SOKOLOVSKY-KAISER MEETING ON GENERAL POLICIES

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• Publication Date: August 28, 1947
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COUNTRY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
Germany (Russian Zone)
INTELUGENCE REPORT
_MUM Sokolovsky-Kaiser Meeting on General Policies
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On 28 August 1947 General Sokolovsky called Jacob Kaiser and Ernst Learner to
Earlahorst for a meeting, presumably to discuss further plans. of the CDT'
Party Congress which was convened on 5 September. Soviet officials pment
at this meeting were General Sokolovsky? General Makarov, Colonel Tulpmov,
and Gaptain Kratin. The meeting lasted two and one-half hours and?much to
the surerise of the CDU Chairman, was very cordial.Sokolovsky went into a
iona ipboah, the substance of which was that the Ruesians do not want a Bol-
he-ist Germany, Sokolovsky said that the Soviets know their system doe
not satisfy all people, especially the German people. He told Kaiser that
Germany should be free but united. The Americans, he claimed,desire a torn,
disunited Germany. Re also told Kaiser that Germany should be allowed to re-
build its own economic 'system and should spurn any eeseerfftunda proffered by,
American monopolistic capitalists,
Tulperny Interrupted to say that the Soviets value a German government at
supports the following two factors* 1) a legitimate democracy (one ths.
will fight monoply, the Junkers, capitalism, etc.), and 2) friendship with
Soviet Russia.
3. Sckolovaky then resumed his tirade by saying that Germany must revert 1-4,
the politics of Biemerch. Germany's ruin was a direct result of the refec-
tion or Bismarck's policy of friendship towards Ruseia.
Sokolovsky spoke over an hour lashine at American policy and American aide
ture. He constantly called it a jazz goverment built on Hollywood celimre
which is rapidly degenerating the American people. Re told Kaiser not eo
forget that it was the Soviet e who won the we. To shoe how degenerate the
Americans are ,hecited the Battle of the Bulge. Sokolovsky said that to
broken-down, battle weary Gereae livisions drove the entire American frlry
back 30 kms. Sokolovsky then said "Too 'bad Hitler didn't have six divizionle
so he could have driven the Americans back to the British Tales*
5, Towards the end of the meeting Sokolovske told gaiser that he agreed with
the latterige policy and shared Kaiser's views that only the anti-Fascise
political parties should be represented -and not the various and sundry
groups and organizations b
attached to any political party. Sokolovsky teld
politics.
?,r??; This is the first meeting Kaiser has had'wieh perfectlyagreeable to the CDU's present stand 012 io
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Kaiser that
higher Soviet officers In which no pressure ? was exerted on him to take Lague
against the Mrehall Plan, In two previous meetings with Colonel Tulpanoe
considerable pressure had been employ t t to force Keiser to
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6. While the above meeting was taking place in Berlin and Kaiser was being as-
sured by the top ranking Soviet leaders in Germany that his political views
were approved, the local groups of the CDU in the Soviet Zone were beginning to
pass resolutions against the Marshall Plan and a resolution that Jacob Kaiser
should take a stand against American politics in Germany. This was discovered
the next day when Robert Tillmanns of bhe CDU Executive Committee was visited
by Captain Kratin at CDU Headquarters. Kratin told Tillnanns "Thank goodness
Kaiser has altered his opinion on what stand he is to take at the coming Party
Congress with reference to the Americans." C nent: Kratin was present
:the Kaiser4okolovsky meeting and acted as interpreter. Tillmanns, though
not present, is an adviser and confidant of Kaiser who informed him of the pre-
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7. Kratin then went on to say that if Kaiser did not alter his opinions the CDU
would soon be kaput. When asked to what he was specifically referring, Kratin
eatracted from his brief case several resolutions, allegedly from various local
groups, declaring that they opposed the Marshall Plan and Western political
policies. Tillmanns told Kratin that this was impossible; that a meeting of
Provincial leaders during the previous week gave Kaiser a one-hundred percenfA
v)to of confidence on the political stand'he was to take at the Party CongreEs.
did not let Tillmanns see the resolutions but merely waved them in frent
o. his face and then stuck them back in the drawer. EllOMMSsamnl: Rek.
port No. indicates that Kratin "urged" the local leaders to sign these
resolutions. 25X1A6a
8. After Kaiser heard of Kratin'S visit to Tillmanns with the alleged resolutiore
he became infuriated and atked Sokolevsky for another meetirg. Kaiser told
Sokolovsky "You call me to your office and tell me one thing while out in the
zone your Soviet officials are forcing our party members to do the contrary,"
25X1A6a Sokelovsky gave no answer and told Kaiser thrt he would see him again when ti-e
permittedpIMISmaelat: Report No. gives background
material to this reportan shows the duplicity of Soviet eficials in their
dealings with Kaiser and the CDU.)
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