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This I977 Onit Iiistory i s dadirated t u all the United States Army ;Lid Air Forcc Nut-,-Comaiss ioned Officers nno havc served the United States H i l i t m y Liaison Mission since i t s inception. Their self- less comitmtnt, maturity, professional sk i l l s , m u r a p and andurancc const i t U t Q the bedrock gpon w;lich rcsts the ilpprcssivr? conf.-ibzlticr. o f t h i s organization throughout the years.

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(C; I regard as appropriate t ha t this, ?.he first USMLM Unit HistoTy t~ bear a dcdication. should >onor the Yon-Commissioned Officers who served in dhis unit during its thi r ty-one year h i s t o r y . nteir coAtribctions, while recognized wi th in tku unit, often lark v i s i b i l i t y at highcr levels. accomplishment of thc unit mission.

They provide the indis7cnsable base for successful

The importance o f t h e collection nission was underlined f o r a i l of us during 1977, a year marked by the cant iming upgrade in c a p a b i l i t y of GSIX and the East German Armed 'orcos. As collectors, we cxperienccd many momccts of satisfaction when we crrquired i n f o m a t i o n concerning assigninent of new and s i g n i f i c a n t military equipment to the GSFG art3 E a s t Gex" inventory; as members of the US nilitary, our sat isiaction was t ~ ~ p e r c d by the soberinp, realization that each such observatioa reprcsentcd ;an imp rovemcnt in Warsaw Pact force post ur'c! vis -a- vis that o f the Western powers. During 1977, efforts to iKppsove USMLY's cellection and reporting c a p b i l i t y continued. office equipmcnt systems were cvalmtcd us part of :i general ?rogrltm to rcdccc administrative bu-dens associated with repor?.irig and s t o r l cg information. deve!oFed and refined in an effor t f u r t h e r t o irnprvvc the aoord ina t ion and intcgration of targeting against significant objcet ives .

New and Zophis t icate?

'Fri-missio:] col lection and sontingcncy pl a m were

';he prafessior,al and socihl re latknships w i t h our British and French colIcagues remaincd at t h e i r customary hip,h :e;rel and continued LS onc of thc N . O S ~ rewardinE aspects of service at USM1.M.

Our beartfelt gratitude is ewressed t o the local. theater and nat ivna l I

agencies w h so gcnexously and capably sugmrted the Mission durir-g 1977.

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Thc purpose of this documcnt i s to provide an ar,nual rcvicw of the activities of the IhLted States M i l i t a r y Liaison Mission t o the C m a n d e r in Chiof, Group of Sovict Foxccs in Germany. contributes to t h e Military Hisfory programs of thc m i l i t a r y services and is intended to assist in the understanding of c u r r e n t operations, problems, and " i s and in thc development af future doctrine, plans, and prvgrans of the UWA.

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UNITED STATES MILITARY 1,iAISON MISS1 W

1977 i!Ni’r HIS’IURY

PART 1. GENERAL

.4. Introduction B. References C. OrF;ani zation D. Mission

A. General n a

C. Air COllCCtiQn Activities D. LARKSI’L‘R E. Temporary Kcstri cted Areas P. InTelligcr,ce lnfomation ilooport Yrrxluct im G. Detent ions and Tnci dcnts

Ground Collcction A c t i v i t ics

PART X 1 I. LTAI SOX AN) KEPXESENTATIOK

A. Visitors E. Relations with SSFGISHRB C. Social Events

PART i V . MISSIDK SUPPORT

A. Gcneral B. Soviet Support C . Berlin Brigade S q p o r t U. Vehicles E. P h o r q p p h i c La5oratory

A. Hucbner-MaLiAin Agrement B. C. USMLFi Personnel Roster U. USPIrJf Persomcl, 1977 E. The USMLV ‘Alumni Association’ F. I1SMI.M Jnscs a Friend c;. C E R V I ~ i w s r

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A . (C) 1RRROI)'Jc"I'ION. H3ile dcta i lcd infomation conccming the accomplisKmcnt of the unit's two primary missions is cuntalmd i n succecding pages nf this history, it brief cesrim of actions t.aken in support of thc two missions is rcgardcd as appropriate:

1 - Liaison and Reprcsent:Ltion: Thirty-one o f f i cia1 neerings took plusc hetvecn the llnited States M! l i t a p Liaison Miss i 3n (US4ll.M) and the Soviet External Relations Branch (SERB) during 1977. Nine of these meting5 wcrc concerned w i t h arrangements fur CEXVlNE TWIST, the v i s i t by thc Colrmandcr in Chief Croup of Sovict Forces Gormany (CINCGSFG) t o the Gomander in Chief US Amy Europe (CINCIKAIEUK) in HeidelherR. Sulijects covcrcd at other mcetir.gs xanp.ad frm dclivary of prctests t u discussions of Soviet support fnnisl;ed tho Potvdam Mission irnusc. As in the pas t , the Turgau Reception, the Tndcpendmce Day celebration and t h e Tnanksgiv'q Day dinner provided opportunitics for svnior officers from U5AREUR and tho US Air Force EuroTe (11SAFE) t o met t h e i r CSFG comtcr;lmrs.

I ? . Lntelligence Infomation Collection: A slight i n c r c w c over 19Th was recorded in the number of co1lectza;t tours dispatched; total tour mileage i ncreascd markedly; lntel liEencc Ini'crmat i on. Report [11H: product ion incrcascd by approxinatoly wvcn per cent. improve covewgc of objectives r~sulted i r i a marked increase in the. number of photos par IIR, with sigriiflcant inpact 011 the workload o f the Photo Lab; imaRcry prackction figures for 1977 arc ii new high foT USMIH. apprcpri ate portions of this hFstory .

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SigniFi cat- collection accqlishrr.entI; are reportcd in

3. Yervonncl: From t h e personnel s t a n d p i n t , 1977 can be described as a commalidor's nightmare: assigned to IISMLM for a t least a pcrtion of 11177 totalcd 98; of this number, 30 departed in 1977 and a like number arrived. included the Chief of Mission (ClJLN#}, one division cl?icf, tha Ground ?roductian ofTicer, three l iai sori officers, thc 5enior Amy and IISAJ: NCO's and a large numbcr of oxpcricnccd q e r a t i o n a l 'and administrative pcrsonnel. It should be noted t h a t , as of 31 Uec 1977, XHLV authorized strength was 54 rrilitary nf n l l rartks, ont? 1)cpartm:it of the Army civilian and thrce local hire civilian spaces. D c i a g the year, the 2nd 2nd 19th Xiljtary Intel1 igencc Battalions (MI BY), both siibordinate to t h e 66th MI G r o q , furnished TDY personnel for spccial co l l ec t ion projects; the Ileputy Chicf of Staff lntclligence US Comander Berlin (D1;SI USCOO: provider! one off icer and QRC enlistod man in support o f a joint project; IQ USCOB siithurized tho temporary h i r e OE additional typing support ; and the 497th iiecmnaissance Tcchnical Group (497 RK), ir. addit ion to providing cine TDY officer,

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furnished sorely ncedcd administrative support. grateful to a l l agencies l l s t c d above.

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4. Mission Support: Soviet support was, as in thc past, at the barc minimtin sstahlishcd hy the Hucbncr-Malini n Agrcoment; 114 USC3R, &e?] in Brigadc and 'rcqnI,Lehof sunport rcmaincd at its custumaly high standard and was csscntial to thc accmplistimeat of the unit rr.is.;ion. Elevcn new vehicles ~ c r c added t o the USMIM cperotional f icct: twelve vehi c 1 es

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ORGANIZATION_. Tic Hriebncr-Yal inin AgTcencnt {Aincx A), signed in April 1947, authorized the exchange of Military Liaison Klssions between tho Soviet and US Nilitary kadquartcrs in Gsnniny and l a i d dcwn gcnt:r81 guidelines for c h c i r activities md for the srlpport to be Tcndercd hy the headquarters t o which they wcre accredited. camplete freedom t o travel e x c q t in areas of milt taty di.sposit ions; the 11 acceedi te3 personnel ' ' w i l l include all ricccssary t e ~ h i c a l persmnei, office clerks, pcrsonncl with special qualificationr;, and pcrsonnel rcquirud to operate radio stations.'' special status, US3IIH is able to ernploy all 14 passes for cpcrational azi liaison puqoses, with il support hasc i n West Berlin. Details of pass u t i i j z s t j o r i and of the tri-scrvict: orgmizut ion are provided 5n succeodlng sub-?aragraphs:

'Ihc aprcexent p ~ o v i d c d Eor 14 accredited pcrsnnncl, with

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1. Pass gtilization: The 14 accreditations providei for hy thc Hiiebnec-?lal~nsn Agrecncnt arc cnrma13y h e l d as follows:

Liaison Officers 4 2

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2 . Army E l e x l ~ ~ ~ l : 'PIC TUX in e f fec t on 31 [tec 7 1 aut:lorizcs I1 A m y officcrs and 26 en1 istcd psrsonnel. -4s a result of a IISAKE'JR manpcrmr survey in Dcc 77, IISMlfl submitted a raquesr for a rcviscd IDA, providing for a ndertitc increase in personnel strength and f o r some changes in rank structure.

3. Air Element.: The A i r elenent is C O q m S C d of flve G M F officers and ten crilis ted personuel, QrganiZad as Detachment 16, 7LJ3 Special Activities Squadron. PTogt'"i increases for the Air clement include: one intelliecnce nfficcr for U\RKSPUR (arrival date O r t 783; one EM For intelligence s t u d i e s (k* 79:; OLL! office- for intelligence st.iidics ('3c-t SO); and one officer a d onc EM linguist (Oct 51 1 .

1. h'aval F l e m n t : In ;977, as in prevlous years, the Us h w a l In la te 1977, HQ US Marine e:cxrertt cons:stcd uf onc Mririnc o f f i cer .

UOQS approved a reqiiest for augnen tstion; unt a d d i t i o m 1 o f fiuer and one senior IiCiCo are schcdulcd to nrrive in mid-1978.

D. [C) MISSION.

1 . The primery mission of UMLM is to car ry out responsibi:itics for l i a i son between CINCUSAKEUR. on behalf of IIS C Q ~ ~ C T in Chicf Eurupc (USCINCRUR), and C I S U S F C and t e scme as a p o i n t of contact. fur othcr IIS 2cpartnents and agencies with CIMGSFI;, in accordance with provis1or.s u f the Hunbner-Mal. ir.in Agrcemcnt .

2 . I:ie secondary and confidcntial mission nf USMLM is to e x p l o i t its :iaison status and attendant Fvtcntial for co1le:tior. o t intelligencc informatim ic the Geman Dercocratic Republic. (GUK)

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PhRT I1 COLLECTION

A. (Cy (ZNERAI.. U‘WLV collection Jivis5ons conciaucd to monitor the modcrni zatiiin and re-equipping of GSFL;, 16th Tactical Air Force 116 TU) and the E x s t tierman Amy (EM] and Air Force (ErdE’) Juring 1977. In excess OF 530 collection tours were dispatched and t n k e t c d against Soviet an2 East German installatinns and facil i ties of intelligence intorest; thc SANDULJffINH program for explojtat iun of recovered documents continued; special projects targeted against such a c t i v i t i os as troop rotation and Saviet harvcst assistmce enjoyed cons idarnhlt success; arid effnrts t o curmiate Informti on contained in a r t i c l e s appearing in the East Geman opn press proved their worth. accorupl1shmnts of interest arc highlighted in sub-paragraphs B, C , and ii below; USPILM’s b e l i e f i s emphasized, howwer, that its greatest value lies in i t s sptemtfc monitoring and reporting of duy t o day act iv i ty of the Warsaw Pact Armed Forccs. Air and ground observations arc brokori out in succepding pages t o pmvide a quick reference t o type observations; however, the reader i s reminded that L l S W operatcs as ii single unit w i t h l n this collectlm effort. WAC= A i r , Ground or Jo jn t divisjna r e m Lwrs operated togothcr in a unified collection e f f o r t , I t has bcsn so stated.

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I. tleneril: The mlodcniiz.ation of ~ ~ S I X ground forces ccntinued throughcst 1977: s i x additional So-vict div is ions were re-cquiplled w.i th thc T - 4 4 ; exparision and rr.odernization o f divisional artlllcrg csntinuod at a rapid pace; GSFC divisions continued t h e i r conversion f r m to surface tu air rozssilcs { i n t r c h c t i o n of t;ie 9 - 8 into GSFG l t ighl j ghted this i c v e l o p e n t ) ; and thc prol i ferat ion of the SA-4 suggested t6c imminent ?hase-out of the SA-2 system. During 1977, several new wheeled v e h i c k s were identified i n t h e Soviet and E a s t Geman Erwentory, t o include:

'Ilc UTLY, a new medical evacuation vehicle;

The WLMZ series truck, whose kti-cduction jn to SSFG motor transport and L r t i llery units provided a greater lead car ry ing capability;

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Thc introductlon o f new vehicles i n t o the Sov ie t and k q t Geman iivcntory significantly a f f e c t s eva lut luns 0: Zokisti c capybility. In addition t o monitoring in t roduct ion of w w eydipmcr:t into GSX and t h e East German Ground Forcw, the Ground cv l l ec t ion effort Mas conccrxd with t h e continuing rc1vca:im cf Soviet arid Easr. German units. documents) played an important role in both phases of thc coliection effort, providing valuable information not availeble t5rnugh other

As- i n the pasr:, Project S&WDURT (the exp1oi::;itim of disca7ded

sources.

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a. 31 Jan 77: Rccovcry af an 'art i l lery record a?? fire' detailing t x t i c u l concepts o f a S w i e t motorimd r i f l e divis ion, to include d l v i s i u n a l and regilr.enr.al €rants, depths, number o f nhjectives, phases 3f xi apparent onc day con3at operation and distance units a x expccte?. to cover duri'lg thst time period. Si[; Tiffany . lour persnnnel: CPT l 'royan/

b . C.4 Fd: 77: &cowry of a tiSFG rifle s+&d lcader's notebook , providing ixformatior. concerning train'ng, squad corrpnsition and ro ta t ion '.urnovr:r for the Sprlng 1976 trcop r a t a t i o n per iod . 'rellr personnel: CPT Tzoyim/SSG Tff iany .

L. 14 Sep 77: A series of t r a i n i q posters c3nccmlng the nonenclsture ani ope-i?ting ;jaraxeters f a r the abov:: refercncnd new t t eodr? l i t e a d the F l a t o m srganiya t ioE of' t h z using unlt were photographed near K.ARL-MARX STADT. Tour personnc? : LI'C Keeehan/ SSG Rice.

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e. 2 2 Kar 7 7 : Ohsexvatic? and photography of a trair. in Pntsdan l o c k 1 a r e s trnris~ortirig heavy cquiTment, a s s e ~ s 05 t h e 5ov i et- Ai: Force c m s t r x t i o n u n i t , grovldj ng evidence that the

Caff/S?S Hr!yt.. t is garr isoned 1.r: the ?:>t.sdam 10c;i.l area . Tour Ferstmcel:

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f. 01 hor 77: Three I:SMlM t o u r s :)bservcd Kovencnt of the b/T heavy t ransport BN!b6th YC RDE p x c e e d i n g fro3 MEREKIT2 and Potsdam ?lack to garrison in KUMMERSDCHF. observed 'en masse'; s ight ines of FA2-53:' and 1r)w boy trailers [photo abovc) in i? support role for elements D f tke 34th GAD 'nee of considcratlc interest . Tour prsonneJ : ,W<J Brosnahan/SSG Rice.

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g. 03 Jun 77: Photvgraphy w a s obtained a t SCLITZ of 26 now This was the first USMU1 observazion of SAGCZR mounted BRDM-2 SAGGER.

on the BRIM-2 and providcd evidence that thc East German Armed Forces reccivo fi7z.t 1 inc equipment and not Rere ly re brograded Soviet equipmnt . Twr personnel : 1 . K Wechan/SSG T i ffariy .

prohably returning from participation in a Warsaw Pact Exercise, u s observed in the northenl GDR. Tour ?ersonnel: LTC Meehan/SSG T i f f a n y .

h. 07 Jun 77: A c o l ~ From the Pnlish I 'eqi le 's Army*

i. 04 Sep 77: h secret Soviet tcchnical manual on the SPOON E S T WES :-ccovercd near an installation r’cnce ia IXIPZII ; . This highly tcchnica3 mmual, with 24 pkotos shouing tke vchiclo, schematics (photo above: xr.d interior views and contajning infomat i on wnceming sysrem deploymext, answercd many regti i rements levi cd on U S W f Dr coilect2on. Tour personncl: LTC h!!cehan/SSG Gemainc. (?hot0 of the In tc r ior vicw of the vehicle is shcwn on the following page.)

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j . 07 Oct 77: As L result oC moriitoring the te lecast o f the E a s t German Am4 Fcrrccs parade in Cast 3erl i n and noting unit honorifics, USHIM was able t o idcnt i fy participants in the parade. In a cooTdinated effort , t h e three hllicd missions dispatched eight tours to n o n i t o r routes used by returnjng u n i t s . coverage, the reiocation of the SCUD BIJE/MD V was confirmed; FMLM observations of the MT1.R in t h e 8th MRD confirmed introduction of this equipment into t.hc PGA invcotory.

As a rcsult of this

k. 13 Oct 77: A U.WLM toUr obscrved two tarped T-64 in the (;ROSS AWMSLEBEN RR siding. arpipnent was destined for the 46th G"D, the tour wIzs subsequently able to confirm the presence of T-64 in that unit. MElJ Isley/SSG Tiffany. '

Acting an the assumption that the

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1. i5 Oct 77: A follow-up tout' in GROSS AMUENSCFBEN ohservcd '1-62 being shipped from thc 47th G T D garrison. followed the t r a i n to the RLTETGRABOI\' PRA beforc being forced to abandon its attempt to answer a question of major interest: the disposition of T-62 once a unit is re-cqmpped w i t h T-64: personnel: W Hilton/SSG Ell i s .

