Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume I

Leahy Papers: Telegram

No. 96
The Commanding General, Twelfth Army Group (Bradley) to the Commanding General, United States Military Mission in the Soviet Union (Deane)

top secret
priority

Frankfurt, 25 June 1945.

From ETOUSA Fwd, S 93051 to for action US Mission to Moscow for Deane, to for information FAA, Fwd for Parks, FAA Main for Parks, and AGWar for Marshall for his eyes only, top secret signed Bradley cite Shgsd.

Parks unable to secure permission locally in Berlin to establish radio telephone and teleprinter terminal and relay points to connect with this headquarters.

Essential that immediate instructions are sent from Moscow to Berlin Commander to agree to installation of very high frequency telephone terminal in Berlin area at suitable location and relay point in vicinity of Luckenwalde (near Belzig). No physical wire telephone circuits exist at present on axis of communications westward of Berlin into either US or British occupied areas.

Imperative that action be taken to authorize local Soviet authorities arrange these and similar details. Dealing thru Moscow on such minute points is so time consuming and cumbersome that target date cannot be met unless rectified. Introduction of air staff and airdrome control personnel now held in abeyance awaiting reply to our S 92697¹ relative to increasing Parks’ party.

1. Document No. 91.