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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.
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## TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 2 MEASURES PRIOR TO DECLARATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY 4 TEMPORARY REINFORCEMENT OF EUROPE 7 PARTIAL US MOBILIZATION FOR A BERLIN ACCESS OPERATION 10 MILITARY MEASURES OUTSIDE CENTRAL EUROPE 14 IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL WAR POSTURE 18 THE USE OF FORCE AFTER ALLIED ACCESS TO BERLIN IS BLOCKED 19 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS 20 TIMETABLE OF MAJOR MILITARY ACTIONS 24 A number of the subjects of this paper are still under review in the Department of Defense and this paper does not therefore represent a final Department of Defense position.
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