Friday, 1 November 2013

1985 Campaign - NATO Correspondence (2)

Z 031800Z AUG 85
FM SACEUR
TO NORTHAG
CENTAG
2 ATAF
INFO AFNORTH
AFSOUTH
BT
NATO S E C R E T
SIC IAA
1. AT 1500Z NATO SCREEN FORCES REPORTED ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH DISMANTLING PORTIONS OF THE IGB BY E GERMAN BORDER STAFF. AT THE SAME TIME BOTH THE USLM AND BRIXMIX WERE TASKED WITH INVESTIGATING REPORTED MOVEMENT FROM BARRACKS LOCATIONS INTO DECLARED TRAS ADJACENT TO THE BORDER.
2. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT ALL 3 ALLIED MILITARY MISSIONS TEAMS WERE FORCIBLY DETAINED BY E GERMAN POLICE UNITS AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE TO INVESTIGATE. THIS BREACH OF PROTOCOL HAS BEEN ELEVATED BY SACEUR TO GENERAL GSFG BUT NO REPLY OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
3. WITH THESE TWO COMBAT INDICATORS I HAVE DECLARED NATO OPERATIONAL READINESS NO1. ALL ARMY GROUP COMMANDERS ARE TO ORDER THE DEPLOYMENT TO GDP LOCATIONS AND TO BE PREPARED TO CONDUCT DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS RPT DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS AGAINST ANY WP INCURSION OF THE IGB REGION
4. I TRUST IN YOUR CAPABILITY AND WISH YOU ALL WELL IN THE DANGEROUS TIMES AHEAD.

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