REVISION OF THE ECONOMIC PLAN OF THE DDR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009800330010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECHB'ITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Revision of the Economic Plan of the DJ
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OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
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a. As a result of this examinitipn,
y the state Planning Commission had
1952 had been calculated on the basis
of wages actually paid in the previous year and on the planned 1952 increase in
output and productivity. Such disturbing factors as overtime payments had not,
however.. been taken into account. The plans had.. therefore, to be re-eu mined.
It had also been discovered that the provision made in the basic plan figures
for,the reduction of overhead costs by the banks, insurance companies, and
savings-banks did not deal with overhead costs proper, but only with administrative
costs. This matter required furthdr discussion with a view to releasing more
funds for other purposes.
3. After comparing the various financial estimates under the Five Year Plan, it had
eductiona, would rise slightly above the wage-curve so that the people would be
been found that the total. planned national income would be insufficient to cover
the planned national expenditure. The planned wages were due to rise steeply
during the five year period.. but the price-curve, in spite of anticipated price
ble to purchase the goods and services which would be made availabl
erec_to be too favorable (sin). With consideration to the development of
principle must be adhered to in the Five Year Plan for two reasons::
transport concerns. The plan had, however, been returned with the remark
that the Government had agreed to the expanpion of private initiative.* This
he peoples-owned Handel.sorganisation, (HO), peoples-owned industry, and
available to them. This would AM ba?p the HO to reduce its overhead costa.
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to secretariat was currently examining all 1952 finance plans with a
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This policy was considered less expaisive than increasing the HO1s
am trading machinery.
*it a tiu9 4e am d greater l alty to the regime. 14it c
the framework
rk of the struggle for German unity, the HO policy must be
changed, and the policy prevailing hitherto must be repudiated. Some
of the businesses taken over by the HO on lease or under trusteeship would
be returned to private ou ishipp in order to demonstrate a policy of
appeasement towards the West and to repudiate the radical policy. The
false (radical) policy had been inspired by traitorous elements within the
directing body of the HO.
Comment: It is believed that it was Wilke'l office which suggested 50X1-HUM
that the 34 increase in the income of private industry was too favorable, and
either the Ministry of Finance or the State Planning Commission (probably the
former) which replied that the Government had eifdorsed the expansion of private
enterprise.
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