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P 091830Z APR 64
FM ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
TO ******* US DIPLOMATIC MISSION MOSCOW
****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
GR 20
BT
INDIA YANKEE FOXTROT MIKE OSCAR ECHO ALFA
JAXVY TDGZY ITGTJ STHXG EOTNW WDTCT WRTJN EOSPD ECHJU XMDEC
UAFFE SMLYO FRUOG QGQVS XMRVS UIZYJ LGKOR NDAHZ FQYOL ZTOOS
BT
TB-0007 APRIL 09, 1964
O 092245Z APR 64
FM ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
TO ******* US DIPLOMATIC MISSION MOSCOW
******** US DIPLOMATIC MISSION VIENNA
******** US DIPLOMATIC MISSION PARIS
******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
******** SPECIAL LIAISON SEC ROME
****** CULTURAL ATTACHE BRUSSELS
******** CULTURAL ATTACHE ATHENS
******** CULTURAL ATTACHE ANKARA
GR 49
BT
KILO MIKE PAPA DELTA BRAVO XRAY BRAVO
LNYJT PJSNZ EIDYG EKMCH QUPRT FNTMP DRIIP MYVYQ PNKYH XINCQ
XUCVU GBMVB PSSUP YLKMD SJNYD EZFVK KRLME PYZFA TNBEN LVZXR
YIBPA HESTV KKPPD FTYAE KWBPJ CPRJN EKNLH CALMU IRTGS NMCUB
MYHAL OXUAC XNITF ZBMND LCYMH LIWCW PSULL HWQWW FIUBA QKAIM
GDDFW UOSKZ BVONB HMTPV TZLTH JPACV YLLNP PSQSA TQGPA
BT
Sheremetyevo's Berezka
Airport Shop
TB-0008 APRIL 13, 1964
P 130520Z APR 64
FM ******* US DIPLOMATIC MISSION MOSCOW
TO ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
GR 74
BT
ALFA GOLF UNIFORM ECHO SIERRA LIMA INDIA
NUXJP SVJWS TXOKO NODJI XHTRT UXGLA PAXAS RVJOQ FLSLT SOXWG
USNOH TUEHG TAVEJ ZHKUO XIBLY JZHZK HPQZP VJXGZ VUCMZ VCDDT
OMNYK RFZBS SJVAN KDEKP DHKPW OYIBR FDVDW OGNUR NCWWE XVFID
ANIOM VZFFY HVQQD KYLEF ADMEK BICVH NOUON PMYPX AJQEQ ELIPW
GZCAN FVFAL KWKKY LAQQY VVYRI ARPOY VBWRK GIUTW VLINI OZPOX
LEWFX NYJVE HTADS MDIEO TMQKX KVNDS UFVIF TBGBT REKLF MDWWT
EDEPM TCZQW TAPJU AUVTH YAPJQ UDAZY SROEL KHKXG WMPGQ NROOG
LPRVH NTKZB WJMLS VKPCX
BT
TB-0009 APRIL 13, 1964
RADIO MESSAGE OUT
Requestor: Chief CIA Station Berlin
Transmitter Site: Lampertheim FRG, towards GDR
Schedule:
131100Z APR at 6420 1A1 (CW)
131730Z APR at 5085 1A1 (CW)
132300Z APR at 4515 1A1 (CW)
302 302 302
89713 62933 79772 38708 24688
41648 30951 86029 27446 88249
39228 08299 29054 14884 59104
71806 01587 25771 07421 48372
56243 15403 27079 97621 77438
14084 43801 42002 99145 99120
08545
Lampertheim Broadcasting Station
TB-0010 APRIL 13, 1964
P 131830Z APR 64
FM ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
TO ******* US DIPLOMATIC MISSION MOSCOW
******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
GR 77
BT
QUEBEC FOXTROT LIMA YANKEE HOTEL GOLF KILO
RPGJZ VAIPR PGRAL BALWR URMJE BUBCE UNRZQ UEEXB BIOWW XRVCO
