In the I Ching, the meaning of Hexagram 64 is "You are always on the threshold of change; how you approach it will determine your success."
The transport aircraft is a Dornier Do 31.
Most of the "German" military vehicles are actually Soviet designs.
Although Trade Minister Tagomi is depicted twice in this episode (once in the car after the shooting, and once during Juliana's meditation trance), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who had played Tagomi since the first episode, does not appear. Tagomi is shown only from angles that do not show his face, to hide that a double was used in place of Tagawa.