THE EAST GERMAN MINISTRY FOR POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700360001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 16
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 26, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL IN.-LLIGENCE ADEN REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
East Germany
The Fast German Ministry for Post
and Telecommunications
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IS. SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT DY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
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Gebhardt stated that the saved funds would have to be transferred to the Ministry
of Finance by 30.August 1954 because they were required to stabilize the finances
for the essential reduction of HO prices in the near future. 25X1
the chiefs of the inveotment de-
partments of the 15 district administrations were ordered to Der-MR M check the
investment plans of the individual district administratibno befarlt rodftg" the
HV Telecommunications funds about 3,500,000 IME. On 27 August, at a 7r 'ting with
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A conference of the ministerial board on 26 August 1954 was attended by Minister
Friedrich Burmeister; Kurt Gebhardt, Deputy Minister of Telecommunications;
Johannes Gruetzmacher, Deputy Minister of Postal Affairs; and the main depart-
ment chiefs Erwin Graf for Post; Egon Zirzow for Telecommunications; and Alfred
Adler for Radio. The board decided that the 5 million eastmarks were to be
saved by reducing the funds of the HV Telecommunications about 3,500,000 east-
marks and the funds of the HV Post about 1,500,000 eastmarks, while those of HV
Radio were not to be affected.
3. Later the same day, a work conference was held at the HV Telecommunications.
This meeting was attended by:
Gebhardt, deputy minister of t1lecommunications
Zirzow, chief of HV Tlecommunications
Stilebner (fnu), (Fe Fv) (chief engineer)
Sternberg (fnu) Fe I
Bomboes (fnu) Fe I 2
Hofmann (fnu) Fe I 3
Troschke (fnu) Fe I 5
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