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UNITED STATES MILITARY LIAISON MISSION
TO THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF
GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES IN GERMANY
i t s 37tn year Lo he 9erhnL.s the r u s t d ~ p m d a b ! ~
detailed and precise i r f o r m a t i o n on the :roup o f %viet
Forces Gcmany.
Our l i E i s o n s t a t L s allows rclativcly uniapcdcd
access t o East Germany ard \re hope t o rationally exploit trlis window
gn G Y G to provile 67 otherwise u n a m i l a 3 l e pezspeztive 07 tke
Soviet rrilitary. USW4's mere presence and movement frsdre us a key
mle in :he critical Indications of Hcstillties IlWE netwmk.
Beyond that, we routinely contri t u t e meanlngfJ1 iritelligsrice in
resgonse t c a wiae range of national and tiester requirements
pcrtalnlwr h Soviet eqiiipmnt, o r g a n l m t i m , marnIng, tactics, and
t r a i n i % . This reporti$, e l t h c u p occasionslly m a n a t i c , as was
t P e case w i t l - l a s t year's T-6L interior c x y h l t a t i o n s , rrcr.: cftep
consists of irdivicual and seeminair insignificanz s i g h t i ngs which
eventually form a ncsaic frm w V c h emerses a b e t t e r understanding
ot' GSFG ground and air forces.
He prefsr Zollcctior tea-nicws
wpich a1 low thC collection env irorwrect t 3 remain relatively
undisturtied.
l h i s requires andedge, fi~iesse, jlrdgnerit , a m 11u
small amount of courage. For tt-ese qualities, H e turn t o a truly
inpressive group uf Army, %Kine am 4ir r ~ r c zofficcrs anc M C ' s
who conprise our recmialssance tour personnel
Th's "cuttiw edge"
is hut.tressed anri s.ipficrtr?:l sy a r equal 1y impress i v ~ ! T 5 - % r v I ce
e f f o r t crrposec c f
~ S M L Y ' S mill tary
and civiljar! acalysts,
sLecialists a d o a m i n i s t r s t f v c pcrscnicl d l t o g e t k z a prcfessimal
g x u p which is c o n t i w i n g and b u i l d i n g or: a u7lql;e tra3i:ion.
UYLM coitinues i n
source
3f
-
.
Colonel, 65
Chief 3 f Fliscior
3f tke Missim's qxratlma?
accomlishrcnts in overt inteiligence collcAior1.
-It prcvidcs ari anrwilal chrcnology
-It affords a recsrd o f develcpnental trerwlr; vit.hin the Group o f
S o v i e t Forces Germany an3 East Zen" 4med F a r e s .
-It I s a repasitmy o f information rertairinj t.0 U S A M ' S role a5
a ni 1 itary 1 iaison aisslun r e p x s e n t i r g t 7 C Comarlder in Chief,
LS Arsy turepe t o tt-c C m ~ n n d ~3 rr Chief, hitlsdqunrt.srs, Group o f
Soviet Fcrres Gemary
a
Unit p I k t ~ ~j oyi n s t.hGsc from p r e v i w s years t o
ccmgrise arl is?ortant record nf :rendsp precedent and p o l i c y . 4s
siim I t becomes s. ms: u s c f d reference documcnt i n t k e coccuct o f
t k e Mission's dai:y a f f a i r s .
USMLYt's 19E3
UNITED STATES M I L I T A R Y LIAISOh' MISSiM
UNIT HISTCAY
1983
7WLk W CWTENTS
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SUBSLC f
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PART
I.
GEHERAL
A.
B.
Introduction
He Pererces
0~ aniza tion
13.
Hissinn
c.
PART 11.
A.
D.
c.
0.
E.
PART 111.
ActivitPes
Air Collectim Activities
Tmporary Fiestrlcte3 Areas
Grciind Collection
Detentiorts and Inciderits
Intelligence Irformati on Report Production
C.
IY.
L9GGISTICAL SLPFOB T
B.
3
23
34
44
49
LIllISoN AM3 RtIPRES€NTATIW
tf f i c i a l V i s l tors
Relatlors with G F G / T R G
Social E v m t s
A.
PARI
COLLECTTON
50
57
57
A"
knc3m.l
62
E.
Vehicles
C.
Photgrapnic Laboratory
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65
ANNMES
A.
0.
c.
D.
E.
Huebner-Hal inin Agreement
T o ~ r l n gStatistics
1983 Personnel Roster
Dealjngs w i t h SERB, Statistics
US hM I: VeLernn Buried a t Torgau, East Germany
DISTRIBU 1 1W
€6
69
71
76
79
83
PART
Cr.
1
(C)
GENE3AL
MISSION.
Ihc x i m a r y missim of IJW-M is t o carry nut responTor Iiajscn x t w e e n CINMISARELR, or: behalf o f W
Cmancer in C h i e f L r o p e (U3CINCEURI, arid CINCCSFG a M t o serve as
a point of contact for otl-er US departve7ts and agencies with
ClhCGSkG, i n iiccordmr:F! wfth prmlslcns o f the Webmz-Malinin
figreenen t.
1.
SihiJjtjw
2.
the secondary and c o r f L d e i t i a 1 missicri of USMLM is t.c
exploit its lialson status and a t t e n d a r t access for ccllectfcn of
I?tel ligerm ir:formatiorI i r i t h e German Demnt:rnt*ir: RcpclClic (GI)R)
&.
(C) REFEREKES
1..
TDA ElWlACfiA
2.
USEUZm OiAFCTIVr 40-18, 30
3.
rJSAREM R E G L A T I O R 383-27
Regulation 23-:1,
3.
Par 78
03 Feb 79
C.
7113 Special A c t i v i t y Squedrcn Regulatim 23-5, UL Auj 79
5.
W C Table ot' Organization 5503, 17
Uec 76
IC) ORCLlNIZfiTION.
The HJebwer-Malinin Agreement (Amex A I ,
signed i n April 1947, authorized the exchwge G f Yilitary Lfaiscn
Mis5icns k t w t e n the Soviet awl Us Military HPedqJarters 17 Ccrmany
and l a i d down genezal guidelines for their EctivItles and for tl-e
support t o be rendered ty ttw t-eabcuarters t o rhlch they wwe
accr-editec.
The sgreemnt pzoviced Fcr 14 accrecitoc rersonnel,
d t h c m l e t e freedom t o travel, except i n areas 3f milltary
rll spcsiLions.
The 14 axcredi ted personnel " h i 11 include a l l
mcessary technical persomel, s f f ice clerks, perscnnel wlth specie1
W a l i f i c a t i c n s , and pcrscnwl r q i i i x d tn r L w a t F ! radin stat.ims."
C.
E.
(C) STATE-ICs.
1-
IntellIgenco InfSrmation Col Icctim. Tn carrying cut
wd
classified mission, XPLM dispatched 513
teconraissame tours i n t o :hC
GD?' f@r a t o t s 1 c f aDpreximstcly
6M,m kilowtors.
The Klsslon prccuced i n excess of 1000
TrtellLaence Infsrmation Repcrts resulting f r m fnfornaticm acqgired
it.s
IC:
secnd
dLrirlg ttiese
twrs.
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2.
(US
lw3d 73 TRA.
Temporary Restricted Areas ITRA). I n 1983
SectLon 11, paragraph C contains d e t s i l s .
HO GSFG
3.
(II) Oetentions an3 Incldents. U S I M tcurs were detained
12 times i n 1983, as cmpared t o eight in 1982.
4.
(IJ)
Lialson a m
Representation.
CUSMLM
or his
representetivc met w i t h %Re or HG GSFG represertatlves a t n t a l o f
1Y times t o discuss B variety of topics. See Section 1x1, oaragraph
B.
E.
(C)
O~GANItATIOh.
with its support base i n West Berlin, 1s able t o emplcy a l i
14 a c c r e d i t o h i n n s (p:isses) for operational ard liaison purposes i n
t a s t Germany.
Details o f pass Ailiraticn and ef tne tri-service
orgarizatlm arc providcd I n succeed1ng sub-pragraahs :
USMA,
1. Sass I l t t l i z a t i o n :
The 1 4 nccreditntlnns provided f o r by
the t-bebner-Mali-7in Agzeement are rormslly h e l d as follows:
Liaisor O f flcers
rjmiy
4
USW
2
Liaison K O ' s
'
3
1
Army
USAF
2. Army Element: Trle I D A i n e f f e c t cn 31 Dec 83 authorizes 11
afflccrs, 26 erlisted persuIireI, an3 five c i v i l i a n s ,
3 . Alr Elmlent: ltie Alr Element is cowosed o f 5 o f f i c e z s a d
11 enlisted personnel, organized as Detachwnt 16, 7113 Special
Activities Squadrrrn.
4.
MvsI tlwent:
The J%LM
-lava1 e l e w n t cmsists o f on@
U X offjcer.
2
CONFIDENTIAL,
A. (C: GROllM DIVISION COLLECTION ACTIVI'KES ( a i l elerrerlts o f t h i s
section, t o lncluoe photography, classif iec C W I D E N T I A L ) :
Intrcduction:
Frwn t k perspective o f ilSrlclvr Ground O i v l s i o n
a niimx- n f s i g r i i f i m n t 2i:mje:i, twth stru=turel arid
prccedural, which ocwrreo within the Croup g f Soviet FDrces Gemsny
(GFG),
These chantjes irclurlerl resubozdjna:.im a f R numher n f
d f v l s i o n s , restructLriE of several lrnits Nithln G F G , o f which t h e
most s i g n i f h a i t was the ccnrersicn o f a r o t x i z e d rifle division
i n t o n tank d i v i s i w , up5wcirq 0:' cquimcit, and apparent
alteratiors i r tke p a t t e r r of training. These changes affected a t
least 11 d i r l s l o n s . The resubordination a d rcstructur!% which
occurred i n ,983 weze cocsistent w i t P G Y G ' s irtmt t o fielc' a mre
mderr, f l e x i b l e force.
G i v m thc scope 3 f the effort, the
wwbordirihtiori a d restrccturinG certai7ly had becn wcll staffed
over an extended period of time o a t h 2 Sack t o at. least tk arrival
of General Zaytsev, ClVC WG, in lste 3 8 U . I t oic n c t appear t o
EMLM t h a t GSFG's readhess was perceptibly a f f e c t e d durfn: the
resilbordinri t i r d r e s t x z t u r i n g
1.
there
WE
.
I n ad3ir i on t o t.hCs res tru: turi cy e f f o r t tbt! must mnsisterit
observations relating t o ecfJignent usgrades involved artillery,
Vajor upgrades took place as s e l f - p o p c l l c c plcccs mpla?cr tower: i n
many u n i t s and other units received sone o f t h e retrograwd
equimnt .
Concomitant w i t h t k nassive reorganization e f f c r t was an
alteration in thc timtablf! n f GYG's p r w j n i i d y r?st;ihl i s k d
t r a i n i n g pattern.
This alteratim became most m i c e n t &fare and
during both scnj-annual trow r o t a t h i phasss i r i 1983.
GSFG p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n thc anrusl k v f c t . harvest appeared tn bcl
ncrmal, even as the restructuring, r e s m o r d i n a t i o n and cqarge i n the
training p a t t e r r were beSng carrfed gut.
GSFG R e s L b o r d i n a t l o n / R e s t r u c t u r i i ~ ~ ~ ~ €l F
~ ~o ~r t~:i ~ ~GSFG
carried out a major recrganintirln i n e a r l y 1983. Ir brief, five
d i v i s i m s were resubcrjlnatec t o d i f f e r e n t arnies; one was
reorganized frm a notor rifle tc 3 Z.8r.k 3 i v l s l o n ; cx moved from
t k Potsdm ai.ea west t 3 a garrisor in a PW; an3 a t Least two
training rgglments were relocated frw 3RA to Garrisors n e a r Pzttsdm.
2.
3
UsHLFl was ablc t o confirill the n a j x i t y o f t h i s reshuffling
though e x t e i s i v e side ncslber and vehlcle registrztion number (YRN)
avalysis after in-dcntt- coversge by Tri-Mission twr officers anc
NGOS.
T l e firsz of the% changes Secax evident i n February w w r i
m o v m p t was noted by what was thuught t3 be k k 14th GMRO, which
hvas garrisoned within the Jueterboa PRA. Tour officers repartea e
range o f side numbers on tanks and other a m r e d vehicles which was
inconsistent w i t h tk rumber 3 f vehicles assigned t o a motor rifle
divislm; since the VRN were clearly associat5rl w f t . 1 the 1L GMRD it
was ccncluocd t h a L 2; cfiange had baen made which converted t h a t
c i v i s l o n from rotor r i f l e t o tsnk.
Between 23 and 26 March a major FTX occurred which fncluded 20
13mits and the 25 Tank Divlsion, a u n i t nt;ich had heretofore been
subortjinnte t o the 2 G I A . Since there were engineer anci air suppcrt
and Peaquarters elemeits from thC 20 L7 and since rm other units
from any athsr army were prese7t it has concluded t h a t the 25 TD ha3
probably been resubordinate3 t o t h z 20 CA.
I r early May the 10 GT3J3 SA relccated som IC0 kflcmeters
closer t c the Inter-kman onrder fron i t s PEVIOUS
garrison in the
Potsdam area.
A t tt-e same time the Tri-Missfons rcportcd t i e
relocation of the 35 W i n t o om o f tt-e garrisons vacatea by the 10
GTG, and t w o training reglrreqts toak over another garrison whcre
m s t o f the LO GfD had 3een housed. Thjs move crnsolidated most of
XFG's t r a i n i n g myi3mts w i t 7 i n a 4C k i l m t e r radius o f 3erlin
and, a t the same time, moved ole of :he 10 G T D ' s mnmiwr regiments
west c f the € 1 River.
~
A relocation by elements o f t k e t G A Has noted 3urhg the Spring
1983 t r a i n i K cycle. The L Chemical Defense Battalfcr a r d tte 1
Tark Regiment frm tPc 1 I61D/Ml V mved frcm its old home in Ourg to
a locatin*i closer t c Eerlin, in Ceelitz. This m v e co~L3have been
made to accomdate another S a v i e t s h i f t or could - w e been related
to an Fact. Cerniri e f f o r t a t certralization ard ccnsolidatSm.
4n
arlditiurial
:esubordfnatlm
was
dfscmered
irl
&lULy
as
riumezous VHN/sida rrAmher ammalies werc noted hi sssociation with
rrovement by tPc 77 MRD wo t h e 20 U R D ; appsrently, the 27 3 l R O and
20 GwR3 switched armies, the 20 ending u? ii tk 1 GTA and the 27 in
the 0 GA. l h i s swlzch a w e s sense ~e3grapPi:ally as each unit is
now closer t o i t s respective a m y headquarters.
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The impact of these.,&awes Is not y e t t o t a ' t i y apparent. S m
of the Chnigcs appe&r%~ t e simply adain9strative w h i l e others could
be mlssIon ciiented. Followi7g Is a swrnary of the changes which
accurrer: in 1983:
25 TD resubordinated from 2 GTA ts 73 GA.
27 W D resmordinated fro? I ZTG t c 8 G k
M GMRD resubordinated frum 8 GA t o 1 GTA.
10 GTL neved
Sc)lomebcck.
. 3S MRG
from
KramFniWPotsdaa
to
moved some d t s frcm Cnl&o#/Doeberitz
Altsngrabcw
PRA
and
t o ?3tsdnm/Krampnitz.
U/T Mtos R i f l e and Tsnk Trainin3 Regfments mved frm WAS t o
Krampnltz.
7 GTD resubardinatec frcm 1 GI4 t o 3 97.
207 PRO resuborainsteo Prm 3 97 t o 2 GTA,
Changes i n GSFG Training: The major change nercnived t y UWLM
thIs past year c ~ m e about as B result cf the phased, or
mlti-track5d, trai nf ng program wnich w a s i n i t i a t e d approximately
three years ago and apparently became f u l l y realized during tbe 1913
training year. Lt a p p x r s t h a t , under this prnyram, fewer trows
are rctated Sy a i r snd mre specialists arrive In East Germany from
the Soviet Union over a more protracted pYrfod o f time. From the
evlcence available t o U 9 - M i t seems that non-specialty troops are
now rotated I n t o only one compary c f B tunk or motar rffle battaliun
and they probably then spmd t h e entire t w year period tcgether.
Thlrs instead c f each of the three canyanies Lr, a " m e r battalion
being arfected EiurPng each troop r c t a t i o n , o n l y one company would oe
affected a t any givei time; in fact, since there are four rotation
cycles during ;1 trc03's two year s%*lt in L5FG and only three
s u b u n i t s within a particular Soviet u n l t , it is quite proba3le that
some battalions, and possibly even regimnts, me totally unaff'ected
d u r i x a given rctation.
3.
