DR. HERMES RETURNS TO BERLIN

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CIA-RDP82-00457R000100290008-5
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S
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1
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November 9, 2016
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March 20, 1999
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8
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December 11, 1946
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IR
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Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R000100290008-5 25X1A2g CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP INTELUGEN.CE REPORT COUNTRY Germany SUBJECT Dr. Hermes Returns to Berlin 25X1A6a 25XOWN DATE: F 14 October 1946 DESK : 11 December 1946 PAGES SUPPLEMENT 1. Informant indicated that Hermes came to Berlin principally because Karlshorst had recently expressed the desire to have a talk with him. However, informant does not expect that the result of any discussion that may take place will be very favorable with respect to a Soviet change of attitude toward the CDU in general, and toward that party's freedom of develop- ment.. 2. Since Hermes' arrival in Berlin, Karishorst has again expressed the wish to see Hermes. Rather than give him an appointment 25X1A6a at Karlshorst, Karishorst has left the choice of a meeting place to Hermes, including the non-Soviet sectors of Berlin. Comment: Former Deputy :Mayor of Berlin and chief of 'the Berl a r Food Q'ffice, Hermes was forced to resign from the CDU under Russian pressure. He later went to the American Zone. prelirmi)aery to a meeting with Karlsh.orst, Hermes received a Sovi