MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of I. Espionage Laws, Title
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COUNTRY East t Germany
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study the East 50X1-Hum-
of Ministry for Foreign Affairs which is/based largely on the
debriefings of East German refugees..complied over many years,
on definitive information supplied,/by East German defectors
in the spring and summer of 1961/and from a variety of overt
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The study is organized undepf headings as follows:
a.
Background (Historical and Structural)
b.
Physical Aspects (Installations, Personnel, Security)
c.
Foreign Policy Detion and Implementation
d.
Table of Organization and Personnel
e.
Stations and Personnel Abroad
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MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
(MINIsTERIUM FUER At1SWAERTIGE ANGEZEGENHEITEN)
This study of the East Germ= Ministry for Foreign AffaLrs (here-
after designated the M FA) is based largely on the debriefings of East
German refugees compiled over many years. on definitive information
supplied by East German defectors in spring and suimer 1961, and on
data obtained before and since then arorda a variety of overt sources.
Wherever appropriate, the latest date of information has been indicated
in parentheses following the individual?s job descriptions in the
personnel listings.
As the nature of the NMFA req.?ires. constant personnel shifts be-
tween the headquarters and stations abroad, the personnel listings in
this study will often be outdated or inaccurate. Thus, in order to
facilitate changes in the study and additions of future information,
the study has been organized in the form of a workbook composed of
three parts: a narrative section on the hist.iry, structure, and
operation of the MFA ; an orgy ni,~? breakdo ra of the structure and
personnel of MFA headquarters; and a listing by country of w=A
personnel stationed abroad.
For the most party, the organizational breakdown dep:.cted in the
study is believed to be accurate although some of the subordinate
divisions of the various departments may be incomplete. More frequently
while the structural subordination tmay be accurate, the personnel
assignments within the departments- may be unknown or unclear.
For - purposes of clarity and accuracy, original German tei have
been included along with the English where the translation is not
immediately apparent. In a few cases where a suitable English trans-
lation could not be found, the German term is used exclusively in
place of the English.
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TABLE OF CGNTE S
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DIAGRAM
"BACKGROUND
Historical Back rotard
1
Structural Background
.2
'PHYSICAL ASPECTS
Installations 4
Personnel
Security
FOREIGN POLICY DIRECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION
SED Guidance
6.
-SEA Party Secretary
6
-Soviet Guidance
6
MPA Leadership
6
Collegium
7
Scienti is Advisory Council
7
The Deputy Ministers
7
Departments
8
Permnent.Commissions of the *MFA
9
Organizations within the MFA
9
Society.for Cultural Relations with
'oreigb Countries
10
TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL
Office of Poreii Minister B0LZ
11
Office of State Secretary ZR
13
Cadre Department
15
Press Department
17
Protocol Department
19
Information Department
21
Interpreter Department
23
Legal Department
25
Deputy Minister SCHWAB
27
1st No n-European Departmennt.
F r East
29
2nd Non-European Department - south/Southeast Asia
31
3rd Non-European Department - Near/?iddle East
33.
14th. Non-European Department - Black Africa
35
Deputy Minister KO IG
37
1st European' Department - USSR
39
2nd European Department - Neighboring Nations
41
.3rd European Department - Balkan Nations
43
14th European Department - Nordic Nations
45
5th European Department - Western Europe
47
6th European Department - West Gez ma y
50
Consular Department,
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Deputy Minister. WANDEL
55 .
Basic Questions Department
57
Soieatific Archives
59
Cultural Affairs Department
61
Deputy Minister STIBI
63
5th Non-European Department - North America.
.65
6th Non-European Department a Latin America
67
Department for International Organizations
69
Economic Affairs Department
71
Administrative Director PRENZEL
73
Finance Department
75
Or eizaticn and Administration Department
77
Architects Office
81
SED Party Chief
82
Trade Union Representative
82
STATIONS AND PERSONNEL ABROAD
Al a
83
Algari
84
Austria
85
Bulgaria
86
Burma
87
Cambodia
Ceylon
89
China
90
Cuba
91
Czechoslovakia
92
E&rpt
94
Finland
95
Ghana
96
Guinea
97
H
98-
India
99-
T"ndonesiia
100
Iraq
101
Korea. (North)
102
Laos
103
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Kali
105
Mongolia.
