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UNIT H ISTORY (U)
UNITED STATES MILfTARY LIAISON MISSION
TO THE COMMANDER IN CHEF
GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES IN GERMANY I976 '.
In last year's unit history, 1 mentioned the challenge cf the future for both IJSMLM ant! the intelligence comity. This challrmgc is still foremost in our minds, and currently wc havc under preparation a futurc study, USm, 1978 - 1985. Hopefully, it will provide smc constructive ideas, particularly with regard to inprovirR our capcthility to react tn guidance, be it from the Berlln Eamfly or !hat from a national level. To confirm or dony infornation from other sources at s?ecific tincs and places and t.0 responsively repcrt ow Ascrvations rail 1 facilitate, I belicvc, our unjquc posi t ion and pcmit greater selective contrihutions of sigificance. Additionally, wc ate looking hard at our photographic take; in thc past, this 3W.M product 113s been rccognized as tops among U.S. IIWXNT collectors. We, however, cannot afford to stand still and must look for brcaktt:1roqhs to pcoviCe iiew dimensions, Otir photo lab pcrsonnnel are professionals who deserve the finest equip" just as the tour-ma- collectors do in the field.
This unit history marks 30 ycars of service fur USLM. Our coopcration and relatims with the allied missions remain strong. The supnotr ve receive--be it from USCOB, a thcatcr component, or a tcdinical ager.cy at hom--is timely and meaningful. Those of us ut USMLY &re most grateful for this material assistancc and for tltc mr.y fine thvughts, constructive criticisms, md sirggestims given to us orally or in writing .
.Most of us scrvc k,crc for three ycars, and if pie have beer. able to provide suhstantivc improvcncnt in onc tenth of ow overall operation we nay havc eamcd our pay and contributed to UfiMLM's unusual thiray year upporturiity arid challenge,
P. L. THORSEN Coloncl, CS Chief of Mission
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The piirpose of this doctolent is to provide an annual rcview of the activities uf thc thited Stares Yilitary Liaison Mission to thc Cnimnander in Chief, Srwp of Snvret Fcrccs in Gemany. TF Is revim contributes tn t.hc MilitaTy History programs of the military sCTVlCeS and is intcndd to assist in the understanding of cwt'rnt operations, problem, and trends and in -he dcvelognent of firture doctrine, plans, and prog7-s cE the UsWl,M.I.
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A, Introduction 1-1 9. RcfeTeTCeS 1-3 C. Kission of USfW I- :i n. Q,-ganieatim of IISMlX 1-3 E. Reorganization 7 - 5
A. 1976: Opcrationnl Overvicw j1-1 B. Significant Observations 11-3 C. -cmpvrary Rastrictcd Areas TI- 19 D. Incidents and Dct.entims 11-41 e. Intelligence Proluctior 11-45 F. Special Fcntrirp.: Trash as a Source of Intclligcncs 11-47
I I1 LLZISCN ASD 2WBESFITATlON MATTERS A. Genera1 B. Meetings Kith SERB C. Hclations wirh GSFG D. Socxal Events
IY LOG I STTC S IY- 1 1v- 1 I\'- 2 11'- 2 TV- 2 IY- 5
A. kneral v- 1 R. Roster of visitors Y- I A. G0ncra1 VI-1 B. Chiefs of Mission vr-: C, USMIM Rev isi tcd : LT(: Kandall A. Greenualt VI-5 Il, lJ9lr3 iri the Pruss: Ms. Jacqueline Padgctt VI-5 E. An Old Friend Ketires LIT- E 1 F. GSFG Today: Lest We ForLet v1-12 G. Ohjecttves: 1977 VI-13
A HUI;.BKCR-kY\l,th'LN AGREEMENT' A- 1
H 'IOURMG STAT1 SrlCS B-1
C 1976 PFKSUSNEL RDSTW c- 1 PART I GEKERAL
A. INTRODWrION. Althntrgh thittxl Liaison [C: .--- the States Military Missinn &id its allied cozntcrparts car: take jmtifiablc prpTidc in thcfr c:)llcctive efforts and accom72 ishments during 1976, ccrtain forcbd ing developments indicate that the chall e?ges uf 1977 wi 1 I provide no rcspi te nor d ininish the cossidcrahl e responsihili t i BS already weighinp, upor these special collectors opcratirig ir. the midst of the Warsaw Pact's foraardmst deployments. T).e extensive Tri- Mission coverap of the introduction of the Swict 'r'-72 tuk, thc HIND, and third generatior. aircraft into GSPG and its 16th TactizaI Air Army demonstrated in drrtmatic fashion the continued nwdcrni ratiu:i and upgrading of #"saw Pact forces during 1976. Conc.urmnt ly , omiwus rumblhgs were hard on thc political scene. SALT and YBFK negotiations wcre stallcd. [)issemion surfaced in East: Germany in late 1976 an3 was mct: vith stern rc-xessive measures. The German Ikaocrat ic Repuhl ic undertook r:ew kitiatives to as~crcits swcrei.gity, particularly with reqect to the corr.plcx ratters of East and West Berlin. bach of these lssces has spccific imaact on the liaison and intelligence opmations of the thrcr: a1 lied Military Liaison Missions.
There Is, perhaps, nn better way to review s1ic::inctly USMIM's accomplishmcnts and stmrtfalls In 1576 than to look jack at t3e seven Dhjcctives eniimsrated in thc 1975 Unit History.
1. I)welopmcnt of a Tri-Missioa Tminmce [IT Hostilities Idicarioris Plan: On 11 May 1976, 1V.e Tri-Mission Plan was formally signed by the three Mission Chiefs. The first amendment was xhlishal fn September -ad continmas revinn aiid rcvision webeing carried out by designated zution offlsers. 13 thc context of thirty yeiLrS of Tri-Mission existence, thj s Tri-Mission plan is both historically and oparat ionally significant.
2, --'urthcr irnprovwwnt of out capability t.0 predict or othe-vise anticipate (;SFG/EGrl activities: nlrough improved intugrnt ion with othcr intelligence agencies and with rccei?t. of Iiexiodic furecssts of I;SFG/EGA activity from higher heaCquilrters and othcr agcncics, I)SMIM'S collection iictivitics have hecomc mre ratiorial, pirpnscful , and. accordingly, more prod uct ive.
3. Ydxinim utilizatlon of our col1cst.i:m assets by effective targeting, priuritizat ion, and coordin;ition of air, ground, aad naval col?cr:l:ws: Vjhi le specific and concrete progress toward this goal was ohuinus. particularly thyough forecasts, lhc curit inuously refind tip-off system, and the Arcn Chanp 'I'al-jytiq cmcep~:,mr5 mnfe
T- 1 rewins to be accomplishcd. USMIM air and grwnd coordination on Soviet TI-OOP Rotation within thc context of thc overall 'h-kj-lilission effort ~esultedin significant success and demonstrated the pnt.entia1 :)f coordinated and prioritizcd cvllect.ior.,
4. Further enhancenait of thc analyttcal quality of the IJ.SMLM prduct: USMLY IK's conk ir..ic fo includc (higinator's Cments forwarding the ar.alysis awl/or impression..; of the on-tfe-sccne col lector. k'hi le thcse coments occasionally provokc dksagrecmcnt or testy x+uttz.ls from higher echelon analysts, they are, much mom oftmi than nut, well received hy all agcncies and are ecknowledged to have ad2od a spmial dimension tn otlr reports. Special wrap-up lR's and our Air and Ground Imprcssions and Soviet SnlcZier briefings were also used as vchicles to convey analysis and impressions to wr many
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S. Miintcnancc of stable and proper Telafims wjth tbc Soviet External Relations Branch: Ry any standards, U!BLV-SEKB relations in 1976 must he considered to havc been exccllCnt. Rwtinc liaison activities wcre conducted without significant prohlms. Our intell i- gcncc collcction act.ivitics engendered no scrims incidents nor resulted in my new harriers inposed 03 collection.
6. Continuation wf the long-standing superb 'IYi-Hission coDperation ,and rapport: 'I'he signing of tk,e Tri-Missim I(lH Indica- LDTS Plan, thc highly suczcssful hoop Rotation and KEFORGER- a+str3at.~dFN coverafie, und the nmcroils and always enjoyiiblc Tri- Mission social. activities attest t3 the eccomp1ishrcr.t of this cbjcrtive. htlr vcry special appreciation is dce kK lionel Harrd, 3RW?TS, and Colonel Koger Boudon, NLM, both nf whom cox1udt.d highly successful tuws in 1976 as CThZefs of Mission. H'c Look forward to contimcd succcsscs with our counterport Miss ions under Brigadier Elderkin and Colonel IFeChapoaux.
7, Final resolution of the USMM organizational issue: After consicerabble cxpcnditure of tiac and effort--end riot without mre than occasional ~wiodsof candid and strung dchate--the current organization was appTovrtl by the componmt hcadquartcrs. Providing the Lliief of: Mission with a viable coordination mechanism and freeing the cnl lert-icn sections to concentratc on substantive o?rratims, this organization fuTthcr nttmpts to- reconcile tha sos.etincs conflicting dumanGs of con-mmr requircnients , resvurce inminagemem, and military snrvi ce int crcsts .
1-2 However, as USYIH prepares to celcbratc it; 30th Anniversary in- thesc ominous early days of 1977, OUT preocuqations are lcss with previous accoxplishmen? s than with future challenges. On the concluding pges of this IIistory are scz nut oSScct1ves for 1977. With the outstandine officers an6 titn arriving at USbW duricg 1977 and with the continued SUpFOrt uf our allied cunnt.crpdrt MissIms, our consumers can propcrly anticipat.c t.hat thc quality of service and rcsyoasivmess will not d’minish. --REFEKENCES. TDA H1 KINM ‘i.10175 tQ UMR3UR, 26 Scptmber 1974
IlSEUCOM Dircctive 40-18 (Clas), 75 June 19711
USARkITK Regulation 383-27 (Clas), 7 Novumbar 1969
USAFF Rc~uTutiori 23-11, 8 July 1974
Scydron Rcguiatjon 23-5, 71 13 Sp Acty Sq (FJSAFF)
lEMC T-dblc of Orpnizstior, S503, 17 Dcccnhcr 1976 -M13STON OF IJSVIX.--. The pTiiI;lry ad iinclassified Kission of I1SMIM is to carry nut respmsih; lities for liaison between t.he Carnmndcr in Chief, Lfnitcri States Army, Eiirope (CTKCIJSARHJR), 011 behalf of thc 3.S. Commander in C?lief. Europe (USClNCFIlK), and the Cumnder in Chicf, Group cf Soviet FOYCCS,Gsmny [GINCGSPG), and to serve as a Foint of contact for othm 1I.S. departments and aRencies with CIYCGSFG. ns may hc required. These functions arc carrid out in accordance wit3 the Hucjnsr .QLinin Agreement rif 1947.
2. The secondary and CONFIUMTlAL nission cf I1SMT.V is to cxploit its liaisun stztus and attendant potcntial for the col1ect.i~~ of: intelligence informtion In East Gcmmy.
3RGllXT7ATTM4 IISMTM. D. IC) OF. .. 1. The basic docmen: which cstahlished U,SMIN and its ,%viet counterpart I?the ithrebner-,Mal j 3 in Agreement {Annex A). Thc agree- ment was signed in AFri 1 1947 by I,iciitcnant General C. 1. Iiuebner, lkputy Cmnanrler In Chief, Euro?ean [:nn”and, and Colonel Gercral Malinin, DCFL~YComndcr in (.?lief a:d Chief of StaEf, Group of Soviet Occtipatim furce~,Gcrnar.y. T+e agreement estabESsheL a .%virt kiilitary LiiLism Yission (.?NA!;, presentiy accredited to
1-3 ClXCUSAREIIK and located in Frankfurt m Main, and the 'JSMLM, presently wcredited tu CIKCGSFS and located in Potsdam, rast. I;crmany (with an additional :wadquarters in West Berlin) Terms of the agreerrcnt ailthorim each Mission to have !4 accroditod members without rcgard to service or padr; guarantee the Tigit of frec trltvcl for accredited nemhcrs ,throughout the other's zonc sf respon- sib: lity without escort or supcrvision lme~~cptin places of disposition of military units"; permit the Missions to render aid to aid protect tb.e interests of "pcoplc of their own comitry" in their rcspestive zones of accreditation; grant thc rigk of extra- territoriality to the Yissian buildings; and rsquirc each signatory to provide the other with the necessary qwrters, rations, supplies, and household sen-ices. Similar sgreemcr.ts for the establ ishncnt :)f Military Liaiwn Missioris WTC: sjEnetl between the Soviets and the British and hetGeen the Sowicts and the French.
2. Early Organization. T7c United Stdtes Miiitary Liaison Missior to thc Cvmndcc in chief of tke Soviet Occupied Zonc uf Germany sas formed, cEfacLivve 7 April 1947, by GO 17, iieadqua?.ter4 Eururoycan C"ar.c!, 8 April 19/17. unit was assigned to Headquarters, EIICEN, and attached to thc Office of Yilitary GoveTnmmt for Gemany. rD 23, Ibadquarters BICOM, 27 February 1948, rtdesignated the unit as tkc 7893 U.S. Military 1.iaisun Nicsior. eo the Commander in Chief of the Sovi.et gccupatiun Zone of Garaany, e'fcctivc 1 March 1958. Subsaqucnt ly, the riimeri za 1 dcsignation was deletd, and the phrasc ''Sroup u5 Soviet Forces'' TIS substituted for "Soviet Occupation Zonc."
3. Present Organization, In accurdance with MJL'OM Reguiat ion 40- 18, IlSMJM is R IISAREW- subortinate clement accredited to CIKCSSFG. The Chief, USWM, is ajpointed 1Jy CXNCUSAREUR and has com.and autF..ori ty over assigned Army personnel and qcrzrtional cmtrol ove the 4ir Force and Naval elements. Thc tri-service rcJrescntation in USFILY is authorized hy service reglations ur Ta5lcs of Organization an2 l)istrili-it*oq of each service.
1. The Aray e1 encnt. is iiuthorized ten officers and 26 tnlist.ec1 personnel by TDA F1 I1AUAA F1017.5, dated 2h Septmher i5i4 (ti(] 7998, IiQ IJSAREIX, 4 October 197.1). 'I'he Air Fmce element is authoriycd five officers ad nine cnlisted prsonncl who ~.TPwganiLed as Detachment 6, 71 13 Spccial Activiti cs Squadron (USAFC) . 1%~:senior Ajr Force ufficcr hnlds the positinn of Ileputy Chhicf, USPIIM. ';he 1I.S. Navy is rcpresented by ti Yarine Corps otf'icer assigned to USWAY mdcr IAWC 'tab1 c of (Irprri zaticn 5503.
1-4 3. I'hc fourteen accreditations provided by the Huchner-Malirrin Agreement are iiormnlly heid as foX10k.s:
Chi ef, 1JSMI.V [&my) 1 Dcputy Ch i rf, :ISMMI (Air Force) 1 Naval Rcpesentati ve [IJSMC) I OIC, Potsdam (Army] I Liaison Officers: I Air Forcc 2 [,iaism NCO's; hr 3 Air 1 Force ..
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E. (U], KECRGNJlZbTION. fie KSMLY reorpntzation which had bccn __I._-- q"ed in Ilecenber 1975 was thoroughly tested in 1976. Thr arganizativa and basic cmcupts were prrrvrn valid an2 wcrc' subject to minor xcvision md refine" based on an initial six mnths raview pwid ending in Mny L976. 'he rcfined orgacization ~lan was subsequently aJprovcd hy CLNCUS4RFdK on 28 .:une 1976 wi th the conctirrence of CTMClJSAFC and l:?SCIISMVEUR. SigTificant featurcs of the reviscd organization include:
1. AR Air Force Deputy, re,r.:.ovcd from direct rcsponsihility for Air Section and Phn:a Lab matters, fully isformed 3n all USMIY witzcrs and prepred to assiime command in the absence of Ctief, usm .
2. A Joint Ser,t.icm rcspoisihle for col lectian manage"., socirdinatfon of operations, activities, and prog~mswhich transrend single-service intcrasts, adproduction quality control.
3. Ai7 ad Grotmd Sections frccd to cor.cen?rate 0-1responsive in:_rll igencc col lectivn opttrati nns within t.hr.ir respctivc spheres :)f expcrtise.
4. A Special Projccrs Rnnth in the Joint Scctiou to cnordinate and manage UWLM npcrations in t3e Beriin Control Zmc tu include the LWKSPUR Pwgran ir. conjtmcrion with KSI , U.S. Connxnd, Bcr 1 in.
