STRUCTURE AND PERSONALITIES IN THE DEUTSCHE WAREN-VERTRIEBSGESELLSCHAFT (DWV)

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 5, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
REPORT
COUNTRY
INFORMATION REPORT
East Germany
CD NO.
DATE DIS
TR.
5 April 1955
,
SUBJECT
Structure and Personalities in the Deutsche
NO. OF PAGES
2
Waren-Vertriebsgesellschaft (DWV)
PLACE
ACQUIRED
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
DATE OF
RUP
INFO.
REPORT
E
THIS DOCUNRNT CONTAINS INFORNATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF TMR UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 13, SECTIONS 793
AND 731. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PSOMISIT23 BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM 13 PROHIBITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The following is miaeellaneoua information concerning the atructur)o
perpotal.ities in the joint concern made up of the Deutsche Waren-Ve -
gesellsc1iaft (DWV), the Berlin Handelsbuero (HB), Chemiepha, Novumj
Deutscher Buchexport and 4mport,
The concern is directly responsible to the Central committee-or_t~?
1. Collective Directorate - operates also under the cover desinnat44n_.qf
IIDhVII and has a sta ;f-approximately 30 persons. Included are:
lst Secretary:
2nd Secretary:
Gerstenberger, use (wife of Head of
Finance and Foreign Currency Department
of Ministry for Foreign and Inner-German
Trade.)
Schmidt, Sonya.
2. Chemiepha G.m.b.H. - employs approximately 200 persons.
Deputy Head: Neuen, Herbert
2nd Deputy Head: Wagner, Frau Elfriede
Chief Bookkeeper: Franke, Helmut (formerly with DiV)
3. Deutsche tivaren-Vertriebsgesellschaft (DWV) - employs about 150 persons.
a) Food Department (handling import of coffee, cocoa, sugar, uncut diamonds)
Business Manager: Ohst, Heinz (formerly head of Traffic
Department)
b) Polygraphic Department
Deputy Business Manager: Kochinki, Heinz
c) Finance Department
Chief ookkeeper : Fugmann, Hans
Finance Instructor: Wittko, Franz
STATE
d) Traffic Department
e :
ARMY AIR
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FBI
Ahrend, 'Werner
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e) Gadre ~3+~ta~arLa,
Head:
f) adlrea~t.ain~t Fairs
Read:
94 Organization Dep* meat
Head:
h) Legal Department
Deputy Head:
i) Plgnning Department
j) Plant Party Se$retaxt
Party Secretary:
Mietling, Hermann
Temme, Heinz
Struewing, Heinz
Kretschmer, Elfriede
Kura*i i (fnu) (wiJe of Professor Kuc-
a i ' Ma It University, Berlin.)
Winkler, Herbert
about 60 pereane .
Roemer, crud (si e 1 January 1955.
Formerly with DWV.)
6.. Nov+ua Hande1Mfts1l * .._~j. - OWPUWS about" 25 ? indivi(kali
DirectorL
Deputy Dix.etto
bMd7 (fn*)
i rboeck (tea;)
000" I 440
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PLACE
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Structure and Personalities in the Deutsche
Wares-Vertriebagesellschaft (DWV)
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1. ColzS.ective Directorate - operates also under the cover desi!'n_a,tion of 25X1
t1Dy,~n '~adias a staff or approximately 30 persons. Included are:
let Secretary: Geratenberger, Use ,(wife' of Head of
Finance' aad Foreign Currency Department
of Miidotry for 'Foreign and Inner-German
2nd Secretary: Schmidt, Sonya.
2. Chemiepha G.m.b.H.. - euloys approximately 200 persons.
Deputy Head: Neuen, Herbert
2nd Deputy Head: Wagner., Frau Elfriede
Chief Bookkeepers Franke, Helmut (formerly with DW"V)
3. Deutsche Waren-Vertriebsgesellschaft (DWV) - employs about 150 persons.
a) Food. tent (handling import of coffee, cocoa, sugar, uncut diamonds)
Bus ess Managers 0hsty-` Heins (formerlyy head of Traffic
Department)
b) Polygraphic Department
Deputy Business manager: Koch-inki, Hain
c) Finance Department
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DATA $ , 5 ''April 1555
NO. TAI `-
NO.OF ENCLS.,
'LISTED BELOW)
The eonArnis d rectly responeibie o the Central o littee `of the
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
$ mation cpnce rn ,n: the structure of p.nd. 25X1
h made t ' the Deiisch6fta'eh-Vetrtrlobs'. 4
Deu Aer Buch zport uftd =$Wort,
gesel;.acliaft (DWV)s Berlin
The fo]lowing is mes7laea-
ARMY AIR
LASSIFICATION
FBI
Fugmann, Hans
' Wiatt1ES,.. rasa
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H1etling; [Hermann
.f ` Ad ?ertis n,l- inx? r zrs ~Jc%.:a ,ment,
Bead : TL-i zm,e, Heim.
'~ z~I .ization r',c7 ~rler
1lc`s.x2i1.'~I1P ~~k'llc:'.3"4Ri.'t~~Jt
Head:
f Plant Party retar,;af.
ral i,y . ecrctaari:
Is, H,v:dr:lsbuero -Gam,b;[i, W3)m- employs about 60 ersons.
5. Dautscher Buchexport and 4tLort G ~m . b I , Lei.pzlg; Branch Off fine Berlin,
Per'--in C 2 t. fun ,estrasse? The Leipzi office employs about i5 person; ,,
Liroctor:
6,p
It ii e-wirlg,1 Hein-
S:rlt?~'~~il'dH.rp ~.slfra.e~de
(fnu) (wire of k'rofoosor :tut:-
z.irsk r of Humboldt University, :3erlin, )
:::i.rlkler, Herbert
Roomer, Gertrud (since l January 1955
Form r1jr with Dt;V. )
employ 3 abc at 25 ix1,i~ Ji[Zl a1 ' , 25X1
Bor;c y fru
Fue rbo,)ck (Thu)
li _ ?t>, ' 7,^!?.)t:'i?::i q "J I 'zit ' "'. ' iidiltn
(.Xl!".. 1 tl that I-el.~~ t:
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