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m. 03 Dcc 77: Excellent close-up phntography o€ the RIRDWING antenna system mounted on a HOU?;D was acquired near NEmlIPPlN. in distant Ground photagraphy. great inrerust, providing answcrs to many questions concerning the system and prrmoking a number of ncw questions. MAJ Kosev ich/SSI; Gemaine

T h i s system had been ohserved only OTKC bcfore, in Dec 75, Rie close-ups of the antenna were of

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n. SRLZUNGET Tr-g Area 401. of MrL3 in tLe 4th AT BN/4th 14KD, but also confirmed the presence of the unit at EN) SALZIINGEN Cnstallation 001. TOUT 7crsonnel: W Evrtns/SSG Geraaint ,

19 Dec 77: -WLB with T-12's were observed in BAD 'his slghhting mt onIy confirnad thc prescnce

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0 . 27 Uec 77: Good Eight photography was acqcircd of u Soviet colimn, t o includc seven SA-8 ' I L L , returning from the JUCTERR3G ?RA tu M)EjERITZ. This was the first ohserva:.im cf the SAM u r i t rei .nrning from oct of garrison t ra ining sincc its arrival in 6hc 3St:l; bWU. Tour personnel: LTC Steger/SSG Tiffany.

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3 . Features:

a. Coverage of a Major GSiX F i e l d T r a i n i n g Exlrrcise, A p r i l 1977.

The 3 h v j o - s imincnce of hosti i ir ies siknificancc of large GSFS f i c l d t rairiine excrci ses rcq r i i res t hat USMIM' s collection L' Vfor t be aggressivaly directed against such iLcti-Gity. Grouxl opcratioris personnel, us Lng m Z . i cators , p a s t experience and pr:igress of thc CSFG t ra ining cycle, axempr. to predict the tine aad Iocation 3f cxrrcises; wnen thesc predi ctioiis are acc.irate, excel :cnt results ure often achieved. On stich occasions, targeting persccne; and tcur office73 mnd NCO's share thc satisfacrion t h a t canes frum being f l : the right place a t tho right time,

nurir.g the pc-riod 21-27 Apr 77, USMLPI rersonncl were in the zixht place at t h c r i g h t Lim ami obt3ined cxctil Lent covcrsKc o f a large t.acti:al exercise which began i n the LETLLINGEX HFIDS PRA arid movcd soutllca.s",ward into tile .IlJETEKR(X; F W . Dnc of the fi rs t in i i ca tors o f an irrppcndicg exercise was reported by Major Goff, MaJor E v m s , aad SSG Kic-c, who observcd clemarts of thc IOlh GIIU moving i n t o the :.?.TZLXMSEH HEIDE PRA 03 21 A;#r:l. Reacting to t h i s s ight Ing, USMlM dispatckcd additional tours f.0 t.ha areti; these tours reported the arrival o f cther participating w i t s . During the next revcral days, tnurs coqosed o f Major tvans and SSG Rice and Major Goff and SSG E l l is reported t.kc estii3lishment of s e c Y J x i t i u l l y currkered tc : :hoical assistance points stretching sour11 from. rhe LETZLINCER HC!OE thrcugh :he Al,T:NI;RhB3W Pa an2 eastward j r i f t i f h p :

J X T E R B X PW, iidicnting t h c prob;ible fIcw o f exercise actrvity. On 25 Apr i l , Ka:or Goff and SSti Ellis okscrvet: the i n i t i a l f l o w of GSFG EQ clemenzs fron the I.t-:'fZLIMd:;ER d-1E;UE PHb smith toward thc Al.mEKl;RARflW ~d JIIET'ERBOS YRA's. Bascd un t h i s ir.furtration, t o u r s werP posted along m t r c i p a t e d routes o f wvcmcnt. Major lsley and SSG Mdbbarcy exye-ienced a part.icular:y active uxaning when tiley discovered t h a t their choscr: c%sesv.ation po in t was also a bivouac site for major elements of a Scviet division. The E i m I phifse o f the co:Icctim effcrt ' n v n l v e t confirmation n f exercise termination and mi u r n of participating units t o t h e i r garrisims. 47th G'F3 returning home, conc1udir.q the nission's cf f 'o r t against t h i s exercise.

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LTC Xeehan and SSS Gcrm:ne observed majw elements cf the

b. Troop Ro!.atinn. '.'wicc each ycar, trom A p r i l t o May and from [)rtribe: t o Nlovenbcs, lIS!.IIM collection cperations focus 0.1 GSPti's scmi - mmal troop rat a u o n . distinfiuishirig newly arrived and departing ?ersnnncl. Each category has its own dist ingJisliing charac,',cristtc:.J: hy t h e i r :loscly trimred hai r , their p z z l t ? d reaction to t h e i r first

Tour persor.nc 1 heconc very adept st

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sip,htir.g of A I l i e d Mj ssion ?crsanncl and, abnvt! a1 I , 3y the a u r ~ or' confused innocer.ce ty?ical of all IEW soldiers. Departing soldiers, on thc o the r hanc!, are easily rccognitahlc by their lnng (by Soviet standards) h i ? , by t he i r rank insigcia , service stripes and rank, by t1ici.n sJitcases of East German manufacture and by t 6 e lighthearted, unconcerned manner ir. i&ic:1 they -react to the presencc of tour pcrscmel.

c. GSFG I larvest Support to the USSX. FQT sevcral months each yeiir, ZSFG units arc tasked t o provide cargo trucks arid pcrscnnel tn support harvest rcqufrrencnts i n s i d e t h c Scuiet Union. Bigher headquarters have long been interested in the impact of this tasking on comba:: efficiency and norale of tiffected units. In 1977, W T Troyan ant SSii Sermaine recovered docmcnts which nroviied i* detailed accounting of L WUSTRELITZ-hased motnr transport %ittalion's involve- ment in harvest. act ivi ty . ins ight h t o t 6 c extent of t h i s requirement and TJW apparent advorse impact on norale and d i s z i p l i n e in thc part ic ipat ing unit. In the past, only ol&r vehicles were assigned ta ass is t in the harvest; they retunied to t h e parent u n i t ir. very poor condition, t h e clpdating of GSFG's cargo fleet cuntiniies, rimer vintage trucks are beiag detail& t r j mcct harvest needs. are nomally transported by ra i l in "piggy-back" fashion.

These documents p-ovldcd unusually clear

As

Truck5 depart ing f o r the lJSSR

d. Training ?asters as a Socrce of Infurnation. Each year, USMLM acquires a wea;th of d e t a l l e ? tactical, technical and organiza- t i o n a l data from training posters. VLrtual ly a l l Soviet t r a i n i n g areas art? studded with tr2:ining charts, Lsed ir: l i e u of f i e l d and technical mnuals to ins&ruct thc trnops. 'the East Gc-wans also wake use of t h i s technique, a lbe i t to a lesser degrec than do the Sovie ts .

In 1977, hundrcds of t r a i n i n g Fos te rs were ?hotographed, trans1 ated and reported. inf omat 2 on nbtai ned from these p w t e r s f a I tow.

Severa l representatfve rxamples of the type of

An IKR published i n early 1377 contains 7hot.agrzphy of a series o f 48 t r a in ing Fosters which detail t h e maintenance, QpenltiOn, tac t i ca l eqloymsnt and techni c s l characteristics of the BM-21 was acquired by a tour in WITTENBERG i r k December 1976.

The photography

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On 14 Sap 77, in KARL-MARX S'l'AD'T, a IJSMLMt tour photograp5cd a series of posters, L I ~ I S U R ~ i n t ha t they sxpplied substanti a1 i n f o m a t l o n concerning several. p r e v i wusly unkqnwn items 3f Soviet equipaent and the organization o f t h c mi t. ysing the eqtkpaent. I W a cor ta inct in these pusters ;.resented a f a i r l y corrprchensive 7icture of a CSI% Artil lery Regiment's Tnpogcodetir. platoon.

e. 3he LiIPZIC 'hade Fai rs . The LEIYZIG 'Iradc Fairs are h e l d semi-annually, usually i r : March and Sc?te-oher. fairs, USMLN acquires trade f a i r catalogs and dispatches them. ta prospective intel ligensc consumers, confercxes was hold between US41LY and FSTC persome1 Friar to the 1977 Fall trade EalT collectim cffoort and proved of grcat value ir. develcping tsrgcts and re f i r ing cnl Iection procedxres. bcing i i valunhlc technical intsl l ignnrc smirce, thc LEIPZTG Trade Fairs are very useful in gauging East Ccmm sociological x r J pol i t i ca l a t t i tsdes

P r i o r to the

'me first of aany plmnec

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f. The Bast Geman Open Press as a Source of Icformtion. During 1977, USM1.Y ic teosif ied its efforts t o 5zpple;nenr i r t fmnat ion acquired by ather mans with data appearing in tltc East German open pTeSS.

Fur exaanpIc, in August, USMLFI remivcd tasking t o detemir-c thc urigln of vehicles supplied to certain Afzican countries. obtained coverage of thcsc vehicles in storage and during rail shipcent. papers that t h e hhssion was able to confirm the source and destinatiac o f this equipment. valuable source of i r i f ~ n ” i o n on the organiLati:)n and training o f mi; E ti a and civil defense clcnicn t s , Pre-ir-duction trainin[: act ivi ty is also wiLcly reported. area officer tc its s t x f f , USMJJI has been a3:c tu exploit Bore f d l y this lucrative source uf intel l igence insomat i 03 ,

IJSMtM tmrs

However, i t was through review of East Berlin arcil news-

T3e East Geman press has also proved t o he 2

With the addi t ioa in 1976 of a German fore ign

g. Routine Installation Coverage. In 1977, LISMLM's Ground inteliigencs collectioa ezfort cor i t in~cd to focus on I x>u+ire' covcrage o f Soviet and East i kma-~ garrisoils, resulted 17: i n i t i a l an2 confirmatory repor1ir.g cf a nurohcr of s ign i f i cant order of bat t le and TO6E ctanges. acquired dur ing rou t i r e ins t a: lation (:overage include : Hajor Evans and SSG Ri::e r1.f possijle underg rwnd si tes in the vic'nity o f BLAKKENBUX arid 5y Major l s l e y m L SSS Tiffany r:ear EWFNMOELSEK; co:ifirmation of the reIncatic7 05 t .he Recnn Rn/16 GTD hy I,TC .?teger ani. SSG Mabardy. Systenstlc tind continuing coverage of instal l a t i on5 provides the equ:pnent cuunts and unit atirkxgs t h a t form t h e basis f o r GSFG and EM order of hat.tla h o l d i r ~ g s .

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Examples of infomation i Q C a t i O I 1 by

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I . Gcnaral : ‘;he year LS77 siiw t h e co3tLruing uggradc of SavLet and E ~ s t (h rnm Air ar:d Air Defense I’nrces thrcugl: tke aci2ition of :iew er.:uipr,er.t sr-d by t:lc inprovcmerlr of t.hi r d generat’. 02 a: rcref 1:. The FISI1B::U H, z s s i gaud a reconi,sissrt?ce xissicn, was ci’7served, f3r exmrplc , at a i r to g r w m l rangcs zarrying out grrwnd ::ttacis w i t h boxbs and rockets, Simi.larly, t he FLOGGFR l3 a i + t i : sir figh:.c?r engaged i n grocnd attack ?rqrms iisirig r m s , h o m k a d -ocXuts. NotewDrtr.y a d d i t i o n s t o the East &man I w e n t m y i ncltlded thc 91 t’ 1 helico?ter, the %IN DISh t roposphc-i c rcl :iy system and the BACK l R A P / C X I PAIR EiV/!;CI system, tht: latter not seen i n the GSF;3/ 1 h T U i nventory .

rclt capa3i 1 i7:y for

2 . Sig:iiifi cant Sigh t i n p :

h . 09 Fell 77: Black :in! white a L x l o r photograpky o f new Soviet NPT: ~ro:sct<ve clotii ng . Stcckre iserJSKgt Spitzeaberger.

‘Iwr personncl : Ka jor

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g. 09 Mar 7 7 : First rcvni, level co lo r nhotogsilphy of the T-64 arid t e c h n i c a l q3aI i ty pfotography c f thc Tc64 suspenslcn. Tour Fersnnac 1 : Zapt Bcnedi ct /SSC Germ: ne {CND) .

h. 14 Mar 77: Ccvarage af Eas t German k l i c o p t c r dcploy-

i. 18 War 77: F i r s t observation of F1,OCGER H ronductii lg

m e r i t s from EASEPQdl. tc BOSSOW. Tour cfficer: Major Beyette.

cannon : i r ing at. EF,LGERN Soviet A i r to Ground Rmge. *. Tcw personnel:

First gr(r2r.d level imagcry of untarped T-64

L ? . C O l TCTlgc/SKSgt spitZf?I?JeTget..

;. 20 A;r 77. main gun h n r e . Tour Fersonnc l : LtCol Toqs/SSC; Germaine [GNn).

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k . 33 O b May 77: 3 r s L 3hotcgrayhy of East Gennan HOI':.ITE armed with gua and :ocLet. p02s on a S o v i e t ra-ige. Major Stockzei s;er/YSgt 'ieririock.

Tour pr-rscrJtal:

1. C2 04 Jun 77: Technical qtlality Fhtography of '11VTN I'LA'I'E comunica t ions system w d r A o r photo.gapAy of a TWIN PLATE Lepl o p c n t - Torif personnel : P4ajor RoyetteJSYSgt SpitLanbcrger .

Fractice vertical envelopment of: a i r f i e l d a: 3ENMIh-TU:Y)H. personnel : I.tCol Tonge/SSG Reriavir'.cs [JOlm; .

K. 20-21 Jun 77: Observation oi' Soviet. parairop, probablc 'I'ocr

n. 22 JLri 77: Tnformatior: obtained a t an of f i c i a , liaison func t ion i ndj cat ; ng Pu1is.F. manufxk:re of the 1'-72. of f i ce r : L t ( : ~ l T o r i p - .

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0 . 31 Ju! 7 1 : F i r s t co la r technical quality photoEraphy nf t h e HIP E. Tour persome:; T,tCol Tongc/SMSg?. Spitxenberger.

p, J j Jill 77; First 7:OGGlX R deployment to an auxilikry arrf! e Id. l o g i s t i c activity. Tour personnel: M a j o r SDye t toJSSG Scmaine (GND] . Coverage included fomstiori takeoffs , missile loads ar.d

q. 3s Jtll 7 7 : First ohscrva t icns arid photogra1:hy o f FLOGGII I? ground attack a c t 1 v : t y wjlh hutdi cwnoa and rockets. pcrsor?nel; Major Bcyet-tc/MSg: Pennock.

52 Jul 77:

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r. Reporting snd high q u a l i t y photograFhy o f a Sovj e t r i v e r crossirg exercise. ToLr pcrsormel: Xajor Royettaj KSgt Pennnck.

s . 28 J u t 7.1: First photographic evidence of I d - 8 A?dTD missiles un I-'ISHBF,D L a i r c r a f t at ALTES LAGER Soviet A i r f i e l d . Tour personnel : Ma, or Stockreisur/MSgt Pen:iock.

t. 3C J91 77: First 3hotography of GAZ-Ah IJSA&U;1 Type 4090 box body varm . Tour persomcl: Majo r Stockrniser/HSgt Pmrirxk.

u. 96 hug 77: Acqujs i t ion of a cor7lete panel of East German c a m u f l a g c naterial . Tour personnel : Xiajor Boycttc/KSgt Fennock.

v. 28 Aug '/'/: First observa!ion i t i d phctsgraphy of a modified T l i I K SKIN B at PMGSWJRF Z a s t k m a n Radar S i t e . pe rs onriel : Ca?t. dencdi ct/SMSgt Spit zenberger . 'Lour

w . 30 hag 77: Fjrst technical quality photography of a LOX BLVh g i t h maintenar.cc panels open; first ohsewatinn of I W I N DISH i;7 East German hands. Tour persortriel.: Capt Rccedi ct/SMSgt Spitzanberger .

19 Scp / / : 3RANDIS Airfield with. consequent mission change, !&aj or StocireiscrjXYiSgt Sritzenberger.

x. Confincat lon o f ass’gnmcnt of HIND Il to ‘I‘our personnel:

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y. 2 7 Sep 7/: l 'echn?cal quality photography o f the grecnhouse porticr! n f the WELZ3W RREWER n / E a i r c a f t . L t C o l Tr;itc/M.ltij or Boyctte/SMSgt Syitzenherger .

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aa. 2 2 3ec 77: First o3sc:vatlon and FhotograFhy of BACK TRAP radar i n East. Ge-many; first identificatjon of 3x1 PAIR in East German kands . Tuur -p~strnnc7 : k j ox Stuckre? se;/SMSgt Spitmribcrger .

