Berlin Contingency Planning
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The Chai r man, JOiDt Chief. of ..;ta.ff SU BJECr,
Be rlin C:)ot ia aeucy P la l'lni na
I have eOJlO ..I. .ed the JC8 •• port of 13 Ap.1l19. 1 of th.lr r ev iew of B erlin ConUDlenc:y ? t a nui D. a.Dd haye reported. to the P reai411lt Oil 5 May tb.eir c::onc.blalon. toe_thel" with m y I'ecom m eodadOll • •
1. furtheraace of IT.y report to tbe Pre.loenc, it 111 de.ir~d tha t T:)U. laittate, a.. a m atter of prlorUy, aetlon• • , followl: 1 . flevl •• U. .J. WlU atar a! contin.eney plecal for Serlin on the " •• W'Option tbat national polley auidanc.. wUl 1M: :r •• l ••d .
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A .Ium a NSC 5801
t. "aYi ••d to provlde for the
vi. of " .ub.ta.I1Ual coavlntion.&llorc:e "' to r.piD ace ••• to Berlia be£ore F.lelreiD, to the lIl. of nuclear ... apoa.1 or other ceutral war me.aure • •
aocolaiK. the polOlblllty of .""lolllnll tho m Ultary pot_allal ot the r.deral a..public. of CermaBY andprovlde b.
for Cer m •• partleipaUon 1n. m ilitary aclioe lneldent to r .... sallllDI ace ••• to Berlin. 2 . A••••• U . ,j . c 4pablltty to deploy and. .upport .pedal foree. aDd p.rrilla. ... typ. opt'ra tLonD io E..at Oernlany an4 other .atelllte coutr! ••• hould lI~ri.illl' occur 1n. tbl:l'. c.oWltriea luddent to U . S . m ilitary &ctiOI1 10 B erlin.
3. In.truct the Joint Chlefa of ~&f! repr •• entAtlve on the U. S. COQrdiDAtina Group for a erUo Cooth21eacy P lanning to reviae tb. check Uat of po.albi. m iUtary and Dor:a ""mllltary ", ••• ure. , tl) refine and perfect lbe 11at. i.e . delete " (1' "&ucute anti-Iubtl'l &l'ine .","..wane. in Strait. of
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The Chai r man, JOiDt Chief. of ..;ta.ff SU BJECr,
Be rlin C:)ot ia aeucy P la l'lni na
I have eOJlO ..I. .ed the JC8 •• port of 13 Ap.1l19. 1 of th.lr r ev iew of B erlin ConUDlenc:y ? t a nui D. a.Dd haye reported. to the P reai411lt Oil 5 May tb.eir c::onc.blalon. toe_thel" with m y I'ecom m eodadOll • •
1. furtheraace of IT.y report to tbe Pre.loenc, it 111 de.ir~d tha t T:)U. laittate, a.. a m atter of prlorUy, aetlon• • , followl: 1 . flevl •• U. .J. WlU atar a! contin.eney plecal for Serlin on the " •• W'Option tbat national polley auidanc.. wUl 1M: :r •• l ••d .
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a.
A .Ium a NSC 5801
t. "aYi ••d to provlde for the
vi. of " .ub.ta.I1Ual coavlntion.&llorc:e "' to r.piD ace ••• to Berlia be£ore F.lelreiD, to the lIl. of nuclear ... apoa.1 or other ceutral war me.aure • •
aocolaiK. the polOlblllty of .""lolllnll tho m Ultary pot_allal ot the r.deral a..public. of CermaBY andprovlde b.
for Cer m •• partleipaUon 1n. m ilitary aclioe lneldent to r .... sallllDI ace ••• to Berlin. 2 . A••••• U . ,j . c 4pablltty to deploy and. .upport .pedal foree. aDd p.rrilla. ... typ. opt'ra tLonD io E..at Oernlany an4 other .atelllte coutr! ••• hould lI~ri.illl' occur 1n. tbl:l'. c.oWltriea luddent to U . S . m ilitary &ctiOI1 10 B erlin.
3. In.truct the Joint Chlefa of ~&f! repr •• entAtlve on the U. S. COQrdiDAtina Group for a erUo Cooth21eacy P lanning to reviae tb. check Uat of po.albi. m iUtary and Dor:a ""mllltary ", ••• ure. , tl) refine and perfect lbe 11at. i.e . delete " (1' "&ucute anti-Iubtl'l &l'ine .","..wane. in Strait. of
Olbralt ~ r
aDd in the Turki a h Stra itl with
vi.lbl. 'P traUb.l. II EXCUJ DED FRW f"t''I'O'~o\':'IC REGUAln HC ; OJD 01' ·'i~'OO. l O D~) ~,S NOT ..I,~ "Vi
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• • "alle In Pari. for ~P.L 61 . I ye.. aM Iho •• member •• f tM JOIDt Chief. of talf there wlth J~I& wow14 eli.cu •• • Uk Ce •• r.al l'io.at&4 ihl. G"I .m~l"iUMiu-~n _lid my memoraDdam of 5 ).. ay f:tr tise Pr •• itl••t . J ~r.ll. be tDe.r••ted; hi ba",t-u. tal_ .lew • .
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