P LANNED COMMUNIST STRIKE AND PUTSCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001801030001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 14, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R0018010300p j4 7 j ,/C? 7
CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY AustrjnAs7,R
SUBJECT Planned Cort unist Strike and PutschIONFIDENTl:41,
DATE DISTR. 14 September 19.5
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1. A roneral, strike for Austria is planned to begin about mid-September 1948
in the tipper Styrian heavy industry area; the strike is to center in parti-
cular on Kapfenbart* and Donawitz. The Co=iunist strateM.r is to start with
de_r.:onstrations by women workers a,R;ainst high food -prices. As soon as the
Governr?ent pat: a stop to the women's demonstrations, the on will intervene,
ostensibly to defend their wonen, and start a strike which will spread through
Austria. The Cor unists hope that many Styrian vorkors will be- than over
the Cor_rmist demand for a 25% cage boost.
2 The Cor>I'n mist. plan to carry out a putsch in Vienna this fall. Plans for
this action were 'ping discussed in a "oviet-requisitioned villa at 6 Laufen-
bergstrasno, Vienna II, 'ro i 23 Aur u.st to 6 September. The villa L under
constant Soviet .mard during closed sessions. Tvent;; Co naniat Party meribers
were prevent at ;:h?: villa. All but Corriunist leader Franz Honner care required
to main at the the villa for the duration of the session. Uniformed Soviets.
UM s1so -resent. Besides Bonner, the Conriunist Party official f:epka (sic)
was also identified anong the trienty persons present. The final step in the
panned coup is to take over control of the Austrian Police. Selected Austrian
,auisl nos are beinr' briefed for this aurnose.
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