WILHELM PIECK ON SED PLANS

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 23, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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COUNTRY Geniareftussien zone
SUBJECT Wilhelm Pieck on SED Plans
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SED e!aalecyeen Wilhelm Tieck outlined present party policy to a
select group of party leaders about 23 February 1947, Pick aaid
the SED derands a national asaembly are a centralize overniiIent ?
with a deeentralized adminietratlea functioning in cooperation
-with the individual states.
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IIIIIIInpmment: Later Fleck aaggestud that a central government
eould be frmed by the partea and trade unione.without holding an
elactn'nen for a national aasembly, thus avoiding the possibility
of an overwhelming popular rejection of the SED.
There t to be no rapes of the states; only national and ?inter
national questions are to be?eettlee uniformly by the eentral
eovernment6 If an election were to be held today. for -e central
7wvernment the renult migbt not suit. the SED. Consequently, the
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does :let wish to overemphasize the formation of a enentral
gevornment; instead, It will put the establiehment of ft central
administration in the foreground.
2. Pfeeck said that the time is approaching when political 'parties may
be lleensed throucAhout Germany. It would be better if the SED had.
to ee tkeeee years moee to prepare for this. Th a SPD Will be re-
admitted in the Russian Zone but will not be a source of danger
to tbe SIT). The 3PD Will have no leaders in the Ruseian Zone
o.tild like to see a party functionary who, after haring worked
twe
roar a for us, now would turn and work against us.. The KPD
in the west will -join the SED en masse, together eth Any other
pereons the -SED can win over from the trade union or from other
suurces. Committee will be forned immediately for thte purpose
in ?the 13. Zone In the Dritieh Zone, the SED will hold back
until after the .Peril elections.
3. The central adminintration would be formed by the political parties
and the trade unions. It could :be used to organize a plebiscite on
whether Germany is to have A federalistic or a centralized govern-
ment,
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4. Pieck rejects a plebiscite on whether Oermeny s willing; to accept
the peace treaty when it is formula_ted. Peck stated that there
is too much danger that the treaty might be rejected because of
unfavorable clauses, eg the eastern boteldary.
5.. To avoid forcing former members of the Nazi party .,...reto an anti-
Fussian stands Pieck recommends a. change in denazification methods0
pieck stated, "We wish that no further steps be ta.,:en (examinations?
investigations, etc.), if no ceine has beer, proved,. The CASe is -
to be ..7ina1ly closed, Th5..s will cause us 'o.ne Leconveniences,
such as returning homes to T.-azia, but we have to pt up with that0
lIe must give these people a ehance to parelcipate politics, to
vote, and to be elected to office. Even so? we wiell still not be
sure of these people. Le will have to continue to influence them
ideologicallye and in 5.1L1(q1 a skillful way teat they do nct feel
they are being spied on or educated."
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