I ·UNCLASSIFIED Q§ l ' ' ·HE PURPOSE OF THE MONTREV BORDER STATION AND THE AMERICAN CONSULER I JF CIAL STATIONED THERE WAS TO EXPEDITE ENTRY I E NO - GAGE EQUIPMENT SEARCHES OF A LARGE AMERICAN CONTINGENT ARR V NG N A FOREIGN COUNTRY THERE WERE TWO REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS BODY - AN AF ROVED STATE DEPARTMENT ACCESS LIST AND A VALID PASSPORT 1 IN LIEU OF iA VALID PASSPORT THE AMERICAN EMBASSY COULD ISSUE EMERGENCY PASSPORTS 01 THE FOREIGN COUNTRY COULD ISSUE EMERGENCY VISAS DEPENDING ON WHICH W S THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS METHOD THE MONTREV CONSULATE WAS CREATED TO SIMULATE A FOREIGN CONSULATE I AN AMERICAN BORDER CITY THE FOREIGN CONSULATE DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION AND LOGISTICS COULD ISSUE VISAS RAPIDLY AND FACILITATE THE • 1 ANSFER OF A LARGE BODY OF FOREIGNERS t1t x THE EST ARRIVED AT MONTREV ON DECEMBER 3 WITH ALL OF THEIR PASSPORTS AND BADGES IN ORDER THEY ENCOUNTERED NO DELAY OF ENTRY INTO E FOREIGN COUNTRY 1 THE NEST ADVANCE TEAM ARRIVED AT MONTREV ON DECEMBER 4 WITH ALL OF HEIR PASSPORTS AND BADGES IN· ORDER AN ACCESS LIST WAS PROVIDED TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL IN A TIMELY MANNER RESULTING IN A l I I lNIMAL DELAY AT THE BORDER i 3 BEGINNING ON DECEMBERS ANO EXTENDING THROUGH DECEMBER 7 NEST ERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE BORDER A DELAY OF OVER THREE HOURS WAS ENCOUNTERED BECAUSE AN ACCESS LIST WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED TO THE ONSULER OFFICIAL BY THE STATE D E P U R EMERGENCY PASSPO RTS U CLASSJ M 0-tf 1 - 5' I OVER 25 NEST PERSONNEL FOUND REA·---TURN TO MERCURY DURING Hr EXERCISE I UNCLA SSJFTED d§ RVAT IONS FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT 1 5 NEST EG G PERSONNEL WERE NOT CHECKED OFF THE STATE DEPARTMENT At Ess LIST BUT DID SIGN IN AT THE EST TOC THE DAY THE MAIN NEST PARTY Ar IVED ANOTHER PLAYER CONTROLLER - NOT AN EG G EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE EG G PERSONNEL THAT WAS CHECKED OFF HAD STATED THAT HE A1 J SOME OTHERS HAD COME THROUGH THE LATHROP WELLS GATE BY SHOWING T IR NTS BADGES ONLY AND NOT THEIR BLUE PLAYER BADGES IN A REAL SITUATION IF THE STATE DEPARTMENT CIA HAD ARRANGED AN E PEOITED ENTRY EXIT OF A LARGE OFFICIAL GROUP I E NO LUGGAGE OR 'EQUIPMENT SEARCH THERE WOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE AN EXTRANEOUS OR PARATE ENTRY INTO A FOREIGN COUNTRY IN SUCH A SERIOUS SITUATION AS ' OUTLINED IN MIGHTY DERR INGER I _ AFTER THE MAIN NEST PARTY ARRIVED SOME NEST PERSONNEL RECROSSED iE BORDER FOR SUPPLIES AND OR EQUIPMENT SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE NEST BASE OF OPERATIONS WAS ONLY 65 MILES AWAY AIN IN A REAL WORLD SITUATION THE NEST CONTINGENT COULD BE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY FROM NECESSARY EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES IN FUTURE EXERCISES IF NEST MUST ACQUIRE SUPPLIES OR EQUIPMENT HAT THEY DO NOT HAVE OR DID NOT BRING I RECOMMEND THAT THE PLAYERS WHO ARE SENT TO ACQUIRE THESE MATERIALS MUST STANO DOWN FOR A EALISTIC TIME PERIOD DEPENDING ON THE EXERfISE LOCATION ANO TYPE 1 1ATERIAL UNCLA ONCLUSIONS THE AMERICAN CONSULATE OFFICE o-li8Ef a RDER STATION WORKED VERY v J' if d ----- --- -·- ·- UN J FJED · EJ' 1 n1 JCULD BE EXPERIENCED IN AN ACTUAL THE LANGUAGE BARRIER TRIBUTE• SIGNIFICANTLY IN THIS REGARD CO NS I DER ING THAT ONLY 21 OF THE PERSONNEL D10 NOT HAVE VALID _ I PASSPORTS THE NEST CONTINGENT WAS WELL PREPARED FOR ENTRY INTO A FF ENDLY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT 3 OUT OF A CONTINGENT OF MORE THAN 206 NEST PERSONNEL ONLY 4 HAO TO BE ISSUED EMERGENCY PASSPORTS PREPARED FOR SUCH AN EVENT UNCLA