MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014400150006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION ECRET
CENTRAL INTELL GENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germax r DATE DJSTR. la i e- $12
SUB JEC7 Ministry of National Defense NO. OF PAGES 2
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1 The designation !"inisterium fuer Nationale :`trei.tk.ra +fte (a'i?^i3.st'Cy for National
Forces) is still unofficial. The desir nation '"inisterium des Innern (Oii.nistry
of the Interior) is to be retained for security reaoon; until at least 1 January
1953 4. Accoxd in iy, it must be distinguished bet : en the Ministry of the .interi/A
~' ch is the or /1,11
for National Forces and the ""inistry of the Interior/f3 Which
i the Interior i tinistry directed by State Secretary Hans :lrzrnl:e
2n strict secrecy- -is eraforced in all r:epartments of i.linistry A. On 24 July 1952 the
entire per sonn,l of the main financial administration had to sign affidavit
demanding; that all persons be resorted who spread rumors regarding the Y`inistry
for National Forces,.
L', The e yees of the ministry A had to sign up for a -'eriod of one year of serv a,
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LLIU icatibng a r.ota.L sum of 7,100,000 eastmar':s inclou
3,5009000 eastmar!! s in salaries for'about
750 e
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mp
oyees and officild 1
as an, f0
eastrrks for the purchase of 100 new sedans. About 100 employees a re to be takz,
over from the ?inistry for Home kff'airs/D (1)
5 An additional ,'00,00 eastmarks9 . budgeted as "Li"sc-hungsauftraege (research
orders)5were Y:'exrsonally handed to Minister "Willi Staph in the form of a non-
-negotiable check. (2)
69 In June and July 1,529 110,000 eastmarlts were Laic' in salaries. The amount
budgeted for the purchase of motor vehicles was not spent. The entire amount
of 7DO1000 eastrar1cs was entered as one sum. A total of 105,000 eastmarks exclu-
ding the tOOpOOO ea ,- rarks was spent for June and July 1952. (3)
7,- The department for r^er earch of the Liinistry A is located at 16 Z;choenholzerstras"t
T3crli2z'i'az:`scvr~ art Lucke who received training in ?foscow is allegedly chief of
this depa~, tree . t. Re also administers the 701 x000 eastmarks placed at the disposal
of "`irr.is t r Sto h . The de oartment has about 50 e m p l o y e e s and i s scheduled to start
work in mid-August 1952? ,)
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