BEZIRK HEADQUARTERS FOR MOTOR TRAFFIC, LEIPZIG

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
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AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
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1. On 1 June 1954, th* Besirksdire ion_ (Besirk beadquarter.=;.)
n!ef'I q, wjj organised in Leipzig. .ieadquarterp included a speci?z ,
Materials uupply Department which distributed'?zAterials and
replacement parts to the individual traffic enterprises in Bezirk
Leipzig. The traffic enterprises in the Bezirk and the repair shops
reported their annual requirements for replacement parts and materials
to the Materials Supply Department of the Bezirk Headquarters for
Motor Traffic and Roads. The Materials Supply Departm Jdrew up
a consolidated list of-all requirements and submitted it to the Council
of Bezirk Leipzig. After receiving their allocations cards, the traffic
enterprises tried to obtain the materials allocated to them on the
GDR market and usually concluded delivery contracts with the Deutsche
Handelezentrale (Ge 'K T de Central) (DHZ). The traffic enterprises
oftwn bed dtlYieultiee obl,ining required materials. Ball bearings
were supply and raw brown coal was delivered
instt.1 o:-)row coal b quettes. There was also a shortage of hard
wood and sheet iswl rued for automobile bodies. Radiators and
cool systeng Iv lle almost unobtainable and about 20 percent of all
`veh Iles waft u,-3WViceable because of various damageu. Spring steel
%hs ~Ijftj ehort supply. In the fall of 1953, a critical situation
> yehi, tires were derationed.in July 1953 but since that time tires
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the tires which had been manufactured according to a new
* #ie tire plant in Fuerstenwalde on the Spree River proved
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. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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East Germany
Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic
Leipzig
5.50 - 16 had to be replaced because the fabric of the tires had
broken--after--they-w -ice z vn1y-1,000 " is 2;0D0 rz~ er
vehicle uses allocated ># zirk Leipzig for 1954 repreesa*d about
5 percent of actug . 0600111110ftents.
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3. There were no"difficulties'in the field of motor vehicle batteries
which were delivered by the nationalized storage' battery plant in
Oberschoeneweide. Truck batteries of model 12 V/94 A.p.h., 12 V/122 A.p.h.,
12 V/135 A.p.h. and 12 V/162 A.p.h. ,`,however, in short supply.
In the first quarter of 1954,'the dber'schoeneweide plant delivered
6 V/135 A.p.h. batteries instead of the 12 V/122 A.p.h. batteries
ordered. Generally, these batteries were only delivered to the USSR
for installation in ZS ter: I - -- I r
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04eo21M a11. t. s vWW ? All agencies requiring }!ssoline tr
to 84 3wAr4aw "1 ert~ trtc~use of the new 'production -e'rder
essigned-ta them -by .gin rer -jjt ei o? bacsuM o1 tWW-r.quir.. nth
the " Course.,.. rgwr- fttioeralised enterpriees such as the.;ttras
of lqM~ ~ gaaeper ~i itabl _ 81"a on
in Bezirk Leipzig was as follows in the third quarter of 1954:
gasoline for trucks
for passenger oars
Diesel oil.
motor oil
There had been no shortage in
Requirements
drllocationa
8,000,000 liters
5,333,330 liters
5,000,000 "
1,953,330
2,800,000 kg
3,280,000 kg
600,000 liters 388,880 liters
the field of Diesel oil since early 1953.
Seecial fuel allocations:
Leipzig Fall Fair:
gasoline 866,450 liters
Diesel oil 200,000 kg
motor oil 37,220 liters
1954 Horticultural V
gasoline
26,660 liters
Exhibition in Leipzig:
1954 Plebiscite)
actual consumption about
gasoline
70,000 liters
20,000 liters
actual consumption about
35,000 liters
On' the- average; nationalized enterprises received About 60 liters of
gasoline per month for one sedan, private enterprises only 15-20 liters.
Owners of motorcycles received about 10 liters per month when their
place of work was at least 5 km distant from their hvmles.
Doctors received the following quantities of gasoline per month:
doctors residing in municipal area: 60 liters
doctors resfting in rural areas and veterinarians: 150 liters
district doctors.and veterinarians:
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250 litters
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Motorists fro received gasoline allocations required
to reach the zonal boundary. Wording to an order of the State
Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads'dated June 1954.,
motorists will henceforth have to apply to-HO agencies
if
they want to buy gasoline. The HO price'for 1 liter of gasoline was
1.80 eastmarks and sale of 'HO gasoline was not restricted. The'-
price for rationed gasoline was 0.70 eastmarks per liter. Coupons
for rationed gasoline were issued in booklets-containing 20 coupons
of 5 liters each, or 20, coupons for 20 litts asoh. TIte cobra of these
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DePar4WWW 4W.4 s 9tment of the Council,of Bezirk
5. The Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic in Leipzig was subordinate
to the Council of Bezirk Leipzig, Traffic Department. In technical
matters, the Bezirk Headquarters of Motor Traffic received orders
from the State Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads in Berlin. 4
6. In the field of motor traffic, materials including gasoline and Diesel
oil were allocated by the following agencies:
a. Ministry of the Interior - requirements of the KVP9 VP, and the.
