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BERLIN CHRONOLOGY

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A Chronology of Reports Concerning the Berlin Situation ReceivedDuring the Week Ending at 1200 EST 7 April 1964

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;.An article in the East Berlin Berliner Zeitung notedthat quotas imposed by West Berlin on the Importatiqn

of building materials from the'East.were‘the principal,handicap to expansion of trade. The-West Berlin 'construction industry must buy large quantities of:building materials from the GDR, the article stated,and East German contractors «are'in a position toguarantee smooth and uninterrupted supplies of

.primeequality materials. While these imports have“

_increased steadily since 1959, both East and West -Berlin commercial circles have been interested infurther expansion of.trade. As an example, thearticle noted that only nine percent of West Berlin's

cement_needs were being supplied by the GDR. The.

article concluded by appealing to West Berlin:

authorities to increase the trade quotas "to benefitWest Berlin's building industryr■v. =>. ‘


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The Press.0ffice of the Communications and Trans-

poration Ministry announced in the East Berlin

paper Der Morgen that the Transportation Ministry.w

Main Administration for Civil Aviation would move

its headquarters.on 23 March from Franzoesiche

Strasse in East Berlin to BerlinaSchoenefeld,'

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The Mission reported thatinterzonal

navigation onBerlin waterways was being threatened by an abnormal

drop in the water level. Barges were moving with

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Sincele Maren, at least six US military patrols -]have been photographed with'both still and motion“*picture cameras at various locations in-East7-i ' 'Berlin} the MisSion reported.- The phbtographS*have been taken by both border guards and civilianpersonnel, and there has been no attempt to hide-”'the fact that US vehicles and personnel were being'photographed; The Mission commented that While 'photography of US patrOIS'was not unusual, the-"_frequenCy_of the recent efforts and the fact that

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East Berlin authorities ordered an S-Bahn and U—"1‘Bahn traffic count On 21 April. Each passenger will

be required to complete a fouraquestion form; =USAREUR noted that this would be the firSt timesince the Wall was erected that such a survey hasbeen ordered. —

The first mention in the Chinese press or the 10March RB—66 shootdown was carried in the PeipingPeopleYS Daily under the headline: ."UnderVUn-d

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At the quadripartite luncheon,_West.German StateSecretary Carstens summarized the EEG position onthe Berlin Pass question.‘ These views had-not asyet been communicated to Brandt or the West Berlin‘

Senat, he said. (1) Even in the light of the_conecessions granted, the Christmas Pass agreement;"

.represented a net_advantage for West Berlin, principallywith respect to the humanitarian advantages for

West Berliners who had begun to feel the effectsof isolation.' (2) A new Pass agreement was~

.desirable, under certain "suitable circumstances:"a) The Inter—Zonal Trade (IZT)-Treuhandste11e-or.

the Red Cross should act as the channel for'new.

negotiations.- The FRG did_not indicate whetherthey would permit the resumption of the Kbrber;

Wendt channel. ~h) An initial effort should bemade to have East Berliners granted freedom of

movement to West Berlin. .Though "probably,.not achievable," this would make a good public

impression. c) Permits should be granted on thebasis of an application submitted through the'

mailé .The west Berlin_Government would certify

identification of applicants, if necessary. aCarstens noted.that this kind of arrangement wascurrently being followed-by East German authorities

in "special cases where the incentive for the

visit arises in East Berlin." -Carstens also

mentioned during the meeting that the GDR hadrecently hinted at possible concessions-~1n the

form of expeditious handling of Easter autobahn

traffic, for example-~in anticipation of a favorable

FRG reSponse to East German requests for fertilizer

shipments at the rate of DM 90 million per year.'No final decision had been made on this proposal,

however. Negotiations on the Hof bridge had

reached an impasse, Carstens reported, since the

FRG was unwilling to sign a construction agreement

with East Germany on the ministerial level, as”

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The chief USMLM asked the chief SERB about arrange—ments for return of the RB-66 Wreckage to US' ' '“'authorities.' The Soviet official replied that he -would forward the request to Headquarters, GSFG,and that an answer would be provided as soon aspossible.- The Chief USMLM reported that anotherinquiry Will be made if no reply is reCeivedey'

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Walter and Lotte Ulbricht attended the Opening of'Goethe's "Faust" in Meiningen, according to NeuesDeutschland. Also present at-the celebration ofworld theatre day.were Erich Apel and HermannAxen. "(This marked the first nubli appearanceby Ulbricht since 12 March);

