'Em rGi J Dl'lP- f 1 1 J- o I THE JOI t ' ClII OF IrAn ahlr ton 25 D C t - t 311-83f'59 25 Allgu t 1959 ftavi ad 3 January 1561 SubJeot Chiet ot Start U S Army Chlet ot Naval C rst cn5 Ch1el ot 3tatt lJ 3 • 1 - 10M Comsandant ot bt 4Arlr e CO ' Coaaandar in Chief Al sae a Coaundar in Chiet Atlant Q COIIUnder 1D Chiet C Z'1t bea a Comman r 1n Ch t C t r ntal AU 1lo1' n COIIIIaI i U S C ndor ln Chi t Ccaaander 1n Chiet 1aolt1 COIIIUlnder 1n Ch1 t tJ l MaT l oreea Ea tam Atlan1 1c and cUtel 't llnean C_der 1n Chiet St s1o Air Ccaoand Ch1tora Ro dlne Condltion 0 1 un1rom syatn ot JroV5saive o acl neaa concUt1ona 1s e eentl 1n In ur1nB t 17 aocurste aDd lear direotion or 1 2 ooomand •• ubordlnato to tho Jolnt Chi t ot StAtt n4 ln J achieving oreater ett ottn as o U S t'ozoal 1n preparstlon ror exeeution ot oonUnpnq or •• rpnOf war lana It will slao aaaiat in more I lel interpretation J nd evaluation ot the readiness POllture or the un1r1sd and specJ t1ed cOllllAftda - 2 The Jolnt ets at Statt hove spproved tho W 1to read1nt1la c on Of'll t 1n he A 'P hereto tor u_e beC n the Jolnt Chiet ot st tt and Jo mander at unifled 4 5 6 7 8 9 10· _ and Ipec1fied c ommandl The level ot ommand to wh1ch the 11 uniform re a ne _ condition are made etteotive within the 12 un1t1ed and specirled ooaD nda 18 a -ttlr tor daterainat10n 13 the amander It 1 intended that the condltion be 14 l078d w1th1n the SfIIrv1 oe to the Ixtent require4 to In ure 15 the oopob1l1ty to provide to tho J01nt Chi f ot Stait and the 16 - 1 - Rev1sed bV 2nd ote to Molders 1 l-J ftf······ • J J l l S- n JrJ b 1 r' f S C-' Ji -- _ 111_ _ I - • • 3 7 ' J cOlml nder r 'Jnlt1ed and specltl d coamande tt e support for 1 Mhlch each 3e toe has unuatez a r_sponltlb11 ts Scae Ser· c 2 support elementa l ocated 1n 'untrled or speeltled command area 3 and servtn and r sponltlv to that oOmMan4iire-also responsive 4 _ to t Service headquarter Which 'ftay be located Qutsld e the 5 unified Or specified c'olDllS nd area Such 3ar tce support al' ments 6 are required to respond to Defense dlnea8 Condlelcna C FCCNs 7 declared by the commander ot the unitied or specltled command 8 and by thetr Service headquarters Thlae rvlc support 9 elementa will respond to the declaration requlrtng the hlshsr 10 degree or readinesli 11 34 I t 1 recognized that cOlXIUndlrl ot lome unified conrnanda 12 r tUat be reepons1 e to and have adopt d the 1'e dlnel cond1 _ 13 tlons prescribed by COmManders of int rnattonal coemands nd 14 that other commanders y _tah to reta1n their preaent read1 15 ness condltlons tor uae wtthtn their co_anell In the •• 16 1n tancea commandera y ·ka7 thalr pre •• nt read neea 11 conditione to he uniform readin ••• cond1t1ons ThU all 18 communications eoncerning readines condit1ons Detween the Jolntl9 Chlefs or starr and commanCSera r unitied anC a ecltled cOtanande W11l make uee at the terminology and conditione preacribed herelr Z1 4 Th tomat conl1ltl or n·l 5 CONDITIONS or DEFeONI 22 ··With DEPCOH 5 Deln normal snd DEFeO 1 bo1n maxi r ad1r •••• 23 The brlef def1nitlon accompanying ach DEPCON 1a a general 24 indicaeton or the type ot action that Ii coaunder may take or 25 h1gher utnorlt7 a1 d1rect to br1n the command t rea41 8el 26 posture lnto-cofllonance With the oe ers1 descrlpt10n or oE'1rcur - 