CHAPTER THREE NOTES
1. Fredericksen, The American Military Occupation of Germany, pp. 197-98. UNCLAS.
2. (1) HQ EUCOM Anl Nar Rept, 1950, pp. 6-7. (2) Maurice Matloff, ed, American Military History (Washington: Office of the Center of Military History, pp. 543-44. (Hereinafter cited as American Military History.) Both UNCLAS.
3. (1) Fredericksen, The American Military Occupation of Germany, pp. 198-99. UNCLAS. (2) EUCOM Comd Rept, 1951, p. 365.SECRET. XGDS. (3) Development of the Contractual Arrangements with the German Federal Republic, 1950-1952, 1953 , pp.88-98. (USAREUR monograph) SECRET. XGDS.
4. (1) HQ EUCOM/USAREUR Comd Rept, 1952, pp. 349-56, 394. SECRET. XGDS. (2) Termination of the Occupation Regime in the Federal Republic of Germany (23 Oct 54) with Related Documents, US State Department document in which the contractual Agreements are cited, see pp. 135-45. UNCLAS. (3) USAREUR Chronology on Border Operations (on file in USAREUR Mil Hist Ofc). CONF. XGDS. (4) DF, USAREUR JA to DCSOPS, 16 Jul 73, subj: Anglo-American Responsibilities Along FRG GDR Border. AEAJA-IA. UNCLAS. (5) Development of the Contractual Agreements with the German Federal Republic, 1950-52, 1953, pp. 59- 68 SECRET. XGDS.
5. (1) 2d ACR Border Book, TAB 7 to Incl 1, 1 Mar 76, subj: "History of Border Barrier." UNCLAS. (2) 24th Constab Sqdn Comd Rept, 1952, Chap IV. UNCLAS. (3) TAB A of USAREUR Border Policy Book, undated, subj: Establishment of Interzonal Border, p 10. SECRET (info used UNCLAS). (4) Anthony Bailey, "The Edge of the Forest," Part I, The New Yorker (27 Jun 83), p. 42. UNCLAS.
6. 6th ACR (Constab) Comd Rept, 1951, p. 23. UNCLAS.
7. (1) Much of the Border Incidents section of this chapter is based on the HQ EUCOM/USAREUR Comd Rept, 1952, pp. 7, 394-412. SECRET. XGDS. The following sources were used to add substantive detail: (2) 24th Constab Sqdn Comd Rept, 1952, Chap IV. UNCLAS. (3). Ltr,w/incl, "Sexton -Askalepov Agreement," dated 17 Sep 45, USCONSTAB to CINCEUCOM (Dep Dir of Intel), 26 Nov 48, subj: Boundary Between US-USSR Zones Germany. AG 092 GB. UNCLAS. (4) HQ 7A Comd Rept, 1952, pp. 99-100. CONF. XGDS. (5) 24th Constab Sqdn Ops Instructions No. 1, 5 May 51, subj: Border Operations. 24th Constab Log HIS-52/22-3(a). UNCLAS. (6) Ltr, w/changes, HQ 7A to 1st ID, et al., 2 May 51, subj: Letter of Instructions Number One, for Border Operations. ASEAG Log No. 113. UNCLAS.
8. EUCOM GO 54, 24 Nov 50. UNCLAS.
9. (1) 7A GO 41, 10 Aug 51. (2) 7A GO 79, 7 Dec 51. (3) 1st Constab Bde Comd Rept, 1 Jan-15 Aug 51, pp. 2-3. All UNCLAS.
10. (1) HQ 7th Army Comd Rept, 1951, p. 72. CONF (info used UNCLAS). (2) Fredericksen, The American Military Occupation of Germany, p. 199. UNCLAS.
