ARREST OF THE LEADERS OF THE STRIKE AT RFT FUNKWER KOEPENICK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700640003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Arrest of the leaders of the strike
at R Funkwerk Koepenick
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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 is prohibited.
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10 July 1953
3., On 17 June, Rudolf Kaiser, Chef of TEQ (Supersonic Research), and Bernhard
Vinzelbergp Chief of TE?2 (Area II - Test and Measuring Gear), RFT F'unkwerk
Koepen,ickp assumed the leadership of the strike and demonstrations at their
plant and were elected to the strike committee. They threw out the
management and addressed the strike assembly with sharps =cautious speeches
against the SED system and government.
2, The marching Koepenick workers,, who were led by Kaiser and Vinzelberg9 were
allegedly those who recognized,' beat upp and pushed Deputy Minister President
Otto Nus,chke into West Berlin,
3a The SSD began a search for the two men on the evening of 17 June. They were
arrested on 20 June, As far is known they have not yet been sentenced.'
25X1 A I I Cot & Rudolf Kaiser is a national prize winner who has .been distinguished
several ties for m0ritcx?icus inventions. His arrest might create a bad effect
among the technical intelligentsia-)
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