5. Gemmr. 1;mguage and area sprcialization arid Russian translatrir sunprr within the Ground Scct ion to apply necessary sic i11s an6 cxperience ;igainst rhanglnp; intcll igencc requiiremcnt.s . 6. Reallocation of administrative, motor trar,sport ar.d sm”nicatinns assets to Tovide :he logistical sirpport essmt.i ai to IEMLM mi ss Fort accoap 1 i shmmt 1. Gcneral. Tri-Mission col Lecrtion operatioit.; iri 1976 were highLightd by sticcessfxl couerat;c of such sipificant new txrg~ts as thc 7-72 arid the HIND D and by superb cooperaticn in conbined planning and ro1:ect;on against Troop Rotation. REFORGER, and ?ad! cations and Warning targets. 1mpr:wad intcpati an with other intelligence agencics pmvidcd the mom specific tarzet data wh irh Eade these SUCC~SSBS possible. Limit.&. succcsse$ notwitlistanding, sc arc still fsccd wit!: gq15 remaining in Drder of Battle holdinas, unanswtrt:d yuestjons in the scientific and tcclinic:il intelligence field concerning new Soviet. weapon systms, aud stj 11 unresolvd prulilems ir. our warr:irig capahilfty.
2. Air Col lection. ']he continued mxlt?mization of the 16th Tactical Air Army was wcll-doc-mente?l by Tri-Mission air assets during 19Tk. FITTER C and I> and tF..c air defense and grrwnd attack versions of the FLOGGEK arc now fully o7crational in East Gemany, rep1 acing older F I'ITER and F ISIIBEC nodel s, Soviet aj r- co-air capahil itios were tmprovcd with the ap1:earancc of the M-7 4PCX arid L\-8 APHlD AM's :n the 16th TAA inver.m-ry. Kith the introduction of CTeHLNlD and Ets increawd firepowa afforded by a gatling gun in a chin blister, the Soviets have signifieantly increased tteir ahility t3 Frovide air to ground smport to their ground Lrrrccs. W-ilc irtpxlvenents in weapns have been significmt, the Soui~t.5have not ignorcd other support eqifi?ment. New kCM and ?hot0 pods were noted on FlSHREn airframes and a SUR capability on the BREWER. Tn the area of ground clectrorzcs, mdificatians were noted on rhc BAR BRICK, THLN SKrS and LUNG TWCK radars, wkilc the ODn I5lIR arid TALL KING radars have hcsn deplcyd to nddktionaI areas. Tlie Soviets also upgraded thcir command and con!rol network with thz deployment of advanccd ccmninicaiiois rich as the TWIN PIATE.
3. Ground Uollcct ion. .SSIT modernization continued cqual ly clramaticnlly TI Rr0um-l comhat units during 1976. Generating thc most interest, understandably, was the introduction intci GSFG of the ceu T-72 wain battle tank. T3c acquisition of the T-72 by the h GVRD and 35 MRL) was closely monitord by Tri-Xission assets axl. high quality technical Thotograph y ux?cd it. erl :o nmcrmis Intel 1 igence agcccies. 'lhc T-77. UBS not the entire story, however. Also of high interpst wcre tt.e BMI) v:rriantts, both in the reconnaissance and thc artillery- associated versions, the continued coverage uf the Sf) Gun faxily, and laser range f'in2ars. Lost in the glamo:ir cf crillection against exotic weapons systcms, but no Inss important, was thc contiflucd coverage against Soviet and HGA installatinns and b:)x body vans (BBV's; which frequently fooed the intelligecce basis fox signjfjcant 3B and 'I'OE changes.
4. Special Projects (RCZ) Collectim. Security classification considcrLti ms preclude detailed discussion of Be-rlin Control Zone collection operations in this Histcry. However, it car: be stated that the continued integration of collection assets. targcted against GSFG and EGR units ir. the BCZ and Potsdam Local area has resulted in significant quantitative and qualitative improvements. The initial photomaphi c coverage of the T-72 demonstrated this conclusion in striking fashion. Such restilts were greatly Facllitatml by the coopmation and courdination of the Offlca of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intel 1 i~ence,U. S. Zomtnd, Berlin.
USW JOTNT SECTION: 197G
11-2 B . (C) S I EN1 FIChT OSSERVATTONS.
1. A tour consisting of T.:Ca1 Tuite, Major Boyette and SMS Spixzonbmger photographed FTTYER aircraft at 'I'EMPLIK-1 CSFG ajrfield on 6 .;anuary and obtained the best technical photography to date of its EW pod.
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2. On 6 January, Captain Yotebnya photographed a BSkWR variant with a SLAR patch at WEIWEUCM GSFG airfield.
3. On 19 .January, Majar Boyctte and S?4S Spitzenbergcr observed and photographed for the first time a TALL KIN radsr at the KlRCHWSEX Fast Gemin radar site.
I T-3 4. On 22 Jantiary, Msios Boyette and SMS Spitsmherger obsemcd and ph3tographed a hardened ?,ast Gcrwan SA-7 acquisition site at LUG. This information 5:1pcrtcd earlier sightings at BEET2 East German SA-2 acquisition site which was also noted beiq hardened on 5 Jaruary 1976.
EASI GERMAN SA-2 SI'E AT LUG
5. On 17 Fdrirary, Captain CriitcF.cr and SSC; Bollinger obtaired $otogrsphy of the Czech made PMP-associated rcadway vehicle. ':'his excel lent photography not only prov2dcd valuable tecinical infom"on, but also confind this piece nf equipment wittin :he inventory of t!ie tM.
CZECH-WA3E PW-ASSOCTATED VEHICLE 6. On 20 February, Major Xeehan and Capt.ain Troyan observed a 207-vehicFe column helonging to Zhr 118 Arty Regt/34 GAD rettrning from a Fl'X in the Latziinger Yeide PRA to t5eir Rarrison in Pctsdam. Tn order to make an accurate vehiclc count and collect all OF thc VXN's, the tow, with Captain Tmyan at the wheel, ran the column twice. -Later analysis revealed thzt thc. regiment had 3ecn upgraded by a battalion of M-46 and provided t.he iRN of alnnst the entire reglment and valuable mftIi ir:fvmation that led to the upgradjr.g uf t3e unit fron a regiment tu a 5rigade.
7. On 27 Eebniary, Major Stockreiser arcd SMS SpitzenbeTgw obsewnd and photographed f0.r the first timc the Soviet t%-4 facility at Aipcrstedt. The SA-4 "EL, transloader, resupply vehicle, ?AT HANn ant! LCNG 'TRACK radars were pliotvgra?hed.
8. Cqain Pctebnya and MGT Pennock observed i~ flying progrm on 3 Warch arid photogxaphed for the f5rst tho operations1 SIR-7 APEX and AA-8 APHTD missiles on FLOGGER H aircraft at ZERBST CSFG airfielde
9. Captain Potcbnya and MSGT ?ennock observd and photngrapht:d a dcpl oyment of the PGAF to Er,furt/Bindorsl eben auxiliary airfi nl d a11 42 March.
10. On 15 March, Captain Potehnya and SSS Bollinger provided the first coverage of HINU A cle??npent to irxldc photoyr;?phs of this airc-ray: armed with the SWh'HEK K;'TGW at Reinsdorf Soviet airfield. 11. On 18 March, Major Mcchan and SSC Rollinger wcre targeted aEaiainst. the sensitive kGA-subordinate instalktions in Dacbeln in an attempt to gather information concemlnp, a newly formcd radio sclay batttlliun subordinate tu Mil itary Distri zt r 11, reportedly prrisoned :n Docheln. Ihc detnlled r:overagge and excel lent photography obtaincd by the tour riot only confirmed thc presence OF the radio relay battalion, hut also added L .r.mstruct?on linc battal ion tn OB holdings.
FGA RAD10 RELAY BA'lTALIOM AT WEBEJH
12. On 22 March, LtCvl Stiles and 4151;l' Pennuck observed anti obtained ?hotography of B deployed Soviet TWIN PUTC commm?ccatiaru system and its assorialed vehicles.
SOVlET 1W.K PLATE DEPLOYYENI'
CT-h 33. Cn 25 March, MSGT Pcrmock recovered a Soviet vehiclc loadint: plan and associated dccments which providcd t1:e m..-nunition types, carrying capacities and loading scheme for the ZIL-157 and a two-axle trailer.
SOVTET MML"1'1UN IflAP!lNG PLA!! Id, F:rst-timc grgro-md photography of thc 3attlefiolC b%;urve5l- lmce Radar, M-1975 {FKFII>, was accqlishet! by Major Brosnahan and SG'I' Barton on 73 March ir: the vicinity of Werdct. At the Same time, t3c team also observed thc RMI) Variant My-1975, immediately in front of the FKE3, suggesting a relationship jetween thcsc two vehicle s yst cms .
BA7TLEF1EI.I) SURVHlI.TANCE RADAR, M 1Y7S (FRED) 15. On 7 Apxil, Majnr Boyette rht.oinet1 the first nhotograriy of SA-4 EL'S and transloaders which identified this equipnent as definitely being in ?.hp East Gcrmm Amy inventory.
Ih. Cgtain Potcbnya and SXi Snitzcnhcrccr obtained the first zolcr and black ard wtite photography of FLOGGER B/C aircraft at Finow GSFG ai rf ield ot 16 Anril. Phatqraphy of a cmouflagcd FLKMR C was zlso ubtaind 3n this tour.
17. On 20 April, Major Roycttc and MW Spitzenbcrgcr ohscrved and photographed for the first time FITTER C Eircraft Kith a ti511 23" gun yd. Tape recordings mrt made of firing passes at Gaddow- hssow Soviet rmgc fox Lechiii cal exlj3oitation.
18. On 4 May, Yajor Stockrciscr and S!!S Spitzenberge obmrvcd and photographed new FCM and photo pads an F1SMEU [I aircraft nt Allstedt GSFG airfield. The use of ?hot0 pds on FISIIBEI) J aircraft ;las also rcprtcd for the first. the by t.his txw.
FISHBED AIRCRAFT WITH SEW PODS 19. %jar Boycttc and ,WS Spi:.zenbcrgm abserved arld photc- graphd flying progrm at Zerhst GSFti airfield on 7 Yay and ohtained the bust technical gmide photography to date of the tM-7 APEX ttnd AA-8 APJiTD AAM’s on the VLOGSPW B airfram.
MA-7AND .4A-8 OM ZFRBST FI.UGI;LRS
20. On 18 May, CtCoi ‘hite and SMS Spitzenberger ohtairied thc first color photwpaphy of a cammfluged FIIlGCCK H and black and white photoKxphy of the AA-7 and hA-5 weapon system sim=llntor mi.ssi ICs {WSFMl. 21, On 1 Julie, 4lHjn Stockreisur and .WGT Pennock obtained fi rst-tine phvtography of a modified RAK >RICK at the Shvlet. radar site at Ludwigs lust.
22. (hi 19 Jimc, Major Meehan md SGT Kogcrs surrceded in confimiqg the prcsercc of a KGBIIJPS signal regiment at (httbus Installation 2x1. This was accomplishcd by explniting a bad habit of tbc: Soviets -:itterbugging. me tour located a pile of paper trash that had been durnpad over thc permeter fencc. The trash iocludcd swcral technical sanuals and an envelope with a Field Postal Number [WKJ that linkcd thc fnstallation with another known KCR garrison. Th i s, coupled with thc photographs uf signals equipment oh Winst: by thc tour, confind the relatiortship of the unit with thc K’B.
23. On 2R JuT,I?, tl tour consisting of [;aFt;lin Troyan and SSG Mbardy covered Drcsden Tnstnl iation 208, one of thc most diff :cult instal Zatims to approach. ‘kis cwemge cmfirned that the 27 Gm/II is cqujppd with at le~stone hattmy OF 1?2mn SP GmS, M-1.9711, and provided a detailed report of the physical cfmractcristics nf this scnsitivc Sovict installation.
24. On 8 Jiily, Major Meehan and SGT Barton obtamcd excel lent phot:)graphy of a Sovict cormnand 11.-62 airliner whilc it was parked in the SchowicEcld ai rpoxt. Through this photography scvvral disccrn ihle diffcrences 5etween this aircraft and thc standard 11.-62 were obtained. 25. On 11 July, Major Brosmhan and SSG Gcrmaine discovered two rolls of 35m film at a trash dm? near Ncustrclitz. On the off chance that the Eilrr. had been Cxpmcd, it was devclcnd. The rcss1t.s provided close-up photography of Soviet tank crew members, T-62 tanks, and Soviet training posters. A nmber uf these photographs proved useful cnoug~t~ h.t: incvrporated jnt.0 a 115KW !Briefing entitled: "ne Soviet Soldier."
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- RECOVEKE?l StNIE'I' FIFH: SOVIET SOLDXRS 26. On 28 July, I,TC Greenwalt and SSC ElIis observed a Soviet artiilcty forward position while conducting a Potsdam Local hrca tour. Iris obse-rvstiom provided the first ground photography of the Soviet laser range finder and the first front view of this rarely seen piece of eqc ipner.t.
SOY wr LASER KANGE FI SDSR 27. In response to a tip-off, Major Mimehar. and SFC nrittlinger obtained photographic coverage of a Soviet SA-6 deployment site at UeustreliLz Installation 402 on IC August. 'Ihis wxs the first concrete 5ndicat.i on, later confirmed, of a SA-6 regirrmt subordinate to 16 GTT) operational in the Neustretitz area.
WELL-WUFFACED SOVIET SA-6 SITE
iI-12 28, On 16 Atiflist, CaptaZn Pntcbnya and XVS Spitzcnbergw obtained outstanding technical photography of The VTEOINT antenna systcm at the Soviet passive dctcction site at Zcl 'la-Yehl is.
SOVIET RPS-6 VIEWPOINT SYSTEM AT ZEIa1A-MEIILIS 29. On 19 August, Major Stockreiser and SMS Spitzcnherger observed and photographed a simulated ground attack exercise against missile mockups. A new rail/pylon was identified in addition to gruund target illilminationlidentification cqujpment on the ground.
30. On 30 Aupst, Captain Potcbnyn and SMS Spitzcnherger observed and photographed for the firs: time I:I,UGGmE B/C aircraft at Mcrseburg CSFG airficld, confirming this airframe at that hase.
11-73 51. On 14 September, Major Bt'rosndhan, LtCol Tonge and SSC: Ellis obtained. the first indication nf Soviet T-72 tanks being intxoducd into GSFG. Cnvming the Semtrclitz raj I siding, they observed 30 cracked vchic'l cs extensive1 y tarped. However, several cxposcd gun tubes, exposed portioas of tracks and out1 Fnes of silhoucttes wcre indicativc af the T-72.
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FIRST SOVIET T-'12 T'KS SEM IN GSFG 32. On 3 December, Czpt-ain Bcnedict and 3% Spitzenberger obtained the first color 7:lotography of thc HTND U at Parchim CSFG airfield. At Stcndal GSF'C; airfield on 6 Decmbcr, they obtaixed the first color and black and whitc phutography and sound recordings uf a DEW HIND variant.
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1. Gcncral, rSPG pcridically declares Tcmporary Ucstrictcd Areas (-A* s) restricting access of AI li e3 Mi 1 i tdry I,ia ison Missinns fn certain parts of East Germany for several days. TKh's are normal- ly imposed to scrcen Sovier or East Cermun maneuver actibity, but my also he declared for variow other reasons; dcccption; retaliation for "Rills imposed i11 the I'RG; OT merc affirmation of thc right to impose such rcstrictions.
2. TRA Analysis. A ~evicuof TM's declared over tke past ten years provokes many questions on the basis for annual differences. -Y FAR -DAYS 1976 16 bb
1975 14 100
1974 17 97
1973 23 134
1972 1.7 82
1971 19 116
1970 25 1.38
1969 18 137
1968 26 229,
1963 21 113
*An extcnded 'I"of almost six months covered CSFG reaction to the 1968 Czech crisis.
Sincc TRA's are intrinsically linkcd Eo thc existing MU at ;my givcn timc and since PRA's are changed periodically (twlcc in 1!374), valid long-term analysis of Tu's is highly tcnuous. 1E amears, howcvcr, that international crises, thc a~ri~alof new CTNC's, TRA's dcclared OT excrcises conducted in the FRG, and the increasing requirements of East Geman forces arc variables that affcct the nmher and Imp;th m? Tlih's. USUcontinues CffOTtS to amtpe, predict, and exploit TKh's and solicits the assistance of ot1x-r agencies in this cffort.
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...... - The Jecreascd number of TIU days is initially mislcading. Further review, however, reveals tbr TKA’s in 1976 were frequently imposcd for overlapning perids with 5 February, for example, hcing an cffcctive ‘IRA day for TRA’s 03-76, 04-76 and 05-76, TRA’s 10-76 through 14. 7h comprised 19 consccutive TRA days with various explanations possible for the grouping. Khile IfS41LM dcfers in-depth TRA analysis tu agencies with all-source capubbilitits, it has becn conjerturcd locally that 7W’s 10-?6 and 12-76 my have hacn associated with the importation of thr: T-72 through Rostock and then sout.h to main jpTxison locations,
3. Sequence of TKAms.
mA 01-76 (0604OOh-Q82400A JAS 76) cwerd an area north of Kittstock PRA which connest.d Tfiterow, Warm and Wciten.
