FOREIGN OFFICE FILES: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Series Three: The Cold War
(Public Record Office Class FO 371 & Related Files)
Part 1: The Berlin Crisis, 1947-1950
(PRO Class FO 371/ 70489-70528, 76537-76562, 84975-84994,
and related AIR, CAB, DEFE, FO, PREM, T AND WO files)
FO 371/70489-70528: General Correspondence: Political Situation in Berlin; Soviet blockade of access to Berlin; Currency difficulties of Western Powers; Retaliatory Measures; Airlift to Berlin. 1948.
REEL 1
FO 371/70489: Papers - 12 January 1948 - 11 March 1948
FO 371/70490: Papers - 12 March 1948 - 8 April 1948
FO 371/70491: Papers - 9 April 1948 - 24 April 1948
FO 371/70492: Papers - 24 April 1948 - 5 May 1948
FO 371/70493: Papers - 5 May 1948 - 5 June 1948
FO 371/70494: Papers - 8 June 1948 - 18 June 1948
FO 371/70495: Papers - 18 June 1948 - 28 June 1948
REEL 2
FO 371/70496: Papers - 26 June 1948 - 28 June 1948
FO 371/70497: Papers - 28 June 1948 - 29 June 1948
FO 371/70498: Papers - 29 June 1948 - 2 July 1948
FO 371/70499: Papers - 2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948
FO 371/70500: Papers - 5 July 1948 - 17 July 1948
REEL 3
FO 371/70501: Papers - 7 July 1948 - 12 July 1948
FO 371/70502: Papers - 13 July 1948 - 20 July 1948
FO 371/70503: Papers - 20 July 1948 - 27 July 1948
FO 371/70504: Papers - 27 July 1948 - 31 July 1948
REEL 4
FO 371/70505: Papers - 31 July 1948 - 7 August 1948
FO 371/70506: Papers - 7 August 1948 - 11 August 1948
FO 371/70507: Papers - 12 August 1948 - 14 August 1948
FO 371/70508: Papers - 14 August 1948 - 18 August 1948
REEL 5
FO 371/70509: Papers - 18 August 1948 - 23 August 1948
FO 371/70510: Papers - 23 August 1948 - 27 August 1948
FO 371/70511: Papers - 27 August 1948 - 31 August 1948
FO 371/70512: Papers - 1 September 1948 - 7 September 1948
REEL 6
FO 371/70513: Papers - 7 September 1948 - 10 September 1948
FO 371/70514: Papers - 10 September 1948 - 14 September 1948
FO 371/70515: Papers - 15 September 1948 - 20 September 1948
FO 371/70516: Papers - 20 September 1948 - 28 September 1948
REEL 7
FO 371/70517: Papers - 28 September 1948 - 4 October 1948
FO 371/70518: Papers - 6 October 1948 - 12 October 1948
FO 371/70519: Papers - 12 October 1948 - 20 October 1948
FO 371/70520: Papers - 21 October 1948 - 3 November 1948
FO 371/70521: Papers - 27 October 1948 - 7 November 1948
FO 371/70522: Papers - 10 November 1948 - 17 November 1948
FO 371/70523: Papers - 18 November 1948 - 23 November 1948
REEL 8
FO 371/70524 Papers - 23 November 1948 - 29 November 1948
FO 371/70525 Papers - 26 November 1948 - 3 December 1948
FO 371/70526 Papers - 2 December 1948 - 11 December 1948
FO 371/70527 Papers - 11 December 1948 - 16 December 1948
FO 371/70528 Papers - 13 December 1948 - 29 December 1948
FO 371/76537-76562: General Correspondence: Political Berlin currency and trade; Russian blockade of West Berlin and Western countermeasures; Berlin railway strike; Municipal elections of December 1948; Berlin Airlift; Transport situation; Evacuation of Jews; Administration of Western Berlin; Status of Berlin. 1949.