5
T h i s is significantly different frm the grevious %vi&
practice and could be due, In addition tr; tk rmsons already
mentioned, t o the increased reiiancc on specialty troops who must be
trained elsewhere befa= king sent t o tl-efr u r l i t s j n CSFG. I h f s
entire weration has changed the t h i n g of events such as orivers’
t r a i n i n g and o t k e r a c t l v i t y tradit iorally related t o semi-annual
troop rc t n t i n
Seen w i t h i n tk context of a mJ3r restructuring and
msubordination ef f31t withln GSFG the numerws isorated anoaalies
observed dur1t-q 1983 begin t o make sense. UnPortunately, t k e scape
of the restructuring a d reorganization is not y e t f u l l y known.
U N V ccntinues t o pay closg a t t e n t i o n t c a l l l n c l c a t o r s related t o
any additional schedule shifts or inexplicable activitles which
cculd portend further m d l f i w t i o n s or goint t o a s h i f t in tactics
or organization.
With t h e implmentatlcn of t h e abavc mntiomd multi-tracked
t r a i n i n g program CSFG wnfts are pmtaoly nw i n 8 higher s t a t e o f
readiness tnan t.hey were i n the p a s t snd arc prohebly less affected
by troop rotation; i n addftlon, GSFG Is better able t o f u l l y utilizc
tw limitec nvnber of major training weas f r East Ccrnmy.
USMA i d e n t i f i e d exercise participation by a t o t a l o f 12 GSFG
and f i v e NVA mmeuver d i v i s i o n s t h i s past year. Althcugh there was
n a t h l n g odd a 5 m t t7e nVnber o f FTXs it d i d ap3ear that there was a
s h i f t i n t h e i r thrust. k l X s emphasized movcmmt and involved fewer
partlc ipants cmpared with the massive multi-divlslcnal t y p e
exercise p l a y witnessed by USMLM i n tCle x s t . Observations f r o m
tP.esc exercises would suggest that. there is a focus on b a t t a l i o n and
regirrental activity. This is supported by comnents m d e by General
Zsytsev concerning trainirl; I n CSFG in the January 1984 e d l t h n n f
“Kmnunist o f the Armed Forces.”
Major, army level exercises s t i l l do t a k e place as evkdenced by
rrij-sumer FTX t h z t involvec olemrts of t h e e divisions and large
rear service elemmts o f the 8 Guards Army. I n addfticn, the M
Guards A n y alsn partizipated in an exerctst! ddring b r c h and i t
agpeawd t h a t a Harsaw Pact cxercise took place just bePore, nr even
during, t h e Spriw t m o p rotattor.,
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4. Significant &servat?uns { R l i elwects of t?is section, t o
include photography, c l a s s i f i e d COSF 2XNf'F.Nj
a.
On 12 MAR first ground photcgrsphy nC the 3OG EAR a i r
defense radar system was obtained. Equipnent was sssoc%ted with
tne U / I SA-6 Re@/47 GTD/3 SA.
On 24 FEB further e v i d e ~ c ewas obtalner; t h a t 3 MRR o f 1
was converting from Ll-30 t o 122m SP gurs (251). The
Tri-Misstons noted 251. ir? four separate E A units k 1953.
b.
MFM/EGA
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c. On 05 APR USMLM obteloed t h e first ground photagraphy o f
the Soviet *dim Tank (SMT) M1983/1.
Although the vehlcle was
heavily tarped, the observation provided exeellent close-ups clearly
showing the double p i n end connectors and open center guides which
are unique t u the new tank.
d.
Dn 28 APR MAZ-537 with lowboy trailers were slghted
transporting tarped probable SHT M-1983/1.
VRN analysis o f t h e
transporters provided confirmation o f the presewe o f a t least 10
HAZ-537 per army heavy lift unit. Ccmbitled with o t h e r sighting5 3 f
t h i s vehicle a t d i v i s i o n level, this sighting suggested a doubling
o f GSFG's heavy lift capability.
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On 10 JW a IGMLM tour acquired ewerage of a prnbable Alr
Assault Rn subordinate t o the 20 GA a t DailgewJDo,eberitz,
e.
f. On 13 JW first-time photogrsphy o f a new Soviet engineer
vehicle, the BAT M1983, was obtained a t the Brandenburg r a i l yard.
g. On 22 J U N a USMLM tour observcd T-67 wSth t h e U/f Ind Tank
Regt/2 GTA for the first time. This was the last known S F G unit t e
be equipped with T-55.
h.
On 25 JLW mad moveout by v2hicles icyolved i n harvest
support activities i n the Soviet U i i c n was first noted.
i. On 15 JUL a train importing new 2S5 self propelled artillery
pieces was observed en route t o the U/I Artillery Brigade (255) of
tbe 34 Arty Division. These guns were probably replacements far the
M-46, previously held by t h i s unit.
j. On 30 JUL a Z M L M tour photographed the 8 GA’s Mabile CP as
it r e t u r n e d from an FTX. The photography and column coverage
provided an i n s i g h t i n t o the structure o f a mobile CP.
k. On 1 AUG photography o f airborne training in progress a t
Leiptig 241 provided further evidence ef an a i r assault u n i t a t this
i n s talkation.
1. On 18 AUG a USMLM tour noted T-64 tanks a t HAENOW
Installatian 261. This sighting conflrmed the llpgrade from T-55 to
T-64 i n one o f the U/I Independent Tank R e g W GTA.
m.
On 23 AUG USMYILM as p a r t o f a special Tri-Mlssfen e f f o r t
obtained the first ground photugraphy o f the DR-3 Drone Resupply
Vehicle
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n. USMLM analysis of an WJ 10 SEP s i g h t i n g confirmed t h a t
the 43 Clrtillery Bsigade/B GA has a battalion, w i t h a t l e a s t 18
tubes, of 152” field guns M-1976.
This also provided t h e first
evidence 0% the use of a wheeled prime mver for these nuclear
capable a r t i l l e r y pieces.
Q.
On 21 SEP R LLSMLM ground sighting i n c i c a t e d t h a t the 54
W / 2 7 GMRU was equip?ed with two battalions o f 2S3. This provided
‘the first evidence of two 2S3 b a t t a l i o n s wlthin motor r i f l e
divisions.
p. (h 20 SEP a USHLM :our observed a train transporting two
battalions o f 253 frm the 4 J G1D. This confirmed the upgrade
within the 99 A r t y Regt/47 GT5, making it the seventh tank d i v i s i o n
w i t h i n GSFG t o have completeo the upgrade.
q.
On 28 SEP the SMT H-1983/1 was photogaphed by B ground
team as it was being transoorted under tarps t o the 27 G W W 8 GA i n
HALE
.
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r,
19 OCT a USMLH tour provided Purther confirmation that
HEDLITZ/GRIM)IQ: E M STORAGE FACILITY 501 is receiving equipmnt for
probable use by reserve units.
19 OCT two UWLM tours observed MAZ-537 with lowboy
s.
trailers on the southern part o f the Berlin Autdmhn. The YRN
series noted w1 these vehicles provided evidence which indicated a
Probable increase o f 40 vehicles within the U/I l-kavy L i f t Bn/%
Motor Transport Bde.
t, On 08 WV a 6 M L H tour gained access t o a T-64A tank and
obtained excellent close up photography of the interior.
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u.
h 08 DZC a USMLM t w r
photography o f the MCV Iul-1979.
obtafned
the
first
ground
On 23 DEC there was a first-time sighting of 2S3 with t h e
German 8 M9D/M3 V.
This meant that a l l MD 21 divisional
artillery regiments are now equipped w i t h ZS3.
v.
East
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w. On 20 & 23 DEC USMLlvl tours obtained confirmatory evidence
t h a t both the 8 GR arid the 1 GTA have DR-3 Drone squadrons.
.
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x.
On 31 D€C 83/1 JAN 84 another speclal operation was
conducted against the Soviet MediJm Tank resulting f n excellent
coverage o f the interior and exterior O? a T - M k
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5. SAMDUNE: W W N E reportiny ranged froa the repsrting o f itms
o f i n d i v i d u a l Order of Dattle i n t e r e s t , such 9s the identification
and lccation of i h e previous:y
unlocated Gutbattalion 07 the
Wittenberg Signal Brigade, t o the conssijdated exploj t a t i o n and
reporting nf large amounts o f dsaimntation from the 34 ArtIllcry
Divisim and a battalion of tl-e Northerr: 4 i r Warning Brigade. This
reportltq and i n r o m t I m frm other docurentation allowed the
identification of a large number of equipment nomenclatures, t o
inclcde the BM-22 (for what is h e l d by other sourzes as t h e BM-27),
num~~omradar i d s t r i a l designators and nicknnmes\ and the lVlx
ACRV designators.
s4W3;uNE reportirlg has continued t o docmert the G F G manning
qwstion, concentratin5 on the d i f f c m c e s between wartime and
peacetime authorization and peacetime a s s i g m n t
1 h i s reportfng
(IR 3002 (I), 3026, 3075, 3107, ?115 8 3 ) has been utillred by
theater and national level agencies in tl-e a l l source exaaination of
the ramifications of ttre peacetime undermanning a d the obvious 1U-i
implicatioris 3 f the steps required t o bring certain GSFG u n i t s t o
wartime authorization. This reporting has, i r a nutshell, noted tnlo
major a y c c t s of the mobj l i m t f n n . for wartime a u t b r i z a t i m
maMiq: tbe integraticn of reservists ( i n c l u d i q womn) residing
In the uiit's €rea and thc a w n t a t i o n by rescrvisWactive duty
personnel froa the USW.
SAMWE corifirmd cr identified 18 True Unit Designators
( IUC).
Going beyond The u n i t identification (TUO anc VCh) process,
S A W W was a l s o able t c prnvlce first .Lire i n f o m a t i n n on u n i t
relccations. Thus, ttm relocation of the 7 GTD'a reconnaissance
b a t t a l l o n was noted before b t was rcportcd by collatcral sources
and, i n an i n t e g r a t i o n o f documentaticn and U S m M slghtings, twc
training regirrents which occcplcc a local ~ F C B garrison after t k
withdrawal o f 10 GM elenents were indentifiec.
The 9 N ; D X s e c t h i was n o t mamed Prom Jawary t o karch when
two o f the former secticin menbers, Mark Handy and Linda Fuchs,
returned frun thc IJS following a jab conversion. They were Joimd
i n Agril by the t h I r d section nember, Eda-Suzarne Semmett. A fourth
m e r has been recruitec and hcpefully by mid-1984 SANDDUNE will
have its f c l l l personnel compiement.
SAMDCUNE, which mlisted just over 200 r e p o r t s in 1983,
continues t o account for approximately forty percent of the DF M A X R
SIGNIFTCAhCE cvaluatlrxls received by USbslM.
Some o f the mre
significant reports are o u t l i n e d below (the nLmDers are the X f R
mmbers less tho s t a t i o 3 desig7ator and the year).
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Deployment Schematic for reghental
signal cornpany
Amy level c r i t i v o f regimental
CPX which included the call-up of
reservists (including women) and
tk formation of a tenrporary tank
battalion
Translation o f a Soviet nwnual m
normative standards for a variety
cf artillery and artillery support
equipment
ma
Organ 17atimal structure o f frontal
signal battalion
M25/3026
T E register for battalion o f U/T
Guards A r t y Bde (2S3)/34 Arty D i v
with s p e c i f i c a t i o n o f wartime and
peacct im manning
3032JX45-3052
Extensive docmentation from the
minterlance workshop o f the 34 Arty
Division provided information on
maintenance procedures and equipment menclatures
3039
Ideptif!cation
of
testkg
of
Article 219 (probable SMT H1983/11
i n GSFG m f t
3041
Identification o f 13 T-643 (one
company) i n battalion of GSFG
tank
mR
3068
Confirmation of Army 9uto-Tractor
Department as allocatim authority
for Vehicle Registration Numbers
I VRN 1
3084/3090
TOE o f harvest support ccmpapy
which i n d i c a t d canpany received
Reserve augmentation
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XI 971x198
3100-31 05
and deficiemies
which contributed t o
tuberculosis f n t k e 1 GTA; a
particularly hlgh fncicence of this
disease was in the 27 GMRD i n HaUe
Report
in I
1x1 p m k l m s
GTA
Analysis o f dacmentaticn frw a
Soviet AH Bn of the Worthem AW
Bde.
These reports provided room
for the f u l l scope o f the SANDWE
program:
the assmiatiw of radar
designators and nicknames, vehicle
usage, and the relat9onsAip through
adri7istrative
documentation
tc
otber u n i t s
3111
Outline of 9 TD HC w i t h d e s i g n a t i o n
nf ea& major building by u n i t and
function
3113
Information suggestfng the presence
or a parachute c m a n y a t d i v i s i o n
level
31 26
TOE manning
33m
Two SPOCN REST D (IRL131)
3 512
Analysts
3f
a d i v i s i o n a l Fx,
important, for the resolution 3 4 the
ovcrl-cad mann17g level in GSFG
mmikils
cf
the mheloniq and
deployment of the rear service
elemerlts in a dfvfslon-froFt CPX
(Dmuments c7llected by BRIXMIS)
S i g n i f i c a n t wit ( K k E i c e n t i f i c a t i o n s were:
3005
Documeptatim that a number o f army
s t u f f ~ 1 m m t shave separate FPrU
3074
First indcnti f i c a t i n n c f a d i d s i o n a l KEb; zobyy otdel
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B.
AIR COLLECTlDN A C T I V I T I E ( A l l elemcnts of t h i s section, t o
include photography, classi f i ed CONFIDENTIAL f :
SUMYIA;IY
-&---A*.
I n 1983 t h e Tri-Mission bLr Teams provided photographic evidence o f
qualitative upgrades in the GSFG Air Army and Radio-Electrnnic
Combat Units and i n the EGAF Electronic Warfare and Surface-to-Air
Missile Units. The m s t significart o f these include t h e FLOSGER J
with the AS-14 Tactical 4ir-to-Surface Missile, the AS-12 Tactical
Antfradiation Missile ITARM); the FITTER D with a new Yissile Launch
Rail (indicating the probable introduction o f the AS-I1 TAW); HIM3
E with a 23/3Cknm cannon and multirle AT-6iSPIRAL Antitanx Guided
Missiles; FCXBAT E, FLOGGEi? 3, F I r l t R H, and FLOGGER 0 with Infrared
Air-to-Air Missiles (primarl ly Par sclf-defense i n a close-in combat
support role); completion o f t h e upgrade o f a l l Soviet SA-3
Surface-tu-Air Missile Sites to the quad-rai 1 SA-3C System;
proliferation o f the END C U R E and D E TAIL Bistatic IFF Systems;
modifications t o the FLAT FACE and LONG TRACK Radsr Systems; and the
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of a second SA-5 Surface-to-Air Missile Site with t h e
EGAF.
a N I F I.CAflJ AQ-IIAWEMEYIS
a. On 27 January the construction o f a large burker was noted at
Revershagen Air CeRrse F i l t e r Center. It will probably he m s d as
the direct l i n k for the new El: SA-5 site now under constructioq a t
kbksw (Rostock).
The bunker may be used either for add’tional
equipment or operatiois support related t o hbkow.
3n 3 March a HIM3 E from STEMDN Soviet airfield with a
twin-barreled 23/30mn cannon was photographed. This gun replaces
the four-bazreled 12,7mm gatling gun and w i l l bolster firepower and
stand-of7 capabilities. This system is more compatible w i t h the
4s-5 racket and SPIRAL 4'1GM and w i l l assume: 8 greater strafing role
against personnel and less heavily armored targets such as A'PCs.
An air-to-air rele is also feasble. Other modifications include
an improved electrc-optical f i r e system and pmhable heat
dispersion devices for reduced ZR signatures.
b.
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c.
15 June first-time c u a l i t y photography o f the pedestal
located under the FENCER C radome was obtaiced a t Finsterwalde
Soviet Airfield. The device may be associated with the laser
designator system.
Cm 15 June detailaa photography of an END CURVE variant was
obtained a t Finsterwalde Soviet SA-3 Site (VT03OW7). There were
modlfjcations t o the END BOX and the metal plate on the s a i l .
d.
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e. [h 11 July mrltlple Plights o f the DFi-3 reconnaissance drone
uere observed and photographed.
The drone and phato-recce
instrunent package parachuted t o earth. This aata will aid in
determining the craft's weight, dimensions, aerdynamics, and the
nature of the recovery operations and tactics.
24
On 11 Zuly a single HIND t frorr %rc'nirr S s v i e t Airfield was
and phctographed csrryinq four AT-G/SPIRN
Anti-Tank
Guided Missile CATGM) cannisters. This is the first known instarice
o f fom ATCM cannisters mounted on HINO E i n GSFG. This helicopter
was i n an operational support role in the DR-3 recovery.
f.
observed
Or1 25 July a TALC K I N G S radzr was Jbserved a', Steinheid S d e t
Early warning Radar Site. This discovery brings t o s i x the t o t a l
nunber of TALL KING 2 b o w l t o e x i s t ir: the Forward Area.