TU 0 2- 76 (OGflQOOA- 08 14OOA .IAN 76) consisted of thrcc areas south o€ the Grossenhain PRA and connectcd Kiesa, nabel in, Hainichen, Frieburg, nresden and Pleissm.
’I’M 03-76 (01240A-062430A FER 76) consisted of four areas south of Aerlin ~onn~tingthc Ichnin, Juctcrborg, Rriassn and eastern hurdcr I’M1S.
TRA 04-76 (042400A-13U03A FEB 76) cavcrcd thc northeast portion of Fast Gcmany connecting the Wittstock, Perlcherg and Wrchim TRA’s.
TRA 05-76 (0424nOA-1324 o[)A FER 76) covcrcd thc south central portion of Fast Germany between Treuen’lrictzcn, Bad hebcn and Yeissen.
TRh 06-76 (13240Oh-2024Wh MIW 70: covered the arm north of Herlia within gcncral bvundaries of Prenzlau, Pleuruppin and Waran.
TRA 07-76 (23240OA MY-012400.4 .TUN 76) consisted of five areas northcast, south and soufhwcst of Berlin, tn inclide linkage between t5 c K cuhrandenburgI Tcmpl 31 and bo rde c PRX * s ; the W’e I zolr: , Grossenfia in, Dresden and bordcr PRh7s; and the Sonderhaiiscn, Bnd Frankenhausen, Jussa, Weinnr and Gotha PRA’s.
TRA 08-76 (001890A-122000A JUN 76) covcrcd t.hc northeast portion of East tiermny bounded gcncrally hy Bismark, Pascwalk, Prcnzlau, Storkow, Xosenow, Eredenfelde and connected to the eastern border PKh.
TRA 09-76 (092400A-1624Ollh AIG 76) consist4 of six a-was extending west from border XA connecting the .Jucterborg and Lehcin PKA”.
1-1-20 'IIM 10-76 {07240flh-112100A SEP 76) COllSjSted Of tW0 ZkTedS located in the eastern portion of Cast Gomany from NcuhrandenburR and Neustrclitz to the Polish hordcr PRA.
?RA 11-76 (11240~A-182400A SEP 761 covered the Swth Cellttrdl portion of East Gemany in the area oast of kllc.
TIM 12-76 (152400A-222400A SEY 763 cwwed the area geriecally bounded by Neustrelitz, Perleberg, Karaw and Warm.
TF!A 13-76 (1624OOA-2124OOA SHP 76) covered the arc8 gcnerally bomded hy Wittenberg, Meissen, and Luebbenau.
TRA 14-76 (19UOOA-26240011 SEP 76) covered thc area generally bound& by hobbemu, Forst, Drcsdcn mcl Bmtzen, TRA 15-76 (041,700A-100800A OC'I 76) covered the area .In the*north central portion of East Gcrmany generally bwndcd by Ldwigslust , Beckendorf, Retzow, Neustrel itz, Ycurupph and Perlebcq.
TKA 16-76 ~07080On-092400A OLT 76) consistod of two areas in the contra1 prtlon of East Germny and gcnmally connected thc LetzinRer IIeide, Ratenow, J.&nin, Dessau and Altengrabm PRA's.
4. TRA Maps. The following photo-copied TRA maps arc provided, as in past U,MLV historios. These maps, when conhjned with those of other years, represent the only availahle sou~ceof 'IRA Impositions, locations, duration, and trends. Thc annual list and maps by thm- selves arc of no great. si gnificancc, hut col lectively they represent a valuable record for analysis, particularly with regard to indications and warning ~r for possiblc inmineme of hostilities.
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WP OF TEWQRnRY RESTRICTED ARfA (m) 002-76 (060900R JAM?ARY - 081400A JWUARY)
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MAP OF TEMMKAKY RESTRICTED AREA (W] 007-76 (232400A MY- 01240QA JWC] (Sections A and B)
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N411 OF TEWOORZR'I RESTRICYkD AKFA (TM) 007-76 (Z3240OA MAY - 012401)A JUNE) (Sections C and 11)
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1. Statistical or qualitative analysis of incidcnts and detentions is cmplicated by chnging intcrpratatians r)f t ticse terms TTI rctrospcct, howcver, 1970 uppeaTed to have hen a relatively traublc-free year. With one psssihlc exccpinn, no serious confron- tations ensued; 110 cquipmcnt was confiscated; and, in those fcu cases with “explosive” Fottnt id, the situations were defused rather rapicly and amicably. The six dct.cntions in 1976 represent a minor decrease from the cight in 1975. Of continuing concern were several. traffic accidcnts irivolvinp, IJ.!LY operational vehic [as. Although nnn- of thssc accident.> caused subsequent prohlens and all werc miner, the ppotenf ial for significant adversr: -impact is wcr-present. Accidents bring Bast Geman authorities into contact with USMIM; culpability on our part serves to discredit our I~IKX~C?and to highlight UUT 7rcsence; accidents pravidc the East Gemn authorities thc hesis ~ however tCnuO;Is, to qucstion OUF activitjcs; and serious damagcs or loss Qf life to East Gem” will bring all thcsc factors into play.
2. The following arc dctentions and incidents far 1976:
7 .January A traffic nccidcnt Pot%hm a -* 1976. ninor in involving USMM tow car :md tws East German civilian vehicles was handled amicably and properly by YOOW‘S and the Potsd,m Komaridamura reprcsentatfvc.
2 February 1976. The Cljndow bridge hctwcen Potdam and Werdcr was thc sitc of a detention wher, a KVL! tour was detaincd whilc attempting to pass a Soviet column of 1.1 vehicles. T.TC Grekh, Potslsn Kumanddnt, was smon~danti escorted thc tour to his offices where he repeatedly accused the %OUT- of surveilling and photographing the cnlumn. After refusing to sip an An, the tour was released, Tine of detention: one hour, 4, nii!utcs.
Anofhcr minor acciderit occurred rear -*16 February 1976. Klein- moclsen whk an East Gcrrtln civi lian truck entcred a blicd curve sonewhqt rucklessly and collided with :: UMM tour vehicle. Nrj injurics and mly minor r!amg.ts resuttcd. Aftcr extensive m-sits invcstigattm by WW and the Wciaar KommandauC, it was judged thzt na fault could be determined and the tour could continue homck-ard.
14 %x.h 1976. A ULWM tour entered the outskirts of Treyen- brictzm and encountwed lcad elcmcnts of a column of the 10 GTI, tmving in the apposite direction. Thc tour had passed i~p~roxi.matcly SO vehicles when the mad was hlncked hy traffic congestion caused by a disabled GAZ-66. Tke tour stopped behind the congestion and, within one mimite, was deliberately h1ockcL on th~eesides by vchiclcs from
IT-41 the colt". X Soviet major rcquestcld the psses of the tour officers, and later instructed thc tour to follow his UAZ-69 to tho Potsdam Kmmandamtura. won arrival at the Konm.mdantura, the Soviet major called the Potsdam Komndant at his home. IJpn completion of the ttlephonc conversation the tour was imncdiately released. No AKP was prcpared, md the Soviets WTC correct. and caurteous throughout. The duration of the detention was two hours.
18 Marsh 1976. A USHlNtour car towing a disabled tour vehicle back to Patsdan ''speared'' an East Geman civilian vehicle with its front Tow hook, causing cuilsidcrahle damage to the East Germm car. llic USiLt4 vehicle suffcrcd only nfnimal damage. Qcspitc some clemcnt of fault nn the USMIM side, the Soviet and VOPO handling of the matter was proper and cordial throughout.
30 4tilTch 1976. A rclatjvely pleasant detention occurred in Perlebcrl: khen a Us)rllM tour, beaded by the ncputy, was detained, probably to deny It the oppnrtimity to O~S~TV~heavy .Soviet colum activity jn thc area. Tour was accused of bei-ng behind signs (untrue) and rccording UW's while parked oritside Kmandantura. The tuur was latcr served vodka and coffer! md released nftcr three hours and 15 mimtns. Comment: Deputies obviously rate special treatment.
A ril 1976 Thc v"xidont a month'' rate continued in April with =+--the w1 ortunatt injuy to an East German motorcyclist who srewcd away from a parked UspIlu vehicle and collided with an approachirig truck, Extensive investigation by VOW'S and Soviet Kommndantura rcptcscntatives rcsultcd in a verdict of fault on the part of thc WLY vchiclt, a vedict not accepted by the tour officer. lkspite the circumstances, rolations were propcr and courtems at all times. Nothing further was heard of this accident From SERB.
11 .JuJy 1976. A USMlM tour conducting thc Potsdam Tncal on I1 July 1976 recovercd several intercstinR documents mnd material i'rom a Wcrtlcr training axa. This successful collection operation sworely antagmized thc sensitivities of CSFG officials, resulting in an oral protost from Chief, SERR. CitIng the tour's "obvious distespect" for zhc hebner-*Ma1 inin Agrement, thc Sov iets demamlcd an imediate investigation and Funishnent for those guilty. Jf the results of any collection npcration are to be judged by the reaction of the opposition, then this tom was an unqualified success.
II" .-- August 1976. One of thc "re serious incidents occurrcd on 11 August when a lI,WUl tour was firod upon by Soviet sentries at h'odlitz. Aftcr proceeding along 3 road t~ Nodlitz frequently used hy Mission tours, thc tour stopped ut a raitrottd crossing bccausc the barrier URS dorm. At that tine, a minim of thrcc Soviet soldiers
TT-42 and on0 officer were noted moving on foot ILC~SSthc road on the oppoaitc side of thc barrier. One armod Soviet soldier started across the crosshg toward the tom vehiclc, ohviously intending to effect D detcntion. Ihe tour turned t!le vehicle around and proceeded along the road away from the hrrier. As thc tour departed, a shout was heard, inmediately followed by two shuts. Thc tour retiirncri tn Berlin, with no visible danagc sustained to the vehiclc. No readily apparent explanation can be given for the reaction of the Soviet personnel. In the tour offtcer' 5 judgment , the attempted detcnti on ar~devents that followed were totally unprovokcri and unjustjfied. C IXCUSARHJK protestod the shooting and received the anticipated GSFG fabriczrtcd countercharges.
18 August 1976. Shurtly aftw an SMlN-t; ljeutenant colonel had been d>ctain.ntd in the FRlE and his accreditation withheld for ten days, the Sovicts displayed their talent and inclination to cxcrt retribu- tion, retaliation, and reciprwcity. A UXM tour, led by u lfeutenant colonel, was detained in a nominally clear arca after the tour vehicle had experhnced minor enginc Frubleas, Ihrring the course of the detention, scver~lSoviet tactical coltmns moved through the area thcreby sffording the Sowets the opportunity tu charge the tour with observing military activity. he tour was cventually escorted back to Potsdam where the Ikpty Chief, SERB, in a calm, courteous, but official manner discussed the detention. After a period of six bours and 45 miIiutes, t!!e tour was wleascd to return to West Berlin without its Sovlct accrcditation. This mprecedentod actjon is explicahlc nnly in the 1 ight of the recent detent: ion of thc 9LM-F tour. It was no shcer coincidence that the USMW passes were rutiwned ten days later, the prccise period for wh5Lh the SMLM-F passes had been withhcld.
lldScf:te?bzr 1976. A short: detmtion of slightly over onc hour occurrc w en 8 UiVLY tour stopped Lor gas at an Zritcrtank station west of hismar. A Soviet officer accused the tnur of being in a Yi(A and escorted thc tour to the Wismar Komnandantura. TJie problem was caused hy the .%viet land drawn PR.1 mp which was at variance wiah t.he UspIIpi vcrsiun. A call from thc Hismar Komandant to Potsdam [SERB) validiited the UWU! positjon ard permittcd continuation of thr: tout. Once again, the Soviets were correct and propcr in their dencanor.
7 October 3976. A minor accident occurred in Potsdam when a U,SMlM=< vkmwas rnnmed from the reax hy a Kcst Berlin civilian vehicle. l%e West Berlin vchfcle stiffered considerable damage while the USMIM car displayed the usual studincss, suffering no discernible dmage. VOPO's and Soviets on the scent? absolved UWof any b1arr.e and the tow continued after a delay of over thrco huurs.
. .. 19 Xwcmber ?97G, Thc infamous Satzktm hridge, site of tkquent -- r^- detentions in Tri -Mission histwy , maintained j ts notoriety with a nntcntially serious detention of a..USWl tour. As the tnur vehicle proceeded across tLc bridge, n red rope/nire was pulled taut across the roadway in front of the :&I-. Tcn armed Soviet soldiers immediatcty hlocked and srirrounded the vehicle. Sovi~tAiCM's were traincd on the toux and at least onc soldier chambered a round. The lieutenant in charge was rude and nggressfvc, The tour was first sscortori to the Ib: 1 p,ow/Elster KoPnnandanturn, and iater to the Potsdam %m"mtura wherc, after the usual charges, the tour was rclcased. Fho AKT was prepared. It was subscqucntly determined that clcments of the 35 MRP were orrt-loading at Satzkorn at the time of thc detention. 1hwetrer, once again our "right" to unimpeded travel was challeIigcd and the safety nf the tour foopardized hy the usc of a cable and the unnccessary brandishing of loaded weapons. 1. The finished Intelligence Report (Iff) is the measure by which thc contr3butions of USVLM and its allied counrcrparts are ultimately cvaluated. mile the production officer and WCO seldum experience the excftemmt of thc collestms, their efforts are no less vital. In 1976, the production elements initiated scvoral actions to improve qualktativcly the USMU4 intellieence product. The consolidation of individual reports into more meaningful and substantive IRls was onc such ste?. Although adversely impacting on the total number of prrblished IRIS, this action significantly improvcd the product fur the consumer/analyst. Other actions included improved requirement referencing, more prccisc titling of the report, a mre descriptive suxmary wi tli thc si gni f i cancc Q f the relevant information highlightcd, and the tailoxing of distribution to thc content of thc report.
2. Production Statistics.
UspllM Air Section --383 UW-Ori ginated 3R' 5 165 IR's Based on Allied Reports 218 UWLM Ground Section 489 IJSMLM-Ori gjnatod IR' 5 334 IR's Based on Allied Reports 355 UWLP Joint Section 265 II.WIM/IECOB Projest 110 IRI s Bascd on A1 1i ed BCZ Reports 225' others (Message TR's) 30 SWMV Air [l-ZlS) 421 Ground {2+ 2tS) 806 U.%M/USCOB (2- 21 7) --1 LO WTAL 7337
3. Special Reports. USMLV intelligence re?ortinp, again in 1976 procecdcd hcyond basic 1R production and included scvcral comprc- hensive and, according to consmers, extremely valuable wrap-up reports:
- A maintenance map-up report consolidated Trj -Mission obscrva- tions of Suviet column movements wi th coments on observed maintenance failurcs. Data from this study provided insights into Soviet. equipment utilization and dead-line rates.
11-45 - A logistical wrapup providd a rccapjtulation of Tri-Miss observations of logistical operations and installations with emphasis on hjghlighting changes for futthcr review by analysts . Two troop rotation wrap-ups provided a recapitulation af T i- Mission sightiqs of troop rotation aetivity and ussistcd in determining troop rotation patterns nf CSFti units. - Thc training activity wrap-up synopsized observed tactical activity for each of the Soviet. scmi-onnual training cyclcs with emphasis on proficiency levels of units involvcd. This report relates to the troop rotation observations in that it highlighted differenccs in truining and tactical activity betwcen units and provided data for emlusting qualitative impact of troo? rotation on combat effectlvcncss of GSFC units.
4. Briefings. Cmpleacnting the UshILEI written fR prduct ware several extreacly well-receivcd t5mpressions1'briefings on [;SE'G Air and Ground Vorces and the "Sovict Soldier." Designed to convey thc jmprcssivns of "on-the-scene" at 1 itzry ohsentcrs to audiences requiring this knovlcdge of opposition milit.ary forces, these briefings werc presttntcd to nmurous senior cmandcrs , intclligcnce officers, Headquarters staffs, troop units in Bcrlin and the FRC, and scveral USAREUR and USWE special g-roups. 'fit? "Soviet Soldier'' briefing was sufficiently valuable to warrant its disscmination as a special UW.M lntcl1 igence Rc3m-t: (IR], Kiila ;he colltlction of trash from military trash d~~mpsis nor. new to IISPITM, an Intensified effort was mauntad ir. the past year to exploit fully this important suurce, The wcrall effort included a heightened appreciation at 11WTM for the jntelligcncc value of trash; dcliberate targeting of known dumps; an effort to identify othcr dumps, including coordination with air reconnaissance assets; and partial translation and terse analysis at US.clIM to point thc w.alyst in the Tight direction md high1 ight thc value of recwcred material.
