Scanned from Box 1 of the National Security Adviser Study Memoranda and Decision Memoranda at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries withdrawal Sheet

WITHDRAWAL ID 09136

REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL . . National security restriction

TYPE OF MATERIAL . . Memorandum

CREATOR'S NAME ........ Brent Scowcroft CREATOR'S TITLE . . . . . . . National security Adviser RECEIVER'S TITLE ....... secretary of State

TITLE . . Army Special Operation Field Office in Berlin

CREATION DATE ... 08/13/1976

VOLUME . . 3 pages

COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID . 031000071 COLLECTION TITLE . . .. . NATIONAL SECURITY STUDY MEMORANDA AND

NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MEMORANDA (Office of the Assistant to the President for National security Affairs)

BOX NUMBER . . . . . . . . 1 FOLDER TITLE . . . . . . . National Security Decision Memorandum

335: Army Special Operation Field Office in Berlin

DATE WITHDRAWN ........ 02/10/1998 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST . . . . LET

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DEeUSJlF1l2D • (,0. 1.. !!C. U WITH F-('RTIONS E)(E PTED

E.o.12GS6 5 ~. 1.5' The Secrct~r)' of Slate The Secretary of Defl'nsc

The .Attorney Gene 1·;)1

The Dir~cLul' of Central Jntcl1ig8'(~_rthJlAOATE. .a/.s/~9

Army Special Oper;)Lion Field Office in Bcrlin

The President has reviewcd the recon1lncndation~ of the responsible

llep~rlmcnts and 3.£"encie~ concerning Army's Special Operations Field

OiIicc in Berlin 2nt.! has made the following dcterminations:

1. Wi r e t~ a ctj-" i tic s will continue 1n the

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2 5x (6 ) United States Sector, on a strictly controlled and limited basis, for purposes of gathering significant foreign intenig~nce and countel-­inLelligl?nct: iniormation, and to support criminal investigatiuns. These acti\·jlies \"./ill be conducted only to the minimun1 extcnt neces­

sary to meet the !'cquircn1cnls of the securi.ty or public order of Berlin and the Fedc.r~1,Rcp\lbliC' of Gennan}', tbe securit}' of the United Slates or of the Allies, or the combatting of terrorism and

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illicit narcotics traffic. .. '.<". ~. ,':::: .~:. "-' .' '. ,:.:~J~;'';:S~ j~\' Z. The United States Armv will continue to be responsible

for the pro\".ision, man:1gcrncnt, sl1pr.rvi!;ion and control of these £en~il:ive ~ctivilic~ in the United Stales Sector, wilhin the frame'.vork

of E;-..:c c uti ve 0 rei C l'S 106 as ;) nd 11905 and in strict c nnfor mity with appJicable Uniteu St~tes l .. W5, regulations, and administrative

procedu r1:5.

3. The Chid of Mission, Derlin, shall provide for Euch

'ldJjjlion;.l guiui....lilles, procedures, a.nu !>upcrvi~ion as he clclcrlnine's ;Ippropriate .. nd !>hall, in particular, be responsible for assuring r··f,C· RD...- "\. . ' -J ' '6~

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XGDS of E. O. lHl52 by authority of \ j LlY ECLASSIFIED/RELEASED.

J4~>C-f-'lJ_I...;by NARA on the recommendation NS under proVisi~ns of E.O: 12958

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5. The United St~t(!S Arn:.y f.h;}ll be :ref.ponsible for uetennin­jng the ;:lde'-!u<lcy of reque!".ts.ior i.virctap der the applic2.ble l~\':s Clnd regulations wnd, in cooper~tion ,-.nth the Dcp2rt­n)cnt of Stc:le, for the uc\'elopnl·cnt V.nu n13.intcnance of an aclcquate :regubtory regime, 2ppropl·i<1te to the ~p~cjal situation in Berlin.

6. In audition, the fol1o\\r1ng procedures sh2.11- also apply:

(a) No non- c onsenst;o,l W1T(~t<1-PI other fGrm of electronic (~ .j ve ~u r oppi.ng, shall be targcttecl against the cOITUY:'.:'nic:c.tlons of <: Unit(~cJ Staiez person as defined in E. O. 1] ,)05, by <:ny United Sbtcs agency in Berlin or any other <1-genc), in . 13.crlin . ~t thc .. reqncstof a: United States agency, ,-:itllOut the o,pproval of the Attorney General of

the UnHec1 States;

(b) When in the cour 5C of a ,fo:rm of electronic eClvescJropping, not otherwise rcquirin~ the· a?pr6v~L

·the C0I11]))unications of a United States person arc regularly lntcrcepteu, the uc:Lails of tbc: surveillo,nce, incluuing nature Olnd hc.ql1<:ncy of interception of US citi~cn cOln:rnunicfltions, will be bl'ouf,ht to t11<.: attention of the Attorney Gener:!.l by the using agency;

ec) No 11011- COl1sc.n!>uo,l v.riretap, other lonn of electronic eavc~droppiJ1g, or In:1:il ::interc(,pt 5ho,11 be: t~rl!etted ~gainst . .~

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Dcrhn 011 L)(:11;-)l£ of a Uniteu S1<1tC5 agency without the . ?, ~

llpproval of tllat ag<:ncy at U)C level of Azsisbnt SccrCl:ary ;~ ;

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7. 1n unusual si1.:u2tions, ",:here the in\'cstigativc urgency

Ilict<ltes the institution of a P3Tticu1ar !1on_conscnsunl \viretap. rnore T3piuJy 1.:11;\n possible nlHlt:l" the normal pl"OCe-

Ul]]"CS, the CJlici of fl'1i5sion or his dcsignee may authorize the institu­tion anG In;:intenancc cf snch coverag-c for a 1i;TIited tin1c, usu:::.l1y no )on[;CT than "18 hours, to permit the e::peditious proces~in6' of the

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