REEL 9
FO 371/76537: Papers - 31 December 1948 - 1 January 1949
FO 371/76538: Papers - 5 January 1949 - 10 January 1949
FO 371/76539: Papers - 7 January 1949 - 17 January 1949
FO 371/76540: Papers - 16 January 1949 - 20 January 1949
FO 371/76541: Papers - 14 January 1949 - 27 January 1949
FO 371/76542: Papers - 26 January 1949 - 3 February 1949
REEL 10
FO 371/76543: Papers - 3 February 1949 - 8 February 1949
FO 371/76544: Papers - 7 February 1949 - 16 February 1949
FO 371/76545: Papers - 1 February 1949 - 23 February 1949
FO 371/76546: Papers - 22 February 1949 - 1 March 1949
FO 371/76547: Papers - 1 March 1949 - 10 March 1949
FO 371/76548: Papers - 10 March 1949 - 18 March 1949
REEL 11
FO 371/76549: Papers - 24 February 1949 - 31 March 1949
FO 371/76550: Papers - 4 April 1949 - 4 May 1949
FO 371/76551: Papers - 3 May 1949 - 12 May 1949
FO 371/76552: Papers - 12 May 1949 - 16 May 1949
FO 371/76553: Papers - 16 May 1949 - 25 May 1949
FO 371/76554: Papers - 25 May 1949 - 2 June 1949
FO 371/76555: Papers - 1 June 1949 - 10 June 1949
FO 371/76556: Papers - 11 June 1949 - 25 June 1949
REEL 12
FO 371/76557: Papers - 4 June 1949 - 15 July 1949
FO 371/76558: Papers - 15 July 1949 - 9 September 1949
FO 371/76559: Papers - 11 September 1949 - 14 October 1949
FO 371/76560: Papers - 15 October 1949 - 10 November 1949
FO 371/76561: Papers - 7 November 1949 - 28 November 1949
FO 371/76562: Papers - 5 December 1949 - 24 December 1949
FO 371/84975-84994: General Correspondence: Political Russian blockade of West Berlin and Western counter measures; Russian difficulties about the Berlin railway and traffic delays and hold-ups on the Autobahns; Western proposals to retaliate via trade channels. 1950.
REEL 13
FO 371/84975: Papers - 2 January 1950 - 22 January 1950
FO 371/84976: Papers - 24 January 1950 - 6 February 1950
FO 371/84977: Papers - 6 February 1950 - 10 February 1950
FO 371/84978: Papers - 9 February 1950 - 16 February 1950
FO 371/84979: Papers - 14 February 1950 - 25 February 1950
FO 371/84980: Papers - 23 February 1950 - 8 March 1950
FO 371/84981: Papers - 7 March 1950 - 19 March 1950
REEL 14
FO 371/84982: Papers - 17 March 1950 - 1 April 1950
FO 371/84983: Papers - 31 March 1950 - 13 April 1950
FO 371/84984: Papers - 18 April 1950 - 28 April 1950
FO 371/84985: Papers - 1 May 1950 - 10 May 1950
FO 371/84986: Papers - 12 May 1950 - 25 May 1950
FO 371/84987: Papers - 25 May 1950 - 11 June 1950
FO 371/84988: Papers - 10 June 1950 - 20 June 1950
FO 371/84989: Papers - 19 June 1950 - 21 July 1950
REEL 15
FO 371/84990: Papers - 21 July 1950 - 15 August 1950
FO 371/84991: Papers - 16 August 1950 - 19 September 1950
FO 371/84992: Papers - 21 September 1950 - 1 November 1950
FO 371/84993: Papers - 2 November 1950 - 23 November 1950
FO 371/84994: Papers - 24 November 1950 - 28 December 1950
Other Foreign Office files relating to the Berlin Airlift. 1948-1949.
FO 371: General Correspondence: Political
REEL 16
FO 371/70479: Soviet plans for a German Central Government; Anti-Communist activity in Germany; Soviet breaches of Four Power Agreement on Germany
FO 371/70488A: Political and Economic Reports - Germany, 16 August 1948 - 1 October 1948
FO 371/70488B: Political and Economic Reports - Germany, 2 October 1948 - 26 October 1948
FO 371/70488C: Political and Economic Reports - Germany, 22 October 1948 - 29 November 1948
FO 371/70488D: Political and Economic Reports - Germany, 25 November 1948 - 31 December 1948
REEL 17
FO 371/70529: Minutes of 163rd Meeting of the Conference of the Military Governor, Berlin,
9 December 1948
FO 371/70530: Future of Europe. German views on Franco-German relations. French views on Franco-German relations. French views on Franco-British relations concerning German affairs
FO 371/70531: Minutes of Meetings of Commandants, Berlin, December 1947 - May 1948. Soviet abolition of the Allied Komandatura. (Folder 1)
FO 371/70532: Minutes of Meetings of Commandants, Berlin, December 1947 - May 1948. Soviet abolition of the Allied Komandatura. (Folder 2)
FO 371/70533: Minutes of Meetings of Commandants, Berlin, December 1947 - May 1948.
Soviet abolition of the Allied Komandatura. (Folder 3).
FO 371/70534 Minutes of Meetings of Commandants, Berlin, December 1947 - May 1948.
Soviet abolition of the Allied Komandatura. (Folder 4).