Since this inproved approach to brash svilection wa3 undcrrakcn one year ago, approximately 40 percent of ground intelligerice reports ROW derive frm this important smirce. hong the more significant reports have hccn:
1. h pmrial tank firing training SOP for all Soviet amor units, puhliahed by the Ministry of Dcfcnsc in Uay 1975. 2. A rdar operator's log f'rm a Sovict radar site located jn north central GIIR. 3. A notebook with complete characteristics ad opcruting parameters of the R-118/BEI-J radio statinn. 4. A technical maintuname manual f~rthe T-A2 tank. 3. Firing tables an6 nettornlagicnl correction tables t'or thc M-46 13hgm arid a fire dircctjor. center nrocalures mnuaJ.
Tn analyzing thc uverall results of the trash collection cffmt, t.he Infornution gathcrcd gCnt?Tally falls into three main categories 3f intelliEancc: technical, ordw of kttle, and tsainhg.
Exmplcs of documents fa1 1 iiig into the technical intell igecce category are :
1. Charts, such as one dqicting and explaining dtploymcnt characteristics of the ZSU-23-4 antia:rcraft wcaporl system, 2. A t.echnica1 manual thc M-46 L3Om gun and thc M-47 (lS2m). 'In addition, this wanual includcd a chaptcr on bnth the l3Um and the 152" amunition with detailcd drawings of the armunition, amunition crates, markings placed on tach, "ur:it ion tibles, arid cxplanations of both thc markings and the +abies. 3. As ide €rum dorncnts of techn ical inteJ 1 i gence interest, itmi of eqriipnent. such as a zhemical protcctivc mask have been recovered and forwarded Lo thc Foreign Scimcc and Tcdiriu! ogy (hitur.
11-47 An example nf order of battle int.el1igenee obtained through this progrm was an intelligence report providing the probable organization of the 16th Tank Ilivlsion. 73c information was derivd fmm documnts which included orders assigning first seTrgeants of various units to a mcthods of instruction school, pieces of training schedules of various units, and other pieces of correspondence which contained signature blocks o€ commders, designations of units.. and field postal numbers. hiother exsmple was a unit persoiinel register which prvrided both the unit's idcntification and a list of training xquircd and completed by the various personnel of the unit.
The majority of rccovorod dccments rclatc to training, the hcst examples of which are unit weekly training schedules.
In addition to informtion in thc thrcc categories mcntioncd, nearly all recovered docments provide useful chain of command and biographic data. USMTM has prepared several biographi c repmts derived from docments recovered from trash dumps, nhiqh have provided information on the stafE of LiFG headquarters, three army headquarters, thrcc divisional headquarters, and, in the case of onc division, echelons dowi to aid including battalion level. G. [C) PUNS.
1. Tile signing of the Tri-Mission Indications and Warning Plan on 11 May 1976 and the publication of thc firlit. target list mnknent later in the year constituted milestones in Ri-Mission history, especially In light of intcnsc interest on thc issue of warning timcs in Europe. Efforts continued throughout 1976 to further refine and dovclop this plan.
2. Mlishcd operation plslris for Saviet Roo? Rotation covcrngc and for the Warsaw Pact hW Response to RWORGER pTovidcd the hasis for highly successful Tr i-Mission colloction aqd rcporting. Ewulurrtims af YR reporting on thcsc two activitics wcrc consistcntly high and validated thc cmbined approach.
3. Data collection in support of the USMW Future Study commenced in 1976 with a completlon target date in June 1977.
11-48 PART IT1 I,TAYSOON Ah'll HEPRESENTATTON MATTERS
A. [C] GENERAL. If the nmlwr of official ncetings between CUW and the Soviet Iixtcrnal Kclations Branch $ewes as a hatmeter of relations, ther. one mst say that 1976 found the local version of Arncrican- %viet re1 ations as very god indeed. Only five meetings were held in 1976, as oposed to ninc in 1Y73, 3nd 29 in 1974. Othcr indicators ranging Emtraffic accident handlfng to cultural visits further validated this aura of local ''detente."
€3. (C) MEETINGS WTTII SERB. Liaison meetings between UWkM and thc Soviet Bxternai Relations Branch (SkXR) arc normlLy held at SERB offices in Potsdam at thc rcquest of elthet Chief, US", or Chief, SERB, for discussion of a subject of conccrn to bath sidcs. A sumry of 1976 meetings folIows:
30 Mar 76 At thc rcquest of Chief, USMLM, the first liaison meeting of the year was held to discuss the refusal of Chicr", SERB, to want gucst passcs to two E6T civilians to hang drapos at tho Potsdam tlouse. After much banter, Chief, SERB, aEreed to ?rwidc two local specialists within fiftccn Jays to do the job. 19 May 76 Chicf, SERR, his Oeputy, and Major Stcpapanov mct with Chid, LJSVLM, and LT Chachulsii (Potsdam IIouse OX) at SFRR's rcqunst.. The purpse of the 35-minute encounter was thc delivcry of a Swict protcst of the survci?lancc on 14 May of Chief, SMLV-F, during his return to Frankfurt fron an official v!sit to IISAREUK headquarters. fllargcs of a pre-planned detention and detainin2 methods were mde, based on the use by thc Jcaining U.S. service" of AF Vnm 3231 (SMLM Detention Procedure Card). Chief, IISMI.M, promised to relay the ?rotest to headquarters for resolution and suggested that Chief, !iXuHI-F', request an escort to and from htadquartcrs in conjunction with any futurc official visits, much as Chief, USPILM, does. 20 Jul. 76 At SERB'S request, Chief, UWM, met with Chief, SERB, Qepty Chief, SERB, and a SERB interpreter. Qlief, SERE, delivered a firs: oral protest containing allegations against Major Fleehan and Scrgcant Ricc. micf, SERR, was at hi5 sternest. hxile thc language of thc protest nas srrong, it WIS del ivpred ora1 ly; t.he s:.rongest accrisatjons were Jircctatj Coward Sergeant Rice. Chief, USYLY, ex- pressed SUFprlSC at thc a1 lep,ations. A11 USPIN tours adoptcd a low-kcy touring profile.
111-1 14 AUK 76 Again at SFXR's request. Chid, LhW, met with LTC Kcmavin, Acting Chief, SERB, and 1.T Yegorev, SERB interprctcr. A verbal statement of thc Chief of Staff, GSFG, addressed to the Chief of Staff, IEARhVR, was read. Tabelling the statement R "flrm protest," the Soviets condmed the 10 August detention of two WM-F mmhcrs by thc U.S. Military Police and tho FRI; police mar Ohcrdachstetten. Since a PRA violation had occurred, the Sovf et credentials were conf€scatcd by the dotaining authorities, Again, (Kef, UmW, aped to rclay the protest to his headquartars. In anticipation Qf retaliatory measures, which were not lnng in coming, USMLM tours imdiately adopted a low profilc in the GDR. As an expression of Soviet displeasure, SERB denied a UWM request for transit authorization zhrough the Hof border checkpoint. Iatcr, SERB upproved B crossing at Wartha. 25 Nw 76 Chief, SEKB. his lbputy, and LT Ycgorov met with COL lhrscn and ET Rcrner (Potsdm House fllC) at SERRB's request. Subject of the meting was the upcoming exchange of the rcnains of a Soviet World K'ar soldier recently uncovcrcd in thc Amcrican Sector of Berlin. fiIhicf, USMLM, and Chief, SERB, agreed to hold thc exchange on 2 Uccmbcr in a low-kcy ceremony on thc Glimicke Bridge lirrking West Berlin and Potsdam. There followed a discussion of the domestic. heJp prohlmn at the Potsdm Iiausc diirinng which Chief, SERB, expressed thc hept thaz a praj eaed salary increoss might ease thc situation.
x TI- 2 C. [C) RFJATIONS WITH SSFC;. fi.e tone and tenor of relatiunslnps hetween USMLY and GSFG are best rcflccted in the various mcctings and events which brought USMlM arld other U.S. representatives into contact with Soviet collnterparts.
1. Chid of Staff Meeting. The personal relationship estab- 1 ished in 1975 between Colonel General Grinkevkh, CJS, GSPG, and Major General Herscr, then C/S, USAREUR, continuod ir! 1976 with Major Ceiteral GIOVCS, the ncw Cis, USARElIR. Once again, the U91W annual Ikanksgiving nay dinner was the occasion QE this highly significant Chief uf Staff mecting.
COLONEL GENEKAL GKIKKEVICI?, C/S, GSFG, WJTH MOR GFKERAI. GROVES, C/S, USAREUR
111-3 2. 4 May 1976 Accident. Indicativc of the good rclations with t\c Soviets was the assistance Tendered at the scene of a serious accident ncar the Soviet checkpoint at Marimborn on 4 May 19'i6. LK Foddibski, cmmandcr of the Soviet checkpoint, aided the British a1.d American checkpoint comnders in gaining access to the vchiclcs irrvolved md in amanging for police artd mcdical support.
3. 2 June 1Y7G Visit tu Weimar. SEW arranged fw thc visit of several UsFILt4 ?ersonnel on 2 June 1976 to Weircar, located in sn area pcmnently rcstrictcd to USMW personnel. The success of the tow and the enjoyable tine rxpcrjenseil hy thc 7articipants can be attributd d iscctly to the tour escort provided, Captaiii Kwalchuk. Participating in the vislt were: LIT and hfrs Charlcs S, Stiles LE and Ws. John R. nitc LTC and Mrs. Ray D. Stevcns fan:and Mrs. Killjan C. nukes ILT Juseph D, Chachulski HSgt .%rt L. Pennock [driver) SIT Richard Duttlinger (driver)
4. 16 June 1976. SERB assisted a USMLM-sponsored group in thc visit of Suns Souci Palace, Potsdam, ky yovidiny: an English-speaking guide. Thc tour was prcccdcd by lunch at the USMIN House in Potsum. Participating in the lunch and tour were members of the American military comity in Berlin. kcst pass list Included:
COX. and Mrs. Tborveld R. Torgesen, COS, USAB COL arid Yrs. Kennct3 A, Cass, Cdr, Bln 41k:DMC COL and Xrs. John J*. Tnsani, Chicf, ASR UOC artd Yrs, Fiilliax H. Yinall, Chief, Dept of Dentistry, USAilR COL arid Vrs. Myron C;. Smith, Cdr, TCA COL und Mrs. John W. Baker, DCSI/IJSCOB
3. Junc 1976 Luncheon. Also during June, ODL PcCcr L. Thorscn lunched at SHLV-F with COL 0. D. Q-utenkov, Chief, sII4LM-P. Accom- panying the Chief, USMW, were COL Ernest P. Terrell, Deputy Cmandcr, V Corps Artillcry, and LTC James Barker, Chief, Allied Contact Section. IIospitality and cordiality pr~vailed. COI, 'mtenkw prcscntcd Chief, USMfLM, with n hntt.la of wine nn his dq~~rtur~!. Lt. 6, An autmbile accident occurred near Mogdeburg along the Berlin-Helsstedt Autobahn OR 28 June 1976 claiming the life of a Berlin Brigade soldicr and causing scrious imjitry to his wife. Thc dependent wife spent four days in an East Gorman civilian hospital in Burg, within a Pemancnt Restricted Area, where shc received excellent medical treatmnt and attention. hiring the pcrmd she was able to receive several U.S. visitors, including a doctor from thc 1J.S. Am.y Hospital Bcrlin stxl "hers of USMIH. With thc cooperation of thc Soviets, SP5 HarilpSoublp, IISVLM, a personal friond of the injured wife, visited her with gifts from her deceased husband's unit. Upon her arrival at the Rrirg Hospital, thc Russitrri Komandant presontcd SP5 Soukup with a bouquet of flowers, Throughout. the incident, from initi.al notification to thc wife's return to West Berlin, Soviot and East Ccrman authorities were cxtremely cnoperative and courteous. h letter of appreciation from Chief, USWM, ta thc Chief of Staff, CSK, expresscd appreciation for clssistancc rendered: "Clearly, humanitarian considerations prevailed and point the way toward contiriued cooperation in such matters. 1 personally hclieve that siich actions cmtrfbutc to the iwrovement of our relatjons."
7. Zuly Liaison 1.unc.h. Departing Deputy Chief Stiles and arriving Deputy Chief Tonge :wiched on 7 July at the Potsdam Housr: with Deputy Chief, SCRB, and LT Yegorov. Infomality characterized thc farewe 1 1 1 uncheuri.
8. September Liaison Lunch. Coloncl Thorscn arid the officers of USWM hostcd a liaison lunch in Potsdam on 8 Sqtember for the Chiof of SERB, MAJ Ycdvcd, MAJ Stepanov, and Senior Licutenmt Yegorov. Fruitful discussions centered on PRA maps with Chief, umr#, cmintcring earlier rsqucst of Chief, SMIH-F, For additional maps, and
III-4 on tho East German handlinz of incidents, with both sides agreeing that the use of force docs not contribute to the cont.inuing good relations bctweeri WREUR and GSFG hcndquartcrs Cordiality again typified the U. S. -Soviet epcounte r.
9. Remains Exchange. In a dignif-:ed and impressive ccremany on Glicnickc BriZgc on 2 December, the remains of a Soviet suldier, un- covered during recent excavation work in West Berlin, were turned over to Soviet authorities. A Souict. IIonor Guard of 12 soldiers goose- steped to thc meeting point and accepted the rmains from the U.S. HO~OTGuard Icd by 1st Lieuteoant Shiller. Colonel Thorsen, Chief, IJSlhM, and Major John Gaff, USA, represented the U.S. while the Soviets in attendance included C7icf and Dep:ity Chief, SERB. CSERR cxpresscd the appreciatinn of UINCGSFG for this humanc act and pre- sented z ccmomorative gold medallion with the date of exchange inscribcd on tho medal. The medal was subscquently passed on to the CC, Berlin Brigade. The ceremony was followed hy a 'rwtLkc" at SERR at whkh time tuna, cavisr, coffee, mineral water, beer, and vodka were scrved.
U.S. AHMY WNOR GUARD
SOVIET WNOR WARD
11 T -7 11. (C) SOCLAL EV%TS.
1. U.S. Sponsored Social krmts.
a. Tri-Mission Ball, 10 April 1976. The Hamack Hnusc provided the setting on 10 April for the annual Tri +Missiun Ball, organized this year around 1 Riceritcnnial thcne. Total 'hi-Mission particLpation exceeded 700 ?crsons. A buffet dinner was followcd by L'anciig to the 298th U.S. Amy Band,
b. Tmgau. 'Ihc Twrgau Party, given hy USMUt on 23 April 1976, commemorated 30s*pccial anniversaries in USMLY history: thr 29th Anniversary of the estahLishment of USNW add the 31st Anniver- sary of the mecting nf U.S. and SovLct forces on thc Elbc Xiver ncsr Torgau at the close of world W~T11. On f.hP Torgrm pest 1 kt werc several distingilshcd reprcscrttativcs of the 11.5. Command j.n E~sopt?and CSFG: MI; Rcnjamjn Rclliu, Cnmmandcr of tho 17th Air Forcc (USAFE); MG Adolph G. Schwcnk, Girector, J-3, 1IStW;OV; HG R. Dean 'I'ice, Commander, Berlin Rrigadc; COL-GFN Crinkevich, C?lief of Stttff, GSK; COL-GLV Rabaytlv, Conmandcr, 16th Tactical Air Army, CSFG; and MI; Cnusaitis, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, GSFG. A well-received add"ion to tho guest list was that of tsclve outstanding soliiicrs and airmen from USARH.fR add VSAFE. Many of the Soviets made it a point to hc pictured with these gucsts, who obvia!isly impressed the GSFG officcrs. In rcsponse to the 1F.S. contingent of NCOts, the Soviets in attendance included two warrant officcrs. 'Ihe senlor Soviet officials tclaarked repcatedly on the iiprtance of good U.S.-Swiet relations and expressed the hope to see a CWC to C'IKI: visit in the near future. Hith the extrcmely relaxed snd cotdial atmosphcrc, thc Soviets proved to bc ;personable and quite witling to tradc anecdotes abaut thmsclves admilitary life in general.
