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d. ZIPPER is in complete agreement that the necessary
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files (signal plans, ciphers, operating instructions, rosters,
etc.) to establish a ZIPPER Headquarters and Base Station at any
point where it may be necessary should be in safe storage in US
hands. They have never accepted the fact that construction of
Wignal plans and the training of ZIPPER WIT agents should be
directed towards facilitating communication with an American
base station manned exclusively by American personnel. See
MGLI-5088 and 6574, subject "Signal Plans".
e. A ZIPPER outside base station, staffed with a
skeletal crew and capable of immediate expansion to meet ZIPPER
base station requirements in time of tension or upon the outbreak
of war by priority evacuation of 45 available ZIPPER operators .
to the base station area, is the optimum ZIPPER aim. The minimum
ZIPPER aim is an alternate US developed and controlled base sta-
tion with an adequate number of operating positions to be manned
by ZIPPER operators to be evacuated from Germany in time of 1
ension or upon the outbreak of war.
3. The U.S. Position.
a. Six months of discussion between POR and Washington
in late 1950 resulted in a decision to permit ZIPPER to develop
an outside base station (OSMOSIS) with only material assistance
from the U.S. WASHA-24880 gave final approval to develop the
ZIPPER outside base station and laid down the principle of ag
. ZIPPER operators in American base stations. A week later,
i MGEW-7443 (originating in the CommouOffice) stated "For planning
! purposes it is assumed by the Home Office that, in the event of
hostilities, the ZIPPER staybehind circuits will be worked into
U.S. controlled and operated bases which will preclide the use .
of ZIPPER base radio operators." Feeling that this indicated a
partial conflict, tOB asked for clarification in PULLA-1617.
WASHA-2/784 in late January stated "pasic volicv t . ,void Z MR
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b. We have not previously, among POB, Karlsruhe and
Washington, discussed in terms of policy many of the broader
aspects of the German position.
4. DUring the first half of 1951,11191111,1111,1, the
POB Communications Officer has been repo ng his con nuing
efforts to have ZIPPER modify its signal plans and procedures
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