THE STRUCTURE AND PRINCIPAL PERSONNEL OF THE DEUTSCHE WAREN-VERTRIEBSGESELLSCHAF

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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The D,.~~at the Waxen-Vertriebsgeaellsohaf ~, (DWV) s the Berlin Hcandel$bueao (HB) 9
Oh=iepha; area Votnm are 07.0se c,i'S'iliswc .a directly responsible
to the Co:r tx'al Gatn:nittee of th-- SFDO These firms have a collective director"?
.toff which is directly aansur?;raa:le to the Cat-ral Committee of the SED9 and
hhich con3i.sts of the follocriktg perscvaso
Ric:ater9 Willy
Faet2~old, Arthur
Roe ier 9 Csrtrud
Reppenhagc:n (rnu)
Sooth (fnu)
Albrocht9 Mrs. (fnu) )
Braa9er9 Ifraso (Enid) )
p.eta 9 "LA%'S n (fnu)
~c ?ste~a'acrgeb Mrs (fnu)
Metzsaaath9 SIrso (fnu)
O ppert, M:asa (i'ntk)
Lawol (hu)
Lache9 }ors. (fnu)
General manager (Hauptdiroktor)
Deputy general manager for coordin-
ation of aaeignmente
Deputy general manager for coordina
aatiots of financial matters
Section chief (Leiterin) for coor-
dination of personnel matters
Section chief for coordination of
testing duties (Kontroll.aufgaben)
Directcrate stenographro
Used for special assignments of the
directorate
Douteche Waaren-Vertriobsgesellschaft m0b0H0 9 Berlin W 8, Fr3Ledrichstraasse
61 (DWV)
b. x Idel.sbuero Gomob.o 9 Berlin C 29 Schaahrenstrasso 9a (IB)
co 'hemiopha GaaflohcLL a 1BeAlin, W 89 Kronenstrasse 33
d,, Novum andelsgesellachaft m.b0Hd 9 Berlin Na? 7s Friedrichetrasse 133/134
etruct,are of the DW V
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Schulze, Herbert Head manager (I.eitender Geschaeftsfuehrer)
laengert, Willi Manager for mining
Neubert, Fritz Manager for polygraphic machines
Tschoerner, Rudi Manager for food
Franke, Helmut Head bookkeeper
a. Office (Kontor) 85 (Potash and potash products)s.
Hueckstedt, Willi Chief
Hoppe, Marianne Deupty chief
b. office 86 (Ammonium sulfate, calcium nitrate, ammoniated calcium nitrate).,
Schvriedecke, Walter Chief
Haase (fnu) Deputy chief
c. office 87 (Coal and coal products),
Kreis, Horst Chief
Handlos, Gertraude Deputy chief
Office 88 (Sugar):
Wittwer (fnu) Chief
Stegemann9 Miss (fnu) Deputy chief
e. Office 89 (Import m coffee, cocoa, uncut diamonds)
Struehwing (fnu) Chief
Buergin (fnu) Deputy chief
f. Planning Department (Abteilung)s
hamper (fnu) Chief
g. Legal Department:
Kasler (fnu) Chief
h. Testing (Kontrolle) Departments
Kuczinsky, Mrs. (fnu) Chief
Michaelis (fnu) Deputy chief
Werner, Mrs. (fnu)
i. Cadre Department:
Mietling (fnu) Chief
Grim,u, Mrs. (fnu)4 Deputy chief
Labor Department:
Feuser (fnu) Chief
Loeschner Mrs. (fnu) Deputy chief
Will (fnu) Referent for schooling
Friedrich, Mrs. (fnu) Referent for cadre instruction
k. General Administration Department:
Figura, Mrs. (fnu) Chief
Georgi, Mrs. (fnu) Deputy chief
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to Traffic Departments
at (fnu)
Arend (fnu)
an. Finance Departments
Franke,, Helmut
Bestehorn (fnu)
Zeuge. (fnu)
Engel (fnu)
Kramer (fnu)
Wittko (fnu)
no Works Party Organization:
Winkler (fnu)
Chief
Deputy chief
Head bookkeeper
Deputy
(Betriebswirt)
Bookkeeping chief
(Freiaausgleichskontrolleur)
Finance ins truc to r
Party Secretary
4, Since the East German goverment needs unblocked currency accounts,, the articles
which bring in the most of such currency are concentrated in the DG'p/. In this
manner the DWV constitutes the free domestic economy of East Germany. As already
mentioned,, the DWY operates under the guidance of the Central Committee of the
SED and is in no way subordinate or responsible to the Ministry for Foreign and
Domestic Trade. The EWV handles predominantly export matters which are to be
carried out within the framework of the >aconomic Plane as well as special matters
for certain products within the framework of the Plan. In order to obtain the
desired currency accounts,, the DKV exports mainly high quality (hochprozentig)
fertilizers, sugar and 00polygraphic18 machines. The DWV exports only ammonium
sulphate to China- nartly via in Moscow. Fertilizers are also exported
by the DW d
The DWV handles only exportsp imports are handled by the pertinent DIA department,
I xamples The Leuna Werke produces products over and above its planned quotas; the
DWV sells these products for the Leuna ffarke, accepts the currency and
buys other products- these then are brought in through the competent
DIA impart department.
6o Transport companies, with and through whom the DWV works, ares
7 In all of the business transactions of the DWV9 there does not seem to be any
indication of an increase in the armament of East Germany, in contrast to the
year 1952 when lead from Yugoslavia was imported via Tangier and seamless Mannes-
mann pipe was brought into Wismar or Rostock'
6. Handelsbuero G.m.b.H.
Berlin C29 Schahrenstrasse 9a
This company, headed by one Werbke (fnu), is able to obtain critical materials
and also handles coffee, cocoa, and uncut diamonds. These transactions are
always unofficial ones involving trade hnmania9
or one of the other Eastern satell.ites9 often acts as a middleman.
9. Chemiepha, G.m.b.H.
Berlin W8, Kronenstrasse 33
This company also does business with special
emphasis on the products and needs of USIA companies Chemiepha
works closely with A.K. Kurtko in this. In addition,, emiep a conducts busi-
ness with the Leuna and Buna works, This however takes second place as to
importance or priority.
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