It
represents a marked upgrade Sn GSFG early warniy capabilities.
g.
Dn 27 July tne f i r s t deplnyment e f BACKFIRE B outside the
Soviet Union was observed and photographed and the aircraft's
engine noise recorded upon departure from Tsmplin Soviet Airfield.
The sound recording p-ovided for the first t h a basls cn which to
evaluate future ensine developments f o r the BACKFIRE series.
h.
25
f.
On 3 august a HIND E mD (with probable 23/30” guns) was
photographed carrying a new rail w it h an a d d i t i m a l AT-USPIRAL
ATGM mount. This confirmea the HTW t WOU’s capability t o mount a t
least 12 4T-6 as ccmpared t o the previous known t o t a l o f four.
j. 01 3 August technlcal-quality photnyraphy of the BAR BRICK lrfoD
was obtainea a t Rohrbsrg EG Direction Finding Site.
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,
't
On 31 Augst USMtPss Annual Air c r ~ e r Battle for CSFG AA and
tGAF was fozwarded. This specialized report is o f t e n the sole
sourc~f e f lnformntinn nn u n i t s in Ensr Germany and Pas beer: called
the most reliable collateral AUB available t o analysts.
k.
bn 12 SeptemSer, technical-quality photography o f the FAN S0NG
was o5tafncd a t Reetz EG SA-? Site, This is thc first USWY
detected oeployqent of the FAN SONG F. i n t h e Forward M e a . The
systm augments a FAN SONG E on site and $as b e t t e r ECCM
capabilities against ARM atta&s.
1.
F
*p
Y .
m.
On 16 September a FOXPAT E frm F i m w S o v i e t Airfield was
phgtographed equipped wiEh d u a l AaHID Missile Latinch R r l i l s .
This
confirms tnat FOX3AT E ncw has an enhanced low-level attack
c a p a b i l i t y in a d d i t l o r t o its h!gh and medium a l t i t u d e a i r
superiority rcks,
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n.
&I 21 September FENCES C a t Gaddcw-Rossow; Saviet Range were
photographed carrying p o k a b l e 5UOig bombs on the fuselage pylon.
0.
On 26 September a FLOGGCR 3 frm Mirow Soviet Airfield was
photographed carrying the AS-12’ Tactical Anti-Radiat i o n Miss ilEe
(TARM).
This w i l l greatly enhance the threat t o all. fixed and
mobile radar equipment of NATO forces.
2a
On 5 October" tf%! most comprehensive coverage t o date was
obtained o f Meundorf Soviet Passive Oetectidn Site
Close-up,
technical-qual i t y photography should greatly a i d equipment analysis.
p.
I
q. On 6 October two FLOGGER J a t Finsterwalde Soviet Airfield were
photographed carrying the AS42 TAR# and U/I Pod Variant I. Mirow
and Finsterualde FLCGGER J are the only aircraft known t o be
equipped with t h i s TARM.
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. .
r. On 14 October the cmplete EOB o f Hienstedt €G Passive
Detection Site and close-up, technical -quality photography o f BOW
TIE, PRAYER WHEEL, UI 213, 13 METER CIGAR, and CIGAR-like antennas
were obtained.
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s. On 15 October identification a f aircraft in the Allstedt Soviet
Airfield Fire Support Sqiiadmn was confirmed by photography
Helicopter b r t numbers and the nature o f the airfield's
comtruction ere noted.
.
On 10 Ncvember a Finsterwalde FLOGGER J was pbtographed with
WSEM and a dual APHID Missile Launch Rail.
This is the
first sighting of a double APHID Missile Launch Rail orl t h i s ground
attack aircraft.
The conceptual caange in weapons mixes on
aircraft previous1 y considered as single-mission-ori ented shows
greater f l e x i b i l i t y and survivability of Soviet rrcnt-line aircraft.
t.
an AA-8
c
ci.
On 1 December two DOG; IRIL Bistatic IFF Radars were observed a t
Ribnitz Soviet GC1 Slte. lhcre are cnly tqree other known sites
with two DGG T A I L i n GSFG.
Ihe DOG WI- a t R i h n i t z is paired,
however, w i t h a BAR LGCK D i n s t e a d of t h e usual SPOCN HEST D. ?is
should shed further l i g h t on the f u n z t i o n c f DCG TAIL.
v.
On 2 December L i n k CACS Site was noted a c t i v e with R-400/&04
The site was completely dismantled
1982. SitF: I s agafr, considered operational.
Dish Antennas.
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? n November
1. HQS EFG impose3 73 THA during 1983, after only two such
restrictions i n 1982. Although t h i s demonstrates cmcl u s i v e l y that
the Sorjets lrltend t o continue t o deny Iri-Mission access t o
designated areas as sn exercise OPSEC measure, jt shoihd a l s o he
ncted that s3me o f the TRA d i d n o t appear t o coincide with any
unusual activity whatsoever. A description c f each fRR is Included
for Tistmica1 Eurposcs; howwer, m a ~ spmtrayhg the coverage have
been omitted t h i s year. Tbese mars are on f i l e a t USMLM.
2.
TRA
T n p s d During 1983:
a. T W 001-83 and 007-83 were in e f f e c t d u r i n g the perlad "1-13
Jan 83, and r a y have been designed t o shield elements of 1 GTA
c d u c t l n g field training exercises IFTX) Jrlver crossing exercises
in thc area.
11 TRA 001-83 effectively f i l l e c gaps between the Belgern,
Grossenhain ard Brandis P e m n e n t Restricted Arcas (PRA).
23
TRA 002-83 effectively blocked t h e Zcrbst Gap iind ccvored
Prom k g 3 e h u r c t o the Dessau PKA.
the Elbe Rive:
b. TRA 003-83 ano M34-83 were i n effect durS7g the period 8-13
Jan 83 and corisisted o f the followirg:
1) 1RA 203-83 increased the site of the Weimr PRA by a t least
me-third, encowassing the Schafstadt FW, and cwld h w e ssrved
elemerts of the 1 GTA, L k 8 GA, 3r Mu 111. Reportedly, elelnents
of the 8 GA were conducting an F'X in t h e Gotha PRA area on 3 4 Jnn
83, and a rail 1ca:Gcut hy dements o f the 27 GhBD took place o r 3
Jan 83.
73 TRA 004-83 tripled tae sire of t h o Koenigskrueck pR4 and
could have served elellerts o f the 1 ;TA o r MD H I .
4.
TilA CU5-83,
oC6-03 and M37-83 were i r e f f e c t duriw the gerfod
11-18 Jan 83.
T.iA OC5-83 blccked A l l i e d Mfssicri access t o the northerr
River crossing sites ard filled gaps betneer tk Leitilinger
I-eide, Ratbenow and Perlekrq PW. V i s area is traditionally used
during major FTXs by elements of MU V , t t e 2 GTA and the 3 SA.
a.
Elk
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f
t.
TRA 13136-83 f i i l e a the Cottbus-Weisswqsscr pocket o f the
eerder PW, joined t.b Wlsswasser East Geman Traiclrg Area 421
and m y havc served clmer.ts of the MU 111,
c.
TW 007-03 Increased the size af the Goma PW by at least
exterdi*lg the Pastern boucdary t o Route 4.
'he
geographic k c a t i o n suggests use sy Flcmcnts of t w L MEO/W 111.
two-thiros,
TRA M38-83 #as ii effect during the period 14-19 Jan 83. It
denied Allied K I S S h n access tr; the Himar p r m area, t h e main
mute (Route 1061 between Wismar and Schwzrin, the Wismar garrlsrxl
of t i e 288 WRF, 199 Guards W T l l e r y Regiment, and unidentified
Anti-Tank C a t L a i i m / 9 4 G W O (wismar 24J), WLsmar arsa Soviet ana
East Gem" L3gistics facilities, and East Geman paramilitary
insta;lations.
This
THA
may Pave keen d e s i g w l t o mask
FTXJCPX/driver trairim activity by dements o f the 94 WU/2 GTA
or mvement o f sensitike raterial frm Wismar pnrt south.
5.
6 . TRA 009-83 was i n ef'eet during the period 15-75 Jan 83. It
was probably desigxd tr: x r e m m v e r e n t and/or exercise activity
of 8 GA elements.
It l k k e d the Saalfsld PW, a major garrison
srea o f the 79 GrL, w'th Ohrdref Wk major t r a i n i n g areas.
7.
TRA 010-83 znij 011-83
&sn
83:
were in effezt during
the
period 17-23
TRA 010-83 JDimc the Juetcrborg ?SA k i t h the Bad Dueben
It oenled Tri-Missim aczcss to the southern Flbe Rlver
crossi*ig sites zt I)orrmltzsch-Prcstln and Eiszer-Gallin, AinrlhJrg
Engineer Stcrage FacilLty 501 and AIiiokurg Amy krracks 211. This
7 R A may h w e been acsaped to s h i e l d Last &man or Soviet tralning
a t either o f t h e crossing sftes and/or n c t l v f t y sy elements o f the
G Y S J / I Engineer 3ailmz3 Bridge Construction Regitrent a t AnrnSurg
211 and tSe u r i d e n t f f i e d ksswll t Crossing Battcalion/35 Engineer
a.
FRA.
'
Ponton 9egimeWGSFG a t Jessen 282,
b. IRA 011-83 exte-3
the Coasts1 P;u\ southwarc, denying
Tri-Misslcn armss t o Route 1CWAutcbahn E65 and observation points
near Darrgarten Soviet Airyield. Hhile tfiis TRF may have been
desfgccd t o cwer a c t i v i t y by the 715 Figl-ter 3egiment (FfSHBEO) a t
t h i s airfielo, the size o f t k TRA suqqests shielding o f a i r
dcuense or CPX activity.
8.
TR9 912-83 was e f f e c t i v e d u r i n g the perfod 20-78 Jan 83. It
denied d l l i e a access 'to East Gurman HI '\I installations h w s i n g
clcmcnts of the 5 MT Battalion, the 5 Chemical Defense 3attalion,
tk 5 t n g i n e e r B a t t a l i u r i m u thc 5 A l r Defense Fiegim~t. It also
cxtcndcd southward the portfcr, of the Border PRA occclpied hy the 9
TO/MD V.
A Soviet a i r defens= exercisc was reported t o Le t a k i n g
Flaw i n t h e area duripg t P a t tiae.
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9.
IRA 013-83 was i n effect d d n y t
h period 20-27 Jan 83.
I t denied A l l j e d access t o observatfm p o l i t s for Brand -%viet
Mrfield, the Spree River crossing sites, and roaddtactical t r a i l s
habitually used by SovietJEast German elements exercising betwen
the Border PRA and ;ueterbo_c PRA.
10. TKA 014-83 was i n effect duriny the period 30 Jan-08 Feb 83.
It denied Alliec accEss t c the area between t k Coastal pR9 and the
.Schwanri FRA, one logistics installation, one SW site and the Sad
I h k r a n a d MubuckoN Rail Sidings.
11. TRA 015-83 and 016-83 were i n effect
Jan-08 Feb 83:
during the period
30
a. TRA 01583 extended tlw Qtha PFIA north t o Route 80. It
denied Allied access t o possible c m n f c a t I m d i n t e r c e p t locations
and s ~ n elogistics faclliiies i n the 8 GA and FgD XI1 areas.
b.
TRA 016-83
joimd the mrdruf and Blankenhain PRA.
This
area had recectly been included in TilA 03-81, rvhick erded m 25
Jan 8:. No e v i d c w of military activity WBS noted in that area on
26 Jar: 83.
TW 017-83 a d OX-85 were i n e f f e c t during the wrlad 30
Feb 83.
They linked the Schafstarjt-W~imar-Grimma-Zeittllermsoorf %A, allmwlng for possible 8 GA rTX-related aovement.
12.
Jan-:O
13- T E 4 019-83, C20-.83, 021, 83 and 022-.E3 were in effect
the perhid 04-25 Feb 83, and consisted of the fallowing:
a.
during
TRA 019-83 blocked the Zerbst Gap and covered the Elhe
Mn significant m i l i t a r y
River from k c ~ j e b ~ rt 3o the Ccssau PFiA.
activity was associated with t k i s TRA.
b. TEA 020-83 b l o c k d the Rheinsberg Gap between the Wjttstock
2nd T g p l i n PHA, a traditional maneuver ama for e l m n t s o f the 25
TD/2 GTA.
c. TRA 021-63 extcn3cd t.h? mrthern Wittstock PRA westward t o
the Rostock AutoLahr., and covered an area not normally of great
military significance, se:vi% occasioridly as a route f o r westward
mvemnt by clmmts Sf the 2 GTA from the Wittstock PRA toward the
Parchim a:ea.
d.
TRA Oi2-83 covered the tzaditionsl northern Elbe R i v e r
crossirg sites and the area between the Perlaberg avd Letrlinger
IEelde PW. Thls Erea is t r a d i t i o n a l l y used during major FTXs by
e l e m l t s or M3 V, tM 2 GTA and the 3 SA.
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4. TRA 023-83 was in effect d w l n g zhc period W-13 F E 83.
~
It
jofned thc P.1 tcnurl7how-L~riin-Uessau-3ue terbog PHA and bl ock,ed
lri-Missicn access t o a traditional m&neLver area f n r Lt-e 20th 13
and the 3 SA. Tbis T* rilso dcriisd access t o t i e southern h a l f of
the Potsdarr local k e a , an Xr3lcatfcns-of-t(ostiliCies m r j t o r i n g
area rotated among the Tri-Missions on a d a i l y basis.
lSm TRA 024-83 was i n cf'ect
riurir:g the FeTicd 06-19 k e b 83, It
Gueterbog PFi4 soutbeas:
t c the Finsterwalde PRA,
enconpassing k t h the Bakben and Wclzow PW. The e f f e c t i v e tine of
tt-is TRR overl!iwed thEt of ikA GIF-83 t h o u g h 023-83. Ouring the:
period 06-15 Feb 83, a Zontinclocls restricted area was fcrmed frm
Spremberg i n tk cast. t a FCtytkt:uq ln tk west.
extended the
16* TRA 025-83,
02643, 027-83, 038-93 arid C29-83 wore in ePfect
durlpg the period Gl-12 Fet 83 anc m n s i s t g d cf the f o l l r d n g :
a.
TRA 025-83, 026-83 ard 027-83 denied Tri-Pission access to
garrisons of the 25 T3/2 GTA and blockcd t h e Rkinsberg Gap, a
t r a d l t l o n a l mvment 6rea betuleen the Mittstock ard Templin PRA
often use3 by elements o f t7e 2 GTA.
b.
TRA 028-83 denied t0 t h e western p o r t l m 3f the Fotsdam
Local Area, an Sndfcations-of-Hcstl l i ties monf t n r i n g area rctated
c a f l y a n y thcl Missions. This IHA blocked observation o f 35
FR3/23th W garriscns a d l o c a l area bivouac sites/deployncnt areas.
c.
TRA M9-53 covered the nortl-em and eastern approaches h
the FhterwaLde PRA anc Airficln and any hnve hew designed t o
deny observation of f l y i n g a c t i v i t y assodated with tt-at a i r f i e l d .
17. TRA 030-83 and 031-83 were i n e f k t dLrlng the period 01-15
Mar 85 and closed the gaps JetwEen the Zeit7, Hemshrf and Weimar
PRA.
TW 031-83 crjririectsd the weinar, Kahla,
DlaTkenhain,
Saalfeld, CIhrdrLf, Gotha and b o d e r P U and oenied access tn a
significant portlorl of We 8 Cr\ area. These two TRA comined with
t k I r coritiguous PSA to form a contiruous restricted area frm
Leitt in t h e east t o t- inter-German border i n the west.
THA 072-35 was in e f f e c t durfng the period 01-18 Mar 83. It
connected We Juctcrboy, L&sau, Altengrabow ard Lehrin PRA, as
well as the area in TPA 029-83 (Paragraph 1% absve).
Tt &pled
Mission access to We southmn piJrtion of the local area, a
trarlf tinntil maneuver area between the PRA, suggesting pcssftle 'TX
activity by elemeqts o f the 20th GA, including t k 35 WD.
16.
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19. TM 033-83 was i n effect durinc the period 03-15 tbsr 53. It
connected the Eastern EbrdFr PRA w i t h the Jmterbny PR4,
encompassed t h e Briesen Brand PEA, and denied access t o traditional
exercise rotltes li7klrig the river crossiry sltcs on tk spree
River.
It also denied accBss t o apaoacbes t o Brand Soviet
Airfield. When combines witS other PRA/TRA in e f f e c t dur:.ng t P a t
time, it f o m d a continuous restricted area from the Polish borcer
I n tk east t o Irbaykbury f n the west.
