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This Top Secret study by the Interdepartmental Coordinating Group on Germany and Berlin, dated July 12, 1961, and released by the Central Intelligence Agency, answers NSC Directive No. 58 of June 30, 1961. It sets out courses of action for the Berlin crisis but does not judge their merits. It covers imminent presidential decisions, a three-phase timetable running to January 1, military preparations and mobilization, covert action, economic sanctions, public information, negotiating positions and checkpoint procedures for East German personnel.

  • p. 27 …Soviet-held Liberty ship. (b) With the cooperation of certain foreign governments establish a date for…
  • p. 33 …By the Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the Director of OCDM, activating the Civil Reserve…
  • p. 125 …September 9 President requests all citizens to cooperate in objectives of the Defense Production Act. September…
  • p. 134 # SECRET # Appendix B The Swiss also are increasingly cooperating, but there are limits to the extent…
  • p. 135 …Should the present situation really develop into a substantial gold outflow, despite the cooperative efforts of…
  • p. 138 …available as a result of coordination and cooperation with our Allies. Actions to be taken under…
  • p. 142 …and Defense and the Director of USIA. Cooperation of the major radio-TV networks should be…
  • p. 143 …In other cases, the facilities and resources of the four may differ, thus making local cooperation…

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## SECRET

## Appendix A

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E. Chronology of Stabilization Actions After Outbreak of Korean Conflict Through 1952

1. Monetary Actions

Date	Action
Mid-August	The Federal Open Market Committee began to minimize purchases of short-term U.S. Government securities in its open market operations.
August 18	The Federal Reserve System announced its intention to "use all the means at their command to restrain further expansion of bank credit."
August 21-25	Discount rate of various Federal Reserve banks raised from 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 percent.
September 9	By Executive Order No. 10161 the President delegated authority to regulate real estate loans to Board of Governors and to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator.
September 9	President requests all citizens to cooperate in objectives of the Defense Production Act.
September 18	Regulation W, regulating consumer installment credit, was put into effect by Board of Governors.
October 12	Regulation X, regulating real estate credit, was put into effect by Board of Governors. Parallel regulations were put into effect by housing agencies for real estate loans made or underwritten by Federal agencies.
October 16	Amendments to Regulation W, tightening up terms on consumer installment credit, became effective.
November 14	Regulation X amended to except credit extended before May 1, 1951, in connection with properties on which construction was started before October 12, 1950.

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