REORGANIZATION OF THE EAST GERMAN MINISTRY FOR POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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• Publication Date: October 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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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
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COUNTRY East Germany
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SUBJECT Reorganization of the East German DATE DISTR.
nd 30 October 1953
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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
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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.
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