SOVIET SECURITY PROCEDURES

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• Publication Date: January 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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FEB 1952
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Soviet Security Procedures
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
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the fate of deserters to the west-.
Political.ozfficers told. at the beginning, deserters were well treated and
thoroughly exploited by Western authorities,, After interrogation, they were either
returned to Soviet authorities5, or executed, or, at best, disowned by Western
authorities and left to their own devices, which meant starvation or leading a
miserable existence,, These officers said that the USSR was ready to forgive all
deserters, and that those who regretted their acts and returned to the USSR, were re-
educated and permitted to live as free men in the USSR,,
Line officers and associates told =that no deserters were returned by the Western
Powers, but all were helped to establish a new life regardless of whether or not they
supplied intelligence information.
(c) Germans told=that deserters to the West received good clothing, good food, money,
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Fraternization
2. Fraternization (including any type of social contact with Germans,
regardless of set) was strictly prohibited. Any officer, civilian
or EM was officially expected to,report any Soviet officer,'
civilian, or EM who had had any social contact with Germans. Except
for secret informers, however, no officer, civilian or EM would
report others. German police w, supposed to detain German girls
who were in the company of &oviet,personnel for questioning by'
Soviet authorities. German police did not arrest or detain Soviet
personnel but were supposed to inform the gommandatura, of Soviet
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mem ers, unless they were secret informers., ignmred'fraternization
carried on by others. Kommandatura patrols were expected to arrest
all fraternizers, however, in many cases the officers in charge of a
Eomsandatura patrol permitted officers of their acquaintance to
"disappear" without reporting or arresting them. units in Leipzig
had the same status as other-troops (ie, signal, tank or engineer -
troops). It was no more the official respons.ibility','of the MVD to
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army unit. OI R-MGB hese terms meant the same had a
special section (Oso yy Otdel - OO).charged with
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reporting and
preventing fraternization.
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3. EM assigned-to 18U #23 performed internal' security, guard duty at the..
entrances of ISU #23 and its sub-units. Officers assigned to ISU #23
needed no identification to enter the unit area. Other officers
and civilians wishing,to enter the area of ISU #23,'had to state to
the OD whom they wished to see and for what purpose, and were permitted
to enter only after being vouched for by the person being visited.
Soviet EM were not permitted to leave or enter the area of ISU #23
unless in formation and with an officer escort.
4. There were MVD units in Leipzig, which were quartered aloe side
ISU #23 /Nee End (A)7. (A)7. They wore green shoulder boards.
troops In Leipzig worke with the Voiks olizei' training thhem
borderguard duty. the MVD
barracks were next to the Volkspolizei barracks, and a the MVD
barracks had many dogs. MVD units were assigned to guard rail
5.
only MGB offieers'were in the
Zone, and they utilized MVD soldiers in the execution of their
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Soviet Z o n e of Germany.. I 2 had new MGB officer, a major who
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6. MVD troops had no authority to arrest Soviet military personnel,
as . da.d MGB troops.
roads, concentration camps, perform convoy duty, etc.
MVD troops in Leipzig were at the disposal of the MGS-for 25X1
guard duties.
.,the Soviet Zone of Germany Ito write about their place of employment,
type of work, or to give military information on OB, T/O &- E, etc.
People in the USSR were prohibited from writing about food, economic
conditions,'etc. There were no set penalties for Violating Censor-
ship directives; the. whole censorship procedure was arbitrary, eg.
one soldier might write home, "I met Vanya in Leipzig", and the
censor would'pass it, yet another censor might.oross it out.
An unknown censorship unit in Potsdam censored all incoming and
outgoing mail of ISU #23. It was prohibited for Soviet personnel in
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?)f' ae offender- In such a case the Counter 1TMntelligenc6 (MOB)
appeared :. a letter, the censor would send the letter to toe
r11i the cea uor crossed out violating lines, but if some restrioDed
e-' would start a file on the offender and keep him under
irvaz:ion for espionage activities, or else =r. ecornniond a court-
.;",.a.1. Officialy no mail could be sent via German postal
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:?rasnnels . Soviet troops did not use the German post office, but.
they did send letter8 through the German employees of their unit.
8. ? _)v_? e? troops could own cameras. No pictures of rnilita...?y items' Were'
~: rnit ;wed, however, and films had to be developed in the PX. Most
} .Lcer?_ and those soldiers who could get into town, had them
v ~med In German stores.
9, Oaf officers of ISU #23 were a.ssi led accordin to a roster,
25X1 o .ornrnandatura patrols . Their duties were to
op_cenend all EM they saw in town, check documents of persons believed
y) be M ovie cs and to arrest; all Soviet personnel found in town
;or dnight. The patrols toured the town of Leipzig, checked
:ae ra:troad stations, cafes, ?oars'and restaurants and enforced
rv and order.
10. .,'.'. '?. wore uniforms of other branches, such as those of
e 171? Infantry. The MOB major assigned to ISU #23 in Marsh
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F? r~~ r_Ii:ar ;s
11. 1 ^ n Astrakhan /4621N-4803E701 VOA, BBC, and
25X1 ,rtagc~,s~-, Spani. i and_ Italian Broadcasts in the Russian language.