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D. (C) !AkKSI'IiK. The security ciassificat.ion attached to this project prohibits extensive discussimi Df USMIM's role. 1;SMLM's third year o f s lnsa cnoperatioc wLth 3OCSI USCOR, t he prcject again proved i t s valuc: and consumer evaluatlcns mure thax testified to the qua1it.y of the project.

in 1977,

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I . IC) lapnsitiun o f a TRA by CINCGSFG effectively denies an tima of t h e GDR t o A l l i e d missions, permitting GSFS elements to carry out a c t i v i l i e s in privacy. nie TRA is, howcuer, a two--rdgsd sword. I ts inposition rcsults in t h e disyalch of aiditjonal tours t o cover road nets and access mutes on f t s peziphery; tri-mission ' p o l i c e cal1 s of himuac and assembly areas have of t e n acc*ui red 5Lgn i f i cant int I: 1 1 i gmcc .in iorma t ion,

2. (U) TRA's noma-lly link two nr morc P I w ' s ; as sugResi.os! above, they are noma1 ly imposed 10 screcn n-meuvcr acti vi ~ y . 3ther pcistuLatcd reasons for f . i e i r inposition include d ~ ~ l i i l l o f an area through which new etjuipncnt it; to pass , ;ttem?ts :.o d i s t r a c t at1un:ion frm other areas in whic-h a c ! i v i t y is : a k i q place, retaliation for A l l i e d TM's and general n;~stiness. (:ISY;Y persoinel. rcspo3sibLc for processing TKA's lean very stronely t.iwadrd the latter vicw. Because of i t s 'OF, significance, inposit ion of ;I T M mst hc reporteL i rrmedi ately t o hrEher. headquarters ; Soviet annnmcment of a TEA is norma:Iy dclivered after li00 53:ii-s on a no,m;ml dilty day or 1111 il

weekmrl.]

3. (U) CTNCGSFS am::)unced c ignt 'IRA'S &ring 197'1 Tor a :3tal of 53 days, a significant. reductio3 from previoas yt::tr.;. (In 1976, 16 TRA's were impose?; 111 19'15, 1.;; disr:nk ?he ?eriod 19h7-1976, TW's avenged 1'3 p r year.:

4 . [U) TRA's imposed during 1977 are listcd h c l o ~ ; Fhotoropies uf TRA maps n e at paragraph j below:

I'M NR 001-77, cffrtctive dates 10 Fch - 15 Fpb 77, w i t h wcstern houndzry v i c i n i t y LUlNIGSLLIST, eastcr;l boundary vicknity PRtNZI,bII. norl.hrm boundary vicini t y NEUBKAMEN3URG, soutnam boundary v i r i c j ty KYRITL and connecting the PAMIHIM, VFT'ISTOCK, and border PM7s.

'IRA NR 002-//, effective datcs 15 Feb - 04 Mar 7 7 , linked the ALTLKGRhR(lW, DLSSAlI, I.SIINI?], JUETEKMK:, KHlt3EN B:II\ND a1:2 border PkA' s *

TRA SR 003-77, o f f n c t i v e dates 02 Mar - 06 Mar 77, :-Joundcd generally hy RUSTOCK, KIWAR, RQSSOW ark TEFRMV, linked thc SCIMtWV, UEMEN, GUESTKW arid northern border Phi's.

TRA NR 004-77, effective dates 03 k a r - 10 &%r 77, w i t h gcneral bonndari es ' l O R W l , I)RLSDEN, BAWLEN, FOILST wid CAlAU, joined the JIZTERUOC, FA:ALKEN3ERC, BEKEHh', GHOSSENIMIN, PTNSTERWAI.DE, WELLDH, KCESILS3REIK.K and hrirdcr I'M1s.

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TRA NR 005-77. effoctive datcs 29 M a t - 04 Apr 77, with rmqh hemdazits LUDWTTALUST, 2OCREI. and KYRITZ, joined the PAWHIM and wIrl-sm:K PRA'S.

TRA NR UO6-77, effective datcs 01 Apr - 04 hpr 77, was bounded by SEIJSTHELI'TZ, HFIIRUVI)ENBURL; I PK);.NZWU, TFNPLTN and FUUEKSTE.YBERI; and l irtkcd the BUXG STARGARD, NEUBfWVEh'RtJRRC; and border PRA's.

TRA NK 007-77, effective dates 27 , T u n - 01 Jul 77, consisted of two widely separated large arcas. PtUCHIH, RETZOW, iY1';TS'I'OCK and northcast bordor PRA's; the second, Located south of BFKLIN, l inked the AITEMSJGRAROW, LEIIISY H, JUEWRBOC;, RRLFSEh BRMD and hordcr PRA's.

The first area cnnncrted the

TILZ NR 008-77, cffcctive d a t a 13 Sep - 17 Sep 17, was a large arca south of RERI.IN connecting the OKANIENBAW4, RAD UUEBEN, .JUETEIIlIOT,, FALEK'RERG, GRQSSENMTN, FLNS'TEKWALDE , BRIESES BRANn and border PRA' s .

5. [U) Yhotoco?ics of naps showing boundaries and areas cncompassed by T u ' s impuscd durinp, 1977 are providud in subsequent pages. Thr: naps constitute a pcrmanent record of 1977 m's; i n conjurstion with m a p s contained in previous unit histories, thcy constitute thc only ?cmxient record of Soviet TIRA's called by ClNCGSFG throughout the yea cs .

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THA Yd 008-77, 13 S C P - 17 SCP 77

F. (C] JNLELLTGENCE INFOKWTION WIWRT [ I IR) PRODUCTION.

USMW recorded an o v e r d l fncrcasc of slightly m o m than 7.5 per ccnt in tota l nunher of 1IH‘s produced in 1977 compared to 1976. pruduction figures aze shmn hclow; fippurcs for 1976 are in parer-theses following cach crltry.

USMM AIR DTVTSION

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1977

WILY OriRiniited llr0 1165)

Bascd on R l l i r d Hcports 1 7 1 1218)

Total 521 (383)

USMJM GROllK9 DTVIS ION

USMW Originated 470 (334)

Based on Allied Reports 352 1.155)

’Total a72 (689)

IRMM JOINT m i s m

IARKSPUK 147 (210)

Jased m A11 ied Xeports I10 (125)

Othcr 38 131))

l o t a l 295 (265)

SUMWRY

AIR (1 215) 338 (421)

GRWh?) ( 2 215) 9s3 (806)

UUEKSI’UR (2 217) 1 4 7 (lXC)

[;KIWI) TOTAL 1438 (1137)

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G . IC) IXTEHTIONS AMI) TNGEDkNTS. - I_-

1. (C) kncral: Ihtentions are often ao unpleasant, but unavoidable, corollary t o thc 1ISMLM intell igence collection effort, which mist conccntratc on Soviet and EGA installations and deplnyracnts of ailiitary significance. These areas arc highly sensitivc; personnei arc alert to the prasenst: of tri-mission tours and quick t o take action against t h e m . Srrrvcillancc mJ detent:ioris consti tute the principal weapons against collection tours, imobilizlag them and prcvcnting mission acconrplishmcnt. ' Iliirtcen detentions were cffccted in 1977, by GSFG t r o a p ~ , IJY m*abers of the East Ccrman Army and havy, by Vapo's and, in one instance, hy an East Cerna? ' ~ o o d c i t i z e n ' . A varicty 0:'

locations were involved: itcar mi l i .tary installations, within training arcxq, on open roads, and, 011 tso otciisions, :it places n3t associatrd with military activity and clear ly massaciated with .any aittcmpt a t intell igenue cnllcction. W o minor acciicnts invclving \ISYll,b! tours and East (;timan c i v i l i a n s occurred in 1977, i~ year in which tour vohicles were driven ~ T C t h n 400.000 rr.iles in a l l extrcms of weather, ovc r routcs rangj ng front s~?erh I gclways to ta: t I ca l t r a i IS aAd opcn f j e l d s .

2 . [U) List cf Detentions and Incldcnts:

HhV!CI,RCR(; (UiJA357), 171340Z Jim 77, Ar: accident ims lv ing a USMlM t o u r car and an E a s t Gcmm pdcatr ian took place i n the dorn- town area. accident absolved tour personrel zf all h l m e . krman ard Sovie t personcel w s described as cordi aZ md correct.

Vicinity GOLSSEN (u'I'0459), 3107432 Jar1 77. A IiLWLM :.our was detained un ibute 115 while psssjrig a stationary Soviet cclumn in I.he opposita lsne.. The tour was releat+ed at I I l D O Z hours aft.er the ZWJT officer declincd the offpr to sign a protocol srciislng the t c rur of vio iat ing .tke Hue>nc-r-lilal iniri Agreemint. Ee:iavior of Soviet pe~srmncl was d e s c r f h d as cor rec t and frirmdly .

East German and bovict aathorities ityestigating t 3 e A?titr;de of both East

Vicin:.ty HIIHEK'HLJCKO (tpTY4563, 221905'L J x i 77. A USMM t o m was dettlfntd approximately two b. cast of' WIfNEUCKO. 'Kqe dctentjl on was effcctcd hy iwo RIlTlM fron an oncomirg Scviet col~nn. up by t.hc Soviets accused thc t3ur o f bcicg i n thc vicinity of a tactical C U ~ ~ V J : and of coct inuing t r ; otiscrvc thc c o l m n after tke dcteiition I Consider;ltile t n t h attached t.o hoth assertions; the t o u r officer, hoxever, a i i not sign the prvtoccl. 'ih tour was rcieascd at 2303402 ,:an 77. S o v i e t bchanor WRS charactcrized as f r i e n d l y tlnd helpful. The tcur vehiclc was inmobrlized ?>y an alestri:al syskea fa i lwe; after unsuccessfol efforts h y Soviet perssnncl t o repai r the danidgc. they towcd the t o u r ;rch;cle IO i! conreniext poict to m a i l a U S H I 3 recovery vehicle.

A p o t o c o l dram

WHTZ [UTZC77), 0614552 Mar 77. An East Gcman vchic3c sustajacd damage to the r ight front fender and turn signal Mhen i t struck o winch cable strctchcd'across the road w h i l e a USMM t a m was in the proccss of cxtractinE from a d i t c h , Ihc East Gemin driver ignnrcd the tour vfficer's warning and attem?ts to s top him hcforc reaching t h c cabic . rcleased the tour a t 18.702 hours. Their attitude was descrihcd as fricndly and relaxed.

East German arid Soviet personnel invsst igatink the accident

MEISSEN (USSSSS), 0414202 Apr 77. t he tokn square was blocked by tue Vopo vehicles. RlFSA Kommwdatura took tour personnel documents md escorted the tour 10 the Kommandatura. according t o thc East Gcmuns, parkjjig on thc tnwn square viis prohibited during n.cc:Cdays. seen no s ign w i t h t h i s j-nfomatzon and pointed out that nmrous East ticrman civiliar. vehic;cs had also been parkcd on the tmn square; the Soviet off icer ap1:arently sympathircd, indicating t i a t the V g o t s were sometines over-zoalms. refused t o sign, mci thc t w r was released at 1630 hours.

A USMLM tour vehicle parked i n An off icer from the

Thcrc he ad,cised t h e t o r of f i ccr that ,

' h e tour ofriccr replied to t he cffcct that he had

A protocol isas prepared, the t ou r officer

WSTtRIVUZRK [UU6124J, 2817702 APT 77, A USMrM tour xas Zctained after photographixg a troop train in the rai l si2ing. escorted t o thc CLs';*AL Koms.andatura, whcre a Sovict LTC: accuscd tmur person" of photngraphing military ac t iv i ty arid demacdcd the exposed film. The tour officer denied the charge and i n s i s t c d that no photography exiqted. A prtltoccl was Irepared, h-hich thc tour officer refused to sign. t h e tour was released at 23452 :w"';. InitiaIly, t h e atmosphcre was cordial; sxhsequcntly, jt deteriorated.

The tour was

After TCpeatCd accusations acd rcpeated denials,

ShYDAU [llUnM6;, 06lS452 Nay 77. A detuntior. of a UWlH LOUT was effcctcd by V O ~ O ' S on Houtc 1C7, when the tour vehicle haltcd t o a l l w a coliim of harvest vchicles t o cross thc road. #omandant released the tour at the scene at 17352 hours.

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SATZKOIIN (llU6316), 17I7202 .Tun 77. A USMlM twr cnroutc t o YOTSDAM af ter c w c r i n g the SATILKORV HK s i d i n g was detained by Soviet troops who bincked the road. T h t tvur w a s escort4 t o thc IXlEBERZTZ Kommdatura, when a prctocol, which thc tour officcr refused to s i g n , gas prepared. was described as iwrrect.

The t 3 w was re leased at 19502 hours. Soviet behavior

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b‘RHRL4ND /UU6515), 2221252 Jun 77. A group of Soviet soldicrs experienced their finest hour in 1977, detaining the DC‘JSMLM, the Chief Qf A i r Divis ion arid thcir wives as they were returning from il reception at the BRlXMIS Potsdam 1 1 ~ 1 5 ~ . at H restaurant in F A H K W and were detained while r e t i r rn ing t o Potsdam. Charges ncre made t o thc effect that the ‘tour’ had been obsclrving m i l i tnry activity in SATZKORK; whcther t h e Seviets belicvcd thcst: charges themselvcs i s prd)l.enaticaL. The ‘tour‘ wxs released a2 23402 hmrs.

The USMLM memlwrs Rad stopped

MOCKRWA (UT48093, %019102 Jul 77. A USMM tour was detained near MOCKKFJINA Amno Storage Facility 522 hy East Geman c i v i Liun and mi lita-ry guards. took over the dctcnt im from t h East Gcmans. The tour w s escorted t o tht KIlTliNBIiItG Komndatura. A ?rotocol *as prepared nccusigg thc tour of being within thrcc raetprs of an LCA Ir.i l itary installation and o f being in a restrictcd area. the protocol, the tour was relctrscd at llOZOOZ .JuI 77. The attitudes of Saviat personnel concerned varied from correct to rudc; Hast !k”ns were described as ini ti a l l y bel 1 i Rerent, but subsequently morc fc 1 axed. One East German guard held the t o u t at pinpoint for 30 minutcs.

A Sovier officer and n numhcr of armed Soviet troops

After thc standard refusal t o sign

PRENZLAU [WZSOS), 0210452 A q 77. A USMLM tour YPS detained in ;I wooded area in PRENZLAU Training Area 446. The tmr was escortcti to the PRESZLAU Komandatura; a protocol w a s prepared; thc tnur officer declincd t u sign. The tour was released at 12352 hours. Sov ie t behavior was described as correct and courteous.

ORAKIkYBAUM [UC2142), 1912202 Scp 77. A USMM tour was detained on Route 101 while waiting in a line of civilian cars f o r a Soviet driver training coluan t o clear thc road. prepared a protocol at the scene of the detentior.; after the t t n i r officer’s routiiie refusal to 51pln, the tour was allowcd t o procccd a t 15402 hours.

Thc DESSAU Komandant

h%US’W,LITZ (W7015), 0914157. Qct 77. A lIlSMLM tour was detaiacd hy a Soviet officer while engaged in conversation with a Soviet soldiers near NEJEUSTRELITZ Installation 221. ’Ihe tour officer was takcn i n to Instal lation 221 to await the lYEUSTilELlTZ Kommndant. After thc latter arrived, thc twx was escorted to the Komndatura, where a protocol wa.; preparcd. procedure, the. Kolmnandant d id not ask the tour officer t n sign the document. I h c tour was released a t 17552. Soviet behavior was dcscrihed as fr iendly and courteous; the Komndant was apparently m s c d by the incident.

of

In a rcfreshing dcprture from noma1

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KLEIN TE8OH' ( I J V 7 2 C 8 ) , 1111202 Uct 77. A IISMLM tour observing the SEUSTKELI'I'Z-FU~~TE~iBERG Tail l i n e was immobilized w h i l e taking evasive ;ict.ion a f ter s7ott:nK 3 Soviet vchiclr.. by the NFIJSTKECITi Assi.st.;mt Komandanz w h ~ l e attenpting to c lear thr veb.icle. The Sovicts assistcd the tour perso:inel and escorted t h e t o u to the KomandaturE. dcclincd tu sign, and t h e t o c r was relezsed a t 13232 hcurs. Ihe Soviets wcre courteous and fricndly throughout the dctsr.&ion.

The tour was detained

A protocol rias 3reparcd, the tour o f f i c e r

EURJK (UV86hfl), 2311102 Nov 7 7 , While departing the vicinity of B U H W i Instal lation 531, a USMLM tour was Ilocked on e t'nrest trail by an East Geman civilian. East Gssnan Naval prsonncl arrived shorrly thereaiter and conr letcd the detention. Subsrquenr ly, tkc IGEUSTKHLITZ Komand:ict arrived 03 the scene. As a result: of an a t t e m p t to evade thc detention, the c o x vehicle had sustained B radiator Tuncturc; the NIXSTRFLITZ Kommandant fi:mished a tow t o AI,X.E,QREPMW $i'Rdb:], wherc t he t m i r was able to cal l in a rcquest for il 1JSX:Jf r e c o v ~ r y vchicle. AI+'I'ENTREI"IW, returr ' ing aftcr two hours with a protozoJ , k'hich the tour o f f i c e r declined to s i p . The tou: was reicase2 at. 17152 hours. Sovict bekavicr Has dsscribed as fricndly, courteous and hc lpfn l ; the C a s t Genms were cold and fo ra . a l , but. correct in their Lehav'Lcr.

The Ko-mnandant lcft thc tour i n

HCLC'IESDORF (PR4346) , i 21J3OZ 7cc '17 a A ISYLM tour e x i ti:lg EGSTEUT 'Training Area 414 was. '.liocked by an E M Ural-375. t ou r was a t t c x q t i n g cvasive action, the tour vehicle skidded into a ditch, partially cverturning, and was rendered inqerab lc . CGA reinforceu.mts arrived on the scene and ' - J O X C ~ i n the tour vehicle. A Snvict off icer fron the kETNW Komandatura took c h x g e ~r the dctcntion; whcn the tour oificur refuscd to sijp, the officer a?oloEized for the tnconvenience the t o u r had sustained Soviets toued the tour vehicle t o ERFIJR'P OST Aiit.ohahn cxit 2:;:: relrasad tke tccr a:. 1615% hniirs.

