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111lll1 ._-. ,. ... ... Uepartnent of the Army (If F ice of Military History Washington, L1, C. 20301 Sinc em1 y , 1 Incl (C) P. r;. TWRSEN as Colonel, GS IChicf of 9ission 31 kcenher 1975 Thc collection of intelligence in East Gcrmany, most dcf5ni.tcry a hosti le envirmncnt., i 5 not an easy task, It is, however, a chal- lmgo that all of us atUiKM welcome and to which wr cncTgi.cs are cospletely devotc2. ?tore often than nor, nost of thc credit for our 'coiit.rilmtions is given to the collecturs, the tour officer and non- cormissiond of?icer, who opcratc ir. GSFG and WA-land, 1, for one, an aware of the less glancrms tasks which mst hc accomplished 3y many yo~ngU!WM ne9 and women of all services u;ho xake the tours possible and, hopefiilly, productive. 7'hcsc mcn ant women arc ccr ahlnistratian, targeting, and production personnel whose often menial, jut ncccssary, jobs rcquire individual ace collective ex- pertise. Recognition of tkeir contributions to thc IJSMlM tcan effort should not go unnoticed; the sages that f-01.I.w z=ctflect thcir dcdica- ti on and professional i sm . OUT callcction philosophy at USMLM j.5 O~Cof: "chip-way.'' In other WQ~S,therc wL.11 hc gomi and had days and opportunities at dates other thin the pcscnz. Furthermore, we mast continile to be amre of political iTlicatinns in all that we do or do not do. On the spot judgmcnt i~ view of t3js aiuarencss .is cxcrciccd daily. To sum :it xp, .it is purely and sinply risk verscs gain in a ball park where we seldom can win hccaasc of the cvcmhelning collection deterrents. Thc inhcrent frustration is a thing that we mist: live with, remem- bering that therc will always hc acother day. A definite USM1-V goal is to im?rove our product. C)ur success in the future depends rrpon the entire cos-n-mity's mmc sclcctivc use of thc observers on the ground. We csnnot afford ta look TO the ?ast or to the present; we mu5t '3e able to rezct more cmplettly and resnonsivc- ly to ocher systems. We certainly do tDt have all' the answcs local- ly and welcome idcas frm. the readers of this document, This chal- lenge is icterided for all if wc ar ISSWM are to provide continued substantive and maore aeaningfLL iJ:fomnt.ian, Finally, a hv words mi tri-mission cooporatinn am apprapriate, Our assocfatfm wi.th mar British and French Allies is mc of the greatcst rewards of wr service in Potsdam, East Gernany, and Hest Rerlin. In no way is there! coqctition bdtween Missions; we cxist to complmenz each other, All of us at UWLY salute OUT brothers and sistcrs at BRIXMIS and PMM and wish them the best In our cmm endeavors, P. t. THORFEN Colonel, GS Chief of Mission ii tl NCLASSIFIED f I\- : k:- c I w t ? UNITED 'STATES MILITARY LIAISON MISSION HOUSE, POTSDAM iii UNCLASSIFIED The pp~eof this document is to provide an annual rcview of the activities of tho United States Wilitary Liaison Mission to the I:mnnandcr in Chief, Group of Sovict Forccs in Cermany. mis revim contr2butes to the Military Histmy progrwns of thc militmy sorvlccs and is intended T.t.0 assist .in the understanding of current operations, prohlcms, and trends and in chc d'kweLqmnt of future doctrinc, plans, and programs of thc IlSMfM. IINIT3l STATES MIIJTARY LIAISON MISSION WIT HISTORY 197.5 TARLE OF CONTENTS PART PACE 1 GENERAL ... A. Introduction: 197S--Ycar of Transitim 3. Rcfermces C. Mission of IISMIa I). Urganization of ‘JSMLY E, Reoqanimt. i cn! 1975 5 A. 1975: Operational herview 5 3. Simificant Gbservations 9 I. Air Section 9 2. Ground Section 17 I:. .%rvei 1 1ance 23 D. Temparmy Kesrritted Areas 24 E. Incidents and Detentions 41 F. Special RepDrts 46 G. Prductian Statistics 48 49 A. Meetings with SERB 49 3. Relations wi.th GSFG 53 C. Social Ever.ts 55 I. U. S.-Spnsnred 55 2, Soviet-Sponsored GS 3. Warsaw Pact-Sponsored 66 Y D. Chiefs of Staff, GSFG/USAREUR 67 It?,, East Eerlin Embassy Matters 68 IV ImIsTIcs 69 A. Soviet Support 69 B. Berlin Brigade 7G C. Support Agrccments 70 U. IJSMIM Headquarters Renovations 71 E. Vehicles 7 .I F, Equipment 73 G Photographic Cahora tory 73 Y SECUR EW 74 V’I SPECIAL INTEREST SUBJECTS 75 A. History of Potsdm House 75 B. Soviet-East Geman Relations 77 C. Visitors to IJSSMTM 17 D. USMM Plans Program 81 5, Objectives: 1976 82 RKW.XES A A- 1 B TOUR I NG STAT .I:ST 1C S B-1 C c- 1 D D- 1 vi 21 ).IC USSI F IED vii . UNC LASS IF 1ED PA.RT X GEWERRL In a genexl sefise, r.te oprational atxqhere becam txreasingly politiic i xed as spectfic. maxifestabioms of US-USSX de?en?c