DISSENSION WITHIN THE CDU

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 22, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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SUBJECT Dissension within the CUD
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Wletigg In Halle
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Dr. Leo Herwegen, CI,3..irman of the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt, carld a
meeting for 19 April 1947 in Halle of the CD M state chairmer '"rom
the Russian Zone. It is understood that be wished to discut the
-possible formation of a separate zonal party organization wihout
3eriin? and without Jacob Kaiser as chairman,. At any rate, the
meeting was called without any notification to the party beau
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quarters in Berlin as such; although Georg Dertinger, then the
Sxecutive Secretary, did attend.
The only persons who went to Halle for the meeting, besides
nertinger, were Dr. Reinhold Lobedanz from Mecklenburg and Prof.
9ugo Hickmann from Saxony. Hickmann, however, arrived on the day
before, and after learning what the circumstances were, depaed
eJf berlin, whore he informed party leaders of Hervegen's ac ;.Lon
The SMA at Xarlshorst seems to have had full advance knowledge of
the meeting, but did not notify the party's Berlin office, A.1! a
zesult CDU circles in Berlin surmise that tho initiative came
Evorv P,MA rather than from HarweFen himself.
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On 22 May Jacob Kaiser held a. meeting Ma RnlAn of the chairn of
the CDU in the eastern zone, the purpose of which was to coveract
the?unsanctioned meting? at Halle. Herwegen attended; howevm ?
Dertinger was not permitted to attend. At this meeting which was
.L:tssentially an informal talk between Kaiser and his leaders J?..: the
Zone, Kaiser was given. the fullconfidence of the leaders and
Herwegen apologized for the episode in Halle.
On 23 May Kaiser called a meeting of the headquarters staff the
CDU and informed them of the new Executive .Committee set-up TIAch
was to be effective immediately. Under this new arrangement the
following named individuals are the Executive Chairmen of the
indicated branches
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Knismr and Lemmer remain as party leaders.
Dr. Johann Grad', Economics and Finance.
Dr. (Heinrich?) Krone, Culture and Youth.
Dr. Robert Tillmannsl General Politics.
Georg Dertinger, Party Administration.
Dr. Elfriede Nebgen, Womens Committees.
The principal reason underlying this headquarters change is
alaeged to be that Kaiser is attempting to forestall efforts
on the part of the Russians to split the CDU in the eastern
zone from the CDU in Berlin and the western zones. They are
trying to do this through two persobs, namely, FT ,rwegen and
Dertinger. Herwegen is fully behind
Kaiser, but is a man who gives in freely to the Russians and
Lacks the courage even to temporize with them. On the other
hand, Dertinger is believed to be the man within the :;DU
Executive Committee who has been used by the Russians con-
stantly and methodically to cause dissension and a party
split, Kaiser has spoken to Tulpanov about removing
Dertinger, but Tulpanov expressed dissatisfaction, and for
that reason, instead of being entirely removed from the
executive set-up, Dertinger has taken over the administrative
details.
CONFIDENTIAL
Comment: Dertinger was a journalist, and under the
Nazii?iiFOte constantly for the party naners_ although not a
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.1i/77t1,7c., but woiAid never be allowed to work at his pro-
fession in the western zones. the Russians
know this and are probably holding this knowledge of his
Past activities over his head. Dertinger first came to
the CDU during the Hermes administration. Hermes accepted
him soon after the party was organized, without knowing too
much about his background. When Kaiser took over leadership
of the CDU? Dertinger stayed on and it has not been until the
past several weeks that Kaiser has become suspicious of
Dertinger's activiti s and apparent associations with the
Russians.
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defense of the United States
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Espionage Act, 50, U.S.C. 31 and
32 as amended. Its transmission
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