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Approx. Time
to Execute
Responsible U.S.
No.
Measure
(days)
Agency
Remarks
6.
Bring appropriate U.S. military forces in Europe to full
30
JCS & State
Urge U.K. and France to do like-
strength.
wise. Advise NATO. This selec-
tive reinforcement will seriously
degrade the combat effectiveness
of other forces from which these
resources are diverted. There-
fore, consideration must be given
and decision made at this time
as to alternative methods of
building up active duty forces
to compensate for this action.
7.
Place SAC and other selected military forces on a higher
1
JCS
Urge U.K. and France to do like-
degree of alert.
wise. Advise NATO.
8.
Suspend normal military personnel rotation policy to and
7
OSD
00
from Europe, and stop dependent travel to Europe.
9.
Alert selected elements of reserve components as to pos-
5
OSD
sibility of recall, warning them to put personal affairs
in order.
10.
Augment military guards at autobahn checkpoints, on
2
JCS
trains and at Allied airfields in Berlin.
11.
Initiate tripartite military police patrols of the auto-
2
State & JCS
Tripartite agreement must be
bahn, on a 24-hour basis, announcing tripartite assump-
obtained.
tion of responsibility for traffic to and from Berlin.
12.
Organize all military autobahn traffic to and from
2
State & JCS
Tripartite agreement must be
E-
Berlin in tripartite convoys escorted by armed MP's
obtained.
3
FG
equipped with two-way communication equipment.
0
F
32
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