.106
Poland
107
Ria
108
Switr,er d
109
Syria
110
USSR
111
Vietnam (North)
113
Yugoslavia
116
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Historical Back 9 d With the establishment of the F A in 1949,
a ministry was formed which had. no predecessor or nucleus in the post-
war periods Whereas other ministries had predecessor organizations on
whose personnel and experience they could build, the I'A did not. There
were no personnel with knowledge or experience in the field of foreign
affairs. By resolution of the SED Politbuero, all of the provinces
were required to nominate a number of capable individuals from their
areas for the formation of the A. As these personnel came together,
there proved to be only one person with any significant previous ex-
oerie nce in foreign policy: Gerhardt Kegel a
During the early years of the M FA, little importance was attached
to. it as a ministry. This was a natural consequence of occupation under
the Soviet forces o There was also no question of carrying out an in-
dependent foreign policy. Thust when the ministerial posts were appor-
tioned avsang the various political parties in East GerTmm y (to present
a facade of a broad popular base for the gover a nt) , the MFA was re-
legated to the East German CDU and Georg Der tinges was named the first
Foreign Minister. (Note: Dertinrsnger? was later arrested in 1953 o a
charge of espionage and was succeeded by the present Forei&% Phi. nister,
Lothar Bolz o )
Likewise, the role of the Foreign Missions (later embassies), which
existed only in the Soviet Bloc cornntries, was very insignificant. The
preoccupation of the SOD regime with Internal matters thus inevitably
stamped the MFA as an installation of little sigYniificance a Withitn
governmental circles it was looked upon as an institution which simply
cost money .but which produced nothings
With the conclusion of the State Treaty between East Germany. and
the Soviet Union in 1955, the East German leadership began to pay greater
attention to questions of foreign policy. However, the MFA proved to be
incapable of carrying out its functions. Criticism increased on the part
of the SEX) Central Committee and around 1957 'there began a great series
of discussions a id suggestions aimed at making the M FA the proper -
policy < To this end, the SF Central
s ra aent for execution oi foreign
Committee, prepared a series of resolutions which were passed by the
Council or Ministers in 1958 and 1959 and which covered the following
po to ts:
a. Deft-nitrion of the status and purposes of the YAFA
,mid its position in the East Ger mi, government.
b. The coordination of all government measures l nvoly-
lug for?eiigrn policy.
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c. Reorganization of. the structure of the MFA (into its
present form.)
d. Regulation of the personnel plan of the MFA and the
salary schedule.
e. Establishment of a department for West Germany fol-
lowing a decision that West Germs; questions fell within the
.
realm of foreig}n Policy
f . Regulations aimed at raising the niveau of MFA
and creating a reserve of new employees.
g. Introduction, of diplomatic ranks for
still in the MFA headquarters in Berlin.
personnel
personnel
h. Authorization of plans for a future "representative"
MFA building in Berlin.
r
i. Development of standard field and headquarters
tions for MFA personnel.
regul.a-
5. Requirement for periodic progress reporting within the
MFA as well as by the Foreign Minister to the Council of
Ministers.
With the above resolutions, the SED Central Committee began ex-
ercising greater influence and control over the MMF'A B s work. The Depart-
rent tbr Foreign Policy and International Relations of the SED Central
Committee developed close and continuous contact with the individual
MMFA departments. It is sinifica1CRET -1 -
C CEO T ST?' ?R
wym , Otto SUU-- Secretary
3 Apia, 1902 Berlin
E O? h lieu
6a 1925
Sere 9 (5/61)
LEE f e Bic Office e
4 Amt 1926 Personal Refe i t (5/61)
SMLWAOZI, -FIM ( au) ` 2nd Fers=al Referent (5/61)
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Cadre De rt ?ent (Kader Abteilun
)
The Cadre Department is the focal point in the MFA for long-range
personnel planning and for coordination of all cadre questions such as
personnel assignments, recalls and the development of sufficient cadre
reserves. The Cadre Department works closely with representatives of the
Ministry for State Security (MfS) on questions of the security of MFA
personnel. With the reorganization of the MI+'A in 1959, the Cadre De-
partment ?s tasks were reduced primarily to planning and coordination,
and the responsibility for obtaining personnel and developing adequate
Cadre reserves was passed to the individual department chiefs.
The Cadre Department maintains an anticipated cadre plan through 1965
which includes the prospective assignment and development of all per-
sonnel through that date. This plan, based on political evaluations ;of
the individual departments and anticipating the establishment of dip-'
lomatic relations with Western nations, particularly Latin America,
formed the basis for MFA.personnel policy through 1965. It anticipated
an increase in MFA personnel from about 1000 in early 1961 to about 1600
in 1965. Since the erection of the Berlin wall, these plans will probably
have been tempered.
The Cadre Department is divided into the following areas of activity
(Arbeitsgebiete)e
Basic Questions
Sectors, divided according to MFA departments.
