LATEST SOVIET EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE BERLIN POLICE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001600940009-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 9, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. On 3 July 1948, Police President 1?4arkgraf instructed all central police
aut'norities.that in the future the reports on police activities need
no longer be submitted to the occupying powers. Reports will be pre-
parod as before but copies will be sent only to the Desernat number
one of the Police Prdsidium.
2. On the saw day,14arkgraf issued written instructions forbidding police
authorities, specifically members of central headquarters, to have offs-
ciai contact with representatives of the Allied Powers except on specific
instructions from the police president. Furthermore, central headquarters
officials were forbidden to participate in conferences and.msetiri> called
by Allied authorities. The only exception to this rule arplies to police
officials who are permitted to deal with the authorities of the sector
uhere they are on duty.
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RAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
FORMATION REPORT
REPORT NO.
Latest Soviet Efforts to
Control the Berlin Police
On 4 July the Sector Police, acting on instructions from I Markgraf, attempted
to rove vehicles and supplies from the police warehouse and rotor pool
in the American Sector. This was prevented by the quick action of US Sector
Polite.
4. Two days later,Dahier, Inspector of the Schutzpolizei, reported that dur-
i$v the past three days officials of the Brandenberg f'olice and the GAI
attended conferences -In the headquarters of the Berlin Schutzpolizei.
5. On 6 July, Chief of Police Coramsnications Kliesch was ordered by Soviet
Lt. Colonel Koteshev to move his organization into the new building.
KlIeech stated that his office was subordinate only to the Allied Koman-
datura; therefore, he could not accept the Soviet order as valid. Kona sherv
replied that the Kamendatura was non-existent; that the Police Pr sldiu
and subordinate officers were subject to Soviet orders only. Kliesch was
warned that, unless the rove was accomplished before 12 July, he would be
tried before a Soviet tTilitary Court.
6. I4agistrate cos aandants called a meeting for the afternoon of 8 July to
consider the police situation. The western one andants will meet with
public safer officers on 9 J?13,4 to consider counter-measures.
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