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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: A Study Regarding Berlin Prepared in Response to NSC Directive No. 58 of June 30, 1961
The Interdepartmental Coordinating Group on Germany and Berlin has prepared a report in response to the NSC Directive of June 30, 1961 (National Security Action Memorandum #58). This report is not an attempt to evaluate the merits of the courses of action described in the various attached papers. It is rather an effort to describe the courses of action in sufficient detail to permit judgments to be made concerning them. A discussion of the decisions required to carry out these courses of action follows immediately.
The report itself is organized into a summary of the development of the courses of action through the projected crisis period, which summarizes the integrated timetable, followed by these annexes:
Annex A - Integrated timetable of actions.
Annex B - A detailed examination of military preparations.
Annex C - Permanent increase in U.S. military strength (not yet available).
Annex D - OCDM submission.
Annex E - A detailed examination of the covert actions.
Annex F - A detailed description of the economic counter-measures.
Annex G - An analysis of the effect of the courses of action on the United States economy and balance of payments.
Annex H - A detailed examination of the public information aspects.
Annex I - Preliminary considerations on the timing and nature of negotiations on Berlin.
Annex J - Considerations affecting Western attitude toward East German personnel on access routes (checkpoint procedures).
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