ORGANIZATION OF THE RETAIL TRADE DIVISION OF USIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004000780002-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 12, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 7, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Austria,
Organization of the Retail Trade
Division of USIA
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.B. 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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DATE DISTR. 7 Yky 1954
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. The Retail Trade Division of USIA (O.R.T. Abteilung Detailhandel der USIA),
is located at Vienna IV Ar?entinierstrasse 26. Its tale hone numbers are
U- 4 5Z 3 d 47448
2. The executive personnel of the Retail Trade Division are as followst
Director-General - N.S. TULIGOLOWETZ, Soviet national
Deputy Director-General - W.F. LOKTISF V, Soviet national
Chief Accountant - S.I. ABROSIMOV, Soviet national
Business Manager -- M. LANDERL, Austrian national
3, Until December 1953, all USIA retail stores were directly subordinate to the
Retail Trade Division in Vienna. They submitted their orders and financih:l
accountings to the Division and received deliveries directly from the Vienna.
Central Warehouse (O.R.T. Zentrallager). This procedure was found unsatis'
factory since the retail stores had no storage facilities and consequently
had to order goods in small quantities and at frequent intervals. This
placed a heavy accounting burden on the Retail Trade Division in Vienna and
also caused inefficiency in delivery.
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4. On 1 December 1953, regional offices (O.R.T. Hauptlager) were set up through-
out the Soviet Zone of Austria.., Each regional office, which is comprised of a
bookkeeping section and a warehouse, submits a consolidated order to the Retail
Trade Division in Vienna for all of the 10 to 15 retail stores assigned to it.
Delivery is made to the regional offices who in turn distribute the goods
among the retail stores under their jurisdiction. The retail stores submit
their accounts to the regional office who turns in a monthly accounting to the
Retail Trade Division in Vienna.
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