BERLIN SITUATION AS OF 11:30 P.M. (BERLIN) 17 JUNE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600010001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
COUNTRY East Germany
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
This Document co I lnrormetton affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States. Within the mean.
lag of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. coo. as
amended. Its tranenilalon or rpyelstj of its Coitente
to or receipt by an unauthorised person Is prohibited
by law. The reproductiop at this farm Is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMAT;oN
Berlin Situation as of 11:30 P.M.
(Berlin time) 17 June
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 18 June 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
1. The key areas of disturbance centered around Leipzigerstrasse, Wilhelmatrasee,
Friedrichstrasse, Zimmerstrasse, Potsdamer Platz and Strausberger Platz,
Soviet troops were backing up the regular Volkspolizei Man for man while uni-
formed members of the FDJ were held in reserve. The first Soviet commitment
consisted of elements of the lot Mechanized Division with about 3,000 men and
forty tanks. These were reinforced later in the day by additional troops and
tanks belonging possibly to the 6th Guards Mechanized Division.
2. As of 9:00 P.M. on 17 June, the curfew imposed be effective. No crowd demonstrations were reported Svannd authorities aeomed to
the demonstrato$s were
apparently yielding to the Russian soldiers' pressure.
3. Apparently all Sector border crossing points are blocked or guarded by Russian
troops, supported in me cases tanks. Commitment of UP during the day has
not been reported,
restricted to their Kasernea, they were put on alert and
en masse during the day, one ~-P unit defected
4. Public transportation in the Soviet Sector is at a standstill. The S-Bahr is
not operating in West Berlin. Train service between East Berlin and Wittenberg
was reported to have ceased and in general the DDR railroad service is impaired
because of the confusion. As of 7:30 P.M. on 17 June, no over-all operational
orders had been issued by the Reichabahn Direktion. The Base net (railway
communication system) in Rant Berlin was out of commission.
passenger traffic was seriously curtailed by oraer or trie
Reirhsbhn. No tickets for Berlin or vicinity were being sold. There have been
no reports that the freed rolling stock is being diverted to other purposes or
that unusual troop movements are taking place.
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6. In addition to Otto Nuschke, Fritz Selbmmnn Minister of Smelting and Mining,
and Seifert, an SSD official are in Went Berlin.
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