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C. TIME PERIOD: D=2 Months to D-Day
(Assume D-Day is 31 December 1961)
REVIEW ALL THE FOREGOING FOR CONTINUATION, RETTERATION, OR,
IF NOT ALREADY EXECUTED, FOR IMPLEMENTATION
CORRESPONDING
MILITARY MEASURES
POLITICAL MEASURES
REMARKS
1. Allied Reinforcement
Allied support and agreement required.
To increase NATO defense capabilities
Request reinforcement and movement
and demonstrate Allied willingness to
into position of British, French, and
use force to maintain access to Berlin.
German military forces.
2. Completion of Withdrawal of
Personnel
Complete evacuation of dependents and
State Department complete evacuation
hospital patients from forward areas
of non-essential US nationals.
in Europe.
3. Squadron Dispersal
Prepositi on forces in optimum position.
Execute USAFE/NATO squadron dispersal
Dispersal of force to improve survivability.
plan.
Important signal of determination to
Soviets. Move by organic equipment and
theater airlift. Can remain deployed
nominal time. Soviets would counter
with similar deployment. Can be re-
turned to normal readiness upon comple-
tion of requirement.
4. Autobahn Traffic
Organize all military autobahn traffic
Allied agreement required.
Convoy procedure can be maintained in-
definitely, and discontinued with
to and from Berlin in tripartite convoys
reduction in tensions. Soviet response
escorted by armed MP's equipped with
in kind would not effect US operations.
two-way communications equipment.
TOR
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