c. 9 .June 1976, On 9 June 1976, USFU hosted a dinner- dance at its official residence in Potsdiun to welcome arriving Allied officers am: wives and to :lid farewell to the departing Fersonncl. %sic was pwii.cd by a cunbo frm the 298th U.S. Army Band. In attendance wem MC and Mrs. Joseph C. Ychnough, U.S. Cummaruler, Berl In, the Milimry Attac.hhes to thc Polish and Czechoslovakian Military Missions and their deputies, -ambers vf thc Allid Military Lr'afson Missions, artd reFcsrnt.atfves of thc Soviet Extcral. Hclati ons Ilraiich arid the Pntsdam KoPnandantura. CHIEF AP DEPUTY, USML., CQNVEKSE WITII SERB CHEF
d. Independence Day CeZehratim. Nearly .500 guests assembled at the Potsdam House on 3 July for rhe celebration of the ILS. Iliccntemial. The festivities, including an American-style picnic, gamcs for the children, the annual volileyball tournament and entcrtainmcnt by the 298th U.5. Army Rand, were spirited and enjoyed by all. U.S. distinguished guests included MG and Mrs. Groves, Chief of Staff, USAKEUR; MG and Mrs. ReZlis, Commander, 17th Air Force (USAFE); PIG and Mrs. Schwenk, Director, J-3, USEIJCOM; and MG and Yrs. McDonough, 1J.S. Comander, Berlin. Two Soviet generals attended: ME Novoseletsky, Assistant Chief of Staff, GSFC, and MG Kudrick, Chief of Staff, 16th TU, GSFT;. Tn eddition, II Soviet officers participated, a5 we13 as three superb, but unidentified, volleykill players. The excellent Soviet participation followed coordination in planning tho function marked by friendly cooperation on both sides. Specifically, Sovict pexmissivn to zransi t the Wewitz checkpoint and to travcl in civilian clothes while transiting was granted. MG Novoseletsky*s rcuarks at the traditional cake cutting ceremony were wam, very animtcd, and cmnpletcly in the Bice3tennial splrit. Soviet good will, however, was conspicuously absent on the volleyball court, where thcir awesome team demolished the fHIJ4, BRIXMIS and the U.S. tcams in turn.
e. Labor Day Picnic. USMLM took a respite from "officialav social functims involving uur Soviet counterparts and cnjoycd a typical Labor Day "family style" picnic at the Tompelhof recreation area. Despite The somewhat cool weather, the mcmbers of USMLN, wives, and children thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor cooking and co-edsports activities. f. Thanksgiving Dinner. Potsdam House was agajn thc sitc on 27 Novcmher of the annual Us1wI.M Ihanksgiving Ilinner. 1J.S. attendecs included #G' and MTS. Groves, Cltief of Staff, DSMEUR; 81: an3 Mrs. hdams, Commander, Rcrlin Brigade; COL kmbort, USAF-'E M; and the ULStL??affjccrs and thcir wives. Saviet participants were COI,-GEld tirinkcvich, MG Vorobiav (DCSl, CSFG), Cor, and Mrs. Gladkw [Chief, ,SMiN-F), 5.K Ponatov, LTC and Mrs. Kanavin, Hcw Stcpanov, arid Senior Lieutcnant Ycgorol?. Thc Chief and Deputy Chief, BRIXMTS, and the Deputy Chief, t'HIM, represented tht Allies. Ihc congenial atmusphere provided a suitable setting for this.neeting betwocn the Chief of Staff, IISAWW, and the &Ief of Staff, GSK. COL-GFN Grinkcvich contributed Rreatly to this atmosphere as he related nmerous amusing stories.
&. U.S.-Soviet Gift Exchange. COL Thorsen recejvcd the members of SERB and their wives at the Potsdam IIousc on 27 Deccmhcr for the traditional U.S.-Sovi@t Gift Exchange. tiiftts far the Comnanders in Chicf and thc Chiefs of Staff, as well as far the Chief and "hers of USMLpl and SERB, were cxchangcd in an atmosphere of unusual congeniality. As a result of earlier planning, WSMLM and SERB wives brought natirmal dishes; the Soviet wives drew praise fnr thc excellcnce of thcir contrihtitions to the buffet.
2. Soviet-Sponsored %cia1 Events. GSFG Sovict Army-Xaty Day Recsption. The Chief uf Staff, GSFG, hosted on 23 February a reception at zhe Potsdam Garrison Club tn conmemorate the 58th Anniversary of Sovict Amy-Navy Day. Accredited IWILV officers in attendance 1istaned as CQJ,-GliV Grinkevich (ncwly promoted) spoke of the significclncc of the SovIct Armed Forces, the Allied defeat of fascism in Yiorld War 11, thc Saviet comitnent to detente, the growth of world socialism, and, lastly, the importance of busincss- like relafions between GSIX and thc Alljed Military Idaison Missions. Banter on the rccently arrived 152" SP's was traded about betwccn Colonel Thorscn and several senior Soviet officers. MG Onusaitis closed with the reply that while GSFG was happy with the SP's. Re did not knm if the "oppositiun" was. Thc general atmsflcrc was relaxed, and the Soviets scemed eagcr to please.
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PART TV LOGISTICS
1. USAKEUR Regulation 700-350, dated 28 April 1970, prcescribes responsibi litlcs and procedures for providing logistic support to USMLM and to the Soviet Military Liaison Missiun, Frankfurt (SM1.M-1:). US1IIIpd will be hmlshed logistic support by the Soviet Forccs to which it is arcredited. The Cmnander, U.S. Army, Berlin, will pruvidc additional su?part as necessary, to supplement thc %vi et-provided support, including it t~,snot available fmm Soviet SOUTCCS.
2. IJSAREUR Rewlation 500-445 provides that logistic support on a reciprocal basis will he furnished to 1JSML.W and SMLM-1: by thc Headquarters to which thcy are accrodj ted. B. (U) SOVTET SUPPORT.
1. Soviet support of the Potsdam House installation continued at about thc same level cxperisncd in 1975; thc somcuhat improved stauldards datfng from 1974 rcmained in effect. Rations wtrc of sufficient quantity and of as good a quality and varicty as can be expcctod frm the Soviet supply system. While certain requested rc- pairs wcrc delayed, considerahlc naintenancc and repair were performed Thc main heating plant underwent expansion, and a new terrazzo walkway and patio wcre co~lpletd~An extensivc renovation projcct in the sMllcr house adjacent to the main house rcmained in progxess at year's end. 'Ihis renrrvation includes new wiring, enlarging the kitchen, and refinishing and rcpaintiiig thc interior of thc hiiilding.
2. Somc diiflculty with the Soviets has been cxpcricnced ET tho procurement of East German cmployees to staff the Potsdam Housc. Ihrwghout most of tho year, several of the ten authorized positions remained unfilled, In December, tl cnok who had given good scrvice to USMLM for oweT 15 years was suddenly dismissed without any apparent causo. This posltl~nremained vacant at the end of the year.
3. The following arc Soviet supplrrt statistics for 1976: Coal 31.3 tons Rat i 011s 14,200 individual meals Trash Yick-up K'eekly El actr icily 54,013 KWI tiatural Gas 11,502 m3 Katcr SO, 150 m3 (estimtsd) VIE 94 Gasoline 30,ClCM.l liters Te I cphone One trle hone xith two extensions Personnel 24-hour Fzist German sccurity post; 8 East Ccnr.an house employccs (4 cooks/uai tresses, 2 cleaning maids, 1 gardcncr, 1 mechanic) C. IC] REHLLK BRIGADL SUPFQRT. Berlin Brigade continlid to prwidc timely and effective support to USMIM Juring 1976. This support included :
1. Continued assistance in refwhishing the Potsdam House. Total. astimated cost: $8,000. %jar new or replacement items providcd are: Fucni ture coverings Rugs and tahlccloths Refrigera tars Several picccs of antique furniture New quartermaster ftlmiturc Marble-toppcd tahlc and grandfather clock donated by Berlin MEDDAC
2. Complete vehicle maintenancc support.
3. Maid, gardener, and security €oorces.
4. Self-Scrvicc Supply Centcr items at a total cost of DH 21,121. M 2500 of this total was spent for household supplics used at the Potsdam Ibusc which are unavaIlablu through the Suviet supply system.
5. Laundry service.
6. Gasoline: 19,198 gal lons.
7. Oil.: 334 liters.
D. (C] U.WL$i WwARTERS REKOVATIOW. Wing the year, a nmnbcr of work projects were accmplished. This work included:
1. Tnstallation of garage doors.
2. Installation of security lightinR around building.
3. Tnstallation of wire mesh over steel bars to upgrade security of (brn"ications Centor and Files Room.
4. Ifpsading of central heating system.
5. Painting of building interior commenced in December.
Fa [C) VEIIXCLES.
I. Vehi de Status. As of 1 January 1976, UspfIM's ogorationtll vehicle flcct consisted of thc following:
IV- 2 a. Number of vehicles: Ninc (93 1974 Ford Customs TWO (2: 1974 Fora qroncos Two [Z) 1971 Ford Broncos Nine (9) 1975 Opels Tntal Yumhcr of Vehicles: 22
h. Accreditation. Thrso vc5icIcs wnrc assigned against. USMLY's ten accreditations as Lollon's: XlPIUER VFHIC1.E ---__.PLATE
20 1974 Ford Custom (Black) 21 2975 Ford Bronco (OD) 22 1974 Ford Spccial (on) 23 1975 Ope1 [khitc) 24 E975 Ope1 (White) 25 1974 Ford Custom (OD) 26 1975 Opcl 4-whccl drivc (White) 27 €974 Ford Brortco (OD) 28 1974 Ford Custnm (OD) 29 1975 Ope1 (Khite)
2. Procurement of foreign-made vehicles for USWJ operational use {highly mcmragcd by sii?port. agcnciss nf Rcrlin Rrigaddc) continued in 1976. Eleven (11) 1976 Ope1 Admirals arrived in May 1976 for integration within the 1JaFiIPI tour cap f:ect. These additions replaced all Fords with the exception of the Llief vf Mission's car (gZ0). Wenresentat ional considcrat a. Oris (1) Ford S;lecial fcr the Chief of Misskori. b. llree [3) Ford 3ro1ico plates. E. One (13 hrd Stationwagon (9-passcngcr) plato for Pntsdam Home car. d. Ope1 sedans for remaining five (5) plates. 3. Vchiclc Status as of 31 December 1976. As of 31 December 1976, USMGpl's operational vtkiclc flcct cansistcd of thc following: ?V-3 a. "her of Vehicles: Om (1) 1974 Ford Custom One (1) 1972 Ford Custow Statinnwagon Two [Z) 1974 Ford Rr0nc.o~ Two (21 1975 Ford Broncos Eight (8) 1975 Ope1 Admirals Eleven (11) 1976 Ope1 Admirals Total Nmbcr of Vehicles: 25 b. Accreditation. These vehicles wcre assigned against USMLM's ten accreditations as follows: VEIIICLE 20 1974 Ford Custom [Black) 21 1975 Ford Bronco [On) 22 1976 Ppel (White) 23 1972 Ford Custom Stationwagon (Black) 24 1975 ope1 4-wheel drive (Whitc) 25 1976 Opcl (UU] 26 1975 Qel (Nhite] 27 1974 KorJ Bronco (On) 28 1974 Ope1 (OD] 29 1976 Opcl [OD) 4. In Decemhcr 1976, four (4) 1977 Ford Broncos arrived in Berlin for IJSMLM. These new Broncos are currently undergoing modification at Maintenance Division, Berlin Brig;ade, and will be incorporated wjthin UWlM's operational vehicle fleet when completed. The addiainn of thew vehicles in 1977 will incpease the nunbcr of BTO~COplates from two to three and will givc the fleet greater cross-cotintry mobility. IV- 4 4 F. (C) PHOTOCRAPHIC UBOWmRY. 1. General. Several significant and far-reaching actions were initialed in 1976 which will Impact dramatically en the USMW Photo lab in future years. Funding for the activity was converted frm Intelligencc 6ont i iigmcy Funds (IW] dollars to Bcrl in lleutschmrk [DM) funding. Action was initiated to Headquarters, USAI:, to modify the Lab’s covert status to that of an o€€icial USAF Lab with official. Table of Allowances, thereby faci litating procurenent OU~OF Betlin Iwil funds. R five-year plan was completcd which will allocatc approximately 200,000 DM to acquirc new equipnent or up-grade existing systems. In sun, 1976 was not only qumtitativoly productive for the Photo Lab Csoe following paragraph), but also establishcd the ground- work for tangible qualitative benefits in future years, 2. Production Statistics. -1975 -1976 Rolls of film Bluck E mite 2,610 3, L81 Color 54 1 503 Duplicate Black C fiite 2,406 1,245 Proofs 11 5,930 141,162 Prints 314,931 302,120 Total Prints 43U, 861 443,282 I’iote: Early estimates for 1977 indicate a substantial increase can be anticipated , . I UMCUSSIFIEP .. 1v- G UNCMSSIFIED . . .I ?- ?- PART V VTSTMRS A. (C] GENERAL. The many visitors to USMLM in 1976, iacluding several particularly distinguished officials, oncc 3giiii rcr'lectct! the varied and viral implications OF USY1W operations t.o thcatcr and national level comands u.d Inte 1 1 igence orRan izatims . Thc act ivo briefing program continucd to providc significant ar.d tangible benef i ts incitzding irr, impro;rcd understanding and avpreciation of IISMLM operations by all visitors, €~rT,he~cf Tecri ve integration wit4 other intclligence agencies, ucntiriuatl high quality OF logistics support, and effectivc liaison with pclitical representatives. Few military organizations are afforded thu suparb support receivcd by USYiM, whether in thc area of logistics, intclligerce, or command int.erest. The visitors prngram cmtrlhrrtes to maintaining that privj leged stlppnrt lcvcl, both hy keeping key officials informd and by trmting OUT visitors in a manner that reflects O;IT s,inincere appreciation for their efforts. B. LC) ROSTER OF YISTTORS. 'Januag- 24-2h Mr. Bert C:. Asdienbrznner, FL-313, ACM Dr. hallace C. Magathm, GS-I:, DIA 26 BG William 1. Rolya, CT;, USAL% 'ebruary-..