SECRET 19 October 19 56 IJJCASSOCK REVIEW r q II Backgrounds DECLAUIFI ED AND RHEAS ED BY K 'JllllfP' IRJ CEHTR L INTELL16ENCE A6£NCY IOURC SMETH00SEXEMPTION3821 HAZ I WAR CR IMES DISCLOSURE ACT e e Field Case Officer A DATE 2007 Description of the Project LCCASSOCK is a psychological warfare project which until recently prepared printed and distributed falsified editions of official- 1l EN t publications Although the project is no longer mald ng direct falsifications it is preparing and distributing four mai publications two of which though they do not carry the names o f'Wlll 't4ditions resemble in forma t such publications LCCASSOCK also produces special editions designed to hit specific target groups or to exploit special events It has also carried out several administrative harrassrent operations B t Purpose of this Projects 3 The Project Outline indicates that e objecy'of this project is to promote the spirit of resistance of t h e • • • • population by providing highly specialized propaganda material which can be tailored to attract specific target groups not generally accessible to Western propaganda c t Chronological Developrrentss 1 principal agent for LCCASS K has been engaged in the publication of falsified editions of newspapers and magazine since 1950 From summer 1951 unt l Ma 1952 his activities were up rted b the ··•··• wi thdr t ts support in l 1952 r Sr e t o nt ' s h @lff' ndaS ha 7 8 t e s RWRS# I erciae no control over the LCCASSOCK activities but in early 19 2 was asked by the J 'ilinistry to furnish the names of his sources and istributors This he r fused to do with the result that $1fJ tCRWAS 1 1111111 withdrew its support l V--1 then applied to J_for a grant to enable him to continue his activities In line with the established t policy by engaged only in white or gray psychological warfare activities and by which had the' sole responsibility for covert whicr-h· 4 lru8'9R ' SECRET 1· J• SECRET - 2 - J iJ cRptrl operatiom t n-n d his facilities over to the German Mission An arrangement was effacted whereby a grant of DM c _ Z $C l per month for a period of nine months starting April 1952 was made available to Berlin to finance 1 Ai' tBA CH I s LCCASSOCK I s operations Funds for this operation for the remainder of iscal Year 1953 and for Fiscal Year 1954 were authorized from ZRCANDY funds • In February 1954 LCCASSOCK became an approved CIA project and has been financed by en funds since July 1954 The Kaiser Ministry resumed support to LCCASSOCK in May 1953 for production of one regular edition per month but again terminated its support in October 1953 - lllf III Past Activities of the Projects A• Past activities of LCCASSOCK have included the followings 1 The preparation and distribution of falsified editions of Soviet Zone publications ICCASSOCK has falsified the following editions Die Wegweiser Information bulletin of the Liberal Democratic Party Junge Generationfl FDJ official organ Die Volkspolizein o fficial Peoples Police magazine 11 Tribuene11 DDR labor magazine Die Freie-Ba r 11 DDR farmers publication Neue Zeit Der Neue Wegn 1tNotizbuch des Agitators1t Die Weltbuehnell l 11 Der Gewerkschaftsfunktionaern all official SED publications 11Die Frau von Heute DDR women's magazine 2 In addition LCCASSOCK prepared and distributed special issues on targets of opportu ni ty s ooh as the 17 June 1953 riots the U s food offer to the DDR the SED Party Congress pro-Nato pro-Oernan defense and Soviet-German Friendship months 3 LCCASSOCK has also engaged in several administrative harrassnent operations One concerned the DDR elections arxl another was directed against Johannes Becher DDR Minister of Culture B The falsified edi tions published by LCCASSOCK were completely written by the ICCASSOCK editorial staff who used specialists familiar with East Zone affairs and pertinent subject matter For example LCCASSOCK has received advice from the Falken Group and the Catholic Youth Organization for the Junge Welt11 falsification f'rom the Investigation Committee of Free Jurists for Freie Bauer the Kampfgruppe Gegen SECRET SECRET - 3 Unmenschlichkeit for 11 Die Volksi -olizcie 11 and from the Deutsche Gewerkschaft Hund for 11 Tribuene 11 • 'rhe LCCASSXK editions were generally produced in 20 000 copies one edition of a d i ffs r-ent na- azine • •eing produced each month and were distri mtod rria inl r he hand b 1 LCCASSc·CK I s o m distribution nets Present Activity of LCCASS JCK 1 A Some cha1 ges have occurred in the t rpe and scope of LCCASSOCK 1 s production The project is no longer falsifyin DDR publications althou h two of its four main edi tions still resemble to a 'great degree DDR publications LCCASSJCK is also continuinz expansion of its special type targett ed editions and has now put some of these on a regular basis At present the project is producing one of its four main publications in 20 000 copies each month i e each ' f these editions appears three t i m es a year and from two to eight of its special editions each Month In August 1956 IDB asked for an increase in the LCCA iSGCK bud -i et a d author-· ization to publish each of its main editions on a quarterly basis Following are descriptions of the main LCCASSOCK publications 1 11 Das Illustrierte Wocher blatt 11 is a weekly illustra ed newspaper LCCASSOCK fonnerly falsified the pop -clar DDR weekly illustrated newspaper 11 Wochenpostn ° Jut in Zarch 1956 for reasons of possible legal lia1Jility for copyright and trade mark infringements the project produced its edition under the title Das Illustrierte Wochenolatt 11 • However this issue is almost identical to t1 e 11 Wochenpost 'Ihe tw edi ticms of the 11 Das Illustr Lerte foc 1enblatt 11 rJad oy bhe reviewer contained the following a Satirical art icles and cartoons 1 An article on a legendary 1 s character's Till fulenspiegel visit tot he DDR which deflates the idea that the DDR is a far ncrs and workers I state by pointing out that all the fanners and workers are fleeine to the West It points cJUt l hat Ulbricht and Grotewohl are stupid r 1en who only ninder reunification and pride themselves on a false soverei nty It states that the Ea st Gennans who nee carcy with them the desire for reunification and those who remain in the DDR also desire it• 2 An article on ulenspie el I s visit to the II Derlin t ·umol'l points out that t 1e Sovie ts have no -i Jeen su1 jected to some of t eir o m tac L s -r i cll causes lau 1tcr all over the world 3 A ca toon- th caption on '3oviet1s icernission to SECRET SECRET - 4their citizens to travel s -en in iestern countries and the fact that Sovi rts appear to have forgotten theirs is a classless society since this travel is o be in four classes b Articles 1n Soviet and JDR Leaders and Communist l olicy 1 Article on failure o f' dul anin and Kruschshev while visitng En land to impress the British public Statements of Kruschshev which arous0d ti1e J ndignation of the British and reporting the fact t hat the Soviets put off any discuss ion on German reunificatioE by saying The Gennans will have to - r ai t 11 2 Article on the faUure of the Soviets to impress the groups they most interested in the SPD and 00-B by their revelations at t ie 20th Congress and their allef ed retum to Leninis n 3 Article on arrival and speed departure of SEROV from En land due to pressure a · ainst his presence there by the British