Training
Betriebsakademie
Technical and Clerical Personnel
Personnel Register
S E C R E T
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CADRE DEPARTi If
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I SCHE, Wilhelm
27 P larch 1906 E1bersx''eld
SEDLPCZEK, Bruno
5 January 1923
ANDERS, Guenther
ca 1931
BERGER, frna
PEfKERT, Gerd
ca 1923
RXGHTER, Erich
13 June 1924
SCEP41D, Heiner
ca 1928
SPENKR, Ursula
.
ca 1930
ZUN R N, Elisabeth (nee LANGWR)
19 March 1930
Perso e~_yRe~
GASTNANN9 Ursula
ca 1924
GOLONANN, Doritt (nee i EISSNER)
26 July 1917 Berlin
Iz ,U RDT, Franz
ca 1900
HOF1N, Dorothea
31 July 1928
d16--
Chef (1/63)
Deputy Chief (5/61)
Instructor (5/61)
Xnstructor'(5/61)
Instructor (5/61)
instructor (5/61)
Instructor.(5/61)
Rauptreferentin (5/61)
'Hauptreferentin (5/61)
Chief (5/61)
Sachbearbeiterin (5/61)
aaa stsachbearbe .ter (5/61.)
Hauptrefereftin (5/61)
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. 3Del~rtnt
Until the 1959 structl reorganitian, tbie was the Main
partment 7!V - Press and Info tion De t. Piesatisftad
with the earlier pulormance of this unit, State Secretary Winter
has made a concerted effort since 1959 to make the Press DepartaMt
.into an effective mouthpiece and public relations organ for the VlFAq
To this end, the present chief,,, Rudolf Rossmaisel, c st aed,
while still stationed in Moscow, to study the organizat and
operation of the Press. Department of the Soviet Union's Fo tp
-44inistry. Since assuming direction of the departs at, Ro l
.-has made-greater use of radio, television and the newspapers than had
been the case in the past, but doubts have arisen as to his ability
to handle his tasks. It is-felt that he does not 'have the necessary
manner or personal authority for the role of off is i speaker of the
-i FA.
Tom--Chief of the Press Department participates in the daily
ag9. ation conferences of.the SDI Central Cvmfttee in oar to
ad n4
r -
'gnsure that questia of fcri n policy a 13
public and propaganda media. He is also perr ly ble for
the execution of press conferences and radio and to ien interviews-
T Press Da nt is divided into the folio sectors a
ban
aluetion of Forei - to this end ' e now
its own teletype machines
rection of t Germ.=Press Ate thin sector is
divided on a geographical basis into subardlWtO Units;
Vuidance of Forei iow=Uets and Prose US
Aooredit In East Gem;
'Direction of Past 2E.-Mn Press.
.
(Notes The sector for Foreig ProyagandA was tfod in spring
)
1961 to the Cultural Affairs De t. See Dag 61.
Da`
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PRESS DEPARTNEVT
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ROSMEISEL9 Rudolf
5 August 1923 Rothau, CSR
GIB, Dietrich
ca 1936
HARTMANN, Ralph
KUBE., Ernst
ca 1929
LTIRTZGENDORF, Rolf
ca 1933
MOP, Ludwig
ca 1906
MESKE, fnu ,
WILLERT, Anni
ca 1923
Sector for Newscllpp and Archives
RAPPEL, Otto
ca 1922
FENNIMER, Harry
ca 1910
FISCHER, Luzie (Frau)
1EISCHER, Fritz
ca 1908
HARMS, fnu
HERTIG, Heinz
ca 1932
KOEIUTOP, Anni
ca 1910
M , Charlotte
ca 1914
SIDAI tT,ROTZKX, ErXM
Chief (5/61)
Member (5/61)
Member (8/61)
Hauptreferent (4/61)
Hauptreferent (4/62)
Member (4/61)
Member (4/62)
Member (4/61)
Chief (5/61)
Member (5/61)
Member (5/61)
Member (5/61)
Member (5/61)
Oberreferent (3/61)
Member (5/61)
Member (5/61)
Member (5/61)
Sector for Administration of Fbre~ rresnondenns
BAYER, Vera (Frau)
Sector for Guidance of Internal Press
ZAUMSELL, Hermann
SECRET.
Chief (5/61)
Oberreferent (5/61)
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Proms 1?en t
At the time the NFA was established little import ce; v, as attached
to the. Protocol Department. Tt was looked upon a necessary Institu-
tion but not an Instrument of foreign policy. The protocol re lations
of Czechoslovakia were adopted by the A almost t itholat change. There
was no great pressure at that time to fill the post with a SEP member,
and Count Ferdinand von bra, an NDPD member, was appointed alleLr
because of his. background cad experience. However, as the MFA bard the
only Protocol Department in the entire Fast Ger goVOMMOnt and Party
apparatus, the chief soon gained irnsi&t Into many . government and SPD
Party matters of considerable sensitivity. TWn, though not SED,
member, was fully trusted; but hio successor, Dr. Max Thammelteflserss
was not, and he was never fully confirmed as Chief *f Protocol, re-
taini ng tbrou> his tenure (1956-1958) the title of Aetliig ref. In
1958 the.SED Central Committee, 'alarmed over the i.tuation. 81 eated
.that the MPA replace HunneltenberS with s SED member, and Klaus .
