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r--- -: . ~.,., . __ ~ DO NOT TYPE IN THIS SPACE 'J. ~ PRIORITY (SecuTlty Classification) XI / _,; (: '1) tA /', '. I )[ I ( ....., .' L , FOREIG.N SRR'VICE DESPATCH I 'IlL 7 L~ u.1.:/., / I Q ,'W'IIW'UPPI FROM DES P. NO . TO THE DEPARTMENT O F S T ATE. WASHINGTON. REF B ACTION OE:PT / i- I ,. , I For Dept, '- f) f-v N Use Only >-----,-~=---___f F OT H ER o 5 U 8 J EC T: 1;Il:etJ0'=! 1tls ~ re ito ~ 5 (u) l____-' SECR ET I HEADQU A R TE RS ... UNITED STATES AIR F R CES IN EUROPE AP O 633, US FORCES fU"PLY TO ATTN OF : OPLT 15 November 1959 8UIUE:CT : Change Nr 1 to HQ USAFE OPLAN 114-59 (U) TO: Distribution as Contained in Change Nr 1 to Basic Plan 1. (UNCLASSIFIED) References: a. IvIinutes, Contingency Plans Conference, 1-3 Septemb er 1959, at Evreux Air Base, France, (S)o b. HQ USAFE Programming Plan 512-59, 19 Oct ober 1959 j (S) o 2. (SECRET) Attached is Change Nr 1 to HQ USAFE OPLAN 114-59, 15 July 1959, effective 15 November 19590 Remove and destroy the following pages in accordance with AFR 205-1, or other appropriate service or national directives Insert t he following new pages Basic Plan, Pages 5 through 15 Pages 5 through 15 PEN AND I NK CHANGES: Table of Cont'ents, Basic Plan Delete after "G-We ather" t he paren under ANNEXES, Page 4 thetical phrase II(To be published later) rt 0 Insert under Page (s) , opposite Annex G, "1 - 3" a nd cha.nge GRAND TOTAL to 370 Annex A Paragraph 2a, Page 4, line 10 Delete t he l ast two sent ence q of . the paragraph beginning with "However:/ when the requir ement ooo oll . Paragraph 2c, Page 4 Delete the words "and Command PostR1 ~ Paragraph 2c(3), Page 4 De l ete t he entire pa~agraph o Paragraph 3b, ·Page 4 Change "US Ai r l ift Task Group (Prov) (reduced) fl, to IIUS Airlift Task Wing (Prov) (reduced) 11 0 Paragraph 3c, ?age 5 Delete the f inal portion of the pa a graph begi nning wit h , !tas augment ed 11 under 00 0 0 and insert after the word II and 11 , the words II CASE 11 1'0 Paragraph 3e, Page 5 Delete all of t he present par agraph after the wor ds II CASE 1 .11 0 . Paragraph 5~,. Page 7 Change t he l a st sentence of t he present paragraph t o read, !tHm.;ever , operational control of air bases will be normal with Commanders, 731 0t h Suppor t Gr oup and 7 01st Air Base Wing providing suppor t as herein USAFE Desio C-7209-59 s E Pcl~rtT Paragraph 5c, Page 7 In the first and second sentences change IlAirlift Task Groupll to IIAirlift Task Wing" 0 Appendix 1 to Annex A Paragraph 2c, Page 1 Change "Airlift Task Group" to "Airlift Task Wing"o Paragraph 5a, Page 3 Change "Airlift Task Group" to "Airlift Task Wing 110 Paragraph 5b, Page 3 In first sentence of paragraph, change "Airlift Task Group" to "Airlift Task Wing" 0 Annex L Title Page, Page 1 Delete the word "SERVICES" from titleo Table of Contents, Page 2 Delete the word "SERVICES" from the title at top of page o Table of Contents, Page 2 Under Paragraph 3, insert between the present sub-paragraphs band c, a new sub-paragraph "c", "Commander, 17th Air Force" and reletter sub sequent sub-paragraphs accordingly .. Table of Contents, Page 2 Under relettered Paragraph 3e, change ''7100th Support Wing" to "7310th Support Group"o Table -of Contents, Page 2 Under APPENDICES, delete "Info Services" from the title and sub stitute therefor the word "Information" 0 Title at Top of Page 3 Delete the word "SERVICES" from the title o Paragraph 3, Page 4 Insert between present sub-paragraphs band c, a new sub-paragraph "c" as follows; "Commander, 17th Air Force will: Provide personnel as indicated in Appendix 1 0 II Reletter subsequent sub-paragraphs accordir~lyo Paragraph 3, Page 4 In relettered sub-paragraph d, change "ATG" to "ATW" 0 Paragraph 3, Page 4 Under relettered sub-paragraph e, change "Commander 7100th Support Wing will: t1 to "Commander 7310th Support Group will:"o Delete present sub-paragraph (1) and re number present paragraph (2) as ~ . t' ~ ·~\· ; ; .1 paragraph (1) .. Appendix 1 to Annex L _ .. ~ . ;. '. : .. r c· t. Title at top of Page 1 Delete the word rrSERVICES" from titIe. 