press 4 Short statemen - s by B mn the SPD FDP London Washington and loscow on SoViet alleged chan e of policy 5 Article on effect of deni· rat ion of Stalin on Poland and other sat elli tes an ' he p issibility that these ·will tum to a more nat ionalistic Communism similar to ·that of Yugoslavia 6 An article on D J lga 1 n a11d r ruschshev' s failure during their visit to England to 0et that countr- r c lespite its desire Lo widen its markets to lift the emha1 0 against the Soviet Bloc 7 Articles g1 -v i ng an unflatterin z portrait of Zorin and unco 1plimentar 1 bit s of knowled3e about the DDR S An article explaining that Queen filizabe- h will not wear t he fur coat presented her b the Soviet s as it is thouj1t the Sovie· s would make propa anda of - his matter i f she appeared in the coat c Articles on ·Jes c Uerrrian _ ' and r1orld Affairs 1 An article poj_ntL out faat althou _ L ie CDU has heen called a one-inan Part - the COO at a recent party conference overruh l Adenauer a '1d raised ·i hc r u 1 Jer of vice-c11airman fro 11 t w t o r our SECRET SECRET -5 2 An art iclo showin hat all si 71S point to Vienna's ecor 1in the meetin place for conferences etween the Ea st and West It reports on '✓ ienna' s satisfaction Ji th 1· s new freedor 1 and on the rc noval of Soviet influence from the city 3 An article 0n the future of A'J D which explains that the organization n 11 continue despite the Soviet new policy 4 An article from a Swiss ne -spaper stating that the cold war will continue t -loag i the means of achievement have changed This article discusses i he presidential election Eniland 1 s trouble over Cy-tprus 1''rance 1 s un ta le 'i ovem 1ent a 1ci di ffic·J lLL s - he Soviet 1 s do sire to destro - Germany's ties with t e ' est t h Co •lin-J nist loss of strenr t 1 in Italy dangsr 2 rl as in the -wrld situation and the imp •·si 1 ility of predictin2 · 0 1 hese s tuati ms will turn out It s t e - es that the victims of the atom balanc are the Com n'J lists-u bject2d peoples w o 'la onl ope or and tri tGt in ·c-he inevi ta nle d l sint _ atix1 of the Commu nis-t system d Articles on La or Hatters 1 An article on the FDGB 1 s resolution calling for improvement of the imrkers or-- r a i zation ma erial suppli6S and work equipment w·1ich will find eneral anprovaJ The article points out 110w t 1is resolution lost its value by c l ' e _7 J' J-I 1 s coupling of this trar1saction with the Nis5 ng of production nori11s Wi1ich resul s in no decrease of workload or increase in earning for the uorker but the contrary 2 n n a rticlE on rorkers r mor-' lle in the DDR · hi ch points out that t 16 i it -ermans have not lost t --ie national Gennan virtues of industr'J and t horou r rmess and t hat foe high sick ra t e in the JJDR is caused by years of undernou risri_ment and lack of propGr clothinr and medication rather than by u rn-Ji 11ingness to work Ulbricht and iornke' s charges of 11 retardation of work 11 are correc e but · he cause of t -1is is poor pay aL ays increaoin no - ns tLe fact that uorkers have to finance cost of unprocluc ti vo functi nariss etc 3 An article on he s wtenin g of •Jo rkin 1ours from z 1 th e 1ployees still recdvin ' a full roeks pay of ti1e 1es0 German i ' i nn estfalenlmet·0e A G si1e six th lar est iro11- 1al ing ir us tr ' -n ti1c - 2J1 EP_ 40 to 40 1 4 Articlo on e c' ang r -te o st narks and Dentscho• rnrks for 1es icrl· ners ·iurting in a st erli n an l for Lac t SECRET SEt f l - 6 Tlerliners working in i·Jest Herlin e Articles on DDR Lm-is and TiegulatiDns 1 An article describing ra c1la Lms aI d laws re- arding a riculture which exist in 't he DDH but with which t he popula·l ion art i not faqiliar It st - t es the DiJR a tthorities know about - his lack of knowledge and at empt to defraud the farmers of their rif hts I'he fanners are advised to seek further hel -- and counsel re ard ifr their le_ al ri hts from the 11 Invest i a ting Gom n i ttee of li'ree Jurists n 2 An article descr bin ordnances and s atut is which contrar-J t o the eneral rule brin benefits to the DDR populace Since these laws a -e kept secret hy the -3ezirk and Krei adnin i stration so as t o draw no one's atc ention to t hem and becaus the- are effective mly upon motion b3- t e individual t 1e7 are pract Lcall 1-wrt ' 1less The reader is 1 old to fac iliarize hi nself with these laws which a ce listed and to demand his rights 3 An article on GrotB mhl and UT Jricht 1s pr w1ise at the 25th C m ' re- s of - he SED to improve a ricult' lral re ulations and the cultivation pla l and caise prices for a ricultural and 1eat pro wts A report i'rom the Free Jurists taken fro ' 1 internal 1Jrdern of the SE'D shows how 1i ttle this will help the ar ners Artj_cles on olitical l'risoners of the vommunists and nfu ees t o the -iiest f 1 Information to refu - ees on hm-1 to secure their documenta-ti m from the DR 2 Anarticle on arrest s in the I1DR which warns the Ea st Germans that the SSD infonnant s are ever rw iere and that therefore they s 1ould be careful in e xpreDsing their opinions in words or letters 3 An arc icle 1n ne 1' J li 2-ar-czatis f· irmer secretary and r ood friend of Grotewohl mid her lover uh were sent enccd and executed 'Ibis action was carried out - i Jollwe er despite ' ro euo' -tl 1 s frj_e dsh p for _ arcz i iis 'h Ls a ·t icJ e P Jint 3' 0° t t at t t0 Com nmis s ave admitted che · r0a· uron s of t ' e mst le - al pr_ 1ccsses but t ' 1at this c infe _ s ·m wj_ll n t brin ack i he lives of ' arczatis a d an· others SECRET SECRET - 7 4 Four short it 1s on Polish and Sudet an-Gei nan refugees w - are now workin L the est S An article indicat ing t i1at t ·w enemies per ons whom be has ha arres· ed and eli 'llinated ar d wi10 are now returnin 11 via tfre l ack door to r osi tions in the DDR overnment of Ulbricht the No 1 Stalinist i n the DDF' are waiting for their rehabilitation 6 An article on the r-sported amnesty of 88 persons in the DDR one of uhora is the for ner DDR inister of Justice g Articles on Trade 1 An article -r ·1ich indicates that the trade of the 'eCor-d hi 1 in 1955 Free orld reach1cad a 2 An articL dsscri' in 1ow the East nae and with it the DDR are farced · the 0ovieGs t o export mat erial whic_h places their own economf in qrnstion 3 An ar·ticlo on Communist trade efforts iithou t results which describes the status of Red China's t rade -li th the Free World h Articles on J cono nic and Technical Advancements in West Jennany 'lhese will n- rt · e descr t ned ind ctail but s11ch subjects as 1-iest ' ennan ste ' l and au tomoi ile irodu ction new developments in radio and television orders 'or locomotives from Indj_a - rade xpositLms achievements of Lufthansa airplane constr 1ction etc aro discussed i Hiscellaneous L In addition th0 nmrspaper has pictures and articles on prominent i'igures in the entertainment world writers composers the Arts travel fashions astolo3 7 etc 2 Die turve 11 is an illustrated newspaper descrF ed b ' the _ erli-1 operations Jase as ' ei' G aimed at t e East German eq1livalent of the m5 ddle class academic circles and the ec 1 1 ical intelligeutsia 'l'he t• o edit- i on3 o f the newspaper read · iy thf revi - n-mr contained a Articles and edito r Lals on ovi e- and D DR Leaders and Co rn runist Policy SECRET SECRET - 8 - An editorial on the revelations made at ·the 20th Party Con ress It points out that