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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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  • p. 17 …Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF), and the Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS). (5) Increase US war reserve…
  • p. 20 …air and remainder of the division by sea as follows: a. Two battle groups by airlift…
  • p. 21 …from British ports and in the Norwegian Sea. If this movement were carried out during July…
  • p. 23 …Since denial of the right to navigate freely on the high seas would unquestionably be viewed…
  • p. 26 …Soviet and GDR shipping on the high seas for a wide range of reasons such as…
  • p. 29 …For full control of the high seas and international airspace, mobilization measures involving activation of naval…
  • p. 36 …Review readiness status of all STRAC units and supporting units, together with appropriate sea and air…
  • p. 66 …UK would be hampered by commitments under the International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea…
1-15 August 1961	12. Begin filling up STRAF division forces to extent possible without calling up reserves.
16-31 August 1961	13. A LIMITED NATIONAL EMERGENCY HAVING BEEN DECLARED ABOUT 1 AUGUST BEGIN PARTIAL MOBILIZATION.
14. Call up 6 division forces.
15. Begin calling up 21 ANG fighter squadrons.
16. Begin naval augmentation of 121,900 men, 89 ships, and 23 ASW squadrons.
17. Increase SAC ground alert to 50%.
18. Obtain SAC overflight rights from Spain.
19. Arrange for using nuclear weapons from French bases.
1-17 September 1961	20. Complete filling up of STRAF division forces.
21. Deploy 6 ANG tactical fighter squadrons, 6 TAC squadrons, to Europe.
22. Retain Donaldson, MacDill, Chennault airfields.
23. Begin withdrawal of dependents and non-essential personnel from Europe.
24. Deploy 2 STRAC divisions to Europe.
PHASE II
(17 Sept-1 Dec)	25. Call up 6 ANG C-97 squadrons.
26. Deploy 4 divisions to Europe.
27. Deploy 12 fighter squadrons to Europe.
28. Mobilize CRAF.

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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model; expect the odd misread word. 163 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.