PRO-RUSSIAN TENDENCIES WITHIN THE BERLIN SPD LEADERSHIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000300140010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 27, 1947
• Content Type: IR

Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-R
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
lNTELUGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY Ger /Berlin
SUBJECT = Pro-Rau elan Tendencies within the Berlin
SR) Leadership
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D W. 27 January 1947
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1. According to source, two of the leading Berlin Social Democrats, Dr. Otto
Suhr and Dr. Ilingelhbfer, are trying to win over the SPD to a new party
line, involving less opposition to the Russians. They believe that the
October elections demonstrated to the Russians that their policy of support-
ing the SF'D and suppressing the SPD has failed. Dr. Suhr and Dr. K ingelh6fer
believe that it 3s now time for the SPD to take a more conciliatory stand
with regardto the Russians in order to inaugurate some sort of friendly co-
operation with them.
2. The Hannover office of the SFD claims that the cooperation of the SPD with
what they term a "totalitarian power" is impossible. Therefore, they plan
to send a permanent delegation to live in Berlin, part of whose assignment
will be to counteract the W luence of Dr. Suhr and Dr. Klingelhefer in regard
to the new party line they advocate.
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