Stalin who during his lifetime could do no wrong in Conununist e res has now been accused after his death trJ them as having com ni tted many cr L'11os The Communist Party is returning to Ieninism it remains to he seen if Lenin is a saint of rnrld revolution or whether he like Stalin is only a human who erred l 2 An article stress tng the point that though the Stalin era is passed there are no c11anges in Conununist ai1ns and thinking 3 An article on fonner Germa T'l ru1ro assadors to Aoscow which describes the double-dealings of the Govicts in the past in t heir treat ies and relations to the Germans It concludas by st2 tin3 ·that there is a ne Gennan am°' ·assador in F'1 l ssia whose clear aim is the reunification of Gennany it lies wi th the new Soviet leaders t o de·nonst rate whether a Jeman-Soviet co-existence is possible 4 An article on Grotewohl's claim made at a press conference that no Hazi or IIitler Generals are in the VOID· and they will not be used in DDR security or anizations ' L'his art icle deflates this claim g iving the number of Hazi Generals who are in t 1e VOPO and namin so 1e of them uho have commanding posts S An article on a radio speech hy Eaiser EDE 1' l·Iinis-ter of all Ge man A ftairs n p ·esent relations between Bonn and the DDR Kaiser pointed out with re1ard to the most important question--political prisoners that alt 1ou h tJ10UGands have been released many thousands fi ures iven still remain in prison Some of these never have been heard of since their arres· and many faousands ave died in prison 111ese l' L - ires show how the Comurunist propa andized 11 social lawfulness appears in practice Kaiser called upon the Soviet Zone authorities to allm'1 persons to travel freely from the Soviet Zone to lift all border r0 trictions and censorship etc to sho 1 tha-l they are willin_ to contrirJUte to the ov-crco ninr of the split of Germany 6 An editorial on the strn glc of tho G ii11n1 mist satelli tcs i'or ndependence from the Joviets 'l'heso countries arc c mfused in their rcJaction to the nc -i declared oviet polic r but vari Us elements in them part Lcularly 1 SECRET SECRET - 9 in Poland ar-c now pr2ssing nat Lonalist vie- rs It stat cs that the overthrowinr of the C01m runist rule id ll only be possi 18 if the sat elli tes hssen ·t heir tics to the Soviets and strengthen their cont 2cts with the -test 7 An article on the 11 0viet ioreign Legion which st ates that the DDR has more soldiers sailors and flyers ·t han the whole Weimar P epu blic had Il develops the p Jint that instead of the DDR armed forces being an army to protect the population of the DDR created b the will of the populace it has been formed a_- ainst the wishes of the majority and has been handed over to the Soviets as a foreign legion-and this in peace tune I oniev a Soviet 1-larshal is supreme com ' lander of the DDR Ar my 8 An editorial 11 v- 11ere 5_s -Ioscow Going which stat es that there were indica-l ions from the release of the accused Jewish ph rsicians to the iil r L·na_ e to 3elgrade that Stalin's heirs were attempting to disassocia e the nselves from him but that i t still wa c a surprise to wrld com -nunism t hat t - E 20th C0ngrEws crittcized his re- ime This denouement ind i-cates that resistance particularly that in the DDR was thut the rif ht course The editorial go s on to state that the present collective Soviet leadership is lo more satisfactor- r than the form r one-man d lct atorship It is not llar ist ·or not democratic and the people have no nore influence under the new laadeTship than they had during Stalin 1 s time Althow h it was not expressed at the 20t h Party Congress the revisi n tnclude 3 ·1 it onl ' talin but also ifarx _• n • el and Len i n Thro' m ou t a ce t lc t ieorios tilat war with the capitalistic countri is Ls incvi ta J e 0r t 1at these count ries will rinc a-i mt their oT m econo ri c destruction i o the new leaders are at t e 11 1t-i n g to chan e their f o rei n p- licy Ob- viously the ioviets ha re come t o realize that l'iarx was only mortal and could not look ahead one hundred years into the future At the Con rN s the ri o ht to · ake individual way to the ultilna· je t oal is upheld but rmly one country has actually gone its individual 1-ray to Corn mnism Yu oslavia Soviet i ayonct s pr vent H in · he satellitts The theory has been advanced by -t he Sovie_t leaders that capi • a lism can je ov6rcome by bloodleus means This theor r may Je at t rac'i iive to 1estern Socialis l s but t '1P y sh' uld remember that -likoyan pointed out in his sp rnc' · that R r -•✓-olntion is nonethe less a rGvolution 1' 'is ns a 'e alf o Jlo· Y 1-le c s Three y8ar-s aft er Sta1inis -n _· is t i_JJ n t r • • sj_ r ll' for sat l j_ tes to p' lmue other th- m- ' ts or e - pn s othc r i leas t' 1 n Ln - ' 10 la t 20 yeaTs To speak D - _ e riocr tc is aU mrd this s 1·ather a chan e-over from ta- l n 1 s d0 natis 1 to 2 col·d imn 0 0 SECRET SEC1 El - 10 9 An article n · he ·at e of fonaar Soviet arn assador' s to 'ermany 1 hicb si at es that all ·· f tl1ese llen huve been liqnidate l thrJng' 1 execation suic _de r sentencing It anks ullat ra e ill the future i ring to the t wo present Soviet am bass ado rs to Germany 10 An article on Joviet assist a nee to undeveloped countries a ' ld eJ -plJit ation of resentment of the colonial peoples It p Jin s out that these countries a id peoples do not realize this is a Soviet moans of ini'il-t ration It discussed the Assuan lam of 'er of assistance by the U s and Jritain arid p - _nk out Cs ivin c fisures t hat in comparison to what the Jest has done for the undeveloped lands 1n the past the 3ovists have done nothing There is also a graph in the edition -f ich shous the aid in dollars which the U s and Jovi ets have extended to undeveloped countries 11 Information in t 1-e form of lists s 1owin persons who have been rehabili tat ed in the U S s R and satelli tes persons fonnerly persecut ed r o are now re-emer i ng but with rE ard to whau ·t he Farty ha not y t resolved the possibility of rehabilita· ion 1 and p - rsons throned and de-t 1roned in the USSR and sac elli tes b Articles on B'orei '11 Affairs 1 An a 'ticle 01 the i'onnation of the foonomic Cooperation in lrnpe to Hhich 17 Western countries belong The East Bloc countries w11ich ·mre Lnvitsd to join re fused on poli ti cal rt und s ll iis ar iti cle also discusses the lifting · f restrictions on consrnners 3 ods the Europaische Zahlunesunion • he European Community for Steel and Coal and join£ ropean actiun on atomic - mer _ y Ano- her article discusses reducti Jn in tar Lfl's and the 11 General A reement on l'ariffs and ' i 'rade 11 b - the iestern countries 2 An article on India's difficulties in unlfying its country- in view of the hundreds of ethnic groups sp-3aking different lar1 Uages in t his country It st ai Gs that ·l-'fehru's atte 1pts to brin - India· together ars ·being opposed particularly by tl-1e Lom·nunists O An art i cle on 1ejpt and the L iportance of the I-rile to that co mtr- r 'l'he U• s and Eritis' oi'for of as istance in the const ructi m of the As man am is discuss0d 1 1 An o rticle on the l 'rench-Al __ er lari situation which _ndica t es that - ot·1 s '_des have justificati m in this str 2 le SECRET SECRET -11bat tllat t lle terror1• and tuatlo1111 ot tile AlprSaa rebels are not the right to brillg free4ca ud d 07 w tbe Cpria