THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
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January 28, 2009
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March 3, 1953
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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.
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SECURITY INFORMATION ^ V
COUNTRY g .at Germany
SUBJECT The Ministry of Health
REPORT
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
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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
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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 .
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Ref ers ,Flanu and
(Tllw4ning $4atistios
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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