JLXOE PZXOF MYSML CCCLU KLONP WKQVJ CNNST EFWSK LUMHL JMGWV
WVOLW LUVSZ BPXIE NACYW OLVHV MBMWI PYCIM ICTGV XXYRN KGHXE
UVGVI EBFFO RXOUM HHLED SJYEI DKYPS BNBMB WCHRR JCDYD ZBLDE
SPWWI OITHQ XPFXW MSKAG KSNIA TXTKR YZYQX TSZUA TYSCS QUUFV
QHMCF UOBYV NDFGW PNTYI OASBN RBPSY DYLZL LUQJF QXMKC WZWLY
FKTKP QQEGB LFPJK VKKHL SOQKN LEEYW FPZLZ QRAYU YLEKQ EGLSL
PBTNT YJVNT
BT
Invalidenstrasse crossing (Sandkrugbrücke) into East
Berlin
TB-0017 APRIL 26, 1964
RADIO MESSAGE OUT
Requestor: Chief CIA Station Berlin
Transmitter Lampertheim FRG towards GDR
Scheduled:
261100Z APR at 4515 KHz LSB (in English)
261730Z APR at 6420 KHz 1A1 (CW)
262300Z APR at 5085 KHz LSB (in English)
119 119 119
04675 87577 35355 57792 04177
07485 69783 79716 39722 72148
38915 74484 02854 06228
Z 301445Z APR 64
FM ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
TO ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
GR 48
BT
ALFA FOXTROT UNIFORM ECHO PAPA GOLF INDIA
YQTTW WRHAT CQNEE IBSLF RUDSY CWQQL MXLMB NPUOG BYTBO LZBHY
TMIXK UHHZF UCHOQ JLZCE JOMBN SYLEU FTYCD PYBDX PACBW JZTAU
KIVFO XKIZR ZVKEK AKLDB DDOBI GVZYN YOPZJ RHBOB CDWMA CIWIA
NTKYH GZEKA SUQLS VRHND IJLXN MTWBS WSRRD YOWWE FBXBD HFEWH
ZFZFU XOQLO FTQFT KSQLF KZSRY HFZRM UFWFT VFHON
BT
TB-0027 MAY 01, 1964
RADIO MESSAGE OUT
Requestor: Chief CIA Station Berlin
Transmitter Site: 318th ASA Bn
Broadcast Schedule:
010600Z until 030600Z MAY
Each 0600Z at 4870 KHz 1A1 (CW)
Each 2100Z at 4870 KHz LSB (spoken in Russian)
20146 94953 68274 28568 67107
69876 91100 04944 36627 42304
84196 26573 91091 62509 75826
Z 060430Z MAY 64
FM ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
TO ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
GR 86
BT
MIKE OSCAR PAPA ROMEO DELTA JULIETT OSCAR
EHRWY RTSYG KGFOE KUGBJ QLKRR QMYAL EVUBU YZPBN HGYZO TFIVA
XIWGS GYEDP VAOMF RTOYF DFNDM SLEYS VZOWY DCOVI BEWRI KNRZN
PHBFV LARQY JAMFP ECGDQ EYFYJ HVZVU EEMHV DGNYY ZHRAI ZUVBG
GGNJO UJNYT QHWCH UAAXK AEEMJ WBZAD MULYW ANEAP VWKFQ ZUJSI
WPZSR GMGCJ LWCMQ IKOWU AQMMP ICVTP MUORP UUFRG VVLRY TCJOP
MKVHB CXDOQ EPNEY RNRMK EFARE TZKNU VKUXN DSFPD FXJSY GHUBH
JZLSL MFXWU JVPKE EYJAG GLFLW DDEYK NDRYP AVKKE MYMHU YSREK
RPCVL XORMO XAIZS YLSMF RRGJE YZDCA FDNDM QVZXD JIXHJ ULQHH
YKDAV ZJKTA YFQYF KGUBQ GIJOO PQBVG
BT
TB-0034 MAY 06, 1964
RADIO MESSAGE OUT
Requestor: Chief CIA Station Berlin
Transmitter Site: 318th ASA Bn
Broadcast: 060600 MAY until 080600 MAY
Each 0600Z at 4870 KHz 1A1 (CW)
Each 2100Z at 4870 KHz LSB (spoken in Russian)
29676 89662 62796 37779 40779
35296 14408 63720 49461 82243