TRA 034-83 was I n effect during the perlod 01-15 Par 83. It
comected the Wittstcck, Perlebers and Fidhenw PRA 2nd denied
access to t r a d i t i o n a l exercise routes between t w s e pRA, as well as
t o the ncrthern Elbe River crossing sites. Wt-en combhed with
otrler PflA/TRA in effect d u r i y t h a t time, it formed a continuous
restricted m e a frm Premla:.~i n thF! ncrthcast t c the northern Elbe
R i v e r crossing sites i n the southwest, suggesting a 2 GTA FTX,
i n c l u d i n g elemcnts of thc 25 TI3 and :he 16th TC.
20.
21. TRA 035-83 was I n cffcct durlIng t h e peziod C5-12 Mar 83, It
filled the 5ap between t w Grossenhain, BranGis and G r i m PRA arid
denied A l l i e d Mission access t o the 9 1Wlst GTA garrisons i n Riesa
and t k 7th TD/HU 111 e l m n t s i n Doebeln.
22.
TRA C36-83 was I n e f f e c t durl-y t h ~ wri3d
!
C5-14 Mar 83. I t
extended the RleubrandenburG and Burg Stargard PRA north, south and
east, and may be assoclated with Neubrandenburg-base3 MD V elements.
TRA 037-83 was i n e f f e c t during the period 06-13 Mar 83.
It
f i l l e d the gaE between tile Sctiweri?, Panhim arid BeckeMnrf FW anr:
encmpassed the Demn %A.
The geographic l o c a t j o n sugwsted
possible ase by elemnts o f t k 21st MD and the 94 GMR3/2 GTA
23.
and/or then 8 MRO/MD Y.
24. 1KA 03a-83 was in e f f e c t during t k peiiod 06-15 Mar 83. it
connectec the k m w , Beckencorf, Parchim and Retzow PRA w i t h TRA
037-83 and t h e Guestrow area, and denied access tci the M3 V
garrlsms/training a x a s of the 5 Artillery Regiment, the 5
Anti-Tank Battnlfnn nnd t h e B m M C V p r r l s o n s and training
areas, t o Include those o f the 8 TR, the 8 EnGfrleer E a t t a l i o n , the
8 Medical Battalion and the 8 Mf e t t a l i o n .
25. TRA 133943 was 11 cffect durlng the perioc 10-15 Mar 03 and
extmded the southeast Borccr FRA t o the outskirts r i f Cresdei and
Karl-krx-Stadt
The p o g r a ~ h i clocation suggested use by elements
of luD 111, i n c l u d i n g the 7 T3.
.
TW WO-83 was i n e f f e c t Curing the period 13-25 %r 83.
extended the s a t h e r n p o r t i o n c f thg Jugterbog PRA westward.
26.
38
It
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27. 1W 041-83 was i n e f f w t during t h e wrfod 25 hr
02 Apr 83
and connected the JLletermg, Op.ssau, Mtertgrabm and Lehnirl PRA,
denying access t o the snuthorn prTLioc o f the Patsdan 1 oca1 area.
Its Location su3gcsted FTX activity by e l e w n t s of t h g 20th GA.
Pericd fl8-18 flpr 83. Th€s
wlth I t s contiyuctws PRA, farmed ;1 continuoLs restrlcteo area
from the pL‘d3sk border thruigh t h e -etrlinger Heitfe Tra2ci.q Area,
and denied access tn traditimal srlr?neuv?r routes i n t h a t area. Tne
plazement 2nd t’nfng of t h i s TRA suggesterj a probable single- or
multi-Army F I X i r i t h a t area.
78.
1RA 042-83 wns Sn e f f e c t 3urinG tt-e
IRA,
29. I R A 043-83 and ELL-85 wEre b o t h i n e f f e c t clirirg the period 77
May49 An 83, and both emompassed several PRA. It is not k m w n
what, i f any, military significance should ue attached t o these TilA.
30, 1HA s145-83 and 046-83 were in ePfect during t h e period 3C
My-13 A n 83 a d consLsted o f the fgllowing:
a. TRA 045-53 cwnecte3 tre d i t t s t o z k , Ratherow, Wrleberc and
Letzlinyer Heide W,e f f e c t i v e l y blowing observation o f mrthern
E l b e Siver crussfng sltes an3 tact3cal approachps. This area is
nomally used by slemenks of the 2 GTA for DIvislon- ar;d Army-level
FTYs f-rvolving movement from Wittstock t o the crossing sltcs,
assault river crossfngs and further m v e m t irto the Letzlinger
H d d e %A.
b.
!&ssau,
TRA %&a3
ccnnccted t7e LOSSB, Weimar, Altenpabow,
arid keterbog PEA, slang with several minor PEA,
cffectf vely blocking Alliec‘ Mission nbssrvation o f mivcmmt between
8 GA garrisow in t h e s3utn o f East Germany and major
training/maneuver areas i n cerltral East Gemany. Thts srea is
frequently transited by DivTsicn- an9 Amy-lcvel FTXs originating
either i n the l e t 7 U q e r lleide or J!reterbcg Training Areas.
TRG 04743 was i n effect
the reriod 04-12 Jm 83. It
extended the Northern Coasta; PKA southwam, denyirig access t o
observation points for Dan!prt.cn A:rfleld
and some elemer;ts o f t.he
8 WD/M.lO V.
31.
32.
TW 048-83 was In e f f e c t during the p e r h a 05-15 JLn 03, I t
connected t h E keimar, Blankelhain,
Sa31 feld, Onrdruf
Gotha,
Someraa and loss8 E!A and effectively conrlected kith TRA 046-83
for the period Q5-13 M 83. It flirther lirnlted Tri-Pisdm
observation of movement o!’ 8 GA garrisons in smthcrn East Germariy
a d major t r a i n i n g areas/maneuver areas i n central East Ckrrmany and
abservatiori of acvewnts between the Saalfeld a d 3hrdruf PHA and
between the lveimar anr! Gctha HA.
,
TRA 049-83 was i n e f f E c t dLrlng the prior; 06-25 jul 83, and
c o m c t e d the Dessau and Altengrabuw PHA.
I t denied Trl-Hission
access t c infrequently used E l k River erossing sites used
prlmarily by the cast German Army a d limited observation 3 P
c m c n l y used maneuver routes jetween garrisons Lr6 t h e Uessau W 4
an3 trainlw afeas i n the Altengrabow PRA.
33.
34. TRR 050-83 and 051-53 were bot? i n e f f e c t during an Ennounced
GSFC exercise. Tne geographic location suggests possible east-west
exercise play. TRA EO-83 was I n effect durirg the period 20-28
3ul 83, while TRA U51-83 was i n ePuezt &ring the period 21 Jul-05
Aug 82.
35- TRA 052-83 through 057-83 were imposed in corijmction with an
acnounced GSTG exercise, and ccnsfstcd u f t h e Qd4owing:
a . TRA 052-83 was i n e f f e c t durirq the
22 Jul-10 A q 83
and conwcted thz Altengrabow, k s s a u and Jueterbog PSA.
b. TRA U S 3 4 3 thmugh 055-83 ccnnected thc Terwlin, Hittstock
and Letrlfnger Hc i3s PRH, encmpasslng t r a d i t i c n a l maneuver ro&s
o f the 2 GTA.
TilA 055-83 covered t h e E l b e River crossirrg sites.
These THA were I r efPcct during the following pericds:
052-83
053-83
054-83
055-83
22 J L ~ - 1 0Aug 83
23 Jul-CS Aug 83
23 ,lul-C5 AUg 83
23 JUl-10 AUCJ 83
TRA C56-83 WES 17 e f f e c t durirlg the pcrioo 23 J u 1 - U Auq E3
cannected the Ratknow, Letrlinqcr W i d e , and Altencrabaw PRA.
c.
and
d. TRA 053-83 was i n e f f e c t during the period 23-?O Jul 83 and
expanded t h e restricted 8 x 8 betwee-r the Welmar iirid Uessau PW.
This area was prcbdily used by t h e 27 M D .
1KA 058-83 was f n e f f e c t during tclc period 27 Jul-12 Auc 83.
It ccnnectcr! the Perleberg and WltLstock PRc\ a?d overlsppeo kith
TRA n53-83 (see Para 3 4 1 atme:.
This TW\ covered an area
traditionaily used by the 2 GTA f c r mvement t o the nortMcm Elbe
River crnssiq sites.
35.
37.
T R n C59-83 and WC-83 were in e f f e c t during
AJg 8 5 , and cons:sted o f the following:
tnt?
p e r i o d 12-21
a.
TRA 059-83 covered 81 area assoziated wftk Soviet f l i c h t
patturns. DR-3 drone n c t i v i t y was observed just prfor t o t h e
amounced tire.
40
b.
T3A 060-83 connccted the
Dessau am Altemrabow PRA.
38. TRA 061-83 was I n e f f e c t during t h e period 13-20 dug 83, aid
derieo a x e s s :IJ the area betwewi t h e Wlttstock and iemplin PRA.
This area contains several Dotmtial Troop Concentration Areas and
t r a n s i t routcs usea by 2 GTA elements.
39.
TR9 1352-83 was in ef*ezt drirlng the period 13-21 Aug 83 and
connected the Altengrabow, Lehcin and Dessau PFiA.
40. TWI 063-83 was 17 effect during the period 14-20 Aug 83 and
dctlied HLssion access t o the northern E l b e River crossing sites.
This area was cnverec prior to t h n t by TRA 955-83 during the perioc!
23 Jul t o 10 Aug 83 (see Para 34b above).
41. TW\ Wb-83 was in e f f e c t d u r l r g the pcricd 3-21 Aug 83 and
cmnected the Jucterbog and Finstcrwalde PRA. It & e n l r ? ~ . access t o
transit routes in t h a t area.
42. TPd 055-83, 065-83 and C67-83 joined togsther the Jueterbng,
1 c h i n , Altengrabaw , Scha fstadt, Meimar-, des sa^, Cochstedt ane
Qwdlinburg PRA ard z w l d h e w covered movenent hy elements of the
3 SA, the B W: and the 20th GA. T h c timing o f these TRA coircided
witn the p o s s h l e end o f tralninj cycle Fix, 6 s W L M had received
n o t i c e o f a river closure ~7 the northern tlbe R i v e r ln the
v i c i n i t y o f Kehnert on C4 %ptmber 198j. TRA 065-83, 06683 and
067-83 were in e f f e c t during the following time perlods:
a.
TRA 065-83 was i n e f f e c t during the period 03-10 Sep 83,
b.
TRA C66-83 was I n e f f e c t during the period G3-15 Sep 83,
c.
TRA
a67-85 was in e f f w t during Me ; m i o d 05-12 Sep 83,
43. TRA 058-83 was in effect during ih?eperloo 05-12 M v 83. I t
covered an area associated w i t h Soviet f l i g h t patterns from
Neubrandenburg Airfield an3 connected :he fastern krder PRA w i t h
tne Neuhran3enburg PeA.
The area d i d mL include regularly used
mnreuver areas; hnever, e:emenr,s o f t h e 9 TD/MI V are loca+d i n
the adjacent Border FW.
44. TRA 069-83 was in effect during +.!E period 06-13 Kov 83. I t
denied Hissfon access t o Prenrlau Installat€o~s/tralning areas
associated wlth elements of t h e Soviet 25 T 9 . and elwnents o f the
East. German 143 V and XI an East Gerrran SR4 a p p o r t Facility.
It
also includer: the rail-line Prom t% Szczecli T r t (?ooland) to tk
Angemmde-&:der PHA.
41
..
I
43.
TRA 070-83 and C71-83 wre i n effect during the pericd 09-15
Mov 83, and conslsted of the following:
a.
I R A 0714-83 cenled access t o Wittenberg installatirxls
associstec with elements o f the 7 G T W 3 SA. The boundaries o f t h i s
TRA suggest a3 attempt t o p r e c l d e visits t o Wittenberg c o l d d e n t
with the visit of
dignitarfEs t o Matic Luther centenary
celearatians i n t h e city.
b.
TW 071-83 c'enied Nlied access to Hassleben Airfield,
Yranlcl-born Radar Site and Alperstaedt 54-4 S i t e , suggesting a
possible air deferse exercise.
46. TRC\ 072-83 ard 373-83 were I n e f f e c t during the period 16-20
b v 83, and corsisted of t h e fallowing:
a. TRA C72-83 denied access t o trainin5 azeas used by elements
o f t h e 21st M E north of Perleberg.
b.
sidings
TRA 073-83 denied access t o training meas and railroad
near Schaerlebeck.
used by elements of the 29 GWVL0tt.l GTP
a. Tnere were 1HC days w k n a t least me
against Allied Missions i n 1983.
TRA was i n e f f e c t
b. I R A restrictions were i n effect the ertire month of March;
Oct3ber arld December wrt! the. only two months iP which no TRA were
ir: effect. R recap o f TRA cays, by month, ajpears helon:
January 1383
07
- 31
February 1983
01
- 19
March 1983
01
- 31
April 1985
01 - 02, 08-18
May 1S83
27
June 1983
J u l y 1983
- 31
G1 - 15
08 - 31
42
August 1983
SeptemScr 1583
October 1953
November 1983
December 1983
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D.
CC)
LIETIINTICPIS fiMl
IWIDEPITS
COMFlENTlAL unless otherwise indicated)
(All
elemerts
classiffed
1. General.
Tn carrying o u t LLSMLM's tw3 missions in the M3Ht
accredited personnel repeatcd;y cum into contact with Soviet and
East Geman military personnel and the civilian pcpulation. The
nature o f certain of tbese cmtacts is such that reporting t o
higher hea*arters
a d wnticn
i n tk
lkrlt History i s
appropriate. These contacts are d i v i c e d f n t c two c a t e p r l e s :
A.
Ceteritiwl.
Tour's fredcm o f movement Is physically
restricted. Accreditat Inn docments are surreridered w i t h or
without the preparation by the Soviets D f ar o f f l c i a l protocol
(Akt). Circumstances surraundirig a detenticn may be such t h a t It
is also reported as ari incident.
8.
ircident.
1) Serious Incident. A relazively grave occurence hhose
resoluticn may require action a t a higher level t h a n Chief
U!MJIr/Ctiief
SERB. k c t i o r taken frecuently includes an exzhanp o f
letters a t Chief o f S t a f f OT higher level.
2.
Minor incident. Cccurreme whose resolutior can he
accomplished at tk Chief of Mission/ChleP SERB level or which
requires no additional action.
2.
Detentims.
Twelve 1J.WH tours
were detained i n 1983:
A.
Emleben CpC1935), X0732Z Jan 8 3 . A USKM tour, while
checkim tactical trails and the r a i l siding, encztuntered four EWP
t4-1981 which imediateiy gave chase. The tour o f f i c e r elected to
accept the detention rather khan risk in:ury.
While the Soviet
tactical vchicles were coapletinj the detmtiwl, m e WP rbn into
the Laur vehlcle, causing appraxirrstely $loo0 damage.
Tcur
personnel werc nf t k e impression that tk c o l l i s i o n was tte result
of incptltude rather than malke; road safams were icy and
slippezy. lhe Cntha Konanandant arrived on the scene at 0930Z,
followed diortly thereaftcr by four probable MfS agents with
cameras. The tour WBS released a t t k scene a f t e r t h e h r
officer's refusal t3 sign ar Akt alleging v l o l a t l o n of a restricted
arca and pt-atograping military equipment. Tour personnel were
permitted t o c a l l Potsdam for a recwery vehicle. Thc atmspnere
was c o r d i a l ; the comnrltlr o f the regiment. t3 which the EM3
belonged wafted w i t h the twr tlil the arrival of the mcovcry
vehicle.
He slso had a hot. meal brought t o tour personnel,
Duration of detention:
3 hourst 28
44
miwtes.
B.
while
Werder (JU5837), Q3 Jun 63. Todr Llocked by Scvist troops
t r a n s i t i K past I n s t a l l a t i o n 26i.
;matian:
2 burs 30
minutes
.
C. drzatz (LU767i), 0518002 2 u l 83. P E M L M t3ur w8s detairled
by Soviet troops Subseacent t o a breakdcwn 3t tts tnur vcllcle. A
USMLM recovcry tour arrived on the sceqe (the tour cfficer l a d
phoned for a recovery 3rior t o arrival of Soviet h o p s on the
sccnc) and was preparing t o tow the d i s a b l e d vehicle away whorl a
Soviet ii civillan clothi*iG, who subscqucntly iaeitf f l e d himself as
the Fuerstenbuzg Kmandant, directec detention or oorh tours.
Cretkrttieils #Ere requested and rezurned m c e particulars were
entered t o ths Akt. The Akt was presented f3r s i y n a t u r c ; u ~ o nthe
tour officers' refusal t o sign, the tours were releaseo a t 19592
hours, after 3 &tention of 1 hour and 53 minutes. Tne atmosphere
during the Cetenticn was described as c3rdial;
0. V i c l n i t y Zeissholz (VS2391), 05072CL Aug 83. A tour was
detained by Soviet persoriwl ns thR result @P a tr@ laid aLong a
tactical tzail on tk n x t h e r n fringe o f t h e Koenigskrucrx h-ny
Macieuver Area.
