the U94-M mrushing tour
vehicle. Arter additional prodding f r o m the Chief o f Mission,
Ftalygln prmised t o bring the matter t o h i s Headquarter's attention.
3. On 2116OOA Mar, Chief USMLM, a t h i s reqwst, net with ca
bbanov a t tk SERB Potsdam Office. Chief USMCH presented as the
first item a f business the following note vcrbale:
"The %lloufng incidents are brought t o the attention o f the Soviet
External Relations Branch:
A.
Belgem area, approximately 1700 hours, 13 Mar 84. A U S U
vehicle with M A J mhn, MdJ Black and TSgt k w e y was chased throu$
the streets o f B e l p r n by a Soviet ZIL-130 truck. As the M L M
vehicle was backing up i n the congested town this same Soviet truck
deliberately rammed i n t o the b m t o f the U W vehicle causing the
damages shown in the enclosed photo.
B.
Zechow area, approximately 1100 N r s , 15 Mar 84. F m
Soviet soldiers surmised a usML14 vehicle with
Wise and 9%
Blake. Three o f the f w r tires on the vehicle were slashed by the
Soviet soldiers and threatening moves t o include striking the windshield with a knapsa& were made toward the W I W vehicle and
personnel. This was a very dangerws encounter and only the molheadedness of the tour prevented mre serious consequences.
The
tour vehicle was t o t a l l y disabled and three new tires had
k
brought in from West Rerlin.
Such provocative contacts Initiated by the Soviet military are
n o t n e w and seem t o be a part o f deliberate policy on the p a r t o f
[;SF6 t o deal more harshly with the Allied Military Missions i n tk
discharge of their legal responsibilities. These incidents are
clearly in contravention of the Huebner-klinin Agreement and are
very aangeraus t o a l l persons involved
US and Soviet, Yw will
note that the Soviet Military Liaison Missfan i n FrankTurt I s never
treated i n t h i s crude and illegal fashion. I ask that ywr report
these matters t o CINCGSFG and provide assurance t h a t they will not
be repeated."
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Rubanov indicated that the Belgern incident had been reported t o
the Ghief o f Staff and t o the CIWC and that disciplinary action had
h e n taken against the driver of the ZIL-140.
He professed t o have
no information concerning the Zechow Incident and promissed t o look
i n t o the matter, after wandering aloud why USHM had n o t reported it
a t the tlme t o the responsible Kmandatura. Interestingly, he did
not employ the usual SEW retort that U S U brought such incidents
upon themselves by their provocative and illegal activities.
Chief U S K M then dealt with a 16 Har SERB letter reporting the
aggressive actions o f US troops directed against a Soviet flag tour
i n the Gruenewald on 14 Mar. Chief USMLWs reply was to the e f f e c t
that a11 matters in Berlin were outside U W ' s jurisdiction, but
that, in view of SERB'S concern, he had referred the matter t o
USCOB, and a response could be expected through normal charnels.
4. On 23 Apr, SERB delivered a response lo USAREUR Chief OP
Staff's letter of 12 Apr protesting the deliberate ramming o f toerr
vehicles. Text o f the response follows:
"Dear General,
This is t o admowledge receipt of your letter ef 12 Apr 1984
concerning the alleged cases o f ' a praneditated ramming by Soviet
military vehicles o f vehicles o f the American Military Liaison
Mission.
1 mnnot agree with you that the blame lies with the drivers o f
the Soviet vehicles i n a l l o f the cases specified i n your letter,
for example, on B March 1983, W vehicle Mo. 27 squeezed
i n t o a c o l m o f Saviet military vehicles and moved right up t o tk
rear o f a KAMAZ military vehicle, thus being i n a blind spot for the
driver o f The truck. Then, when the colum rmoed speed, the us#w
vehicle crashed i n t o the Soviet vehicle. The driver o f the KAWz
d i d not notice t h e collfsim and continued on.
On 16 DeceRlber 1983, m r s o? the W in vehicle No. 23
approaching 8 military colunn head-an pmtographed military equipment. I n an attempt by the USMLM personnel t o evade a detention,
there was a collision between the U W M vehicle and a Soviet truck.
And f i n a l l y , m 13 Mrch 1984, USMA personnel Major Ellack
Major Bohn and Technical Sergeant Qewey i n Vehicle No. 23 pen&=&
8 permanent restricted area and photographed Soviet military airc r a f t conducting banbing training. %en Soviet military personnel
atterpted t o detain the vehicle of your Mission, it entered an
unrestricted area where i t was detained near the t o w of Belgem.
In blocking the vehicle there w a s a collisim between the Soviet and
American vehicles,
You contend that Soviet military personnel deliberately create
dangeraus situations and use physical force on the crews o f t k
UsMLp1.
The facts indicate sometthing different. A tendency toward
f r e v n t and serious violations by persmel. o f ywr Mission o f the
road safety regulations of tna EDR has recently b e c m noticeable.
This creates danger to the health and l i v e s o f those nearby and to
the Mission personwl themselves.
For example, on 2 February 1983, in Hiesenburg, the crew o f
vehicle No. 29, Major Eschrlch and Sergeant Poindexter, travelled at
great speed i n conditions o f pmr v i s i b i l i t y , not observing traffic
regulations, and were involved i n a vehicular accident. The U W
vehicle skidaed i n t o a roadside ditch and rolled over.
I n m c h 1983 alone there were seven incidents involvim
dangerous speeding by drivers ~rW M vehicles.
On 28 January 1984, persmnel ef your Mission, Captain Croxall
and Sergeant Scharfner i n vehicle WO. 28, attempted a t great speed
to pass a cargo vehicle and, after having broken traffic laws,
crashed into a b e e .
Very. often drivers o f Mission vehicles do rot fulfill the
demands of the representative of the Peoples’ police o f the GDR. It
is not difficult t o see from these t y p s of vlolatims and auto
accidents that it is lfmpossible t o f i n d any signs o f the use of
physical force. Horeover, there is nu Gasis t o maintain that there
is an alleged increase in h o s t i l i t y toward members o f your Missim.
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In corcClusion, I wmld like t o emphasize that the command
element o f Group o f Soviet Forces Germany attaches great significance t a the activity of the Military Liaison Missions and, in
accordance with the provisions of the Huehner-Mallnin Agreement,
t a m s and will m t i n u c to take a l l necessary rneasures t o ensure
noma1 activity of the personnel o f your Mission.
Respectfully,
I . SVIRIWV
GEN-COt
Chief o f Staff', GSFG"
No response was made t o t h i s letter. T k two accidents t o wnich
Sviridov referred were mlnor in nature, completely unavoidable, and
involved neither Soviet nor East German persomel, TIE seven fnCiaents i n March 1983 were never mntionea Defore nor since and were
probably pure inventions sudd t o paa the inaictmnt o f EWlrl
personnel
5 . On 28 Apr, SERB passed a response to the US lttter o f 17 Apr
which had pretested a Soviet violation o r FRG air space. Text o f
the reply follows:
"Dear General:
The protest maw in your letter a f 17 April 1984 c o n c e m i y the
alleged vioiation o f t h e airspace of t k FRG by Soviet military
helicopters &ween 6 and 10 March 1984 canmt be accepted.
