MAGISTRAT'S REFUSAL TO OBEY GENERAL KOTIKOV'S ORDER ON THE POLICE PRESIDENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001700400006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 28, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP82-00457R001700400006-7 50X1-HUM
Mam;istrat's Refusal to Obey General
Kotikov'e Order on the Police Presidency
COUNTRY Germany (Berlin)
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATEOF nIF,O
T141S DOCUMENT CONTAINS IRPORNATION APFECTINO THS NATIONAL OEFENYC
OF THE UHITED STATES WITHIN THE MEAN1110 OP THE ESPIONAGE ACT CO
U. S. C.. a1 AND 32, AS AU ENDED. ITS TRAUSLIISSION OR THE REV$LATl0N
OP ITS:CONTEATS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON 15 P00?
410ITED OY LAW. 8CP0ODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROINORCO. HOW
EVER INFORDATION CONTAINED IN DOD, OF THE FORM NAY OE UTILIZED
AS DEEMED NECESSARY DV THE RECEIVING AGENCY.
REPORII
DATE DISTR. 28 July 1943
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION FOR THE RESEARCH I
1. The fagiatrat has drafted a letter for the ai{ nature of OberbIrgex no istorin
Luise Schr8dor which is destined for Lt. General Kotikov0 The I:ayoress
refuses to obey General Kotikov'a order on the grounds that
a. The order Is illeal,
b. She has full confidence in Johannes SturQn, Deputy Police hiof,
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She and the "agistrat cap not be ox otod to correspond officially with
an individual they -suspended and no loner rocO nine as Police Presi,ent0
2. Paul ISarkf;raf,, the Police President, doubled the rmard on Police Headquarters
today with instructions to prevent Johannes Stump from entering, by force if
necessary.
Stud is proceeding with the organization of the police Frasidit in the
stern sectors. He will issue a proclamation stating that the w Police
eadquarters had to be established because he vas physically prevented by
Power from taking over the Prdsidiun. He also .will
,he Soviet Occupying
warn 13arkUraf that he is fully liable to civilian criminal proceedin,s for
us