REDUCTION OF STRENGTH OF WERKSCHUTZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800390001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 20, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION ''r"`.TIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
25X1A
COUNTRY
Austria (Russian Zone)
DATE DISTR. 20 r :1
st 191:1
SUBJECT
R .tim of Strenr th of 'lerkschutz
25X1A
NO. OF PAGES I
PLACE
ACQUIRED
25X1X
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED SELOW)
DATE OF II
SUPPLEMENT T
25X1 X to M was inforried by an unidentified 'Jorkschutz leader that the Sovfv ts+
Intend to rake a drastic cut in the ,size of the 'Terkschutz. ;he reason for
the planned reduction is the hiryh cost of maintaining thin forcer. At, present,
approxinately 700 non are enployed in the Zistorsdorf tlerkschutz at an average
salary of 1,000 sch1llinr7s per nonth.
2. Consequently, the Soviets elan to re. ease' all nonCor r.iunirt rzerib o.? tho
'-7erkschutz. For the most part, these are local hays, displaced persons,
and neutrals, who have applied for release. Formerly an iorkschutz
nember3 signed a one-year contract vith in option to serve an addition a1 ye
after the expiration of the ori71nnl contract. Apparently, this mea care has
now been drorped.
25X1 A ( C ute T',is inform ti.on lends sore credence to a 'recent rep. rt from
f
ivzu o
fs :^ to ctako o''t3r 25X1 X
the r uardirv of some Zinterudorf installations, and that the SovFieta were
seriously considerin. acceptin,7 this offer. It is not 1 own hou -a men ud.'ll
be affected by a reduction of the Werkschu :noi
This document is hereby NQraft to
COWIDEi' TlAL to accordanc
i
e w
th the
letter Of 1s October 1978 from the
?irector of Csmrai intelll,s to ow
Archlyist o1 the United Stat.s.
Next Review Date; 200
G'ONFiDfNT1Al
CLASSIFICATION
Document No.
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