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The SED delegation headed by Politburo member Paul-Verner returned to East Berlin after a one-weektrip to Moscow; During its stay in the USSR,=the Berlin District SED delegation familiarized‘it—lself with party work in residential districtS'and factories and exchanged experiences withvarious institutions of MoscOw part or anizations;according to Neues Deutschland. ~= '

In an interview with the Cologne Rundschau am SOnntag,Federal Minister for All-German Affairs.Dr. Mende ■“

expressed the opinion that future talks with theEast Germans on Berlin passes should be conducted ~'by the Federal Trustee Office for Interzonal Trade-(IZT) in Berlin, with technical representatives of?the Senat being called in. Mende also noted thatthe West German offer of a loan to the Soviet Zone

was still good, and stated that the "Federal Govern—ment is willing to render economic contributions ifeasier human conditions for our fellow countrymen

can be achieved in return.“

A special Interflug aircraft left Schoenefeldairport for Sana with a consignment of medicalsupplies for the Yemeni government as a ift fromthe GDR government, ADN reported.


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Both Pravda and Neues Deutschland carried a briefreport of ■resident Johnson's press conference,‘and Stated that he gave Vvery strict orders" that 7no US planes fly over the GDR in the“future.p The.‘’Pravda-article also referred to Secretary Rusk's; 'stress on the President's "promise" to takeadditional preventive measures; and concluded

,that the RB-66 incident illustrated how it waspossible to keep similar occurrences within limits.»

East Berlin border guards apparently shot andwounded an East German attempting to cross theSector border near the Jahn Sports.Stadium,.

according to Reuters, West Berlin police in theadjoining French Sector heard shots and saw anambulance leave the area,

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USMLM to requestreturn of the wreckage of the RB-66 shot down on10 March.

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The clandestine radio station "Oggi in Italia"broadcast a report that the commander of the unit

to which the RB—66 shootdown 10 March was aSSignedhad been removed from his post. The broadcast »said that "some political observers" vieWed this

action as "a first instance of implementation ofthe pledges given by the Americans to prevent

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East Berlin attorney Wolfgang Vogel advised the US,mission that Jean Frederick Loba, a US_c1tizen■ 'imprisoned in East Germany since 1962, would be

;released on 30 April. ‘(Loba was a graduate studentat West Berlin's_Free University at the time of_

_his arrest in June 1962, On 26 October 1962,.he«

was tried in camera by an East German court for‘ 'allegedly helping four East Germans escape to

.West Berlin, and sentenced to,2 1/2 years at hard.labor).‘ Press reports indicated that Loba wasthe only remaining US civilian known to be in anEast German jail;

An East German newscast attacked the "Bonn ultras":whose actions "deprived the West Berliners ofpasses at Easter," and claimed that the Bonn Govern—ment was attempting to take the Pass negotiatiOnsout of the hands of the west Berlin Senat. Thereport stated that the "frontier" for which passeswere to be issued was betWeen the GDR and west Ber-lin, and therefore the discussions should concernthe Senat and not the FRG.

The Mission reported additional details of the GDRmeasures to require foreign registered vehiclesentering EaSt Germany to obtain special liabilityinsurances: 1) The insurance is not required ofofficial Allied vehicles, vehicles travelling on

_Allied orders, or West German/West Berlin registeredcars; 2) Foreign cars carrying the "InternationalGreen Card" are still required to buy GDR insurance(this may be waived if the insurance company inquestion has an agreement with the GDR StateInsurance Company); 3) The insurance is valid for

one transit only, but includes a "stay in the GDRcapital city;" 4) The insurance covers only damageto East German vehicles or injury to East Germanresidents, with no limit of liability stated; 5)

-The fee for the insur:“"e is about DM 6 per carand DM 20 per truck.

Soviet Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky arrivedat Schoenefeld airport with a Soviet militarydelegation for a ten-day visit to East Germany.- He

was met by the East German Minister of Defense,.Heinz Hoffmann, and the GSFG Commander, General

Yakubovsky.