REEL 18
FO 371/70535: Minutes of Meetings of Commandants, Berlin, December 1947 - May 1948. Soviet abolition of the Allied Komandatura. (Folder 5).
FO 371/70536: Minutes of Meetings of Commandants, Berlin, December 1947 - May 1948.
Soviet abolition of the Allied Komandatura. (Folder 6).
FO 371/70613A: Weekly Intelligence Reports from Berlin, December 1947 - November 1948. (Folder 1).
FO 371/70613B: Weekly Intelligence Reports from Berlin, December 1947 - November 1948. (Folder 2).
FO 371/70700: UN Security Council debates on Berlin, 1948.
REEL 19
FO 371/76569: Future political structure of Germany - Three-Power Conference on the Occupation Statute for Germany. Tripartite agreement on Control of the Western Sectors of Berlin. Discussions between Bevin and Adenauer. Berlin Airlift.
FO 371/76577: Future political structure of Germany - Three-Power Conference on the Occupation Statute for Germany. Tripartite agreement on Control of the Western Sectors of Berlin. Discussions between Bevin and Acheson; views on Soviet intentions; Reactions to UK policy.
FO 371/76587: Future political structure of Germany - Three-Power Conference on the Occupation Statute for Germany. Tripartite agreement on Control of the Western Sectors of Berlin. Lifting of Counter Blockade.
FO 371/76588: Future political structure of Germany - Three-Power Conference on the Occupation Statute for Germany. Tripartite agreement on Control of the Western Sectors of Berlin. Lifting of Counter Blockade.
FO 371/76589: Future political structure of Germany - Three-Power Conference on the Occupation Statute for Germany. Tripartite agreement on Control of the Western Sectors of Berlin. Basic Law. Lifting of Counter Blockade.
REEL 20
FO 371/76590: Future political structure of Germany - Three-Power Conference on the Occupation Statute for Germany. Tripartite agreement on Control of the Western Sectors of Berlin. Basic Law. Soviet intentions after lifting of the blockade.
FO 371/76678: Berlin weekly political summaries, January-June 1949. (Folder 1).
FO 371/76679: Berlin weekly political summaries, January-June 1949. (Folder 2).
FO 371/76695: Minutes of Meetings of the Conference of the Military Governor, December 1948-August 1949: Berlin Series. (Folder 1).
FO 371/76696: Minutes of Meetings of the Conference of the Military Governor, December 1948-August 1949: Berlin Series. (Folder 2).
FO 1010: Control Commission for Germany:
CCG (BE) Regional Records for Lower Saxony.
FO 1010/63: Combined Airlift Task Force, 1948-1949.
FO 1012: Control Commission for Germany:
CCG (BE) Regional Records for Berlin.
FO 1012/298: GOC - airlift policy instructions, 1949.
FO 1012/299: Effect of the blockade on unemployment, 1949.
REEL 21
FO 1012/309: Lifting of the Berlin blockade, 1949.
FO 1012/341: Raising of the blockade, 1949.
FO 1012/342: Emergency Working Party on problems resulting from the blockade, 1948.
FO 1012/561: Berlin Airlift, 1949.
FO 1012/562: Operation 'Plainfare': general data, 1948. (Folder 1).
FO 1012/563: Operation 'Plainfare': general data, 1948. (Folder 2).
FO 1012/566: Counter blockade measures, 1948.
FO 1012/567: Berlin Airlift, 1948.
FO 1012/568: Berlin Airlift: low estimate, 1948.
FO 1012/569: Airlift requirement to March 1950.
FO 1012/571: Comparisons of British and US airlift requirements, April 1949-March 1950.
FO 1012/572: Establishment of Air Corridors between Berlin and the Western Zones, 1948-1949.
FO 1012/575: Berlin Blockade Economy Committee: Agenda, Minutes and Papers, 1948-1949.
FO 1012/576: Berlin Blockade Economy Committee: Correspondence, 1948-1949.
REEL 22
FO 1036: Control Commission for Germany: Office of the Economic Advisor
FO 1036/244: Berlin Airlift: long-term policy and planning.
FO 1049: Control Commission for Germany: Political Division
FO 1049/1507: Berlin transport situation. (Folder 1).
FO 1049/1508: Berlin transport situation. (Folder 2).
FO 1049/1509: Berlin transport situation. (Folder 3).
FO 1082: Control Commission for Germany
FO 1082/1: Control Commission for Germany: A Glossary of Abbreviations, contractions, code names and other terms.
AIR files relating to the Berlin Airlift. 1948-1949
AIR 2: Ministry of Defence (Air Ministry): Registered Papers
AIR 2/10063: Berlin Airlift: Operation 'Plainfare' policy and report. (Folder 1).
