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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.
“The Advance”7 pages
# ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND THEIR POSSIBLE PHASES OF APPLICATION ## PHASE II (cont'd) Mature of Allied Harassment, Countermeasures or other Action Countries Taking US Action Action Agencies 4. Undertake discussions at highest levels of government with NATO Powers re possibility of instituting total embargo (exports, imports, financial controls, etc.) against Soviet bloc. General Comment 4. NATO Powers 4. State 4. In consideration of approach to this problem, dangers of possibility of leaks of information to Soviets re discussions must be thoroughly considered as well as possible desirability of engineering a leak. 5. Interrupt official discussions of new credits for UESR and satellites, or terminate official credits and export credit guarantees, as appropriate, and other similar actions of such a nature as to convince Soviets NATO has every intention introduce economic countermeasures. 5. NATO Powers 5. State 5. Should be time-phased with action taken in intersonal trade field. US would experience no legal problems; in part these measures already provided for by US law. French would experience no legal problems. UK would have no legal problem in stopping new business through Exports Credit Guarantee Department. British Government is not at present extending government-to-government credits to Soviet bloc countries. Existing UK liabilities could not be terminated. Emergency legislative action would have to be taken to control credits by private firms. 6. Arrange for slowdown in issuance 6. NATO Powers 6. Commerce 6. UE would experience no legal problems. of export licenses for shipments to Soviet bloc.
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