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The Embassy Bonn suggested that the USMLM beinStructed to make a further approach to SERBconcerning return of the RB-66 Wreckage. ‘In the_Embassy's view, it would establish an_unfortunate

precedent of the RB—66 incident were cIOSed with—out the return of the plane or at least permissiOn,to confirm throu h inspection that the wreckage isnot retrievable. ' “

The Virginia Food Dealers: Association will make

a tour of_food industries in Eastern Europe from8 to 29 April, possibly including a stopover inEast Berlin, the State Department reported.‘ The24—member delegation will be in Berlin from 9 to11 April, ”' ‘

At_a meeting betWeen the chief USMLM and the chiefSERB, the following matters.were considered: 1)

The chief USMLM replied to the 24 March SERB state—ment on alleged American traffic violations inEast Berlin. The US reply indicated that the properchannel for discussion Of this subject was betweenAmbassadors. The chief SERB reported that he couldnot'see how this applied, since "american Headquarters

can give_the command to stop these violations which

cause unneCessary sharpening Of the situation." TheBerlianission commented that the Soviet statement,although it did not repudiate the Ambassador'sauthority to discuss the subject, was still thefirmest indication to date that Soviet Headquartersintended to assert their competence in this field.2) The chief USMLM inquired again about arrangementsfor evacuation of_the wreckage of the RB-66. TheSoviet officer replied that he had received no 'instructions but would pass on the inquiry tophis headquarters. 3) The chief SERB mentionedthat the US request regarding curtains on MLMvehicles was under consideration, and that thequestion would be eft open pending a "Justdecision." " ‘

West Berlin Governing Mayor Willy Brandt willvisit Washin ton in mid-May, a_German press service

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Die Welt reported that Chancellor Erhard, MayorBrandt; and unio■ leader Georg Leber would'pgrti—cipate in May Day ceremonies in the Platz der

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The Allied spokesman in Berlin announced the revisionof regulations_affectin Tem orary Travel Documents;the Mission reported.

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TWenty US businessmen will leave Boston on 20 Aprilfor an_East European tour sponsored by the_WorldTrade Center in New.England. After a visit.tolMOscow,.they will arrive at Schoenefeld air_ort

on 2_May for a two-day stay in West Berlin.

Additional information provided by the EmbassyBonn revealed that the new French Controller inBASC had not departed from established procedures,and had not given altitudes and changes for localflights to the Soviet Element. The French Controllerhad, however, expressed his belief that the Sovietsshould be informed of the purpose of local flightsin the Berlin Control Zone (BCZ). The Embassypointed out that it was_specifica11y decided inthe Berlin Air Coordinating Committee in 1963that no data should be passed to the Soviets be andthat required by quadripartite agreement.

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A West Berlin Senat official informed the Missionthat the 1 April meeting between FRG Vice ChancellorMende and Federal Affairs Senator Schuetz produced

no concrete results. Mende reportedly claimed that

a decision on how to proceed in the pass negotiations

was_up to the West German cabinet, and eXplainedthat his recent statement proposing that the Passtalks be shifted to IZT channels actually referred

\to a long range concept for development of theIZT office into an enlarged agency for East/WestGerman problems.‘ The Senat official confirmedreports that if the Bonn/Senat consultations on

_the Senat's 18 March proposals for the Pass negoti—ations-were not completed in time, the Senatwould postpone the 8 April Kbrber-Wendt meeting.

A West Berlin Senat official informed the US Missionthat the 1 April meeting between FRG Vice ChancellorMende and Federal Affairs Senator Schuetz producedno concrete results; as a consequence, the 8 AprilKorber-Wendt talks on the Berlin Pass question couldbe postpOned if Bonn/Senat consultations were notcompleted by that date. The source also confirmed

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East German papers continued to play Up the‘theme-ithat the pass negotiations have nothing-to do_with ’Bonn since the "West Berlin/GDR Border" is involved.The East German news reports maintained that Bonn'sreluctance to negotiate Was motivated by the desireto prevent Brandt from re "’ politiCal benefits .7out of'a neW'agreement, ' "3 ° ”" "; "

In the course of a major fOreign palicy address in‘fMunich, West German Foreign Minister Gerhardt “.fSchroeder‘emphasized that the Bonn Gavernment con—fsidered preservation of the‘closest_pbssib1e tie

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an essential goal cf West German policy,'_The'FRB,.he said, spoke for Berlin in internatiOnal affairSfTand thus strOngly OppOSed thé soviet thesis that_'j:Berlin is an independent legal entity; 'Throughout'his Speech, Schroeder emphasized the importanceof German tenacity in pUrsuing reunifiCation;‘

