WITHHOLDING OF RATION CARDS IN EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700010005-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 21, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2005/08/24: CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700010005-7
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CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL. INTELL ,
FORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Gernany
SUBJECT
PLACE
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DATE OF
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS I NFOHHATION APF1CTUNG THE NLTtOUAL DEFBNS
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE HEANIN3 or TIT" 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 796. OF THE U- S. CODE. AS AZENDSlD. ITS TRANSHISSIOA OR REVEL-
ATION OP ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT S ( AN IINAUTHORIZZD PERSON
IS PROI1IBITRO By LAW THE HEPAODUCTIOI: OF THIS FORK IS PROHIBITED.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
the East German ,g*overnrent is considering extending the number of persons from
.:boas ration cards were to be v thhe1, far beyond the group of individuals mentioned
bn i 1 sc land w It waa allegedly planned to withhold ration cards from person,
whose income ts above a spcc' fic ,3 x aw regulation will probably not be made
public but brought to the knowledge of those concerned by SED party officers charged
with the distribution of ration cards.,
appears possible that the very
on in s Germany may force the East German Government
drastically tI3 restrict the distribution of ration cards,
C atpment
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STATE ___ NAVE NSRB 0l5TRI8UTION
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Approved For Release 2005/08/24: CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700010005-7
WitYt461i.V;;,,,4 of Ration Cards in East Germany
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