As a result of an investigation and an analysis a f the informatfon Trom an objective investigath o f klicopter f l i g h t s in the
border zme, it nas been establfskeo that violations o f the state
border OP tk SRG by h e l c o p t e r s o f tihe: Air Forces cannot be corroborated. Helicopter crews flying i n the border zone d i d mt approach
closer than 2 kilmeters t o the border. Tm fllmts were ma& o n l y
under v i s u a l flig"lt conditions which cwnpletely rule out any violation o f the border. T n e side numbers o f individual helicopters
specified by you can be observed from the FRG w i t h swcial o p t i c a l
or television ecFJipmmnt.
1. S V l R Z D W
EN-COL
Chief o f Staff, GSFGn
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6 . On 3 May, Chief USMLM sent a letter t o SERB advising that
the 2500 iiters o f gasollw prtivided on a rronthly basis t o USMLh w a s
500 liters less than t h a t furnished the Soviet plisslm in Frankfurt
and ssking t h a t USMLH's allocation be raiscd t o 3300 liters. T b
letter further advised t h a t , s h w l d this increase rot be possible,
p a r i t y would be achieved t h o u g h a reduction i n SMLM-F's allowance.
(Letter was never answered aut U Y q M almost imnddiately started
receiving the additional 500 liters per month).
7. On 16 Hay, ChieT U X M delivered the following letter o f
protest t o COL Wtalygfn, Actfng Chief SERB:
"Dear Co lone 1 Malysi a,
The pdrpose of t h i s letter is t o bring t o y w r a t t e n t h yet anctner
crude, illegal and dangerous Interference by East German a u t n o r i t i e s
in the authorized activities o f USMLM. On 1 5 May a t approximately
1115 hours, LTC Boyette and T S g t k w e y , travelling i n USFCM Car Nr
21, were transitkg Uarl-MElrx-Stadt, a city which as you well know
Is clearly locateo I n a nonrestricted area. k h l l e observing tk
rules 0% the road in RO proximity t o any military activity, tney
were suddenly and witmu: warning forced o f f tke road and up against
a metal railing Sy a white Wartburg OF Esst German registry. This
same car then backed into the U X H vehicle while simuitaneously a
red Wartaurg struck the vehicle from the rear. A t h i r d car, a white
Lada, men pulled up along t h e driver's side o f car Nr, 21
completely b o x i q i n the U X H vehicle. T k occupants o f these
three vehicles, obviodsly a3ents o f the Ministry for State Security,
then jumped out o f their cars ana attempted t o force taeir way into
the LISMLH vehicle. Failing h i s , they banged on the wrinchws and
made thrzatening gestures t o LTC Hoyettte and T S g t k w e y . Tkey next
proceeded to take i n n w r a n l e photographs o f the venicle and its
occupants.
A f t e r a whlle, the HfS vehicles were replaced by VDPO
cars ano adaitlonal m i f a m e d policemen. Throughout t w detention,
East German authcrlties were obnoxious and arrogant and even w e n t so
far as t o erect 6 Mission Restriction Sign in close proximity t o the
U%M
vehicle.
Althoclgh tlw first Soviet vehlcle (03-97 RN, Military Kmandstura
markings) apppeared on the scene a t 1150 hwrs, it was not lntil 13M
hours that a S o v i e t officer T i n a l l y approached the vet-izle and ident i f i e d riimself as LTC A.W. Bazgiw, a representative a f the local
Kmandatura.
l h i s officer eventually escorted the USNM vehicle
away frm the scene which t w by n3w attractea awroximtely 2QO
specatators
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This provocative carnival organirec
East German authorities, we
will bath agree, 1s an I n s u l t t o our relatior,ship. I strwlgly
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protest such a crude violation e f mf status as guaranteed by t k
mrehiw-Mlinin agreement. I also strcnjly p r o t e s t the unwillingness o f HQ GSFG t o f u l P i l l its clearly stated obligation t o providc
for the security o f b X M . Arid finally I strongly protest the inaDility o f HQ GSFG t o exercise any restraint on fast German authorities i n matters where t h y nave absolutely m jurfsdlction.
I am sure 1 need not ayain remind yo^ o f the cantirued protection
enjoyed by General Major ryal'tsav and his fellow officers and Nccs
In Frankfurt.
I ask you t o inmediately convey my concerns t o General Zaytsev and
provide me assurances that such serious departures from the e s t a b
llshed wrms of o u r relationship w i l l n o t be repeated.
Sincerely,
KOLAMJ LAJOlE
C o l m e l , GS
Ct,ieP o f Mission"
Malygln had rio comment t o offer other than that the correspondence would be expeditiously forwardea t o H 1 W G .
Other matters discussed a t this time included tk Chief of
Mission's dlsappoinzmmt a t the cavalier way i n wnich the new PRA
map had tieeri delivered ana tne lack of warning (the map was actdally
delivereo some 12 hours after its e f f e c t i v e aate). Malygin apologized and stated that the mall had b e n distributed imnediately upon
receipt by SERB. Chief U X P l expressed h i s disappointment a t the
recent refusal t o grant tta USCOB and his wife a guest pass t o v i s i t
Wittenberg in tne company 3 f tne Chief. Mlygfn7's response wzs
precictsbly t n a t ne (and by infcrcnce SERB wd GSFG) was not ewetent t o pass upon such mtters, touching as they GO upon tk territorial integrity c f the
12 An, U N H received a letter f r o m SERB dated 11 Jun 84
8.
in which Colonel Malygin, ' I - . .dirwted by the Chief o f Staff, GSFG",
raised tk issue o f pass exchanses.
the letter cnanged pass
exchawe policy, requiring rcsuhission o f persoml infurflw tion m d
I D ph3tas for each reaxreoitation requestea and seven days n o t i c e
and indicated t h a t GSFG regarced the m b e r o f pass sxchianyes
requested as inordinately larGe.
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A t the W s t i l l e my reception i n Potsdem a few days later Chief
USaYM discussed the matter with Colonels Malygin and Medved and w i t h
~ ~ r Serov.
a l They noted t h a t t h e i r own Mission i n Frankfurt w a s
limited t o 14 accredited members as specified by "international
agreements mnd standard diplmatic practice." Zhief Usp1LY replied
to the effect that the Huebner-Mlinin A g r e m n t arla no o t k r document or smvcntion defimd t h i s @xc~usivcly bilateral re1 ationship.
It was also pointed o u t that the Soviet Mission In FranKfurt has tk
Sam option as ooes USMLM and should in fact cor-sider a mare
frequent
rotation o f personal,
(OSWM e c i d e d t o take the spotiight c f f tnis issue which give
USFlLM ccnsiderable operational f l e x i a i l f t y and actually t c reduce
requests for pass cxchangcs by approximately one t h i r d . )
9 . On 15 Jun, the foliowing Chief of Staff USAREUR l e t t e r of
protest regarding the ww Soviet pw\ map was delivered t o SERB by
Chief U S M U :
"Dear General Svkridov:
1 have stucied the revised Permanently Restricted Areas your
headquarters impose0 on thz Alliec Military Liaism HIssions cflcctive 15 May 1984.
I rmtt! with extreme displeasure that the new restrictions viol a t e the spirit o f the Huebner-Mlinin Agreement which guarantees
"complete freedom of travel wherever and whenever it will 3e 3csircd
over territory and roads in D o t 3 zones except I n places o f dispclsit i m o f m i l i t a r y units, without escort or supervlsim.n
Y w r new Permanm'Lly Restricted Areas specificsily include a
substantial p o r t i o n et' tne f i a t f o n d highway net o f East Germany as
well as ~ e y road Junctions and bridges which 8re absolutely
necessary t o unirnpeoed transit. This will effectively deny t o t h e
u.S. Mission large parts of the country t h a t are nct formally
included i n restrfcted areas. Y h e provision allowing JWL4 autobahn
transit o f restrictw areas does not begin t o conpare with the
rimts o f access ana transit a f f o r d your rrission I n West Gemany,
with its mch greater density c f Autmahns and inproved highways.
