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1964 United States Military Liaison Mission Tu Commander in Chief, Group of Soviet Forces in Germany UNIT HISTORY (U) 1964 UNITED STATES MILITARY LIAISON MISSION TU COMMANDER IN CHIEF, GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES IN GERMANY . I- _. ..'. iI *. 1 I I _- 1 ._ . .. ... - . -3 PREFACE The purpose of this document is to Teview events and developments of 1964 related to the methods of operation. and activities of the United States Military Liaiwn Miasion to the Commander Chief, &SUQ of Soviet Forces in Gemany. This review is summMng nature and coveTs only a representative part of USMLM rtctivities. Throughout the document mention utilE be made of the close interrelation of USMLM with mutually supporting acti- inties of the British and Fmwh Miliik~yLiaiscn Missions. A study of the wariety qf opem- tbns which are performed within the scope of “liaison” will be useful in wider- StitMing the capabilities and Eimitatim of USMLM under the provisions of the Huebner- MaEinin Agreement. PAGE 1 OF 99 PAGES COPY OF 60 COPIES *' , i #. -\ , H I S T 0 R Y USMLM (TD El-3731) &,'a$ P 1964 SECTION CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE 1 I MISSION 1 A. PHTMARY 1 B. SSCOPV'DARP 1 11 ORGANIZATIOX AKD TRI-SERVICE IXTEGRATION 1 111 GEKERAL 2 IV ADMINISTRAT~ONAED LOGTSTICAL swmm 3 A. ADMINISTRATION 3 1. OFFICER PERSOEXEL 3 2. ENLISTED PERSONNEL 4 B. LOGISTICS 4 1 'L'S SUPPORT 4 a. GENERAL 4 b. VEHICLES 4 c. POTSDAM INSTALLATIOX 5 d. BERLIN INSTALGA'IION 5 2. SOVIET SUPPORT 6 V LIAISON ACTIVITIES 7 A. REIATIOXS WITH SOVIET FORCES 7 1. GEXERAL 7 2. MEETm'GS WITH SOVTFTS 7 3. PASSKS AND CREDENTIALS FOR US PERSOYTEL 8 AND VEHICLES 4. SOVTET CXEI3EYTIALS AND TRAVEL 8 5. COMMAhl3 DIESELS 8 6. MISCELLASEOUS CORRESPONDHNCB 8 7. US DEFECTUM 8 8. ALU TO US CITIZEXS HOSPITALIZED IN EAST 10 CERMAEY 9. T-39 AlKCRAFT IXCIDENT 12 SECTION CONmNTS PAGE 10. RB-66 AIRCRAFT INCIDENT 15 11. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 18 B. RELATIONS WITH BRITISH AND FRENCH MISSIONS 19 6. RELATIONS WITH OTHER US AGEKCZES AND 19 PERSONNEL VI INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS 20 A. COLLECTION ACTLVITIES IN EAST GERMANY 20 1. GENERAL 20 2. DE!ERRENTS AND OBSTACLES TO COLLECTION 20 3. TOURING STATISTICS 21 4. INCIDEHTS AND DETEYTTONS 22 5. SURVEILLANCE AND HARASSMENT 22 6. USMLM OPERATIONAL TOURS 22 a. PREPARATION 22 b. EXECUTION 23 c. REPORTING 27 B, OBSERVATIONS IN EAST GERMANY 29 1. SOVIET ARNED FORCES 29 a. GENERAL 29 b. SOVIET GROUND FORCES 29 c. SOVIET AIR FORCE 30 d. SOVIET NAVAL FORCES 30 2. EAST GERMAN ARMED FORCES 30 a. GENERAL 30 b. EAST GERMAN GROUND FORCES 30 c. EAST GERMAN AXRFORCE 31 d. EAST GERMAN NAVAL FORCES 31 3. CIIRONOLUGICAL SUMMARY OF SIGNlFJCANT 31 YEARLY OPERATIONAL ACTIVITiES a. WlNTER 31 4 b. SPRING 34 c. SWMMER 35 d. FALL 36 4. z”HE STORY REHLND A REPORT 38 a. THE FIW MINUTE BRIDGE 38 APPESDIX PAGE b. THE BLUh2)ERBUSS 39 e. THEMINE 40 5. NEW EQUIPMEYT AND TECHNICAL 42 DEVELOPMENTS VI1 TOURING IN EAST GERMANY - IhIPRESSIONS 43 A. SOVIET MILITARY PERSONNEL 43 B, SOVIET COMMANDAIVTS 45 C. EAST GERMAN MILITARY PERSONXEL 46 D. EAST GERMAN POLICE (VOPOs) 47 E. VEHICLE SVRVEILLANCE (I4TA1LS’’) 47 F. EAST GERMAN CIVILIANS 48 G. HOTELS AYD ACCOMODATIONS 50 K ROADS ANDMAPS 51 