GERMANS IN RUSSIA, AND THE SITUATION IN THE UKRAINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01035R000100010018-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: August 7, 1947
• Content Type: REPORT

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IFQ1I REPORT
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Oermnxs in Russian and the Situation
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in the Ukraine
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1. The Sovi ete are making extensive use of the German element for work La all
fields. The utmost exploitation is,being made of these Germans, or zcther,
of their knowledge. Germs specialists are working in the military staffs of
the Red Arqr as instructors. MwW have taken Soviet citizenship. A
great number of Germans are employed in the administration and in the differ-
ant branches of industry, mai..n y, however,, in war i dustry.
In the Caucasus a purge with deportations is Wring place. Nationalist
activity is very strong. Terror and elimination are being used on a w de
scale. About a hundred persons have been arrested from. the defense r_;,,s--
sa t and from Co enisssriat for Foreign Affairs. About 50 have beea?: r .
Autumn sowing was meager, especially in the Ukraine, Foltaama and ])ni ; .=,opstrovsk
provinces. Industrial and reconstruction achievements in the Ukraine l:aave
not attained even 20% of pub] i.shed figures and official cc aiques. s wary -
ehere there is a marked lack of specialists and professionals. This x= es-
peci alb true In the textile Industry, jute., and flax, leather and glass
works (Ural, Sverdlae province). This scarcity is being overcome, when pos-
sible, by the use of Germans. There is also a great scarcity of pro[tsionals
for economic planning. Germans are also found in this field.
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