NEW SECURITY REGULATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007600040006-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 15, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL II T REPORT
INFORMATION' REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT New Security Regulations
for the KVP
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1. on 311 y 1 , units at Division Eggesin held meetings which
were also attended by civilian employees of the KVP. At these meetings,
Division Commander Weiss read an order, according to which, effective
immediately, all KVP members and civilian employees and their dependents,
were prohibited from maintaining any contacts with the West, including
correspondence with relatives in Western countries, predominantly West-
Germany and West-Berlin, trips to and visits from Western countries and
visits in West Berlin. The participants had to sign a declaration which
contained a threat of punishment because of high treason in case of
violation of the order. The signer had to assume the responsibility
also for his dependents. Many civilian employees who did not sign the
declaration were dismissed on the lame day.
2. In mid-May, wives of KVP members were asked to volunteer for military
training in order "to increase general security". Training
firing has already started.
3.' On 21 and 22 May, a conference of delegates of SED members of Division
Eggesin was held at the division headquarters. Political commander of
the division, Major Grundmann, who made the main speech, requested
increased security and vigilance within the KVP. As a result of the
following discussion, which dealt with critical remarks on KVP and
state by KVP members and civilian employees, numerous persons,
predominantly civilian employees, were dismissed on 23 May.
4. After mid-May, controls in and outside of the installation in Altwarp
were handled more strictly. Special attention was to be paid to persons
not permanently living there.
5. On the basis of a "Directive of the Chief of the KVP" of mid-May, all
employees of registration offices, in connection with general security
measures, had to sign a declaration, according to which they were not
permitted to pass through or enter West-Berlin; send or receive mail
to and from West-Germany and West-Berlin; invite or receive any visitors
from West-Germany and West-Berlin; maintain any of these prohibited
connections through a third person.
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restrictions also affected all dependents of the employees.
P".-sons who refused to sign the declaration were to be dismissed
without notice.
6. In late May and early June, all civilian employees of these offices
had to undergo a thorough check. The employees had to fill out a
questionnaire which, among other questions, asked for the names of
all relatives and acquaintances in Western countries.
7. In late May, it was ordered in the planning bureau of the KVP'MdI
that effective immediately individual installations and projects on
sketches and other documents had to be designated only by numbers.
8. On 1 June, the employees of a KVP agency in Spremberg were requested
to sign a declaration, according to which all correspondence with
Western countries was prohibited. The employees allegedly did not sign
the document, whereupon the request was withdrawn after a few days.
In early June, it was learned that all civilian employees of the
installation in Eggersdorf, who had relatives in Western countries
or maintained correspondence with persons in Western countries. had
been dismissed.
10. In mid-June, Order No 13,115 (prohibition of personal and postal contact
with relatives in iVestern countries) caused a strong tension among the
employees, most of whom refused to sign the document. In spite of that
the superior offices intended to give notice to and dismiss those who
refused to sign. The order was also to be applied to employees of
Bauunionen Kuesteand Sued.
11. In early June, all KVP members in Prenzlau had to sign a declaration
in which they promised to discontinue all correspondence with persons
living in Western countries and West Berlin and not to enter these
areas.
12. On 16 June, it was announced in a railroad office that, on orders of
the Berlin railroad headquarters, members of combat groups and VP
auxiliaries were no longer permitted to visit 'West-Berlin and7est-Germany.
Comment. The report indicates that increased security measures were
carried out, apparently without regprd to the resulting dismissal of a.
large:. number of civilian employees.
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Germany and "lest-Berlin, trips to and visits from ':;estern countries ?-nd 25X1
visits ;in ",est Berlin. The participants had to sign a, declAr'tion which
contained a threat of punis&^ment because of high trr-ason in case of
violation of the order. The signer had to assume the responsibility
also for his dependents. ;"ahy civilian employees who did not sign the
declAr- tion tiere dismissed on the 'ssme day.
2. In mid-1.ia , wives of KVP members were asked to volunteer for .ri' itnry
trnininC in order "to increase general security". Trr? ining i., rsr ~; ~~:>:?
firing has already started.
1. On Ay 1 255 units of ;bivi ;ton' I:ggesin-shel mlehings w}-ich
were nlso ettended by civiliaan employees otl the `I Y . At thew--meetings.