I. TRAFFIC AND DRIVERS 51 A HWEBNER-MALIKTX AGREEMENT (1947) b2 GENERAL ORDER ACTIVATING USMLNf (1947) 54 GENERAL ORDER REDESIGNATING USMLM (1948) 55 GENERAL ORDER REDESIGNATXC TD PREFIX :1963) 56 GENERAL ORDER-ASS UMPTIOh’ OF COMMAND (1963) 57 B ORGANIZATION CHART 58 TABLE OF DISTRI3UTION 59 PERSOKITEL CHAKGES 60 PICTURES OF USMLM PERSONKEL 62 C USMLM LIAISON MEETINGS 68 D COMPARlSON 01’ OLD AND NEW PERMANEhT 72 RESTRICTED AREAS E TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREAS 74 F TOrRING STATISTICS 85 G I-S’CIDEhTS AND DETENTIONS 86 H AIRFIELD IKVENTORY ‘EN EAST GERMANY 91 VNITED STATES MILITAHY TJAISON MISSION TO CONMANDER IX CIIIEF GROUP OF SOVIET FOHCES IN GEHMAW APO US FORCES 09742 UNIT HISWRY 1964 potential for the collection of intelligence in- formation wjthin the Soviet Zone of Germany. MISY10N: T. (LLctter, AEAGB, Hq UYAHEUR, 2 Aug 61, Subj: A. (V) Primary Mission: The United States T~~~~ of Reference-uSM~M v).) Military Liaison Mission (USMLM), established by the Huebr.er-Malinin Agrement of April 1947, performs liaison betwwn the Commander in Chief of United States Army, Europe (Clh’C, USAREUR) and the Commandar in Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (CIKC, CGFG). I..:- FieEd reconnaissance (C) TT. ORCANlXATTON AND TR1-SERVICE l&- T KGRATION : CiNC, USAREVR, General Freeman. with A. (C)USIb7T.M is a USAREWR subordinate CINC, GSFG, General Yukubovsky at Heidet- unit accreditwi to CINC, GSFG. CSMl ,M (TD bury. (W El-3731) is composed of a Chief, Army who is appointed by CTKC, USAREUR and an Army Thc duties of the USXLM, as outlincd in clement of 11 officers and 19 cnListed men. A thc Hurbner-Malinin Agrcument are to maintain Navy element of one officer and an Air Force contact with thc CTNC, GSFG and to providc element of 4 officers and 4 enlisted mcn are representation for the protection of tho interests attached. (Appendix B) of US nationals in the Soviet Zone of Gcrmany B. (S) DCSl, USARELT exercises primary (SXG).I: Jnder the Xfuebncr-Malinin Agrecmmt staff supervision over Chicf, ‘CTSMLM to incl utlc (Appendix A), accredited members of the Mis- the provision of policy and nperdtional guidance, sion may travel in East Germany in the per- as well as levying intelligence uollcdien re- formance of their duties. quirements. 8. (C)Sccondary Mission: The secondary ob- C. IS) Kavy and Air Force personnel me in- jcctivc is to exploit USMLM Iiaison status and cluded in CSMLM as authorized by the Hueb- 1 ner-Malinin Agreement. CINCZTSNAVEUR and Chief, USMLM (Army Element) 1 CIKGW SAFE excrcise noma1 staff supervision Deputy Chief, GSMLM over Navy and Air Force elements in matters (Army Element) 1 involving administration, discipline and train- Liaison Officers:- ing. They levy collection requirements, assign Army Element 5 priorities and provide special collection mid- Air Force Element 2 ancc forNavy and Air Force intelligencc targets. Navy Element 1 Each clcmcnt provides its own funding support. NCWC, Potsdam Installation (Army EIcmcnt) 1 D. (US By tcrms of the Huebner-Malinia Drivers:- Agreement, USMLM is authorized 14 personnel Amy EIcmcnt 2 accredited to Hq GSFG,without regard to sew- Air Force Element 1 ice ox grade. At present the 14 accreditations - are held as ~OUQWS: TOTAL 14 111. GENERAL: A. (C)During 1964 USMLM successfully