NOTES ON EAST GERMAN ECONOMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003900980003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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:anything which can be measured in tonnages). These goods will be split
between DWV and Chemifa while single items such as typewriters will be
kept by the DIA's. All receipts from sale of the staple items will be turned
over to the USSR.
2. The DIA's will be reorganized with new personnel where possible, and the
DWV and Chemifa will move their offices. DWV and Chemifa will become the
organs through which the Russians will continue to-control production and
DWV wil f or example be enlarged administrative-
sale of goods. To Awwry&t
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War en'wertriebsgesellschaft) and Chemifa were the sales offices for the SAGts.
The first move will be to remove all staple items from SAGrs from the control
coal, ammonium sulfate, heavy chemicals, i.e.,
potash
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payments should be made in pounds to the East German account which is
4. From now on, all sales to the West from East Germany must be in British pounds,
preferably convertible to any other currency. If this is not possible, then
The USSR will continue to control the DWV and Chemifa absolutely. Control
of the SAG's will simply be transferred upward, and the Russians will have
much to say concerning quantity and quality of production as if they were
still in control of the plants themselves. The offices in Weissensee will
ultimately all be moved to karlshorst. The Russians refused to name the
total sum of investments to be paid off,
ns unclear in Germany. Germany cannot yet be
c (satellite) or a communist state and there-
rred treatment. Just as the Americans require
e money invested in West Germany, so must the
stments. Therefore, all money received by
Chemifa and DWV for goods sold must in part form the repayments of the total
Russian investments in Germany. The accounting will be decided separately
in each case but will always be between 25 and 33 percent of the total receipts.
on East German Economy
t the German economy the Russians laid down
s fans have, since the war, invested large sums
Mn economy. These sums must be repaid, since
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