Indicktitlve o f the a n i z r a r i l y restrictive nature or your n e w nap
is the f a c t that Torgac, the very place our armies joineo i n 1945
and W r c our officers met agair l a s t N;lveder to bury a? Americari
veteran, is now locateo in a Pemmntly Hestrictec Area.
In the
spirit of Torgau 1 believe y a ~shuuid consider the situation ywr
restrictions will inevitaaly create for both the Soviet and Rrerfcan
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Military Missions. T k ability o f wf liaison ofTicsrs t a move
freely about our respective z a m is a basic principle wranteed
under the terms o f the Huebner-Ctalinin Agreement. In t h i s way, the
missions under us ar able t o demonstrate, by tklr presence, our
mutual comnitment t o the spirit o f our wartime cooperatim.
Respectfully,
C. J. Fiala
Major General, General S t a f f
Chief o f Staff"
There w a s no immediate c o m n t by Wlygln, and t h i s letter was
never answered by W G .
10, h 30 J u l , Chief USKM delivered a letter protesting the
detention o f MAJ Wise and SSG Johston at the Sachsenhavsen Concentration Camp Memorial. Excerpts from the letter appear below:
"Dear CoL onel Pereverzev
,
I must report y e t another tnwarranted and illegal interference
by the East Genan p o l i c e i n USMM activities. This m s t recent
incident d e " s t r a t t 3 East German willingness t o violate our status
as guaranteed by the Huebmx-Malinin Agrement (details o f detention), This crude detention in the public parking lot o f an internationally recognized war memrfal located i n an open area is one o f
the most insulting encounters we have k d with the East German
authorities,.
.
I m i n d yau ~ f your
'
legal obligations t o provide for tk security
and well being of m i c a n liaison personnel.,.I
trust yw w i l l
fully investigate this matter and provide me with an explanation.w
11. On 21 AI^, Gen Krivosheyev, newly appointed, Chief OP Staff
GSFG, visited the USMA Potsdam residence. The visit, part of m
inspection o f all three A l l i e d Mfssion W s e s , lasted exactly 30
minutes. His amounced objectives included t o m e t the Chief and
Deputy and t o see for himself how the Mission lived and what he
could t o do improve its standard of living. Afier the cursory
inspection he addressed three pralems:
a. U X M - p r o p m e d :iigh level LS-GSFG metings are compliby deployment o f Pershiny and off-the-cuff
remarks by
Arnerican leaders. He responaea d t h ’Little enthusiasm t o Chief
uspRP.”s position that an overall chiil in t h e US-Soviet relationship
need not ru’e out military contacts. He was also pessimistic about
h i s meting t k USAREUR C d e f o f Staff a t the m L # Thanksgivimg
catec
Oinner .
b. GSFG desires a &finitive USA:\UR
answer concerning a
former GSFG soldier Serge1 Zhurn who had defected t o the FRG. Chief
U5WH replieo that Gm Fiala had already provided a definitive
answer t o Gen Pyal’tsev, Chief S N M - F , namely t h a t the defector w a s
not i n US custcdy. Krivosheyev expressed some skepticism on t h i s
point.
c. a G ’ s annoyance with t h e W M practice o f flequent
pass exchanges. Chief U Y L M respmded first w i t n the argummt that
t h i s w a s a long-standing,
purely administrative maskre o f no
particular consequence. SFhM-F’s policy of 14 persmel, 16 passes
is self- inflicted ana cculd easily be c h a m , a reflection o f
geDgraphic reality.
12.
request
01 23 Adg, Chief USHLM met with Chief SEW a t the latter‘s
t3
oiscuss a variety of subjects:
a.
Soviet Defector: Colonel Pcrcverzev quoted CoLcnel
General Krivosheyev, GSFG Chief o f S t a f f , who desired a more definitive answer than had keen received t o date concerning the Soviet
cefector Sergey Ivanovich Zhura. Chief E M L M responded to tk
e f f e c t t h a t a u r a was not in US hands, precisely the infcrmtion
Fassed by tne USARELR Chief o f S t a f f t o the Cnief, SMLM-F, and by
Chief USCH ta General Krivosheyev 3n 21 Aug 84 during the latter’s
tcur of inspection o f the Potsdam Hause.
b.
USlvLM T r a f f i c
Violations:
I n response t o a series o f
alleyations cwrcerning alleged U X M violatfms 3f traffic regulatfms and speeding in the GD7, Chief M r u l r w s t e o a detailed list
o f offenses. Alttiou@i Chief SERB had alluded earlier t o 60 violations in the first six months of 1984, he produceo a list o f only
Three, relatively mfnaz, violations.
c.
24 Aug Oetention:
Pereverzev indicated h i s s r c e r n
that the mtained
Lour vehicle Prad only m e license plate.
CUSMLlUl indicated t h a t he shareo this cmcern, since the m i 5 ; s i n g
license plate nad been s t L e n oy East Gernan personnel., an +:“;ion
typical o f the behavior of tne East &mans with regard t o the
Missions.
Although avowedly s k e p t h a l
Perevezzw saia he would
look into the ratter.
,
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a.
Chief SERB u s d the detention issut! t o cornplain abuut
tk lrli5siOnmsrepeated failures to honor Mission Restriction Signs
MS). chief USMLM's reply includm; the following points: uw
respects am does not violate PRA, which are well knwn, have
clearly defined boundaries, and encompass approximately 39% o f the
GX; paying h e w t o unannomcad, umnappea, constantly changing MRS
woclld p r o t a d y result in the denial o f an additional 40% o f the
cowtry t o trie Missions, Subject OP the f e w USAktUR PRA map was
raised.
e.
Pereverzev stated that the positior, o f WLM-F in
Frankfurt was extremely restricted. Chief U S b U responseG that W G
haa opened the new round o f f33A hpositim, tnat USAEWl hsd
respmnded t o esta3lish parity, and that the Us was prepared to mgotiatc t o lower levels.
13. On 18 Sep, a t a m e t i n g a t the SERB o f f i c e s i n Pctsdam,
Colonel Pereverzev h a n o d CUSILM a letter reqcsestlng a meetlng w i t h
the defector S . I. Zhura who, accoroing t o the letter, was "in the
hands o f American military auttmwrities in Europe."
The l e t t e r
reminded tk U S . side of GSTS's assistance in arrtlnsfng for prompt
return o f Allied servicemmbers and dependents who had gone astray
i r i the GDR ana mentimed t h e *sire c f Zfiurals family members t h d
sucn B meeting be arranged.
Chief U X # use0 the m e t i n g t o b r i n g up
for disclassion:
two additional points
a. Renovation o f the two hawes i n tae Potsaam compound.
Colonel Pereverzev seemed t o be genuinely interested i n getting tk
work dme.
b. The improper q e s t i o n i n g o f WLW WOs during visits to
the Potsdarr, House oy two SERB officers (MAL'TSEV and GRIGORYRN).