21 atances appearln under the he dlng SITUATION Measures to 28 be taken 1n each condition ahould not be considered absolute 29 s1nce competent authortty may deCide to a pl certaln meaaur s 30 1n a condit1on ear11er or later han lanne4 31 SK-033-5S - 2 - ' tnev1ied by 2nd Hote to Holders - 3 JA Ua f 1961 -- • 5 nUl ItDBCu AA'l'XCH AtmtClttrl 1 Ul xyl' Jnator J Dec rat1ona to I rtact Snare •• ed read1nee or torcas - 111 be SU1ded by tJ' e tolloW1r cona1derat1on 1I l1IIUltal 1On 18 prac ic bl and t1JH penll1ta ea' c 1ic1 or apec1t1ed cOlllllllnd w1 11 eek authori Uon 'roll the Jo11lt Oll ot ot stetl beto1' l changing the n nocON ot h1a o nd to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DEPCONa 3 2 or 1 S 2 In c1rcum otance IIh1ch preclUde prior conlulta- 9 tion W'1th the J'o1nt Ol1ets ot starr each cCJll lUlnder ot 10 • a uniried or spec1t1ed e -nd 111 luthor1zed to avenel U the readiness ot the torce ot his ccaund He JlUat 12 however adVise the Jotnt Chiel's ot Statt ot such action 13 111 the o t e edltiowo _nner po 1b1e 111 order thot they 1141 tlke appropriate acl 1cn 111 the l1 11t or all - - 14 15 con ideration known to th When declaring Dueoil 16 3 the decla authority 1lI1tlal directlve ahould 17 centa1 n guidance on mether the DEPCCN 18 expected to 18 be achieved w1thout public 9t1 ca As a genenl gu1de 19 it 1 ' not contemplated that Betionl aboVe DEPCON 3 can 20 be accompl13hed thout public not1ce 21 3 pon declaration ot DEPC 1 ty • c -nder the ' 22 Jo1 nt Chiefs ot Starr or the1r repreeentatj ve Mi ll 23 request that the President JoiT a con£erence Wi 24 Secretary or Detenls and the Jc11lt Chiefs ot Sta 25 review the 51 tua ticn and to 26 regarding Uned11te Icl 1ono relocat1an ot the Nat10nal CoaDam Authoritie 'lh1a 28 d1Bcuas1on may take the tonn ot a telephone conference 2' In lUding the comandar ot the un1t1ed and opecified 30 cc- nd 31 3 Re l ed by Bth N II - 30 Horch 1964 • ' • ' • I • 5S 1 4 In the c1roUzutance l41ere1n the Jo1nt QUera at Start lasue an execution order in accord nce w1 I plan wh1ek hal received prior approval the xecu MGn order will automat1cal l l authari e he declar1 ' lS CDiC to pec11'y DEPCOHI 1 reql 1red 5 In the c1r la tanco ore1n the Jo1nt Ch1era at start direct a CDlC to taka acl 1oM tor 1ch ttere Ire no pp ved planl the Jo1nt QUata at Statt execution o er on tl e the authorit7 tor the CDfC to declare the reedin ••• condition nae l ary • comply with tha t order I 6 To 1n1l1lre tha tutelt poea1b1e notU'1C1t1on orl rald1ne atatw the t IIIIPCOH 5 4 3 2 and 1 together nth the d te tiM group and the declar1ng cDOlllnd mal' be mn 1tted 1n the c1ee over non- secure c1rcu1te No reterence will be _de to the tact that an actual change 1n ra d1n POlture 11 talc1ng place this I' IDIIinl clal11t1ed 1ntol ftllt on Dur1ng teata exerc11 1ea ot ' drilll DBPCOH exerc 1ae tel' l8 will ' be Uled 1 e 00tI8LI 'l'AKE ·RotnuIIOOSE etc 'DIe tact that telta exereie 1 or drillS are being conducted 1 not considered aI Ba1tled tntorNat1on lbe re1 t1oMh 1p botween the S1ngle Intogrlted Operat10N Plan SIOP Ind Il PCOHI 1 rolla 1 SIOP talk are t1rat priority cOllll1t mento tor SIOP cOlllllittod rorce un10 oth rw1 •• directed b7 th Joint Ch1 ro or Statt ssg- - 31 lleviaed b7 Sth N I - 30 March 1964 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S· 