people •1 ho4• u s 5 MA artiole uscribiq ihe tvo- -rt Q'ltell 1D tu 6 la article an the taet tllat the Sur 1• ap ill Clermall 11hioh • all hiBierance te ooopen t40ll betwea Prance aal 7 Aa article whioh d11euase11 the rift vhioh tbe Gnra• cr-11tioll bas oauael betwea tlie Greeb t ri - t lae •st n - • 1r1t1a1a 111e it ocaa11 to the at1an •• to 'llbetller a little eople •-vr CU tDII jutioe 1a tile latte ••11m t7 ot Great •• lrtiolea • V et a ln•t 1illtJ t l la artiele •terprieee Cllll VGIIID 1a lltat Gel'IUJ vb o h _ 2 Al artiole cm V et Geran prla 11bo are now wrtiq 111 heal• u are the7 an Jdghl7 apprec1aW aDI •11• •••-- ahuatagee · 3 Aa article on tbe V ollnal'eJl Wrb ui ita pn- tuotun 4 la arliole nplaiDiac the propeeed rend• ot t lle ••t a 111111 euim aratea llbioh vll1 S abellt tu create•t al• aoe ·1a 1oo al refOl'll aloac tide li1le dace Bl maarct1• tm 5 AD artiole oa the IBD1' aat 0 l IIUla ao an now 1tooldu Uer1 II states that not _oaq the 11Nltq bat al• the d1Dar7 wcrrlrar1 are 'boJiDI atoeb l cl Pict urea ehowing II04ern Veet Gena architecture 111 ecellaneoa e ra 1Mitioa the editions oon11uleas 1 pic taNs and artielea on place• ot 1Dtere1t te toariet1 SECRET SECRET -12 2 oomio cartocae 3 ape of taeh 1 4 abort hmffoaa etor l e1 art• • artialea ud picture• • 6 NTeral artiolea • progreee 1D anaticm 1D the tillll theaters u4 tile •et •v airplane e- tructioD ant 3 eraaehreiber 1 1• a - une-tne edition wh1oh o•t iae oaref11l 17 Nlected editorial coa11nt• tr• leadi• g mwpapen ill the worlt under the tudliar aethead1 of the• nevepapen ·lldle ao• t at the editoriala are troll ill tern DeVBpapere tide publication al• ecmtaiu a few a oerpt• froa Ci anfn MVIIJl pere 1a order to illonaee the illpre11ioll ot objectidtJ heee are laDd14ioW in bet-- editorial a from the W et which ooatnd let the Cw al at 'rieva •rUa qi ra U Clll• laee hae • tate4 that hruchftl'ber• 1• deeipell to 1- 1llilllt tllle nrrent IUBARJ IOCAGI poliq ot tandehbag tbe o atti-n an m popalation with objeot1Te nen aal eeriolle authori tatiw •-ente coaeeming 1llportut ianee c# the daJ' • vill be giwn hire ot the act'ual editor1ale cG11taine4 iD tile two editio or WJ'ern•hreiber• bJ' tbe rniewr but 'belov ie a list ot the nb •cte ••t •••rlpti• treat I •• Gae ot tu •p siaea w e lnoted allloet •tirel7 te a- uer 1• rlsit to Jlbeeov l tev papa dieeuee4 the Saar que Uoa b '1'be other coataiaed editorials cm the following •tteres 1 he new Ge1 111U ubaaRdor to 2 'n1e tiaeahowr-••n 1i la 11 eeGV 3 The Sw1et 1 a ngpstioa to the U S of a 20 J'8 1 SCRIET 1riallhip Jut 4 Dulle I llbr1Dk ot lllU at temenl 5 Kew member• 1D the lidted •tione SECRET SECRET - 13 - 6 a1arameat 7 he Oe Deft ut land on CoatereDCe11 8 he •v Sonet poli07 u4 its •UWIC Smet 41pl Olata Sod et aetiou hi UD4nelope4 areas ud area• of 1ZDN 1t Ba1pmat1 ud Jllruchffl• dait to Wk lonet ahiiment ot ans eto the Son et fin-t r 9 nu a 14 War eoatumea but the poasiblli 7 at a hot - r Ila• 4 bdnielwd lo Je4 CJwaa I 8 lelatiollll to the hJllia anf Grotevdll 1• trip to Bel lh1na 11 U S atut oa Qaeaay 12 ' m uchei-•• rlait to lJ O TO Jnd1a 14 Genu remdficati• 15 16 11 in Ven Clel IIUl Ano- and the mt Peoples Jr q 'IM Coanmieta • fight ap inet the Glmreh lehpea 1D ••t O l'lld7 18 11 S relati•• to Veat Ge 'JIUl7 th••• 1h tbe renewer•• opim c m the editorial• hi editicu appear to be vell -choaen ao that the ot tllea preNDt a faTora'ble attitude toward• Veatera poli07 am lld aotirltiea are derop tor ot thoae ot the Sodeta u4 Comrmista Ia a fw ••a the editor lala an •blued or neutral to a oertaia nteat ui diaeua both aid ea ot a queatioll without detiaitel 7 tavoriq one or the other Qiu ya tev preaent opiDiODII partial to the •j _ C1Bllml11t1 4 Die Prau• ia a •P•iDe tor SUt 0 l'IIU wan Berlin Operatioae Ilse baa pointed out that in theoretical diacusaioas u4 1D 1Dd epenclent report • ud analyse women -rge u a aipitioant bulwark ot 1ndividuallsa and the center ot resistance to Oemanm1at-direoW SECRET SECRET -14atteapt a at belehmeatioa ot the Jlan Gmla popal ati• UlCASSOCI tOl'ller taleitiell the DIil Vlllldta •p s hle IIJ1e P rau flll lit 1• 171955 lleeause ot daDger ot liabillt J al 'be•u• tiler• ot rut Gena WIiia 1'91 din a wll lmova Jim aap 111le t llaa a nev publi•Uoa lm SSCJCI pNl4uee4 it• nUllher mder the titla Die Pr ••• Aaoording to the •rlill Cpe ratiae1 Bue tile eoateata of •s J'n 11• 1• 41reoW at oreat1q a • - - 111 m1 a nu - a tor a l 'bitter cOU1111ere pela a4 a -nllT ilQl'w l ltaalart Un111 1'riiapq ad m to tlte oalleu atU fal• telmd ta bdtJ' ba t lae DDR turtlleriq pater ript1 of tu panats 1A UreeU• ot tbt fud q a effeotiDC retun to the oK-ts tn d l tiou 1A Oll'IIUIJ 2119 tw editioaa of Me Pi-au• ready bJ the rn1ewr _te• •• le•• • •n ••tas-4• JD article an a BIUlsiu-bon 'lftllllll baller bla teaeber teacller CGIIIMIOW vith tile ' lut GelllUl epe ra vho fl eel to the Vest 'becau ot a 11•nnd •t attaptl to propapndiM the ballet a ie nov teachiq 1D 1118' GtnlaJ'• •• tmwrl 7 b ID article po fJrtillg oat tbat the pw t VOIIBD ot hiatorJ wre not mceeariq beautitul but a • 1ta or their cnm which ll8de tha taou 1' tel18 the Nder• that ne17 VCIIIID poeaee• this capabilit J ui t hereton thq aboal4 dnelo tbe lr partic ilar peraOD liv cwern with their appearance al clot hiag u4 w • • llr8R aui true te the 'Part7 l1lle v11l tbea Mldft thea ' c A llhort itea explaiD l Dg that though the world mows whc most inventions took place uo aae lcDovB when vmen bepn te ue aalm-1 lp because this custom 1• ao old po•••Hcl _ _Ml••• d SeYeral articles ezhortiag vmen to retaia their ¥ 411D J' attributes aot to aalate their IID-Colleagues mil to dema m the oourteaiea which are their right 1lae ahla giwa te worldnc WOllfJa in the V at ia 4esoribe4 1n one or these artiolea e Sneral papa of fa1h1im1 r • la article on teen-qers particularly' girl-atadent1 la the West vhi•h deaoribee their aotin tie1 an4 ubitiou ' bare are al• o pictures ot teen-ager•' tash1ons I• In article pointing out that vmen who or g1mlJ 7 were torce4 bJ circumstanoes into the world ag vorl4 at firat aa111118d _SECRET 15 • - le attire and abort hair cuts •ov the 1IOll8II tlho ban found that they oj07 beizlg •PlOJ8d do not wut te appear 11111111' but VID to N be ut Ltal h A Cbri1taa1 p08ll ad picture 1118re ia al• o aa arttole cm Cbri1t aa1 all onr the vm-14 1 lfferal papa gi liJag nggestiona aad pietures how to iap -Off f'arnishhlga lin ng quarters ad 11 OD article on hcae 3 Sbort itea on llov to acld ew elepnoe Id thou fttn ftl D O• vhicb gives suggeation 11 on uae ot oolora 1a tbe w nrobe on hair atJ'lea and aocessoriea k l short nert •·etitl ei _olope • a Car 1'01knap11 • ani eral ot her abort stor lea 1 b artiele 4norib1q 'Im chance WOJIIII ban ie 1a the working worlcl since nttrage whiu poillt• out tbe rre 1 - ot eboiee ot vort vhieh the WOJ11D 111 the Veat •jOJ' vit11out ia erterenee frca the Mate It also desoribes tlle 1Dtluenoe vhioh the 1« MD ot the 11- Yorl 4 exert 1n all areas et lite an4 states that the ti bt fer equalltJ' tor 'lfOMD mats not in the lltn but an the other aUe et the iron ovta ia a Pietarea and articles on VOMD 1n the West vh• haw aohined ncoeae which describes their careers and po11itiOD11 •• Aa article aa bov to baild a child•• peracmalitT wbioh 1treaae11 the aead tor the parent to dndep tile ohil4 1 1 ohara•ter o Shon JIU' ll pu • hev a voaa ou make herself attraotiw to am ff8D to parl 7 __ t _ra P• htiolea on astrology one ot vbieh uow hov one 1hould ohooae a husband bJ' the 1'bara q A 1atlrioal artiele telling the reader to look in the mirror tor beaut7 adviee and not to· the Part7 r AD article on the 1 Girl SECRET or Today• what she does I IEIRET -16 how she reacts and what llhe wants frma lite Aleo an article on ohooa1ng the average girl ot todq Jotea U CASSOOI enclosed queationnaire tor reader• to enter thia oonteat A D' Dllber of the• wre returned u4 probabl J ezplaiaa 1'117 toaSSOOK ba• more 11aut01111ra• tor Die SfteotiTenea1• belw-tban tor ita othar Ira••-•• pa blleati•a •• An article deaaribing a npermarbt in the West wbiah ooDl JU'es •hopping in tb e with that in the Vest ••t B 1a addition to it• •in publication IDCASSOOl 11 producing a mber of i peoial editions cm a regular basi• 1'hioh '11N ill eaoh • • a apeoitio approach and are designed to hi aelecW -11 groups et lndiT14uala u aentiona4 before tt CASSOOK produces in SOIia IIODtha as mlll1' •• eight ot theae special numbera A deaoriptioa ot the• tollon 1 be •aru ne Jeihe • baa been a ariea ot poiaen-pea 1 aal rumor-110Dg9ring letters attacking Ca• min ottioials ud prcainent DDll peraonalitiea aatrology edition• tilled with prediotiana untavorable te the mm eta aa4 1Dl hierarobJ' and D9Vlletters ••iped to O rrJ' aen•tioDal •true • toriea• ccmoern1Bc Caw1m 1 a rtJ ottic ial to lowr lnel tanotionaries Although •rlia '1'atla118 Bue lln• •Qraene Re Die• aa au et the actirltiea IDC SSOClt -vill centinm te app in no edition oal led by' thia D8Jl8 exi1t•• bii teraa ccmtred special nabera 11lm llatach Borisont and the SID I prbericht 4eaoribed below vhioh are DOV regular eclitiou Berlin '8 ra'ti•s • • poasibl T intends the •Qruene lei be• aotirlt7 to oner UT tut111 11 experi ia tal editions to be produce41 y lCCISSOCL 2 'Ille •s m Jagerbericht• 1a a special newsletter written in d1aletioal at le bJ the l•dlig Vest au a writer an Otamua1 at attail'II to a bonatide C omm 11t MV11latter be •r11n Operations • • has 1ndioated that these edition• oontala slight deriatiom 1'roa the Coamamiet line and a f'ev announoe•nte which are intendecl to worry le11er Geran larl7 tmaotionariee She two editioaa re bf the rerlewr are deecribed below it appears from the •terial ••tained 111 these edition• that aoa olJaDces have been made 1n the - 818 Iagerbericht ainoe it ie doubtf ul that an7 reader vould believe these to be COIIIIII UDist-origiDated newale tters and purporting be ••t •• b ot these editions diaousse1 the l'ff8latiou at the 20th l'art7 Cengre11 and the attempts ot the SID to prfl'ent U7 discussion regarding these nenta b7 ita Mllber1 It poiate out that thia 11 contrary to Ienill'e principles ot Fart7 LUe SECRET ' - SECRET • l - to which the Part - 11 nov ret1Jl'Jrl ag 1lle ••letter state• that pa rt - _ r vill not be •tiafied with the explanation tJaat t he per1onalit7-cult •• a ldm ot tetiahJ that this ia u Jard It u1Wr 'lh1a teUat aat b e - am u nplanatian pw11 a• to hov one llilll --pd to tab Oftr the rule - ot the whole World ae nmi- It aeatima •1a te1 1• oonte1aian of gull allll aalla on '11 brieht to - ke a 1Jfmf lar ccmteaaicm It alao ecalla tor the return to tree and opea diaouaeioa by all Parv ra f r • the tep dCMI • all l'arl7 prolill• as •• dom la tenin 1a ti111 ud ta tea the Part Li De ahoald 1 Nt ue14e4 '7' these 41NU8aions rather ti a by' a tev lead in ccara dea la NONt aeaaion1 • b JMt other edition apeab about the h11nd alle7 to vhiob Stalin 1 1 •thod1 ot polltios and part r leadership haw 'broQpt ta Smet Cowrmiet It po111ta out that t h• '4•1• baa began lld the lmt7 ia atte11pthc to ret 11'11 te 'baa1o pr lnciplea ud fora et lar'Q' life D •11 iam the errors the SID baa ade ill the past 19ara which baa aauae4 the ooloaeal refupe mD9'9118Dt and pvt t be •JoritJ' ot the wrkiq clearl7 apinat the Jtuty ' Ile •wletter tart bar o ta cm the -ocmfuion caued bf the 20th Congress rnelationa Iii the f'alae explamtiona gi'ftll 11 f 1lhe SID a this It itatea that colleotiw leadership doe• not applJ' ill the DDR a • llbrioht 1 a leaderahip i • •absolute• and i ella about peHODa via• baTe tried to oppoae it 'f'vo persou are named who auttere4 tort_ 1D the DDR to t'oroe talae conteasicma and vho are nov ill the Veat where they will aooa publish boob renaling their experiences Jt oall1 upon tlle l rt7 to ant1ciapte 1w1M11t N t'elation11 aDd to openq and publicq come• tlle preNat oriMa to gi 'ftll an open acoomting ot the atrengt b and walme1a ot be lepabllo e cialJT eoonoaie and acblit t1le ellab7 poaitioa ot the lvt r with the wrldac ola•••• 'Die Party •at also prepare a hieto17 ot the Ccwwmfet llffeaent 1a an q gidag special r e te the pan the Germall_ wrken baff pla -I in the 110Te•nt heori1ta utelleotual • DI aoientiata m111t be treed troa all 0111aorahp and be allowct to oarrr out their re1earoh 1D the framework ot lln l lelliJl• and be given nerr help 'b7 the Jart7 tor this h11tor Jil aid• the Part r troll the top down to the lowat organisation 4aocra07 au1t be reinstated 'nae election ot leadf Dg orgurl 1 Uona mut ao longer be mnipulatedJ the part7 •abera 11U1t ha Te the right a rv l enill•• •la•• •tter th••• to put forward their own choices and to elect thea 3 NJa_ohrichten au• DeutachlaDll• IAD u•• the tol llat ot a nwa SECRET SECRET -18 eerrl•• am 11 printed io appear aa a 0- m1 -t-originated pite to editore anc l pres1 ohiete 1n •chiDe tractor atat lcma eelleetiTe tara1 ud taotoriea 1D t h e DDJl ida edition at first •• cm1t sent to editorial ottioes 1n the DDll vhen leoal publication• are a de up Jt later as cleoided tbat perbap1 ffell Onrm 1t tunct1CIDII Z'ie1 or editors might wlam11 a Mll-pol end o uwaletter llhloll '11ppl W t11a vi th objeetive hltomatiOll othem • ditfioult to obtda la t1HI • • lanetara DD 1a nov • at to 019ne illvolw4 a or vho etraW MN t 11 11 aurap w1 t tbl It Jan7 •w• tile B Obl- ill oampi J 11c a • i l i q 11st for DD va1 UDtber ter olaug1ns 'Ule target p-oup tor tld 1 pablication ' hrougla oonr acldre11es U CASSCCX bad writtea to local DlJll editors 1a a •1p1r1t f riendq a uni• t cooperation• with a request to be put• tM nbaeri ptioa l11t all replies to this request are character1HI by oautltn Ull napioim i e lllo are J OU 114 4o 70ll 'IBlrt ·the p 1'blloat1m torT Arter three 110J1ths w lting tor ite first pa blloatlon bu·•--- na•• _t this•• •e11e J FG Ch ltbich wul4 bear DO trait • •rlla lpratlona ••• ha• nated t at thie publiatioa reba1D1 tNa diaoueiq the aore vetghtf pro'bleu •• MCJSSOOK plaq to 'ba1H Q lta o1roalati• be tore uaiag it tor tarpta ot eppartmit7 'lie tw editlou ot DD read 'b7 the l'ffiewr omta1ne4 tile tallov lqt IDCASSCXlK conclum4 •• Aa article dianaain the taot tbat atrU aotim m ••t Ge1 111U11' had obup4 rad ioalq in t he paat fav 19are lltre strilm1 haT• occurred but tewr per80D8 b Te partieipated ta tllaa than tormarl y b Ja art1ole m licensing of oars in li91t Ge1'BUIJ vhioll e%plain1 that ff81'1 tourih ear licensed 1n beloacecl to a vorlmr 1 s e AD article eta ting tbat follow lag the precedat ot ••t larp taotor1ee 1a West GelWJlT tbe lieletelder 1-eie PN•• ha• • • - tile first MVIIJl pn tlra to iatrodue• tile tiw-da week with 40 hove workiDc tm •• £la artiele • faotorr Mwpapera wh1ob poiat1 oat that FluBIP 400 large enterpriNa publish altogether 4 SOO IOO copies of thie t -pe ot nevepaper while 1a tlw DE the 397 nateOWDed taotoriea pu bli• h•Ollly