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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00549R000200030016-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 1999
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: June 16, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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TO: DIRECTOR
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DATE: 3.6 June 59
1. QUESTIONS IN REF REMAIN TIMELY DESPITE DELAY IN TRANSMISSION.
2. ;2UESTION OF POSSIBLE HARASSMENT OF DUNDESVERSAMNLUNG SEEMS TO
ME ANOTHER ASPECT WORTH CONSIDERING. 25X6
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AW~RE THAT FRENCH BASICALLY UNHAPPY ABOUT HOLDING ELECTIONS BERLIN AS
CONTRADICTING THEIR LEGAL CONTENTION WESTERN BERLIN NOT PART OF FEDREP.
FINALLY, USE OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO FLY FEDREP PARTICIPANTS OUT OF
WEST BERLIN IN EVENT OF HARASSMENT OF OTHER EXIT ROUTES WOULD HIT US
ON THE SORE LEGAL POINT OF OUR RIGHT TO FLY CIVILIANS IN MILITARY AIR-
CRAFT.
3. FOR ALL OF THESE REASONS, PLUS THE GENERAL ASPECTS OF KEEPING
THE PRESSURE ON AT LEAST ALONG LINES OF ALTERNATIVE II OF YOUR SNIE
BELIEVE THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CLEAR BREAKOFF THIS POSSIBILITY MIGHT
BECCME SUBSTANTIAL. RECOGNIZE THAT MANY ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOVS DOING
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HOWEVER? BELIEVE ONE SHOULD KEEP CLOSE WATCH THIS POSSIBILITY AND WOULD
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. END OF MESSAGE.
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TO: GENEVA
FROM: DIRECTOR
DATE; 17 June 1959
SECRET
1. FOLLOWING PREPARED IN O/NE.
2. PRINCIPAL SOV OBJECTIVE WITH RESPECT DUNDESVERSAMMLUNG PROBABLY
IS TO CAUSE REVERSAL OF DECISION TO MEET IN BERLIN. WILL ALMOST CER-
TAINLY CONTINUE PRESSURES AIM TI-SEATS TO THIS END, THOUGH SOVS NOT
LIKELY COMMIT THEIR OWN PRESTIGE LU HIND THESE THREATS. 25X6
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DECISION CANCEL WOULD
NOT BE ATTRL3UTED DY SOVS TO FEDREP BUT WOULD BE TAKEN AS INDICATOR
WESTERN WEAKNESS.
3. IF FEDREP PROCEEDS WITH PLANS TO MEET IN BERLIN, SOVS WOULD
PRODABLY ARI INGE SOME DEMONSTRATIONS TO MAINTAIN POSITION WEST BERLIN
NOr PART OF FEDREP. MIGHT INDULGE IN MINOR HARASSMENTS SUCH AS INTER-
FERENCE WITH GROUND TRAVEL OF ELECTORS AND PROVOKE POPULAR DEMONSTRA-
TIONS IN CITY.
4. DO NOT BELIEVES HOWEVER, EVEN IF GENEVA BROKEN OFF AND SIT ON
1 JULY STALEMATED, THAT HARASSMENTS WOULD GO SO FAR AS TO INCLUDE INTER-
FERENCE WITH COMMERCIAL AIR TRAFFIC OR OTHER MEASURES SUFFICIENTLY
DRASTIC PREVENT ACTUAL HOLDING MEETING. SUCH PRESSURES WOULD BE PRE-
MATURE IN LIGHT GENERAL SOV APPROACH TO BERLIN, WEST GERMANY, AND
SUMMIT. THUS NEED EVACUATE GERMANS BY NIL TRANSPORT NOT LIKELY ARISE,
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