East Berlin radio_announced_that Holger Aaskop, a’~Danish citizen arrested during the LeipZig Fair,

Ihad been sentenced to nine monthsimprisonment~ "-£or "multiple violations of GDR customs law.".‘The report did not ihdiCate-when the sentence had'“.been passed; " - * " ' '

The Allied announcement: of relaxation of travelrestrictions for EaSt Germans was prominently re-ported in West German and West-Berlin newspapers."Several West Berlin paperS'CharaCteriZed the TTD

;modifications as a "gift" to the EaSt German regime;and stated that they did not expect any conceSSionsto be forthcoming from Ulbricht's government. 'WestGerman editorial comment was generally Cautious orcritical, the Ehbassy reported, with the cammonest 'Criticism directed at the alleged IaiIUre to_seekrethrn concessions from East Germany; Severalcommentators specified that the Berlin pass issue

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Soviet Defense Minister Malinovsky_announced inEast Berlin that the.compasses of the.US RB—66

_aircraft shot down on 10 March over East.Germanyfhad functioned "quite correctly," the East German

news agency ADN reported. He further claimedthat films taken from the wreckage providedadditional roof that the plane was on an espionagemission.

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The West Berlin Senat informed the Allied Missionsthat general guidelines had been agreed upon withthe.FRG for the Kbrber—Wendt pass talks on 8 April.The Senat spokesman noted that Brandt, Albertz,

Schuetz, Bahr, Spangenberg, and Kbrber planned toconfer on 6 April to determine whether these guide-lines provided an adequate basis for the new roundof negotiations, or whether the instructions would"doom the talks to a stalemate at the outset."Brandt, according to the spokesman, had_attempted

' unsucceszully to insert a statement-into theinstructi0ns to Kbrber which would imply thatEast Berlin officials might be permitted into WestBerlin for official contacts; in any-case, Brandt

was inclined to let the negotiations proceed On thepresent basis if only to probe current East Germanviews..

. . .' The guidelines established for the talksgenerally followed the FRG Cabinet position outlinedto the Bonn Embassy on 1 April. They also establishedthe order of the proposals Kbrber was to make: 1)to point out that Senat proposals of 24 January werestill valid; 2) to inquire how East Germans Viewthat prOposal; 3) to indicate that he would signagreement immediately if East Germany acceptedthe Senat formula; 4) in the event of rejectionof the proposals, or amendments offered, Kbrber

was to suggest that arrangements should be reachedimmediately for hardship cases, so that West Ber-liners had at least the same access to East Berlin

as the West Germans; 5) if this move was rejected,Kbrber would suggest that visits in hardship casesbe arranged travel agencies, the Red Cross, or thePest Office.in West Berlin; 6) his final move wouldbe to suggest engagement of the International RedCross to arrange hardship visits, leaving open thequestion of presence of East Germaaned Crossofficials in West Berlin. At the conclusion of}the discussion, Korber was instructed to state that

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"futher negotiations could best be conduCted at thelevel of the IZT office;" :‘ ' 8-

At■a meeting between the chief USMLM and the ChiefSERB, the US officer requested permiSSion to inspect”the site of'the wreckage of the RB—66 in order to-’estimate the size or the_evaeuation team Which wouldbe required tO'remove it. He also eXpressed concernthat almOst a month had tranSpired since CINCUSAREURrequested the return of the aircraft, and noresponse had been forthcoming from the Soviets.The chief SERB stated that he Would report the requestto his headquarters. ' * ' ” 7" '

The Westhermaanbreign Office requested that US '~Military authorities cOntact Soviet military :

representatives in East Germany in order to explain‘the status of the "tracked Vehic1e" rererred to in_the 28 February Bundesbahn telegram. Noting that

a somewhat similar incident had occurred in August1963, the‘Embassy Bonn'suggested'that the West Ger--

man Bundesbahn initiate a new reguest to the EastGerman authorities, and, it this request wererefused, US authorities would then have a clearbasis upon Which to contact the Soviets. -TheForeign Office spokesman indicated that the Bundes-bahn office in Hannover would send a new request

_to the East-German ReichsbathoffiCe in magdeburg

on 4 April. In the event the request is rejected,the Embassy recommended that the US PrpVost

.Marshal at Helmstedt made-an oral protest to the_Soviet check oint commander,-following the precedentof 1963. ' “ '

