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Discusses the Berlin crisis, 1962-1963: March 1962: discussion of Berlin at the Disarm. Comm. meetings at Geneva; April-May 1962: differences between the U.S. and the Fed. Rep. of Germany; May-July 1962: further discuss. at Wash., Geneva, and Moscow; Aug.-Sept. 1962: contingency planning, the death of Peter Fechter, and the abolition of the office of the Sov. Commandant; Sept.-Nov. 1962: U.S. policy on Berlin during the Cuban missile crisis; Nov. 1962-63: Allied consideration of resuming talks with the Soviet Union; Jan.-June Ô63: resumption of talks with the Sov. Union and Pres. Kennedy's trip to Germany; June-Oct. 1963: discuss. at Moscow, N.Y., and Wash.; and Oct.-Dec. Ô63: convoy incidents and Chan. Erhard's visit to the U.S.