approadatel J' '4 150 copies 1a the •• JD article on the industrial complex to be built 1a Brasil b7' hpp and on hpp1e assi• taaoe to PaJdetan to help that aountr - build up ita atell 1Ddua't17 t An article revealing that the 50 000th refugee tra the SECRET SECRET -19 mR ailloe the tirat ot the 7ear • • regiater ill We • t l erlm Jt explained that 28 000 _ DDl re114eata net to 111st Berlin tb 11 -r thu did 1a a -1Jl1lar perie4 laat 7ear I• • arUole ·1tatug that Pn114a t Nan aar p n trip will Tiait the nDm h Aa article report1q that there are 3 000 000 more 118D thlUI WMD 1D the BP DOV or tac Ida approxiatel 7 1 J 'n article badioatizlg t bat Dr 1bllpag Vmlegamtll tcoameoted with oti ddecUe aDll hi• f0ftl8r NOeptioniet haw ocacluded a world Jig ap-wat vi'lih the ma Mlni•tr r of State Senrit7 in cmler to •m their 11 relJ hoocl Ma'• j • In article telling that a circus vhioh f0l'll8rq • • looaW in amt- the larpat eirou 1a a rope oaa DOV be 8ND 1D » nnbe4 a k JD article reporting that the lluz-lnpl Ta1n-«talia Jia Utute in Nldaa attiohll7 ab11rniated lmS DOW identitie • iteelt a • •m• 1 Cbe page deveted to ehowi111 rea4er• 1M poor qual iv et •tar1 1 equipaeat and liviag ceDllitiou 1a the I and tht page came tro• or par- Sod et ltd on he intoraticm on th11 ported to Calle tra •Jirft1t1a•• •• Aa article stating that the F IDRIP atuda aecond la the world in prodmt1on ot ottioe •ch ines n JD article re - 1 1 JII that cm the reoca11maticm• ot the crtiee et Trade and 8applie• the HO has ceaverted a reatavaat to a hor e •at Jd tohen •• AD article np a1n1ng that ln the FIDBP NT•n tille• aore NOial veltare pa -nu are being given voluntaril r 1ibaa 1a the DDR AnoUler article • ta te• that a mv DDR regalat1• fer eoeial h nruoe haa decN sed b7 O'ftl' a llillloa the peraou eligible Eor geaeral social 1n81U Ul08 bree-qarters of th• excluded are taraers p Ju article regarding the Soviet ambasaador to SECRET Baa SECRET - 20 - 1or1a who mde the statement at a party 1a Bonn that the lbhr area •• the most aociall7 backward sone ot GerllaD7 Bis host answered with a 1111d laugh q a article about a 400- -ar olcl bible be lq restored and another tellinc that tbe lather ll uee in S I ND ch 11 ap in open r An article describing the lbpe's reply to a sreetiDc on hie birthdq £1 011 otto luohke 'nae Jope aeat beat wishes to 11b8chb'• tor bis wll-'be1ng and tlae bope that Ge4 VOl1l t enlighten bill ao that hi• coantr also voul4 recopize tbe •-Ddwnta of God and tbe chureh wvuld fiDI proteotia there •• Ja article telllng tbat Gerhard ll•ler fOl ller JJDR 1nf'01 111Lticn hea4 bad indiaated that spcmtllleou demonstratioae wre not allowcl in the Il ft te page I purportJ ag to be f'rca the Soviet J' rell8 1 d eieribing hov the 1' ftlDC laasiu a are tneriahl 7 fcilloviJll modes ill •sic olotllee 1tyle• eto Jiff 4 •11 tach• is a newsletter ocmt illiag gossip rr the 111st wbiah 11 iDteDllif to appeal to cert a la eepenta ot ·the IDl populat1• 'llho are bored vi th the literature unally available to t ha in the DDR It coat aha bits of new about celebrities and oeoa111oNU7 items abaut political figures and ffeiats Berlin n tions Bue bas indioatecl that the nature ot the publlcatim permits an 1Ddi• erhd nate Nlect1on ot 111ws iteins so blter11at1onal polltlca oan be mbed with _ Ddal 'Jhe edition aDI DO J da to being tb e trutlt •11 t9Ch• is eent to fmlctiomries and to persons who are thongbt to enpp 111 goeaip bartenders beautJ ahop operatcr duchg instractora etc Pour editione ot thie publloation wre read b7 the rmewr •• attempt vil1 be •de to lilt all tile iteaa tOllllll tbereiD but the t Uovhg are the cmlJ anee vbioh oan be eouidere4 to b e at •go11tip•1 a •l enlmY while Tisiting a Britilll electric worb refuse4 the ue of an interpreter be•ue tu illlilirldual •tterei tor that aervioe is tbe son or the tOJ'IDBr lbialian Ml niaterPrellident BZRBISKI who ill now in Calitornu 'b Zohallnea Elecb er IDR Jlbd1ter of ou Lture 11 concerned about the aing1Dg ot t he Sorl et natiom l hJ E by the DDR SECRET SECRET - 21popalace 'bacauae St alln 1 e Dllae 1• MDtioned lD it 'Die ••cov ndio no lancer preaents then - 1n chorus tOl'lll but J la7• it « lly as an illatrlmatal mmber o D briaht • • not present at the reception g1Tea 'bJ c h f f at the concluaicm et tile IU'ty Gmagreae ot tM JIID 4 lalpa1n UMI anahchff ahoald be enthuaiastio about lkae sinoe 1tal7 ha• the larpat c a m • t llrt7 1a the Vest Ga their ant dait te tl1at oit7 thq v1l1 oerta1nl7 also ab a tonal Ti lit te the hpe • •• hetlua aaauarl oh StalJJI •• daughter ant daqhte illlav of tae preHDt Swiet •put7 Nl niater-PreaW nt bu receiTN letter troll thoa• aad1 of Soviet achool cldldien 1t she preterr to baw her tather•a boq NIIOft4 trca tu ••kill a •uaola 1a Bad Square Jt scow t 1'ea • the poa• ible di• ocnery ot a pa llbiah will diTert t1le continental vilu 1 bcordillg to a cUNctiw caol 1111 at tbe 20th PartJ Congress tile nets urpntq ant 8'11Ch aa inventiOD In order to turn asi4e the danproaa iapact ot Weatem balloans with enliptening aterial I• During their Tisit to Wllglud neither Rll enlcuY B '11lgu1D ur 81ruhchn visited tlae Britieb Conw 111a t Ju t7 leader Pelitt It is aot clear whether they hacl llieplaoe4 1d a ad dl'eee or it the in4epelliece ot the lritiah eo nn1et P riJ' •• to be d811G11etrated h 1b1rtr citie1 lD the Sodet lid on vhiah carried nane vlll baw their namas cbange4 s •• i Qrotevohl ao no longer lmew where he 1ta D4a with the nl er• 11D11t also ooncern hiluelt DOV villa tile priftte attain et h11 employee•• b e a mple ot thia 1• Pftll• j Hl rlhal Tit• receiT ua mapected taTorable recept10D in staliDP l d the cit7 vhioh carriee the aalle of the man vile caused tbe break between Ntscow aJJ4 el grade t lbruahebn •1Dtains that Stalin IIUl C erecl hia eeccml vite SECRET SECRET Die 41rector ot the aacn lestrk ot tile Ch miet loager sure ot lbruhcbn 1 a taver Be criti_ her reoentl J tor not ueiDg her intlvence te vm ycnmg waea tor the epea ag of the • • land• 1a Siberia 1 artJ 1• a DO ' he Smet ub aador 1a lari1 hinted 1a a 8J ffell the Jracla IIJdeter-Pt-eeiient that relatiou between W China and the Scm et 1111on are ao • trahed tltat __ w nte to avoid it poeeible oomplioatiou la world politics tc IIJl rizoat• ie a publication which aapitall•• on tu aatrologioal appraacb am ia cleaipe4 te appeal to the reamt petit boarpoiee 1D 0e1 1111 D7 aaoq vhca aatnlogioal pretiotima an ftr7 -palar IDCASSroK eapl 07a aa a oomraltut tor thia e41t1• a boll f'i4e aatrologiet be one oopy ot tl'li• edition read bf' the reviewr coatablet r ••t •• JD article on Balpnfn 1 a and lbrullohff 1 a dait te the oeol reeept lon tlley recei 1a that oeuatrJ u ccapare4 1io that rece1Te4 bJ' t hea ill lildfa It MD tiona lbnahchff 1a t otleaaeaa anl tlareah 1'biall ••DIIIMI «land which describes no tar iJa the Britial l people bllt aetmia imnt OTff the Soriet l eaar1 1 booriah wrmera he article at ates that tile position of the atara w a taTOr ble to •1JUM1 u4 u f'avorable to tile Son eta 2be vieit showed a step tOl WU't 1D that it pve the Sodet lNclere u fapre111iw le11ecm that tJle7 camaot pill in the Veat b - threat • ot t a pnMr b II article OD J'ehumea leol aer llhovi»g the sip ot the W 1 ac 1Uld er which ·he fall• and 11U'nlng Ida a'bo 1 t hie future c tot he Other artiolea and a chart on pre 4ioti•• acoomnc tar et •i eq heart• ads fr• bf • i l ·te the DIR vith aia ot