- - 6 BG Edward Thompson, IMCST. i)A 7 PIG Jesse M. Allm, DCSOPS and TNTkL, USAFF., and party of S 11 COT. David M. Brogi, C/Coll Div, ODCST, 'USAHEUR, and prry of 2 20 81; William W. Fitts, AG LK4RElB/Cdr MISYCRCPMEUR, and party of 8 23 fW Ikrhort E. Wuiolff, Dcp Corps Cdr, b' Corps -.March 2 MG Adolph G. Schwcnk, Dir, uJ-3, HQ USEUCW, and pmrtyof 5 4 MG R. W. E'ye., CC, 32d AADCOM 17 (EN Robert E. iluyser, 'X1SC;ISEIICOM 22 T.TG Donr. A. Starry, Cdr, Y Corps 2s Mr. George A. Chestc:r, Jr., 01c of Berlin Affairs, State neparbent, "i Earty of 1 1'- i -...... -- 29 ml, Richard A. Szymczyk, DAO, Warsaw 31 PIG Joseph C. Mcr)onwgh. USCOR 81 USEWOM Orientation Crwp of 3 headed by COL Max G. Bodenhausen, USAT", G/Elcct-ronic Warfare, OPSEC Div, !Q USEKOM COL WS.1Zian T, Ames, Europan Region Cdr, USASSC, ACSI, SHAPE 6-7 LTC John C. Karp, CJGeneral Ops Br, Coll Div, OOCSI USAWUR, and Mr. R. Goranson, 5) Asst, Call Piv, OXSI IISAREUR 7 5% .Joseph C. McDonougb, USCOB 9 LTC Scpahs, Asst G2, V Corps, and party of 2 12 COL Willim Ballad, Cdr, 6912 Scty Sq, TCA 13 Hr. Edwin A. Spcrtkman, GS-18, Tech Asst to the CG, A,SA 19 Mr. James Rodrigucz, NSA Europe, Stuttgert 29 Ah.. Richard kcCormack, U.S. Heprcsentative, Political Comittce, KAT0 sllay 3 IJSEUCOM Orientation Group of 7 headed by (Apt Rvbcrt M. Morrison, USN, C/Strt.egic Ops BT, Ops Uiv, J-5, IJSEUCOM c .1 USEUCW party of 20 headed by COL M. C. Myfield, CJJRC, 5-3, EEUCDM 7 COL Loston Ibrris, DCSERS, USAS-4, and party of 2 12 W Paul 6. Buhl, US4FB l3, and party of A 17 COf, George K. Withers, Jr., Cdr, 2dth Engr Gp (Const) 19 .W Dieter Kaiser, Mr, Helmstedt Det 26 LTC Wallace, T.WSO 27-28 LTC Jolly, USAPE INC, and party of 2 28 LTC J. F. ibllingsmrth, Sp Asst to the CofS. U.S. Army, and party uf 5 -Junc 2 BC; Walt,er E. Adam, Cdr, BeFlin Rrigadc COI. John Baker, XSI USCOB MG Howard Y. Smith, 5-2, USE?.lCOM. and party of 8 COL R. lambcrt, WAFE M Mr . nick l.cc, IJSATSA-%nich Mr . Ri I1 Lh-ennar,, IJSATSA-Hcidtlberg I&. Robert J. Welday, NSA-CS, and party of 6 COL Yornau, ffq, USA BC; Elton J. Oclaunc, Jr., UCSILY OSAREUk LTC William N. James, Berlin Brigade Conptro’ller 17 MU A’i I1 iam R. Strong, SSO, USAB 21 LTC Dwight S. Keyburn, U.S. hay Russian Institute, and party of 16 23 CPT CJade 0. Proctor, C/pICTS Objectives Sect, DLT. and party of 2 2.4 COL N D. Schaiiche, ADCSI , USAREIJR 28 WEIJ(:OM Oricntation Group of 6 headed by CDL Fred S. Moore, C/Systons E Programs MY, USELKOM Jul y 2 PiAJ Bubby I;. Hadaway, SSO, USCOB s COL mitt?, Ops 0, tifich MT rip LTC Alan Iloultry, Cdr, 766th MID 9 LTC Doyle C/Coll Met Br, OWSI USAREUR, and parry of 1 13 COI. Allrritton, Cdr, 20th TAC Fighter Wing 19-21 GP”T Bcncdict, USAW IN0 and party of 1 20-21 CQI. Richard K. Davis, (:/USARFUR MI Inspection Tcam, and party of 14 22 COT, W. n. Owens, WAF, .J-2, Warning Uiv, USEUCW, and party of 2 23 LTC Rene J. Affourtit, ACofS, USCOB 26 USEUCOM Ot’icntarion Group of 7 hcadcd by CO: Buddy L, Brown, C/JRC, HQ USEUCOY 26 General George S. Blanchard, CJNCUSAREUR, and pa~tyof 2 2R MI, William A. .May, 1JSAFE Bcrlin Rep an6 lleputy mdr for Ups, TU, and party of 1 29-30 LK Hmts, 497 H?G, iml parry nf 1 V- 3 .. .. . -...... August 2 MkJ Sellers, 1946th Cwnm Sq, and pmty of I 5-6 MG Lloyd R. Leavitt, Jr., USAFE NSOYS and INTEL, and paTty of 3 12 LTC Ernest G. Allen, Vice Cdr, TCA 17 CQL Donald W. I.ajeunesse, Cdr, IU 18-19 ;,TC Hcnry E. Stickney, IlSAFE ZNCF, and party of 2 19 COL ?;aman Wcllb, Cdr , 66th MI Gp, and party uf 5 23 USEWW Orientation Grou,? of 5 headed hy Capt Russell F. Harncy, USN, C/PAO, tIsBlICOM 23 YTI Corps Analyst Qricntation Group of 7 headed hy W John H. Vann Devcr' 26 R[: C. E. Channon, USRF, NSA, ksst Dir for Ynstal G Logistics, and party of 3 30 PII; Gordon .I. Duquemin, DCSQPS, USAREUil Sept cmb e r 1 COL Hichard Kattar, Chief of Staff, UW 7 PIG G. I,. Mdadden, EC USS, Uep Dir for Field Mpt 6 Evnl, NSA, and party of 2 9 LQL Rogcrst Chief, C I Div, ODCSl , USARWR 15 LTC Sl if er , LISAB Comptroller 18 Mr. Charles Modgrass, Chief Sta€ftrr, IIouse Appropriations Subcomittce, ar.d party of 2 19- 22 WJ Cox, Ekopean Arca Seminar IHr, Civil Affairs and Security Assistance School, Fort Bragg 20 001. Charles E. .Schmidt, C/Coll Div, ONSI , IISAREUR, and party of 1 22 USCU(m Orientation Croup of 5 headed by COL Edgar 1,. Stephenson, Jr., USAF, C/hd Ctr Mv, .I-3. USLUCOM 22 .W(P) Charles H. Idyon TIT, 3-5, WCS, Polttico-Military AtffaIrs Uesk Officer for Berliii and Cast (imnany 27 Plr, Ronald Ewing, W-15, Tech Dir, EIF?stto-M€ip, Div, PTD, and party of 2 28 SC Browning, USAFE Iti, and party of 5 29 Mr. H. German, nep (:/Pol Sect, hmcrican Edassy. Bum, and party of 1 --October 1 COOL Angus Mchniel, C/PRT Div, 0CL)SI USMElJR, and party of 4 5-12 L1C Paul G. Hcnnen, IGn M, ICF IC; Team. and parr.y 3f 1 7 "hers of the bus0 Appropriations Suhcomnittec: Mr- Branch Wocd and Mr. .James Denny 14 Cot, Jhfe R. Mitchell, Dir of Coll, USME IhX, ami party of 1 IS MG Joseph C. McDouough, USCOB COL John Smith, DCSI, USI:OB 19 COL J. M. Ilrtrbs, C/ASA IG Team, and party of 4 22 COI. Schcidt, [lir/Procuremnt USAt:E 27 USEUCOM Orientation L> of 5 headed hy Cot Fletcher A. K. Alcong, USA, DChief, Ops Djv, .J-6, USEUCOM 27-28 YG Oliver W. Ilillard, DCSI, USAREUtl, and party of 2 29 MG Lloyd R. Leavitt, UCSOPS and INTEL, USAFE, and party of 3 29 Mr. Robin Wicc, GS-18, Congrcsslonnl Budget Office, and party of 1 29 Mr. Angus Thurmer, Sp Asst to llSCOB and Deputy 31-2 Nov LTC Samuel V. X'ilson, Ilk, IIXA, and party of 2 Novmbtr I CUI, L. Zalewski, Attache, Amcrican Embassy, Warsaw 5 LTC Pfifttr, Cdr, 307th ASA Rn, nad party of 1 5 MAJ Frank Zachat, lntel Staff Officer, DKA 5 CO1. Weaver, DCY, San Antonio 5 Senator P. Nunn, U.S. Senate hcdServices Cumittee (SAX) Senator Bartlett, SASC, and party of 5 8 LTI: Todd Poch, Cdr, 3rd Rn, 6th TnF, IISAB 8 L'K Edward F. Zychowski, Provost Marshel, UW, and party of 1 a CYT Jack R. Fox, 5-2, 2nd Bn, 6th In€, USAB, and party of I 19 IJSEWOPI Orientation Croup of 7 headed by Capt Harold I.. Ainkley, USS, C/Dps niv, .J-Fi, USBUCUM 11 I,TC(P) Ihvid 'r. IIottcl, C Prod niv, ODCSI, USAREUR, and party of 2 v-5 15 LTC Grcife, CiSp Scty Cp, WSAREUR 19 General Bernard Pi. Rogers, cShie,f of ,Staff, U.S. Army BC Waltcr E. Adam, Cdr, Berlin Brigade 29 UT. Leonard H, Marks, Former nir, OSlA Dr . Brucc t'tn Voorst , former Newsweck correspondent, ROW nunher of Congressional 3ZTZFy Committee COL Saunders, C/USAFE Cml Ctr, and party of 3 MAJ Winarsky, T,iaison Officer to Ashfmd, UK USEUCOM Orientation Group of 7 headed by COL Donald H, Batz, IISAT, Dcputy IG, USHUCm 9 M(; Jams L. Rrom, Dir of Intel, USEULWM, and party of 3 10 Ambassador #alter J. Stoessel, U.S. Ambassador to thc FRG Minister Scott Gmrge, U.S. Ninistcr, Rcrlin MG .Joseph C. t"ugh. and party of 3 14 Mr. David Close, Deputy for Coordination, SRF, Bonn 16 .W Eddic L. Hackworth, 'tkng Br, ODCST USAREUK, and party of 6 V- 6 UMCLASSlFl ED V- T UNCUSSIHEP M ai5 v: MRASSADOR STOESSEL S1 GKS USMIb% GUEST ROK LTG WILSON, DIRECTOR DIA, RECEIVES MISSTON RESTRICTION SI&' TIE LTG WlLsOM IS PRESENTHI T-72 PIIOTQGRAPH BY SSG CARROLL AND CAPTAIK CRIlTCIlER 2'- 1 0 PART VI SPXX:AL SECTION: THIR':Y EARS Ob' USMLM HTS'rOKY [YES'IIRDAY, TODAY, AND 113WRROtb) 4. ((:) GK"TL41,. This concludir,g section of thc I976 USMLM Unit History specifically comemorates the 30th year of this organiza- tion's existence and thc superb efforts OF ow predecessors during that period. Thc pmspectives gained by looking hack into USflW history arc always rewarding an3 enlightening and, at times, humbling. IICSuccesses in critical periods wlth much less sophisticated equipment are imprcssive. Our "new" idcas of 1976 art frcqticnt 1 y found to have been thoroughly studi cd by OUT predecessors. Opcls were tested in 1952 and found ''UnsatisFactory.'' The Joint Operations Ccntcr of OUT current TSW plan was active in 1963 for comined opcrations. And our Air Scctians would find the I963 History discussion of Operation "NIT PICK" of considerahlc interest in describing haw Tr i -Mi ss ion Air elements conducted inacnsivc simultaneous coverage of nine CSFG airf iclds to determine Iocation and asscss capabilit-ies of new FISHBED aircraft. 'Thcsc rcvelations should not in any lnanncr stiflc OUT continued efforts at innovative and imaginative approaches to our missions. Rather they should bo rccognizcd as part of uspll,al's history afld rescvoir of experiencc which future members can ad wi 11 improve upwri. B. [U) CHTkFS OF MISSION: 1947-1976. (See photograph on following Fage - 'Top Row (I cft to right) : nG Waltcr J. Hess, dr., October 1946 - tktnhcr 1949 MG Tr;mari C. Tliorson, January 1950 - Aujiust 1950 COL Floyd C. Hading, July 1950 - Kovmbcr 195fl COL Jvhn 1'. khans, Dcccabcr 1350 - bvsaber 1952 Ccnter Row (left to right:: CUI. A. E. %haze, December 1952 - Aujpst 2954 'JOL JoRn A. Cleveland, Jr., Septembcr 1954 - August 1955 CUI. hery L. Sellonby, Septmbcr 1955 - Junc 1958 COI, KoBcrt P, McQiai I ,May 13.58 - May 1960 C3L Ernest vox PawcF , July I960 - .Time 1963 Bottm Row (left tn rlghr.): COL Paul G. Sknwronek, jlmc 1963 - May i967 CO1. Thoms F. .%Cord, May 1967 - July 1968 CO1. IIouard M. Richic, August 1968 - Hard1 1971 COT. Frcdcrick C. Turner: April 1971 - June ;974 CUI. Pcrer I.. Thmscn, July 1974 - Present Y1- 1 .. c E C. [C) USMM REVISITHE, by UlC Randall A. Grecnwalt. (Note: LTC Creenwalt prcvioiisly served at IJSMUl during the neriod June 1967 - Junc 1969. He rcturned iri Juna, 1976.) As earlier reco11eCtions RTC rcplaccd by contemporary impressions, seve~afimportant dcvalopmcnts in Croup of Soviet Forces Germany (CSFG), IJSVIpI's 'Mus operandi'i and evcryday lift! in the GDR stand out. -GSYG. During The intervening eight years since 1969, Soviet Forces in East Germany have bencfited from 8 dynm1.l; program of qualitative improvement. 'fie introduction of thc BMP, T-72, self-propelled artillcry (122m and lS2m), u stwngthencd tactical air defense systcm, enliaicod sfr-to- ground cmhat support and a massive rcnova- tiam of the miljtary truck fleet combine to creat an impression of a suhstaiitially strengthcned ccmbat cyrabii i ty. External indicators point toward hcttcr maintained Kdmisons and equipment. Garrisons Frerent a neater appearance. There are fewor broken windows in billets; old woodon slathoard fcnces me giving way to brick and concrete; mny new vehicle shcds have been constructed; whecld and trnckcd vehicles arc stowed and naintained in a more precise military nanner. Saiiior noncomi ssianed officers a re now mly rarcl y seen, :laving been replaced by ''prapurshchiki'i (warrant officers) hho were reintro- duced into the Soviet rank structure several year5 azo. Another changc has hecn thc apparcntl y expanded uti 1 jznrion of Soviet notjonal civilians to provide administrative support to GSFC. The number of non-tactical support vehicles sccn along highways and around garrisons being driven hy Saviet civilian personnel has perccp tibly increased. While there have bccn many 2mprovcmcnts in the equipAc of GSFG, training, and tactical concepts appear tn havr: ch;znged 'little. Small unit training and tactics rmain stilted and unimaginative, with continucd re liancc on mcchanical performance and repetitive ref.earsal. of basic skills, Soviet Extcrnal Relations Branch [SERB). SERB officers conduct thcir business with !JSMI,Y with gf&tcr aplomb. Thc often grr:ff, circwn- sTect SERR officers of thc past have seen rcplacd by socially astute persoiralities shho am prepared to mccL their U.S. counterparts in a marc relaxed manner and with greater candrrr. SERB now approves guest passes, responds to imprnmptu rcquircmcnts and supports Potsdnm IIousc ia a style that tins unimaginable cight years ago. VI-3 Life in the GDR. Compared with 1969, a numbcr of improvements arc evident in the exttrnal conditions of the CDR, Thcre has becn a significant fncrease in both the quantity and variety of consumer goods and a dramatic increase in the nunbcr of privatcly-aumed autmob5lcs. LonR hair, beards and old blue jeans have become standard among the young. Many apartmat complexcs have sproiitcd up In the major urban arew. There has been an intensive prvgram to modernize and intensify agriculture. Nm-Bloc foreign visitors are seen in large numbers thraughaut the CIIR. In spite ai' these promising extcrnal indicators, the G1R still retains its flat, grey characcer. Material Rains rto not conceal the facr. that everyday 2ife in the tiI)R remains a budcnsme chorc , Ua1Jts Operational Activities. The tntelligencc collsction atmosDhorc has decidedlv imroved. ''OSCZ~DO evade" -1 Previous and tactics which often Id to oxciting, but pointless, high-speed chases and conccrted efforts to detain tours, have hcmi rcplaccd by a more subdued, stenlth.fn1 style of collection and A preparedness to acccFt detcntion, rather than escalate a situation. At the sme time, the opposition's survcillancc operations are now crlnducrcd in a less aggressive manner. While Yission Restriction Signs still ahound thmmghout the CDR, murc have disappeared Than have been added. Much has been done to batter dcfine and ex?loit the Mission's uniqilc collection capabilities. US&!" is mre closely intcpitcd into the total collectiun effort am3 the quality of the Mssion's comribution has markedly improvd. Concurrently, IJSMLM has becn very successful in explaining its operations and rcsponsihi lities tu those who have a need to know. While the level of professional skill and cmitment which charactcrizes those personncl who arc assigned to USMIM has always becn hjgh, it is satisfyjng tu 5130 that the contxibntion of the noncmissioned officers' cnrps toward the Mission's operations has Rrom. Thc efforts of USMM's noncmissioncd officers have becn a major source of its now succcsses. Onc important aspect of IISWlM7s operation that has not changed Is the spirit of 'hi-Mission coopcration. USMtM, BRImIS and FFILM continue to bcncfit frnm a close and productive joint approach to collection which remains a model of mult.inationa1 "intcroparability." Yl-4 'P Detentions, shoctings, protests arising mi. nf incidents, accrcditntim dosiimcnts, and thc unclassified an3 classified missions of USMLV figurcd in thc late 1950s and early 19hOs as news warranting mention on the !Front page of the New York 'Simps. In reading through thc p.x"us articles on USMIM from that ?eriod, me quickly rcalitcs that tho basic pohlcms confronting USY1,M remain the sac today as in czlrlicr days. Cne also notes imcdiately that whcn thc Mission was entering upon its second dccade, it: had a visible importance tn thr: international cmnity as a measuxc of East-Hcst tensions and as a tml in the munipclation of these tensions. Detentiors of ILWH personncl made the headlines of the .