Chief USWH requested t h a t ChPef SERB caution h i s officers abmt
such actlvlt Les. Pereverzev seemed smewhat embarrassed but rather
than being defensive as expected he attributed it t o "the imprmer
curiosity o f Junior offfcers.fl
14. On 17 Oct, Chief U S W M and Chief SERB met a t the formerls
request. The first order of business was t o deliver USAREW's
response t o GSFG's p r o t e s t r c g a r d i n 5 the improper guest pass docummtatinii o f TSGT Manning (See Detentions and I n c i d e n t s , para H,
page 41, for details). Colonel Pereverrev bbjectec t o USAR€UH*s use
o f the term "PSJG" since TSGT Flaming w a s not on pass, hence not
accredited, a t the tiud of the detention and hence could not be
disaccredited. This led to another discussior of t h e pass exchangt!
issue, with Pereverzer r e f w i n g t o admit that pass exchanges had
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decreased signiffcantly, p a r t l c u l q l y h e n compared with requests
submitted by WM-F.
It was suggested that SMLM-F increase the
number o f their pass requests if parity w a s tk real issue.
Chief USKM t k n advised SER8 of' the following with respect
to
I. R. fhura, the defector from GSFG:
a.
Zhura is i n ths United States.
b.
A l l further hnquiries regarding h i s status shwld be
made throum diplamatic channels.
c. Zhura, should he choose t o do so, is eligible t o apply
for US citizenship.
Chief SERB, v i s i b l y agitated a t t h i s response, stated that sin&
lar matters had always be= handled in a more positive fashion and
that USAREtJR's lack o f helpfulness i n t h i s matter w w l d not go
unnoticed a t Huensdorf.
k x t , a Chief USPeM letter o f protest regarding the 9 Uct
obstreperous surveillance, pursuit, and threatening o f a U W A tour
by MfS personel was passed t o Chief SERB, Pereverzev indicated t h a t
he had only Usp1LM's word as t o the nature o f the incident and that
the Us verslon w a s probably exaggerated. Udef l M L M replied that
t h i s most recent incident was noteworthy even considering the usual
m i p r e s e n t surveillance Ir the GDR and represented a blatant and
dangerous practice which WE$ clearly unacceptable. This evoked an
unconvincing response that the letter would be brought t o t h e attent i o n cP sespanslble %olle&gues."
In t h i s m n e c t i m , Chief W
mentioned the recent cases o f t h e f t o f W license plates.
Pereverzev seemed genuinely astonished that anyone would regard the
plates as in any way desirable. He suggested mce more that prompt
notification o f the responsible Komnendatura and cooperation in the
latter *s investigation were appropriate ways t o handle such problems +
O m items discussed included the recent announcement o f the
fmninent closure o f tk Glienlcke Brlage, lack o f progress an renovations of' the Potsdam resideme, and G e n Fialaps intention t o
attend the Thanksgiving Dinner a t Potsdam. Pereverzev was reminded
o f USAREUR invitation ror Gen K r i v o s k y e v t o also attend this function, Chief SERB was decidedly unenthusiastic and muticus about
the likelihood of Krivosheyev 's attendance.
Dn 03 Nov, UJSM-M delivered the CIWSAF?€UR letter protesting
the imminent chscrre o f the Glienicke Bridge to CSEW in Potsdam.
Colonel Pereverzev appearec t o be genuiM1y puzzled by the importance attached by tk Allies t o th? bridge issue. He indicated
that, should tk bridge in f a c t be closed, he was prepared t a
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l5.
unlimited and separate Allled access to the Drewitz
crossing p o h t , with a special u n i t present solely to process Allfd
Mission traffic. Pereverzev was reminded o f the importance attached
by the Us to keeping t h i s historic and functional link between west
Berlin and E a s t Germy open and fcslctiming.
yuarantee
Chief SERB also inquired about US general officer attendees at
the 17 Nov Thanksgiving Day dinner. m
n receipt o f the nams,
Pereverrev solicited possible topics P? conversation should the GSFG
Chief o f Staff i n fact decide t o attend n...aside, o f course, from
PRA,
favorite topic o f
I
Concerning the PRA issue, Pereverzev again c a n p h i n d about the
claustrophobic conditions under which SMLH-F was forced t o operate
in Frankfurt.
He contrasted t h i s with the SMLM situation i n
Potsdam, and suggested that, unless sme adjustment WBS made, GSFG
might be forced t o close Potsdam.
Chief U W responded that
parity had f i n a l l y been achieved and that any further GSFG restrictions would inevitably and necessarily provoke further restrictfms
by USAREUR.
Pereverzer next complained about de facto PRA i n tk FRG, i . e . ,
areas which were ostensibly net r e s t r m u t which could i n fact
not be reached w i t h w t violation of one or more PRA, Chief LIsMt)d
used this opportunity t o show Pereverzer how the area between the
Cottbcls and Brand PRA, as depicted MI the W G PRA map, fell
precisely i n t o t h i s category. The two Chiefs ttm bemoaned the
presence o f bright security personnel an both s t a f f s who could play
such d i r t y tricks on inmcent liaison personnel.
After
a
brief exchange covering a possible reducticn
in/
elimination of Mission Restriction Signs (W%M
showed m
enthusiasm, mentioning t h a t the Allies d i d not recognize the v a l i d ity o f these signs), CSERE again asked about the p o s s i b i l i t y o f
returning t o the old PRA boundaries. C
U
W indicated his b e l i e f
that t h i s could be dom only as an interim measure pending the
establishment o f new maps with lower equal levels.
16. On 10 NOV, Chief USMLM received the GSFG reply t o the
CItuCUsAREUR letter o f protest concerning the proposed d o s i n g of the
Glienicke Bridge, It was t o the e f f e c t that the bridge closure was
a purely technical matter writhout political overtones and that a
favorable resolution could be easily achieved i f the Berlin Senat
agreed. t o underwrite a l l repairs and t o accept that no conditions
cwld be attached t o this agreement. The reply w a s presented in the
form o f a note verbale. In response to C U W q s query as t o whether
t h i s informal document in fact representea the offlcial CSFG reply
t o CINWSAREUR’s signed letter, Chief SERB stated that t h i s w a s t h e
.
only reply he was authorized t o give, although there existed a
possibility that a formal GSFG reply would be forthcoming. He also
admitted that bath the British and French Chiefs o f Mission had been
somewhat astonished a t the inf'omal nature of the response.
17,
offlces.
On 12 Oec, C U M mt with S E R E a t the SEW Potsdam
T k agenda i n c l d e d :
a. USMLM delivery o f a USARELlff protest concerning violat i o n aP FRG air space. Pereverzev appeared annoyed and cmented
that the pratest could surely have been handled the previous day by
his deputy, C W L M used the opportunity affonled t o state that
W E U R viewed the overflights as very important and that he was
instructed, whenever possible, to make a personal delivery o f
protest letters t o Chief SEW.
b. Anticipated delivery of a RW CSFG PRA mep, Pereverzev
opfned that a new map uould be wuuld be ready sometime a f t e r WE
first o f the year.
Discussions o f U S U attendance a t the Feb 85 %let
Day Reception sponsored by the GSFG Chief o f S t a f f .
Pereverzev asked whether a larger U X M attendance could be expected
than i n recent years.
He pointed out that, despite political
differences, nothing i n particular was gained when an agency whose
avowed purpose was liaison insulted the Chief o f StafP o f the headquarters to which it was accredited. Chief M L M reminded
Pereverzev that the attendance issue could be timed back t o the
Soviet invasion o f Afghetnistan.
( U W was f i n a l l y allowed to
attend in 1985 with six officers and wives.)
c.
