ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL POLICIES OF THE EVP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300340010-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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DATE DISTR. 26 November 1954
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THIS IS UNEVALLATED INFORMATION
I- The MWP is organized into two tactical command areas o The northern
portion of the GDR belorlrge to the command area of Territorial Ven.1altung
(TV) 12 (ter torj ,1 administration), while the southern portion of
the G. includes the coamand area of TV 24., Major General Rentzsch
is cnding general of TV 12, 1
2. By 31 December 19549 the KVP will be increased by 140000 mend By order
of the Ministry of Interior and the FDGB (trade union), the nationalized
enterprises have to pay a banus of 50 to 150 DW East to each member
who volunteers for the ISVPO Specialists, however were not allowed
to volunteer. 2
RODS and men who had served for three years will be discharged in the near
future and registered in a reserve a 2 The KVP maneuvers in October
were called off by the Ministry of Interior because of the elections on
17 October. 3
10 ~ oaa o The designations TV 12 and TV 24 are known. A third
wand area, that of Mechanized Division Potsdamn9 is located in the
central region of the GDRO
2, LE .egaigo Special efforts for recruiting volunteers have been Made
f oT about three months. In September 19549 an increased number of
recruits was inducted by several XVP units which, apparently, had
aoaxici gn resulting from discharges o
It is believed improbable that, following the present methods of
roc sting v an increase by .140000 men wili iota reached by 31 Decomberr 19540
T?hh figure possibly indicates that 14,000 replacements will be inducted
for the ewkz number of dischargees o
gmoaept, It is believed that the KVP fall maneuvers were called off
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oily foe s ei ou , political reasons. It cannot be determined that this
decision was made in connection with the elections. The present political
situation, however, makes it plausible that the KVP is trying to remain in the
background.
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