25X1 ~~ ;.; ' Merced to the-'VOA while in Leipzig.. The reception was clear,.
ire 1Li : r;i~an ian,uage was good, and the broadcast could be tuned
25X1 `i ',n oii ther 33. or 49 m bands. The 0A uame in poorly on middle
band ~cfueras;iee due to ~ja.mrting. VOA
25X1 I i?ery dull and repetitious., eg it broadcast re same news of
P( "Et t'oor two months. The. endless repetition caused listeners to
25X1 Interest in the VOA programs. VOA discussed only life
._ : the If A and di d not compare it with life in the USSR
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12. The BBO carne in clearer than did the
11. was also in good Russian. BBC broadcast all news
25X1+f~rf %; I v was very. cautious and diplomatic, and was not offensive
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13. Italian broadcasts from
ome
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t-SSRR. They were clear and in good Russian. In contrast, the
Yugoslav and Spanish broadcasts from Madrid were vitriolic, mocking
v? 3d gv'd.t e outspoken. The Madrid radio was on the 40 m band and
c '.roe in clear and in good Russian at midnight... It told of all the
,"":t.atue4 Stalin. had had built of himself. The Yugoslav broadcast
a?.= on the 245-250 rn bands It was in very poor Russian but minced
r?,c:- v or-4s in describing life in the USSR and in insulting Stalin.
14. (A!?,] -Y RIGP of'f'icers were permitted to have their families in. the
C ?ven in cases where they had met and married in the Soviet
2 fne of Germany. No explanations were ever given for this policy.
v'i_ef :one of Germany. Other dependents were all returned to the
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15. Soviet EM were not permitted to leave the barrack area after duty hours. Officers
and civilians could leave the barrack area after duty hours, but had to sign
out. indicating where they were going, and had to be back and, signed in by mid-
ndghte The political or MGB officer called the OD at michni.gh'-q and inquired
as to who had failed to return, On rare occasions the OIL would check all
officers roomso
160 The 5CC (Soviet Control Commission) civilian personnel had more freedom than
did officers or civilians working for the Argo While the SQC civilians were
not permitted to fraternize, they were permitted to live among Germans and not
in special billets, and had their own club (Boehme Club) in Leipzig, where no
curfew existed.
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17. An average of 10 officers and 20 EM were usually in the guardhouse in Leipzig
for drunkenness, AWOL, refusal to carry out orders., and for falling asleep during
political lectures, In the Summer of 19519 60 soldiers of a penal battalion
were sent to my machine shops to saw wood, About 15 EM refused to do any work
and received 10 days in the guardhouse, Drunkenness was cono Officers and
EM bought alcoholic drinks through German employees of 1SU #23. All officers
dram icl di e %l A
1$, in January 1952, a friend contacted VD and reported it to a Soviet doctor
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Within 24. ho- re he ,,ras esco. ed by an MGB officer to Brest Litovsk, from there,
according to hearsay from a M 3B agent, the MV]) took him for forced labor in
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19, Officers of ISU #23 carried on black market activities in direct disobedience
of orders, and. frequented German cafes, bars, and restaurants,,
20.. Order #017 issued in April 1951 by Chuikov, CG of the GOFG, was intended to
enforce discipl.1neo The order pro . bited, drinking and fraternization and called
for HO stores ,I.Iandels Organizatio9 to be established in all military units
so as to preclude the necessity of personnel going into town to a central PX.
The order also prohibited Soviet personnel .from visiting German movies,
theaters, cabarets, cafes, bass, restaurants., and circuses; and prohibited all
bu.si.n.ess deals such as black marketing, with Germans. The penalties for
violating orders were.
A reprimand for the first violation,
Demotion by one or two grades for successive. violations,
Court-martial and return to the USSR for persistent violations,
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Morale was low among Soviet officers in ISU due to restrictions on person
freedom and constant sum. eillance, F
Enclosure A Location of Soviet Kalmiandatura in Leipzig
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of Soviet Kommandatura in Leipzig
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Legae d to 3helosure
in
kocaan of 801 jammada"m
The Root andate ra had 21 (twenty-one) officers and about 25 (twenty-fits)
AN the EX vare telephone and radio men and guards.
might Geran women were working in the $oamandatura as cleaning woaca
and waitressesA
Two German men were ee1oyaed as firemen.
Chief of time Xamm datura was Colonel Nikolay Iikolayevish $COOSZKOT, and
his depat y was Leonid PataroTIch IYANtV.
Details of sketch:
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A. Central
Imm admtu
me Reaortton room of mo ndastura
cc I SMa .axes to Noma t+ a
0. 01r:b, cas&a ,o for officers of Koamahdatura
3. Xitohen for 3AII of mo ,ndatuxa
7. acs . ;erstac ssre
G. l rraoks for I ndaturaa troops
Rs 2arracks for Air 7oroe R*, ineer Troops
1. Bath
S ts.div as
~a 'X'ard
p?~, Iatraaace to bnsildiras
SEOB3T S3IOUNTY IVO M TICS
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