Division Comrrandbr ':eiss read an order, according to w? ich,r W~t'fective
ir^^ediately, all KYP members and civilian einrloyces and their dependents,
were prohibited from maintaining any contacts with the ":est, including.
correspondence '-ith relatives in ';restern countries, predorritif-ntly 'Jest
3. On 21 and 22 I1ay, a conference of delegates of S':D members of Division
Eggesin was held at the division headquarters. :olitical coTr:ander of
the division, Major Grundmann, who made the main spe-ch, requested
increased security and vigilance within the KVP. As a result of the
following discussion, wWh de* W ul thweritieal remarks on KVrP and
state by KIP members 'nd civilian employees, numerous persons,
predominantly civilised ei ployees, were dismissed. on 23 ;.:ay.
4. sifter raid-,ei controls in nd outside of tYirinstaliation in Alt?-'rp
were ha.-id ed more strictly. Special attenti*V w:.:s to be paid to persons
not permanently living there.
5. On the basis of a "Dir ctive of the Chief of the KVP" of mid- -,-,y, .l l
em-loyees of registration offices, in connection with general security
measures, had to si,n a declaration, according to which they wer' not
permitted to pass through or enter 'est-Berl in; send or receive mail
to and from :lest-C y,p -fegi-Berlin; invite or receive any visitors
from ".fast-Germany and :est-Berlin; maintain any of these prohibited
corrections through a third person.
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T1 *:i+rest ictiiinf e,13o i_rf nctC,,d .1 J. c'e''P.n er:ts of t!'e (-rip ?o`rprs.
Firs-,::,s who r-.fused to sin the d.eclh-r?;tion were to be di.crrist=ed
"rithout notice.
in lc'-'te :,'y rind errly June. all c.ivt'i?-n e:l:r'lo',rees of these of'ic!s
!:r.d to under -o f, thorou h check. The emplo;; ees had to fi' 1 out a
:~uestio:lnrirr which. amonm other questions, asked for th- n^^ies of
all re'lot.ives =rtd acr`uairitni:c-s in ',`eot rn countries.
7, in irte 'av, it -',s or1ered in the plsrl;;ir.~, pure-u of t'-r .:}' ",`d.C
that r fective irmed.i.^tely individual inst.:'llations ?rd proiects on
sketches and other documents had to be desi-n-.ted on?,;, b7 nur~heers.
B. On 1 ?,?ne, the errrloyees of XVP r'ency in Spre,mb~-r,~ ";ere re^uest'!'d
to si,? r. o :ieclar^tiou, rccordin to '7hic' nil correspo:,derce ... ith
':estern countries ^s prohibited. The ^imr,.oyees a1'e~edly lid rot si.'~n
he docurent. ^,h!r.upori the r,ruest t^^S wit'ftd.r#'vn 'if'tFOr
In on-1 ;r June. it ='oa le~'rned th-t all civilian e?r-ployees of the
inst.,i.+ic in ;:g-'ers'orf. ?,-ho h-rd relotive*s in ;:'estern countri.rs
or rnirtnined corn-s-'onder:ce -ith persons in '."estern coi!ntris?s. In--d
h'--n c'isiissed.
In -id-June, Orc;er 'o 13'-5 ;prohibition of p'~rsoiir :td -?o-:tr~1 co;~trict
T-itr r>1.^tiV?S 'r. rsterri countries] c aced stronrT t';' ion :;:,On' t?ti]C
eTr-nloyt-es. r'ost "f - hom refused to sign the docurr nt. In spite of th-t
V.-le sunerior officpc intended to, give notice to ~.r:d cisrriss these -'?L'o
re fused to si..,n. T?1? order is r iso to ":e p1 ird to e? ?ploi-ees of
sauunionen _.u-ste -irid sued.
1' . Tn ,*;--rlyr c' l h'?rl r,sr^! ers in Trt nzlau ."._d to sign a ,Iec1^r' tion
in which they rrorniseed to rlisconttzu. ^111 corresron.'ence '4l.th re '.^ons
living in '.?:esterr. countries o.nd ? est B-rlin onel not to ellt'r th'"se
tiles S.
1?. On 1.' J'mne. it Tros o_.,nounced i.n i r.,ilro.wd of"ice that, on ori1 rs of
t 'e qe l i n r!' it ro'id headquarters, .,embers of comb' t grour3 '?nd VI'
auxil iorips '^er' no l.ong'r P".'.rriitt:`d to visit 7e3t?-. Arlin ''Xl t. s'
crt1-nt. The report in'a'icatr's that incr sed s-cur.ity me-cures -- re
carried out, n~'. nrently ?f'ithout re J" rd to the resulting ddismiss-31 of
larp'P r1u -ber of civi' irn r.'rr i oyees.
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