Willerdings the present chief, was soon installed. The SED Central
Comittee also established. its awn Office for Protocol-. k Xn earl; 1961k
an . MPA task force under the direction of WilllerdIng was preparing a
new set of protocol regulations for the IPA.
The Protocol Department is divided an the tats, of geographical
area.- Government delegations are usually b=dled by, the Protocol
Chief or his deputy. Other delegations are hied on'the,basis Of
-their size and importanoen. In addition to the re .hr depaartment
personnel, t h e n a re also a n u m b e r o f Protocol Helpers s W h o a m
of other. "political" departments, have been trained in protocol cat s
are called upon to assist With delegations from their areas* of rest
ponsibility . or as otherwise needed. The Protocol Department also cone
ducts a .course within the framework.-of the 3etriebsakademiee for wives
.and dependents of MFA personel .. The Department Is also responsible
for the "representati I fund" for the pie of s given to
foreiga dignitaries and delegations.
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pROTOOOL MFARTI NT
WflLERD3 D Klaus
24 November 1933 Berlin
NOSTYD Anton
ca 1910
A3 D Gerhard
ca. 1933
BERMYr He1nS
BIOROWSKI, fnu (female)
BIRSCA" , Heinz
ca 19333
HERB 1 , Horst
ca 1935
l ZOG D Rudolf
SG MM, Manfred
ca 1928
WIROWSKY,, F. izie
ca 1935
WOLF, Fritz
ca 1925
WOLFD fred
ca 1935
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Chief (5/61)
Deputy Chief (5/61)
ti
Referent (5/61
Courier (5/6),)
Secretary (11/60)
tsuptreferent.(5/61)
Member (5/61)
oberreferent (5/61)
} aupta etereft (5/61)
Secretary (11/59)
Oberreferent (5/61
AusserplaeaSi
Attache (5/61)
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Info ion Department
Established in 1959, this department was modeled after a similar
department in the Foreign Ministry of the Soviet Union. it is directly
responsible to the State Secretary and occupies a special. position in
the MFA. Personnel for the department are screened very thoroughly and
many special precautions are taken to ensure the physical security, of
the department and the materials it handles.
The role of the department is to channel all important information,
directives and other materials to the appropriate offices and stations
at home and abroad. This includes:
a. directing to stations abroad such matters as resolu-
tions of the SED Central Committee or the Council of
Ministers, directives of the Foreign Minister, the State
Secretary, the MFA Collegium, etc.;
b. directing important information from stations abroad
not only to the appropriate MFA elements, but also to
other East German governmental and Party offices;
c. directing information and materials among MFA offices,
from MFA elements to government and Party offices, and
the reverse.
For example, if the East German Ambassador in Prague had a dis-
cussion with the Indian Ambassador to Prague, the Information Depart-
ment would inform not only the. appropriate MFA elements but also the
Foreign Policy Department of the SED Central Committee. Similarly,
if the Department Near and Middle E.st (3rd Non-European Department)
prepared an evaluation of the situation in Algeria, the Information
Department would direct copies to the SED Central Committee, interested
government elements in Berlin, and appropriate stations abroad.
The work of the Information Department has proved to be very bene-
ficial to the efficient operation of the MFA and has been well received
in government and Party circles. The department is to be expanded in
size.
S E C R E T
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XbWF.Mj,!TION DEPARTcNE
Pi,m R, Rudolf Chief (5/61)
ca i9o6
NXTSCH L Rudolf Deputy Chief (4/61)
ca 1925 q~ y f~
~ -IRENS y Ernst Haup iere~D le erent, (` /61 3
ca 1911
COTT, Ursula (nee SCHWABE) Member (4/61)
ZWIERS, Helmut Hauptr eterent~ (5/61)
ca 1930
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Interpreter I?rtm?nt (Dolmetscher Abtu)
Formerly subordinate. to Main Department IV, the Press and Information
Department, the Interpreter Department was given its independent role in
the structural reorganization of 1959, It has no capacity for translation
in any uncommon language and maintains contact with free-lance interpreters
for this purpose. The department is responsible for translating diplomatic
notes, documents.and related materials, and also for translating of im-
portant announcements and newspaper articles as required by MFA departments
or .higher governmental echelons. In addition, the department makes-inter-
preters available for conferences or the visit of foreign delegations to
East Germany. For this function; the department.coordinates closely with
the State Secretariat for Higher Education and the Ministry for Public
Education.