East German border guards opened fire on two EastBerlin bicycle-riders who approached too close to2the Wall, AP reported. One of the men was hit andthe other apparently fled into the Soviet sector‘and got away. ’

The US ground radar Sites TELEGRAM and-KILIDEER, in-West Germany, experienced an electrical pewer

failure during the early monring, and were in-operative for nearly two hours. The south air

corridOr was_closed to all military trafficfrom 04452 to 05292, and the air defense system-

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A Neues Deutschland editorial noted that the PEG

and West Berlin Senat had agreed on a joint approach

to the pass issue, and interpreted this to mean.that the Senat had "committed itself to submit now

and in the future to Bonn interference." The ’

editorial repeated East German claims that Bonn

was not concerned with the pass issue, and stated

that "if the Senat adopts the Bonn line, it runs

a great risk of spoiling-its negotiation success."

The Bonn Government, it went on, was planning to

prevent a WhitsUntide agreement; the East German

Government, on.tb:other hand, wanted Berliners

"to enjoy at Whitsun the same possibilities they

enjoyed over Christmas. There are no obstacles

thereto on our side. Moreover, we want a per--[manejt agreement for special family reasons."

RB-66 crewmen Capts. Holland and Kossler wereflown to Toul-Rosieres AFB, where they_were

scheduled to face a_rlying eValuation board later

in the week, according to a Reuters dispatch.

'An East German court sentenceda West German to

2 1/2 years-in prison and confiscated his auto—

He was charged with

smuggling East German postage stamps to the West.

The Bonn Embassy reported that a draft reply to the

Soviet note of 19 March concerning international

flights to Berlin had been agreed upon by the Bonn

group. The reply rejected any suggestion that there

was anything "illegal" about Allied use of the

corridors, and stated: "The agreements establishing

the Berlin air corridors recognize the right or

access of the three Western Powers to that city

without any restriction other than the observation

of flight rules and air safety regulations, and;

in partiCular, without any restriction as to the

origin or destination of flights. The 1945 documents

cited in the Soviet Government’s note are concerned

with other proposals which quite clearly do not

affect in any way the use of the three corridors..."

The draft reply pointed out, finally, that flights

which the Soviets characterized as "international"

have been carried out frequently for several yearswith the full knowledge of the Soviet Government.

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The Mission repOrted that they had received further'information”on'the new EaSt German insurance require-

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were not accepting the international "green card," I

but made an eXception for companies having an ”agreement with the East German state inSurance

-company; the exception reportedly provided for "exemption from payment of the insurance fee forforeign Eastern insured vehicles as_well as '_vehic1es insured with West German and WeSt Berlincompanies

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Neues Deutschland reperted Allied announcement of_TTD modifications as a move which "the NATO states_‘

found themselves compelled to arrange." The 'comment went on to launch another attack On the

V HAllied Travel Office in West Berlin, and characterizedthe new regulations as a "hypocritical maneuver "which does not alter in any way the discriminationagainst GDR citiZens." The article concluded bycalling for the elimination of the "illegal" Allied‘Travel OffiCe; "one of the most objectionable 'remaining traces of WOrld War II."

Neues Deutschland reported that Walter Ulbricht

had received a telegram signed by 62 West Germanpersonalities appealing to the GDR to Vdo all it

can to achieve a positive result for West Berliners“in the coming pass negotiations." The signers

included physicians, artists, lawyers, educators,and religious leaders. The telegram concludedz‘"Do not tire in your efforts to make politics servethe interests of humanity. We ask You to putaside all narrormindedness and one-sided reservationand restrictions so-that no r00m is left for the "cold war;

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Reuters reported that East Germany had apparently

ceased jamming broadcasts by the BBC German language

service and RIAS, Berlin; While further confirmation

from BBC was not forthcoming, RIAS reported that

there had been no change in jamming of medium wavebroadcasts, which RIAS transmits on three_frequencies.

The one High Frequency (short wave) channel utilized'

by RIAS encountered selective jamming.in the past;

ihis had apparently ceased during the daylight hours.

Three members of a British MP patrol left their

vehicle in West Berlin at 13lOZ and attempted towalk to the Erlengrund exclave, which lies acrossEast German territory. East German border guards

reportedly fired five warning shots and took the

patrol into custOdy. The British Mission in

Berlin reported that an informal meeting was held

with East German authOrities, who gave assurancethat the men would be returned at an unspecified

time. At 17302, the British patrol_was handed

back unharmed to UK authOrities.. Press reports

of the.incident noted that patrols do not normally

attempt to pass through East Germannterritory to

get to the Erlengrund exclave..

