THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

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CIA-RDP80-00810A000100400001-8
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6
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December 21, 2016
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January 28, 2009
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1
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Publication Date: 
March 3, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2009/01/28: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000100400001-8 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT This Document contains information affecting the Na- tional Defense of the United States, within the mean- Ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited. SECRET,/C_.0NTRCL G U',a. OFFICIALS ONLY SECURITY INFORMATION ^ V COUNTRY g .at Germany SUBJECT The Ministry of Health REPORT DATE DISTR. NO. OF PAGES REQUIREMENT REFERENCES THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL Of CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 25X1 News from the MIsistry of Health Professor Dr. Karl Walther and his namesake to The professor Dre med. Karl Walther, who formerly headed the lane In- anantara-he of the East German Ministry of Health 20 A second Professor Dr. 1Nalther -whose firstAiame? is not kiown1 The East German Red Cross (Deutsohes Rote Kreuz) organization 30 The heading on the DRK correspondence to the Ministry of Health, reads "Zentrales Organisationskomittee, Deutsohes Rote Kreuz. Dresden N6, Koepekestraiiisea Tel. 55106/55441". The Dresden headquarters office of the DRK had a staff of over 60 workers. iu lute 0oto11er 1952, A Frau Eppinger SECRET/CONTROL U S STATE X ARMY X NAVY X AIR FBI AEC 25 YEAR RE-REVIEWS Indicated By "X", Field Distribution By FFLCI' S ONLY O 3 March 1953 Approved For Release 2009/01/28: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000100400001-8 Approved For Release 2009/01/28: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000100400001-8 SECRET/CONTROL - U,S. OFFICIALS ONLY joined the staff and will be responsible for legal and general business matters. She was previously in the service of the government of Land Brandenburg. 4. The DRK appears to have no legal standing yeti but the Ministry expects it soon. In late October 1952p Dr. Werner Ludwi4p the head of the DRKywas promised legal standing in a conference with Willi Stoph when the latter headed the Buero fuer Wirtsohaftsf ragen la In late Octobers the DRK was making great efforts to get schooling facilities for nurses, so that nursing auxiliaries could be trained'in evening classes, 6. Dro Reinhard Schwarzlose has been appointed DRK Bezirk?s doctor for Bezirk Frankfurt/Oder. The organization of public health on the new Bezirk government basise 7, The Ministry plans for each'Bezirk to have a public health department; with a total staff of about 25. Each department will be organized as followss . eiIun Casu.ndhoitswesen Haushaltsre-ferat IVfaaiageen-s) a s$ De' &.r men Ref ers ,Flanu and (Tllw4ning $4atistios S6ction) Referat I ---?,-Heilwesen _~ iene Pub 1io Health) Referat 3-mmm--- Mutter and Rind e~i roman tl d) 8. the following appointments to the public health departments have beoome knowne Bezirk Cottbus Bezirk Dresdens Bezirk Erfurts Bezirk Frankfurt/order Bezirk Halles Bezirk Neubrandenburgs Bezirk Rostooka heeds Dr. Otto Hygienes Frau Drd"Sigismund (nee Mueller m also hiedof the Cottbus hygiene oenter (ZfH)) heads 'Dr. shed. 'Kurt Wohlrabe Hygienes Dr. Doehrisoh heads 'Dr. Voellkopf Heilwesens Dr. Heinz :Kortaman heads Dr. Mund4 Heilwesens Dr. ' ' Heinersdorf gygienes Drd~'Et