encoaraginc oorre1pomlence between 1- Qerane and the SOlll9 ot the loneq heart•• pereone are 11 W •• li'riq 1a 6 'Con litn • Weetera publioaticm1 the ars• 1e a reprht rt ia diatrin t•• ••t• - 11a Jlaaa Itaq and the v s lerliD teratione baa etat 4 that though it is reali1e4 that moat of the DDR reaponaee insph'N 111' thie publication will go directly to the individual a plactnc the ade i t - · thoqht that I JOASSOOK 11 DOticmal arriap agent might receive 111011e •at Clermu requeeta ter asaietance or coansel SECRET WC SSCCX SECRET - 23 - has put out aa - n7 a two of this aditica in t1a '1 Die Sprech1tme• 1• a publieatiOJL 1dlich otters a tJpe ot U aal alhiae to the read er Qal 7 one iaaue et this pablieatioa ba• Nell prepared· to te by IDCASSOOlt 'Die a1a dieauaeei 1a the WM•• pllbliaati• i• the __gerial llbioll the BpNd mod era lit'e u4 preaavea of wrk h Te 'broaght 11pe11 ialiddval•• I indirectq 4flelopa the t llae that t7 gJ •1• il lMe•• ai oh 111 Jfar dm thought 1a the r-nlt et the Witali•tlo W7 lite • 1a a preT leat lll Mu uaq per111u eaplo 94 uder tbe Cc wausd 11t qatea ' be edition point out to avoid thU tiHUe lonpr fte tima 'bet te food a etc - the reaecU e• ngeated are ilot generaJ lT T Uable tbe Gena reader•• __ rial _t c a •thod • Other vitiea beill1 enp ged in bJ ICCJSSOOI m 1 · J v 1ep1eat of reuer1 cornspaete11t1 1a tbe target anat UJCASSCXHC vritee 1D41Tid'Dal lettere to t Clel IUII who haft reaoW to its pabll•ti•• and haft written to the Jquator Verlag• coYer address•• l y' tbe lrojeot IOOlSSOCI bu opene4 a f'U aa about 225 reader oorreBJNNldent frOII te Jp-11 1956 121 ot Jetter ot this tn e wre mttea bJ' IDCASSOCL 2 Satelllt e M t11ng operationsa WC SSOOl 11 Nl'Jdinc DDll pa blications troll the Dllt to re• 14ellta in other Sodet ll oe l'N • • Berlin lperatiou ••• baa stated that aohanp of' pllblieat1ma 'betWNll the •telli'tea i • net guerall J permitted or desired by the eo-mnhts 3 Spee1al operation• - IDC ASSOCI plans to coaU te p it oat ptblloat icma cm • tters ot special illtereet Par aaapl e1 ICCASSOCK prodUCN 8fferal e4itlou on the Barlia tmme1• et vhioh laapooaed the Hr101Jaee• witl a 1'hioh the Soriet • repl'te4 it Del u edition oil lass cliNctec to tile 1epente ot the popalati• la the DDJ1 vllo h Te show interest 1D this tJpe o£ mu lo· iolllf p T I Wt Fereeael at ICCASSOOII jppeJMlet to this report as A ttaclmeat A is a list u4 4e• oript1 U C ASSOOJC statt per• OIUlel who are oa reeor4 111 liaadq11artere tile•• _ listing ot statt emplOTe•• submitted vith the I CCASSOOK -t lal 7 Gel'll D repof't tor •7 1D41oates that laadquarter• reeorda • • tart perecmnel are not ooaplete • 1'h11 report He lttaolaent B herete llet1 l2 apl Of9•• vher•• headquarters cml1' bas file• on 19 Uatorttmatel 1 the WOASSOCJC list onl7 giTea cover Da 1181 whioh cannot except 1D a rev per•••• SECRET SECRET - 241Jl1tanee1 be •tohe4 with trite - - •• Where tzou - - • ui OOffr DUl81 are know they- are ahova 1a Attaolalant B be 1n41-dd'ual ular1•• of thl eta ft eapl Ofee• are al•o not clear frca headqmrter1 records aiaoe la • me OUH theJ' vere not 1ac1111lect la PRQe w 1n other• the7 appear • law changed eillce tlle aulaise loa ot the PJtQa Total sal m7 tor the U CASSOCK •tatt as ahovn 1D tile - 0 l IIIB Npet 11 approxiately 129 J OO per aoaa VI Ccffer L ' be oenr of tlle IDC lSSOCX ia 'libat of • adYertiaiDg u4 public relatlOll1 fiftl E' Verbebv• Oraaer with ottieea ill Jerlla Tide fin 1a liaW with the lerlia adm1n1straU be ICo SSOOI etaf't 111Uer1 are llstel •• regalar eapla ee• of tbis f1i'a ad cleclan their tall aalarie1 f r tax Janraaoe retire•at p J11811t• are 11114• NplarlJ'e ••t parpe••• B he formeJ f'ir•t vite a father- n-Jav ot prtao1 1 agent lm'bach father of MARBACH•• walth7 We• t Genu iadm triallat am4 a oloee trieDI MIDACB is preplU '9d 111 nent C1E 1on tia7 ot MC SSOOK f1DIPG81 bJ' West a eftlD authorit ee _i e tu or tar - offlae1 to nate tb t Ida triell48 law f ta•need the U CJSS0CE Rpn1•t1• vitha11t ola1•1•g tax a ueti••• 1h1111 a practiee vhlell le ccaam ill Oel IIUJ when per _ bl_ contribute to polltilal o -pniutiou Fer tieial querle1 reprdiac LCCJSSOOI KIDACB claiu tbat Ile hdioa 81 it ccae• froa DOIIJIIOIII dcawe ncb •• Germa 1B41 latrial ltte lde m ftl contacta the Jil1Nr lblatrJ eto bare 11 acae that 11 rbaoll hi a Wt • - Ddiridmle t bat be 1• reoei-y1Dg U S • • ICC SSCCI baa 1-a rnwl ed •• a 11 s epouorecl operatiOll to 1m7 ottieiah in tbe rt teer Jani9tr7 and 1D Oelllen 11 orpniati•• •ppori 14••• r_ C in editor1al office ot I CCiSSOCJt 11 OYert and carrie• the nae V rbebm-• eruer the dietribut ion ottice 11 from the e41ter1al ettioe ud 11 looaW 1b anotber lmildiag lo out U•r• are peraitW to eater this preld N Ill ••tiap with d1etribution cut-eat are hela ou t1ide the ICCASSOCI 1netallatiou •11var7 ears are rented ud Clumpd ue11tl7 T be NCIU it7 offioer ues the prud•• ot a tria4 1e taftl'll with a built-ia tape recorder for epec lal debriet1D1 •••• • -te The ajar publioatiou ot WC A SSOOI an attribu W to 1 ae Jeq ator Verlag a notional publiahiag b oue 114 are printed by an ou tstde printing eat blishment for seour1t7 reasons the LCCASSOCK special issues are printed on a _n press located in the I CCASSOCI di• tributioD of'f'ioe and pnerall7 are attributed to an individual ft 'ious cover--• uA addresH s are used on these D SECRET SECRET -2 VII D 1 atribution FersODJ1el ud Jot1Titie81 Ia the pa•t and up to about a rear ud a half ago moat ot th • IDCASSOO dletributloa - · done b7 bani lDC lSSOOX eperationa WN 11 111peDied in lime 1954 due to doubtl ocmoeraing the aeourit7 and the diatribatioa aapacit7 ot it• nets Lt11ite4 produotim • • re8Ullld ill Septaber 1954 after IDCASSCCX had a de a liunq ot ita d1nr1but1GD uaet1 ul aubldtW 1Dtonat1on on its net lue4 • t his auney •rlllll 11l • 1ioa Beadquartera authorised continued cliatributlon by same ef the neta and terminatiOD Gt the others Snen ot ·theae nets are atW distr1bu Ura1 IDCASSOOX large torat •in publiu tiona Six of the• DMS still pertem haad tiatributioa but the other • ' ia aell lq t ID0 188001 produeta te Claraas at the Berlin Netor 'bor4era IDC ASSOCI bu receiftll a lioeue to aell lt 1 pllblioat10Jl8 I number ot 'tbe IDC ASSCCK diatributor• •ani their llring b7 distribution acti t'ities u4 h telllpnoa oolleoti• ul in a441Uea to their vm k t• IDCJSSOOI in suoh uti'rit ea fer other anU-- •t orpn1at1ou AppeD4e4 to this report as ataohant 8 is a list am d eaoription ot the projen•• •• talcm fNll the 1954 IRll'Tef lilteratlen • llld cliat ribatora 1a ft'q •lmtahi' u4 ia not iaol'Dlled in the attacb aant IOCASSOCX NOh moatll 111bmits a ••t volainoua Qenu report on lw ope raticaa which include• reports aa dietri'batora • Por the purpose• ot t h1a rniew these report wre not • tallied with the azoepti• ot the 111¥ and luD8 reports •1Doe the otha ra lane been retired to arohina It t be poillted out that tbeee nporu probabq D ffi haoluled aore up-to-elate 1Dtonat1m on 41atr11ntt1oil Deta UJCASSO I i• relyiDg wry little oa haJIII tiat r1'bu t1• He IIJ • below ud is dietri'buting moat ot ita pro4uots 'b7 u I 1be J OD1' edition ud 1ome ot the larp siN editions ot WCASSOOl 'a •in pu blieatlona and allot the • peaial targetted editio N beiag llliled to tJae Dllt b7 •rioua indi t'idw ill list GelW DJ'• 1h1• • i l is beiq sent troll JBumner larlaruhe B apn Duaeldort GoettinpD Pn nJcrurt JbriD gen ateralort fat 11A1 Vultrath