SED OFFICIALS NOT EXPECTING EASTERN ZONE GOVERNMENT BEFORE FEBRUARY 1949

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100650007-4
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 1998
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 16, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
NTELLIGENCE AGENCY
NF ATiON REPORT'
Gezreny (Russian Zone)
S;D Ifficials not s~:nentinR Eastern
Zone 0overnrant before February 1949
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Widespread opinion is SAD circles is that no covernnent will be announoed
for the Soviet :one until th3 and of February 1949. This does not rreolude
further centralisation of 111K and GAI functions ',hich are tantanount to a
rovernnent, but it is believed that in deference to public orinion the Soviets
will perrit the Eastern Zone Germans to net up a r overnment in responso only
to a "spontaneous" request from the Voikskongress. Dr this r7eans they nain-
tain sons re-stence to rarliartentary formalities.
2. 3ecauee the raohiner- to call the Volkaboap"se into session is cunbersme.
requiring petitions and resolutions arl.rinatinn uith the Volksaussch1sse
and the ca]1iM of the L4nderkongrees by the Lkderausschfisee,, eta., it is
unlikely the Volke ngrese could convene for several weeks.
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