CHANGES IN EAST GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND POLICY

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2005
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• Publication Date: July 14, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
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amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
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emeno4 received. r Ac ves which w allegedly have a
effective in the irmediate future. Great personnel changes are to be expected.
The release of the prisoners arrested in the uprising of 17 June was discussed
by the Council of Ministers on 9 Juy. Hermann Saatner was mentioned as the
new Foreign Ministtor.
revotut ovary effect on the East German.situation and which will become
local HDP Party headquarters received a secret circular from the national
party headquarters on 24 June in which the following directives were laid downs
at The population is to be caliked in regard to the occurrences on 17
June. The. significance of the events is to be mininjzed, and they
are to be attributed to the mistakes of the SED government.
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Changes in East German Government
and Policy
b. The slogan of "butter instead of guns" is to be taken up. The
people are to be told that militarization will be considerably
reduced.
o, Party activities are to be intensified. The recruiting of SED
members must be pursued' cautiously but systematically.
the VP ration supply.depots in the Chennitz<
a erg- ue ueu. uo u Area were cleared and the supplies on hand were
ise G.". to,the civilian population. In the area mentioned 40 to 50 percent.
of the textiles'head for delivery to the VP in HO shops were released for
civilian needs.
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Comnlenta It is believed that Semenov's new directives will bring
internal political reforms in line with a renewed Soviet initiative
regarding the solution of the German question. The speedy execution of
the reform measures, designed to Uprove the Soviet position for proposals
to renew international negotiations, may be expected.
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1. A train with 15 tanks of the 84th Heavy Tank and SP Regiment of the 7th
Guards Mechanized Division was observed at Frankfurt/Oder on 9 July.
The train had come from Guben and was proceeding-.toward Eberswalde.
Five empty trains consisting of a total of 52 A'8ya type flatcars,
77 converted boxcars and five flatcars with 22 portable tank ramps
were assembled at the Ostbahnhof freight station in Berlin on 11 July.
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On 25 and 26 June and between 29 June and 2 July, one eastbound train
coming from the direction of Cottbus via Kuestrin (Kostrzyn) was
observed daily. Two trains were observed on 27 June consisting of
about 25 boxcars and 30 flatcars each loaded with motor vehicles, prime
movers, rollers, gasoline containers and 3a rge cratbs. About 150 troops
were observed with each train. Several of the soldiers wore air force
service colors,
4 Twenty-three IL-28ts, six MIG-15ts, nlba IL-10ts and two twin engine
planes were observed at Jueterbog Alter-Lager airfield on 3 July. At
about 6100 P.M. on the same days 10 tank trucks -two sedans, one jeep
and one ambulanoe were obae*ved at
the Jueterbog Altes-Lager railroad station. The escort personnel wore
air force service colors. onlyr one IL-28 (lane,
one IL-10 and seven WIG-15ts on the ib d on uly,3
Brand-airfield was vacated between 23 and 26 June. Personnel and material
were shipped toward Brest-Litovsk and the aircraft departed toward
Cottbus at 3100 A.M. on 27 June. The German personnel was allegedly
to be dismissZd on 17 July. Only 300 AA soldiers are presently stationed
at the field.
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25X1 1? Comments Paragraphs land 21 A troop train arrived from the east
on July* The empty trains observed in Berlin are believed to be elated
for-additional tank shipments from the East to East Germe ny, Therefores
it appears possible that, in addition to the 9th Mechanized Division,
components of the 7th Guards Mechanized Division were also employed in
Western Poland.
25X1 2s1 [Comment: The trains probably carried ground units of the bomber
regiments w ich were shipped out from the southern area of East Germaxiy
via Kuestrin.
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S. IComment: Jueterbog Altos-Lager airfield was previously occupied by
one reconnaissance regiment equipped with IL 28ts and one fighter regiment
equipped with MIG-15's. The IL-28'a were still observed on the fiel4 on
9 July. It appears that the reconnaissance regiment has also left last
Germany.
25X1 4.1IComment: Information received to date definitely indicates that five
e six bomber regiments assigned to the 24th Air Army were transferred,
No information has been received to date referring to the possible transfer
of the sixth regiment stationed at Finsterwalde.
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