</s>197-10002-10190 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date : 05/20/97 Page : 1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : USA RECORD NUMBER: 197-1002-01010 RECORDS SERIES : HEADQUARTERS FILES, PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER AGENCY FILE NUMBER HEADQUARTerers FILES , PENTACON TELLCOMMUMICATIONS CENTER AGENCY FILES NUMBER . DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FROM : : CENTRAL INTELIGENCE AGEENCY TO: TITLE : CIA TDCS-3/566,305 DATE : : 9/00/63 PAGES : SUBJECTS : WEST GERMANY : SOVIET MILITARY ALERT ALERT FOLLOWING KENEDY ASSASSINATIOIN DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETONS : 1B DATE OF LAST STATUS: OF LAST CITERIA : OPENING CRITERIAL : COMMENTS : : [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 50955 DocId: 32281398 Page 1

Summary  
This document is an intelligence report from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) dated September 63 (likely 1963), detailing Soviet and East German military activities following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The report outlines observations of military alerts, training exercises, and logistical movements in West Germany and Eastern Europe during the period November 20–26, 1963. It notes that Soviet bloc forces did not exhibit indications of preparation for attack but implemented cautionary measures in response to Kennedy’s assassination. Specific mentions include alert measures in Oranienburg-Garrison for NVA units, staggered control posts in East Germany during weekends, and a Soviet submarine movement through the Great Belt on November 25, 1963.  

Key People  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Soviet Union  
- East Germany (German Democratic Republic)  
- NVA (National People’s Army of East Germany)  

Key Locations  
- West Germany (Munich)  
- Berlin  
- Oranienburg-Garrison  
- Great Belt (strait between Denmark and Sweden)  

Key Events  
- Implementation of special alert measures by Soviet bloc forces following Kennedy’s assassination.  
- Staggered control posts in East Germany during weekend nights.  
- Movement of a Soviet submarine through the Great Belt on November 25, 1963.  
- Observations of military training and recruitment activities in East Germany.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Soviet Union’s military forces  
- East German National People’s Army (NVA)  
- West German intelligence services (implied through references to "German comment")

JFK Declassified Files

197-10002-10190.pdf

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