TRANSFER TO LUCKENWALDE OF BAUMION NORD/OST AND OTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DEPUTY FOR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AT THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

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CIA-RDP80-00810A001400200009-5
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 14, 2016
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March 7, 2003
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9
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Publication Date: 
April 27, 1953
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REPORT
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i~v; Y..~ East Gera . . J l - au+ao-.wnnea+s.ve. 21X1=VALUATIONJ Tran,,f car to Luckenwalde of Aauunion Nord/Ost and other Information DA 7E OF CON t'ENT- 1 I 2X A=:E OBTAINED..,..] I h9_I?EREillCES..-,.?.e.,.s, 'PAGES-. ,25X.1 Tnt 4r3 Approi 6 W1B*TtQbie.. grain to -the De-rutv OBTAINED--A to " March 1953 --ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE) DATE PREPARED 27 April 1951 25X1 25X1 25X1 omrugna. It is fairly definitely believed that Major General :Payer is State Secretary Wi- li Mayer who was reassigned to the tad istry of the Interior in Ja-Luary 1953 and was ct arged with the control of the administrative agencies for construction and billeting. His Tili.ta.ry _-= - k of major general and his activity tend to indicate that -`aver took over the position of Deputy for Economic Affairs as sucees;-or to Major general -Bernd Weinherger, who was discharged from the Ministry of the Interior. T~ e reasons of the planned transfer to Luckenwxlde of Bauunion lordost in Prenziau are still undetermined. The construction projects in the Pasewalk area re not yet I' -s possible that rni' itary projects are scheduled to be constructer} in other areas in connection with the activation of additions1 army groups; and that Bauunion Nordost is charged with the responsibility for the construction of these projects. It is dt-ubted that 3auunicnen Nord, Kuoste and Sued should be tr insfer?red CLASSIFICATION SECRET1 Approved For Release 2003/08/07 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001400200009-5 1. Major re' ral 'W J?. _PSa er ., Marcour (f'nu), technical manager of Bauur.aion Iord/-Ost; and a utz (fnu), his commercial manager at a r eeting on I March 19!: deter,Aired that Bauunion "lord/Ost move to Luckenwalde and that Prpnalau be di -.,solved. Source learned that FFauuoionen 'lord, Sued and Kueste were also scheduled to be trans- ferr?ed to Luckenwalde for closer cooperation.) ;?conomi..c Pro, lems at the Ministry of the Interior that a . coordination office to ensure good connections betureen the industry and the KVP was established in Berlin. a procurement section under 11M1ajor Loup (fnu) was established in Berlin. The section was allegedly charged with the procurement of equipment including billeting equipment, vehicles and clothing for the Volkspolizei and the Dauunions.2 In early Varch, the offic : of the Deputy for 3. In early Mir. ch, a nesting of all. material suppliers and transport directors of Bauunions `7ord/03t, Nord, >ued and Kueste was scheduled to be held at Bauunion Sued in Dresden on 10 March. The meeting alle-redly was to train the econoric functionaries in management with particular regard to Procur -mant, storage of a?iterials and employment of tr-. naportation. 25X1: 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/07 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001400200009-5 ::ECR!: to Lu: kenwalde, aiuce they :ire resp insible for ' construction projects on Tin g: n Island niid projects of the Air Force in the Cottbus -Kamenz 3au 1..z9fl area. It is fair"ty definitely believed that the procurement sa . on.is Bubo. Jinate ? o &he. Deputy fcr conor;d.c Problems. S ;sCRET/ 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/07 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001400200009-5