EXPANSION OF GERMAN ADMINISTRATION OF INTERIOR WITH FREIES DEUTSCHLAND GENERALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800790008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 3, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO
- ORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian
zone)
Expansion of German .-drnini.
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NO. OF ENCLS.
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1943
On 27 august 1948 at a neeting of pectional heads of the GAI, President Kurt
Fischer stated that the personnel of the G.I will be increased consicerahly in the
near future.
2. Included among the new personnel will. be several former German generals who will
take over the command of the Kasernerte Polizei, The generals are, of course,
Freies Deutschland generals, Fischer said. Comments after the many conflict-
ing reports on the proposed role of former Freies Deutschland personnel in the
Soviet Gone, Fischer's statement is naturally viewed with suspicion. Hovrevor,
source says that it is his considered opinion that Fischer believes the above state.
rents, and that unquestionably Fischer would not have made them unless he had been toll
by someone at the SMA. It is also possible that some Soviet officer -was misinforrod
or told Fischer what was perhaps merely a personal opinion. Despite these reserva=.
-ions, it is ?relieved that the information is basically correct.)
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