State Security Service
b. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for all motor vehicles
operating in the field of agriculture, forestry and inland
fisheries
e. Ministry of Post and Signal Communications - for all vehicles
operating for the GDR postal administration
d. Ministry of Railroads - for all vehicles of the GDR railroads
00 State Secretariat for Shipping - for all vehicles and vessels
controlled by this agency
f. State 'Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads - for all publicly-
owned and private vehicles which are not supplied by the above
mentioned agencies
g. Central Administrations and Organizations - for all vehicles of
universities, central institutes and the Leipzig Fair office.
The 'State Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads works through Bezirk
headquarters for motor traffic>whieh headquarters exist in each
administrative Bezirk,and which are directly subordinate to the
Traffic Department of the Bezirk Council.
The Traffic Department of 8aeh Bezirk Council includes a subdepartment
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for roa
- cal matters, is subordinate to the Main
Adminis "' 'Secretariat for
and ( 4' ,ich Bezirk Council Lu
with the BSI a i ~ +_,9pvrations. The latter 0
receives mod 40 -tom the Ministry of Railroads scab
it is mostly'ned with rail traffic anddto a lesser extentywith
road hauling.
7. The Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic in Leipzig was in charge of
all motor vehicles and,-metor-vehiul,ea~_r*%operating on behalf of the
State Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads. The Bezirk Headquarters
for Motor Traffic in Leipzig included the following departments:
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Cadre Department
Planning and Statistical Department
labor Department
Finance Department
Traffic Department
Technical Department
Materials Supply Department.
The Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic also controlled seven field
agencies (formerly automobile transport agencies) (ATG), six #raffic
enterprises, and 10 motor vehicle repair shops. The field offices
controlled private Barriers, including carriers operating with horse-
-drawn vehicles and the motor vehicle traffic of private and -
nationalized factories.
In Bezirk Leipzig, the field agencies of the Bezirk Headquarters for
Motor Traffic controlled about 12,000 trucks, 8,000 passenger.cars
and 5,000 motorcycles.
Field agencies of the Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic were
available in-.
Leipzig, 8-10 Jakobstrasse (for Leipzig)
Borna (for Kreise Borna and Geithain)
Altenburg (for Kreise Altenburg and Schmoelln)
Doebeln V (for Kreis Doebeln)
Oschatz (for Kreis Oschatz)
Wurzen (for Kreise Wurzen and Grimms.)
Delitzsch (for Kreise Delitzsch, Eilenburg and Torgau)
The six traffic enterprises assigned to the Bezirk Headquarters for
Motor Traffic in Leipzig, were:
VEB Kraftverkehr Leipzig, equipped with about 30 buses and 40 trucks
VEB Kraftverkehr Zwenkau, ,
VEB Kraftverkehr Altenburg,
with trailers
with trailers
equipped with about 30 buses V
equipped with about 20 buses and 4 trucks
VEB Kritr4 J ie
VEB Ki+~'rl Aloe ? . re+ teed with r area
VFW Taxi Leipzig, equipped with about 45 sedans
The ten motor vehicle repair shops attached to the Bezirk Headquarters
for Motor Traffic in Leipzig were:
VEB Kfz.-Reparaturwerk Leipzig, C 1
VEB Kfz.-Reparaturwerk Krupp, Leipzig, 0 27
VEB Kfz.-Reparaturwerk Man, Leipzig, C 1
VEB Kfz.- Reparaturwerk Adler, Leipzig, N 21
VEB Kfz.-Reparaturwerk Bosch, Leipzig, 0 5
VEB Kfz.-Reparaturwerk Deutz-Zentraldienst, Leipzig, C 1
VEB Karosseriewerk Leipzig, Leipzig, W 31
VEB Karosseriewerk Altenburg .
VEB?Karosseriewerk Doebeln
VEB Reifen-Reparaturwerk Vulcom, Leipzig, C 1
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Chief of the Material
Supply .. , Tscharnke (fnu)
Administration
Department at the Main
for Motor Traffic
Assistent
Council of Bezirk Leipzig:
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Deputy Chairman
1st Party Secretary
Friedrich (fnu)
Adolphs (fnu)
Reinhold Fleschhuu'
Schulze (fnu)
Lachner (fnu)
Chief of the Road Department Gerhard Wiebe
In charge of transportation planning:
Chief Kurt Richter
Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic in Leipzig:
Chief and Deputy Chief Heinz Richter
Chief of Finance Department Werner Seifer
Assistent of Finance Department Gerhard Liebi
Chief of Plhning Department Horst Dingethal
Chief of Labor Department
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Gerhard Kleinert
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Chief of Technical Department Erhard Berthold 1. 1
Commaent. These data on the shortage of raw materials and
motor vehicle replacement parts agree with previous information.
2. [Comment. Although approximately 1.5 million tons of synthetic 50X1-HUM
gasoline are annually produced in the GDR, there is a shortage of
gasoline caused by excessive export deliveries and the high gasoline
requirements of the KVP.
3.I Comment. Herr Jentsch is reported for the first time as chief
of the traffic department of the Council of Bezirk Leipzig.
Comment. Chief of the Materials Supply Department in the Main
Administration for Mot Traffic is one Globig (fnu) and not Tscharnke
who is assigned to V*pw* snt of the in Administration
for Motor Traffic. Us il-.?' 516
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Comment. Information on the per'
Leipzig and of the Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic was r8
for the first time.'
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Chief of Cadre Department Arthur Schwarz
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