ac- complished its dual mission. It remained the only direct channel of communication between the US and the USSR in East Germany, and the only area where American military observers could observe, photograph and appraise a com- bat-ready Soviet mi ljtary force in thc field. The USMLM intcl~igence-g~theringpr~- gram with its refined reconnaissance methods and efficient reporting system was of great: im- portance to the ITS intelligence effort. B. (C)Events and activities involving US- 19 Y MLM participation werc divcrsc and often of international signrficancc, resulting in 65 meet- ings with representatives of GSYG during tht? course of thc year. Soviet Accreditation Pass For USMLM Personnel (v) Chigf, L'SMLM meets with Chief, SERB, at SERB (L') 2 C. IC) During the year cordial operztional rrr' their own personnel who ssmained immedi- and social relations wexe maintaaed with Brit- ately responsive to thc ncwls of those respective ish and French Military I.iajxon Missions, as headq:rart,ers. The unique status of lEMLM id1as with t'S intdigence agencies and units enabled it tu dmrvc, photograph and evaluate located in Berlin. numerous activltlcs of a significant portion of Sovict and Kat German armed forces D. (C)A revised Permanent Restricted Areas the in (PRA) map, comprising approximately one-third the Soviet XQKE of Germany. of the Soviet Zone, was issued by GSFC, and By observation and reporting of new ten Temporary Restricted Areas (TRA) mdps tqtlipment, tacks, combat practices and troop denied additional large arcas to Mission travel dispositions by the Army, Kavy and Air ele- €or considerdbIe periods. The number of Mission ments, 1 SMLM rema jncd the must hportunt restriction signs continued to iricreasr through- overt cnllection agency availablc to thc US in- out the Soviet Zont! and the task of intclligenct: telligencc stmmzmnity tu maintain surveihnce cdlection became more difficult. of Soviet and East German activities in the Soviet Zone of Germ:-lny. E. (S) USMLM spent 645 tour days in the Soviet Zone in 1964, and trawled 193,669 miles. ADMTN ISTKA'I'IVE AND LOGISTICAL During fhc year it was involvPd in 8 incidents IV. SUPPORT: and 32 detentions. Hostile surveillanw was not a major proldrm. Copies of 643 separate intel- A. IC) ADAIITNISTRATKlPI': ligencc reports and 79,862 photographic prints 1. OF'FTCF:H PEXSONNEL: Seven officer were by USMLM, in addition to the forwarded replacements arrived in 1964, tu includc one daily TWX numtmus replies to specific and Air Force and SIX Army officers. All offices requests for 1 nf ormation. replacements were fluent in the Russian lan- F. (S) Mission trawl in East Germany pre- guage and most had a working knowkdgr. of ssntd numerous challenges and probIems and German. Five of the six newly assigned Army occasional 1 y produced dangers approaching com- officers were "SA Field Detachment "Wigrad- bat corrditions. 0hr;ervations of Soviet and Kast uates. All new USMLM officers attmdtd a Gemnn armed forccs continucd to provide three-day cour'sc at the Lcfus Camera Factory Headquarters USAR'EUH-~SNAVEWR-USAFE at Wetzlar. This was to familiarize thcmsclvcs with information based on persondl observations with the camera itsclf and mcthods of photo- Leictt School (U) graphy.
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