All tasks for the Interpreter Department go first to the Department
Chief who apportions them to the department personnel. Aside from language
groups, the department is not divided into sectors or specialty areas. The
chief source of new personnel for the department is the Interpreters In-
stitute of the Karl Marx Urxfversity in Leipzig. Few of the department
personnel are SED members:
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PFEIF'k?D Joadhm
ca 19x.6
JAHSNIOWSKI_, Franz
29 September 1930
BROSF D Renate
ca 1931
BUE .RXNGD Erika (Frau)
ca 1936
EIleSEl tf eA7i,D Gerhard
ca 1935
+-EXSD Hannelore
ca 1940
IMISSER, Erhard
ca 1936
MEILTZKIS Erika
6 January 1935
ZE.RNICKD Ursula
ca 1930
Chief (9/61)
Deputy Chief (9/61)
interpreter (9/61)
(Russian)
interpreter (9/61)
(Russian/fish)
Interpreter (9/61)
(French/English)
interpreter (5/61)
(k gUish/Span1sh)
Interpreter (9/61)
(Russian n Ush)
interpreter (9/61.)
(Russian/ English)
interpreter (9/61)
(Russian /Eral lsb /French )
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Le land Treat Cepartment (Re ch Vert ragsabteiluaa@ )
Politically the most important responsibility of the Legal Depart-
rent at present is the question of West Berlin. In addition to a number
of Department personnel involved with this question, the department chief
himself also concentrates much of his attention to this task. The West
Berlin question is also coordinated with the Basic Questions Department
and is of such significance that all work on this question is cleared
with the State Secretary and the S} Central Committee.
The Department is responsible for the formulation and completion
of all treaties and agreements which the East German government concludes
with foreign nations. It also. reviews agreements which other ministries
conclude with foreign ministries, firms or persons. The Legal Department
works closely with the Consular Department on questions of a legal .
nature involving East Germans abroad or foreigners in East Germany. It
prepares studies on international law for the.Collegium and higher Party
and government echelons. An example of this was the East German positldn
paper on inter .national law presented after the 1959 Geneva Foreign Minis-
ters Conference.
The department maintains contact with a number of foreign specialists
in international law who prepare opinions and studies on international
law against payment from the department. For such tasks, the attempt is
made to obtain the services primarily of legal experts known and-recog-
nized in the West.
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LEGAL i1 P THE T
KOK Lq Michael (Dro )
.28 September 1929
AMBBERG, Rudolf
ca 1921
BAGAERTEL, Werner
ca 1935
BENZIG, Luise
ca 1938
HERZOG, Ursula (Frau)
ca 1926
KLXNKA, Thu
ca 1931
LIPPO&W, Heinz
ca 1934
OESER, Tmgo
ca 1929
SCHOEN,9 Borst Hans
ca 1951
SCHUMM, Guenter
ca 1932
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Chief (2/62)
Deputy chief (5/61)
Ausserplax v-?aessiger
Attache (5/61)
Steno' Secretary (5/61)
Oberroferentin (9/61)
Referexra (5/61)
Section Chief (5/61)
Section Chief (5/61)
Oberreferent (5/61)
Oberterent (5/61)
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DQ ut Minister Josef "SOX! Schwab, As the most senior of the
Deputy Ministers, Sohaaab acts for the State Secretary in the Ratter `s
absence. He supervises the activities of the 1st through.the 4th
Non-European Departments (R - Far East, 2- South/Southeast Asia,
3 - Near/4idd3 a East, 4- Africa). Sohwab ? s office has a speoial
goverment telephone line o
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OFFXC OF DE '' TY FOREIGN MTNT R S :JAS
SCHWAB, Josef (Stipp)
16 January 1897 '` tisn ch
NI, Kurt
23 July 1927
0
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Deputy Foreign Minister
Personal Referent (3/63)
Secretary (s) unknown
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ist NaarEczx?o e~ Y1e z? a - Far East
This department is divided Into the following sectors*
29-MUM
Vietnam
Korea/Mongolia/Japan
0
::The._..department is responsible for support and di.reotton of the- following.-
Embassies in Peking
Hanoi
Pyongyang
Ulan Bator
Consulate General in Shan*ai
Note: There is no representation In Ja n
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FAR EAST DEPART (1st Nora=European Department)
sCCr1.17EWXG, Kurt Chief (1/63)
6 March 1912 Erfurt
Sector for chin
CZXK,, Karl-Heinz
4 December 1931 Krausohwitz.
JAGS d D Fxlk,,a
Chief (5/61)
steno-secretary (5/61)
ca 1931
J'ARKD gnu
:mbe (5/61)
KORN, Ewald
Member (5/61)
ca 1927
WTITEN, Gerhard
Member (5/61)
ZIESSE, Gerb ?d.
