REORGANIZATION OF THE EAST GERMAN MINISTRY FOR POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A002700260001-3
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December 15, 2016
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March 7, 2003
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October 30, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2003/08/06 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002700260 9-4 D ,2. -5r.3 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT SECRET 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. 25X1 COUNTRY East Germany 25X1A SUBJECT Reorganization of the East German DATE DISTR. nd 30 October 1953 T Ministry for Post - a e e PLACE ACQUIRED NO. OF PAGES 2 I 25X1A 25X1A 25X1 THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 25X1 the East German Ministry for Poet nIs e e um er Post- and Ferzmeldewesen) is to b`s re- organised, and the a vicoe of the old Ministry redistributed. The reorganization program, to be initiated on 1 January'19538 in to be completed by 31 December 1953. The provisions of thin draft are as follow.' 1. Two Main Administration. (Haupt'verwaitungen), one for the Pont and one for Tele- communications, eaoh with a state Secretary aooovntable to the Minister, are to be established. 2. Local area offices (Berairksdire]ctionen) for Post and Telecommunications are to be eetabliehed",in each area (Bezi.rk). Under theme Sezirk office., smaller sub. divisions( Kreisbetriebsaemter) will be established. With the exception of those directly subordinate to the Ministry, theme Kreiebetrisbeaemter are to be subordinate to the Eezirksdirektionen. 3. The Postal Savings Department (Poetsparkaesenamt) is to be transferred to the Ministry of Finance. 4. The Postal Checking Accounts Offices (Postscheokaemter)are to be subordinated to the Deutsche Notenbank (DNB), before 30 June 1953. 5. A Control Office (Kontrollstelle), to inspect money orders transmitted via the Postal System (Deutsche Post), is to be established. 6. The bus system operated by the Deutsche Post is to be transferred to the super- vision of the East German Ministry for. Traffic, Main Administration for Vehicular Traffic and Roads (Ministerium fuer Verkehr, Generaldirektion Kraftverkshr and STATE X I ARMYEy X I NAVY 25X1 (Note: Washington Distribution indicated By "X"; Fi.Id Distribution By "#".) Approved For Release 2003/08/06 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002700260001-3 Approved For Release 2003/08/06 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002700260001-3 SECRET) I 25X1A Strassenwesen). Main repairs and servicing will be handled by the Traffic Ministry; minor repairs will still be taken care of by the postal' system."..L . 7. An Office for Communications Systems (Amt fuer Fernnetze) will be established to consolidate all technical telephone line services in one office. A peoplets- owned enterprise for Telephone Installations and Construction (VEB Fernmeldeanlagen- bau), under the Ministry for Post and Telecommunications, is to be established as of 1 January 1953. This enterprise is to be. Patterned after the VEB Fernkabelanlagen- bau, which is to be transferred from the Ministry for Machine Construction (Ministerium fuer Maschinenbau) to the Ministry for Post and Telecommunications. 8. The Post and Telecommunications Engineering Central Office (Poet- u:d Fernmelde- teohniso a Zentra.lamt) is to be changed into' a Post and Telecommunications Engineering Institute (Post- and Fernmeldeteohnieohes Institut). 9. The Ministry for ?oat and Telecommunications will continue to work in cooperation with the State Planning 0ommisrion and the various other Ministries and State Seoretariats in the execution of projects. 10. The reorganization of the Ministry for Post and Telecommunications is to be oom- pldted as of 31 December 1953. 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/06 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002700260001-3