The t w r was released a t t h e Dresden Konandatura
after a cletenticn c f 4 hours 45 mincrtes. AtmosFhme was described
as nrofesslonal and correct.
F. Berlinzhen (UV3900), OK9202 Sep 83.
touz was detained
by Soviet personcel m i l e observing an a i r c r a f t landing program st
Hlttstock % v i e t Airfield.
The toLr officer was outsice t ? c
vehicle ruhw a g o u p 3 f % v k t soldiers rushed him before clo Mas
able t o reenter the car. Ihe 3etafning party confiscated a camera
ard P i In. A Germsr forestry o f f i c i a l inoicatea h a t he had advised
the Swiets o f the tour's pressnce i n khe area m c guided t k
c k t n i r i n y party t n thc scene. Pfter a five hour d e t e n t i o r ; the tour
was esco2ted t o the Yittstock A ~ t c h a h n nntl R k a s E d tPere. This
detention pius two c h r s were the subject 3 f a G5FFG C t i i Y t g f S t a f f
?rotest letter.
;
F.
b e d l i t 7 (UTl9731, 2012372 Sep 83.
East 2eerman troops
ambushed a tmr which i i c l u d e d C3WLM cm a secononry road v i c i n i t y
k o l i L 7 , u s j i g a W-XI 4 / A and a farm tractor an3 trailer to olock
t W road.
Approximately 10 East Gemn s3ldIcrs, mary of whom
phatograohed the tour vehfclo, werc involved ir! the detentlcn.
&ginning a t 132OZ huurs, u numbc: of Soviet 3 f P k e r s , including
t n e Altengrabow K m a n d a n t , arrive3 a t tt-e scene o f the tktentlon.
Relatinnr; w i t h the %vIe*ts were correct an3 cordia;.
T k Soviet
o f f lcecs expressed t x i r dis3leasLre wlth tte erithusiastic
ptotogre3hlc n c t l v i t y o f tk East German military, but admitted
their i n a b i l i t y t o do anything a3out it. After ttlc t c u r officer
rofuscd tn slgn an Akt, t h e tour was released a t 15552 hours.
G.
Nedlitz (UTln731, 2111432 Sep 83. East German troops
carried out a virtual repeat perfomance o f tne mbush and
detention of 70 September rcportcd in p r a g a p h F above: Two East
German military vehicles blocked the twr vehicle front and rear.
The wrfomance of the detaining tmcps was characterized as better
than on the previous day.
T k Dessad Kormandant arrived m the
sccnc, prepared an Akt, and cas able, in respcnse t o tmr protests,
t o bring t o a h a l t ti-@
tast Germans' picture taking. The tour was
released sfter a two hour tec minute detention. M e : This tour
had depnrted for the GDR p r i o r t c t h s return o f twr t.our which had
been detained an 20 September.
H. Frankenbera IUS6541), 0606551 &t 85. East German military
detalned a tour as it was passirq the front gate of Frankerbyrg
I n s t a l l a t i o n 061. Two vzhic:es exited the g a t e and blocked the
tour vehicle front and rgar.
S o v i e t K m n d a n t u r a personnel
arrived a t the scene a t 12L32 hours. After the Lour a f f i r m
refused t o sign tl-e Akt, Soviet personnel. eszorted the twr t o
Autobahr E63 and rtlleosed the tour- a t 12552 hoirrs.
T k Soviet
Major who was in charge apologized for the length o f the detention
( s i x hours); he indicated tt-at :he East nermans 7ad mt n o t i f i e d
the K m a n d a t u r a until 1030L Fours.
1. Rederi :UT1673), 161155Z Dec 83. A UraL-375 in a Soviet
column swerved across tk road and struck a U X M tour vehicle
proceeding i n the o w n s i t e d i r e c t i o n on Route 246. b t h vetiichs
were cisabled. Kmmandacts from Dessau ard Altengrabwr arrived on
the scene a t 1 5 X Z hwzs; the Ocssau K m m d a n t took chargc O F tPe
detention, t 3 include preparation o f the Akt.
J. Allsteat (PB76571, 2 2 0 9 5 2 WC 83. fi U S K M t o w tecame
bogGed dowr i n muddy terrain cnrwtc t 3 an OP. M h l l ~i n process o f
winching out, twr was observed by two p m m b l e MTS agents. Tour
attempted t o leave arca, enctwntered a Soviet vehicle blocking t h e
harc siirfnce road, a d again became mired &WE while takin5 evasive
action. Approximately 20 S o v i e t troops, accmpanied by twc GM-66,
effected detcnt im. A Srivlet cif f icer., rank unmcwn, demanded tour
credentials; tour officer refused t o surrender documents because
tAe Scviet officer failed t o shoc his credent.ials (Iastructims for
twr perssnml are t o surrender credentials only t o Komandatura
persowel). Soviet t r o o p covered tour vehicle windows w i t h a coat
and cameflage net. to prevent observation o f an onsoing flying
program.
A t 153UZ hours the probable Yalle K m a n d a n t azrlved,
presented 71s credentials, and b o k the t c u r dwunents, Ar Akt was
prepared accusirg tour of bein3 i n restricted a x a , bcl-ind MRS, and
obscrvly military activity. After the tour oeficer declined t o
sign :he Akt, Soviet personnel assisted i n freeing the tour vehlsle
Prom the mu0 a i d e s c o r k c ;he t o u r t o Lodersleben (FB76971, where
release was effectea a t 18452 hours.
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4. buestermirke (VT03411, 2209UC2 Cec 63.
/I,
U X M tour
polsitioned itself i n Wuestermarke t o observe Soviet movement
between t h e 3uetcrbog and I-jcbemsF! PFiAs. T k learj vebicie o f a
Soviet cnlJm spotted the tour car arld i m d i a t e l y gave chase. The
tour officer opted t~ accept the &tention rather than txcm
involved in a 7 i c h speed chase throuw a built-up area. After a
&lay of approxifiately s e v m hours, a representative o f the Cnttms
Xommaridatura, an A i r b a m e Captain, arrived on the scene, prepared
a r Akt, wtlzh t i e t o u r officer refused t o sign, and released the
tcur or the spnt a t 16502 hourss ?4ote: W l e he t o u r was held
for almost e i g K hours, release occurred within ess than an hmr
a‘tei tk arrival o f ttv Kmnndatura representative.
tr
Potsdam (uU6907), R h c R3. A Soviet k j o r and three
OfCcers effected a detentior o f a U S a M tour enroute t o
the o f f i c i a l Potsdam residence.
The dctcntion occurred in the
v l c i n i t y ur a roadsice parkim: area adjacent t o Fotsdam
lnstallatim 289 regularly used as a GSFG vehicle checkpoint. The
Potscam K m a n d z n t ari-ived and accused the tour o f being in the
middle o f a Soviet colkmn.
The tour officer denfed this and
pointed cut t h a t the tour was proceedirlg t o t P e o f f i c i a l Hission
zesioeme along the frost direzt route frm t h e Glienecke Fridge and
t h a t W e r e had bccn n3 colmmn a c t i v i t y .
The t o u was released a t
11952 hours a i d proceeded t o the House. In the next two hwrs two
U L M vehicles tracsited the sam area without Incident, cesplte
the presence of‘ t;ie same Soviet x r s m n e l .
L.
Warrant
2. Incidcnts. In a d d i t i o r t o the rmmi.q associated with tk 20
Jan 83 detention a t tmleben and the Fhysical restraint o f a t o u r
o f f i c e durim h e 08 Scp 83 BPrlinchen detention, the follwing
wportatle everts occuxed:
A.
02 I-eb 83, v i c i n i t y Delzig (CT356O). A l-fSt4LM tour was
involved i n a one-csr, weather related accident. The tour vehicle
was travelling north a l o q Kte 246, struck a patch of ice, skidded
o f f the road erdxnkrent anc rolled. Soviet xrsonncl called t o the
S C C ~ C by East German p A l c e transported t n e tour officer to a phone
to c a l l for a reccvery. Eoth VOPOs and Soviet personnel were
helcful and friendly.
B.
1412132 Feb 53, Buryst.aeat (bS4643).
A USMLM tour was
struck by an East German vehicle as a result o f slippery road
cmditions. Damage t c the tour vehlcle consisted o f a dented l e f t
door. Osmage t o t h e civilian vehicle included a bent b w c r ,
fender, and hmd and hroken l e f t Madlight. VOPOs and Konrrrandatuw
personnel conducted a routine t r a f f i c investigation. Passes were
not taken and tour was i n v i t e d t o haw coffee a t tbe Karl-MarxStadt. Kommandatura (declined with :hanks).
Atmosphere throughwt
was ckracterized as correct and cordial.
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C. 2808CUL FEB 83, Sorenson (PR2942). A %viet officer fired
approximately s i x a i r e d pistol shots = a t a tour observing a slgnal
deploymnt. No rounds struck thc vehicle; a speedy departure was
made. Incident was protested t o SERB.
0. 2311482 Mar 83, v i c i n i t y Helzig (UT3579).
A USHCM tour
returniw frm Eelsic m .Rte IM was behind B Soviet WAZ-5511
wtten t r a f f i c came te a halt. Ihe S o v i e t truck's backup lfghts came
on, and the vehicle traveled a t a high s p e d ir reverse, striking
tne tour vehicle, causiny damages as follows: bent h d , crusMd
electric winch and front g r i l l , bent left front W p e r and right
front fmdeE, punctured radiator, and damage t o assorted electrf cal
zompments. The 6AMAZ then cortinued' on its way. T h e tour hiid
~ E I bebind
I
the KWAZ for approximately three minutes p r i o r t o We
incident, but had a d d e d any show o f interest. T k tour was towed
by a stand-by creb t o Potsdam where an immcciate report was made to
StR3. Return t o ootsdam was delayed f c r approximately 30 minutes
while a SERfWKcmmanMxra t e a r inspected the chamaye sustained by
the tour vehicle.
E. 2809152 May 93, viclriity Rietz. A Soviet officer f i r e d a
single, unaimd round fro? an AK-47 after a tour's presence in the
area had teen noted. A t tt-e tiw the round was fired, the tour had
withdrawn t o a poirit approximately 5OC meters from the s l t e arid was
completdy concealed from view. Incident was protested.
F.
03 A n 8 5 , mar Doebein CUS6865).
I n tk course o f m
attempted detention by East Gemm military, the tour vehicle made
contact w i t h an €3W - 4 6 9 . The tour ve5icle was not damaged; the
EGA vehicle sustained scratckd paint. The twr evaded detention
and xossed the Gliecicke Bridge checkpoint without incident.
G. 333452 Dct 83, v i c i n i t y Staudqitz (u53484). R USMLM tour
was involved in an accldert ~7 the Dresden-Leipzig Autobahn.
An
East Geman TRABA,M towing a trailer I z f t the l e f t lam w i t t w u t
o f f the tour vehicle in the r i g h t lane, and
his brakes. The tcur KO braked immediately, hut
was meSle t o stop b e f m h i t t i n g the trailer. Subsewently, the
dziver o f the TRAWNT t o l d pclice tt-at he did not see the tour
vehicle and, becomht; startled wke? he saw its lights, h l t h i s
brakes. txcept f o r a nosebleed by a passenger in the TPABANT, no
Injuries were sustaind. lhe tour vehicle sustained tk fnllowing
damaye:
broken radiator, bent f o n t burper, damaJed hood.
Personnel From thF! G r i m m a Kmandatura arrived on thc scme, sent
his interpreter t3 phme for a I H L H recovery team, offered
assistanzc i n n r y o t k r way and departed. The tour was towed back
t o Berlin by a recovery tcam.
signaling,
cut
imnediately
bit
E.
(C)
I N T t L c l G k V C t JWXMATION R E m T
(IIR) PF!mJCTIOI\
IIH production Figures for 1983 are listed below;
fzgures for t h e s a x category fcllow i n parentheses:
A I R D I V I S I O N :1 215)
USMLV D r i ginated:
122 (135)
Based orl A l l i e d Reports:
179 (111:
SANDDLNE Repa rts :
Total:
4 (9)
235 c253)
CilDuMn Q l V l S I O N ( 2 215;
U%LM Tour Reports:
565 (287)
SAND3UNE Reports:
20i m8)
Based on Allied &parts:
303 ( 3 9 2 )
Total :
759 (748)
NAVAL REPRESEhTATTM: E-TS
Tour Reports:
SAN3DUNF Reports:
Total :
TOT&
ALL IIR:
(5 215):
21 117)
5 (91
26 (25)
1022
(lwr
198i
LIAISUN AND EPREEiENTATXBh
PART I11
(C> WFICLAL VISITORS: V M t s by rrembers of tk €ntclligenct?
community and others w i t h a professional interest i n U%M's
collection activity prorate an fnfccrmatlve dlalDgue whicl- assists
USPCM i n its e f f o r t s t c maintain an effective and active coliection
program
A.
-
The following is a selected list of key personnel briefed by Wtss
in 8erlin &ring 1383:
Senator (NV) Hecht
Senstor I R T ) Chaffey
Senator (UT) M t c i
Congressman ( v N Wol f
Mr Harsh
Ambassador Kampelmann
Scty o f Army
Europcai Scty & Cisamament Confererce
Ambassador t o the GDFi
Urdersecretaq o f the Air
Ambassador Ridmay
M r Aldrich
FOXC
Principal Dep Ass t SecDzf
fcr International Scty
Asst SecDef ( M W )
Asst SecDef for Inter-
nr Kom
Mr Perle
national A f f n i r s
National Scty Advisor
C c r , AF Space Command
Dr P I llsbury
General
General
General
General
hart inger
Johnsnr:
Hamstein CIB
kit3
OARCGM
Kroesm
CINC1ISAREU3
C o f S USA
CINCLSAREU?
wofs A n y
Gelera; Heyer
k q e r a l Otis
Miera: Hick9am
Lieutenant General Faur
Lieutenant General Galvin
Lieu tenant General Far rest
Major G e n r n l A ~ k r s m
MaJor General Dreckner
M j o r General Rruton
kjor General Crowell
Major General Hunceker
Dlr NSA
Cdr V I 1 Corps
M:INCllSNEUR
Cdr 3 AD
COS, USAFE
TSAC USAF
Cdr 3 IO
CCSLDC USARER
U!iAFE/CS
Cdr S E T F
Dep D l r Opns/EKOM
LSAFEJLG
Cdr 21st Spt Cmd
Fiajcr Geriersl Nichols
Major General Renick
Brigadier Genera, Cook
Bricadier Gencral Curtis
Brigadier General DMoss
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7
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Grigadier GenEral Forgan
Brigadier &nerd Goodson
Brigadier General k*sm
8ricpllp.r renerd Hansen
Origadier Qncrzl Hydt!
Brigadier Gcncrsl Jcfvlson
Erigaaier Gereral L u t i y
Brigad icr kneral Lutz
Rrlgadier kfieral a r t : r
Brigadie: &neral McLean
B r i p d i e z Gerwml ?crroots
arigacier General Powell
Brfgadkr rmcral Shufelt
Brlgadicr General S3yster
Brigadi y r General Stephenson
Brigadler k n e r a l UrsL*lcr
Rear FIdmiraL Elfelt
Rear Admiral Schni It
D r Roach
Hr
O&CSI, UA
DAZSI, OA
3 B T
EC/E:IIR
Cir@rs/USEUCDM
Ccn Nav Kep
General Consul, USAF Hp
%ate Ammed Svcs Comnittee
FSe
M r Place
FrD
VSA Liaison Berlin
EM, W
M
S East 3 m l i n
Senate Amed Svcs Committee
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.
USAFE/XP
3ATT MCCSCOW
mFE
LJSAFL/DC[3kl
U%F/rSP
USAFUUENS
F t Brqg
D ~ AC5MJSW
J
Cdr 200th TPrMMC
USAf t / I h
Asst DcSo;>s, USAFt
5nat.c Arrred Svcs Z m i t t e e
OIA, K - 4 A
tirmitrer
Jyr Gdiar
Mr t m n a
lur Hocgler
PI: Brown
Mr Wilkfnsm
Mr Ponick
. ..
Asst Cofs, ATCEhl
8 . (U) RELATlWS M I T H GSFG/SEW ( A i l paragraphs UNCLASSIFIED w,less
otherwise indicated) :
Meetings with Soviet Authoritics: I n 19R3, 13 USMLWSERB meetings
took place. A t o t s 1 of' eight items c f LS-orlgfnatec non-routine
correspondence were passed t o SERB. Three pieces o f Scvietoriginated non-mutirle correspmdence were received by U X M .
