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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-098-001
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include Berlin contingency planning with a nuclear demonstration plan, the filming and potential broadcast by NBC Television Network of an escape attempt by East Berlin refugees via a tunnel, policies for future action to assist wounded refugees in East Germany, and an Ambassadorial Working Group meeting on Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-097-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include U.S. helicopter flights over East Berlin, observances for the one year anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, potential travel requirements by the Germany (Democratic Republic), and protocols for air corridor use. Of note are telegrams regarding an effort by CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) to film an attempted escape of East Berlin refugees via a tunnel.
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-002
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-279-003
This file contains memoranda, telegrams, and reports from the Department of State and Joint Chiefs of Staff J-3 (Operations) Directorate coordinating the planning and execution of military exercise Long Thrust, an exercise jointly sponsored by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Commander-in-Chief of the United States European Command (USCINCEUR), and Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Central Europe (CINCENT) to demonstrate strategic mobility of U.S. troops through airlift deployment and field training exercises in Central Europe, including Germany (Federal Republic). Also included are memoranda concerning foreign press coverage.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-279-001
This file contains memoranda and telegrams from the Department of State and various White House officials regarding Exercise Big Lift, a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) strategic mobility exercise in Germany (Federal Republic) executed in coordination with United States European Command (USEUCOM) to demonstrate U.S. rapid long-range reinforcement capabilities. Also included are memoranda concerning foreign press coverage and public response.