While the

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A . (C] VISITORS. I'hc :ist o f dist.ingulshed v is i tors t o USYLM f o r 1977 pruvicies an indicat ior , of ttle cor.tinKing :riterest on the part of higher hewquarters, theatcr and r.ationa: i atc l l i price agencies, ertd others . inclcdr ncw insights by con~umers and tasking ;igcrl:ies into USMLM capaLilities ani ueakresscs and &It tional opportunitiei, f o r inte- p a t i o n of our collection o:JcTa!.ion kith those c f othcr intelligcncc agencies. Of eqdal im?oriaice is the oppor tmi ry to show agencies tasked with sKpport of USWM what. is iiccri-nplisheC as a result of t h i s support aril to u p r e s s OUT gratitude f o r t h e i r c f f u r t s nn our behal f ,

EcnefJ-r s dccr-di ng from the operational tiri ef ings del7 vered

JANHJI~Y SRF Groq W r . A . C. Ellis, SRF Contingency Planner, IISEUCW W 'IL. r . S t w n e c , Jo in t Com Facility 51r. Ployansky, Deputy Chief, hYEE.!R Rcyl i r i LTG n. E . O t t , CG VIL Corps, and ?arty n r . Jack Vorma, Dtp L'ir Tnr SGT Tntel:, DTA LTC J. Karp, Chief , &r. Ops Br, Coll Diu, OT)C.S! USAREUR LTC H . P. Feake, Cdr USAILC, and ?arty :ISEKCM Task Force, party of t h ~ e c C3L F. Turner, Forncr C.ISYL! RG(P) H'. J . Rolya, Cdr A m y 5cty A2:cacy COL Norman Hells, C7dr 66 Mi I;p COL J . R. \"itchell, USAPE IN[: USFIJCC?! Orientation Groap ltcadcd h y COT. C. 11. T3:i:k,

COL N. Memam, Llir lntcll Data Svcs FTD, and payty Cdr EUGAC

FZ 3RUAXS I,T Murphy. JXX-B, and p n r t y I,TC Var. de Pzs, M i l h t t Bclgim Mission a d Mil A c t

USEUCCY Oriectatiori Group headed Sy LXL R. ti. Lee,

CI'T's Kacmarskyj and McDan iels VRN Cor.ference: M A J Bcard, I n s , 0:)CSI USARREUR;

M O C O M Croup headed by LI'C F. I,. Lamphear, GZ 32 ANXOY COL J , neveri, Staff Mgnt Div IISAFE, and ? a r t y

Warsaw

Drp n i x J-6

W Bouth, BAOH; Mr. Martixz , CCFFA

T I I-1,

MARCII

APRIL

MAY

MI; Hauton, B e l R i an Amy COL N. II. Schenche, ADCST USAMUW COL C . E. Schmidt, Chief, C a l l Div OWSI USAREUR COL 1'. A . Ulmen, Cdr USAFDSTA Berlin COI I F 1 ynn , Cdr USAI:LL)STA Aiig s 5 . ~ rg

LTC Mi 1 lc r , IISAFLDSTA Berlin USAFSS Lnsp Tm headed by COL A. C. Weiner Bti T. i. Rishap, 437 Mil A i r l i f t Wing, and party LTC 1.. J. Kcllcy, USW Co/Zd Radio B n / F W I ; W , and

Berlin Xi'DI3 Group COL J . C. Wilson, OACSI UA, and party BC J . S. Kelch, Cdr USA Watcriel Mgmt Ctr/AUCSIAX for

COL K. Forrester, CofS {Designate) USCOB Coll Giiitlance Confcrcnce headed by LTC C. G. B w ~ ,

%I t.'. T. Moor", USWE/LKIXC, and party USEUCOM Orientation tiroup headed by COT, A . 11. Coleman,

COL ' I%Ul , 302d Gp

Party

Matcriel Readiness

ODCST USAREUR

Syst G Pro D i v , 5-5

COL S U t t U f , DCSOPS AFCS C N T (USN) Duncan, Cflarning Dkv 5-2 W E U W WG C. R. Snif f in , n i r of 9 n s & Kcadiness ODCSOPS/UA,

Mr. C. 8 . Yeldbum, I(; for Def Icte l l , and p r t y MT, E. F. Tigne, ACST WAF 3C; B. hdrisario, UCDR U S A K S CUI. K. L. Bert, nCnR IJSAFSS-E MC J. C. HcUonough, USCOB SCM H. TazunF, OLICSI LJSARREUR M r . W . Neiuio, Polit O f f AYEWB Berlin, and party Mr , C. Bert Zett:, Chi cago Dai lyLNews Cormsponderit COL Van de Pas, Rclgian M11 A t L COL Uodds, ADCS ?ers USAVE, and party

ana p r t y

1.TC Ricllardson , O W O I ' S USAKEUR Tational Nur College Field Study Group MG (;, W. Putnam, USASLTAF, and plrrty GES A. M. Haig, USCINCHUR, a d party USkIIGOM Tean headed by Cnl. A. 1. Hayes, C/Rcg

COI. J . C. X3gtr5, C1 Ofc OKSI USAREUR, and party COL J. K. Hyutt Jr, C/STCl?TT Br I@ USMC

Assessmcnt Br 2-4/7

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JUNE

JULY

LTCOLEP) A. W. Gray, IJSEUCW Area A i r Trf Svcs, end

.W W. D. D r u m , Cdr 17th XF LUL W. A. Way Jr, N d r , Clpns, 1%A LTC Strinbu, AMEMR Moscow COL Szy-nczyk, MMB Biarsaw RG T. 7 . Conljn, C/Syst Yln O f f DIX, ail party Mr. P. Griffin, Pub Sfty O f f USRER, and purty Mr. A m s t , SRF Berlin Mr. Ikiidcr, SW, Washington W A N E. J. Carroll Jr, ;)ir 5-3 USkU[:(M, and party

MG W. II. Ginn -Jr, H(1 USAFE BG L+ A. Dingcs, DCdr 3 Armd niv COL A. Dewey, CERVINE 'IWs'lST Proj Off W H. M. Baker Jr, 10th SF Gp, and party MS. .I. Uinc-Vollncr, Army Gen Counsel UA

Mr. E. T. Fwyfogle, Ass?. to A M COL Szynczyk, AMEPIIB Warsaw LTC 1'. V , MCNCCSB, DIA, and party 1,'K Birkholz, FTD, and party C o t 6. Vcmon, Hit A t t Moscow I G Team hoaded by LTE: F. 'I'rzos Hr. J . R. Qnctsch, Prin Uep Ass: to Sec Def (Compt),

USEUCOM Team hcaded by CQL M. L. Iaidcrs, Dep Div, J-1

Party

crc P. H. Sullivan, xo A ~ Y counsel

and party

AUCUST COL(P) 1). Brown, Cdr FSB, and p a r t y COL E. 11. Fountain, CI Chief OOCSI USAREUR, and party BG W. R. Usher, hDcSOPSI IJSAPE, and party AWMB Berlin Crwp

LTC W, J. Sherri?l, G-aUSCOB, and party LK K. I n j o j e , dSAR1, and party LlC F. V . Manzo, C/SOVGE Eur Rr OACST OA, and party COL 1). J . Cade, rdr 6931 Scty (;P, arid party 34G P. F. Gornan, Cdr 8 Xrif Viv, and party CW3 Sirkin, 3DCSL USAKEIIR COL B. I m f f k e , A R M (Desigriatc] Mosccw STC J. E. Naftizirigcr, DLKXJ USNlEUK BG K. D. Burns, Cdr USAFSS, and party LTC R. A. M a n p , STXELR, and party

I.TC C. t. Jemigm, C-1 USCOB

SEPTEMB)..I COT. I]. E. Vandcnkxg, Ldr 497 R‘M; L K -1. K. Hallace, C/iMPSC, and party Hr. I;. Grade, llOD S ~ r c Rep SSX, and >arty MG J. C. McDonol;gh, USCOB A B S . X’urncr, Uir C I A , ar.d party CO1, Ro5adey, Sxiss Mil htt t o Poland, Czccb. and GDH C O i R. E. Gillispic, Oir F L OACSJ I:A BC: 3 . R . Ulataski, K S I FQkSCON HI; S. E. Freeze, Cdr USAIWA, and party CUI. 5. I I . S c o t t 111, ncp Dir Scty Assist 5-4/7, arrd

?arty Mr. W . MrAfee, Ikp D i v far Coord TKR GllR COOL F. 3ernier, HQ USAF, and p a r t y CYT fih~lmpson, FA0 Paris COL c;. Patrick, II; I M M , and party MY. E. Lcwis, Ranc C o q r , an2 party CAPT L. T. Leightley, C / J M USAFSB, arid party

NOL’EMBER

” .

CIX. Cerlson, D i r Plans F Ups USAFSS, aqd party c7OL A. 1. Rroz, USOATT Prraguc 4145 2 . I.. Jnndreau, WTI.I’EKCF’rTEJK, and party CUI. Hyatt., TNSCOM IC CPT P. Harkham, FAO (%man> CPT Montgonery, FAG [Geman’) LT(: S. B. Berry, Cdr Y Corps, and p x t y CCL C. F. Scanlori, C/Coll n i v 0I)CSI USARFUR, and party AM3 n. Bolan, A?4FXB Berlin SGT Intel I h m i t t c e hcaded by Wr. C;. h”. Str>nlifwn

SOY OrientaZion Briefing Tcam I.TC T. ‘1. Kemedy Jr, C/HUMINT Lol l D2v OKs1 IISAFJYR C.34 G a S . Blanchurn, ClYdCIJSXRCIIK MS J. C. McDoriough, USC3B RG W . E. Adam, Cdr BBde, m d party XU, W. Raker, Senior .41r Tfc C o n t W A F , and pttTty

m. Powell, CIA

Mr. V. Gray, Sta te Dc?t BG R . I,. KctzeI, Cdr 1st Inf C i v (FhTl), and par ty CUL R . S. Rliee, LlCdr AFFB: Ctr, and p3rT.y COL 1.. J. hkCor:nc11, CO 11 RV Gp, acd party XU Hiecking BC. 7. L. Mishnj, Cdr 437 MiJ Airlift King, and party LTCOI, Lir!dsey. 7i13 SAS I X J. h’, RicF.ardr, Der, 1;2 V I 1 C o q s LTC n. J. Kavtn, (:/Current Opns Sr 5-3 UStllCOM 1 , X J m L. ElcCnskey, 6PX Prnj O f f .I-3 lIS5’.uCOM, and

Party

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T)ECB?iBER L'IX J . W . Pauly. Vice CISCIJSAFE. and p a r t y MG .J. C. McDnnouRh, LSCJR 'JSAREIIR Man?ouer Survey TK headci by LTL J. Yeloy COI. J . A. i."i th , K S T IJSCC3 I l r . J . H . Babcock CPT Hulland 1;-4 Rcrl in Brigade CP'I' Savern, Aide-de-Camp to IISCO3 COL J. R. Mitchell, LSAFE IN: C3L P. J. Corcy, 2-2 V I 1 Corps

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B. IC] WJATIONS W'I'IH GS"G/SERB - ._- 1. (C) Mcetings at :iq GSIiG:

Date - S y n q s i s

14 Apr (J: CUSMLM meeting w i t h COS GSFG. A:: t.ke rcqiiest o f CTKCUSAREUR, CUSMIH (Cor, %mien) met with CCS GSFC, COL CEN Crinkevich, a t WUESSDORF: from LIOC) t o 1240 hours. P~rpose of the mcct.ink was to deliver SEN alanchard's invitation to CXNUG!!tG, A m y GEL Tvannwskiy, t o v i s i t CSAREUH either on 06/07 Jul 77 or 19/20 Jul 77. Yeiorov, SERB interpreter, alsn attended. COL ChN Gririkevich was in IIK "c.~ansive and jovial mood."

CPT Troyan nnd Sr LT

11 3ua (C) CUSMIlVI meeting With COS G5FG. A: CWSMIM's requcst, a

Also presclit were CSERB,

COI. GEN Crinkevic3 nade special note of the fact

farcwell v i s i t l a s t i n g t w o and one h a l f hours was made to COL (;EN Grinkevich at WJENSWRF. CUL Kanavin and intergrcters M U Holbrook and Sr LT Ycgorov. that a marked dncrease in irxidcnts had taken place since CUShKM's arrival in 1974. n o t only his appreciation fnr the rcasrmablc and practicul lcsrdefship GUSMIM had exh5bitcd during his t.oiir, but also expressed hi5 professional respct and envy for the hlgh probability that in LUSIMLV's ' % U S ~ ~ L ' S S (read: col lrctian of inte 1 ligcncc informatior.)", he had accomplishcd nom p s i t i v o results than m y CUSMlH to date. was conductcd in an opcn and wam atnospkerc. conciusion, g i f t s YeTe eXCh8ngCd and M3L GEN Grinkevich personal 1 y accampani ed LIISMLV tu his car,

COL GEK Crinkevich eqhas ized

Tho entire m e t i n g A t the

21 ,fun (U) CUSM1.M m e t i n g with CIMCGSFG. I n a 1ISMLV requested meting lustjng half an huur, the new CUSPIIM, COL Stovall, prescnted h i s l e t t e r o f appointment t u CINCGSFG, Ammy GHN IVaJloVSkiy, ut WIJENSLKIRF. First KUS GSFG, MAJ liolbrook and Sr LT Ycgorov. expresscd the! hope that relations betwcon USlYlM and H(1 GSFG would remain harnoniaus. CUSMIX stated thha!. he wwJld cndcavor to m i n t s i n goxi relations with HQ GSPG and inprovc them where possible. CIBMUS asked, f o r planning p q o s e s at: kKj USARF.1.71, tho number and Tiinks of gencral officcrs who k w l d accom~..any CINCGSFG on his 19/20 Jul v i s i t t o lleidelberg. CIKGql'G uas n o t certain, hut indicated t h c party r w L J probably include MG Novaselcbkiy, LTG Skiddiencko, First Uepaty, GSFG, one additional Masox Gcncral, CINCGSFG's aide, Sr LT Ycgorov snd Mrs. Tvnnovskaya. CTh'CGSPG remarked that

AI so ;Ircsc:it were lylG Novnselctskiy , I;ihTCSFC;

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he uould not t ry t o tcll t h o new C:ISMIM what h i s J O ~ was, s irtce hc knew that he already knew it very we1 1, frun h i s previous t o w in 1969 through 1971. Ec strcssed the importance of IJ.W,M and SCRRls settling t h i n p bermen thcnselvcs rathcr than allowing problcns to escalate t.n thc Chilief of Staff levcl . C[&XLM pronissetl tu do j u s t that. CIXCGSFG s t a t e d that he d i d nut l i k e to sec letters Ruing back and f o r t h from COS t.0 C3S [a possiklc refcrtncc t o an exchange of :ettcrs at the Chief of S t a f f level in 1970 conccrning the act ions of a U!jM[A tm,r officcr, then LK S t o v a l l ; .

15 h c ~ [U] ACUSML! nccting d t h COS t i S K . I.tCol. Tor*@, Acting CUS,(ZN, net w i t h COL CEK %in:wvick at 1 J S W ' s rcquest For t h i r t y Einuteu and delivered C E R V I E TWIST photo album. hls:, present were L'I'C Medvcd. ACSD33, M7 Holhroak and Sr LY Ycgorm. CCI, GEN Grrni~vich was vcry congecia; ani cxprcssed regrct that hr had n o t been able t o participate ir. the visit. EL GEN Grinkcvich asked whethcr there wcre aay problem in IISMLM. ACUSWd's rcspmse ux.s in the r-egativo. LTC h d v c d then askcd ACUSMLY to c m e n t on thc work in progress a t thc IISMLPI P o t s d m Hoeisc. ALIJSMLM responaed t3 thc t f jsct tha t things wcre ?rogrcssing., but t h a t it Mas c:ear the Fast :;eman contractor needed a l i t t l c pushing ard that it was cxpccted thib would he done.

15 h'uv (U) CEXUl meeting with COS GSFG. 'Ihis meeting had tmi ta t ive ly been arranged during c:IISMLM's i n i t i a l meeling w i t h M7t. [;EN Crinkwich on I 2 Oct at t h e Po1;q)t Military Attache Reception in West Berlin. On that cccasion, COL GEN Grinkcvich had jokingly rehvked CTSMIM for n o t having Eade himself nvailab] c €01. "ciiscuss ions" with thc 170s. (SERB, COL Kanavin, had warned CUSMLM that COL (-:EN Grinkcvich would be "Fulling your leg' a t the Pollsh Kcceytion. 'J'hc laertfnl: was vam and fricr.dly, and CQI, GEN Grinkcvich made reference to friendly meetings in T.hc fu:l;rc, mcnt ioning the Soviet A m - Navy Day rleceFtion in February. C31. GEN E r i nkevi ch m i l e general o1)servations &out the thrce Chie f s of Mission w i t h whom h e had had personal contact; he commnted that the p r c v i m s CUSMTM, COI, lhorsen, was B "straightfvlward wn'' and thar thcre had. bccr. ''nc prubltrs'l. r c l a t l c a s h ~ p wo~i;cl con t ime . stntcd t h a t arythjng the Soviets wanted t o k m w a h m t t h c tlS Amy could be read in Stars A n i gtr*s. ufficer, Sr 1.T kegorov, furnished COS CSFG with r ipn f i can t t x c c r p s and "weT4 knew, for example, cverything a i " t h e new

He cxprcssed h i s h q c - and ~xpcctation that this CO1. GEN Grinkevich also

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CUSMlM j r ior t3 his arrival , just from readling Stars and Stripes. 6rhtta a i d thc SCVCA harfs” ciir-hg the coring holidays and, i f nccessary, furnish ar, officer, sergeant nnd projector. 60L Kanavin suggested t h a t , since the fi lm IS 16m, tho Sovicts could show it thomsclves with t h e m own cquipmcnt; aczordingly, 3s personnel and thc projector w o u l d not hc necessary. CJSM1-V starcd that hr: w u l d put tlic offer in writ in^ +

-- CLSMLM offered to furnish. HQ CSFG the f i l m “Snow

2 . ([I) Meetings wiih SERB; [n :977, a tota l of 31 official meetings between IISWM an6 the Soviet External Relations Branch ISEKE] took place, a markcl incre-e over t k c f i v c in 1976. Nint. ;ncc:ings were held in 1975, and 19 in 1974. concerned with arrangentnts for LEKVlh’E TWIST and the aajority of thc reminder xcrc in curljunction n i th noma1 l ia i son and administrative mattcrs; 33 significance is attzchcd t o the increase orcr thc prcvious year.