Army-Na'vy
d. O~scusslons concerning possible special observances of
the 40th anniversary o f the US-Soviet link-Hp a t Torgau.
Chief
W mntlowd that the exploitation o f %viet and VS veterans'
groups on the occasion o f Joe Polowskyus burial a t Torgau i n 1983
had been poorly received by the Us. side. It was painted wt that
the US would certainly not be interested i n participation i n any
event where the ground rules were not clearly spelled out and i n
which guarantees could not be furnished that m e f f o r t would be made
t o abtain a propaganda advantage from such an event,
Pereverzev
sald t h a t the Soviet sick I'would never abandon our propoganda
effarts for peace."
C. (U) SOCIAL EVENTS ( A l l paragraphs UNCLASSIFIED unless dkerwise
indicated 1:
1.
aeral.
U W " s proprsm o f representational and l h i s o n s o c i a l activities serves the following oajectlves:
a. Enhances the spirit of Tri-Missim operational coopera t i o n through the development of bindiny social associations among
members o f the US, British, and krmch M i l i t a r y Liaison Missions, t o
include cwnterpart personnel o f a i l ranks.
b. Establishes an atmosphere of professional respect and
soclal amenity betmen U34I-M l:aison personnel ana their Soviet
ccmterparts i n order t o facilitate conditlons thet s e r a uSWLMfs
operatiomi and iiaison interests.
c. (C> Provides an opportunity for senior US and Soviet
military afficers t o meet with Soviet o f f i c e r s i n a social n t w phere, permitting thm t o gain a ceeper perception o f the personal
and professional traits o f the Soviet military establish".
d . (C) Exercises o f f i c i a l rights o f access t o the o f f i c i a l
USMLH residence i n Potsoam i n accordance w i t h e s t a b l i s h patterns
that dmoqstrate US intentions t o make advantageous use of opport u n i t i e s afforded by t h e Huebner-FLalinln A g r e e m t ,
2.
US-Sponsored Sacial Events
a.
USMLM/Torgau bnniversary Comnemoration:
The annual
Torgau Reception, ComemorEting the f i r s t meetin5 o f US and Soviet
troops s t t h e Erbe River i n flpril 1545, was hosted by USVLlu. a t t h e
Potsdsm House on 19 A p r i l 1384 from 1830 t o 2100 hours. Senior 13s
representative was B r i g a d k r Gmeral Eckelberger Corrmander , V 1 3
Corps Artillery
Maj3r General Serov, Headquarters, GSFG, was tk
senior Soviet officer in EtteKdance. Other s e n b r guests included
0rigadier Leamont Chief GRIXMIS, and Colc~sl Met I C h i e f FMLMSoviet guests i n c l d e d Colmel Malygin, Actirg Chief SERB, members
of his s t a f f , the Pl~tsdam Komandant, acd the Commander o f the
Soviet derlin BriSade. S i x t y US, Allied, and Soviet officers
attended.
Major Gcncral Serov kri a t o a s t alhded to the M E i d
cooperation i'l W r l 11, emphasized the neec f o r continuing military
cooperatio? and rapport and praised the role o f t h e Villtary Liasm
Missions in belFiriy t o preserve t h e wartime ties.
,
,
b. lndepenoence Day Celebration: En 30 June USMLM hosted
the annual Ir.dependence Jay p i c n i c s t Potsdsn House. The senior Us
reprcsentst:ve was MG Fiala, Chief o f S t a f f , USAREUR. T3e Chiefs 3 f
ana FMN, accompanied by ncmbcrs o f their orga7iratioris,
attenaed.
No Soviet ymezal a f ficer attenaeo
The Saviet dele-,
g a t i m was ,ed qf the C h i e f of SEW. Inclement weather forced a
cancel latiori o f most a c t i v f ~ i e sand jreatly reduced attenoance
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BRIXVIS
.
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e. Thanksgiving Dinner: On 17 November USMLM hosted its
amml Thanksgiving Day Celebration a t Potsdam. The senior US
representative was MaJor General Fiala, Chief of S t a f f EAREUR. In
a departure f r o m prmedent, General-Colonel Krivosheyev, Chief o f
Staff, -I;SFG, led tlw Soviet delegation.
The twe Chiefs o f Staff
discu'ssed the following matters i n the course o f a private conversatlon: the threatemd Glienicke Bridge closing, prospects for o f a
CIW-CINC meting, tk upcoming fortieth anniversary o f V-€ Day, and
the m l y established Permanent Restricted Areas.
Christmas Party for the Potsdm b e East Geman
&I 21 December EMLM expressed its appreciation t o the
s t a f f a t Potsdam Fcouse for its contribution throughout t h e ye& a t 8
buffet dirmer during which gifts were distributed t o s t a f f members
P.
hployees:
and their Tamilies.
g.
USSoviet Gift Exchange: Ch 28 December 1984, USMLM
hosted its annual holiday party for SERB officers and t k i r Pamilies. The SERB delegation, including CSEM COL erewrsev, COL'
k d v e d ' , six other SERB officers, and their wives, acizepted g i f t s
from Generals M i s , Fiala, and Gnrdon, One topic, WLM attendance
a t the Soviet A m y 4 a v y Day m e p t i o n , recelved a great &a2 of
emphasis f m the guests. Rreversev contrasted SERB'S attendance
at t h i s USMLM function with W L H ' s attendance at tlw GSFG COPShosted Any-Navy Day reception. He indicated that it was incongruws that a unit charged with liaison should snub the Chief o f
Staff of the element t o which they were accredited. T h w t the
evening, the normally reticent wives reinfarced Pereversev's plea
for Increased attendance, t o include wives,
3,
SovietSponsored Social Events:
a. Soviet Annyhavy Day Blebratim: k 24 February 1984,
the Chief of Staff, W G , hosted a reception i n Potsdam t o cmmorate Soviet AmytNavy Day. FMCM and BRIXMIS attendance M ~ Sup from
the previous year while W was stfll represented by Chief U S M U
and k p u t y without wives.
-.
SovietJAllied Military Mission G i Q Exchange: The three
U i e d Chiefs of Mission, acconpanied by four accredi?d Liaison
OPPScers, attended the Soviet Seasonal Gift Exchange a t sEFIE3,
potsdam, on 28 December, A traditional Russian buffet contributed
t o makfng t h i s a most congenial event.
b.
PART 1V
LKISTICAL SUPPORT (MIL:
All paragraphs and
graphs UNUASSIF ZED unless otherwise indicated)
A.
suapara-
GENERAL
1. b r i n g 1484 no significant cmstructlon m the west * r l i n
cunpound was accomplished. Some iandscapiny, primarily removal of
trees and bushes, was condtc ted.
2.
The responsibility t3 providz logistic supeort t o the U W M
facility rests w i t h the Soviets who provided:
a.
Coal for heating h e mairl building's ddring the
heatinc season. Natual gas is pravioed for the stoves and electricity for l i g h t i n g arid uppilames.
b.
Gas coupans f o r US 1Iaiswi personnel travelling in
East Germany. Coupons f o r VK 94 are issuea every two months in the
amount o f 2500 liters per month.
c. a t i o n s aelivered twice weekly consisteo o f Qesh and
frozen meat, vegetables tld f r u i t s . These basic food items are
swplmm ted by US funded cmissary pLrchases, paticularly cmdimnts and frozen vegetables.
d.
Trash is picked up by the Sovlets bi-weekly.
e.
mth East and West German telephone service is
insta;Icd snd is supplementeu by on W raoio mnnection t o UswLbl
&rlin.
