SOVIET ARMY TAILOR SHOP AT FRENZLAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900420005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
East Germany
Soviet Army Tailor Shop
at Prenzlau
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REPORT
DATE DISTR. 24 February 1955
NO. OF PAGES 2 25X1
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THE APPRAJ$AL O/ gpff&ff IS TENTATIVE.
(POs III! )
A Soviet army tailor shop was located in front of the Soviet-oooupied barracks at 6
Heinrich-Heine-Strasse in Prenzlau. The shop was subordinate to Konsum-Spezialhandel-
Abteilung 8 which had its central office at 14 Karl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse in
Eberswalde. Very few instructions were actually issued by the Ederswalde office for
the Prenzlaux installation. The mail, however, was always routed through Eberswalde.
2. The services of the tailor shop were available to Soviet units as well as individual
officers and civilian employees of the Soviet army. Units placed their orders and
made their payments through the superior unit in Eberswalde; private customers dealt
directly with the tailor shop. There was no direct contact between the all-German
staff of the tailor shop and Soviet officials, although the shop used the telephone
of the Soviet officers' post exchange.
3. Prices to be charged were fixed by Spetetorg-Tsentrosnab in Leipzig. A new price
list, effective 1 September 1954 and signed by Lt. Gen. Andrevsky, was received in
Prenzlau via the Eberswalde office and contained the following changes:
Article
(il )
Now price Old Price
c a"s?mar s (East~marks)
overcoat (heavy)
117.25
125.00
overcoat
112.50
120.00
jacket
84.14
97.00
blouse (full dress)
102.60
115.00
blouse
87.20
98.00
trousers
32.93
32.93
breeches
38.02
38.02
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Old Price
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tarry) (
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stag s
shirt
32.80 32.80
(civilian)
overcoat (heavy)
118.00 115.00
overcoat
115.00 115.00
suit
110.00 118.00
Supposedly, these prices were the same as those paid by the Soviet aray in the
USSR, with an allowance for the cost of exchange from rubles to eastmarks.l
4. The following Soviet officers were known as regular customers:
a. Major Podubay,j
b, Captain Merkushev
C. Captain
d. Senior Lieutenant Pisklin
1. Comment: It is not clear precisely what service was performed
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