Referent (5/61)
ca 1931
Sector for Vietnam
ENGELHARM, Ilse
ca 1923
Se. ctor for Kore&6 apa on O-1a
PATEN, Erich
Chief (5/61)
Ober referent (5/61)
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d -N.ogn-Europeajr Y?eaMtanent 4 South and Southeast Asia
This department is divided into the following seetorsa
Burma / aos/Cambodia/ hhailand
Idia/Ceylon
Indonesia
Paristarn/Af nistan
The departmeT:zt is responsibke for support .amend direction of the following:
Censulates General in Rangoon
Djakarta
Trade Missions in New Delhi (with Branch Offices in
Bo abayt Caleutt& Ond
Madras)
Notes There are no representations in Pakista1n, or Af ista n-
S E C R E T
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SOUTH AND S0 ` & ST ~S%~+ ?E'P Tr I (2nd ?can=European Depart'nen )
B % ER9 Siegfried Chic (L~/ 2
ca -1931
K Rc R9 Hannc1o a Steno--tnr1st (5/57)
VES_ b fau Member (8/61)
Sector for caldo -1a ailand
w's Woifsa. g C et (5./"61)
ca 1933
BAL 9 Wolfgang Referen D BM-M (5/61)
Sector for Indite/.a nom
Sector for Indonesia,
Sector for _PtkiStaj anistanl
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3 d Non-European Department - Near and Middle East
This department is divided into the following sectors:
Iran/Iraq
United Arab Republic/Syria/Sudan/Yeinen/ banoun/Jordan
Algeria/Morocco/Pau uesia/Libya, (Until spring 1961 this
sector had been a part of the 4th Non-European
Department, Africa)
It is responsible for the support and direction of the Office of the Am-
bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Arab States in Cairo,
and the Consulate General in Cairo, and is responsible for the.political
direction of the following:
Trade Missions in Cairo
Alexandria
Baghdad
Damascus (with Branch Office in Aleppo)
Khartoum
Sanaa
Beirut
Casablanca
"Representation" In Algiers
.Representation of the Ministry for Foreign Trade(MAI) in Tune l:a
Notes - ..There are no representations in Iran, Jordan, or Libya.
S E C R E T
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MIDDLE EAST DEPARTNEIq (3r Ton-European Department)
B ACH, Martin
30 November 1926 Artern
DSETEIGH, Christine
ca 1935
JAESCIKE, Norbert
ca 1925
STAINS, Elsa (au)
Sector 'or ?a Jlr
S?ct~x? L ? United Ar b Repblic.. _Syri
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Chief (3/63).
Secretary (5/61)
Member (3/63)
Steno-Typist (5/61)
-/T b
Sudan/Yemen W
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tment - Black Africa
..This _depsrtZ lent ins divided into the foflowifl sectors:
East Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
It is responsible for political direction of:
Trade Missions in Accra
ConakrY
S E C R E T
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AMTCA DEF'Awm (4th Non-European Department)
LESS , Gottfried (Dr.)
gr
1 4 December 19111, L i n d
SC CH.. Wea er
ca 1929
BATOR, N red
19 April 1929
MIN, Walter
RENOED, fnu
JAMEN, Herbert
as 1933
WQPF, fnu
SC JIOECHE p H
Sector for East Africa
sectox? for West Africa
sector for Central, Africa
ref (5/63)
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Deputy' Chief (5/61)._
Member (6/62)
(may be travelling in Africa)
Member
tMmber (5/..61)
Obeferent (3/61)
Referent (5/61)
Pber (10/61)
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D to Min er Johr~?~nes K4? Koenig is responsible for the
six European Departments and the Consular Department, and is chairman
for the German side of the Combined German/Soviet Commission. His role
on the commission is to represent East German interests in organizational,
technical and material questions dealing with Soviet occupation forces.
The commission meets periodically by previous agreement. Secretary of
the commission is Koenig's Personal Referent. Koenig?s office has a
special government telephone line.
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OFFICE OF DEPUTY F =MN MINIS`. ER KOENYG
KOEW8 Johannes
2 April.1903 Arrstadt
LUF I'1a Karl He1nz
ca 1928
IrEY11ANN,j Hedwig
25 April 1905
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Deputy Foreign Minister
Persona. Referent (4/61)
Secrecy
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_^,st -European. Depsrtme t - USSR
The department is divided into the following specialty areas
(Arbe1tsgeb ete)o
Internal Affairs
Foreig Policy d Ir ternatioia 'Questions
Economic Policy
i -addition, the department is responsible or support ar..d direction
of the Eaaat Germwi Embassy I Moscow.
