INTEGRATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION POLICE INTO THE KVP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003600730008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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UNTRkC IWtLU ENt E A iMY' z P R
INFORMATION REPORT
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ACQUIRED`
DATE OF
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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:? ?o ,w:ouid goon Ave re-organized into railroad engineer vnits~
Mn:-li'.era of the TraPo were requested to volunteer forthese engineer units and to
si ;r up for a pro:.onged period. Members of the railroad engineer unx is were to wear
hq previous uniforms of the Tra?o with oliv4 idrab shirts, x,Ytever, , instead of
.shirt s
biak.grounds, ,
all diepartmental = Bub-depart 1ental chiefs
: 'ailroads had been asked to s,_b .t data on their rxi :a.t! ?'Y
3. the
trensportetio:i police of the 4:ast German rani lrocds was scheduled to ire re-organized
In. early 1954. The TraPo was to be Xntegrated into the KVI . By 1 June 1954
T:raFo units were scheduled to be- billeted in barracks installations. t e4s of tug
Pro would cease to be treated- as civilian employees and would be given military
rax s corresponding to those of the KVP For the ~ime Wing he TraVo would
con ,inue in their previous missions sac a~ the gua dir ,ef railroad instal iozj
and, railroad bridges. Later, ?Bs triebpsohutz vouid t ake'`over the missions of the
p rsent TraPo. When this informations-beoer;c known among members of the Ittal'o they
ap~)eared to be rather depressed. . r;:.
previous Tra?o ranks were retained for the time beingi
4. Or, 11 January 1954, the re-organization of the TraPo within the area of WA (T)
Wtttenbe rgs was completed. The T r*Po _was? organized :Into ,2 companies of 12 non each.
One of these companies was stationed i,n :ittennerg, the other one in Deasau9.'r4
5,, In early Januarys a t"Betriebsschutz B" was being orb;viii 4d from railrocd men who
be .1 iay,ed to the SLID,, Training with weapons has already been star ed.:i.;trieb eoh~atz
B Is eventually to take over the missions presently exeroised by Betriebssohuto A.
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25X1 [2;ka -According to previous information plans to inteLrate the TraPo into
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he presen report indicates that
25X1 these plans will be exz-cuted. etr Q asc u z Is believed to have made sufficient
progress in training so as to be qb].e to take over the missions of the ?. TraPo
Aster incorporation of tho T'ra?o into the KYP tho strength of the K VF would be increase.
by 7,000 to 3,000 men. CLASSIFICATION -',3__F__
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Approved For Release 2005/07/13 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA003600730008-4