COPY NO_ JJ1 A REPOA T TO THE ·L SEC 0 COO CIL THt SFA RITAR ' 0 t' ' U F'F 'ISE C l'I w-sw 'I 't s oc· 5F' S srw n r r S't'S U 'i ' TH L ACTIC r I •'l '' r ·k •• r • n eui BLC Cr rrnr Y ASHI OlON ··- - NSC 21J 2 Juno l 1 19 19 1' I NO' l'E BY THE EXECUT VE SECnET l W ' ' to tho UTIONJIL SECURITY courm L' on I POSSIBLE u - s counSES or • ACTION irmrussu • I - THE E TEN'I' H · r 1F6 SES 11 lE BRH CIN ·DLOCK tDE ' Re fel nces A r C A ction R o 215 _6 B NSO A•c t1on Noa 8ft 09 129 131 iln 161 · c l' SC 21 SeriO JI Tho encl os ed l'eport by the Actin S ocreta ry of Dofen se on the subject prGpFJ rod ·pursuant to N SC Action 'No 215-b in coord1n lt1on w1th tho Doptirtr ent of Stet a is submitted he'Fou_ith for considero tion by the · r a t1ona _ Securi't Gouri c l a ltGm ·1 on the e genda f en• 1 ts ls t rnee ting on Thur·sday June 2 191•9 • It 1s recornrnoncled thL'-tt r tho Co moi l concur i in thG on olosec report 1t-oe· trnnsmitt ed to the Presiden v · h the rGcorn- _ rnend£J tion the t hll appro•rn the reooir merulo t1-ons in pa1 a gra p1ia 3 · 4 a no 5 tt Greor and d1rec theil' implernontati on by nll o pp oprl i l te axecut 1ve dcp rtmonta e r d nsenoi s s or the U s aovernnient -undor the· · I h coordinetion of the socr e tery I or state · -· · - · I lt 1 rcqut -stecl tho 't th enclosed re art - be· hemlled v1th _extrao rcl1ric rr sacur1 y_yrecau ons SIDNEY W - OlTERS '' Ex ecutivo - Secr t u y · I Distl'1but1on Thi Pr €1 Jident he socreta r y of state · ·h Soor@tary or tho Tron ru ry ho Sec re t ry o f Dofense Tho Soc ro to ry of' tJ l e Army The sc cx a tnry of thr i m i vy · 'T ha Secrete ry or tha- l 1r Force 'l'ho · Cho 1 rmnn National · so curi ty Eo so u ro o ti Bo 0 1- d • u '• · DS Ct M ' H' tED _ • uth £J I 1 'l SC 11 21V2 -· '• - l- 1 ' - ' · rl A - 117 ' ·i h - _ 1¼'a __ -vJu • ' ' nv · ' - EM _ io ' T · CtJR 'i· COUtlC ll I - • I fa ··@ ·· a •• J i _r '- Jr11•' · Jun j 1 'Gf 1•• l 1• 1 1 11 • t 1i1 u •C tLlL l • • • I '- v' • · l ii I REPO - TO IJ'HE A 10 t 11 J S CUR TY COtJNCI L on OCKIIDE is port r in o ceo tlr noe with the Council 1 lubmitto di • cticr'I or J c y 17 1 9 9 rnc · ct ion pai d in conj·unct1o 1 I l tcrno t Ip C Hitl i X 3 l th 1 J' is oo mue Ch ts oC atr e ched es elm o _e he U S S R t the event cd 1 tionn con 1n ed a n T e Th 1o ounte -hloclc de be reimpo a1 io ll f 't 1 8 to Dorl in by tho u t ri k a ae iou ' int n e sion a de l e los t o bll h r-000 11 ecL a land supp oute h· blockade • 0 d t ermtm So ie I 1nvol amen _ 1n•ho tU1t1 s o Council or Is a cleo r f •ri tt e n o he e te 1n1st r1 J t'o r e1gn eem nt is reached ·1lr0v1d ns clef1n• t 1 'e o rnngorn nta·i 1 0 r adequ11to roil road and • or ac css Th s 1s con lde eel to be 1mpi-act1c ble to rim 111on· d 8 p city C c• r nrmed mo or convo rs • or 0 therwise 0 intentlons b 1 ma de A be atte pt to 0 Ste ta wh ch·1 con curs 11 • C ' en pr - blockado of l I rlin ril I 1 or nt U S covrse s of s c tion ha ve tu n s turJ 1ed v he io o the Joi o ' n- i 'iuffl It ha s 1' 2 w1t·1 the o 215 _ to ·Berlin it 1 'eco eij Jcd A -1 orrort9J 1ncl1i iclln5 tho uil•lU't 'b · m do to I l I • 1n rcn tc th o e