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Y1SSt DEPARTS (1st European Department
KROLIKOWSKI a Herbert
15 Marc. 1924 Dresden
DA$ MSr Ulrich
FALL HO MM
ca 1931
AAIDA, Oerhard
ca 1936
Ht T , Erich
ca 1933
JA N,, fnu
1ETZB Renate
ca 1933
BMIO, fnu
ca 1929
ZAKROZCKI, fnu
clef (1/63)
Economic Referexat -(4/61)
Member (9/61)
Ausserpl aeesiger
Attache (5/61)
Oberre'Grents aigi ,icy
Oberroftrent a 19'o ei
(/61).
Seerete r (4/61)
O x fereDt (4/61)
Policy
.Reterent,o IntGrna1 Affafra
(5/61)
SE CRR.T
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mud ERzyo &a Department, - N1eiSIjoeing Nat:g,o, pis
This department is divided into the following sectors:
Poland
Hungary
It is also .respo able for support and direction of the following:
Embassies In Warsaw
Budapest
Consulate General in Danzig
Consulates Ln Breslau
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NEIGHHORING AIAII JS DEPARTMENT (2nd European Department)
HEIM, Rudolf
22 February 1914 Lef.pzig
.. Senator for HM&MZ
WOEIX, Peter
ELM, Sonja (nee R . )
ca 1926
wOEL rnG, Ra1m d
Chief (1/63)
Chief ?(5/61)
Oberreterentlia (5/61)
Retermt (.5161)
.Sector for Poland
SEIPFT, Ouetar
15 June 1929
BRAEUNIG, Gerhard
RAIN, klorst
.ca 1931
KUSS,, use
as 1908
SEIDEL Eberhard
ca 1935
WENK, Ruth
ca 1930
Chief (4/61)'
Referent (4/61)
Oberreterent (4/61.)
member (k/61)
Referent (5-61)
Haupparebereet.i s (5'67 )
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3 d--Eat Department ashcan Nam
This -department is divided into the following sec,4ors
Albania
Rumania
Bulimia
Yugoslavia
It s ..also aponsible for support and direction of the l tr llowf ! :
,Embassies In Tirana
Bucharest
Sofia
I?gation in Bel r de
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BALKAN NATIONS DEPARTMENT Ord European Department)
WENNING, Werner
ca 1914 Berli:h
Sec uor d or Albania
Chief (1/63)
KINNIGKEIT, Erwin. Oberreferent (4/61)
ca 1930
RICHTER, Manfred Oberreferent (5/61.)
ca 1926
C
Sector for Rumania
KLUGE, Kurt Chief (5/61)
{:a 1923
KIE N , Gerhard Member (4/62)
Sector for Yu oslavia
JAKOBS, Paul Chief (5/6.1)
ca 1928
HO IANN , i ~xu Oberreferent (1/G1)
ca 1932
Sector for Bulgaria
S E C R E T
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th E!~E e Y Depar it mezt - Nor-lie Nations
The department ii.raciudes the fo11 owing sectors:
Finland
Denmark/Sweden
Norway./Iceland
It is r-esponsiTrle for political directicn. of the following:
`11rFtde INiseion in Helsinki
Representations of the Chamber for Foreign Trade (K(A)i
Copeikaageri.
Stockholm
Oslo
Rekj&vik
3EC?RET
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NORDIC NATIONS BEk'ARTWT (4th Europe Depart t)
1:SMDN ,, Wev ia.er Gerhard
26 February 1930
BEUFR, Otto (Dr . )
Chief (1/63)
Meaaber '(3/61.)
Oifi t , Irzgid Steno-Secretary (4/61)
ca a.a J
MoE114R, use 3ecrefi ry (5/61)
ne. 1927
RIC} TER Thee
25 Juice 1932
Sector
Member (4/61)
EkoffFrCHER, Rolf.
ea 1935
Chief (5/61)
Referent (5/61.)
STQR',C T, Has Juergen Refer. e at (5/61)
ca `.929
Sector NOr Denmark - Sweden
PAS1?UCHA , Traugott Chef. (5/61)
a .1907
Se,-,tor. or J o y/Xee
STROrP a Dieter Horst
23 February 1933
Ii MANN,, Peter
ca 1935
Rx"BE, Willi
na 1901
SCINALFUSS, HeL,nz
ca ".929
CI let' (5/61)
Referent (5/63)
Referent (5/61)
Referent (5/61.)
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This department eraoompaases Western Europe politically rather than
,geographically; it i m.clugdes the following sectors:
Prance
England/Ireland
Auatrie/Switzerla nd
Italy/Spain/Portugal
Creece/?P rkey
The-department . Is responsible for political direction or:
Representations of the Chamber for Ioreig Trade (XfA) In
Paris
London
Vienna
Amsterdam
Brussels
Roams
Athens
Istanbul
The department shares responsibility with the. Inter ti gal Organizations
Depertment for direction of East German Representation to the Economic
Council of Europe (ECE) in Geneva.
