Leahy Papers: Telegram
No. 102
The Commanding General, United States Military Mission
in the Soviet Union (Deane) to
the Commanding General, Twelfth Army Group (Bradley)
urgent
To ETOUSA Forward for Bradley Shgsd and to AGWar for General Marshall (eyes only) from Deane top secret MX 24807.
This afternoon again took up the matters raised in S–930511 and your S–92967 [ S–92697]2 with Lieutenant General Slavin representing General Antonov. I am hopeful that we will be allowed to send in the communications installation personnel at once and hope to get an official approval by telephone tonight. Slavin asked me how many individuals were involved in the signal communications installation, and rather than delay by sending a cable to you to inquire, I told him 90 persons would be necessary, believing that this would [Page 131] suffice prior to 1 July, when we can move in as many as desired incident to the occupation of our sector in Berlin. Also hope to get replies on question of reconnoitering Zehlendorf and changing air route from Stendal–Berlin to Halle–Berlin.