INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DDR PRESS CONCERNING THE COVERAGE OF THE KOREAN WAR

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005200240011-0
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: July 3, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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G~IETIAL 25X1A
CLASSIFICATION SWMT~
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD N0.
COUNTRY
Germany (Russian Zone)
DATE DISTR.
3 July 1950
SUBJECT
Instructions to the DDR Press Concerning the
Coverage of the Korean War
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On 26 June 1950, Soviet Zone newspapers received strict instructions not to
make mention of the Korean Attack. In a confidential conference Gerhard
Eisler told a number of selected journalists the Korean action should end in
a fee days or, at the latest,bV the end of the week. Eisler descried the
action as stemming from the permanent provocation by South Korea and would
end in the complete liberation of all Korea.. No larger conflict would be
expected since the time and execution of the plan were so chosen as to pre-
clude a U.S., intervention. Thus the political worth of the action mould be
greater for Communist policy in other countries.
2. The opinion that the attack by North Korea would not cause any general militaryr
action was based by Eisler on the theory that the USSR would never allow
he elf ' to be laced in the role of an attacker. It wan also to be expected
tha the U.N. Security Council, if called, would take so much time to act
that the liberation of South Korea could be Ef'fected' .
3. On 27 June 1950, the strict ban on reports on Korea was repeated. On 28 June,
when the Truman declaration was made, the DDR was still waiting for Moscowos
directions. ':Than the Pra--vda, article appeared the editors of the 1.0h e
RundAchau were instructed to use only the Pravda version and headline and to
w hod their own comment,
4. 3n 28 June., another press briefing session took place at the SID headquarters
in the Lothr3ngerstrasse with Eisler and Ulbricht participating. The latter
said there was absolutely no parallel between Korea and Germany? The DDR had
.expected a quick victory in Korea and then intended to point.out the parallel
to Germany. Ulbricht instructed the.journal.ists to empnasize the cacti
that the organized attack of the USA on North Korea was beinC repOlsed by the
People's Democracy, and xo awaken Nest-Berlin to the fact that the USA threatens
the peace everywhere in the world.
5. The Lustgarten rally on 29 June was not held on the initiative of the SID
but on direct order from Moscow.
CONFIDENTIAL
CLASSIFICATION
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the'
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
ext'~`b~~r6~dt'F~o4~'1' Ie?e- 2000/i
Review Date: 2008