14290 34779 88577 33773 04049
13046 35969 13334 99188 40326
66892 06021 65820
Rusovce railway station in Czechoslovakia near Hungarian
border
TB-0035 MAY 07, 1964
Z 07310Z MAY 64
FM ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
TO ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
GR 94
BT
MIKE ROMEO KILO ECHO UNIFORM VICTOR BRAVO
WHVKR NFEMN PQDMA HNWYJ RWJHM HMFRI QWBWI RQCTO USHYQ LLPGG
PSJNX EXZOG VQBZC GCKMB HBOMF DLIKD KGPEG NSTDB TOLSR XHEAG
RLUNU XWSOE MAJDF YXQJP YSKGH XRLZV EJRVP RBRJM PTJAC BPJHY
FXKYT ALZEW ZNGQW SDFTI IDOQC QBFOZ OVOPV IRRSR MCOBF WTUFC
VPGHA YQQOX SREYP XXMKW LMRSG WKCUJ GBBPO LYYYT UKPCK WQUVL
OEWMX TPAGP WOWIO IXKUK PWXEW DMVLX YVKJK QWAIU RVGZO DQFSA
FJDXO OGSIE HGZTX FHDUH QYYKO IRSCP LVLKS AZURY IEMLX FLUXU
FICKH OEUCB TCSGB NYFQS KZING PDADP ASFEZ QFJYT EXFQI JKRAO
RKCWN QZIYB YLUQP TBXLF ZEAOI ZDXAN NNLBR DJWNM KONCQ NKTKJ
BVJYY HACZS ZNLWN IGHKP
BT
U.S. Military Liaison Mission (USMLM) Headquarters in
Potsdam, East Germany
Z 112130Z MAY 64
FM ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
TO ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
GR 19
BT
TANGO DELTA FOXTROT BRAVO ECHO LIMA SIERRA
KJILD JWLPR PZWYB WQOGN DSNAL KWGEA TDUEV MHRQY YDXGP PGRRZ
NGBYX SPTHU QRUWV DUMGZ CIGGI HGKBR VMVPB PKCOC ULWJX
BT
TB-0041 MAY 13, 1964
Z 130800Z MAY 64
FM ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
TO ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
GR 68
BT
ROMEO ECHO TANGO VICTOR OSCAR ROMEO SIERRA
KZOEH RINJB GTGFZ KOWTY RMILD HRHJO QGWVT KBCQT FWJWL MHJKG
ABJIJ XXNLY RGFLB XKPBR WJAQQ FIYUK QRNSZ MDZPP JIMMO OXFXA
JNZRW JKSQC AJUKJ PKMIT QZRQJ MVDZR WNNPK VQWWD QHVVT FIKEH
XIFQM UQLHW CSLIJ TDPSQ JZNMF GOEMR RTORR ZFMSN NWUSD KWVMJ
LYASN JOHEZ UAKFR IGJGN GEMOO BFUDW WXRKF YJJOU ZYWXG HLEFM
MDAOD TBKVW NBSDP PASSA KPFEU HXFOU ZERZQ TYDCZ XYLOQ BOTYU
NPRFT GKZUL LGJGL DWJPM BAFFO QDWBT PODHV JAMND
BT
Lindenstrasse safe house at Schwielowsee near Potsdam
O 181105Z MAY 64
FM ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
TO ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
GR 77
BT
PAPA LIMA ALFA TANGO NOVEMBER HOTEL KILO
GUQSQ HHWWA HKFPF OFJUA IVKJN BBJML YUQGH ADGUS BAIVH JXSCO
KTLNK FKKCZ DLJDJ YXMXS EBEIR GIFTQ XAEOL IQDLR GTZCC GCKTC
FTAQH WQUAN CQYDL VYHDP ZQWXT BOMVG NOFWL BHGIN IFUDT QFPYN
TXNJR RQFQM PELNT TRTWM MHJTL AJEEM YWZIF UZCQX VGSGC TOFJJ
WMIVG HSMXB CWKTG XLYIE JOEOJ VQRQT XTJZK KWEQN BBAUB OHVJH
VAWFY WAUKT HJSDU JYWVU PTUDH WHZYG IWQLL VWESN OBKPX IWKFS
QIBVK JSJLB PQGJO IUJVP YKREN EBPKP PBMKM DKDTU SRAZC UJEKS
WPAKH YCGIE JJKOH LFKHN UWMKV UTJDM OFAXL
