MEETING OF KPOE FACTORY CELLS TO DISCUSS YOUTH ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008300570017-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: August 16, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
REPORT NO. EW6
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16 August 1951
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Meeting of KPOe Factory Cells
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to Discuss Youth Activities
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On 32 June 1951 a special meeting of the leaders of Betriebsorganii
sationen (factory cells) within USIA was held at KPOe 'Headquarters,
Wasagasse, Vienna IY. The meeting was called by the Stadtleitung
(city directorate) of the KPOe. Presence was by invitation only,
the invitations being delivered by courier; each invitation was
addressed personally to the individual concerned.
The meeting was attended by Jugendreferenten, Kulturreferenten and
Betriebsorganisationekiter of the factory cells of USIA plants. The
meeting was addressed by the following KPOe officialsI
a.
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c.
d.
3. According to Lauscher, the meeting was called in order to coordinate
the youth work within factory cells with general KPOe activities.
At present the KPOe is dissatisfied with the relations existing be-
tween party officials and youth officials. The party officials must
be cognizant of the problem confronting the youth organizations, while
the latter must devote more time and energy to the political problems
of the party. In order to accomplish this aim, as of 3. July 1951, each
party cell within a factory will behold fully responsible for the
youth activities within the factory.
4. The other speakers emphasized the following points:
members who have received full political indoctrination.
c? Personal contact between members of the party factory cells
and members of the FOeJ must be increased and improved.
d. Nominations into the Betriebsrat (for the position of Jugend--
referenten) should be.only.those of reliable FOeJ members, I.e.
be bolstered.
Lausoher, Josef: Stadtleiter, KPOe
Irik, fou: Kadar Bt=o, KPOe
Rusitschka, fnu.: Fader Bono, KPOe
Breuning, Hansa Stadleiter, FOeJ
Suspicion against the FOeJ on the part of older party members
mat be neutralized.
b. The reputation of the party amongst members of the FOeJ must
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e4 The Central Ciomittee 3.s highly dissatisfied with the small number
of FC)eJ members in the Vienna area,, where party mem'bers'hip far
eedc FOeJ membership.
fO In the near future a drive will be laemohed with the aim of dou-
bling the membership of the POeJ in the Vienna area prior to Jan--
nary, 1952.
To accelerate and intensify the political development of young
Communists within the FOeJ, the party wi 1 place at the disposl
of the I%J its ableot young members.
Leu oher concluded by stating that the FOe3 would sttU remain relative-
],y ependent of the party and that the cooperation of party organs would
not be allow d to result In the disappearance of the FOeJ as a separate
unit. Laus?her also announced that the Kulturrofor mten of the factory
cello would be charged with the task of supplying material aid to the
youth groups within their domain and with pressuring factory directors
for. funds and ge a ral assistance in furthering the work of the POeJ
groups
6? Those present at the meeting were informed that on 14 June a second
meeting concerning the question voul8 be held, this meeting being composed
of representatives from party organisations in privately-owned factories.
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Cft This represents a departure from present practice and
?4n result in a considerable lessening of the autonomy which the FOeJ
has enjoyed to date.
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