A numbcr of t.he meetings werc

Official liarson mectirqs bctueen USMLM and SERB .we r:urmally held a t SERB Dfl‘iccs in lbtsdam a t the request of either CUSMLM or Chief SBKB (CSl3Sj. Uurisg 1977, 17 of the 31 mcctings were held at chc reqacst of CUSMW. P o t s 2 m Hmse, guest ?ass requcsts aad delivery Df invitations to socisl functions t o dclivery of USAKEUK protests .%mi replies t o protcsts . synapsis o f meetings duxing 1977 f 0 l l o . d ~ :

Uiscussions ranged frcm adn;iniscrative mat tcrs conccrning the

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15 Jan

e s t passcs. ursen) and Deputy Shicf o f SERB (XSEKB) (1.n: Kanavin) quested 3 y SERB. tended. nbers 03 guucst pass reqnests (a t im-honored, but @ritt.cn, proccdu-re which had been diacoritinued since r ing 1974:. I t wab agreed that Soviet accreditation sses would hc: revalidated hy 31 Jan 1 7 .

A ten minutc m e t i n g jetween CUSHLM (Cor,

PIA3 Holbrook anc ST LT Yegoror also cuww agreed t o includc I U card or ?assport

Guest passes. w i t h attendees ilf ahwe. children included or. gucst passes be listei, c i t i n g the fact that : :hi l t ren aIRe 16 a r wer are not included on the faai ly accredrtatiun pass. that a m t i i A 1 , as o ~ p 3 s e J t o a mniaateral, decision is required to Lhaange my pror i s i 011 of the Iluehner -Ma 1 i nin Agrecmcnt. pass on a case b y case b a s i s . CIISMIM then deii-dered a USAREUR Frotcst concernjng a rcccnt SMTH-F detention.

An hour and a h a l f m e t i n g at SEXB’s rcqucst SEKR requested tkat ages o f

CUSMIM countcrcd to thc effect

An agrccmcnt was re txhed to handle each mest

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05 Mar Torgau Reception. WSMLY and CSERR met at US.ML"s request. CUSMLH delivered an invitat ion t o CINCGSFG to attend the Torgau Reception at thc USHN Potsdm Hwse on 29 April 77.

Torgau Keccption. SERB'S request f o r seven minutcs. acceptance of the invitation to the Torgau Reception. CUSMLM advised t h a t il formal invitation from CIKC'CUSAREUR would follow. C1JSMI.M rcstated CINCUSARkUR's intention to invite Amy (;EX Ivanovskiy t e Iicidelberg during thc reception, a t which t.im datcs and other particulars could be arranged.

Protest. hours at USMLV initiated meeting. ;TI? lay it to t he prop r authorities

Protest. vcrhal protest from COS GSFG to ACUSMLV claiming the Illegal dclcntion of SMLH mmbcbcrs, COL Goryachen and PRPK Budylin. It was alleged that the 11s scrvicemn effecting the detention had threatened the S M M mcnbcrs n i t h neapons, diaractcrized the USAREllR protcst of 24 Xar as cnmpletely unfounded.

15 Mar CUSMLM, CSERR and Sr 11' Ycgorov met at CSERB relayed CIKCCSFG's

24 Mar USN1EI:K protest was deliverad to SERB at 08002 CSERB stated he would

28 Mar A t a SERB initiated meeting, CSERB delivered a

GSFC further

11 May I'rotcst. jelivcrcd t o SERB. CSERB stattcd he would forward it to t h e Froper authorities.

Protcst. discuss the USMJA protest letter of 01 Jun, which follows: "Mar COL Kanavin, This letter conveys my strong personal protest vvcr an incident which,occurred several weeks ago at our Potsdam IIousc and which c u e t o my attcntion only today' An herican citizcn driving a vchiclc with US Porces green iicense plates was denied entry t o our Potsdam House by the East German VoLSspol izei guard stationed outside uur USPIN grour.ds. This completely unjusti f ied and illegal action carmot be tolerated. prcclude recurrence of such ai incident. I am notifying my headquarters o f this inc ident and recomonding that any such future incidents be t h e subject of o f i i c i a1 protcst action and appropriate reciprocal masures. I'

USAREUK reply t o the 26 Apr SWM-F protcst was

02 Jun A t SERB'S reqiiest, (:USMlM m e t nith CSERB to

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The USAKEUR prvtast of 18 May was delivered to SERB. CSEKB stated he would relay it t o the appropriate authodty. M4.J Naab and MAJ Kosevich, new UWLM li&ison off i CCTS , nere introduced. CSERB and Mrsm Kanavin were invited t o dinner at the UWM Potsdam IIoust QII 13 Jun. Tt was suggested that a female €xiend of Mrs. Ivanavskaya 3, included in the IItidelberg visit in .Tu1 to make the v i s i t mrc comfortablo for her.

14 Jun CERVINE TWIST. IACol Tonge, DCUSMLH, met w i t h CSERR a t WMWs request and asked for confirnation of dates fur CIKGSFG s v i s i t to b i d e 1 berg - 19/20 Jul by telophono latcr that day. of many meetings with SERB concerning the UlKC to CINC v i s i t.

CSERB veri fi ed dates of This was the first

27 Sun CERVTW, 1WfS7'. A t SERB'S rcquest, COL Stovall, tho new CIISWN, met with COL Kanavin for 20 niiiutes to discuss arrangements for the 19/20 Jul CINC ro CTNC v i s i t in Reidclher~. Also present were LTC Mcdved, DCSERB, and SF LT Y e g o m . detcntions, stating that all three had takcn place behind mission restriction signs (MR.5) - CSEKB showed photographs suggesting that SSG Rjct's rocerit loss of his pass in the GDR had also occurred behfnd M in a h'EWTMLITZ Soviet Training Aroa. effcct that none of the threo tours had been in PRA's and further stated that it was inconceivable that SSG Rice's pass had boen found in the lucatjon shown in the photographs. CSERB then emphasized that the primary purpose Cor the meeting w a s in fact the CINC t o CINC mccting and relayed Clk'CGSFC's request. to v i s i t the Palace of 2ustic.e in Nuernberg during h i s stay in the PRC.

CSERB also hraught up three recent L'SMLM

CUSYIM responded t o thIs accusation to the

09 Jul CERVZNE TWIST. At USMLM's rtqucst, COSMLV met with CSEKR for 40 niuutes. present. pcrsormel involvcd in the CINL to CIRC v i s i t were passod to SERB. COL Kanavin studied tho itinerary and thou comentcd, "This cvidcntly meaIis the v i s i t to the Palace of Justice will not take placc . I t CUSUM agreed that that was the case. CSERB seemed t o expect tho "turn-down". During t h e meeting, GER8 was called to the phone and returned with the statement that "fDS GSFG was pressing ( h h ) l o r the itinerary." Onifoms for thc v i s i t were discussed, and CUSMLM recommanded to CSkRB that CIMCGSFG and party return to Berlin by US Military A i r after thc v i s i t .

LE Medved and Sr LT Yegorov were also A s-ary itiricrary and a selected list of US

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11 .lul CERYINI;, WJST. At SER; roqucst, CUSK'H met with CSERR for 2:) min.ites. CINCCSFG's thanks for thc Heidelberg vis1.t itinerary werc relay&, togethcr wi th the comment thar "it looks good and w r y irterasting." M:i:ror changes in t.iming of tkc i: incrary w x requcsted, as well as t':G Cooper's lob title. knowledgeable cvnucrninx the dut ies of olklcr U,S guests. also asked :'or the initials c f thc fol lcwing US pczsonnel, cxplaining that GSFL w i s h d to engrave t h c i r g i f t s : CKh Illanchard, L X Coo?er, hlG r i i l h r d . WG Ashford, B5 Lynzh, (:Ut Riscasse m d COI. Lodge.

CQL Knnavin a lso ment ioma t h e recont detention uf M U Meehar. azzd SSC Gemdne, c m e n t i F g that these two, e s p e c i a l l y SS;' Cermaine, w e n : apparent Jy "Tc?eat.crs".

I .ater that day ar. exceptior. rct riornal protccnl oczdrred when CUSKX, in West. Berlin, asccptad a phone call $rea :ir LT Yegorov, kY.0 stated that COL Kannvir. nad f o r g o t t e n t o mentic3 at the meeting ear l ier tht day CTNCGSFG'S rcqcest that the rerum t r i p of 20 Jill he hy CIN3ISA2E:JR's special. trilLn t c i t h e Wartha .14erIc5hx1sen crossing point r a t h e r tk.an by IIS Military A i r to B ~ r l i n .

CSEXO iridicated that the :Soviets were he

13 Jill CFK\rXS6 TWTST. A: USYSzLMbs initiative, C:JSMLM meet w i t h CSERR a t SEKR fox 33 mir;Jtcs. 'Tina:" details of tht- OSFG preparations for t h e 1S/20 Ju l CINC t o C T W v i s i t were discussed and prcblens resolved or deferrcd f:)r GSl'G or USUEUil decisions. CUSMI3, in a I w - k e y manner, cxpreslicd h i s displcasiire at t h e rude conduct cf thc East Geman mi!itary toward MAJ Meehan during t h e f i rs t part :)E h i s 10 Jul d e t m t i a n vicinlty MOCKRErIKA ( i . c . , 2oincing a loaded wccpnn) . CSERR askcd i f (:US?K3 wanted hia tc relay tha t as an ofTi::ial protest tu Chief of S t a f f , GSFG. CIISMLP.1 stated no, t h a t such ''proble~rs'l and nat tv rs sha:ild be har.dled at IR.r4LM/SERB l e v e l . Kanavin agreed and promised t n addreas t h e m t t c r a t h i s :eve] in an attempt LO prevent the rrcurrexe of such evcnts. cordial.

13e atmospbcre was gam and

is ,Tu1 CERVTYE 'IWIST. ht IISMLM's request, CUSMLH net w i t h CSXB at SERB f c r 15 ainutes . CSERR stated t h a t the Soviet: contingent for the 13/20 .lul visit would be 4/G Ivmavskiy. Mrs. hanovskaya. LTG ShkiCchcriko, YY, Vorobiov, MAJ Kostenko, Sr LT Ycgorw arid cither CCT. G t h ' Grir.kcvich or HG NOVOSF ictsky (80% l i k e 1 ihriod of t h e latter). CSERR fJrther stated that a Iotter would < o l ~ ~ w w i t h :hc exact names of thosr: Soviets cross ir.c at WaTtha-Herl eshaiisen i n to the FRG acd thc vehicle VKVs. CSCKR askcd for n jiuarantce that. a LI'C A. 1. I : i~yyov i13d h i 5 d ~ i ~ x , ?E 6. D. Nintyazh, wtx!d also he able t3 CTOSS ir. orCer r.o insure the ?ro;ler dispatch a € a l l Soviet v e h i c l e s .

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18 Jul CCRVISE 7WIST. 12 minutes a t SEKH to discuss final dctails of proccdi:res a t thc crosLing p o i n t .

CLISYM met w t h CSERS a t USMlM request for

25 Jul Tmprcvonttnts a t USbflH Potsdam Hcrusc. CUSMI,M met with CSERR, W S E K O , and S r LT Yexvrov a t CUSMIW initiation t o discus 5 imp-ovemnt s necded a t USMrM Pot sdon House, thc need f u r one addi t iona l East Geman s t a f f nemher, the ryest pass polscy for visiring LIIB, and !IS Engineer work t o t u done on CSMLM grounds at. Yotsdan Hcuse. SERB qprovsl of USNLM rcquest to asphalt the drivcway was a h i g 'rbrcak- through'', sirce it has been an l k k j ~ ~ t i v ~ " f o r tha ?as: sevcsal years. Guest passcs for dapendcnts 16 years n l d 31' nlc'cr stays on a "case by case" basis. the SmCQth timing of rht? s c h e & ~ l t for thc 19/20 Jul CINC to C I X visit, the very positive gesture of MG Grows in meting rhc Soviet group at. rhe cntry Faint in to the FRC, md the overall opcn and relaxed maaner in which the v i s i t was conducted.

C S R B again stressed

10 k ~ g Woyk in progress a t USMIX Potsdan House Ccmjound. LtCoi Tonge, ACCSMLLYI, met with LTC hledved, ACSERB a t USMlH's request a t USMIM Yorsdm Eouse. Discussion ren!ntercd 07 thc # 3 house to insure i t s rcaLinass for pssi1:Xe occ:ipancy by LtCol Rei Ily, USMC, a ~ d family (incoming USMLM Y a w ? rep~smt.s t ive) . adlourneci :o thc main housv fo: 1:mch.

After a walk-tkrough Inspect ion the group

13 k l g CERVIM 2 I S T . to arrange B aee!.ing kith thc Chief of S t a f f , GSH;, t.0 d e l i v e r CkH'ITTGE 1WIST photo slbms. repor: t o A L U M 2 concerning US scrvxcmcn in kast Berlin.

lllegal US military crossinR of G1M border. ACSFRR called the lJS ?otsdm drity officer at 1130 and requested t.nat thc YW come t o SZRB imediate ly . Upor srrival a t SERB thc ?D3 was givcn custudy o f SY4 DcwgLas . I . Hurray, 218.60-2568, tJS Amy. transit the GCX from the FRG t o Berlin on US nilitary credentials aboard a West German t rain and had bccn i e t a i n c d by East Gcrnan harder guards anc siiEsequcnt3y rcleased tu thc Sovicts. ''FTredom Bridge", securcdSP6 k r r a y , h i s Ill card and a %day pass [dsst ination Ber l in ) , broiight hila to B c r l i n and t:w" iiin over t o thc W's. He also accepted the f3? lnwing unsigned typud statement from AEERN:

ACUSM:U mct with ACSEK3 at USMLM's rcquast

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''Dear Col oncl , A member of your military servi ce, I'CT E-2 Dmglas J . Murray, serv ing in the FRC, violated the rules nf passage to West 3crlin and illegally crossed the border. headquarters draw ywr attention to the fact that t h i s is not the first time t h i s type of incident has occmred, and hopes that y m r Forccs w i l l nbscrve the rules in the future and takc action to insure that th ings like this w i l l n o t happen apai n . '' Protest. CUSYLM net fo r 15 minutes with ACSEKB at CUSMLH's request. response to the Soviet complaint noted in the 13 Aug CERVIW W€ST meeting betwee3 A(:USHLM and ACSERB:

'The Mission is gratcful for your interest in harmonious A l l i o d Elations and thr prestige ~f tie US Amy. been instnictcd to advise yoa that matters of the naturc Jecscribed in your report of A u g u s t 13 which concern thc activitics of US Forces in Berlin are properly dealt w i t h between the US authoritios and thc Sovict Embassy in Rcrlin."

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19 sep Potsdam House. CUSXLM mcc w i t h CSERB at SkRR's request. CSERB requested pemissior, t o cut dok-n two trccs on IJSWIM grounds which were allegedly hanging over the neighboring East berman sanitarium and causing tqcxcessive hunidity". CUSW! prumisctl an answer in a few days and brought up other mttcrs for discussion, including a request for minor repainting of the amin house for upcomirig Thanksgiving nay festivities, and emphasizing thc cook position which had remained unfilled for t h e past ycar. returned from h i s annual 4h-day Lcave and stated that he had visited MQSCOW and had spent a f w days with his wife in ERFUKT iiid WIIIIAR in East Germany.

CSkRB had just

01 OcE Tllness of COL Gladkov, WIA-Frankfurt. A t a USMLM- raquastcd meeting ACUspiLM passsd USAWUR ncssagc t o ACSEKB ahout COL (Iladkov's fllntlss, his refusal t o have his f m i l y chccked, w d the US dcsire t o dcteminc the cxtcnt of the spread of the disease. that COL Glndkov knew of h i s Illncss and emphasized our dcsjre to L t l p , t o ~ n c l u d e assi-sting in getting a Swvict mtdical team t o SMIW-F if dvsired. ACSERB seemed to understand t h e secessi ty to act quickly ac3 h i m s d f ncntioned an ab1 igatim to the World Health Organizati un. Additional i y , AL'USMLM oxpressed satisfaction w i t 5 the progress of the work a t t h r Potsdarr. IIouse.