11. (1) 15th Constab Sqdn Comd Rept, 1951, pp. 1-2. (2) 15th Constab Sqdn Comd Rept, 1952, pp. 23-24. (3) 24th Constab Sqdn Comd Rept, 1951, p. 7. (4) 24th Constab Sqdn Comd Rept, 1952, pp. I-1 & II-1. (5) 7A GO 50, 25 Nov 52. (6) 6th ACR (US Constab) Anl Hist Rept, 1950, p. 28. (1) - (6) All UNCLAS. (7) USAREUR Border Chronology on file in USAREUR Mil Hist Ofc. CONF (info used UNCLAS). (8) 7A Comd Rept, 1952, p. 90. CONF (info used UNCLAS).
12. 7A Comd Rept, 1951, p. 47. CONE. XGDS.
13. (1) EUCOM Comd Rept, 1951, pp. 158-59. SECRET. XGDS. (2) 7A GO 43, 11 Aug 51, and 7A GO 56, 20 Sep 51; as cited in USAREUR Chronology Cards. UNCLAS.
14. EUCOM Comd Rept, 1951, pp.,163-64. SECRET. XGDS.
15. (1) EUCOM Anl Nar Rept, 1950, pp. 128-29, 131-32. (2) EUCOM Suppl Comd Rept, 1951, pp. 72, 75, & 80. Both CONF. Gp 3.
16. (1) EUCOM Comd Rept, 1951, p. 225. SECRET. XGDS. (2) V Corps Border Book, ca 1975. SECRET (info used UNCLAS).
17. (1) Incls on Hesse Land Border Police History to Memo, Mr. N. Merthen, Hesse Land Liaison 0fficer, 16 Mar 84, subj: State of Hesse Border Police.(2) Maut-Zoll 1934-1984 (Official History of the "General -Zoll-und-Maut-Direktion fuer das Koenigreich Baiern bis zur Oberfinanzdirektion Muenchen," 1984, pp. 103-07. Both UNCLAS.
18. (1) EUCOM Comd Rept, 1951, p. 225. SECRET. XGDS. (2) V Corps Border Book, ca 1975. SECRET (info used UNCLAS).
19. EUCOM Comd Rept, 1951, pp. 226, 295-96. SECRET. XGDS.
20. EUCOM Comd Rept, 1951, pp. 396-97. SECRET. XGDS.
21. (1) HQ EUCOM/USAREUR Anl Hist Rept (Supl), 1952, p. 70. TS (info used CONF. XGDS). (2) HQ EUCOM/USAREUR Comd Rept, 1952, pp. 391-92. SECRET. XGDS.
22. HQ EUCOM/USAREUR Anl Hist Rept (Supl), 1952, pp. 70-71. TS (info used SECRET. XGDS).
23. (1) EUCOM Comd Rept, 1951, p. 226. (2) HQ EUCOM/USAREUR Comd Rept, 1952, pp. 391-93. Both SECRET. XGDS.
24. (1) HQ USAREUR Anl Hist Rept, 1953-54, pp 447-49. SECRET. XGDS. (2) HQ EUCOM/USAREUR Comd Rept, 1952, p. 394. SECRET. XGDS.
25. HQ USAREUR Anl Hist Rept, 1953-54, pp. 447-49. SECRET. XGDS.
26. The information describing border operations during this period came from a wide variety of sources which were stitched together to make a cohesive story. (1) Ltr, w/changes, HQ 7A to 1st ID, et al., 2 May 51, subj: Letter of Instructions Number One, for Border Operations. ASEAG Log No. 113. (2) 24th Constab Sqdn OPS Instructions No. 1 5 May 51, subj: Border Operations. 24th Constab Sqdn Log #S-52/22-3(a): (3) 15th Constab Sqdn Comd Rept, 1951, pp., 1-5. (4) 15th Constab Sqdn Hist, 1952, pp. 54-57. (5) Constabular -Lightening Bolt (unit newspaper), 23 Dec 49, pp. 4-5. (1)-(5)UNCLAS. EUCUM Comd Rept, 1951, p. 209. SECRET. XGDS. (7) Hq 7A Comd Rept, 1952, p. 99. CONF. XGDS. (8) USAREUR Ant Hist Rept,.1953-54, pp. 5-6. SECRET. XGDS.
27. EUCOM/USAREUR Comd Rept, 1952., pp. 407-08. SECRET. XGDS.
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