ALLEGED RUSSIAN PLANS FOR GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004800260001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Germany (Pmssian Zone)/USSR
DATE DISTR. 28 April 1950
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1. After Walter Ulbrichtts return from his 'visit to Russia, a meeting of the
SED Polithilro was held at the residence of Wilhelm Heck on 13 April.
Ulbricht stated that if West Germany joins the Council of Europe, the
Russians will announce their intention of incorporating East Germany into
the eastern bloc.
2. Ulbricht said that the Whole German question will have to be settled within
a year. If it is not possible to aell.ave the unity of Germany, the Soviet
Union will conclude a separate peace treaty with East Germany. Such a
treaty would be "based on the Potsdam agreement"; this includes, among
other things a prevision for reparations to Russia to the value of ten
billion dollars, of which the Russians claim five billions are still out-
standing.
3. Defensive measuree in the Soviet zone are to be intensified, according to
Ulbricht. The occupation troops will be reinforced, especially by armored
units. The paramilitary police will be armed with heavy nachine guns and
light artillery.
4. Ar additional food imported from the Soviet Union to meet now requirements
will be charged to the East German government. At the sane time, efforts
are to be made to increase interzonal trade, whether legal or illegal.
5. FollouingUlbrichtla presentation of these points, Otto Groteuohl and Hein-
rich Rau argued that the payment of five billion dollars to Russia would
necessitate the cont4mance of a low standard of living in East Germany, the
abandonment of all plans for new investments, and the intensification of ex-
isting difficulties in industry. It is understood that Heck found himself
in disagreement with Ulbricht, and that he felt that the Runcians were not
correctly Informed of the situation in East Germany; this led to his decision
to make a trip to Moscow.*
6., The FDJ rally in Berlin planned for Mitsuntide was also diseussed. Ulbricht
said that Moscow had ruled that no action should be taken which night lead
to clashes or disturbances. Grotowohl pointed out that transport difficulties
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