9 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 lS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 zr -- • normally SlOP cofmdtted t r execute POL AA under OEPCONe I foredo Idll he nrc 'l 'll 1 'i 5 it r 3 IJnle rI thr wlee dIrected by the Joint Ch1ef3 of t3ff • 3 The declaration of DEPCOII 3 or 1 111 u ­ matlc ally convene an emergency conference by the Jo1nt r h1C fa of Starr to consider 1nter a11a the el1tabll th· ment gf an 11ft II hour and other appropriate 3ction 4 Regardle •• of the DEPCON l SlOP foroe 0111 be genented in accordance with th SlOP schedule upcn decl tntlon ot A hour unll 8D oth se irected by the Joint Ch1ef of Staff • a 9 10 11 6 Each connander or UDLtled or specifIed connan 1 1 under the he d1nG CQ1KAND READINESS ACTION INSTlIt1C'rIONS tho 13 actions or 1nstructions that he deema necessary to bring hIs lU cOZllnllnd to a readiness poature 1n consonance With the declar l 15 ' ondlt1on 'l1'te se actlans 1nstruct1ons will bt listed us1r g 16 11phabetI al subheadings to provIde a ready meane ot reference Ii ' rcca f' r un1f1ed nr spec1tIed COJml ilnds committed to the SInr 10 dll be 3ho ready to execute POL AA under DEFCONs 5 4 and 1 1 When nmmander 1n1tiates nr 10 directed tn asaume O T'ta1n · 'I 'l'lfUtll n nr rr utinen J thl J m JY tutum Ue Jll l trtl' I-' '1 upp1emenr ry dec13I no by the JnInt Chiern af Rtarr uch ll cml'l rMy he 11 tcd under the hC Jdlnl Imn F r utr urrr F ' 1 JrrAR'l ACTIONS MID on DECISIONS lIEQUIIIED OP THE JOm ' CIIIE1- ' • P' STAFF R I 1nlEIt COMMANDS 'n11s provides a means for the 26- - - 'lrIMntSer to indIcate tn the Joint Chle1 s o f tarr anri t t ' p l ar d Jub ln t - mmander the u p rtln 3ctl n h t 28 be •• kon by th r nr uppl entary lor 1 1nn -cqu1 od t hr JnInt r hler J or 3tOl ff when h1 cUmmoind ' 8 1 'l Imc ot th 1 t Jpet 11' h ' n ndlt1on f rtln ns 'l11Ia becomes particul u-ly Imrl rt 1nt t· n r - 3b '-0 ' r tne JOint Chle t c r itaCr lnce t he Jt be al-iare or l1e full 1 - nlr'cancc o r aflY condit1on which 1s declared or wh1ch they Z IJ I dtre t The e Heme should be a continuattt n ' Jt the all'ha 3 bet1cal ubheadln s tor that condition b 7 The readlnea8 cndlt ons do n t have to e dee ar d n 5 toquence • declarat 1on or an1 condition from to 1 C3n be 6 ade it t t e 3tt a lon W3rrant s It l1enever th13 OCCUr' i th ' 7 actlons t all lntervenln condl'lonu are lncluded automat1callv 1n the declaration ot a h e dlneaa con41tlon • 0 n When eha form tt on unifo rm M adtne •• conpltlonr or the HI anltled and speclfled commanda ave been accomplished u slng 11 the enclosed tonnat as II guide cor unandera v111 send t 'enty 20 12 coptes to the Joint Chtefa of Staff f1ve 5 coples to each 13 S rv1 ••• ana three ople to each commanaer or a untrlea or 14 spec1tted command As a beels for tmpr vement ar d to 3chlev 1 the best possible unlto re dtne •• condittons and proceaure 16 • the ct' mmander or each unified and SpeCir1ed cnmmand may submit 17 C mr 'l and or recom nendat1ona top ether wtth h1 J un1r iT 1 ro dl es l cond tloms 1' • • 5- ••0- • ' • • - r ' l ltc t 'Ie' Cr J 1' t- l W ljL t Oo 0 ' I If 0 Of t v' - - - lth r especc to CINCOHAD the provislDns or this meoor um 1 ap lJ to ·those forces over which he has operatIonal C 3 d 1n c· 2 cantnnce - lI1th hl