ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF TRAFFIC

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800330005-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 3, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY` REPORT
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The merger of the iorwwer Ministry of 11ailroads,a the State
for Motor Traffic -a d Road$ and :he. State Secretariat for. Shipping
iri o a :Jinistry of Traffic did not rest in arty structural change for
the pain Administration of Roads, Kramer, previously attached to the
ciuistry of Railroads was made Minister of Traffics .7eiprecht, previously
:ec retary of state for motor traffic and roads became deputy minister of
traffic.
on anent. The fusion of the M i.r. i stry of Railroads and of the two
independent state secretariats for r::)tor traffic and roads and shipping
respecl.ively into the Ministry of Traffic did not lead to any organizational
-hangerll in the structure of these a encieso The previous organizational
structure of the State Secretariat for P,"otor Traffic and Roads was
duplicated in the establishmcrt of the main administration for motor traffic
and roads Yriihir, the new ::.inistry of Traffic. Prior tc 1,953, Erwin Kramer
was director L;*eneral of the CDR reliroa.ds under Professor Reineruber who
eras +u i.r.i.~ ier of Traffic 'then an ,.ndependent, P;?inistry of Railroads was
est? abllsbed, Kramer became deputy railroad minister under Roman Chvialek Who no-k.!
'til, i been rp'10v s`' He:Ynrj..cht 1~"e1,Jrecht 7a,,o reported previously a .secratarti*
of c t.at a for motor traffic and roads,
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Establishment of the of Traffic
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ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 783
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT EY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION Of VNIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
DATE DISTR. 3 February 1955
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the Main Administration of Roads. Id r, jously attached to the
Ministry of Railroads was made Min a fic. Weiprecht, previously
secretary of state for motor traff' Bpi became deputy minister of
traffic.
Comment. The fusion of th* 41*4.y of Railroads and of the two
was
was
duplicate
and roads
respectively into the Ministry
changes in the structure of th
structure of the State Secreta
independent state secretariats f
Roman Chwalek who now
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!fir tMffic and roads and shipping
Its Aid not lead to any organizational
if V%Wic. Prior to 1953, Erwin Kramer
ilroads under Professor Reingruber who
independent Ministry of Railroads was
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The previous organizational
[< of t0n administration for motor traffic
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