/specialCollection/BerlinWall/1961-Fall/1961-10-20D.pdf

20 October 1961 U. S. Policy on Military Actions in a Berlin Conflict In the event military force is applied in the Berlin situation, it is United States policy that the nature and sequence of such use should preferably be: If Soviet/GDR administrative or other action interferes with Berlin access by ground or air but is short of definitive blockage, then the tripartite powers should execute Berlin contingency plans, to include tripartitely agreed probes of Soviet intentions by a platoon or smal...