SOVIET MAIL AND TELEPHONE CENSORSHIP ACTIVITIES IN VIENNA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000400250001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELL_1CENCE AGENCY
This Document oont.>ns inlosmatioa saectias the 1P.-
tioaal Defense of the IIaited Btatee, within the mean-
fns of Title la, eectiona 799 sad 794, of the II.B. Qode, as
INFORMATION REPORT ~?~?~?~ I~ *~'?~'?~ ?~ revelation ?f its oonteats
to or seceipt by w unsuthoshsed person :e prohibited
by law. Ths r+sproductiaa of this foarm is pmhiblted.
SECRET~CQI9TRQL - U.S. OFFICIALS .ONLY
COUNTRY ~Piti~tria
SUBJECT :~Cs~iet :Me.il arlc~.?-'~eleg~xvne .CeIISC3rshi~ .
A~'ttvtti~es .in Vienna
DATE DISTR. 4 March 1953
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN TH15 RE-ORf ARE DEfINIT1VE.
THE AIfRAISAL Of CONTlNT IS TENTATIVE.
(fOR KEV TEE REVEAS!)
1~yat~t from the .official: ms,ib aensorshi.~ office, w~aic} ie su'~ord.iziate to
the Ministry of Interiax, the j~oviets are a~ere,?tisL~ ffiail atul tele~ho>:~e c@neorhip
iad~andentlys
~e .The 13~iet mail Ireaeorehip oi'fic? agpears to 'h? the "8rief~e>~~url'ste~le ~ ~"
ie~. ie inete,lled at .the ~ol~t . off ia? at the ~o~th ? station (~ue~bahaf ),
die X. $ead. of this .office is oxie (fnu,) Weih~a The te].e~h?~? ce~neafhhi~
a~'~'ice ,rr~ienetetel~.e ~ ~" ie inetal~:?rl ~t t1~e . ~ent,~l~l tai?~hot~e e~ehan~? ,
~~ I, ~ehil=le~latz ~a Thie affiee ire ~~~or~ite to "~rief~ene~retelle ~ ~'-
~n~_ia ~1'z~d~ ley one (i'nu) ~chle~?~, ~il~l~l riequtye The I~~ority of the e~loy??e
of 'b?th afficee ire Ga~il~t ~r~~??by. I~eer~ a
T~ eh.ief~ of bath ofi'i~e~ arl~ soviet ?ffi~erl~, aee affi~e r~~~~a~e to be ~t
i~i~ ~, Teeh~ir~r'~~ae a A~~r~~i~tl~~y '~0 ~~ of a 1~?viet .e~ie~ti?~ .unit
~~~ ~,l~a ;e~~?ye~ I~t the ~entr~I tele~hane e~c~~~~e e
There ~~e ~i~te ?f ~e~?ee~~, aee i~ea~,in~ a~.~ auto?i i~ ie a~ I~~eeial
i~tere~t t? the ~avietea ~ha~ ~a~~e i~ i'?~?i~~ ~~u~~ee.a~e ~e~a~~?~
by ~~~t~~h~ ~ trr~~el~,te~,.'by a teas ai' int?r~reter~ heeded by ane (fns)
`eke ~ .
~ . : ~ e~~cie,I ~~~ : eoed 1~y ,two I~oviet ?i'f ice~?~ i~ e~?~~. f?~ I~oNit?~in~
~?~a~ ~h? e~,~le ,a~~e~il.~~ly bet~een ~aln~ offieel~ a This ,fir hale ~~
~e~ht ;affiee, `but wa~~?~ ~,t difi'e~ent t~l~~h+~~ e~ehe~n~ee R, :~~i~~h base fl
Acc?~di~ t?: ~?viet ~?~~lati?ae, th? sensate ~? t? ~?~eentr~,te ?n the f cilawi~
it?~s Tr?a~ ~ve~nte, eonf~t~tion ?f II~1Iit~ry i?~et~l~ti?~~, ~olitielAl eventl~,
'b~~i~ece tr~nl~~~ti?ne, ~rod~etion of faetor~~cREr/coy - ~a~s, o~zcTAT.r, :o1~LY
8. 5~e tip ego -:thy ~ovi~ets _~~e?; also : ~st~blished. a ce~-or~h3g . ?ffice in tTrfahr,
Upper- Au:stria., it f'regaent],y happeax~; .that _mail is collected ..from ...trains at
Amatetten and -3t e .Valentin, and. is .sent ..Qn to .Urfe~.~r fox, cea~,c~rng.
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