alqxard. Lieutenant Genera: Grinkwich, vhc had assmcd iutias as GSFC Chief of Staff- ir late :971, cmtimek his rt?ativtly micable, conciii- atxry app:oach to USWLM-Swiet miations in his first full ycar in office and apgarent ly esta52ishcd a highly coriial rslationship with his new counte~art,Major (;cncra: Heiser, USMEUR C%cf of Staff. ifi their first official meeti ng in Nwesibcr, :975. Tx sizning uf :F.e Helsinki Pact [Cocfcrencc: for Secxity and Zoo?erxti on in Europe: inpcted 03 :JSMX, specifically in sihseqiient Soviet-initiatcd in- quiries concenirrg MLM's being ztillzcd as "rheners" undcr aspects cf Confiderice Ruilcing Measures ilf,tk:e Pact, a prqosa: uhich the A1 li es did nnt arcept+ Mutual and Ealanced F'nrsc Retucti ons (MRF4) contfmed to bc a s=lbjcct of discussion,, with aa:ional-Icvcl aRcnci es acknowldging ani, exp1oitir.g 1:7c irvnlualle data base of expericnct: re?resentcd 31. USkILV for kture veri ficat.ion-re latcd actions . The first: fill 1 year of L'S-SIIR d ip1.caatic relations and tke establishmert of' a C. S, Embassy in :as? Berlin Curther contributed to this 70- Iiticizel atmospkre , althocgh neither of t3ese develapmnts re. silted in ar.y s i.gn.i ficiint cl-mge in USMliv: operations. Internally, IISMLM resolved the ~roblenof reargarixation to meet thc changir.g and chal lcngirig oparati.onal and di?lomatic enviromcnt of the Late 70"s. 31 rcsts:spact, !9?3 aD?_rc.ars as a year oi transitior: in which the fcrces of Scvi et-Aneric~ndetente and GllR recogni tior: created a more pcliticiLcd and sophisticated col laction crxiroment, CSMIM's organlzatimaf response to these changes was designed to na irirai I: the on%stan;ling rccnd of acconplishecnts which has chnracteri xrtd this very spec.i a1 Drganization Cor 28 years. De tentc nmwi ths tandirg, USMLM will continire its vital and uriqiic! role cf intel :i.gmcs col- lection Eo,ward of the FEBA. B. (U> REFERENCES. -I- 2, I!SAEIJCOM Directive 40- 18 {Clas) , 25 June 1970 4. 'JSAFE Regulation 23-11, 8 J;dy 1374 5. 'Sqcadron RegLlatim 23-5, 7113 Sp Acty Sq (USAFEj 6, 3MC Ta31s of Orgsnization 5503, 12 Decmlwr 1975 C. IC) MISSTON 3F YSMLlcll. Prinary. TD carry out rcsponsihi lities for 1ia:son between tlrc Camander in Ckief, Uni :.cd States Arrrry, EuroTt [CINCUSAREIIR) I nn beha If of U, S. Commander in thief, Europe [USCXNCEUR) and the Comader in Llier", Group of Soviet Forces, Gemany <ClSI;I;SFC), and to sexvc as a point of contact .for other iJ, 5. departments and agen- cies with CTXCGSFC;, as may 5e required. These functions arc carried sut in accordance with Tkc 3cbncr-Malinin Agreement of 11947. Sccondav. To expfoic USMU! sr.atus and potential for t3e col. lect i3n nf intcll.igcnce infornation Ln East Germany. 'kis mission is classified CONflDE?'TThL. 1, ttuebner-Malinin AgrccxcnC (AWEX A). The basis fcr USMIH is the Hwbncr-Malinin Agreement, 771c Agrcemcnt was signed in Marc:3 1947 by Lieutenant Seneral C, R, ilusbner, Deputy I3"der in C:lief, European Cormand, and Colonel General Malinin, Deputy Coa- nander il: Chief ami Chief of Staff, Croup of Soviet Oczupatim Foxts Germany. The Agrcemn t. cs tab lished a Sovie: Mi1 i tary 3.= aison Mission (SKM), present Iy accrcditcd to ClNCUSAREUR and locate6 in Frankfurt $13Maan, mid the tJSMLM, presently accredited to CIK- GSFC and located in Potsdam, East Gc-rnany {with an adciticma! hcd- r;.uarrers in Nest Rerlln;. Terms nf thc Agrcemmt authorize each Mission to haw 14 accredited members without. xegard t:~service or grade; grzarantee ?.he tight cf frcc travel for accredited mmbers thmughour. the other I s znnc of responsihility wi thwt escort or su- pcsrjsxa "cxccp: In Flaces of dispnsi ti on of ri litary units!'; ?emit. the Misstons to render aid to and protect the ixcrcsts of "3emle*a of their awn comtry" ix their respective xones nf accreditation; 2 grant thc right of extra- tcrri torlality tn the Mission hui Idicgs ; and require each signatory to provi.de the Dther with the nccessary qartcrs, rations, sup7lies, and hmscho.td services. Sinilar agrcc- rr.ents f nr tke estoblishcnt nf !4i lizary Li ai son Missions werc signod bctweer. thc Soviets ant tkc British and bctweer. thc Soviets and the Fr-ench. 2. Early Organization, The United Sta.tes Military Liaisca Mission to c:le Commander in Chief sf the Soviet 3ccupicd Zone of Germny ua- fomxd, cf fcct ive 7 Apri 1 1947, by GO 17, fhdquorters Europcan Connand, 8 April. 1917, 'l'hc Unit was assigncc to Head- qwrtcrs, EIX3P4, and attached to tlte Officc of Military Gmcmr?.cnt Lor Germany.