1. VIOLATIONS OF THE NON-FRATERNIZATION RULE BY SOVIET SOLDIERS 2. SOVIET MILITARY CENSORSHIP PROCEDURES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECURTI`Y IFf FORMATION
COUNTRY Austria
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 it prohibited.
SUBJECT 11 Violations of the NonFraternization DATE DISTR. 13 April 195.
Rule by Soviet Soldiers NO. OF PAGES 2
2. Soviet Military Censorship Prod.edur~es
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
ARMY review completed.
THE SOURCE 'EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Fraterni'Zation
1. Fraternization of Soviet personnel with Austrians was officially:phibited,
However, most dompany rade officers fraternized to a great extent. Platoon
leaders did not usually punish EK for fraternization; but company C0s'even
though they did not like to punish the men,, had no 'choice when the. offense
became knsrn. Austrian Party Members-.wane not interested in reparti..
instances of Soviet fraternization. The Austrian. police did not, have the.
authority to arrest Soviet personnel, but they-were. supposed, to report any
instanced of 'fraternization to the. Ki mmandaturd Kommandatura Pattois were
given the main re'spohsib :it 'of 'preventing fraternization and axreetinng 25X1
violatorsr no'men ere detailed tow work with
the{omaaaridatura Patrols.
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officers, who ranged from lieutenants to lieutena tcolonelsand 25X1
dressed? in civilian clothes, were ? used to' apprehenn d ?Sov et per~sa el
who. tried to contact Austrian: civilians on the streets . of Vienna.
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The UKR-OKR-"Smersh" was charged with reporting' and. preventing
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SECRET/SECU ITY INFORMATION 25X1
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?round s wh
soldier o were reported missing from ,the barracks Burin bedcheup ^~1
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Each regiment.sent out atr
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Censors.hi~ .
, 4'. All incoming and outgoing mail and,
packages' were censored. sak+s es
were oensored at the mail room OP the regimental. headquarters
all other mail was censored at the 'Main-poet office 25X1
in Baden because th
e mail was staptped with the official, Badon post
office goal.
No m..litary informatioac could ?be' written in letters.. Soldiers were
not allowed to complain about life in the army; they were, suppcksed
to write home that everything was.satisfactory.
soldiers had made,a few minor corplainte in their 25X1
letters, such as mention of 'p'oor food and badconditions Such
small violations were usually read 'to all the regiment and the
offender reoeived not more than 20 days. in the guard house
7s diers who Mad been :corresponding with an., Austrian girl 25X1
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girl's
~veral oter soldiers mere eorrQSponding with Austrjan 25X1
.the soldier
~ ~.~ ?uay~ w~aG xvw uer Ay sus r1an post under his own name,
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