ALUSMLV informed hCSCRB

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06 Oct CUI. (Jadkov's illncss/Potsdam House. CIBWlhl and KL'SWLM met w i t h CSEKR a t CS5RB's rcquest and were informed that COL Gladkov was presently under Soviet rmdical ohservntion and treatment for h i s hca l th problem. Discission continued cmr.m"iig a new El; employcc for IJSMM. The hir ing of this employee Iilis 311 te:i pos i t ions allotted t o USMLM by thc Soviets. additionirl m i d had been turricd dawn by GSK, and wryly added that C U S W could ask Frmkfuzt to dismiss o m of the West: Geman enployees at SMIM sincc CUSHIM had prcviously "sort of" uscd t h a t gimnlck in an at:e.apt to get nnc additional naic a t the USM1I.I Potsdarn House. CUSMIM made TLO ,Eurther c a m " on thfs iabjcct, jristead thanking CSERB Cor thc CoritiTlued good Work on thc Pfltsdm Eio-~se rcpaxrs.

CSkKR stated that the C I W L V request f'or an

12 Oct COL Gladkov/Official v i s i t t o CCS, I;SFI;/MAJ Rabcrt Ivmovich Polozov. I:I;SMIM met wi th CS%Kti at (:SERB'S request. free uf TI3 by Soviet kcdiral airthvritics and were on t h c i r way buck to I'xanbfurt. Hc aided that wF.i l t i the Soviets f e l t that the lis medlcal authorirics had acted toc h s t i l y , no 111 intent uils attrili:ited to thcm hy the S w i e t s . CIJSMIM YL% infomcd t ha t COL CFN Grinkcvich would "welcoma" a request f o r an "official visit" t o UIINSDORF somtimc after thc 7 Hov SXLM-F fmct ion. CSERB intrudnced h i s new de?Gty, Yajor liobert I v m o v i c h ?010zov, recently arrived t o replace ITC Medved who evifently departed on 1U Oct 77. CIiSMLi had been acqxainted wiE1 M U Polozov from 1969 to 1971. UCsBIU had gainod a little weight and scomed to havc 1 x t a little of his English fiucacy since that t i n e . DCSEHB stated that he l a d most recently been KwkinR wi th ''SiKB" i n I.l:NINGKN) a i d comcnted an t h e wrc relaxed rclations bctwuen JSMLM trnd SBKB as compared to F.is previous tour a t SCKH i.3 Potsdam.

CSEKR stated that the Gladkcvs had beem nrononnced

10 Nov 'rhanksgi v i n g Day Di Imer/Official v i s i t to COS CSFG. CUSXLM ner with CSGKB, KSERH ani Sr LT Yegomv at CUSMLM's reql;est. anniversary and then d c l i v s r e d invitstions for CUI) and Fhs. Kuavin. M k J and Mrs. Poloxov and scvcral inttrprctcrs with w<ves for USMIM's 'Ihanksgiving Day niimtrr on 26 W o v 77. An invitation for LTC Grekh, Pctsdan Komandant, and h i s wife was also passed thraugh CSEKR. CUSMLM provided the namcs nf US gcncral officers who would be attending the func.tion mid requested that the work in progress on the Potsdam Housu kitchen hc concluded before 26 Nov. GSFG's stroiig h i n t a t thc Polish Reception nn 12 Oct ' t / that CUSYTA! shoiild rcqucs: prmiss iun t o pay an otficial visit to W1RJSlKIKl-, rcqucst by l e t ter for such a visit had bccn

(:USMLM congratulated the SovLers on thcir 63th

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sent to CSEKB and COS m 9 Knvmbar . CSERR statcd t ha t i t would hc convenient for CUSYLV to EO t o KlJlc'SWRF on 14 cr ; 5 Nnticnhcr, 15 Novcmbcr being the agreed dato. CIEMIM passed a request from WCDR Staff f o r a photoRrapher to t ravel the Berlin-Hclmstcdt Autobih for the puqiosc of photographing t h e Atrtobjin signs and vari 31s sectinns uf t t c road in order t3 im;lrove the b r i e f i n g t o IJS personnel drivin;! t h e road. shortly.

CSHRB promised an answer

Cormnand Diesel - 45L; Groves. CLSMIM mct with DCSERB a t ::USNlM's request a t 1910L hours in 'reFcTcnsc to the delay of F m r h m r s in the mvcmerit of the Comarid Uicsul k i n g i n g pin Groves and h i s parry t o tke USWLM ThanksgivinR nay lliriner, stating t h a t this was not acceptable and requesr.ing inif.i at. ive by fiQ ( K t C , prcfcrab l y COL GEN Grinkevich, to resched-J:c t h c t r a i n ~ O T the requested t imc .

Cormnand Diesel - HG Grovcs. CIISMIM mst with CSEPH anc nCSEHR a t SEW'S request from 1330 to 1350; Sr LT Yegorov icas clso ?rrscnt. pcrsonally thrmgh t h e night and up to t h e vary minute of the r ee t ing on thc prohlen of the delayed C m a n d h e s e i . Although hc could not 2ua:ant.ee t h a t :hr: entire four hour delay *odd he erased, he stated that thc East Cczman Rai f n d Winistry would shoytly be not i fy ing the Kcst German authorities tkat the dcl ay had Seen reduced and that . t h e t ra in would he arriving in Berlin hy midnight. He explained that thc delay had in r,u way bccz zaused by the Sovi.ets and t h a t it was d i f f i c u l t f o r the East Cerman Kailroad M i n i s t r y algays t3 move the t m i n r E t the tiaes des ired . CSERS a lso qtayud that thcrc would be 3 delay in f i n n i n g up a I"t. nf those Soviets who would be at tenkng the Thanksgiving nay ainncr, but that hc m x i d do t i s bes t to haw the list dcIivcrcd OK 25 Novenbcr. CUMW empnyhtlsir.rd ?.hc need for the l i s t in order t o f ina l i ze 5eatir.g and othcr arrangcments f o r the dinccr m d expressed the hope that COI, GkH nrinkevich would hc wcl 1 enough tc attecd.

CSEKB stated that ie had workcd

Protes:. by GSFG. [:IlSibltX net with E E R B a t SERB'S rcqucst f o r 1s minutes in referenze to two complaints brcwught by GSfG against USMLcl; 3CSEHB and Sr LT Yegurov wcrc also present.. LSEkB reported t.hat s IIS?iI.M drivcr, SSG Gemaine, had disregarded the signal o r an Last &man Foliccnen 1.0 sto? and had caused slight I )hys jca l injury to k.im [nintruc) .

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fie second conplaint involved a car carrying E.uJ Kcrr and SSG Gcrmaisc beicg seen "tad' closc t o a nilitary objec t ive and behind mission restriction signs. l'he mwting clused wi th a EricndJy discussion of USMLM's 27 DecPmber gif!. exchanRe with CSERB, affirming SI:KH's acceptance of USMLV's invitation t o a buf fe t dinner and the sliming of tte movie ''Snw & l i t e and the Saver nsarfs .'' members of IISWLM tu a small party at SERB on 28 December.

CSERR sta ted that he w ~ u l d hc invi t ing severa l

Incident in Wcst Berlin. CSERB rcqucstcd a meeting: attunded hy i)UUSMLM; IXSERB and Er LT Ycp,arov werc a i s o in a ttendancc. CSF.RB k..;mdec the following urisi p e d protes t t o UCUSNW: "Colonel,

On 13 Dcc 77 a t 1320 hours a;l assalt wa:; nadc on t h e Soviet miiitary vehicle. YCT.6;A ( i A Z - L C , No. 1 . 5 4 2 OS3, XKJV~I IR in the American scctor (Huttenweg, Uahlem; . One nf the , h e n c a n soldicrs in this arca l-hrcu a stone at the passing Soviet vchiclc. which :lit the right rear fender rausing a dcnt and stripping o f f y i n t . I t was o n l y lr.& that nure serious conscqucnccs didn' t resxlt- An officer was als3 prcsont w i t h t 3 i s Americm soldier and together they were gesturing and thrcatvning 9 -e SrJv!et tour in the vchiclc. l'ke G S X command Ccr.:arrs D firm protesr 3n the grounds o f hustilc action of the h e r i c a n so ld icrs , i c c o n y t i b l e with the principles of zood neighbor relat.ions and mutunl undcrst.mding, wid assumes t h a t thc Aneri can C ~ J J I E I W I ~ will take measures for prohibiting similar occ3xreiices in t h e future. Kith your cooprat ion we trust that similar pruvoca t ioiis by American sold 1 crs wi 1 : he dealt u: tk. accord ir:gl y .'' Rcvalida t ion of Sovi et-sccredited p a s c s . of (XJSMIM, a 15 mtnute meting took placc hctwccn C:JSMN ar;d IKSERB; Sr LT Ycgorov also attended. The subject o f tke meeting KUS t h e revalidation flf IISMU!'s 14 personnel F ~ S S W and 10 vehicle Fasscs, a l l of which were due to expire on 31 3oc 77. uoald be revalLdatcd by 31 Dcc ?7 w i t h nu problem.

A t t h c request

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20 Dcc Protest. CUSMLM met with CSEKB a t CWk!LH's request t o deliver the fol1owir.g response t o I-Q GSFG's prozest on 23 Nov 77: TIq USArCEUR has carefully considered the protest o f H(1 CSFC rcgarding the 17 Nov 77 accident involving SMM-F vehi cl P number 8 and cannot accept respons i bi 1 ity f o r the damages to t h c SMIM vehic le . mention significant facts in conricction with the 17 NOV 77 accident. 'Tllese facts center on thc activities of the Soviet pcrsorrncl p r i o r t o the accident. personnel had earl icr cncmtered and photographed a US convoy a t 1330 hours and then Fositioned themsclves in such D manner t h a t they could again ovortaktt and ohscrvc thc convoy a t 1530 hours. that the harrassment of t h e US coiivoy by the Soviet pcrsonnel created the unforrimate accident situation and i l l itsclf was a violation of' Articlu 10 o f thc Huebner- Malinin Agrecncnt. Uhilc USAFEUR is also interested in thc safety of a l i personnel, thc protcst of your Hp and request for compensativri axe rejectad."

COL Kanavin stated that hc koiild relay thc response to JlQ [;SIX.

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c . tu) SOCIAL SYHX'I'S. I- .--

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a. Torgau/llSYLM Anniversary: O n 23 Apr, personnel of USM1.M hosted the annual reception commemoratir.g the meeting of US acd Soviet forces st the Zlbt: River, near the town of 'IYIIICMI a t the closc of World War 11. This year's reception also made special note of' the 30th amivers ary of the signing o f t h e CS/USSR 5 i late ral agreement prnvidicg f o r ;in exchange of mil i tary 1 iai.son a iss ions , the. Euebncr- Jllalinrn Agreement. GEK George 5. Blanchkrd, CINCUSAREUR, headed t h e US ront ingent , which also included FIC; Richard I I . Groves, Chief of Staff [COS) USARECR, MG Oliver W. nillard, DCST USAREUR, HC IJoyJ R. Leavitt J r . , WS OTS/IX'T USAFE and RC; Alonso .I. Walter Jr., Ilep nir 5-3 IJSRUCQM. Ivmovskiy, CIKCLSFC;, COL SEN D . A. Crinkevich, COS GSFG, LTC; KLdLck, COS 16 T U , an unileri t if ied LTG [probably t h e GSFG t r a i n i n g chief ; , MG Yorobiov, 1)CSI ESFC, ar,d MG N. F. Rizyun, First. Depity Chief, Political D i r e c t o r a t e - The BKIXMTS w d FXTM chiefs attended t h e reccpt'on, as Cid MG I.. A. D. Iiarrod, DCSL/INT, SHAPE, a former c h i c f of BKiXFIIS. Also prcscnt wme several outstanding so ldiers and airmen reprcsentine their commands. LkK lvancivskiy Zcnt a? added s i g n j f i c a c e to t h e affair. conversations with CIXCGSFG, GEN I31 anchard fom.aI ly i n v j ted him to v i s i t IISARLL!; GF-N Ivanovskiy acccptet.

Suvi e?. genera? officers p re j en t included GEN Y .

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b. Cocktail Rxffet: On 1L .Jur. a cocktail buffet uaq h c l d at. the Farnack House. n.is affair. atter-ded l y 303 Soviet, French, B r i t i s h , Sernan, C i t c i , PD:isk, and IJS guests, provided the outKoing CUISMLY art q y r t u r . i t y to introSicc the rnwly arrived rncoming chief, COL Don Own Stovall, to these rel:resentatives of the many agencies with who^ IISHLM conducts husine%s.

c. Tcdepenrit" Gay Picnic: On 3 .lul , 3SMlH celebrated Icdeperdence Say at t h c Yotsdam Miss"? House. 'rabies were S C t up on tke lawn, and the more than 600 Sovie t , Brit ish , French and IN Ruests enjoyst trakitional kwrican picnic fare, prcpared by ncnbers of U3MIM and East Germn cnployees of the Putsclan k u s e . Ihr. s w p o r t furnished hy other Berlin stat ioned US units contributed greatly t o t h r SUCCPSS o f t he occasion; barber shop qu;irt.et. fron the B e r l i n xi; i t a r y c m u n i t y provided msical entcrtaiment t l roughout the day: USAF per.conrie1 from Tenpelho!' Ccntral Airport assisted in s e t t i n g up an3 taking dawn tabies and brills; tke '%cad chef''' for the c~ccasioii was also a TCA mcmber. Even the lucal wcathexsan cooperated, fur;lishLng that Tarity f o r Rcrlin, a yam, sunny an2 cloudles% d i g . fie day's ceremonies inc:udcd the cutting o f cakes made by ?tree USMIJ~! enlisted wives and short sptxhes commemrating 11s Tndependence Cay an2 express inK the hopc for f rscdum thruuEhwat t h e world. t e a m from USWA, BRIXVIS, FMLH a32 GSYG b o k place with :hc traditional result: teeth. "Wait t i l l rrcxt y c z ! ' ' 11s d i s r i q p i s h e d guests included HG 1. H. Ginn 3r -, 32 I:SAFE, KhDM E. . I . Carroll, T l i r .J-3 USEUCOPI, BG L . A. Binges, Deputy CG 3d Armd 3 i v , and BG W. 3 . Adam, CJr Berlin Brigadc. GSCG, MG Vorobiov, 1?L5I CS!C, MG K~s:shnik(w. GSFG Exgineer, and L:'G Kucrick, COS I6 'I'M. prescn?, nos: accompanied hy t h e i r wives . Once again, t.he Soviets xerc SOSC conporative about. the logis:.ics of t h e affa i r r permitting passage cf t h e buses through thc DRWITZ crossi rig p o i n t and a1 l w i n g passengers to w a r civi l ian clothing while crossing.

a cmbo from the 28'3th Amy Rand ant an amateur

The t r a d l t i a n a l ar.d by now infamous volleyball w r i e s involv ing

sr?mSnrs of t h e Allied zission teaas muttered through clenched

Thp Soviet:, werc renrcser-ted hy .% Kovoscletskiy, Ilep M S

Approxrmtely li othcr Sovict officers were

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(1 . Cocktaj 1 Buffet : On 22 J;1 a couktsi 1 / bu f fe t reception was held at the Harnack Hoiise. Guests inc luded xembe-s of Che t h r e e A1 1 i c d .mi Iitary missions and thc i s h an2 Czech mi: 1t;t-y attaches, COI !larkuszewski and COI. Mzsek. The cccasion alsc provided an opport.uni ty to h m o r f.l-.e out2:):nZ Z h l e f , FMI.M, 0 1 . pcnis de Chmpeaux, and wel-ome t h e cew Chief o f Mission, C3L Jean Prautois.

e . Luccheon: On :: I\UF, 1,tCoZ 'I'or.F,e, k t i a g CUSMW, hr)sted a luncheon at the Potsdm tIoxe. Present a t the Luncheon were LtCol TnnEe, LtCo: J. J . Guctther, departing "ai Kcrresantati w, L'I'C G. F . Steger, recently srrivcd USX1.M Scnkor Lr0ur.d Li ai son Officer, fi selir L o n h m d i , ChE?lain, U W 3 , MAJ P. M. BrosnAar, Exeru+.ive Officer, CSMIK, ILT H . E . Remer, Potsdam !bise O I C , LTC V. E. MeCved, ACSERR, and S r LT NOSOV, SEXB inferpre:Pr. A f t e r the luncheon, ,TC Yedved took advartage cf the uccasiox t a present LtCol Gumtbcr with 6 rr.omer:to "

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f. Thanksgivicg Day Dimer : Or. 2G N n v IlSMLM h a s t e d t h o t r a d i t :mal T k ~ n k s g i v i c g Day dinner a t the Potsdam PoJse. .Included MG and Mrs. R. 3. CTOVL'S, BG and Mrs. E . 3 . Delaurie J r . , RG and Mrs. it. R. k h ~ , 81; K. E. Adans, and USMLFI officers aT:c wives. Soviets ir. attendance inchCed MG Ncvosclctskiy, KC; i 'ombinv, MC; Kushiiikov, COL kacavin, MAJ PO~OZQN, P M Stepanov, CPT Ycrovenk:, and Sr T,T Yegerov. ';hree Scu-et wives also attendnd. Other guest.; includcl th.e Pol i sh and Czech mi l i tary attachcs ard t h e i r d:ves, t h e RRTXMIS and FMLM K i s s i o n chief's and several W L M acd RRIXYIS officers an6 wives. remarks addresset t h e spirit of cooperat Lon and f r ic r i l sb ip w5fch had characterized relatinns among XI: part:,es dur ing the past yesr and emphasize2 t h e h q c . that t h i s sane s p i r i t wacld pre-dai X in xhe f u t u r c .

