IDENTIFICATION OF TOP SOVIET POLITICAL AND PROPAGANDA PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001200830002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 27, 1948
• Content Type: IR

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COUNTRY Geier rrcy (Ruasirtn Zone)
U ECT Tr d&ntffication of Top o iet
P litical and Pror+rr. da Persent.ol.
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Lt- General '.atm.rov is Dogtt'r Corr-tinder-in-Chief 8VAG,, for Political Affairs 25X1
(Zarestitel GlavnouacTig-l.stvuea}iche o ,'VAG Po Pol- tidheskoy Chaeti.). Under
his jurisdiction az
Alp German political r}4Zea of in so far an they affect the policy of
tfte Soviet r?overment, in f x ,anyt. This includes in bra outline de-
.zif,cation ratters,, activities of Germ self-govera i,entes_t bodies,
rtM the political aspec to of econordc questions such as reparations.
Political (party line) ao Friths and indoctrination of all Soviet oer+-
acr el stationed in Gerr'nny.
I Q s Marshal Sokolovs y is in no position to dame a directive
pertaining to atters lintel under Para a. and ba above, without the prior
consent of Makarov. )
fink rev is respons; ble to Col. General 1. Sh.-akin. Chief of the Central Poli-
tical Directorate of the Arned Forces, Ministry of the Aced Forces, USSR.
The Central Politic-il Directorate in turn is under the 14ilitary Section of
the Central Cor^ittss of the Corucnudst Party (TeK`JV W).
2. `-~a j. General Androea' is Chief of the Political Directorate, SVAG, (? aoha7aik
A'olitici-esko; Upravlenly , SHAG). This directorate is responsible only for
the political activities and the indoctrination of Soviet personnel in 'xerrmW
(of pam l., b. above).
~ cm?ii, a Colonel 0*rchinikov of the Political
Directorate, SVAG, addresses political meeting of UVD +7ezsonnel. 4vchfnikov
is prasumably deputy to Audreev.
Colonel Tulpanov is Chief.. of the Propaganda Directorate, SVAG (Nachainik
Upravleniya Props.' randy WAG). Tu l panov has nothing to do with political
education of Soviet rersonnel. He is the CorTunist Party propaganda nouth-
piece for Germany. sins directorate has Liaison officers with all German
This document is hereby regraded to
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This doucnent contains Information
affecting the national defense of the
United Rtates within the meaning of the
Espionage tct 50, U,",C, 31 and 32, as
amended0 Its transmission or the
revelation of its contents in any
manner to en unauthorized person
is prohibited by law,,
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