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USIA ~--r--1-U'E M T I A ~ ACTION PRIORITY BONN 123 INFO DEPT 
~MOSCOW 41 PAR!$ 59 USCINCEUR USAREUR USNMR SHAPE USELMLO

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~E FROM BERLIN. 3 AUG 1964, 11:00 AM
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USCINCEUR, USAREUR FOR POLADS; USNMR SHAPE FOR BURNS; PARIS 
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SUBJ: -HELICOPTER FLIGHT OVER EAST BERLIN
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REF: BERLINTEL 1553 TO BONN, 1641 TO DEPT.
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FAA US HELICOPTER MADE ROUTINE OVERLF!GHT OF EAST BERLIN AUGUST 3. 
AIRCRAFT ENTERED EAST BERLIN AT 0955, DEPARTED 1009. 
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AT 1000 SOVIET CONTROLLER BASC STATED "YOUR HELICOPTER UHlB R-590 
PAGE TWO RUFHJ A 003 -G-9 N P f "fr E N-1' I A l:: • 
IS FLYING OVER DEMOCRATIC BERLIN AND WE DEMAND IT BE TAKEN A1·'AY IMMEDIATELY." US CONTROLER MADE STANDARD REPLY. AT 1003 S01rET CONTROLLER STATED .. IF YOU DO NOT REMOVE THIS HELICOPTER, ALERT FIGHTERS WILL TAK~ NECESSARY MEASURES." US CONTROLLER REPLIED .. IF ANY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THIS AIRCRAFT MY AUTHORITIES ~ILL HOLD YOUR AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE." WHEN ASKED WHAT MEANT BY /NECESSARY MEASURES, SOVIET CONTROLLER SAID THAT SAFETY OF FLIGHT.NOT GUARANTEED. 
REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS ___..{;_.:.0_1vr !_tJ!_ __-;-_PROHIBITED "UNCLASSIFIED"
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LAST HE·LIC.OPTER FLIGHT OVER EAST BERLIN TOOK PLACE ON JUNE • 240 IN ACCORDANCE PAST PRACTICE FACT THAT FLIGHT TOOK PLACE WILL . BE CONFIRMED TO PRESS IN EVENT OF INQUIRIES. . 
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