US attendees

A f t e r thc t r a d i t i o r a l ThcnksEivtng n s y fare , CI;SMLv's

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g. Zhxistnlas ?a r ty f o r Potsdam iiouse 2 a s t German En?loyees Or1 20 Der_ 7 7 , the annxi i Chrlstrcas par ty r:ccgr;izir.g t h e effort3 of t h e East k m a n en~;,lnyees was held. Attentees inclyded, i n addit ic : i t o enployees m i t t e . i r faw. lies. a l l USMU? 0 1 1 - p a s s persmnel , S i f t s were ?resented t3 cmnplnyoes; a q u i e t , infomial and pleasant e-denink, oppro2r:ate t c t h e S F ~ S C ~ , w a s etijoyei by a1 1 pnr!.icipants.

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h . US-Scviet G i f t Exchange: On 27 Ucc CCI. and Mrs . Stoval: 1 received members of SERB, t3 in:lude COL and Vrs, Karavin and LheiT two sons, MLJ Pe;oznv an2 son, hWwJ ar-d Mrs. Stepanov and dmghter and Sr CT and 1% . Yegorcv. Seven accredited U 3 W officers, t h e i r wives am2 a ro ta1 of 73 ct-ijdre-i a l so at tended the func t ion . A buff-(!: stylt pot luck i l<nner, ;)repared by ths DSMW wives, was served. G! f t s f roa CTWYJSAREUR, COS U M R E U R , CUSViM and DCUSVLM were presented to thc Soviets, and best wishes f o r the new year weye exchanged. hi g h l i ght of the evening was z t e showing of t h e film, irSnuw White and the Seven l h a r f s , " lDmed for :he occasicn by Walt Uisney ProdJc t ions . ' 1 % ~ f i l m , a fawri te ir, t he Soviet IJnio3, was a great success. partici.Fants.

The

A very friendly and relaxed cvcaing was enjoyed by all

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2. Sovict Sponsored:

a, Amy/Navy Day: On 21 Fcb accrcdittd tri-mission offfccrs and their wives attcndtd 8 rcception at tho Sovfct Putsdm Garrison Officers' C l u b celebrating Soviet Amy/Nuvy Day. As in the past , this w a s the major Soviet-sponsored social evcnt sf tho y e n . me hosts went t o grcat Lengths t o create a favurable imprcssion: thc traffic regulators dircctiiig A I 'lied vehicles through P o t s d m were most impressive; carcfu? ly ~ " e d Soviet soldiers rendered appropriate military cwrtesics at the club entrance; thc c luh i t se l f had been freshly painted (and was still wet in places); tradit ional Russian dishes f i l l e d t h c buffet table. COL CEN Grinkcvich was the senior Sovict vffiiccr present; hi s rcma-rks were appropriato to the occasion.

1). Soviet-US Gift Exchange: On 28 Dcc SERB hDste3 a small grnup of accredited U.WTPI officers, tu includc I:II"4, DCUSMLV, 1 . K Steaer and 1,TC #err. Refroshments were scmed, and g i f t s for USMLH persome1 from H(1 (SFG and SERB W C X ~ presented. COL Kanavin, W7 Polozov, MBJ Stcpanov, LTC GreLh, Potsdm Kommdant, and W Tsarkov, GSFG Staff Officer, were pwsent. in sume time for I.TC Grckh; he had refused invitations to both t h e 'Ihanksgiving Uay and US-Sovict gift rxchangc functions. atmosphere was extremely friendly, w i t h many toasts mJ cxchanxcs of witt ic ism. The quip which set the tone for :hc affair was dcl ivered by &J Stcpannuv, with refcrencc to Prcsi dent Carter; "Certain 1 y hope yuu have hctter luck with ywr G'eo~gim thun wr had with ours!"

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3. Othcr Warsaw Pact Nitions:

a. Czechoslovakian Peo?lcfs krmy Day: On h Oct t5c Czech X i i l i t a r y Mission hosted a xeception celebrating their National Amy Day. Attendance w a s primarily from hast Bloc CountTieS, w i t h Soviets from the East Rerlin Fab-assy, fig GSFC and SERB. issucd Lo the three A l l i e d m i l itary missions; CUSMLY, DCUSMlH and wives attended. Soviet officcrs present iiicluded: MG Novoseletskiy, MG Vorobiov, LI'C Yinecv, IQ GSFG, C 3 L Kanavin, LTG Mcdved, CI'T Ycrwenko and Sr LT Y. Y.. Kirilov, Assistant Military Attache in the Sovier Embassy in E a s t Ber l in . by t h o k wives. within the wcck and that 4MJ Polozov was to be h i s replacement as DCSERR. ncu rank insignia for the first i i K e . friendly,

Invitations were

Many Soviet officers were accoqm~iitld LTC *dvcd annmccd that he was to leave SERB

C M Yerwcnko, aIso n mmbcr of SERB. w a s seen wearing h i s The orcasinn nits warm and

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5. Po!ish People's Amy 3ay: On 12 k:. thc Pclish WiLitary Mission held a recept.ion, agajn w i t h Gost attendees €ram K a s t Bloc countries. CIRKIM and Mrs. Stovall at.:mded L'rom [ISMUl. Sov ie t officers present included COL BEN Grinksvich, i ,T Kudrici, 9G Vorohiov, h% Yefxemov. identifxc? as Dep Chief r&4G :Wotor Transport and Tractors), MG Lebedev from :l:e Sovie: Eiahassy in Last ?crlin, LTI: Yineev, Cot Kanavin, %%Y Pvlozov and CI'T Yerovcnko. 'Jiives accornpmnicd many of tF.e Soviet uff.ccrs. ?.tzJ PO~:VLOV, the x w PCSEHR and a fumer English interpreter t h e r e , was relaxed ani confden t ; he denfinstrated during the evening t ka t he has retained h i s English and Prench language fluency. congcrial.

-lT.e Zood and Grlnk W B T ~ superb; t h e abmosphere was uam and

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A. {U] GFNF,MAI.. Thc Iliiebnpr-Plalinin Agrcemrnt and USAEUK Regulations 550-855 and 700-350 providc for logistic support t o USM1.M 8Td ti) the Sovict bElitary Liaison ?.lission, TranLEx't (EMLV-Y) by the hcadqtiartar~ t o which t k y arc assigned. support from the Comnandw, US Amy, Berlin. L> we1 1. Ir. 1979, Soviet stqyort rm.aincd a t t h e Sarely adequate lcvcl; cajolement anti prcssurc werc again necessary to obtain ncccssary services and suppI<es. Support from Hcrl in Brigade, USCOB and other Berlin based agcncics, again as in the Fast, was nost generous, cffect iv 'e and vita: t c i thc succcssfui accomplishment oi USMIM's mission.

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1. The yca: 197/ brought l i t t l e substantive change in Soviet logistic support to USEILM. It was, however, a year of corskderablr coopcrat ion i n administrative matters. bills for suF2lcmentary rations pucchzlsec in Potsdam was fomalized and strcaxLined, t o mention o m example. This trend was not, unfortumtely, uni wrsal: USMU still receives no clcaning supplies without submission 3f a request several months in advance. Often, it appcars t h a t t3e Froblems inhrrrnt. in B centraEIy p l ; ~ ~ n e d econcmy f igure KOTC heavily than S u v i e t reca1c:trance i r i causing dc f i c i enc i es in sxpport. 'I% project of rer.watiqg :.lit %mi11 house on thc Putsdm Mission grnunds offcrs a case in point. out the ns jor portiori of thc work, have bscn dclayod hy materiat shortages and by ?cor work sched- ling. arr ived to refinish the irterior waIIs of the house onc week p r i o r t o thc arr ival of the phtnber, who proceeded 1.n i n s t a l l new watcr pipes in t h e freshly rcf ini.shsb walls. a gradual inrpr0vemer.t in thc small hwsc's appearance has tnken placc . Complction of t i i s proiect in anticipated in 1975, at which timc renovation of' the caxriagc huuse will begin. h u t h e r p ro jec t begun in 1977 was t:lc remodelling of t h e main house kitr:hr:n. Replacement of an old wood burning stove with ncu gas stoves and rcti Iing and painting of the kitchen resulted in a cvJ1siderah:c improve". The kitshrn renovation, schedulsd for co-npletion in x'ou 7 7 , rcmqlned unfinishec a t ycac's end.

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Soviet rcmburscrr.rnt O S USMLM

E a s t Geman workers, carrying

h plasterer ar.d a painter

Despite dllpLicatitm uiid wzsted effort ,

Sickncss and absenteeism on the part of East k r w m employees prompted if JWI-M request that the Sovicts providc an eleventh uorker a t the Potsrlam IIousc. A I though thi s request cas disapproved, the Sov ic t s , in Scptcnher, f i l l e d a cook's positiorl which had been vacant since h c 76. F o r thc f i rs t time in n e ~ r l y a year, a31 6en aGthorized positions for Fast. German help w r e f i l l e d .

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3, Souict S q ? o r t Statistics, CY’/’/:

Koa 1 Rations Trush P i rk-up Iilec tri c i t y Natural Gas Water VK 94 tiasoline Telephone Per& onn e 1

52 t V I l S 14,200 meals (estimated) Hcok 1 y hb , .72 I K W [ n s t i m t t d ) 12,500 cu1)ic meters (estinatcdl 50,300 cuhi c mcterii (est i mat cri) 30,300 liters One t c lqhone k i t h threc cxtcasions One bast k m a n semrity @art [24-hmr p o s t ) ,

10 Fast Gemm cmployccs [four cooks/uaitres scs ; three cleaning maids; thrcc handymen)

C. ([I) RER[,LN - . - BRLZADE S’JPPORT.

1. I;urr.ishing vf thc small house at thc Potsdam Mission. Total estimated c o s t was $9218.00, t n includc cost uf repairing and c l e m i n g furniture p ~ ~ e n t l y on hand, Major ncw or rc?lacement. items includerl:

Complete k i tchen Three lredroom sui.tes Living mom s u I t c Hcf ri ge rators Dir.ing mom suite Carpcts (31 i nil, si Iverware

2 . Maid, gardener (every two Ir.et?ks) and security guards for West Hcrl in b.eadquartcrs.

3. Self-service supply center i tcns a t a t o t a l cost of DY L2,376 fcir o f f i c e , clearing and vchi cle supplementary sup?lies, OM 7256 H a s used f o r cleaning supplies for the Potsdam Ilouse m t .supplied by the sovi e:.s.

4 . One-day dry cleaning o f C l a s s A uniforms uas ts insrituted for on-pass personnel.

5. O i l surplies: 336 l i t c r s

6. Gasoline: 22,510 gallors

7. Cn t w o occashns during 1977, a platoon fron: thc 426 Engineer Cmpany/Bcrlin Brigade, carrid out construction work tit 1 he Potsdm House, to inc;udu bui lriing h complete playground, extensivc watterfrlmt landscaping, rttuilding 05 the boot dock ar.d c’lcaring of a large amount of rubble from thc grounds. 3 1 c Soyiets furnishcd Jump trucks f o

s q p o r t the 1 a t tcr opcra'ion. Soviet observers m i m i t v r i n g the pmgreis of the pro: ects were : h v i ous l y impressed with thc profess ronalism and capabil4ty n f the engineer t r w p s , m r k ing under the sqervision uf NCO' S . Un onc oczasion, DCSERU jnqui re?. of' DC[JSX!AI whether t h e t.mnps were in fact Suilding a subaarine h;lse; t h e answer was; "'No, the water i s t o o shi l l lnu. ' '

8 . The following improvements were made to the JSM1I.l 'ncsl' Hcrlin hcadquarters liy Et,I Division:

a. lns ta l ia t ion of new cipher lock on thi: Administration/ Cmmand floor and 07 the Air/Joint Operations Division floar

11. Renovation of the electric w i r i n g system

c. Repaintirig of irteri C F

d. Installation of steel mesh Over windows in Ground nivisicr. snri in the twr 3ebrieC;'hi gh.1 gkt preparation roon

c . Preliminary work on installaLiori of ar anri - i n t m s f o n dcvicc in a r m n i t i o 3 storage r:m

D. [C) VEHICI.ES.

1. Vchicle S t a t u s :

a . 4s of 111 Jan 77:

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One 1974 F O T ~ llustom scdan One 1972 Ford C i i s t m station wagon 30 1974 Fnrd Broslcns 'h) 1975 Ford Broncos

Eleven 1976 U p p l Arlmir ; i l% 'rota1 number 05 vehicles: 2.5

h g h t 1975 Admirals

2 ) Accreditation: Vchi :I cs were assi p e d against USMLM's ten accreditations as follows:

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1974 Ford Custom :black) 1975 Ford Bronco [CD) 1976 UpcZ Admiral (whi ce) 1975 3ptl Admiral (white) 1975 Dpcl Admiral (whitc) 1976 ilpel Admiral (OD; 1975 Opcl Admiral (whitc) 1974 Ford Bronco [OD) 1976 Qpel Admiral (OD: 1976 3pel Admiral (OD;

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One 1977 Ford L1B sedan Two 1977 Ford LTD statior. wagons Two 1975 Ford Broncos Four 1977 Ford Broncos Elevcn 1476 OpcJ Admirals Four 1977 Upel Diplomats Total nunjer of vehicles: 24

2) Accreditation: Vchiclcs wcre assigned against 1KMIJV s ten axrt:i.i tat. i 035 as fo1 lows :

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20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

1977 Ford 1.7U (black) 1975 Ford Bronco (OD) 1977 Ford Bronco (CD) 1977 Ford Lru station wagon (black) 1976 Opel AJniral [OD) 1977 Ope1 ; l iplonit (OD) 1977 Opel Uiplont~t (white) 1977 Ford Bronco (00) 1976 @el Adniral <OU) 197C Ope1 Adniral (OD)

2 . l)urinp, 1977, four OFcl Diplomats WCTC! added t o US"s operational fleet. Four 1971 Ford Broncos, rcccived in lkc 76, were p u t into scrv icc , aftcr undergoing ~icc~..ssary modifications. In additior., onc Ford 1-77) sedan, for iisc as [:USMI,M's o f f i c i a l car, and t w o Ford LTD stat.ion wagons, e a m r k c d f o r aipport of the Potsdam Hi ssi on :luuse, were d e l i vexed durmg l977.

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i n d i c a t i s n of USMLM intell igencc callectim and reporting; even mre vividly, they rcf lect the profcssiomLism and dedication of the S M ~ J group o f US A i r Forw an2 Amy personnel W ~ O m k c up t h e l a b . Sew equipment, acquircd and instal l c d Ln 1977, ?rovj ded assi s twcc ; the adherence to high qtiality standards and pronpt con?lrtion of work orders despite the i;r;lrcase in work load was a Fmctron o f the professionti1 skills and pride ill perfamance of evcry lab member.

2 . Production S t a t i srics :

Rolls of film processed 1977 - 1976 -

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Black 6 iYhitc 4602 3181 Color 1040 5 03 Duplicate Black E Whitc 5288 1245

reproduction Proofs Id1991 141 162 IK Prints 551976 3021 20 Total Prints 733967 443282

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1.1 conformity with t h e Frovisions 3f Articlr 2 of t h e Agreemerit on "Control Mechanism in Ccnnany," Ncve;nlwr 14, 1944, t h e I X and the S o v i e t Cn;na;ulders-ia- Chief of ?.he Zones of' Occuration in Gemany have agrcsd to cxchange Mrl i t a r y Liaison Missions accredtted t u their staffs in the zones and a??rove :he following reg:ilations concerning thcse nissions :

1 . 'These rr;issions a c military missions and have nu ;uithnxxty ove:r qmdri-?arti t.e mi T i t a r y govrrrinent nissimis or purcly ri I i tary govcmper,t missions of each rcspcztivn country, either temporarily or pernarter.tly, on duty in either zone. k w e v r ~ , they wil: render whatcvrr a i d 0: assistance t o sa id ailitary knvernmnt missions as is pract icable ,

2 . Missions w i l l bc r w p x c d o f a i r , navy, m d a m y rcprcscntatives. Tkcre will he 30 pn:iticsl rcprestntative.

3. The mssicns w i l l consist. of no! to exceed f x r t s m (14; cfficers and enllistcz personre1 , sary technical personnel, officc clerks, personncl with sneci a1 qualii-ications, ard peTsvnnt1 required t o qprrata r a d i o stat icrs .

4 . Each mission will he undcr t h e orders o f the sznicr ncrker

I?le nuaber will include a l l ncces-

o f t.he missio.7 who will be appointrz ar.d k n o w a% "Chief of the United States (or Sovi e:) W i l i t n r y Mission.''

5 . The Chicf of the Mission will be accrcdi tecl to the Conmader- in-(:.hiet 3 f thc occupational furces.

In the United States Zoce, t h e Mission will he accredited t o the Comandcr- i n Chief, 'Jni 7.cd S t a t e s European Couma-hi.

:n t h e Suvlet Zone, the Miss ion will he accredited t3 t h e Comandcr- in-Chief of thc Group oE Savict DccuprionaL Forces in r&mI-ly.

b . In the Ur.i:cd States Zorrc. thc Scwiict Missior. s i l l he offered quarters i n the region o f Frankfar!..

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7. in thc S w i c t Zone, the Unite2 Ststes Mission w i ! I be offcrcd quarters a t or nem- Potsdam.

8 . T r i the Un:ted Sta tes Zonc, the Chief of the Soviet Missinn will r.cmn"nme with A/C o f Staff. G-3, h i t e d States European (:omand.

9. I r . the Soviet Zone, the Chic€ af t h c I h i t e d States Mission will. communicate with the Senior Officer o f the Staf f o f thp Commander n- Chief.

10. Each member o f the missions $ill bcr given identical t r a w l 5ilcilitie.s to include identical pernmcnt jmsscs ia thc Hussian and Eiigl ish languaxcs permitting cmplrfx freedwn of travel wherever and whenever it w i l l be desired cver territory and roads in both zones, except placcs of disposition of military units, without cscoxt or s u p r v i s i on.

