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ON MO~NiNG OF MAY ~ TRAIN COMMANDER OF US EASTBOUND FRANl<FURT ­
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BERLIN DUTY TRAIN FOUND THAT EAST GERMAN LOCOMOTIVE ATTACHED
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AT POTSDAM WAS CARRYY-1G EAST GERMAN AND RED FLAGS. TRAIN OSD COMMANDEH REQUESTED EAST GERMAN TRAIN PERSONNEL Al\TD A SOVIET ARMY E~lLISTED :1AN CONLY SOV AT STATION) TO REMOVE FLAGS NOTHING 
WAS DONE FOR APPROXIMATELY 0 ~E HOUR, THEN EASr.o GERMAN RAILROAD

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POLICEME~T BtlOUGHT UP UNLEASHED AND UNMUZZLED POLICE DOG AP­

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PARENTLY TO PREVENT TRAIN COMMANDER FROM AGAIN LEAVING TRAIN .

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SHORTLY THEREAFTER EAST GERMAN STATIONMASTER ARRIVED AT TRAIN AND INFORMED TRAIN COMMANDER TH AT FLAGS WOULD BE REMOVED AT RMR NEXT STATION (GRIEBNITZSEE1 APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES FURTHER ). FL AG S WERE REMOVED AT GRIEBNITZSEE 
NEXT INBOUND. US DUTY TRAIN ALSO HP.D' FLAuS ON LOCOMOTIVE ATTACHED AT POTSDAM. FLAGS WERE REMOVEJJ o··~ ~rRAIN COMMANDER 'S DEMAND. 
US PROVOST MARSHAL REPRESENTATIVE BEING-INSTRUCTED TO DELIVER ORAL PROTEST AFTERNOON MAY 1 TO SOV OFFICER IN CHARGE AT MARil!. '!BO I. AUTOBAHN CHECKPOINT or1 FLAGS A1 1D THREATENING OF TRAIN COM1A.~DER WI.lI DOG. HE WILL ALSO STA E TiiAT US AUTHORITIES EXPECT OUTGOING US DUTY RAI S THIS EVENING WILL PROC._.ED WITH OUT FLAGS. 'US PM REPRESENTATIVE WI LL REMIND SOV OFFICER fH AT US RE CEIVED ASSURANCE IN MAY "963 FROM SOVS AT MARIENBORN RAIL Q!ECKPOINT THAT FLAG INCIDENTS OF LAST MAY 1 WOULD NO~ BE REPEA'rED. 
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