POSSIBLE INDICATIONS OF PREPARATION FOR WAR

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007100230003-9
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 24, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Possible Indications of Preparation for War NO. OF PAGES 2
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1. Source cites the following facts as possibly indicative of preparation for
rapy .
A. All officers on duty in Germany are engaged in an intensified study of the
Marxist--Leninist system, are being drilled in "proper" ideological orientation,
and love for the USSR and the 'ore sent regime. Various media are employed:
laetures, orientation talks, seminars, movies, plays, printed mtter) radio programs.
The essence of this training is not only to love and serve the USSR but to hate
and abhor the American.. English, and French "L .aerialists".
B. Military corm..issions from Moscow constantly inspect and re-inspect Soviet
units on duty in Germany. All measures are being taken to bring the Soviet armed
forces to full preparedness for immediate combat. Soldier and officer propaganda
also constantly stresses the importance of combat preparedness,
C, Practice combat alerts are more and more frequent and conprise larger and
larger units. Troops in whole regions may be unexpectedly called for maneuvers
in full strength, with full equipment, for prolonged p?ariods of time
DU All regimental headquarters rare being brought to full strength from their
f: mer average strength of 30%.
E. Whereas formerly individual tarkc did not have officers, racist higher NCbe
are being trained for cowz fission as Junior T. 3 eui enants for service as tank
commanders.
F. All apparatus for anti--air ern.ft defense is being concentrates.. Definite
instructions have been given on when to open fire on all aircrnft of foreign
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in the case of n.c tua7. attack
(b) at special order of regimental corn ender
G,, In addition to the regular Soviet aircraft w,: ,rning service (71-10S), air
obrorv,tion stations have been organized and are on 214.-hour duuty,
H. Now special units are being orrsed, for .nstance, the 7th Tay:nk Destroyer
Regiment (Istrebitol.ny P: ot:lvctankovy Palk) which is stationed in the "N' ize"
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letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director ci Central lnteiiigence to the
Archivist of the United States.
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of division a. army staff components.
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in order to have avail. ah1e So riet o]''r",icers t,) serve with r ,: a Q: E2~ ciaad
C ze .t units in c?.ae of war.
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