BT
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy meets with advisors in
his office at the Department of Justice
TB-0046 MAY 19, 1964
O 190745Z MAY 64
FM ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
TO ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
GR 94
BT
KILO OSCAR NOVEMBER DELTA INDIA FOXTROT TANGO
XWQHM GECWA QIYZO KWFZT QVZIZ XVLNR BTZEP BIROL KJEPQ TZQOM
DCNUZ IBFXL YPMRN HIHXW QYKFL GPFOF PXJPV EYHSH DDSOG SNSFB
IWFSD TYLLI CBANR PZCRD EMMUF TUBWD RFQFJ ZRAGK WOASJ KGLIU
TDKYS OBINQ INXIO MEWPC TNSDA AVJUP FWJVP VBRUT VYWKS WKXPK
SWXFU FWXPU DEZCT XORDF WQRPZ AELNU NDVKV UMOOA DLBAO MCCYF
FJGXV WFFAO EVDFS IAPOR TGRFM FWXWG ZRNUU CYXHC TAJHK ZLFIW
PNWCJ EIZAT BOEWI GPPLH LVTAR UEWBJ DMVUF LYBJM EPCYH QGIIE
RBJTP UTWTU IQYYP RLIDC ZQQMA JIGFG HUHHE MPCRC TPKQN BGIRI
KMQII VSJLZ QILVN KMAJM QRQQX VPRVU IAHJL VJMLM REYEZ YNXMC
MAXSD ECNFJ XNKTA BWAWU
BT
TB-0047 MAY 19, 1964
O 191300Z MAY 64
FM ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
TO ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
GR 44
BT
BRAVO NOVEMBER INDIA ECHO SIERRA DELTA OSCAR
ONWFU IUJAA HCQFM QXUWX QTKCQ VOSCX RSDRM VUCCE OUQJA NWBUR
ESDUK GPVUC NVXCX IBWQT PKYLC LCMRT BQRYZ COVSR MYXDR QSBEM
ZHNDS WLYBJ ZEDFH EVJAW NZXFZ UCPXO BPOEN TMIRT IMSUR NFJGR
SZLRB OROZP GYQIK UKWHZ JZGQN HOBEP DEUDG WIBGN LODDK BTXTU
KGBOD JHTYV TMRWL ZKJUA
BT
TB-0048 MAY 23, 1964
Z 230740Z MAY 64
FM ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
TO ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
GR 62
BT
NOVEMBER OSCAR GOLF FOXTROT ROMEO INDIA TANGO
HFTZV SNGAK BCGBE EPOVJ BBXKU MOTSL CLPRH OWGFD LSRKB YSEWO
SFRBO DQVPS BFCER KOWZF EYHYQ EJUBG BFYMT YOGRI TRQQM WJQXS
RIZKU TOWZG JJBFW YFVBT TCDWR SOVWC RIEPR CMBSI GZFGP DLZVJ
YTQFX GGHGP YSFHJ QCEMB FDMLS BCLLX SFUPE WTHVT OWZEU IKGVV
YXRLH KVGTB XPRFE LOAVH IHHYX FHLMN HILLH AITIJ AOVVO DCZIS
DAGQI NDQQZ IVYYM JQYVK EPSHW GBGLX KJFSH HKNJB XTQCU DEFWO
NLVZA WIKVE
BT
Left to right, US diplomat Llewellyn Thompson, Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko
and U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk
TB-0049 MAY 23, 1964
Z 231030Z MAY 64
FM ******* SPECIAL LIAISON SEC BERLIN
TO ****** SPECIAL LIAISON WASHINGTON
GR 39
BT
ECHO PAPA SIERRA ALFA ZULU KILO OSCAR
RCONG ZWMES MIYCL YOLYZ DMSRN DKHKN HCJBR BLHYK NENKU FAYHQ
ATLOP YMENQ ILCJN LMOOG LOVDQ BUCMF ZDZXA CAOGU TPMIM INUKE
MJFCG XIPUT GQEWT PWTKE CODZX ASTSE NIOXC SRJML TQLNG ZVSZN
NUGAT YRPDN YGDCJ XOZWH BZVPP LZEBJ ZNJIF ILQUE VNKCT
BT
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