J Tenus or Reference nU hlch re not under the 3 opero tlonal control ot CDfClIORAD In CCll'lplytnG w1th parasraph g lt 1 1 deslrable 1 C lICNORAD c oncur thD t thc oeadtness coruJ 1- 5 tlonft 'be acc mpll shed 1n coordinatlon with Cni' 1I0n iU1d d13trlb· I ute ns CllIU nOR D R£i f UESS co rorrloHs s1m t bnt '1 cor arui3 7 u the condl' 1ons pr'EDcrlbf d in ICP AD Reb llatlon 55-3 t'J 10 An inrOrmc t1on COP'J' or thb memorandum w1th ite APpendix has been' turnl heQ to the Commanrler in Chler North Am£rlc Air 1 en lc Cor mandj US Rcprel cntat1v tn the Korth Atl mtlc MUtt r C 1ttEe and Standinc Group US NztIonal Htllt ry Re rc ent tlve to SHAPE US 1 lD n Ofticer SupremE Allied C and Atl ntlc ' nd the US LialDon Orftcet Unlte1 Uatlons CC Trm 'U1d tnr lo ure A 14 with lts Appendix ie not relenaab e into NATO ehannel 11 vnifom re J dlnes conditi f prl lcribctl here1n r r l1 un1fied md lpec1Ciet' commendn -1111 be ubrl1tted ttl the JOint 1 Chle r or Storr lthl n 1xty 60 da or the a t or thl 0- U r nllur The r conIJit ' ·nr 111 become otrectlv r lr u c t'tc tl'fCen It thl JOlnt Chlt f of 3t Cr Olnd cQ'lII lDnl cr of J uniCied or 0 Jpec lr1cQ c cr tftnnri when t hE Jr-int Chh f of Start cknc -ll tl c 1 the r rece ipt ' ' 1 To t Jcll1t l t e the conduc t nC r xcrci u 1 lnvnlvlnr th c r cmll n c' nd1t1 ft the following cXfrcl u t c m o r r - - lcnert DEFeOl' 5 EFCC Eli et'cl se Term lpADE our ' Eli erclsc Tem DOUBLE TAK IO IEFcon 3 - e rcloc T %T I ' ROutID HOUSE JEFCQI - Exercllu Ter FAST PACZ DEFeO 1 - E rel •• Tcm COCJ l PISTOl ' 13 jlhen c nn tnders f uniClr d or OPe-cltt Cen- I ' J11 r thE ·a i t rJ Ser' ic es conduct DE C I rcl J 5 which in' 'nl e not1cc- t l vc Ent r unul lu31 hyalc ll OIctlvlt4' of thE lr fe-rec they 111 OkE appropr13te recommend3tlona t o thc Joint Chi£t r tn rC 3S t l 'h ther otger countr1ee rhould he notlC1c 1 t t th x r r c LDe c vl d by 5th Hote to Holders '- Octnber i95 'I j 5 ' - ' ' 1 l' 0 - r - ' _ CCMH D N l DEFEII E ilEADINES CCNDITIONS DI PCON DEPCON 5 £ terc1se 'Tem PADS COT r n t fhsl r- adlne s paature Which can be 3u talned lnd r1nltel t d h1ch rcpresentlJ an opt1r Ut llllance 'e t the requlre en u t' reaulnc n mc1 h rc uttnc tr tlnini and qu1pplr g of forc ror ' their pr1mary 1 1110n Untried U1c1 31'ec1ned oll'ftland rurc G commltted to the S1ngle InteGrated Operat ons lan SlOP wl11 be prepared to execute CFTICH 1 SITUA' ICH DECLARATION ' JHO rrr CItIC _____ o r h1 er authority COMHAIID READtNESS ACTIC S t T UCTIOIIS DEPCON 4 Exerc1se Te BL TAKE read1ness posture requiring tncreaaed Intel11 nee atch anc1 • continu1n Analysls ot the polltlcal ll1t 1 31tuatton 1n the area DC tension revtew cont1n ency plano for the 8 8 concerned and based on the sbave enalysts nk od1rtcatt n or tormulate new plans as equiredi take ctlona 0 lncrea e lecurity and lint sabotage ealUre l e c •• If considered neee ssary eep aD 'IJ Opr1tlte e r r nand er s 1nfoned of the c1eve1oplns oltuation Our n - 1 s eon 1t1on no I easures '111 be taken which could b - onsldered p voeat1ve or hlch 1 bt diGclooe perational planG g'H ry errort shoulc1 be ' 'Jade eD lneu that meaaures t k'en do not ause public speculation Unified and Spec1fted comnand forces itted to the S1n le InteGrated Operatlone Plan SlOP Will j repared to execu te OPTIO 1 SITtlATIO