DISSOLUTION OF THE DEUTSCHE HANDELSZENTRALEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001900600003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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the > ash, German i.H?'s yr)F-utsche Handelszentralen) (German Trade
sari oer; ) are in the Process of being dissolved. OHS:=1?etall has
is each heec; (-,. QaedR and other [H , s arc to close dawn in the
ray to tore il..I. the Diii. a s are to be 1.1 a out during June and
July 15' It is probable that JHZ. F ahrzeu u id Maschinenbau
chrticl? and. m-actxine construction) will be the last to close down.
The DHHZ syste:e of distribution will be replaced by a state-owned
o nrf:nizata.or, patterned almost exactly on the Soviet syetern
:'iaolesale distribution will take place at the Kreis level, a-rd
ca:rehousea; stocking every category of goods will be set up in
each Kreis or joint Kre:is. Instead of having independent outlets
for? the various goods categories, as is curre:itl_y the c.-kse under
.she numerous DHZus, the Kreis warehouse will supply the industrial
c.unz-umer f'rorr, a. central establ_ishmeat. It is hoped that this system
adii gr?:at1y improve comn'.odity distribution:,,