On 1613302 FEE 83, Chief USHLM met with CStW a t the latter's
o f f i c e i n Potsdarn t o relay m i n v i t a t i m From General Kmescn t o
Gereral haytsev. Text of t.he l e t t e r coritak?ing the invitation
1.
r dh.5:
Dcar C o l o r i d Rubanov,
Gencral K r e s e n , Commander-in-Chief, U.S. A n y EurOpe, i n v i t e s
General Zaytsev, Cmander-in-Chief, Group of %viet Fcrzes I n
Germany, t o meet with him for iunch a t U 5 N M Potsdam? Monday 21
February 1983, frm 1230 t o 1430 hours.
General Kroesen sees t h i s as an opporturlizy t o express h i s
proaessiohal and persorial respect t o y w r Cwrmancer-in-Chie f.
General Kroesm would be aecowanied ~y h i s personal aide and
om other m S e r Sf h i s stnPf. A d d i t i o n a l l y , I aid my deprty
would attend, together with wle USMLM officer-interpreter
.
T m invitirlg you anc your deputy, as well as an interpreter, t o
particirate, should General Zay tsev accept this l n v i tatlo?.
If Caneral Laytsev is unable t o p a r t i c i p a t e , General Krocscn r a y
still ask t o v l s f t hlSMLlu( Potsdam on that date. In that event, J
wwld appreciate the assistance of your staPP b facilitating a
request for gucst p w s e s CII short nutice.
Sirccrrely,
W A I L A. 3EEWP.LT
Colonel, GS
C h i e f o f Mission
7. Dri 11 PAH 83, f r m 12CO t e :420 hwrs, Chief USYM net with
Chief FER6 a t t7e 'ormer's
req.Jc3.sL.
The meeting, a t the & M a
Potsdam House, was a ucrking L u x k o n whose pri-nary reason was t o
lntroduce Colorlel a j a f c ,
tk Chief o f Missiur Designate.
Oiscussioris addressed the f o l l o k i i g :
a.
The shootlng i a x l d e n t of 28 February.
CClonel Rubanov
iridicated t h d , while the UWLM tour had not Seen in a prohibited
area, it had apprtlachecl a "most sensitive" f i e l d deployment, seC!Jmd
hy arned yunrris. HF! asserted that a quw'd, rather than a Soviet
assertinn o f
officer, ha0 f i r e 3 h i s weapon and t h a t , contrary t o t ' i ~
t h e twr, no rnimr:s ha:J k e n fired I n tl-e dfrectlon of tt-e tour; tbe
ward had fired i n h e a i r . When Chief ~1~ disputed this clajm,
Rukanov rcwonded to the effect that, had the guard intended t o fire
at the tour, t t m e woulc hare been b u l l e t holes Pn the tour
vet-izle. He added that, although th word had been passed that i t
wwld' Le tietter LO "CnpturC! a taur l i k e a fish i n a netn, tours
appmachirg a siaila: sensitive dephyment, could e x x d a similar
reception. Wicr pressed t o furnish saeclffcs as t o what constituted
a sensitive area, k res3onded: "That's r u t I-qmrtant; you'll know
when you're
Ir
XIC!'~
b . CSSRB raised the questlon of the 14 Feb acclde-lt involving a
H tour and an East Geman c'vilinn.
k l r o l c a t e d that damage to
t i e East Geman ve7iclP approximated 5000 DME and that t h e EMLM
W
t o u r had beer a t f a d t .
tne question of fault.
2hief US%M disputed both the amour-t and
c.
Chief USMLM casually i n q u i i e d as t o the reason fc? WG's
r e s i m p t j m c f TRA tmpositioi aftor a two year moratorium. 'iutanov
replfed t o the effect tl-at it was the oirect result o f tlw Alllzs'
continued ewloynent of TRAs nizh no attempt a t reciprocity. He
denied tt-at t h e G 4 G mratoriua had in any way h e m E I a t c d t3 t k
P o l i s h situation and indicated, in response t o a question as t o the
e f f e c t that a reductim/slimirrdtion o f Allied TRA would Pave, that
G F G reviewed such matters annually ami h a t action t o be taken i r i
the fbture wns ckvennent on Soviet perception of the situation a t a
given time.
On 25070CZ APR 85, a SERB representstive deliversd a letter frm
Generai Taytsev t 3 Gereral Krmsen in respcnse t o General Kmeseq's
l e t t e r announcing h i 5 imninent departure. Text f o l l o w :
3.
Dea:
General Kroesen,
I have Eceived your letter op I1 April i n whim you lnformed me
t h a t ycu wili be l a a v l y the p o s i t i o r c f C I Y C , US Ground F O T C ~ S
I n Europe and 7th Prmy.
I agree with you t h a t correspondenze and personal contacts
prmoted hslness-like cooperntion. Furthermore, I share i n
y w r certainty t%t relations oT cooperation and wtual
Wderstandiq tetween our commands w i l l continue t o develop i n
the future.
Please accept, General Krcesen, my sincere wishes o f good health
ana the best of everything for you and your family.
M. ZAYTZEV
General Army
CIW, GSTC
Durirg the afternoon CP M MAY 8 3 , Captafn Trenin, a SEW staPf
ofricer, called the USMLM West Berlin hQS t o relay Hp CSI-GIs concern
abaut possible cisturbance of a Soviet wreath laying ceremcmy at the
Tiergarten War k m o r i a l r e s u l t i n g from aircraft overflights i n
connection wlth the Tempelhofc Open House.
Soviet concerns were
relayec to t h e sppropriate authoxities and arrangements were mate t a
A.
ensure that the ceremoiy was not disturbed.
5. On 2: MAY 83, Chief E R l H
addressed t o General Zaytsev,
delivered General 9 t h ' letter,
his appointrent as
armwncing
CIACUSAEW.
On 02 Juh 83, Chief UWLM met with Chief SERB t o deliver a
l e t t e r from him concerning cancellation o f visas f o r visits t o the
Soviet Union by two USMLM members. The letter included an i n q u i r y
as t o whether t h i s reflected 8 nmv Sovlet poiicy toward travel t o
the S w i e t Union hy W r s o f UBLM and a mquest for SEW'S
assistance i n preventing a recurrence. Colonel Rubanov assured the
Chief of Hissiori h a t SEW was unaval-e o f the refusel srtd w w l d
investigate and report back in tk near future.
6.
J. On 11 JUL 83 Chief U%LM made Pis Introductory call an SEW. A
friendly chat followed W e pzesedation o f the letter o f appointment.
8.
On 18 JUI. 83, Chlcf USNI M &livered a ron-paper protesting
Soviet v i o l a t i o n s 3 f FKG airspace.
9. On 22 JUL 83, Colonel Lajoie, t h e n e w Chigf of Hfssim, made Pis
i n i t i a l office call o r General Zaytsev.
The meeting was
characterized as quite formal but fsierdly.
General Zaytsev's
o p e n i g remarks stressml tFF! senselessness cf war - a c m l c l s i m
which was most apparent t o those s e r i x commanders who had seen it
throJgh the vision olccks of a tank rathcr than frm 8 safe spot i n
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the rear. Zaytsev expressed bfs &sim that L'IXUS43ElJR be acvised
of his keliet' that ir was their shared duty Lo prevent the olrtbreak
of war. In the x w s e of a 55 mir.ute conversakion he discusseo a
variety of rril i tary subjects, demonstratilicj a p o f e s s l o n a l scltlier I s
knowledge of arm irt.crest i n US m i l i t a r y s h j c c t s and making
canparisms cf certarn CS and Russian equipmnt. tie fiecam visibly
clpset a t the prospect o f s t a t i o n i n g of ruclear Heagars on Mest
German t e r r i t o r y , ''tk terrjtory of t h e former %zi Gemany* t b a t
cwntry t h a t unleashed t h e Secmd lrlorld Mar.1'
10.
On 26 .ILL 83, during an c f f i c i a l tjHIXMIS ~ u E c ~ % c Colonel
~,
Rubanov called Cnlef U-WLM aside rnnt a %mall
h i t of officjal
business.'' he reportEd t h a t HrJs ZYG had cnndccted an invEstigatim
of' the alleged borje!r cverfliQhts arrl bad cetenimd t h a t they wefc
completely without foundation. Oft' t h e rmcrd, re indicated t h a t
W e inclividual rho had clained t o tnc US headquarters that
overflights had taken place cleariy intended ta cxomplicate
US-Soviet relaticnshi ps.
li. 01 OS 4ciG 83, C U S M met nich CSFR3 in Potsdam a t the latter's
request. T h e agepda Includcc:
4. 4 reqLest t u pass t o LSAREUR HQS a three-rngc smrmary of
alleged vinlations committed by travellers t.0 ana from B e r l i n . No
T o m 1 response was requested; Vie paper was t3 .wke US aLthoritics
aware o f the maGnitude of the problen.
a. Colonel RubdnrlV ',ouchd upun the detentior, o f a LSMLK tour
on 05 August. He mentionw t h a t Vehicle #21 bad been s e m too ofter
ovcr 'the Previous three day5 in t h e v i c j q i t y o f a :rainins area a m
that thF! detentiarl constituted tk action necessary t o bring t h i s
a c t i v i t y t o a I-alt.
C. He asked whether SEW cot.ld receive reqirests fcr travel of
the Command Diesel as a nfninum a t the same rim as t h e responsible
East Geman authorities.
On 17 SFP 83, LYSjHLM and C S E W met n t the 5fR6 Q ~ ~ ~ C in
C
Potsdam. Colcnel Rubanov delivered a Chief of' St.aPf t o Chief nf
S t a f f protest letter cocicerrling the detention or 05 SEP of a W L M
tour i n which n c a " with exposed f f h "coitaining data of an
i c t e l l i r p c e nature" was confiscated.
Ouring a past-delivery
MnversatfoTr, Ruhnov cowlimeritcd bcth the triur personnel and the
troops who effected thc detention f o r svolding actions which could
mve resulted in a se=.ious incfdent. W e n CUSkllM expressed h i s
12.
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XI.
,
S
concern about effcrts o f detaining personrel t o break irto the tour
vehicle, Rubanov stated that he had cateyrlcally prohfbi ted Soviet
troDps from entering locked missiofi vehicles,
In response t o
I3BtpII's qucry about the possisle retcm o f the camera, Rubanov
grinned and asked i n return: "Hhn in the history of espionas, has
an apprehendcrl spy ever had h i s tools returned?"
On 13 G M 83, CUSYLM delivered t o Co1 Rubirnov a nm-letter
protestjrrg a 23 SEP 83 airspace violation by a k v l e t helicopter.
Rubapov acceptec the letter with bored incliffereme, denied t h e
charge, and promised t o r e p o r t the matter t u G F G .
13.
14. On 16 DEC 83, CU3d-M passed B letter t o Colonel Rubanov
expressing C~tCUS6REUR's interest 17 payirlg a c a l l on CINCCSFG e a r l y
i n 1984. Rubawlr was mmommittal, c c m t e d that it was "a nice
letter", and indicated t h a t he wculd carry it back t3 Wuensdorf that
afternoon. Rubanov then advised CUsklLM that an accidental collision
mctlrcd between a US and Soviet vehicle wen a USMLM taur attempted
t o avoid detentior. Subseqcently CLtSMLt4 ieamcd t h a t t h i s was a
dellberate r a n i % l n the cwrsc of an attempted detention (On 06
JAN 84, UWA received a reply t o its 16 E C letter indicating that
althougn Zaytsev attached extreme importance t o such cmtacts, h i s
busy scnedule prevected him from a meeting a t t h i s t i m e } .
15. Dn 20 D t C 83, C U X H deliverEd a letter of protest concerning
the ramming which haa been mentioned during t h 16 December
meetiry.
He swplied as well pPotos n f the daraged tour vehicle.
Rubanov was described as sLbdue3; ?is repiy lacked arrqance and was
to tne effect that such incidents BE rcgrdtakle. He stated tht,
while Soviet u n i t s might have contingency plans for d c t a i n h q
mission tours, he was sure t h a t dsliberate r m " n F were 705 a p a r t
of such plans.
Rubanov Indicated that, although the Letter was
addressed t o him personally, he. would, because c f the seriousness of
t h e Pqcident, pass it t o the CIW.
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A.
U9LMls
grogran: o f
representationnl
and
iisiscn social
a c t i v i t l e s serves the f n l lowlng cbjeeives:
(11 Enhancerrent ?f the s p f - l t o f 1r f - M h i C r i operational
cooperation t k o u g h t7e deveiwment c f b l r d I q social zsscciatiors
among m " r s cf thc US, E r l t i s h , and French Hil-itary Liaison
Pissions, t o include counterpart persome1 c f a41 racks.
( 2 ) Establishment 3 f 91) atmosphcre c f prcfessixsl respxt rid
srcial enenity between U W lisison prscnncl and tnefr Soviet
cotnterparts I n mder EO fazilitate conciticns t h a t serve USMt M's
operatioral and l i a i s o n interests.
(21 (Cl Provides z r cppcrtunity for s c n l c r US and Soviet
rnilitary officers t o meet i v i 9 - i Soviet cfficers 12 a socjal
atmosphere, permittins them tr! gain a dee9e: perceptisn o f the
pmsoral
and professional
t r a l t s of :hz
Sovfgt
allitary
esta31ishrentm
(4) IC) Exercise cf 3 f f i c k J rights OF access to the Gfficjal
UWlM residence i n Pctsdsm i n accurdmce w i t h established patterns
that rkrnonstratc US iitentlms t o make adVantagHI.JS use of
opportunities affordec by ttw Hridmcr-klinin Agreeireit,
t).
T-rcugl-oA
1983, US rcpresentatinnal cortact w i t h senior
Soviet rnilftary aersonnel remalre3 a t a reduced level i n consonarce
with US policy regurdimj xmt1rue.d Sari& prssenze in Afghariistnn.
This poll cy was e v l c e x e d by a reduced senior af f 1cer preseme a t
U S U ' s Trirgari r:mcmratioi and by drastizally curtailer: UWLH
p a r t i c 4 p a t i o n a t Soviet-sgonsoxd scr ial events, specifically the
%viet A r m y / k v y Day Receptlor a t Potsdaa.
2.
US-Sponsored Social Events
A. On 21 FE8 33, CINCUSAREUR, General Kmesen: as a p a r t o f h i s
farewell visit t o Berlin, met with General Zaytsev, CIRJCGSFG, a t t h e
USMLM Putsdam House, f a r a business luncheon. General Krocsen bade
farewell to his Soviet counterpart and expressed the hope that
cooperation and mutual uncerstanding would characterize relatlors nf
t h e i r headquarters w i t ? the Military Liaison Missions. Laytsev in
turn expressed gratitude far the support furnished SMLM-F,
underscored t h e Importanm of honoring the provisions of the
Huebner-Malinln Agreement, anc irdicated interest in meeting t h e new
CINGUSAREUR In the near future. Other guests included Major General
Plyal'zev, C e e f o f SMLY-F, and Colanel Rubanov, Chief SERB.
B.
USMlWSorgau Anniversary Cnmmemoration; The arlnclal Torgau
Reception, comemoratimg the f i r s t meeting o f US and S o v i e t trocps
a t the Elbe River in April 1945, was hosted by SPLY a t the Potsdam
Hcuse on 23 April 1983. Senior US representative was Brigadier:
General David 2. Falmr Assistant Eivision Commander, 8th lnFantry
Division. MaJclr General Semv, Headquarters, GSFG, was the senior
Soviet officer in attendance.
Other senior griests included
Brigadier L e a n " ,
Chief SRIXMIS, and %ionel Czernij, Chief FMLM.
Soviet participatlcn consisted o f a contingent o f 15 officers,
i n c l u d i n g Colonel Rubanov, Chief SERB. In a11 53 US, Allied, and
Soviet officers were present t o once again acknodedge t h l s historic
event i n a low-keyed, non-contentious atmosphere, which focused on
soldierly rapport and on A I 1 ied military achievements during World
,
War I;.
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C. Lunch with Cblef SERB: Cn 26 f i p t i l , BG Sremvzalt, Ghief
USMLM hosted a lunch a t tne &”e
9esidence For Colonel Rubanov,
Chief SMXPIS, and ChieP mi!; t h i s I~ncheon served 8 s a final
appertunity t o host h:!~ “closest professional assaciates” prior t o
his departdx t o take ~p riew duties.
0. Indeneriderice Ray C d e h r a t i n n : W 3 July 3SM.M hosted the
annual Independence Day picnic a t Potsdsm House. The largest
UWLM-sponsored representational event for 1983, tlhl is a c t i v i t y once
again brought severa.1 hundred US, B r i t i s h , French, and Soviet
guests together t o eii_ioy a t r a d i t i o n a l American Fourth of July
celebration. This year t h e senior LIS representative gresent was SI=
Leroy Suddath , Cd: Bel:; i n Brigade. Brigadier Lea~nontand Colontf
Huet, Chiefs BRXXMKS 2nd FMLM resgectively, led representatives o f
their organizations. Scviet Major General Serov, DCSI, GSF-6, was
the senior Srrvie?. officer i r r a t tendance
Soviet attendancc was
dowrl smewhat from pravious years ; Colonel Rubanov assured USMLM
representatives t h a t t h i s was net a political signal, but was due
’
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t o conflicting leave schedgles.