Each tiw: any mmhcr o f the Soviet or United States Misslo3 w a n t s to vis i t the United States or S o v i e t hcadqcrcr+ers, military government o f f i c e s , forces, mirs, military bchuols, f'actorjr-s, and entcrpriscs wh3 ch arc under Uni t c l St.:?t.cs or Scviet cu:ttrol, il corrcsponding request mist hc cade t o Director, OpcTations, Plans, Organization arid Training , Eurcpa:m Comand, or Senicr O f f i :cr, Headquarters, Group of Soviet Cccupational Forces in Germafiy. Sddi requests m u s t hc acted up03 within 24 - 72 hours.

Mmbers 3f the missions are pcmittcd allied KJcsts at t i c headc.iia-tcrs of the respective missions,

11. a . Cach mission will have its owr' rad io s t a t i o n f o r c o ~ ~ : m ? c a t i o r i with its o m headquarters.

h . In each c:isc COUTIL'TS ar+d ncssengftrs w i t 1 bc g iven facilities f o r free t r a r e i between thc headquarters of the mission and the headquarters of their rvspcc'ive Comarider- in-Chhicf. Gill enjoy t h e samc x"xity which is exscnded t o dip:onhtic cocrj t r s .

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c. Each mission wi 11 be g i w n Eacilities for tclephonc c m u n i c a t i o n through thc local telephone exchangc a t t . 1 ~ headquarters, and they will also hc: glvcn facilities suck as mail, telephone. and telegraph thrmiph thc existing me:rna of cmnunication when the rx.emhcrs of the n i s s i m : w i l l hc traveling within thc zone. the zadio ir istal lat ion, the zunc comanders w ~ l l render a l l possi'3Ic aid ncd w i l l permit temporary usc: 0 5 t h e i r own system of comnunication.

In c a w o f a breakdown in

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12. The necessary rations, 1'. 0. L. su?p;ies, and household services fnr t he military missions will Ce provided for by the h a d - quarters to w h i c h accroditcd, by method of mutual compensation in kind, supplstcentcd by such ltems as dessred tc be furnished by thcir own hcatdcuaTturs.

In addition, the *e\pt?ctive missiom ur ind-ivvidual members of the missions may purchase items of Sovict ur United Statcs origin which must hc paid for in currency spccffied by the headqcarters controlling zonc whew ptlrchase is madc.

13. The buildings v f each rrission wii l l en joy full rights of cxtrtl- te r r i t o ti a: i t y .

14. a. Thc 1 ~ 5 k of 7 . h ~ mission wiIl he to maintajn liaison bttncen Loth Comnmders-in-aiicf and their staffs .

b. In each z m e , thc missions w i l l have thc right t3 engage in marturs of protecting the interests of thc ir nationals and t n rake rcpresentat'nns accordinRAy as kell 2s in matters of Frotecting their property intcmsts iri the zone whcre they art! located. They have a r i g h t t o rcnder aid to people of i . h c i T own coiint.ry who are v i s i t i n g the zone rshcre they art accrcdzted.

15. This agrcrmnnt: may be chznged or amplifies by m i t u a l conscnt t o covcr new subjects uhen thc nced ar i ses .

16. This xgreemer-t 9.s written in thc Hcssian and English languages and both t c x t s are authcnric.

17. This agreement bccomcs v a l i d when signed by thc llcptity Commanders of the United Sta tcs and S w i a t . Zones of Occupation.

/s/ C. R. Huebner /s/ Witinin /t/ Lieutenant Ccneral lW3NER Jt / Colone 1 - Gcneral X U 11s IS

k p u t y romaander- in-Cqief, European Command

n c p t y Ccmnd er- i n- Ch i s f Chief of Staff of the Group nf Soviet. Occupational Forces in Germany

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UNCLASSIFIED

A. (C) 'IOURS AND TOUR DAYS, 1977:

"TiI

January

February

March A p r i l

b Y

;Tu 1 y

August

Septeher O c t >hc r Ncvrmhrr Dc? cembe r

---

Jure

80 75

89

84

112

64

7 1

97

76

89 83

9s

TOTAL 523 92C.

B. [C] DISTANCE TOTALS, 1377: 632 ,269 kilometers (h)

c. [C) C3WARXSON 3F 1976 A m 1977:

Tou is

Tn:ir Llays

Distance

1977

4 8 9 523

926 920

IOT.PL'? km h32,269 km

- - 1976

UNCCASSICILD

m E X c 1977 PERSO.WEL HOS1'PH

RANK NhW

cor. STOVALL, W S 0.

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COL T I ~ o R S ~ . : ~ , PETER r.. LTCOI. TONLE, JAMS M.

LTC GREENHALT, M A L I . A

SERVICE ARK I VAL Di.:I'ARTUKE I ---_ -- ARMY I d Jun 77

AH.. IS Jun 77

USAF

AKMY

L 1 W L GIENTXER, JUIX J. USYC 16 Aug 77

LTC E R R , JOSEPH P. ARMY 30 Scp 77

LTC MEEHAN, J O W F. ARMY

LTC MTKNEIIAN, 'Tilol&$ J. Z W M Y 13 J u 77

LTC KAAB, RICHARD H. A M 23 May 77

LTCOL m:w, JMFS E- IjSMc n6 Aug 77

LTC STEGEW, GEnRGE F. ARMY 25 Jul 77

TUlTk, JWV R.

HOYETIE, PAUL A.

BROSNAHM!, PATRICK H .

E Y A S , THOMAS c . GOFF, JOHN E.

HILTON, ROGER T.

HOLBROOK, JMES R.

ISLEY, KEX H.

KQSEVICH, RICHARD S.

STOCKREISER, Eld1l.F. J.

REXItDILT, RlCIiARD A.

USAF

USA!:

AkW

ARMY

mw AKMY 18 .Tu1 77

ARMY

AKMY

AkW 01 Jun 77

USAF

USAF

12 S t p 77

C - l

UNCLASSlFl ED

RlCNK

CPT

C A PT

CFT

1 LT

SGM

mGT

5"

MSG

sim GT

WGT

Ms GT

HSCT

SFC

MGT

6 G f

MSGT

MSGT

S FC

MSISGT

SSI;

SSG

SSG

SSG

.--

24 Jan 77

01 ,'Ill 77

33 Jun 77

27 .Juri 77

28 Aug 7 7

01 D c t 77

0 2 J m 77

11 Sep 77

19 bug.77

26 Oct 77

03 Hay 77

15 Nnv 77

c-2

U N C W S I F I ED

RANK

SSG

SSE

SSG

SSG

SSG

SSS

ssc

SS I;

SST:

SSG

TSGT

SSG

SSG

SSG

SF 3

SP5

SGT

SGT

SP5

SP5

SGT

SGT

SP:,

-.

UNC1AsSf FlED

HAW

POOTE, M Y A.

-- -

GFRVAlNE, RAI,Ptl P I

X!BARDY, KARL W .

VXKNIGHT, CL5VELAVD A.

MOOKT:, .:A" E, '

HTMOl.I,S, .IEFFERY L.

PARKS, FXWKTE 1,.

PAHLdK, H A R K S n. REED, MIS-PAUL S.

RYCE~ EDHARJ . J . , ~ : r

ROSCHMlVJS, HORST

RYAN, JOHN S.

T1 F F 4NY, Hki5 - JOACd I W E

WII.15, GEORGE W .

BAILEY, JOIIV M. , r 11

BOHG, ,7E:-'FWY S.

FRECERIUK, STEWES J . [XERSOK, EDWATW R.

GWYN, .:kWS T.

HARRIS, PXTRIClA I .

HENN, RONNIE R.

HOGAN, JA!!t.:S H . HWT, SPFVEK V.

A2Rl VAL - .-

04 May 77

13 Jan 77

26 Oct 77

CEPARTURE

30 Jun 77

I- - > -

01 act 7:

06 sep 7:

21 Dec 77

22 J u l 77

c-3

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIH ED

RANK --

sT;r SG;

SGC

SPS

SGr

SGT

SI'S

SP5

SP4

SY4

SP4

SP4

SP4

SP4

SP4

SP4

s;74

PFC

l'Y2

I 'V1

ROESSLER, PAUL F.

MCMoRRo;s, ELIZABETH S.

ARMY

AkW

A W

ARMY 0.: Apr 77

ARMY

ARW 1 X Aug I?

ARVY

A W

ARMY

ARMY 09 5ep 77

A M 15 hug 77

ARM 12 Oct 77

ARMY 23 Nov 77

ARMY 2.7 scv 77

DEPARTURE

09 S C ~ i 7

17. Aug 77

31 Mar 77

13 k t . 77

15 .lul 77

13 Oct 77

C - 4

UNCUSSWIED

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c n r I , I N PERSONNEL :

G R A X

A I - 4

CY1 1

GS- 5

--

CVlb

CY1 I

cv1 f

Clvh

CY1 I2

A I - 4

rx- 7

COOPER, HELTSSA 3 .

D I CKSRWN, LORMI NE

GRICTUS, GEORGE A .

GUESS, LINDA W .

D ?. PdRTU RE -.* . - ARRl --.. VAL

64 Aug 77

2 2 Sep 77

E l Mar 77

25 Ju l 77

2h Aug 7’7 31 9 C t 77

n i D ~ G 77

:SI Mar 37

15 Jul 77

2s Fch 77

C-5

UNCLASSIFIED

USHLM PERSONNEL,, 1977

COL DON 0. Sl'OVALL CHIEF CF MISSION

LTCU!, .:MiS M. TONGE DEPUTY CHI? OF MISSION

PIS MELISSA J. COOPER MS JACQUEI.TN3 3 . PAUGETT

[DEPART1 NG 1 SECTE'i'AKY ' s E c RETAR Y

13-1

Mal PATRICK M. RROSNAHAN 1LT POIWRD E. RERNER S P ~ xmw s. BORG EXE CUI1 VE 31 F I CER POTSDAP? HOUSE 01C AllEll N SU?ERV Z SOR

SFC FIiCDERl CK 'TIFFANY ADMTN ;;IUYFRVTSOYI [UEPRRTI NS)

SP4 LAWRENCE R. SC,HWMI SKI' EDKAttD 5. GEERSOh' SSG FRIZNKI€i .PAKKS FERSONR'EI, SPEC SCTYJADMIN NCO SCTY/APMTS NCO

. (DE PART1 NG)

u- 2

Stir KONMlE IF. X N K CRYPTC SPEC

SGT ROBERT E. S W M A N S1Y PACOYA A . MONL,YN SC4 KCBERT C . AUGUSTINF

CRYPTO SPEC CRYPTO SPEC CEYPTO SPEC

ER JOHN M. BAILZY CAR WASHER

SSI; WARREN K. CAMPBELL MOTOR SGT (DEPARTTNG)

SGl' WTI,SON M. PORTERFIE1.3 ASST MOT3R SGl

1x1 MR LARRY HEULSKOETER CAR WASHER (DEPARTING)

PHOTO wo'r

AXJAILARLE

SP4 MTGIIEI. SPEUTLL SWFLY CLERK

LTC R I C W K D H.NMB Llh ISOK CFFlCER LLATSON WFTCFR

MAJ TI!ObMS C. EVANS

CPT MICHOIAS 'FRQYAN LTAISON 3FFlCFK (DEYARTISG)

SSG KARI. W Ft4BAR3Y LIAISON NCO

MSG RTGHbRD DUTI'LIXCZK D l V I S 10s NCOTC

SSG 2ALPH P. GERW3E LIAISON N60

SSG EDNARD J. RICE I T 1 SSG HANS-JOACHTM H. 'TIFFANY LIAISON NCO LIAISON WCQ

D-6

+!

a

SP5 JMEST. G1.m I N T E L ANALYST

SPS PATRICXA I. I-lbll2TS IN'I'EJ,L ANALYST

P

JTI

CAPT RICHARD A. %EXEC 1 CT LTATSON CXFTCER

h W C H PAUL A . ROYETTE MAJ3R EMT LE J . STOCKRE I S E R OPElld'l'l O W OFFICER LIAISON OFF1 LEK

CAP'-- OKK Y . POTEBNYA SMSGT ROURFY S . B O J W S A LIAISON OFFICER 31 Y310N NCOIC (DEPARTING)

4

MSGT ROONALD L. PIICKETT PHOTO LAB TECIIh'l Z L A N

9- :e

J.TCOL JAMES E . E l L L Y U I V l S I O N Cf1E EF

CVI' M1CHhF.E [ I . CRUTCHER SPECIAL PFiUJkCTS aF1: ! CEK TIlVLSION NCOI C DLVISTQN NCOIC SFC GARY D. .JACK SIN K l LLJIZM R . CORBZ:'IT

(1)EPARTP !X)

D-12

D-13

MRS 1,INDAM. GUESS CI,GRK/TYPIST

UNCLASSl f l ED

Tradrlltional ly, UWIM continucs :Q exert a strong attract ive force upon ~ O ~ C T "hers; ccpally traiitinnal :yI ccrtain USMW a2-mn1 a r e unable to resist this att.rtictive f m c e and rctum for second tours. The experience Rained during prcvimus as;s.qmcnts ta the Hission materially enhances their value to the unit. for mamhers of the " ' I ' v e been here before'' chb: the m u LXicf of Mission, COL Stovall, servod as a tour officcr €ran July 1964 thrcugh July 1971; LTC Randall Grecnwslt, n i e f of Ground R i u i s i w j , i s a former L!SWL? tour officer; MAJ Rogcr I i i I ton rvturncc for a second tour after an absence of approxinutely ttrcc years; and SSU Hms Paul Rccd compicted h i s second tour as t liaison SCO. IC addi t ion , two former m.mbers of CSMLV, Mr. J o h ~ Bailcy and Nr. William R. Ccrbett rejoined IISVLY in local hire cfviiian positions upon conplctirm o f military service.

3 7 7 was a bumper year

E - l

W NC LASS1 FI E b

MNEX F

aJ NC LASS I F I E 5

u s m LOSES A F K ~ E N D

Mission mcmbezs w c m satidur-ed to learn of tk,c death of Mr. Ceorge Gxicixs SORE three rmnths after his re t i rement on 31 Mar 77 from the post of USKl,l! language instructcir. distinguished gentleman, IISMLM has t r l l l y 10s t a good frj end.

With the pass ing of this

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1 . Background, GEh' Davison. forme: CINJCtISA?ELK, visitcd LOSSFK- WUFNSlKlRF, GSkG haadquartcrs, UT: 04 Sep 73 as ;1 g a s t Df Amy GES ilvanovskiy, CIMCCSFC. A t t h a t time, GEN Davison expreqsed the hope that G E S lvanovskiy wonld visit . i i n in HELALBEAL a t a mu:ual:y agrccailc time aftcr thc first o f thc coming y e n . was CL VI I Corps at that time. also partixipated in the 1973 v i s i t . TIIC 1973 v i s i t had been t h c first C T K - t o - C I N C vis:^ sincc thc 1962 mccticg hstxeen GEN Yakubovsky and GEM Frecmn i n POTSUMI.

GES Blanchard, U ~ O

2 . General. Cn 19-23 J u I 77, CIKCGSFS, Amy GtP; E. 3 . lvanovskiy, made an o f f i c i a l v i s t t t o USAREUA, hosted by ClM:IISAIiEIIR, GEN Genrge 3lanchard. The clbjectivc of Thc v i s i t , as established by CLN(:USRKEUK, was t o prcscnt L o the Sovict dclcgation a hard t r a i n i r e , professional and combat rcady US Array in Eirope. CIMYS.4REUli was dctclaincd not to i i l l O w t he Soviets to in tcrprc t wnat t t e y wccc to scc and hear as :wing

had brought back with him I'ron the 1973 WEYSWRF t r i p .

3 . As rentiancd in prev?nus sections o f this history , USMLM was involved ir. thc planr.ing and coordinat iori p b s e of CHRVITNE 'rsYIST, thc 19-20 ;ui 77 CIYCLSFI; v i s i t to EQ LEAKEUK. In a scc-itbs o f mretings w i t h SCRR, C16YLM JelivcTcd the first informal ravltatiun m d ccnrdinatcrd d c t a i l s u f the v i s i t , acquiring a d relaying i n fomat ion co3cerning the preferred time f o r t h e visi t , t.rsilvel arrangements and t h e likc. Two USHIM o f f i c e r s , Majors Kosevich and Hol':Jwok, Were detailed to E Q USAREUR for six wceks ir! cmnect ion w i t h p l a m i n g f n r the visir..

4 . CISCUSAWUH; FYLJ liosevlch delivered, in the Russian Iacpagc, thc 1ISAKEUK ove-rv~ew brief ing to GEN Tvxnovskjy artd party. t i o l b w u k was rccalled to IISARUIEUR t o a5515t i n prepamrim cE the after act i or. repor t *

, "staged" or "canned", This had been thc inpression which ('EN Rlnnrhard

h r i n g tlic v i s i t i t s e l f , MM Xolbrook acted as interpreter for

Sllbscqtent l y , MAT

5 . GEM Blanchard's desires a rc:il:stic, iinstaged portrayal o f a skilled, pofessional and :orohat rcac'.y a m y . Cl NCGSFG anc t h e senior Sovi e t officers aucompnrying t i m were o k v i o ~ s l y inqrcsstA> LEN Y varnvski y at one point c m e n t i n g on thc prrrfessionalzsm displayed by the !IS Army ncmcomissi vned of f iccts and expressme his envy t o CFN Blarxhard. 1 : S M IS proud t ha t it was able t n coctr ibute tc the sccccss of t h i s important occasion.

The event Mas higF.ly successf;ll, presenting in accordance with

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