r ' glonal tensions requiring Nat' r l11t l Y 'l tla ce Ho U r rce involved • • DECLARATIOn AIIT O ITY 11ft or hit au thort ty l1AIID R ADIN SS ACTI01 S t ISTRUCTICNS 1 I r a · -V 1 h 3r1 Ik't 1 i Jld ' - 1 J Pel' 'Ul1 - · l i 7f' -C ' Ir 1 '1'11 11 I --- j ' • Exercise Ter r LU IO ht i adl e s c t that equlrea ertal port c s r e lZ lbne rce o aa u an increased r aaln ss ture aDc that or nurmal rltad lneall Generallj· 1n th 1a I ondltlon all orcet and r-e oure' s 111 COM tram Within th1 cc lol nd lal '' 'Jr the nex higher condition arC reviewed and reldted Ourlnf thts condleton no oeaaures will be taken nlch CQuld be can· sl ered provocetlve or wh1ch might disclose peratlon l l ns 1r a sumlng this cond ltlol and unless other oll i£ 1 11rectolc a ciJr manders shculd tlce phase actl n 1 a t lann r to avoid pobl C r'l culatlr m l f po o1bla Unl -ted ar t1 peclf1ed eotT lQnd rorct' I' '- r ltted tt'l l he Stngle Intl r lted yperatlona riar HOr IIItll I rJ pt' pared to c ccute OP1'IrN 1 e lonal ten 1Qn 1nc ln ly auaceptlble to co nllt e plQi r lcn r othe regional enclona wnich have 3erlou3 adverse r ect3 on U S national intereet3 Po alble U S force involve- 'It DECLARATION AUTHtRITY CltlC ______ or h1cher autho -1tv CCI'Y AHD R AOI IESS ACTIONS INS'1'RUCTIONS DI J'CON 2 tEz rC1 d ' 'I' m FAST PACE eaQlne a po ture requiring a turther increase 1n a111tary ro ce readtne33 whlc 1s le z than axt read1ness certain Mll1tar epl y nts and electeQ lvl1 actlon Y be neces- r in a anance With the C ndls Qleslon resources Otiy r R' 'J 1 ' 1lable rt Q outSide the Q andj pMll1mtnsry meaaures '11' t n to ermlt the at apld tra 'lt On to maxtmum re dln t ' necesaan' llpon ttecla atlon of tni DEl'CCH an eeersene ° Ie ''''In 'erence ' 111 bt auto 'Ia lcally con- ened to conaider the estolb A l1 'Dent or A-Hour ror SlOP Porces or other proprt te actt n SrroAT ON 31 uatlons ext hat are dl ctly aur-ceptlble to cnmmunlet xplol'tatlon 'by hostlle acUon Cl nthar slt'JaUons susceptible tl' hostHe eXl'lnltat1on lthel' of h'lcll could Iftrlnuuly thr n rorccn nv ' ' I Il 111 r Rrear v1 t lll t If ' t 10n 1 lnt t'' t ° UECLARATICN UTHCRrrY tllr _______ or t her authority f f1 M I1 EADII lI § INSTR1 IT 2 'ill t • • I ' l' _ J' ' 1' 'lfr t - I 'I I I - • c • 2 - ---Tt ·517' '377 - 2 E - ' T '''nrKEJ'l rIs' 'rL'· r m x1 rum rosd1nee8 po t requlr n he kbelSt 5t te of re- ' rednes to x cute ttar plan Upon declnrat an of th1 OEPr ON 3n Um8rGency JCS conterence will be automaticall convene4 0 consi4er the eat bl1'h Jent of - Dur Cer SlOP tortes or ather appropr1at aet1 n Sl'IUAT ON nter nat1onal rcl tlana have detorlornta4 to ouch 4esreet thar unlru MUSt be taken to ach1ave ftlA t 1 eNll roact1nces Sign1f1- c t tratoClc L1d or tactical lnd1c t ons of hostl11tlal acnlnat U S CorCC5 QVerae38 U S allle5 nd or th contl nental United St tc or 1ta po seastona r 1 imm1nent and y occur momcntQrl1 DEc ·A I TIOH AI1I'HORITY CIltC _____ or hl3- er dutt or1ty CO IEAD 'IS lCrIOlis n ST IIICTIOHS UOTES l Conditions 'o·lld be prepared on lO inch p p r to cll tate co ll tl0n of all commands' rc dlnQS3 concilc1ona into rea4Y rare nCQ rllea 2 The o d r nt ' each ct' 'Ullnd UI det enn1ne tho cla3 r1c t1on at h •• c letcd re3d1ne G condl tiona -- - 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