Thanksgiving Dinner: On 19 November between 1400 acd 1730
hosted its annual Thanksgiving Day Celebratlop a t
Potsdam.
Senior US gwsts included &for General and Krs Ayers,
Chief c f S t a f f USAREWi, Major General and Mrs Hatch, USAREW
Engineer, and Brigadier General and Mrs Perroots, DCYINT, USAFE.
Senio: Soviet officer presert was Ccll Rubanov, Chiel' S R R , who
headed an exclusively SERB contingent of eight officer and three
wives. Other A l l i e d and forelm guests included Brigadier an3 Mrs
Leamont, ChieP BRIXMIS, Colonel Czernij, Chief FMLM, and Colwlel
and Mrs Eiasko, Chief Czech Military Mission, Berlin. The Chief o f
Staff GSFG and two other Soviet general officers had been invited,
but had declined without reason; wher queried as t o their
non-appearance, Rubanov avoided prcviding an answer. khavior of
the Saviet group was described as friendly and upbeat.
F.
hours,
USMLM
F.
Christmas Party for t h e Potsdarr b u s e East German
Employees: This traditional event took place m 16 Oecember and
afforded U%LM
the omportunity t o once again express its
appreciation to t h e staSf a t Potsdam House far its ccntrfbutinn
thrOLghQUt t h e year.
Gifts and 8 buffet prepared by USRM members
were provided t o East German employees t o mark the season.
G.
US-Soviet G i f t txchange: On 28 December, Colonel Rubanov
and nim other SERB officers, with wfves accorrpaqyfng, visited
UWLM Potsdam House t o accept seasonal g i f t s t o GSFG and SERB
o f f i c e r s on behalf o f CINCUSPREUR. Accredited U S K M cfTicers and
their wives were also present. Children of b o t h US and Soviet
participants enlivened this event w i t h their presence
3.
Soviet-Sponsorec; Social E w n k :
A.
Soviet Arrry/Nav)r Cay Celetmtion: Cn 71 =ebruary 1903,
GSFC bosted a reception in Potsdan! t o ccmemorate S w i e t Army/Navy
3ay. LSMLM anc BRlXMIS were each reprcscrtpd hy t h c l r respectlve
Chiefs and 3 r c additional officer. Senicr Scvlet OfYcer present
#as GEN Sviridov, COS, G Y Z . I-e was scmmpanied by a cortingent o f
approximately 12 Sov.",et Gcneral Officers. Ap~mxirrately 30 otCler
Soviet o f f i c e r s were prssent, b c h d i r g officers *rum SERB and the
lccal Futscam KmancEturn.
As in tne previous year, UWLP
attendarce aL t h l s function was restrlc'ed, I n ccnsonnnce wit7 tS
Folitical directives
Atmosphere was somewhat strained d m t o
reduced AiJied part1c:pation
a t a ftlnction a: wpich thcy are
v i r t u a l l y the c n l y fcreLgr guests.
B.
Suviet/Alllec Military Ylssfon G i f t Excharge:
Colonel
Kcrbanev i n v i t e d the t h r m Allied Chiefs os Mission, eacb
accompnnied by f o x accredited L i a i s c n nfficers, t o EI Swiet
Seasmal G 1 f t Fxchange at ZHU, Pctsdan, CI 30 flecenber. A
tradl tiilrlal Russian 3uf fet contrimtcd t o makirlg t h i s a most
zongerial event.
PART
IV
LOGISTZCI\L
SUPPORT
suwnragraphs UNCLASSIFIEIJ mless
A.
(NOTE:
All paragrepps
otherwise indicated)
and
GENERAL
1. During 1983 nany small projects were completed
througl-out t b e West Berlin corpound in c o n j m c t l o n wlth t h e L982
rcncvati 3n p r o j e c t .
S i g n i P i c a r t construction in the compomd
included paving of tk garkin5 l o t , installation of a s u b s t a i t i a l
nunber o f drairage cisterns t o preclude the remrrerce of t h e
August 1982 fload, and augnentatlo? of t h e a l r conditioniw system
for the ncw annex. k d i t i o n a l l y , 5 new guard Muse was installed
on the cmpound.
2.
The Soviets heve thc r e s p o q s i b l l i t y t o provice the
majority o f USKr? logistic sLpport a t the Potsdaa f a - A l i t y ard d i d
SD 8s follows:
a.
Coal For mating the win bJilding's 37 rooms
seven tons per mrth duri7g tk hcatlng smson.
Elcctricjty is provided for 1 i Q h t i y a7d appliarces. Natural gas
is provided *or stoves and twt water heaters.
amcunted t o
b.
Gas coupons for US 1 h i S O n perscnnel travelling
in East Germany were Issued i n the ancunt. of 751K) liters o' VK 94
each month.
c.
ilatjons wgre delivered t w i z e eacn week mc
covered basic items; the q u a n t i t y of rations is estimated t o t
x
1100 mals per aorlth.
d.
Them I s weekly trash p f c k - q .
e . There Fs an East k m n r . arid West Qrmar telephore
installec, w j t h e x t m s i m s on all *our flcors 3 f the house ( T h e
East Germans provide service t o k0t.h 1 1 ~ s . ) . k w phones were
inst.al l e d , Giving us an intercom a b i l i t y .
f,
There is one E a s t Geman guarc a t the maPr
entrance t o tpe mnpwrd (24-hour post).
There is a st.aff o f teri
East Germans w h prnvj t k cookiri5;, j a r i t o r i d , and naid services.
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3.
DEZ, US Army Berlin, and v3lunteers also provided
extmci vc! support w i t l - equipment m d services nct ava f 1nhle f:m
t h e Scviets:
supplfed
TS
a.
Furn!t.urE
b.
Pslnt.,
WHS
flno:
repired and x o l a c e d .
tiles, a r d ciectrical s u p p l i e s were
[reeded.
c.
A new micrcwave w e n and a larqc irdustrial over
were installed in :he kitcl-er.
d.
New carpeting was prcvirlcd f o r tiigt. t r a f f i c azeas.
e.
A corwlete rewirfnG prcgran ccntinued w i t h
PwnisPed by CEH arc! veluiteer workers f r m FESA
(Heidclbey).
T k p r o j e c t w i l l u l t i w t e l y i n c l u d e renovation r,f
a i l wirlng and l i g h t s of the rcsirlerce i x d f Eric insta1la:ion of
an autmaticul ly Control lec external 1ighti ng system througtlout t h e
compound.
supplies
1.
Vehiele Stetus
a.
As c f 31 D X 83:
1) F l e e t C o r m s i t i o n
Two
Two
Two
Oce
1978 Ope1 %mators
1979 Mercedes 350 SF .Sedsns
1980 FScrceces 350 SL Sedans
19E2 Merceces 280 5: Sdnri
Thee
1980 Merceces
289
CE
Statlcn
Wacsns
180
Gt
Station
Wagors
250 CE
drive)
Ford Transit. Van
Ford 2 To7 Panel Trcck
Ztatiol
ksgons
(&wheel drjve)
1381 krcedcs
(4-.n”reel cr5ve)
Three 1983 Mrcedtls
Seven
(4-wheel
One 1980
Ore 1983
Gre 1983
Yolkswqen Kr#nbl 1.9 Paswnger Van
Ictal nmber o f vehicles:
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23
k - Two new 1984 %rceccs 280 E station wagons,
thrw Merccdes 280 S€ sedms, and w e Volkswagm Kcmbi L were
placed cn order in late 1983 fm delivery i n m i d - 1 9 W ~
2. Accreditatiors:
USq M c u r r e n t l y is assigled tsn
vehicle acxcditations, o f which f i v e are alLacated to sedans and
five t o 280 Gk vehicles.
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C. (C) W T O G R W H I C LABOftATORv PRUIUCTION SIATISTICS (NOTE:
eleneqts o f this sectjcn classified C C t F I C E Y T I 9 L ) :
1983
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1982
-
black a r d White (Original)
2091
3357
Color (Original m d 0-j
1345
857
233
198
1983
-
1982
-
ROLLS
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W
FILM PRQlLSStrC (35-m)---I
Duslicate Black and White
PRINl PROOUCTl(3N
I
-
Pron %
51,740
lI#1,0&7
Irtelligcncc Report Prints
110,529
158,390
Tctal Prlnts
162 469
258,477
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.
All
A G R E E M E N T
HILITARY LiAISCN MISSION5 ACCRCDITED TI3 THE SCVIET AMJ LRJITED STATES
CMNQWERS-IN-CHIEF DF THE ZONES 3- OCCUPATIMJ I N GERMMY
I n corformity w i t h the provisims 3f PtrticJe 2 ef the AGreemnt
on T o r t r o l %chanism i n Germany", hvember 14, 1944, the US and
the Soviet Comanders-in-Chief o f the Zones af Occupatior in
Germary have agreed t o exchangc Military Liaison Missions
accredited t e their staffs i n ths zcnas and approve the following
regulztfcns comerni rq Ehese misslors :
1. These mission's are military mlssions an3 have no autharity
cver quadri-part L t e rili t a ry govp r m e n t missims or ourely military
goverment miss Ions of each respective ccvntry, either tempcrarily
or permanently, on dity irr e i t h e r zone. However, . t h e y will render
wClatever a i d o r assistance t o said m i l i t a r y government missions as
is p r a c t k a h l e .
2.
Nissiwls
representatives.
w i l l be canposed o f air, navy, and
Tkre wlll he n3 polltical representatlve,
amy
3.
The nissions w i l l consist of not t o exceed fourteen (14)
o f f i c e r s and enlisted persorrel. This nllmher will include a l l
wccsmry techrical p e x o m e l , o f f i c e clerks, persanml wit5
spgcial qualifications, and personnel requimd t o merate racio
s t a tiuns.
b.
Each mission will t c under the orders c f the senior rnember
o f the mission wrp w i l l be appointed and known as ''Chief of the
United States (or S w i e t ) MiLftary M I s ~ i o n . ~
5.
The C h i e f of tne Mission will be
Cmarder-in-CtdeP o f the occu7ation forces.
accredited t n the
In tt-e United States Zone the Vlsslon will be accredl.teU to t h e
Cmmndez-ln-Chief, United States Eurnp~anComand.
In ttw 5cvlet Lone tk Mission will be accreaitcd t o the
Cmender-in-Cbfef' o f the Group o f Soviet Ocq'IatTcrlal Forces I n
Germapy.
6.
I n t h e L n i t e o States Zrirle tne Soviet Missicn w i l l
o f f e r e d quarters i n th.? r e y i u r . o f Frankfurt.
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be
7. I n the Soviet Zone :k United
Dffered quarters a t or r e s r Pctsdam.
8.
States Mlssicn will
be
t7c Scvlct M'ssicn
M t s c S t a t e s Emwean
In t h e UrLtcd Statcs 701c thc Chief c f
*Ell crxrmudcilte with A/C of S t e f f , 5-3,
Commard.
9* ,In zh? Soviet Zore the Chief o f the UnftFd States Mission
will commicat-e with t9e 5 r i i o r Cfficer o f the S t a f f of tk
2o"ander-In-Chi@ f.
10. Each mnber of tk missions will be given i d e n t i c a l trsvel
f a c i l i t i e s t o include identical permmeit passes i n t b c R L S S L S ~ anc
E r g l i s h languages permitting complete f r e m o m o f travel khercvez
and whenever it wi:l
be cesired ovef tezritory and roads i n kotb
T o m s , cxccpt. places c f disposition o f military u n i t s , without
escozt 0: superb isicn.
t a c h tire any merrher of t i e soviet or M i t e d States Mission
wants t o visit the k i t e d Stertcs or Sovlct bedquarters, mf!ftriry
government offices, forces, u n i t s , n?ilitary schools, factories, and
enterprises which are under Unired States o r k v i e t control, z
mrresporiding request wst be aade t c Director, Operaticns, Flans,
Orgarizatior a d Training, Eurcpean C m " ,
o r Senior Officer,
Headcuarters, Crnup nf Ssviet Occupational F o x e s i n [;emany. Such
requests must be acted w o n witqln 24 72 hours.
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Hembers o f t7e aissions are permitted allied guests st W e
t-eadquarters o f the rpspectivc missicns.
11. a.
E a c i nlssion w i l l have its own radic s t a t i o n f n r
c m m r i l c a t i o i WI t h its nwn headquarters.
b.
In each case co-rriers and wssengers will be given
facilities for free travel betweer t h e headquarters o f the nission
an3 thc headqimrh-s of t'lefr respective Commander-in-Ct-ieP.
These
couriers will enjoy the sa=
imrunity whlch is e x t e n d d t o
c i p l m a t ic couriers.
c.
Each missim w i l l be given facilities for k e l e p h r r ~ !
comrruiicati ons th~riugli t h e local telephape exchangc at tk
headquarters, anc they will als3 be Given f a c i l l t j e s such E S mail,
telephone,
and
telegraph
througl
the
existiriS
mans
of
comunication w k r i the members of the nission will be traveling
w i t h i n the zone. I n case c f hreskcnwrl in the radic i n s t a l l a t i o n
t h e zone cmmanders will render a l l possfble a i d and w i l l permit
temporary use o f their 3wn systems c f s m n u n ~ c a t l m s .
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12. The necessary rations, P.O.L. supplies, end husetlold
services for the military missions will be pmvi-d
f n r by the
headquarters t o which accredlted, by 71F:thod of mcltual compensation
i r i kind, supolemented by such items as desired t o be furnislwc by
their cwn headquarters
In addjticri, the respective risslons n r i n d i v l c h a l members o f
the missions may purciase ltcms o f Soviet or United States o r l g i n
which must bc paid f o ~i n mrrency speclficd hy rhe headquarters
contrclllrlg zone where purchase Is made.
13- The b u i l d i q s of each rrlsslni w l l l enjoy full rights o f
extra- territoria 11ty
.
14. a. The task of tht! mission w i l l be t o maintain !iaiscn
between both Ccmmders-in-Chief a d h e i r staffs.
b.
In each zone the aissions w i l l have the r i g h t t3
e q a g e i n ratters of protectirg We interests of their nationals
a d t3 make recrssentatlons accordingly as well as i n matters o f
protecting their property interests in tt-e zone where trley a m
located. They nave a right t o rerlder aid t o people o f their own
country w h e are visiting the zone whcm they are accredited.
15. Thls agrement may be changed or amolifiec ty
consent t o cover qew sub;fccts when the .-reed arises.
16. lhis agreenent is written i n
languages a m both h x t s are authentic.
the
nutual
Russian and EnGlish
17. This agrement becams v a l i d when signer! h y We Deputy
C m a n d e r s of the Uqfted S t a t e s an3 Soviet Zones of Occupatim.
/s/ 2. R. Hgeb-ler
/t/ Lieutenart Genezal FUEBBNER
Depc t y Cmmanoer-in-Chie
European C m r d
/s/ Malirin
/t/
Cclonel-Gerwral H4LININ
Ceputy C m n d e r - t n-Chief
Chief I f S t a f f o f the Group
ct' Scviet Occujatloral
Forces in Gcrmavy
A.
(C) TCURS AN3 TOUR DAYS, 1983:
MONTH
MJMH L'F TWRS
h ' W R M TOUR DAYS
-r--l----
Jawry
46
89
February
43
a2
March
43
93
Aprl1
H
78
May
43
90
&ne
42
YO
AlY
d8
1M
August
42
90
September
44
90
Lktmr
48
92
November
37
82
kcemher
tl
82
513
1060
TOTALS
69
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5. DISTAKE TOIAL, 1983: 649,137 kcn
C.
CIIMPARISON, 1982 A M I583:
1902
1985
-
PERXNT
LWANc;E
--
586
515
-1 2
TOUR DAYS
1009
JO6C
+05
DISTANCE
640,952 KP
649,197 KH
+01
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AMEX C. (U)
USMLM Personnel Roster, 1983
PRESENT FOR WTV 31 DEC 83
ca
L A X I E , ROLAM
LT2
lXlVAN, GRECOV
Lt3 1
WIRZBURGE?,
WJ
BDHN, CHARLFS
MAJ
BOLES, J M K . 111.
USA
HAJ
XWOLLY, HICkAEl P.
us4
WJ
ESCWICtI, JOHN E.
an
MflJ
EVANS, CLYDE L.
USA
b4KIP)
KELLEY, LAWWMX G.
USMC
MAS
'MILTON, THEOCOFE H, JK.
USA
WJ
NFLSOM, PAUL M .
USA
MAJ
NICHDLSCN, ARTHUR D. JR.