P. The entrance t o the Potsdam cunpomd is guardea by an
cast &man policeman amuna the clock.
A s t a f f o f ten East
2rmans are p a i d by tne Soviets t o provide cooking, housekeeping,
yaro and D u i l a i n g maintenance.
3.
The recovazim o f the exterior o f the m f n house was
ccmaleted i n June 1984 after recurring delays. k i t h the masonry
still wet, the scaffolding was torn cawn m 28 June i n preparation
for tne Independence Day celebration. T h e poor quality o f craftsmanship and infcrior materlals were: quickly e v h w t t as smtiocis ef
t t e m l d i n g fell o f f , cracks appeared i n the walls and leaks from
the b a l m i e s blemished the interior walls and ceilings.
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..
4. AI extensive reconstruction program was formulated in July
and undertaken by a joint Soviet
US Amy Berlin DEY effort. TIE
purpose of the project is t o completely rekaoilftate or replace the
heating, p l v r b i n g and electric& systems o f both the large and
small houses. In addjtion, the roofs are t o be repalreo and the
recurring problems resolved with lonpterm solutions in lieu of the
inadequate quicd-fix approach w h k h the Scviets have provided in
tne past.
A cmprehsnsive plan was initiated with the small villa
serving as tk focus o f the: first phase. The roof repdrs were
startea i n November, two months after the scPe3uled start date. In
s p i t e o f t n i s inaLspiciws beginning, t h e Soviets' projected
curqletion date i n AprPl 1985 was eventually met. Following tk
Torgau celearatIon M 25 April 1985, the Fain t w s e will be
anc all support facilities trsnsfcrrcd t o tne small v i l l a untfl
rmovation o f the rain hods@ is cmplete. TQ insure preservation
o f the style o f the hoLse, an interfor decoration plan Is being
developed by the Berlin Directorate of Engineerins and Hwsing.
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B.
(C> VEhICLES
1.
Vehicle Status
a.
As of 31 E C 83:
1) fleet Conposition
T#o
1978 Ope1 Senators
One 1 9 / 9 Mrceoes 350 SE Sedans
Two 1980 krceoes 350 SE Sedans
One 1983 Mercwaes 280 SE Seaan
Three 1981 Rrcedes 280 SE Sedans
Two 1980 Mercedes 280 Gt &wheel drive 2 door vehicles
Seven 1981 &rccdes 280 GE O-wheel crive 2 door Vehicles
Three 1983 hercedes 280 s-wneel drive 2 door Vehizlcs
lhree 1384 Mercedes 280 &#heel w i v e 2 door VehiclOne 1979 ford Transit Van
O r e 1983 Foro Panel Truck
me 198s Volkswayen Kombi 9 Passenger Van
One 1984 VolksHagen K o m b i 9 Passenger Van
T u t a l number o f
vehicles:
28
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b.
Two 280 Gt four-door anc t w o 280 GE two-door station
wagons were ordered rar delivery in May 1985.
2.
Accreditations: USMLH currently is assigned ten vehicle
accredltations, o f which Pive are allocated t o sedans and f i v e to
i80 GE vchictes.
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C. (C) PHOTOGRAWIC LABORATORY PROOUCTXON SYATZSTICS (MIL:
elements of t h i s section classified COWIOENTIAL):
i9ac
-
1983
-
1690
2091
Color (Original and Wpe)
992
1345
Duplicate Black and White
253
253
1984
-
1983
-
ROLLS OF FILM PROCESSED (3s”)
Black an0
mite (Original)
PRTNT PROWCTIW
33,061
51,740
Intelligence Feport Prints
137,517
110,729
Total Prints
170,578
162,469
Proofs
bll
AWEX A
HUEWR
- MA-ININ AGREEMENT
hILITrWY LIAXSCN PfISSIONS ACCREDITED TO THE SOVIET AhD UNLTU) STATES
CWAWERS-IN-CHIEF OF THE Z O E S OF OCCUPATION IN GERMANY
In conformity w i t h the provisions o f Article 2 o f t h e Agreement
on "Control bkchanism i n Germanyn, Ptovmber 14, 1Y44, t h e US and
t i e Saviet Cmsnders-in-Chief
o f the Zones o f Occupation in
Germany have agreeo t o exchange Military
Liaison Missions
accredited t o their s t a f f s i n the zmes anc approve the following
re&lations concerning these missions :
1. The% mlsslons are military m.hsions and have no authority
over quadri-parti',e milltary goverment missions or purely military
government missions o f ea& respective country, either tenporarily
or permanently, on wty i n eitner zone, mwever, t k y will render
whatever aid or assistance to s a i d military g o v e r m n t mKSslons &s
is practizdbke.
2.
H i s s i m s w i l l be cmposed o f a i r , riavy, ana army represent-
atives. There will ae no polltical representative.
3. The missims w i l l ccnsist o f rot t o exceed fourteen (14)
o f f i c s s and enlisted personnel.
This number will include a l l
necessary technical perscnml, o f flct! clerks, personnel with
special qualifications, and personnel requlred t o operate raaio
s t a t 1ms
.
4. Each mission will t e under tk crders o f thc senior member
o f t h e mission wno will be appointed and known as "Chief o f tk
mite3 States Cor Soviet) W i t a r y Hfssion."
5.
The Chief o f tne Mission will be accreoited t o the
Commander-in-ChieP a f the occupation forces.
I n tk llhited States Zoie the Mission will be accreoited t o the
Lhitec States European Comnand.
Cmander-in-Chief
,
I n the Sovlct ZGne t h e Mission wlll be accredited t o zhe
C m n 6 e r - i n - C h l c f o f the G r q of Soviet kcupational Forces I n
ramany.
6.
In m e United States Zone the % v i e t Mission will be
o f f e r e d quarters i n the region c f Frankfurt.
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7. I n the Soviet Z m e the United States Mission w i l l be
offered quarters a t or near Patsdam.
8. In the Onited States Zone t h e Chief o f the Soviet H i s s l m
will co"u?icatc with A/C o f S t a f f , G-3, Lhlted States European
."ac
9 . I n t k Soviet Zone the Zhief o f the United States Missim
wiil cwrmcvlicats with the Senior Officer o f t h e S t a f f o f the
Commander-In-Chief.
10. Each member o f the missions w l l l be yiven foentical travel
facilities t o include identical permanent passes i n the Russian and
English languages permitting conplete f r e e " o f travel wherever
ana whenever it will k desired over territory and roads in both
zones, except places o f disposition o f military wits, without
escort or supervision.
Each time any m b c r o f the Soviet or United States Mission
wants ta visit the Ulited States or Soviet headquarters, military
geverment offices, forces, units, military schools, factories, and
enterprises which are under United States or Soviet control, a
corresponding request must k made t o Director, QErations, Plans,
Organization a d T r a h i n g , Eurwean Cmano, ox Senior Officer,
Heacquarters, Grou? o f Soviet Occupational torces i n Germany.
requests must be actec upon within 24 72 hoclrs.
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m b e r s o f the missions are pernitted alliw guests a t the
headqcrarters o f t h e respective missions.
11.
a.
C"cJllhdti0n
Each missllan will have its own rad0 statim for
with i t s OWn kadC&MrterS.
b.
In each case couriers and mssengers w i l l be Given
facilities f o r free travel between the hcad%arters o f the &s!m
and the headquarters o f their respective Cmmanaer-in-Chief
These
couriers will enjoy t h e same i m u n i t y which is extended t o d i p l o matic couriers.
