Berlin: Jurisdiction over Allied and Soviet Personnel in Berlin (Including Exfiltration)

A file containing documents relating to issues of jurisdiction over Allied and Soviet personnel in Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the legal position of American citizens accused of offences in East Berlin or East Germany; a Soviet threat to hand such people over to the East German authorities; and discussion of procedure in the event of British soldiers straying into East Berlin or East Germany without authority. Other subjects discussed in the file include the conditions under which East German border guards could use their weapons; the Robertson-Malinin agreement on exfiltration; the American-Soviet agreement on the arrest of citizens; the arrest of two American soldiers for people-smuggling; and discussion of military jurisdiction over locally engaged civilians, diplomats and their dependants, and other British civilians in Berlin.