orve · stock or supplios in o rlin ror r 11 ' j ' 'l'no o1rli ft sys to PL be kopt 1 n o stnte of r-ell dlno as b op0ratiot1 C All mc11 sur e s requi lito_ for the · rains itution of ' le - coun t or-bl ockndo be kept i n readiness f i lf a satis rnotory aereo rnent for a c c os ·to Berl-in is net ' - re i choo at the Counc il of Foreign r1in i stersJ it _is recoramended tno t tht soviet b'a 1nf'or ned that a ny redr fpod t 1on· of t _he blockado to bo ·a B rli - l- 111 be c •O nsidered rn i tteir o'f tJ ia g oaves t co n cern to- th the Uni t ed Statosj further J tha of' ·· -un_ ted l 1iigdom e nd France be tg d · to join in a sim1_ar warning i 1 ' t · Incl Appendix A11 •• - ' - '' ' ' 1' ·- - ti • 1 I _ • I • • • L ' I - - K W l'- ff t Qi J rr - r -·· t J i J 6 i9 qi llt I r •-- _ _ IO _ _ _ _ _ • A l I o r J CL a otn ccount or the ract th 1n Chief he B rl1n 'b octcn C t on of d' 51nc 1 m anl e3 h CO lnctl 0 f •oreisn Min i I can only be conj oture d d th c-ei n s hou ld tie ubj r the t rc matane - d r1 meeting of tha Council of ore1gn 1n1i 1 mo · he e ey th n b c 2 e USSR la r 1 tp0sing tote rob lo he ockade If the Qouncll or Forels N1n1 t0r fol to ra ch agr h so r ets eimpo h Ser n locks de lt roll® 1 nke th 1 _ tEip · ·ou d ho ve very ser1ou11 1tnpl1cc · hcref0 - 11sent · l from tho t£1 m iloint or ns t1c ec co ld at1o td t e - rnpl1c tio Th 1' e should no e 3 ume th t th ne blockade would b in - nded o to rotiUnle he s l'l e nuistmc p o s1t1on e i ha J x1stE111d tor the 1l D s I a ould realize rether tho - ·the neY blod a l mn y l more e ·el d hn t b e si J ml h d t rml i 'n o c out or Be rl n by t ak1ni an r r teps ncc 1 ary to ma k 't he e r I ft abor ive o per vs ·ob ins about n maj r er 19 ua docil 1on to 1 ro 3 If he Sovi te do h ve - n mt _nd in r s u 1'1lg the Berlin block de the er a tio or a eally Cl'' ieol 1t1a jor 1 ue the Jo Chte · o f licv tha they ould hl lp to c e t-he s · tu · to d v lop n such a nner ns o ace upon he Un ted Stete3 re pon 1b'lity ror h 1nitiatio or any act nl bont111t1es I his th c a l hen cur continua ion of ·th airlift vould im tha esp n 1b1a-t°ty upon th Sovi ts On h oth - r h ou r l nG involving rorc-e vould ri i k our f lling t wit ·• h plans Ch efs of s arr n ra arr thn he t1 p vlthin h c1r rn n v1ew the po nr tble impl1cll t1 the B rlin blo'C ka oe a r - o s riOUD a nd I 'n they cl1 V'O h11 c ary pre c t cab be tnr de to fora tall oueh n 1tua 1 o n One tl p p ronc o forrrtnliz e at tb Counci - o For QI - an Minister ou1- r o Be 11 • I C J sh b o - o I d th ·h 9 would ot b - - 3 co • I • r 'J Jr - 11 l 1 CBU 94 ' ot b 11e cc J the Co n f ov -all c one us1ons y fa U I t ma y e t 'h po nt nt 1 u9 1n th ceme 1 to 1 'ol le cU plom t1ca lly the Scv' t bo- 'l l o r t h- Wh lo 1 f th e re are 1nd C ' 1ons ro u c h block to ta kn s trons prlor s ftvcn 1r a t ndcn circums ta nc s i rnr - 1- J n ' •e ·t'Ulr if not 'the rOI'I • fl1 Lln d 1 cka dc r es pt1on ould be eons dcr d dn t1 I II I 7 mp I in c l er at VI olu ion · o Mccimme cl d might be to ato e s tab'l 11 c lam suppl y 1•qµ te l IY tt e u3e or· O mecl motor thli con er d bf onvoy th i s v