.
c. Eacn mission will be giver1 facilities for telephone
c o m i c a t i o n s thrwgh the local t e l e p h o m exchange a t tk headquarters, and they will alsc be glven fzcflltles such as mail,
telephone, and telegraph through the existing mans of cwwnication h z n the mnbers OF the mission w i l l t e t r a v e l i n y wItnin the
zone.
I n case or breakdown in the racia installation the tone
comanmrs will render a l l possible a i d and will p e r m i t tmpGrary
use o f their owri systems of comnicatims.
12, The necesmry rations, P.O.L. supplies, and %usehold
services for the military missions will be provided for by the
headquartem ra whkh accredited, by method of nut& compensatLon
i n kina, supplmented by such itenas as desired t o be furnished by
their own headquarters.
I n addition, the respective missions or i n d i v i d u a l members o f
the Kissions may purchase items of Soviet or United States origin
which must be p a i d for i n currency specified by the headquarters
controiling zone where purchase is made.
13.
The builaings
extra-t erritoriallty
.
or zach mission will enjoy f u l l rights o f
14. a. The task o f tk mlsslm will be t o mfntain liaison
betwen both Comnders-in-cnief and their staffs.
t;.
I n each zone the mLssions will have the right t o
engage in matters o f protecting the interests o f their nationals
and t o make representations accordingly as well as i n matters o f
protecting their groperty interests in the zone where they are
located. They have a risht to render aid t~ Feople of their own
country wno are visiting the zone where they are accredited.
15. This agreement may be changed or amplified by mutual
consent t o cover n e w subjects when the need arises.
16.
Tnis agreement is written i n the Russian and Englisn
languages and both t e x t s are authentic.
17. This agreement k c m s v a l i d when signed by the Deputy
Cmanders o f the United States and S o v i e t Zones o f Occupation.
/ s i c. H. Huebner
/ t i Lieutenant General HUEBNER
/SI
Deputy Commander-in-.Chief
European :"and
Deputy Commar,oer-fn-Chief
Chief of S t a f f o f the Gmup
of Soviet Occupational
Forces f n Germany
/t/
Malknin
Colonel-General WLININ
ANNEX B
A.
(C)
W
H
TWRIHG STATISTICS
TOWS AND ?CUR DAYS, 1984:
W
R ff TCURS
WHEK ff IWR DAYS
January
46
89
February
44
92
March
55
114
Apr ii
44
99
W
41
a4
June
41
99
&lY
42
92
August
40
a7
sep temoer
36
79
Dctober
50
110
November
39
w
Oecember
41
07
519
1044
TOTALS
B.
TOTAL DISTANCE, 19M:
C,
COWARISQN, 1983
579,914 km
Aw 1984:
1983
1984
513
519
41.2
TOUR DAYS
1060
1044
-01.6
DISTW,
649,197 KW
579,914 KM .
-10.7
m m
PERCENT
cwa€
ANJEX C. (U)
-
USMLM PERSCMEL ROSTER, 1984
PRES€NT
FOR DUTY, 31 ECEMBER 1984
(=DL
LRXIIE, ROLAMa
USA
LTZOL
BOYtTTE, PAUL A.
U W
LTCOL
KELLEY
LTC
FEE, MICHAEL P.
USA
WJ
BLACK, ARTWR N.
USAF
HRJ
MHN, CHARLES J . I11
USPF
MAS
BORT, ROGER E.
USA
WJ
ECHRICH, J3HN E.
USA
WJ
LYONS, RiCHARO D *
USA
MAJ
HILTON, THEOOOHE K. 3.
USA
MAJ
NELSMC, PAUL H.
USA
MJ
NfCiSDN,
USA
MAJ
SILVA, JAMES FL.
USA
MJ
WISE, ROERT W .
USA
WJ
WYCKOFF, THOMAS G.
tsn
CAPT
CKOXALL, GARY L.
USA
CWT
GALLAGER, EDWAHU A.
USAF
MSG
YELL, CHARLES E. 3.
USA
WSCT
STAXDA, LARRY K.
USAF
SFC
MINTL, P’YStRT J .
llSA
lcisGT
MOSES, THELION L.
USAF
, LAWRENCE G.
USK
ARTWR 0. 3.
84
ANNFX
C.
(U>
USMM IPERSOMlEL ROSTER, 1989 (CONTINUED)
SFC
SATORO, U E E O R Y
F C
TIFFANY, HWS-JOACHIH H.
TSG T
BEYICKEN,
SSG
ENTCld,
JAMES
F.
USA
SSG
BLAKE, RDNALD
H.
USA
TSGT
CHANDt.?€,
SSG
DAVIS, EBYLEE
USA
SSG
JOHNSTON, J O H E . W.
USA
TSGT
MAWINC;, N E E .
USAF
SSI;
MCUOkALL, JMES h.
USA
SSG
MCMICLEN, W .
SSG
SC.IATZ, JESSIE G.
*A
SSG
S W A B , LAWRENCE R .
USA
SSG
TABARANI, L I S
P 5
CLEJluQl6, STEPHEN T.
vy\
SSGT
CUSWAN, HARK 7.
JSAF
SG1 ( P I
EAIRHEART, STEVE J.
USA
SSGT
FKIDR, CAKL
sP5
JOWSON, UiARLES D.
USA
9 5
JOtI",
FMvARD E. ;R.
USA
SGT
KE"E3Y,
DAVID 3.
USA
SGT
KNIGHT, WILLIAM
C.
J W Y A.
MICHAEL J,
-.
USA
*A
USAF
USAF
USA
J.
:.
USA
USM
J.
USA
ANJEX C. (ill
U X M PERSDNNFL. ROSTER,
1984 (CONTINUED)
USeF
SCHAFFER JAMES W.
USA
II
SHITH, CWRLES E.
IKlWSON, ROeERT A.
u!3
TYSON, O A V l U K.
USA
WHEELER, KEZTH
USA
G.
USA
CASSIDY, PATRICK S.
DIAL, LARRY
LSA
D.
FLXRNOY, KATHERIN E.
USAF
KLHIZ, C W L L L.
llw
LEINENHLVtK, CHRIS
USA
PECWLIS, M I W , 1.
USA
WIERMAN, LONARD P. JR
USA
OSTRANDER, SETH E. f V
USA
BANKS, 6ENIUtF B.
CIV
WTES, W
CIV
COFasETT
S
, WILLIAM
R
.
CIV
FEW, SlUART L.
CfV
C.
CIV
FUCHS, L I M A
M O Y , MARK A.
CIV
HOYT, STEPEh V.
CIY
QUINCWES, CECILIA M.
CI V
S E W T T , E3A SUZANNE
CIV
c IV
!XYF(OuR, DIANE L a
06
ANNEX C. (U>
W
M PERSONEL ROSItR, 1984 I C O N T I N E D 3
DEPARTURES 19W
RANK
-
MAME
-
LTC
GOVAN, GHtGURY
LTCOL
W B U R G E R , NILS L.
2 Rug 84
MAi
BOLES, JOW K. IT1
20 May 84
MJ
"OLLY,
23 Jun 84
14Rs
EVANS, C L V E L.
14 May 84
SMSGT
FISHER, OAVLD M.
22 usy a4
MSGT
PATTERSON, RONAU:
TSGT
EhEY, WCE L.
Ssc;
JACOBS, WNRY T
SSG
NEWAUSER, ALFRED
14 Sep 84
SSG
UBERLE, LINDA M.