-Timcs on several occasions, particularly at a time when kist Germany began to assert itself from mdcr Soviet occupation. In a dctcntion of August 1959 when a IMiIP.9 tour was "arrested, questioned at an East German policc station, and released only after high Sovict officws had intervcncd the next day (16 Oct 59, p. 3)," one sees thc pattcm for prcscnt-day detentions. Nonetheless, #c gravit.y nf that dctcn- tion and thc authority sticcessfully asscrtcd by thc East Gcman policc have beon generally avoided by thc quick intervention of the Soviets. Tkttmtlons such as ttu above must have been mre comonplncc than a reading cf the Times suRRests. S%notin~was usilal ly involved when a dctmtion became the su'2jcct of ii news report. Such reports proved fairly frequent during this crisis Ferh?d in Borlin: Ylfficcrs of the lhized Statcs military mission attached to Soviet Army hczdquarters in Potsdam escaped uninjured wkcn a Soviet sentry opened fire at their army scdan (21 Oct 59, p. 3)"; "East Gcrman go1iccrar.n firad at ZL car of the lhited Statcs military mission attached to Soviet forces in Fast Germany (23 Mar 62, p. 11''; "The Fast Gcmns fired five hullcts iiito thc tires and back of the caT (30 Mar 62, p. 21''; "Soviet soldiers, firiq without warning, hit a Ihited States military staff car [attached to thc United States liaison missioc to thc Soviet amyl with submachine p;un bullcts (7 Sep 62, p. 2>." Toddy as thcn, such incidents lead to protcsts. Unlike today, protests then uem generally resolved on the CIYC lcvcl . The shooting incidcnt of 20 March 1962 stimcd a strong protest rcported extensively in thc Times. Tn front ?age :iews, in an articLt entitled "U. 5. Cur5s Liaison in East Gemny." the Tims relato3 that the CINC!ISARTXJR, General Clarke, had rcjccted tEplyby the VI-5 ...... - . . CTXCCSFG, Marshal Konev, to the protest lodged by thc Anericans on 23 March (see NYT, 24 Mar 62, p. 2). Xarsha1 Koncv's reply appar- ently had littxof the terse bureaucratic languagc used hy thc Soviets today in "disal lowing" 11,s. protests. "Some Uriitd States officials who read Marshal Konevt% reply to the Lhited States pratest said it was couched i.n mild and fricndly language, but with such an ironic tone as to he almost insulting. In effect, he was rcpnrt.d tu have told Genera2 Clarke not to he I Jcvc his sdlordinatcs and to havc giver1 an account of the incldent that bore no relation to Teports mide by thc lhited States soldiers involved." hhilc centmporzxy protests erid with these Llffering accounts of the events xntl mnutuitl attribution of blame, matters in 1962 worsend at this ;mint. Gcncrnl Clarke immediately "mspcniied the activities'' of USMIM 'ihccaIlse ?.he Russians havc failed to g3;lrantee the safety of its mcmbers (3C Mar 62, 11. 11." To atid a punch to the announce- ment, the CYNCVSARSIJR likewise assigned Arr.crisun MP escorts to SYIM-F personre1 who departed thc Frankfurt compound (30 fir 62, p. 2). One day later the Snviets sealed off thc Potsdam Mission tiousse in a "rqrisul against rcstrictiuns iqosed by the United States Amy [on LWIM-l:l (1 Apr 67, p. 141.'' AI East Geman AUN rrpnrt cited by the Times read: thc Soviets have "'restricted the frccdom of nuvment FpersonneI of the military mission of the 1.hftcd Stazns to .their placc of stationing' [l Apr 62, p. 141." Operatims of both missicrts e~meto a halt for a weck. General Clarke and Marshal Konev agreed on 5 April to lift thc rcstrictions placd un the two cmp"s. Thc reconciliation in Potsdam was marked by the fTiendlincss seen by U~L'WT on those occasions when both pnrtits agreed to carry on in spite of Lhe stroq words exchanged: ''Geccral Clarke and a party nf military and c-ivi 1 ian aides wcfe received by Marshal Konev and his officers in wlat was describcd as R truly Russian spirit of hospital i t.y. Larpe offerines of caviar and vo&i were fcatutcd (6 Apr 62, p. This atmos- phere of reconcil iation showed itsckf' z1TGin later 5n 1962 in the protest of thr: September shoting. Karhcr than rcfct this sc~ious shooting incidcnt to the CINC lercl for a protcst, the matter was lefr. ta UShlLM to resolve. "Government quarters indicated that the United States was not eager to make il aajw incident out of the Sovict attack on the .4my liaisnr! vehicle :7 Sep 67, p. 7)." Beyond Cctenti ms, shootinRs, and protast.s, TMIH made thc headlincs of the New York 'l'ims in the spring of 19SO when the annual rcrinwal of accreditation docierlts or passos Fai Ied to follow its established comse. On 3 ?ebruary 1960, the new ?asses arrived at thc Al!ied Missions with a notation that the members of the Missions were accredited to the GllR (18 reb hO, p. $1, rather than tn t.he Svviet Zone of Germany. Acceptance of the ncw passes would have hplicd virtual rwqyition of the GDR by the Allies. lhe three A1 Iied CLNC's rclayed to the CI?KCGSFC (Plarshal Iakliarov) on 19 February 1960 that thc nw passes were ~f'Unacccptabhle' [ZO Feb hO, p. 1)'" Arthcr J. Olsen, who, almg with Sydney Crusrin, reported on VSMW for the New Ymk Times, termed the pass d:spute ''a struggle of wills [SO Feb 60, ?TStrugglc it was: thc Mi Iitary Liaison Yissions very nearly went out of cxi stence. "...The three Govmmcnts have agrccd to withdraw their missions from Potsdam rather than knuckle under (20 Feb 60, p. 4)." 'he Frcnch took the load in demanding il restoratfofl of the old passes by restricting SNN-BH to its compound (25 Feb 60, p. 4). The British, however, favored concession: "Diplmatic sources said Rritish officials thought it feasible to accept the new passcs provided the Soviet Union gave assuranccs that it would continue t~ h~ the mprw- Ing aut.hority (18 Feb 6U, p. 8)"; "The Anerlcms ham hcen arguing with the British that the plitical overtones of what thc Russians arc attemptfng overrldc the mflltary valuc of the missions (12 Mar bU, p. 4).'t Apparently, the British too becam convinced of the pave implications in thc new mrding and, somewhat heIafedly, the United Statos and Qeat Brjtain aligncd themselves with France in rcstrictlnng WLIII-F and SOXMIS activities (12 Mar 60, p- 1). hunerous factors combined to cause the Soviets to rclcnt, including, the upcoming Paris talks on Berlin, thc U.S. decision not to rtsme high-altitude flights to Berlin, State Ikpartment cormrcntary, , and obviously, the threat of losing the three missions the Swim Union maintains in thc PRC. In thcPr statement, the Soviets asuibcd the backdown solely to a dtsirc for a concj liatory a tnospherc, "Lieut. Gen. G. F;. Vorontsov, chief of staff of tho Soviet hay in Fast Germany, signalcd the Soviet rctreat this afErernoon in an oral mcssagc givcn to the Allied missron chiefs af their hcadquartcrs In Potsdam in East Germany. Ihe message was: 'Rulcd by thc wish nut to worsen thr: attitude in the relations hetween the grcat powers. especially prior to the summit conference, thc Soviet Union has mdered its comander not to change the for" valid passes of the Anerican, British and Frcnch military missions in Potsdam fur the timc hcing' (15 ?iar 60, p. 14) ,I' Clearly, the pass dispute victtny was important. Wevcrbcrations from this victory are still felt in UMlM dealings with East German authorities. Jean Edward Smfth, in his %c Ocfcnse of Bcrlin (hltiaorc: Jnhns Hopkins YTcss, 19633, retells the -R'YT account of the pass dispute as ucll [pp. 217-218). Wulc no onc article devotes itsel? to the mission of IIWLY, each article refers to the modus operandi or to the actual mission in secondary statemcnts. Ohulously, somc pain was takcn to descrihe the movemnt of IM1M tours in East Gemany: "Qua1ified sources said the American officers wcre miking one of their regular swings through the Soviot zone (16 Oct 59, p. 3;"; USWLV officers were fired upon by a Swict sentry while the tour Has "traveling on a puhlic street near kviet amy training grounds (21 Oct 59, p. 3')"; "The shooting incident occurred 'J'ucsday night or car1 y Wednssday morning as thc hericans werc 'away on'a trip' in East Germany (23 Mar 62, pp. 1 aqd 32"; '"lhc shootinR incidcnt..:took place while the vehicle was on 'a roiitine tourt (7 Scp 62, p. 1)"; a U%LM vehicle was fired upnn as it "appruacTicd a train hclieved to be camying Suviet nissj lcs through East Csmany p Sep 62, p. 2) Othcr articlcs specifically seck to dctail the actual mlssion of IJXYJIY. Some authors limit themselves to dlmulging the unclassified liaison mission; ot.hers explain the classified mission as wcll. Arthur J. Olsen on 25 February 1960 portTays the Missions' uotk implicitly: "'1%~ missions wcre cstahlishcd thirteen years ago as a mcans of maiiitaining 1iaison .among the then military' comandcrs in thc four nccupati nn zones of tiemany. Tn rermt years the miss ions ' main business has bccn to ohserve 8s mch as possible of the country (25 Feb.60, p. 4)." Tsa years later, he repeats himself: "Members af the liaison mission travel widely throughout Fa5t Gemany and arc occasionally involvcd in brushes with Sovict or East German authhoritics (7 Scp 67, p. 2) .l' In linc uith these statcments on liaison und taming, which merely hint at. u secmid mission, is thc sccmingly irmoccnt sentence appearing in thc Tim5 of 6 April 1962 at the close OC the pass dispute: The membcr.: mcWesten missions, a1 1 stationed in Potsdam, spend a good deal of time traveling iri East Ccmany to visit Soviet cormsands [p. 5)"' Sydncy Gruson explicitly statcs the fiincticm 04' the Allicd Mission. Thiis, on pagc one of the 12 hrch 1960 Xcw Yvrk Times, me rcadh: 1'Ostcnsi61y the work of the missions has heen to na-intain liaison between thc various commands concerned. In rffect thc missions are engaged in overt militaly intelligaice and thcrc is noTe 01' lass -3 Ecnt LcIpan's agrecncnt nhcreby cach side works the other's territory withour too, much intcrfcrcnce." Jcan Ekhrd Smith's The Defense of .Berlin .- reprints the argumcnt in I!)63: l'hlthougli the stated purwsc of these missinns was to facilitate comnications, in reality cach operated as an officially sanction4 intell igence service, watching Ithe other side' . .. Each mission was generally fmc to travel through the arca of the other commrid, and this was a maj0.r means of col lccting information (p. 217)." In thc clashes reported hy the press, onc mcognizes the signifi- cance IISPII,M had at thc height of the cold war. Thc Mission was used again and again by both sides as leverage in pvermcnt-lcvcl disputes. Thc pass dispute of 1960 is a ciise in point. ‘[hc Soviet Union intended to force indirect Allied rccogniitm of t5e GDR through t5e issuancc of credentials hcarinK the stamp of the GDR lcterior Ministry. The attcmpt Flayed fts parr. in the Soviet insistcncc on demilitarizing Berlin. Enter thc Statc Ikprtmrnt iri March 1960: ‘“Ihc Stare Department said +nday that Mnscow‘s stand on military liaison group passes in remany was not improving the abnosphee in advance of the coming smit meeting (12 Yar 60, p. 4). tt This argmcnt. a1 lowed thc Savicts to back down with sonc gracc in their official retreat fron thc pass dispute. In 1962 harassment of IIMM afforded highcr ~omn”ntal levels with a measure of the tension after the building of thc Rerl in Wall The March shoetinl: incitlcnt: aEcordingly was vi wed “with grave concern‘‘ by Army officials who “consi2ered it cvidcnce that the Soviet llnion and its East German satellite are onrc apin increasing intcr- national tension in the sensitive Berlin issue (23 .%r 62, p. 33.” The State Departwnt went furthat by terming thc incidcnt an “irtesponsible and highly dangerous action” and “qne of the most serious occurrences s incc the Cmmi1nisr.s erected the wall dZvid ing Berlin last. August (23 War 62, p. 3).“ It was this irlcident w:lich lcd to the mtual sclspwision uf operations by USMU4 and SM1.V-F. Resolution of thc impasse was attributed tc: ‘’an atnos?hcrc of concil iati on thst has htcn di sctrriiible in A1 I-lcd SrWipt relations since the recent Gensva t.alks between Sccrcray OF State Dean Rusk ant5 AnGrei A. Ikomyko, Sonct Porcign Minister (6 Apr 62, p. 13.“ later in the year the State DepaTr.mem: again evoked a UWW incident to dcnounce the Soviets as they balk& at 1I.S. attempts to set up fuu-r-power talks on easinp, the Rcrl in situation. ’Ihe incident was left for IJWIM to hmdlc nftcr the point on Soviet misdeeds hai bccn made. USMLM plays a different rolc tnday. Kith the diplomatic recogriition of thc GnK, G13R cfforts to assert sorcreignnty, and the Warsaw Pact presence in Fast tisrmnr:y, IJSMIM’s imnortance as leverap in the international connunity fadcs hcfore the inporrancc derived from its intcl ligence col Lcction o?tlrations ~ ’the low ?rofile main- tained 5y UWlM today is far removed from the tine twenty years ago when 1 ts activit Ius made the front pages of thc -“9 Ynrk Tines. Pub1 I’cit.y such as received during thc 1958-1 963 time framc would scvere ly jeopardj ze the cn-rant IIMLY in?.eIliRence col1 cct ion operation. Anonymity, not notoriety, pruv ides thc Allied Military Liaiscm Mi ss ions the opt imum cpcrat ional env I romnnt . E. AN OLD FRlEND RETIRES. The officers and men who have served in USFTLH over the past 30 years derived their training, education, and skills from many sources. Perhaps no prqaratory period ~QSUSMLM duty is so memorable, however, as the demanding, yet enriching, expcricncc of language training. Whether at the early Army SC~OO~ at Montcrey, its 3LT successor, Syracuse University, or thc Naval language School [for fortunate Naval Representatives), the memories persist, particularly of tho many dedicated, talented, and dis- tingui shed instructors who shared their knowledge with the military students. One such distinguished gentleman, Mr. George A. Gricius, spent his last years of cnployment as a language instructm for USMM "hers and dependents pior to rctirmncnt in early 1977. h a long career as a language instructor, stretching geographically from Monterey to Washington to Berlin, fi. Gricius becanc known to many past and present members of kJS3VLM. To this truly dignified gentleman, wc all convey best wishes for a fruitful rctirmncnt, VI- a1 F. (C) GSFL; TODAY: TEST WE FORGET! 