Reuters reported that a US Army convoy carrying aninfantry battalion to Berlin cleared both~Soviet'

checkpoints on the autobahn without-incident. That

was the first convoy of a week-leng troop movement

between West Germany and West Berlinr

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A US helicopter made a routine overflight of EastBerlin during the morning, the Mission reported.

The Soviet Controller in BASC made an oral protest

against the flight and the US Controller made the

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The SERB chief told the USMLM chief that the meeting

requested by thglatter on 28 March had been arranged

for 7 April. The USMLM chief was directed to

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East German border guards opened fire on two WestBerliners who strayed into East German territory

,while motorboating on the Havel river, UPI reported;

The men Were not hit, but the craft was damaged9They managed to return to the West German side ofthe river. —

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In a Calumnin the Dresden Saechsische Zeitung,

Gerhard Dengler, deputy chairman of the Bureau of

the Presidium of the National Council, explained

why East German citizens were not permitted to travel

to West Germany. The Bonn GOVernment, he declared,

denies the existence of the GDR, and refuses torecognize East German passports; consequently,

GDR citizens are "without rights in West Germany,they are completely exposed to the arbitrariness

of police and justice." West Germany has attemptedto subject all GDR citizens to West German laws, and

this.he characterized as "an act of civil war and

aggression." He concluded that as long as Bonn con—tinues to 1o110w the plan of "annexing and robbingGDR citizens juridically, free assenger traffic

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Another US A‘myconvoy travelled between West Germany

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FIGURES FOR 1963

Freight Traffic.

1. Incomiqg Freightfrqm5WeSt Germany,lvu

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Tons % Share'Tons 5 ~ I,% Share” 4*

Road.

3,096,187 734.2,-2,876,272é*6’

35.2.;Rail 2,957,718” 32.6 2,293,486 28.1

Water 2,980,206 33.1 2,983,309, -.36.6.94, wAir- ,9,741; 0.1

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2. Outgoing Freight.to west Germany

Road1,208,915

65.7 1,166,781-

'6 .8Ra11,, 286,307 15.5 299,399 .1 .9Water' 334,345 18.3 412,477 2 ;8

Airlift ' 503 0.1.

988 ,1

3. Parcel Post Carloads

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1962 »-

aTDispatched

toBerlin

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'9,492':

b. Dispatched from Berlin 7,572.. x ' 8,180 -'

4. Brown Coal Briquettes from Saviet Zone V .

IZTReceipts-

1,014,412 tonS’ ' 846,677 tons

PassehgerTraffic, other than Rail .

1. FromFedeiel Republic

to Berlin-; ., I

1963 1962No. of Nb. of Nb. of No. of‘

VehiClesm PaSsengers Vehicles PassengersAir “237980” 171987111“ "207872‘

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Automobile _718,127 1,865,209 v 664,923. 1,722,079Motorcycle 8,861 14,023 9,429 15,097Bus 29,391 825 697 30,837 867'158

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L1962_ .No. of No. of"9 I'No; of v “No. of

Vehicles Passengers Vehicles Passengers

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Automobile 714,845 1,894,002 665,462 1,760,769f.

Motorcycle 9,589 15;221 ‘10,165 16,349

,Bus ' 29,348 826 466~ - ’31,l75'*» 879,898'--"

:Rail Passenger Traffic I

1.Passport

Control Statistics 1963 1962i

Entering FederalRepublic

7 From Berlin and SovZone w/FedRep '-'

‘identification card .1,282,293 829,617

From West Berlin w/West Berlin ‘ n » “ ‘identification card.: 296,880 308,781

From SovZone w/SovZonei N a - . -identification card 28,080 9,579

Not ascertained ' 66,0357

27 350,1,673,288 1,175,327

ExitingFederal Renublic I

ToWest

Berlin andSQVZone

with "

FedRep identification document 1,429,398 916,528

To West Berlin w/West Berlin

identification card, 303,157 306,267

To SovZone w/Sov Zone ' ' _~'identification card 2,640- 1,309-

Not ascertained 137 137 60,495

2. Deutsche Bundesbahn Ticket Sales

Tickets to the SovZone, eXcluding

Berlin

Tickets to Berlin (East and West)

562,413

~454,156

988,872

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