2 .. Under Rhein-Hain JAFIC Delete under Source all references and Tempelhof JAFIC, Page 1 toli7100 Sup Wg!1 and subst itute therefor tl 17A} '0 J .. (UNCLASSIFIED) Annex G, to HQ USAFE OPLAN 114-59, not previously published, is attached o 4" (UNCLASSIFIED) This correspondence is classified SECRET because it reveals details of a similarly classified contingency plano Regrading classification cannot be predetermined 0 FOR THE COMMANDER-TN-CHIEF: ~;~~ 2 Atchs Major USAF 10 Change Nr o 1, 15 Nov 59, (3) E e cutive, LCS/O 2 .. Annex G, 20 Oct 59 ;, (8 ) 3 OPERATI ONS PLAN) HEADQUARTERS US AIR FORCES IN EUROPE SERI AL NR 114-59) APO 633 , US FORCES 15 November 1959 - OOO I Z REFEREN CES 0 US CINCEUR Message, EC 9-6249, 21 November 1958 US Embassy, Bonn, Message, USAFE 220, 21 Novemb er 1958 US CINCEUR Message, EC 9-6262, 22 November 1958 US Embassy, Bonn, Message, USAFE 227, 25 November 1958 TASK ORGANIZATIONS 0 Seventeenth Air Force Joint Airlift Task Force (Prov) 322d Air Division (CC) Airlift Task Wing (Prov) 501st Tactical Control Wing EAME AACS Area 2d Weather Wing 7310thSupport Group 7101st Air Base Wing 1. SITUATION o (SECRET) One of the ma jor ob ject ives of USSR f o eign policy has been aimed at Allied recognition of the East German regime to further USSR-East German reunification plans o In furtherance of this objective, the USSR may permit German Demo cratic Republi c (GDR ) p e rs o n~~e l t o man check points currently held by Soviets at highway and r ail cont r ol poi nts whi l e retaining definitive control authority , attempt to subs tit .. IJe GDR personnel for USSR personnel in the Ber l in Air Safety Center, and/or permit GDR authorities to attempt to extend t heir contr ols over offi cial Allied personnel in the GDR o Inasmuch as neither t he US, UK nor FRA- CE r ecognize the GDR, one or more of these actions will r esul t in a sel f imposed surface blockage of US, UK and FRENCH mi l i tar y t r ansportation only:, and the Berlin Airlift Plan, HQ USAFE OPLAN 102-59, wi l l not be impl emented. At the time Allied official travel by motor vehicle and mi l i tary train is di scontinued, it will be necessary to supply the Allied garri sons by air l ift. In furtherance of the US policy regarding BERLI N, this plan establishes US pr ocedures for conducting airlift operations to suppor t t he US garrison in BEELIN, and the movement of cert.ain other non-Allied car go and personnel. Specific provision is made for airlift operati ons t o: Supply the US BERLIN garrison; Transport official personnel; Transport Federal Republic of Germany mail; Fly out refugees; and, Transport non-official traveler s to the greatest extent possible. US AF E DCS/O C-7 20 9-59 HQ USAFE OPLAN NR 114-59 Change Nr . 1, 15 Nov 59 5 a" Enemy Forces o See current USAFE Intelligence Estimat es and summaries 0 b o Friendly Forces o (1) US CINCEUR will: Make available t he forces listed hereino (2) CINCUSAFE will: (a) Upon implementation of this plan, act ivate on a mlnimum scale, the US Joint Airlift Task Force Head~lart er s described i n Annex E, RQ USAFE OPLAN 102-59, and designate the Commander , Seventeenth Air Force, as . commander, additional duty 0 (b) Under CASE I and CASE II, as set forth i n Annex A provide necessary aircraft and resources currently available (on a 24-hour basis) within USAFE to sustain an airlift capabil i ty of approximatel y 70 tons per dayo (c) Provide logistical support f or US Army personne l on USAFE bases in support of the airlifto See Paragraph 4, Administration and Logisticso (3) CINCUSAREUR will: (a) Provide for the ground traffic management and t r ans port functions pertaining to the flow of airlift cargo to and f rom airheads and terminals by placing the appropriate services of a US Ar my Airl ift Support Command (USAASC) under the operational control of the Commander, Joint Airlift Task Force (JATF)o (b) Provide representation on the staff of the Joint Airlift Task Force Commander as requiredo See Annex E, HQ USAFE OPLAN 102- 590 (c ) Provide liaison as r equested by the Ai rlift Task Wing Commander" (d) Furnish supplies for t he support of US military forces i n BERLI N. (e) Provide representation to civilian and military agencies a s may be required under CASE I I , set forth in paragraph 1b, Annex A, Concept of Operations o (4) British and French forces will: Co operate in quadripartite . action to maintain the Allied position i n BERLIN o (5) Federal Republic of Ger many for ces and agencies will: (a) Cooperate, as requested , to a ssi st the Allied force s to mLiDtain their position in BERLING (b) Provide representation as required , on the Four Power Committee established for conduct of operations under CASE II, set fort h i n paragraph 1b, Annex A, Concept of Operations.