Usp
MA3(P)
PETERS, MIWAEL P.
USA
MAJ
WISE, ROBERT
USA
M4J
WYCKOFF, THOMAS
CA"T
CRGXAU., GARY
CAP;
GALL4GHCR, EDWARD A.
llNF
SMSGT
F i S H U , DAVlE M.
U W
USA
G.
USA
NILS L.
USAF
J. T I T
USAF
v(.
G.
USA
USA
t.
71
5Fz
MINTZ, R E E R T J .
USA
MSGT
PbTTERSON, R W L D P
USAF
F C
SATmRO, GREGEORY
us9
SFC
TIFFaNY, HANS- JUACHIH h.
16A
YC
YELL, 3WILES E. JR.
USA
TSGT
CENILXEN, JOHN A.
USAF
SSG
BENION, JAWS F.
USA
SSG
&ME,
RONALD H.
USA
TSGT
fflAhDLEE, MICHAEL J.
TSGT
DEWEY, EiRJcE
S G
JOWSTm, ,’I#J E. W .
USA
TSGY
W I N G , LAN2 E.
USAF
SSG
MCIIOHACI
SSG
McMtLLEN,
lSG1
MXES, T:ELTON L.
SSG
OBtRLE,
ZSG
POLNXXTER, MICHAEL D.
SSG
TASAWANI,
SSZT
3USfLWN, MARK
SGT(P1
DAVIS, Ef3YLEt
USA
SP5
DAVIS, STEVEN A.
USA
SGT( P I
WPESROIR, RWALO A
USA
USAF
-.
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UHF
H.
USA
K = L.
USA
USAF
LIWDA M.
fiA
USA
LISA J
US4
T.
us4F
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EAIRCIEART, STFVE J.
USA
SGT(P)
JACOBC, HFNRY T
USA
SP5
JWMSON, CHAFLES E.
us4
SSGT
KCIYE, RICHARD
USW
SGT
KFNNEIY, DAVID
5GT
KNIQIT, WILLIAM
%I
(PI
J.
LSA
J
USA
P5
FiHOAOES T l K l i Y E
llsa
SGT
WUOMIR, ALAV W.
USA
SSGT
SCHAFFKR JAMES U
USAF
SGT
SMITH, C H A R S E.
USA
SPS(P3
THWSON, ROBERT A.
w
SP5
TYSm, DAVID K.
USI!
9 4
CASSIDY, PATRIC4 S
USA
SPLI(P1
DIAL, L4RRY 0.
USA
sf4
E X MEW EVER, CWIS
USA
SPh
W-EELER, KtlTY G.
USA
WC
ALLEY,
ffc
NIXON, TRACY J.
USA
PFC
PECWLIS, MlCHfiEL 'I.
ts4
FFC
WIERWh, IECNAED P. JR
USA
MADE
USA
P,
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BANKS, BENIF- R.
CIV
MS
CI-IAFFIM, L I S E l H
C TV
MR
CWBETT, WILLIAM H.
CIV
MR.
,“REMORE, MICHAEL C.
CIV
Ms.
FUCHS, LINOfi
CiV
Ms
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HAMY, PARK A.
CIV
EIR.
FOYT, STEPHEN V .
CIV
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BET3, MARK D.
GRFATF.,WSF, 3CU-W M.
GEMAILLt, KlCHAHD A. J7.
T I t W I R W , MICHAEL L.
EOTZMPtW, U T 3 R.
YULLEN, TIWOTHY C.
GARREP.TIERS, GEORGIA E.
COW, DARIEL h.
COLEWN, JERFY R.
F R W X C , HER0C;IT JR.
REDD, JnhN F.
U A V , CARLOS
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LMBERT, =GORY
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Jan
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27 NOV
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E A L I N G S WITH SERB, STATISTICS
(C> A U n i t h i s t o r y is o f t e n gf use tc the orfginating uclt as an
internal record of Lackground information acd prececent a f f e c t i n g
Currert operations. This h n e x has as its purpose the provision of
juzt such an i n t e n a l record of USFYCM-SERB transactions for tk
Period 1979-1983. Included are: total annual guest pass requests
and t c t a l arinual requests for accreditation chnyes f o r persorrel
and f c r vehicles.
4. G E S T PASS fXQUCSTS:
1Y79
-
1380
1981
-
1962
-
1983
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JAWARY
83
3
23
48
24
FEBRUARY
25
41
42
39
30
MARCH
60
53
58
82
34
APRIL
157
118
55
104
93
98
13
42
b3
17
519
.ran
1Dh
316
34 5
JI;LY
50
56
363
5tl
36
WWST
35
68
72
LO
62
StPT E M R
44
EO
22
25
38
O C l DBER
56
29
39
37
51
NOVEPBEH
00
126
72
93
140
CECWBER
47
69
16
6;
2 9
1252
1056
903
926
949
YAY
AM
TOTAL
76
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PASS EXC-MNCES
-1979
--1980
1381
--.
JMJflRY
14
14
L4
12
15
FE8RUARY
11
23
15
19
13
MPRCH
13
16
I1
13
19
APRIL
13
16
11
10
12
MAY
16
20
14
10
17
JUNE
10
8
16
13
21
3uLY
13
16
20
13
16
AuCUST
14
17
17
213
2s
SEWEMBER
12
0
13
13
21
CCTOBER
13
11
10
la
2c
MEMBER
15
i2
15
17
21
OECWEq
14
12
13
18
25
158
165
17s
171
225
TOTAL
77
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1965
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1
1
1
2
AUGUST
SEPIEMEK
1
OCTOBER
1
1JOVEmR
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2
OECElvlBER
2
1
1
TOTAL
7
6
6
1
4
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:ANEX E.
US WW I1 VETfRAN W E E D AT TM1G4U, EAST GEFIWNT
A t S t a t e Department. request., I J X W particlpated I n the 26 Novmber
1963 ceremnies associated w i t h the burial o f WII veteran Joe
Polorrsky in T ~ r ~ a uGUR.
,
T P e b u r i a l i t s e l f , notwikhstandlnc a large
crowd and extensive media coverage, was simple and d i g n i f i e d .
Subsequent activities a t the nwnL#re?t featured a joint US-Soviet
military wreath preseitation folicwed Sy an infr?rmal and somewhat
diojointec program of' speeches and readings. T k following message
smt t o USAREUR a d other hadquarters summires this cwi3us cvcnt
in the post-war relatj m s h l p between the superpowers.
1. (C) B A C K X I U M : On 23 November 19a3, U S Y M W B S reauested Sy the
State
t o contact. the Soviet Extcrnal Relattons BrEich
(SEKB)
i n Potsdam and attempt
t c arrange for US militery
particbatlon and i n q u i r e abaut a Fossfbk j 3 i n t US-Soviet gesture
a t the wremoriies related t o the burial a f W LI veterarr JOE
Polowsky. CUSPCM contacted SERB and requested an immediate meeting
regarding this natter. Meawnhilo, zocrdination w i t h CG, B e r l i n
Brigade, established tclat a * u l l 15-man burial detail w i t h f i r i n g
detal 1 and btjl er frm b e I k r l i n Brlgade k n r r Guard ~ ~ 1 1 1be
3 mde
available f o r , t.le Dccasien. Affected personnel were alerterl and
adminlstrstive neasures f n r thpir rhaiment.atio7 ard travel were
Oeparfmenf-
begun.
A t the Potsdam meeting, CE3L Rwanov was informed that the US sice
desired to render appropriate honors t o Pdodsky 11 accqdance w i t h
military custon end i n keepirg with the family's wishes. Rubanov
was asked t3 arrange the necessary travel doccmentatlm f o r the
Honor Guard. t-k was a l s o asked what, i f m y , Soviet participnticn
was anticipated and if there was interest I n a joint ceremsny.
Rc;banov had n b v i r u s l y discussed this matter w i t h his HG p r f u r t o the
meeting for he inmediately and IrithDut h i s usual equivocation s t a t e d
f i r m l y that t h i s affair hnd abm1i:tely m t h j n y t o co with G S X a d ,
therefore, had t o be hand lec exclusively witPli diplomatic Zhannels
betweei the ''sovereign" s t a t e s of Fast &many and t h e US.
He
further stated b a t it w o d d b~ futile t o request SEW trrav~lLasses
for the honor Guard slnce h i s ertire matter was ocltside the
compctmce ,cf Soviet a i i t h n r i t k s . It w u l d he : i n i n s u l t t o Lht! E R ,
he insisted, I f hls C I h C GEN Zaytsev were tc, on '7:s own i r l t i a t i v e ,
p e r n l t nm-Mission perscnml t o t r a v d t s Tngau.
Tn Zlosirg, he
addw aratuitsusly t h a t accredit20 USBYLW rrembezs cculd, c f course,
cn t h a t cay visit Torqau as they cculd m y ocher cpen city in Fast
Germany.
Lpon return t o wes:
uSCQB and USBER that
Eeriin, i t was decided ic ccordination with
lJ5 military representation * o d d recessarily
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t o be scaled down t o a m a l l o3server group composed
exclusively of accredited JSM M pcrsmwI. Cri 25 Novmker, UWLM
was cnntacteo by SERG 9nd fnforned that an JrgeTt meeting was
requested. At the rreeting, Co1 Rukamv, withcut rEference t o hls
ponylaus stnnwalli7g two days priof, state3 h a t the CLNCGS'G
in
respcnse t o USMLM's reqJest ard after %+!e delikration a i d
apprqirinte cooraination w i t h Last German authoritiesn had decioed
t o permit Lx transit o f a US Honor k a r d t o Torgau. GOL Rubaniv
also mmtfmed t h a t %viet military involvement w w l d include
p w t i c i p a t i o ? by a retlred Gmeral frorr the Soviet War Vetezans
C o n i t t e e i r Moscow, a wrenth-laying by Soviet officers o f the
T n r g ~gerrisor, a d attendance by the Soviet C c w d Genersl from
Leiprig end two observers f r o m SERB. CUSMLM replIeu :hat t h i s
Soviet revwsal with only I7 h w r s before the first m e e t i n g a t
Torgzu came t o 3 l a t e to perrnlt adequate planning for a f u l l US Hormr
Gcrard and tkrcfam m l y UslulLM attendance wwPd be possible. COC
Fiuhanov seemed disappointed and encoursged WSYM t o give acdttl nnal
consideration t o GFN laytscv's germnus decision.
have
Upon return t o wcst k r l i n and a f t e r CWrdiMtiOn with USCm and
USER, it w a s decidid t o praceed w i t h plans fnr U X M observers but
also I m d i a t e l y t o procure a suitable wreath f3r use the next
morring and t o i c k n t i f y two NcOs from thje Brigade ibnx Guard t o
serve as honorary palhearers and wreath bcarcrs.
2. (U) -cTURGAU
CEREMONY:
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A. (C) P7EPAWIICNS: T7e Us delegation o f f f w L3M.M officers
a d twa NCOs arrived I n Torgau just. i n t h e for C
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H t o attend an
ad hoc planning corrfereice belnG held a t the Central Hotel. A crowd
o f East Germans was gathered outslde the twtcl out o f curimsity a t
t?e nunber ard mix of foreigners. Among those Inside were Ted
Polowsky, s3n o f the deceased; a delecation fram t h e US Veterans for
Peace; a delcgatim %n
the Soviet k'ar Veterans Comlttee;
representatives from t h ? Amerfcan Embassy i n Fast Elcrlin; Torgaw
mucicipal officials; and numorniis TV end p r i n t correspondents. This
meetlng was used as- wch for proraganda as planning, with both
veterans Grwps tallyhoeing the US-Soviet wrtime cooperation as a
mdel r~or n future relationship between the super powers.
Additiorlal futdre cooperatlve ventures n'ere prcposed by both sices
in the spirit o f Tnrgau. CUSMM was able t o approaci Ted Polowsky
and arrange for t h e two members c f t h e Honor ruard t . ~
partlcipate i n
the gravesidc ceremny.. It was also agreed, a t Us suggestlorl, t S a t
wreatt-s be l a i d sirrultaneously and n o t w i t h the 3 v j c t . s l e a d i n y as
i n i t i a l l y proposed by GEN Gorlinsky of t h e Soviet War Veterans
Comnittee.
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6. CU> CEPEItKY: Approximately 15C psople, mostly East G e m n
c i v i l i a r s , had assembled a t the ccmctery. k d i a rresence was
ublqriftcus aim occasionally obtrusive.
The hmcrary mal lbearers
consisted of 3 3 Scvlet and two American war vctcrars and t k two
H o m r Guard hCOs. Rev Fiilliam Sloane Zcffin deliverec a shcrt and
surprisfngly ap3lit fcal eulogy stress i y the lmg-tem w a c e efforts
of Jot! Polarrsky - V . simple soldier far ahead o f his goverment in
his quest for a peaceful relationsp i p between tne super powers. 'I
Sloane predicted t h a t Polowsky's symbolic gesture o f being burfed
near the site of the S-Soviet l f r k u p In 1945 would have a p n s l t i v e
e f f e c t on the tikitera1 cllmate. The US f l a g d r a p i s the c o f f i n was
then ceremoniously folded by the two Army NCOs an3 handed t o C m Y
who presented It t o Ted Polowsky. C
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W expressed corddences on
behalf of the officers and men of the US amad forces, along with
assurances that h i s Pather's service in WW ;I a m Farticipstion i n
an h f s t o r i c eveA w o ~ l dbe long remembered srld respected. A Plower
arrangement was t h e r l placed m the a s k d hy the PlL Cwrselor US
Embassy Berlir, a d I t was longred i n t o t b e ground.
The brief
service was dignified and i n general d c m h t d by positive American
Symbol SF
C. I C : AT THE MCMEN1: %st o f tk crowd then mved t o the
r m n m n t 07 the E i b e where a PA system and rudimentary crowd cmtml
masures had bccn s e t tip. bere Rev CcPfin, apparently by prior
arrangement, again a s s m d the role of master 07 ceremonies, g i v l e
a brief saeech and adding several c " t s
17 surprisingly gDod
German am Russinri. The wring rain cmplicated an already loose
organization. USMLM was able by some on t h g sput jockeying t o
arrange for t5e Joint US-Scvlet military wreath-laying t o be
follomec by and separate f:on
the z i v i i l a n wreaths which Kncluded a t
least two of East. G e m r , s p o r s x s h i p .
Ihe Soviet wreath was
accompanied by the Torgau C m n d a n t snc t w n Zieutenaits - t h e only
active Army 5 3 v i e t participation i r the day's events. This was
followed by numerous pzepare3 and improTru spwckl; DS ne11 as
readfngs of litcrary passages and short remarks by the civilian and
veterans representazives.
American veterans gave most of t h ~
speeches but Gorlimky's was ky far tcle lorigest and most carefully
prepared. None o f ths sqeeches made mucl- impact since driving rain
and po3r amplifIcat I o n msdc cmprehension extrmely d i f f i c u l t
Gorlinsky ' s prclp~rec remarks, I n addition t o tne mndatory nostalgia
abcut A x 1 1 1945 and #rartlme conradezy, contafncd s t a n d a r d SovIet
boilerplate regard1 n j US a t t e w z s a t military superiority and
r e a p u r i s i b i l i t y far a dustabilizinj arms race
charges rcpcated by
the TorgaL buergermistcr a i r i n g lis brief t a l k .
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Obviously t h i s occasion was being used by various
3. (C) CIMIENTS:
people 70s various reasurs, l o t a l l o f w’7ich had t o do with honorirlg
Joe Polowsky. The apparent p r l y approval by East Zen” (read
Soviet) authorities given t o the request for a Torgau burial was
perhaps an appreciation o f Polowsky‘s role as a persistent i f minor
figure I n the peace movement (Polowsky v i s i t e d Moscow i n 1959 t3
present Kruscnev with a Pramed map t h a t nad been used by h i s patrol
t o reach t h e EZbe i n April 1945).
A:thouSh the Soviet veterans
group played a prominent role i n the events, other Soviet
particioation was low key and mostly l i m i t e d t o the wreath l a y i r g
ceremonies.
tast German o f f i c i a l s also kept a gerierally low
profile. In f a c t , although t h e longest and most carefully crafted
speech was Gorlfnsky’s, by Far the largest number of speakers were
Americans. The concern t h a t this occasion would turn I n t o a
propaganda show was c e r t a i n l y j u s t i f i e d , but t h i s situation d i d n o t
materialize. There w r e no banners, no posters, 7 0 dernonstrators,
and no unusually harsh or strident anti-American statements.
The proceedings were q u i t e solemn considering the lack of planning
and rehearsals. In retrospect, the level of American participation
w a s p r o b a d y just r i g h t :
Wot so extensive as t o attach u n d e
importance to an event cf upcertain sponsorship, but cleaAy a t a
l e v d t o ac’lieve appropriate decorum and convey necessary respect
fer the combat service of a WW
veteran.
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