horo o rtcl' tho car cl 1on then reochcc tc p ·ould be rroua t v c ·cl e th r1 s r n c _cl o r y ' I or s st1 ll cot'aid cl ound that s uch an a ·t he gr e3t i 11 nry 1mpl1cnt1on L - r -a r c d -·oul d p obobil • pro e 1neffec ti vc 1th po l 1 c in crfo r e e Jo 1n t Ch i a s trst 1mpc s o t nncl th erl r bl oc acl · '-'n St 1 ri' sho rtly ce · • r o 6 0 C _ • t' _ - - ·· 1· - -· £• b 1 ---- ---· •w - C 11•r -t _ 0- 1 ' -·- ·- l U cly ll • 'O • I r- l · ce ·' t• '' r - Cl i c Hl o t t h - effc •t - uld 'Iho ''r t i C 3-- i i r ir c 1 rll IQ rnlnPd thnt rL k Of li n' ' - ' ·•·- o r tho -l rlin cc use • tns · accoptncl O• ' - I All 5t r ' u ad 1r3t be n n1ncd 4nd u ed 0 r 1 oquat J l' J · · ' - K t i c r 0 upp y by- forcr1 or icl o r -o - · - - 1 1ppo1 t thc'l'co f 1 f' _ · re·• 10 'l ii th f''E' f'- -' 'c- - c ' te rn a t 4 v n urnber three n col t v 1ned 1 n DELSEC 1764 of 22 - 19r 9 hv Joint Ch r oi' St ti fi beli ve ther 'M'ould · r oth1 ni • - t s _ch e plsn · tn the f'tr ft plr _rii a n r 1n l 1 uUon or t ' ' ' - ' lockr dc would now n the vee r of the o a Ill t lc1d r oct of and · 'OUld be lik1 1 ihood that door of tho United · h c t 'by so- call d proo1'ng11 1ou lo s or p esticc to he i h 1 1 Le e n U1ough th o n cl ucfo t e of force • f rorco 1 sc he1 cOlruJ'J t d CC n p O DS d · be • tpectcd to prov _ sov t hnd pe t mpos od · be i - ' r Sov e r c n 10 s 1 1oult thU 'I not ti r d_ · - est13c 'IJQuld J ftcu· nd n cdlf• ' I' k' or t 1 le or developm nt 1nto actual hcstil1tic Af' 1 'IC • r '··•t I•••' - I i ' • crrn lv fr th'n Dorli · bl o clcode n - on -pre · I ' ft io ot nov N1cor m nd uch n st• p The • nt onol Security r c-un ll on 22 Jul · 19118 roitcrn t ed 'tho dctor r nntion or tho un tcd t ac - tc r-cM'lin in Berlin in i ny evont • Dcvolo 'nents s1nce tho t vi ·c- fully_ j' Jst fiod thls dcter inat1on Ir however it boco o c ·1der t t 1ot the supp y or Bo ·lin con cnly be cor t1nued by t c 1 oc o · forco ser1outi conside re ion oulcl then bo 1 lvcn e s to '- · tt r to risk '-'Or by resort to for e or JhCthcr to ovacue t c O S 1· rcc fr c Borl1r At ucll t1m the orrocts of cv cuat1ng I arl1n 1o·Jlc· o caro Cull• re cons t lorocl i n tho l lcht ol' the odvor3c 1n1l1-· 1 - - 1 Jltulltion The i nprover - ont 1 hic i a 11th iraual ft'Otn Ecrl 1 n - ci ld %i 1n our 1r - t 1sd l oto i1litory position is ob· ious but thero is no ssursnce thnt the ortects or such o move in rcducins the th aa t or nr YOl ld be le sting • 12 Tho overriding point the t cecomos snitcst from considera ti n or tha forego1ns stu l · c s o • hole is tho t blocke dc re i mpositl or HOuld re s ono r end perh lps more 'o i•clbly e 11 tllo rnlli t e ry questions · · th roG OCt 'ar irar 11nence end 1 er rcmliness tho t arose ·vith th first blockoce In su - rs tho Joint Chiefs or Staff con ld t ot in the event tho soviets roL pose the blockade or Dcrl n h e rl1rt should b l e1ns tutod or contfnuod Further sortous cons der 1t1on shoulc be g ven et thct time to th''3 eppllce tion· of tdditionel economic sonctlor s over cn l ebove tho counterblool t1da end · tho ta%inS oC tt e· str onsost d1 lcrnet1c action · '