MARRIAGES BETWEEN GERMAN AND SOVIET NATIONALS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007100110003-1
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
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December 21, 2016
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August 4, 2008
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3
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Publication Date: 
June 20, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/08/04: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007100110003-1 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. S-E-C-R-E-T NOFORN COUNTRY East Germany DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED REPORT Marriages between German and DATE DISTR. 20 June 1955 Soviet Nationals NO. OF PAGES 1 REQUIREMENT NO. RD REFERENCES 1. Marriages between Soviet'officers or civilians and German women are officially allowed, but they materialize very rarely because of formal difficulties and because Soviet officers are usually separated from their German b rides before they olan,, actually aarryo, Only one . inata nca . ins known where the marriage took place or, at least, in which the Soviet officer and his German bride left for the USSR in order to get married there Usually, however, the procedure is to accept the officer's application and then to transfer him to a station,, usually in the USSR, where he cannot be again contacted by hisiprospeetive'bride.a 2. One 'German girl and her Soviet fiance are known to have applied for a marriage license in February 1954 and to have received an approval in May 1954. However,they were informed by General Grechko that the marriage could not take place in Germany, but only after a permanent transfer to the USSR. Two reasons were given: a. There were no marriage license bureaus (ZAGS) in Germany in which a mixed marriage could be registered and be valid in terms of Soviet law; b. They could not go on leave to the USSR together, After May 1954, when the original permit had expired, the Soviet bride- groom applied again. In October, however, he was sent on leave to the USSR, and approval of the application was still pending, S-E-C-R-E-T NOFORN STATE X ARMY X NAVY X AIR. I X FBI ' AEC (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by I NFORMAT ION REPORT 25(X1 1+ 25X1 '25X1 Approved For Release 2008/08/04: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007100110003-1