AIR 2/10064: Berlin Airlift: Operation 'Plainfare' policy and report. (Folder 2).
REEL 23
AIR 2/10573: Working Party on the civil contribution to Operation 'Plainfare'.
AIR 20: Ministry of Defence (Air Ministry): Unregistered Papers
AIR 20/7803: Berlin Airlift Co-ordinating committee: decisions.
AIR 20/7804: Planning and assessment of past performance.
AIR 20/7806: Lifting of blockade.
AIR 20/7810: Combined USAF and RAF airlink task force - establishment of HQ and organisation.
AIR 20/7814: Airlift of materials for Berlin West Power station.
AIR 20/7825: Weekly statistical summaries.
AIR 38: RAF Ferry and Transport Command
AIR 38/299: Combined Airlift Task Force - Policy, 1948-1949.
AIR 38/377: Report on activities of Combined Airlift Task Force: Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949.
AIR 38/378: Report on activities of Combined Airlift Task Force: Berlin Airlift - routes and procedures, 1948-1949.
REEL 24
AIR 55: British Air Forces of Occupation (BAFO)
AIR 55/98: Operation 'Plainfare' - General review of activities:
reports and memoranda, 1948-1949.
AIR 55/99: Operation 'Plainfare' - maintenance, 1948-1949.
AIR 55/100: Operation 'Plainfare' - planning, 1948-1949.
AIR 55/106: Statistical summary of Operation "Plainfare", 1949.
AIR 55/107: Operation 'Plainfare' - additional tables, 1950.
AIR 55/108: Operation 'Plainfare' - a short history of RAF Celle, 1949.
AIR 55/110: Operation 'Plainfare' - statistical summaries: BAFO, 1949.
REEL 25
AIR 55/111: Final Report on the Berlin Airlift, 1949-1950.
AIR 55/118: Operation 'Plainfare' - rear airfield supply organisation (pictorial record): RAF Lubeck, 1948-1949.
AIR 55/218: Berlin Airlift - long-term plans, 1949.
AIR 55/219: Lifting of the Blockade of Berlin, 1949.
AIR 55/220: Joint plans for reintroduction of Berlin Airlift, 1949-1950.
REEL 26
DEFE files relating to the Berlin Airlift. 1948-1949
DEFE 7: Ministry of Defence: Registered Files: General Series
DEFE 7/2051: Berlin Airlift. Execution and further planning, 1948-1956.
DEFE 11: Chiefs of Staff Committee: Registered Files
DEFE 11/284: Berlin situation reports, 1949-1952.
War Office files relating to the Berlin Airlift. 1948-1949
WO 32: War Office: Registered Files: General Series
WO 32/12671: Army Operational Research Group Study of 'Operation Plainfare'. 1948.
PREM files relating to the Berlin Airlift. 1948-1949
PREM 8: Prime Minister's Private Office: Attlee's Papers
PREM 8/989: General Situation in Western Germany. Discussions on establishment of a Western German Government, 1949.
PREM 8/990: Summary of achievements of the Berlin Airlift. 1949. Setting up of Working Party to co-ordinate civilian aircraft with RAF.
PREM 8/1153: Soviet Union's intentions in Berlin; possible interference with the Berlin Airlift;
Talks and exchange of information with the United States.
CAB files relating to the Berlin Airlift. 1948-1949
CAB 21: Cabinet Committee on Germany: Registered Files
CAB 21/1881: Conditions in Germany, 1948. Berlin Situation. Moscow Discussions.
REEL 27
CAB 21/1882: Berlin Supply Position - Papers for June - August 1948.
CAB 21/1883: Berlin Supply Position - Papers for September - December 1948.
CAB 21/1884: Berlin Supply Position - Papers for January - July 1949.
REEL 28
CAB 21/1885: Situation in Berlin - Papers for 17 June 1948 -15 July 1948.
CAB 21/1886: Situation in Berlin - Papers for 16 July 1948 - 31 July 1948.
CAB 21/1887: Situation in Berlin - Papers for 1 August 1948 -15 August 1948.
REEL 29
CAB 21/1888: Situation in Berlin - Papers for 16 August 1948 - 31 August 1948.
CAB 21/1889: Situation in Berlin - Papers for September 1948.
CAB 21/1890: Situation in Berlin - Papers for October 1948.
REEL 30
CAB 21/1891: Situation in Berlin - Papers for November - December 1948.
CAB 21/1892: Situation in Berlin - Papers for 5 January 1949 - 12 May 1949.
Treasury files relating to the Berlin Airlift. 1948-1949
T 236: Overseas Finance Division Files
T 236/1025: Germany - Expenditure on Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949
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