1. Ln our prcoccuFation with intelligence col.lcctim, we are often inclined to neglect ox forget our r&on d"etra, liaiso3 between Headquarters, Croup of Soviet Vorces Germany, and Headquarters U.S. Army, Europc, acting on the part of other U,S. forces in Europe. It is this primary mission, liaison, which makes our secondary mission, intelligence collection, possible and poductivc. In the pmtentous days ahead, this same liaison mission may well assist in further inproving relations between Soviet and U.S. forccs in Europe. Wc would like to think that our conscientious effoTts at effective liaison over the past few years have contributed to inproved relations, to hc cpitomizcd in 1977 by the first visit in nany years of a GSFG Comander- in-Chief to a USARNR Comander-in-Chief. In thc proper spirit of liaison, it is cpnsidcrod highly appropriate that this 1976 USMU4 llistory include the photographs and namcs o€ the several thoroughly professional Soviet officers vrith whom we do business. GENERAl, Y. F. IVAVOVSIIY, CIMC, GSFG YX- 12 COL GEL D. A. GKISKEVICH C/S, GSFG COI. F. GLADKOV CHIEF, SMTM-F LT GW B. V. SNETKOV DCTNC/GSFG COL GEM A. BABAYEV LT GEN V. A. KImRICK CG, 16 TM C/S, I6 TAA CQI, r. MNAVIN CHTEF, SERB W(P] mnvBU DEPUTY, SERB VI-1s G. (C) OBJECTIVES: 1977. Wile this Unit History primarily and propcrly focused on 1976, with some reminiscences extending back to the oarlier days of USWLM, wc oncc again rmind ourselves and our readers that the focus of intclligence must be on thc future. The lessons of the past must be incorporated into our institittional mory, but this effort must be In support of OUT forward-looking intelligencc function rather than an ond in itself. With that forwad focus in mind, these ohjcctivcs have been established for 1977: 1. Completion of the USMLcl Future Study: 1978-1985, const itutiag a comprehensive and coherent planning doaent covering all aspects of Mission operations. 2. Continued rcfincmcnt of the Tri-Mission Tndications ad Wmning Plan, 3. 1mproved responsivcncss to the intc 11 igmco requirements of theater tsctical cmmandcrs and nati-onai lcvcl decision-makers. 4, hproved resourcc management in an era of fjscal and man- power constraints. 5. Contintid efforts to integrate more effectively with theater and national level intelligence agencies, 6. Continued refincmcnt of specific progmns designed to onhmce collection and analys is, such as forecasts of GSFG/EGA activity, tip-off programs, Area Change Targeting Concept, and coll ector-analyst dialogues. 7 Developing an impwvtsd capilbi 1i ty to col lect and rcprt agai nst East Germnn military and non-mi litary rtquiremcnts, to includc, where possible, collection against plitical, industrial, economic, sociological, and mher spciulized rcqukremenfs. 8. Maintonance of stable an2 proper relations with the Soviet External Relations Branch. 9. Continuation of the traditionally outstanding! couperation and rapport with BRIXMTS and FMW, particularly in our collecthc cffnrts EQ improve specific comun functions and in the highly successful comhined col iectiori operati ms. VT-l? ANNEX A In conformity with the provisions of hxticle 2 of the Agrscmont on "Control Mechanism in Germany," Kwcaber 14, 1944, the 'JS and the Soviet Commldms-in-Chicf of the Zmcs of Occupation in Gemany have apxd to cxchangc Military 1,iaison Mlssiuns accredited to their staffs in thc zones and appmre the fullming regulations concerning thcsc missions: 1. Thcsc missions arc military missions and have no authority aver qwdri-partite military govermeiit missions or purely mi 1itary gwmment missions of each respective country, either temporarily or permanently, on duty in cithcr zone. However, they will rcder whatever aid or assistance to said military government mIssions as is practicable. 2. Missions will be composed of air, navy, and army representa- tives. There will be no political rqrcscntative. 3. The missiuns will consist of not to exceed fourteen [I43 of- ficers and enlistcd personncl. Thc number will includc all neccs- sary t echiiical personncl, off Icc clcrks, pwsonnel with special qualifications, and pcrsonncl required to opcrate radio stations. 4. Each mission will be under the orders of the senior member of thc mission who will he appointed and known as "Chicf of the United States (or Soviet) Military ?4ission.11 5. 7ho Chiof of the Mfssion will be accreditmi to the Cumunder- in-Chief of thc occupational forces. Tn the United States lone, the Mission will be accredited to the Cwmader- 1 n-Ch ief , United States Huro3ean Cormand. In the Soviet Zone, the Mission will be accredited to thc Conrnander-in-Chief of t.he Wnup of Soviet Occupatjonnl Forces in G emany. 6. Tn thc IJnnites States Zone, the Swfet Mission will l5c offered quarters in thc region of Prackfurt. A- 1 7. In tlic Swict Zone, the Unitos Statss Yission will be offered quarters. at or ncar Potsdam. 8. ln the Unitod States Zone, the Chief of the Soviet Mission will comnicatc with A/C of Staff, G-3, Unitd States kuropean cmmnd. 9. Yn the Soviet LORC, tbc Chief of the United States Mission will cmnicatc with the Scniot Officer of the Staff of the Comwndcr-in-Chid . LO, Each mcmber of the missions will tic given identical travcl facilities to include identical permanent passes in thc hissfan and English languages pmitLing complete freedom of travel wherever and whenwcr it will be desired over territory and rods in both mnes, except places of disposition of military units, without escort or supervision. Each time any ncmher of the Soviet or llnited States Mission wants to visit the United States or Soviet hcadqudrters, military gcrvcm- Cter.t of Ficcs, forces, units, military schools, factories, and enterprises uhich arc undcr Unites Statcs or Soviet control, a cor- respunding rcquest must be nude to Piretor, Operations, Plans, Organization and Training, Europcan Co"nJ, or Senior Officer, Hcadquartcrs, Group of Swict Occupational Forccs in Gemany. Such rcq1lc.sT.s mst. he acted upon withtn 714 - 73 hrrurs. Meabcrs of thc missions wepermitted allied wests at thhc head- quarters of the respect we missions. 11. a. Each aission will have its own radio station for communication with its own hcadqmrters. b. In wch case coiiriers and messengers will be given facilities for free travel between thr! hradquarrers of the mission and the headquarters of* thcir rcspcctiva Conrmandex-in-Chief * These couriers will enjoy t.hc samc Imimiay which is cxtcnded to diplomatic couriers. c. Each nission will hc given facilities for tclcphonc comnica- tion through the local telephone exchnge at the hcaduuarters, and they will also be given facilities such as nail, tclrphono, and telegraph thrrough the exxisting mans of comnication when the members of thc mission will hc travcling within the zone. In casc of a breakdown in thc radio instailation, the zane comnadcrs will rcndar all possible aid and will pormlt tunporary use uf t?ioIr own sys tur-5 of co~icstion. A- 2 UNCLASSl FIED 12. The necessary rations, P. 0. I.. supplies, and huusehdd scrviccs for the military missions will be pmvidrxl for hy the head- quarters to which accredited, by rne~lidof mutual cmpensarion in kid, supplmantcd by such items n5 dssirprl to be Furnishcd by their own Ticadquartcrs. In addition, the respcctivc missions or individual mcmbcra of the missions may prchase items of Soviet or lJnitcd States aigjn which must be paid for in currency sxcificd by thr headTJarters curitrolling ;?nne where prchasc is mdc. 13. The buildirigs of cach mission will enjoy full rights of extra- terri tar ial i ty, 14. a. The task of the mission will be to maintain liaison between both Commandcxs- in-lhicf and their staffs. h. Tn cach zonc, thc missions will have the right to cwagc in matters of protecting the intemsrs of their nationals and to makc rcprcscntations accordingly as well as in matrcrs af protecting their pxoporty intcrcsts in the zonc where they are tmcatd. They have a right to rendex afd to people of their own country who are visiting the zonc uherc thcy axe accrditd. 15. This agreement mybe chanRcd or amplified by mtuaal consent to cover new subjects when the need arises. 16. llis agrcwenf is written in the Russian and English languages and both texts are authentic. 17. This agreement becomes valid when signed hy the Dcputy Cmmanders OF the Unitd Statcs and Soviet Zones of Uccupation. /s/ C. R. hcbncr /s/ Malinin /t/ Lieutenant Gcnmal HIEWER /t/ Colonel-General MAI.TNT?; Deputy Cmnder-in-Chiif, Deputy Cmnder-in-Chief Buropcan Cm"i Lhief of Staff of the Group of Soviet Occuptional Forces in Germany h-3 UNCLAsslFlED ANMEX R TOURING STATISTICS A. [C) MURS AND TOUR DAYS: 1976. MONTH NMBEK OF TOURS NlMBER OF TOUR DAYS January 30 68 February 38 74 March 38 82 April 38 76 May 45 88 June 41 75 July 38 68 August 42 77 Septcmh cr 41 77 October 42 73 N ovcmb er 48 91 Dc ccmb M 45 77 TDTAL 489 926 B. (C) DISTANCE "HIS: 1976. Sedans 306,755 kilwmeters 184,053 miles Broncos 100,2445 kilometers 60,147 milos TOTAL 407,001 kilometers 244, mo nl IRS C. [C] CONTPARTSON OF 1975 AND 1976. -1975 *. -1976 Tows 485 489 Tour Days 916 926 Distance 210,525 miles 244,203 miles B- 1 U NCUSSIF I ED 1976 PERRSONNEL ROSTER -KAME SERVICE A RR IVAI, DEPARTURE THIERSW, PETE2 L. hRW TONGE, JAMES M. 1ISW 20 My 76 STILES, CHBRLE5 S. USAF 10 Jul 76 LlUKFS , WILLTAM C. A.W 22 Jul. 76 GWEJNVALT, RANDALL h. hiwy 26 ky 76 C;IF”ER, YOHJ J. USMC TUITE, JOIN R. IISnF STEVnS, RAY D. AMY 16 Jul 76 BALTES, PAUI, A., JR. ARY 17 Jun 76 BQY”TE, PAUL A. USAF 8ROSNM, PATRICK ?I. AUMY EVANS, msc. hRW 02 3ui 76 GOVF, JOHN E. AK!Y IS Aug 76 HOI.HROOK, JAMES R. ARm 30 Ju1 76 ISLET, REX M. 4RMY 19 Aug 76 MHEMN , .5HF. hRHY WRFTZKY, DIMTTRI. M. ANY 28 Jul 76 SYENCm, THopyls A. ARVY 26 Jun 76 STOCKRElSER, EMT1.F: J. USAF C- 1 UNCWIFIED RANK -NA!! ARRIVAL DEPARTUREI-. . rAn RENEDICI', RICHIKI) A. 19 Aug 76 CPT CILKIIULSKI, JOSEPH D. 15 Jul 76 CPT CRWCWER, MICIIAEL 11. CAYT PUTEWYA, ORR Y. CPT TROYAY, NICHOIAS 1T.T RERNUFR, IlnWARn E. 16 dun 76 tlk4S-J FISHER, RICriAAIII) A. SW CORBCTT, WILLIAM R. MSC: I.OHKICLER, 503 I,. CS May 76 SMm SPITZEKBrRGER, KOSRnD MSCT ASTI.E, I.EONARII J. MSGT GALBKFA'I)!, 3WMM F. 25 .Tu1 76 Mwr GER'I'E'ISEN, JACK 26 Oct 76 SFC JACK, GARY D. 09 Jul 76 MSGT .JOIN%N, RORIXT L. 01 Oct 76 SFC KYI.LS, RTCHkRn W. XY Sep 76 MSGT PFNNMK, MRT T.. SIT SMITH, DOUGLAS E. 16 Apr 76 SFC T 1 PFAHY, l:KEDEKICK 23 Apr 76 USGT VUILLm, DON E. SSC REMVIDES, ESTALANO c- 2 UNCLASSIFIED -RAM WYE SERVICE ARRl VA L IXPAKTURE ' SSG BOl,I,I~ER,GLEW R. MW 21 Jun 76 SSG CAMPBELL, KARREN K. ARW 14 Jun 76 TSGT M3W, BURTON USAF 30 Sep 76 SSG FOOTEE,KAY A. m! SSG GWlSE, RALPH Y. auw 27 Hay 76 SSG LEFEBVRE, RICHARD L. hRPn 26 My J6 SYG FIAURUY, KARL w. ARMY SX MOORE, 3AMES E. ARMY 10 Nov 76 SSI; N ICmLLS, JEFFERY 1,. ARMY 27 Jw 76 SSG PARKS, FRANKIF. L. ARMY 13 Apr 76 TsGr PEKEIT, RONAIXI 1,. WAF 22 May 76 S! RICE, EDWARD J. I XI1 ARHY 13 Jun 76 7m ROSCHM", HORST 1ISAF SSG ZAMDRA, EARL AREN 30 Dec 76 SPS mri,w, JOHN M., 111 AWY SGT IHRION, SIK?L, AUMY 23 Jul 76 .sGr BE", JOHN H, ARMY 05 Jan 76 SP5 BlAKE, RONALD Ii. ARMY 18 !%r 76 SPS BQRC;, JPFFREY S. ARW 06 .Tun 76 SGT FRFDFRICK, STEREN J. UMF 23 Aug 76 SPJ GWYN, JAMES T. AKW c-3 ONCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED -KAYE AKH I VAT. L)FPrWTURE SC;T HEW, RONNIE K. I1 Jun 76 SGr IKWAK, JAMBS H. OS .Tu1 76 XS REED, HAHS- PAUL (;. 03 Scp 76 SSGT RICMY, GFRA1.D R. 09 Jun 76 SPS ROGERS, CWLES D. 13 Aug 76 SPS SAPIENUI, .JOSERE K. 10 Mar 76 SIX SH4NPIHAEI, ROBERT E. SP5 SLIDER, JIWEEN E. SP5 SOUKUP, WRILYN A. m smwrm, wri,i.w A. 119 Mar 76 SP5 Ti-IURUIW, RTI3RIID E. 31 Jan 76 SCT TFFAhT, WAXS-.KWIITY H. 24 Jun 76 SP5 WEISEL, FAIC 1. 21 Apr 76 SGT WTIE, GEORGR H* 02 Feb 76 SP4 AWFJUSn?;, DESNIS A. 08 Jan 76 06 Jun 76 SP4 ANUSTIKE, ROBERT C. 01 Jul 76 SP4 HARRIS, PATRICIA r , 25 Jun 76 SP4 HOYl', STE'EN v. 06 Sov 76 SP4 MAW, W1LLI.m A. 20 my 76 s P4 .WLYN, IACOYA A. 25 hug 76 SY4 )IK)RPDN, ,WCY M. 25 Mar 76 C-4 UNCWIFIED -KhNK Sf:RV T CF ARRTVAL 1)EFAK"RE SP4 I)CP).IER, FRFDERICK E. AM 02 Aup, 76 SP4 REUTER, JOI-N #. ARMY 02 May 76 SP4 ROOTS, BRWM J. ARMY 21 Apr 76 SP4 SCHWAB, IARXEXE R. ARMY SP4 SELLS, JOHN ARMY 19 May 76 PFC GEERSON, FDMRD B. ARMY lh Jun 76 PFC KOESSLFR, PAUL 13. AMY 05 Aug 7h ES- 5 PAWFIT, JACQUIXIME 0. 26 .Tan 76 c- IV GRICIUS, CIIDRGB A. c-YIIZ GUESS, LINDA M. c-VI I MIE1.5KOB'lTER, URRY c-5 U NC USS t FIED AWEX D USMW PERSON" 1976 OFFICE OF 'I"CHIEF OF MTSSTON COL PETER L. THORSES CHIEF OF KISSION 1.K JAMES M. TONGE !IEPUTY CHEF OF ME.TSION MAJ TIOMAS U. EVANS LTC WILLIAM L. LnlWS EXEQJ'I'I'JE OFFICER EXEC'YTII'E OFFICER (DEPART ING 1 1LT HOWARD I:. BERWR CP'I' JOSEPH D. CIIACIWLSKI YO'I'XW €DOUSE 0 IC POTSUILV l-iOUSE QIC [DEPARTING) MS. .JACQUELISE 0. PANETI' CIERK/TRANSLA lDR/ IYTERPRETEK D- 2 EXECUTIVE UFFICE SFC FREDERICK 'I'IFPAVY MSG JON L. LOHMTLLW AWIW I STRATIVI: SUPERVISOR Ammsrwrm SUPERVISOR (DEPARTING1 SS(; FRANKIE L. PARKS SFC GOUGLAS E, SWITII ADPiINJ SECURITY NC3 AIlMTN NCO (DEPARTING) SSG WARRE?; K. CAMPBELL MITOR SERGEPI" u- 3 SSG RICHARD L. LEFEBVRE LVW CENTER SUI'EliVTSOR (DEPARTING) SSG EARL, z4FfORA SP5 RICHARD E. 'TkffJRLOR' SUPPLY SERGFANT FILES YCU (DEPARTING) SGT JAWS H. HOGAN CRYP'IYI SPECTN,TST SCT ROBERT E. SHANAHAN SP5 JOSEYII N. SAPTENZO CKYYTO SPECULTST CRWm SIWTA1.TST (DEPARTIYG] D-4 SGT GEORGE W. WIEIS SUPPLY CLERK SP5 JEPFERY S. BORC SP5 JRUEE?; E. SLIDER UNIT CI,CRK PFJESOhTJE I. SPECIAL I s'r SP4 ROBERT C. AUGUSTTNB SA4 MCUYA A. MWLYN CRYPT0 SPECIALIST CRYPT) S?ECIALIS'T SP4 1AWRENCE R. S(3IWAB SP4 XANCY Y. MORTON PERSONh'EL SPECTAl.1 ST CRYPTC: SPECIALIST (DEPART 1NC ) -D- 5 '!. ' 'i SP4 JQIK SEIJS PI'C EDWARD B, CEkTSON CRRYPTO SPECIALIST FILES NCQ MR. LARRY IIUELSKOETTFK CAR WASHER n-6 AIR SEC'I'IOW MAJ PAUL A. BOYETTE hNJ EMILR J. STOCKKEISER OPFRhTIONS OFF ICkR mrmOFFICER CAPT RICHAKL, A. BENEDICT L4PT ORR Y. POTEEFA LUISON OFF lCER LIRISOK OFF I CER CMSCT RICHARD A. 'FISHER ATR SECl'IOh' NMIC , ..... MSGT %ERT L. PENNOCK LIATSUSON NCO u-x .- SGT STEPFIEF J. FRFDERTCK FIIOTO LAB 'EC"IC1AN SP4 FREDERICK E. PWR PHOTO LAB TECIINICMAN LTC NUALL A. GREHWALT CHIEF, GRQm'D SECTION . w,.+ 'I .: . W PAUL A- BALTES PRO1IUCT ION OFF 1: C: ER (DEPARTING) . ay . WJ DTMlTRr 41. SARETZKY LIATSUN OFFICER ID EPART Thi ) n- IO W JWS R. kIOLBROOK LPA I SW OFY ICER CPT NICIIOIAS TROYAN LIAISOX OFFICER F SSG RALPH P. GERMATNE LIAISON MCO 3-11 SSG E31VAlU) 2. RICE LIATSON NCO A. N J. .I r. SGT YOW H. RElOlJY SP5 YOtIN M. BAILEY SP5 IN3LLXGENCE ANALYST u-12 SPS .TAMES T. *;YE SCT CHARLES 1). ROGERS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST LIATSOfi NCO (DIiPARTINCj -.- f-- SP5 WKILYN A. SOUWP Rh"ALYST/'fYPl ST SP4 PA'I'RTCIA I. IWZS INTELLIGENCE A".YSL' SP4 STFVEK V. WYT S74 KTLLlhV A. MAlN I. Id SON NCO J NTE CI. T G F.NC I! ANA 1I YST I (UEPAKL'ING) D- 13 SP4 JOHN W. REUTER SP4 RKENOA J. ROOTS WTEI.LJGENCE ANALYST "TBLLIGCRCCC Ir\NA?.YS (UEPAKTTXG ) n-14 UT HTCHAEL H. CRWCHER SPEC I AL PROJECTS OFFICER 'Y r ---*I ,:?:I ! I-., CMSGT RICHARD A. FISlISR JOlNT SELTIUN WLMTC 1)- 15 SFC GARY D. JACK SPECIAL PRoxrrs NM 3-16