11 hug 04
SSG
POINDWJE2, MICHAEL D.
9 5
DAVIS, STEVEN A.
SGT
WERROIR,
SSGT
KAYE, R I C W O R.
12 Nov 84
9 5
RHOADES, TIMOTHY t.
23 Aug 84
S?5
SANOGMIR, ALAN N.
19 Jan 84
9 4
NIXON, TRACY i.
51 Uct 84
M?
CEEWORE, MICHAEL
15 Aug E4
Hs
CWIFFI N, L I Z E T H
31 Oct 84
DEPARTURE DATE
7 Jm 84
G
MTCHAEL
D.
P.
13 J u l &4
23 Jun 84
. R,'
33 Apr 84
7 Oct 84
14 Jul 84
RONALD A.
3 Aug a4
87
ANNEX D
DEALINGS WITH SERB, STATISTICS
(C)
A Unit History is otten of use to t k originating mit as an
internai record of backgrcmd information and precedent affecting
current operatims. This Annex has as its prpose tne provisim of
just such an internal rttcorcl o f USNM-SERB transactions for the
period 1980-19M. Included are: total amual mest pass requests
anj t o t a l annual requests for accreciitat ion changes for personnel
and for vehicles.
A.
GUEST PASS R E W S T S :
1980
-
1984
1981
198'2
1983 -
3
23
48
24
22
FEBRWRY
41
42
39
30
20
WCh
53
58
82
34
37
APRIL
118
85
lW
93
36
MAY
33
42
43
19
39
JUW
500
1U6
314
345
58
XlLY
56
362
50
36
26
AWST
68
72
40
62
3s
SEPTOER
60
27
25
38
29
OCTOBER
29
39
37
51
24
NOVFMER
126
72
93
140
J4
DECEMR
65
16
61
119
28
1056
900
926
349
308
JANUARY
TOTAL
88
8.
PAS5 EXCHAWS
1980
-
1981
-
1982
1983
1984
- -
JANUARY
14
14
17
15
23
FEBRUARY
20
15
19
13
26
MARCH
16
11
13
19
18
APRIL
15
11
10
12
18
M4Y
M
14
10
17
22
“E
8
16
12
2i
16
JULY
16
2c
13
16
12
Aucusr
17
17
20
25
12
8
13
13
21
19
OCTOOEFi ‘
;I
10
14
20
10
NOVWER.
13
15
17
21
11
EWER
12
13
18
25
13
165
179
IJ1
225
191
SEPTEMBER
TOTAL
1384
1983
1982
-
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
6
6
1
4
1
0
ANNEX E.
(C> USM1 M
KFMBERS DECORATED BY
CINCUSARfUR.
On 23 February 1984, G e n r a l Glenn K, Otis, CINCUSARWR, presented
awards for special collectj on achievement t o t h e USMLM rrenbers listed
below:
MAJ Clyoc Evans
Mi Arrnur D. Nicholson Jr.
SSG Michael 0. Poifidextzr
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Pedal
Defense Commendation Mecal
SGT Sieve Ealrhenrt
Ocfense Commeqdation Medal
ANNEX F.
The Glienicke %ridye
Far more than 25 years the Gllenicke Bridge has been the e n t r y and
exit point t o ana from t h e GQH f o r Allied Mission traffic.
In
November 9984, the Chiefs o f Vission wexe n o t i f i e d t h a t the bridge
was t o be permanently closed by the East German government on the
Grounds t h a t it was unsafe for travel. A f t e r protracted and complex
negotlatioris i n v c l v i n g the Comancers in Ch9ef o f USARC'JR and GSFG,
tl-e S t a t e Degartment and the Soviet Foreign O f f i c e , the West Eerlh
Senat ano the G2R Dqxrtment o f External fielations, and the three
m
d Chiefs o f Mission and Chief SERB, the decision was reached
t h a t the bridge would rcmarn open, with, however, the prcviso that
tne Nest B e r l i n government would pay for a l l repairs and upkeep and
w w l d receive in return no concessions o f any sort from t h e East
Geman government.
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DISTRIBUTION L LST
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l-DCXNCUSARELR, APO 09403
1-CHIEF OF STAFF, USRREM, APO 09403
1-CKSI USARELR,
i-CIWSAFE, "0
09403
09012
ApO
MICE
CINCUSWE, APO a m 2
1-CHIEF OF STAFF, USAFE, AW 09012
1-ACS.I USAF, WASHINSTOM Dc 20301
I-IKP ACSI JSW, WASHIMZTON CC XM1
1-DIR CIA, WASHlMGION UC 23301
1-MR Japl HUGHES, D I A , WASHINGTON Dc
1-CDR USAITW, ATTN: LAX-PM-R, WLTNGTDN HALL STA VA 22212
I-CDR XViII CORPS, ATTN AFZA-DZ-C, FT B R A G NC 28307
I-FIELD STA AUCSBURG, ATTN: TAEA-OP-0, Apo 09458
1-FXELO STA E R L I N
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2-DIA, WASHINGTON DC 20301
2-OABX DA, WASHINGTOPl DG 20301
I-HG DA, CHIEF OF M I L HIST, h'ASt1INSTON DC 20301
1-H4 EA, ATTN: NGB-ARO-T, AASHIkGTCN DC 20301
l-Hp UsAk, ATIN: IM, WASH1NG1W UC 20330
1 4 USW, ATTN: I N Y , WASHINGTON Dc 20330
1-CWT M I N E CUWS, C U E : INT, HQW, WAsnltGTDN DC 20580
1-132 (CM3E PO>, HQ USW, WWINGTON Dc 20380
1-PRESIDEkT NATZOMAL DEFENSE WIV, FT LESLEY J. MCNAIR CC 20318
l-AFIS, ATTN: TW, BLDZ 523, BQLLIN AFB DC 20332
I-AFLS/RE, FT BELVOIR V4 22060
1-CFIDI CIW HAR COLLEE, CARLISLE PA 17013
I-PRESIDEhT N A V A l WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT RI 02840
1-ALR U M I V E B I T Y , WXWELL AFB AL 36112
1 - m T C&GS COI., FT 1 EAVENdORTrt KS 66027
1-SURHIN I ENDtMT, USMA, WEST POINT NY 10996
1-FTO, WAFB OH a4533
1-use\ MIX++,ATTN: D R D M I - Y E , REDSTOME ARSENAL AL 35089
1-UsA FSTC, A T M : D'RXST-IS18 WARLOTTESVILLE VA 22901
1-COR IMDSO, FT E A E MD 23755
l-vSCINcEUR, ATTN: ECJ2, APU 09128
l-LECINCEUR, ATTN: ECJ3, A 3 0 09128
DISTRfW f l ON (COMTINUED)
I-EUDAC, Aw 09128
l-USCIWEW, RTTN: DAC, APG 09633
1-mR &37 RTG,
09633
1-m E T 39 FTD, APO 09633
1-CGR 7113TH SAS, WO G9633
1O-WSI LKAREWI, ATTN: AEAGB-C, APO 051403
14:1NCUSAREUR, ATTh: AEAJA-,IT,
AW 09403
I-CINCUSNAVEIR, ATTN: k2, FPO 09510
3USAFE, AIIN: EM, APO 09012
2-CDR 6GTH HI GP+{PROV) (Tats), Apo 09018
1-CDR LSAFSS, APO 09107
14-2 V CORPS, APO 0x17
14-2 V I 1 CORPS, APO 09757
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