Note-: There are no representations in Irelwids embumrg, Spain, or
Portugal.
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t TE T EURO X1 A (5th European Aepe! eat)
FLASCWj, Herbert
5 October 1929 Berlin
PRIED Klaus
ca 1935
LANOER, Karin
ea 1943
Chief (1/63)
Referent (5/61)
Secretary (5/61)
Sector f?or France
'ZPMIS, Guido Chief (5/61)
20 Novtl 1899 Erzegmovi,Yugoslavia
BUMICK, Harr
ea 1936 .
(5/61)
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BOCHOL, Prank Member (8/61)
ERMWER. tau Referent (5/61)
ca 1931
HAUSTEIN, Penfred Referent, Algeria (5/61)
ca 193k
KRU GEI , Heinz Oberreferent (5/61)
ca 1927
aecLor for E 1ead/Ireland
SPIES, ft u
ca 1906
AI CRP, Erich
ca 1931
HOOCKER, Friedmca 1937
Sector for Austria/Switzerland
PEH.tikT, Rioted
ea 1916
MtR. Manfred
ca 1926
sECRST
Chief (5/61)
Referent (5/61)
Referent (5/61)
Chief (5/61)
Referent (5/61)
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WEST E19OPE DEPARTMEM"L (cont.)
Sector for the Benelux. Nations
HEM, Diet mw
ca 19,29
WOW, Klaus
Chief (5/61)
Referent (5/61)
Sector for ,ltaly812ainortugal
BIBOL, Eckhard Acting Chief (5/61
ca 1931
PATZAK, Alfred Oberreferent (5/63)
ca 1932
Sector for Greece/l'urke
RIOTER, Hans Chief (3/52)
ca 1930
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6th European Department - West Gems
This department is divided into specialty areas. It was estab-
lished after the structural reorganization of . 1959 through a resolution
of the Council of Ministers, a move which sigca.ified that West Germany
would henceforth be regarded as a foreign country. Theretofore West
German questions were handled the Department for Basic Questions.
Both departments now work closely together, an such questions as a
German peace treaty and German reunification, the initiative on such
questions usually comes from the Basic Questions Department. All
matters dealing with West Germany-aside from questions of economics
and trade are supposed to be coordinated with this department. Other-
wise D the Department covers West German domestic and foreign affairs
just as the other area departments cover their areas. Theoretically o
.aall governmental measures bearing on West Germany are supposed to be
coordinated with this Department, but in practice this is not yet the
caase ,
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WEST GERMANY DEPARVEW (6 to European Department)
J ABN, Ruct i
4 November 1906 Leipzig
KLOFT,ZER9 xo()
cA 1933
MEN'., KoIrM
ca 1930
Crkiief (1/63)
Obarreferent (5,,61. )
o re fret t 0;61.)
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C mTi u .ar Department
The consular Department is generally looked upon as a.nonpolitid
cal department, that is, one that is not involved in matters of foreigg,
policy and thus not important, This view, although it is not openly
.admitted, is shared by the Cadre Department and, in practice many
persomoxel who prove to be incompetent In other departments are otter,,
transferred to the Consular Department
The Consular Department communicates directly with the Consulates
abroad-by routine pouch (Routtiepost) without having to coordinate with
.the respective area desks. It coordinates closely with the Ministry of
the Interior and is represented on a variety of commissions in the
latter ministry. The Consular Department includes the post of Deputy
Department. Chief and has the following sectors:
Consular Matters
Private Travel
Official Travel
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CONSULAR DEPART NEW
BOEHM,, Johames
ca 1906
YY l$CHKA, Arthur
8 November 1895 Wismar
PYScH, Inge (Fran)
ca 1927
PLEHMT, Hms
ca. 1905
PR=RICH, Olga (,i.)
Zectoa for Consular tt2rs
0
KATPDE-, Horst
4 February 1922
FIX Joachim
.,ca 1928
GORMK1, fnu (Frau)
HARHAB'll''iEI Lego
ca 1930
KAL 4trrz1c , a
LADWIG, Barbel
LIEBISCH, Guenther
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chief (5/61)
Deputy Chief (4/61)
Secretary (4/61)
Hauptreferent (7/61)
Secretary (5/6).)
Chief (5/61)
Member (4/61)
Secretary (5/61)
1 ember (5/61)
Secretary (5/61.)
Secretes (5/61).
Chief (5/61)
_.,:,Sector foa? Private Travel
a 0bbav I lie1wut
ca 1920
ENM