KVP PARTICIPATION IN THE FDJ RALLY

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CIA-RDP80-00810A004900530003-0
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
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December 20, 2016
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August 6, 2007
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3
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Publication Date: 
February 1, 1954
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REPORT
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DATE DISTR. 2Lj Sept-154 NO. OF PAGES 1 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED. BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO . REPORT NO. lin the orderly room of the 2d Co contributions were being collected for the I4hlitsuntide Rally of the FDJ. It was mentioned that each company of the C-Lehr-Abteilung had to delegate its five best soldiers to the rally. It was not stated, however, whether they vere to wear FDJ or KVP uniform. So far the individual KVP-members of the seid company had not received official orders concerning their participation in the rally. 2. Source learned that in early February-it had been officially announced to the individual KVP units in Prora that on 1 February a KVP-sergeant had stimulated a so-called "iestenbewegung" (competition among the KVP-members concerning a participation in the FDJ- sally in East Berlin), because only the very best soldiers of the unit should be selected for the rally. In this connection the D 2-Abteilung we.s to detach a platoon, which wes to wear KVP-uniforms at the since the political officers of the individual units were in charge of the selection, it is believed that political reliability was the decisive factor. Approved For Release 2007/08/07: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004900530003-0 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY East Germany SUBJECT KVP Participation in the FDJ Rally PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IN. SECTIONS 793 AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL- ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON ~e owOHI RITFD BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED. Approved For Release 2007/08/07: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004900530003-0 CLASSIFICATION SFCRE'i" 25X1 25X1