Dor1ammd r idenaobe14 Rel lahlertal and Jlmiob I CCJSSOCI ha• •l•o indicated it has a 111111 41atr1bution point in •n •rliD 1' e publioationa are paolcapA 'bJ LCC ASSOCB ud •- t by poet to the liln Gel'IIUI Jnupeat• t r thia •1l 1Bg wre ocapletea by t he WCASSOOK NCn11 it7 ott ••r and l 1 1Nlll - • I fUM 1 ti1 11Ltoh trca erlia '9ration1 ••• stated that IOBBIS the aeourit7 officer durin a trip to lest GermaJv' bad reoruiW five peraons in five ditf'erent cities a ailera Tvo ot these peracms ba' 99 one helper a piece J 11 these 1ndi t'id ual1 listed Wev an friends or former oontaota ot e mpl07ees ot LOBBESs no other int'ormation is aftil ahle GD th• t llaa is P Tell •il•r•• Gttenther RUSCHB architect aiesaeldorf' Abntelder 81 SECRET SECllEl - 26 llana GATTOW Oeettinpn ar1berprludatr 18 Dr hat TIICHMAD Augsburg -IUtanatr 1 If lt te WIGI Praakturt lld a b eodor-aoi-utr 8 'bee MAID Jfanncwer PodbielaJd lltr 8 LOBBIS •ct• uetber trtp to lltat 0al IIUIY later and reeruitea additional •il•re but no 1ntormation on t heir Hentities 11 aftilable tbla MT also ban been giftll 1n tbe Genu aonthlJ' reports howTer I CCASSOCI Illa• Oellect ed DDR aail iDg addre• Na through ftr1oU8 - - nob u telephone bookt 1'hicll indicate OOOllp U Clla at t lle iDdiflnlll dftrtl••Dt• iD Dllt mwpapera aad apsinea ha lettera vritta to the A qator Yerl 1 or to other U C ASSOCX oOftr addreaee• ahom • its publioation a eta u of Jb17 19'6 thie -Uing list contained lS 780 amlresaee the prejeot ll iutda• card files mioh 1eparate acldrelN8S into wriaaa oateeori•• eocupaticmal party attll1atiaaa etc tor parpoN1 o£ pm-point •Uing C lnCASSOOI ueee • maber of aethoda to ebeek Gil ita land u4 all 4 latr lblltera Special technical are ue4 oa tear aheeta queatimmaires vhioll reader• are zwq• W to return by U lnel11de l - rldng the tear lheet u4 qmltimma lr vita a speo1allwt typocraph1Nl errer or amber 2 eaololing a cheap t Qe rmaa poataard with a IIUllber ot pia-holea both wbioh permit 14atitioat1• ot the reapouible diatriblltor when the tear sheet q -tionnaire ot peat card are retm'Ded te U CJ SSOOI Ja addition eaoh •Jdpaent ot •terial giTeD 1 o the DIil ftb d11vibutor1 i• aooC11p1aied 'by a ooatrol letter which is •Uea to a lien I erlln oner 1'7 tlle llll'M11trilnltor fr01I hi • area ot operat lon be nMlavibiiton Jaw al10 • • aabd to tab photographs at actual diatriblltiq f per t lou vhioh mist inolude atree alp a ot t he cit7 where diatribu tioll took pla•• saa Jlh7eioal oheob baTe been a4e to aeteraiDe that n'b-diatributora aotual 17 pick v p the IcCJISmI •ter1al tr• the Mt l•d•re aad taJm it lato t he DDll or B erlln dff l••• 'DI•• a MN•• ••t D Pollowing 11 a liat of the Jmll'ber of publication• vhia IDCASSCCI has troa Jaauary to JbDe 19'6 whioh alH ehon the •thod ot clhtrilnated 41• tr11Nt1on SECRET SECRET - 'lt'I- Ill•• 7 000 ft lfeobenblat'b tfochenblatt h h-3 - •• an- 15 lie lane 16 - SBD Japrberiobt - 2 000 9 100 1 400 a ooo 1 000 100 JJ 064 184 9 08 4 7 149 15 3 0 414 Ia a611tion to this ba luce v1l1 probabq produee 1D the folloviq month 20 000 aop1•• ot a au edition IIDd probabq several epeo lal IDCASSOCJC baa indicated that its ailera are •rldng at f1all oapaoit7 and it ia aa8UJl9d that the band distributors are btiq given as moh •terial as t heJ can senreq and efficiently hudle I th• appears that U CASSOOJC ie produciDC beyond its oapa bilitiea te distribute hie baa puticsular aipiticaace 1a Tiew of the recent lerlia Deratione laN request to inoreaN production Jt also JDUSt be pointed out that all mm11era SECRET SECRET tz c t lv ot the - 28 - - - • i n publieatioa • with ta poaeible neeption et 11• lONllale et its force it it 11 • t preauted Jrau• oentain •ter 1 1 which vbile t be •tter11 are ot 01n Ten' latere1t IDCJSS 001 ba• alao ban budllng up lack editlou an4 Nnding thea te DDR tunotlomriea u4 editor• td tll the notatiaD llfOlo JRl tiles • he h lnJdng lleb1acl tide la that it the oeaeora tieacwer the •terial t r vlll heline tbe ba1 • • re ar rec t ablloatlans Set too mlOla •teri l i1 41• poae4 ot th1• 111UU1er ad it proba'blJ doea •t a onziproduotloa bllt represents onl 7 a natural overage 1a pnnting Jb • • 1956 109 'bm11Ue1 ot arohi••s •1ler1al wre llail ecl by ICCJBSOOI lowwer thia operation IB1' put a 'barda on the llllilera to the detrhent of 41• tributioa of ourreat edition•• IIMre••• NQ P la tile 1ae aon thq report iiilill llf imttcated that ot the 103 463 editions •lled since 19 1 966 nturu trm redera had be• receiflCI bJ the end ot 111 7 be '1tltt returu 1ncl11de real nao-U • _ ••trol letters ud carda 'nds report al• etatea tllat up to the perie4 that baa been obeolmd probabq tbr01p April reprdiDg ooatrel returlul 2 4 et the•• ban bte noei 4 ietei the 103 463 figure does De' agree with tbe total •ilinc tipre ill D• abaft ' he N'riewr 11 aab1e te exp1ala tide diaorepuq •bo• VIII EtteotiWMaa1 ' tl eN lV _ Al the ettNt1Teaeesot preNJlt ettorta are clittioult to judge Fut ope ratioaa haw pre4uoe4 ame reactions traa official DER eounea •• fellws1 SECRET SECRET - 29 - a InCASSCCI baa po llted out the tollewing •• nidenee of ettect1nraea1 ot its preaet ettorta · tJ bJ' l l I ill L be tollov1q mber ot reader• oall ed •cuataara• an 1at1oate4 b r letter er ret'arMd qaati-- tre tltat the7 naH l1lm to c•ttrm te reoeiw IDCASSOJI •terial theN figure • applJ' te tile perled troa l 1956 through 25 am 1956 1 fta11 me lllrYe · •• mutrierte lbmeablatt hmaohniber arl••t 'Ym • r s • Bers lpreoh• tade amld 5CJ TT 23 24 3 8 2 D a 8C ' •cuatoar• '• IIIA reoeiwe 1il additicm to the• ae1111 letters each th trca perllOll• wo baw vrit1 ea atter pl'ft'ioul J' rea41Dc pal lioationa eOIII letters troll Uldi-rlduala vhe omuid er U OASSOCI •tenal mafa'l'O rabl 7 ud w maiped -at1onM1 rea • 11 a '1be tact that publication• are beiq solt ••t · b ii '1 I -j 3 -- 'editerial atatr baa been collectq tor tM put ailc 110Dtha ul inclUdiq 1D ite monthly' GelWJ1 report «nn plea ot' wat the at aft' 8111 aita are •at German prese attempts to cop - the style am techniques I OOASSOOI publications S N 4 be aat Geran preu baa been blish den0tmcing npentiticm and aatroloa vhich it• lntroduotion ot these subjecta 1n its editions LJ mneroua articles attributes te ••xpo•• 5 be mm prarincial press published a eeriea ot ot a Westen gossip riq which ia being used to redndt espicmap agents bS f - ' 6 At article appearin -- · edition ooatr1but ed 'bJ' a J - lNl 2- 1- tree • oumliet · m her trip to Polucl that co c14ed with the smn riots broqbttorth a rebuttal 1'rOll a '911ah referent 1n the DDR 21 Jbl7 19S6 WWoohenpoat• 7 he minority newspaper tor Oermns i n 'lreies Leben repr1Bted a medieal article 1n toto f'raa the Nl7 l a1 muatrierte 11Dchenblatt• SECRET SECRET _ ·x SlauritJ' lleN C ••t -- I mmber ot Ceran recipients al I l •terial haw caaplaine4 te W at Cel'IBII authorities about the qmatiODDRirea mich a c e the prepapnda 'lbeae are nppoaed to be tillei out by the readers and mailed back to W at Oeran7 or West Berlin SalB recipient• feel that WCASSOCX ia endangering th• b7 •1llag the propapma queatioamaire to them Jocardillg te the lpril 1956 Status Report tlae llfV • • inveatlpt1ng 10C ss0011a _r to t heae coapla nts u4 JJPNaobe• have 'beu ade te CI l frail Uio1al t German sources 1D an atteapt to dieoonr mat oan be 40M about the t' - probl•• ' be report atatee that it le peui'ble this • ituatioa Vill renlt in an official iueatiption b7 U · l'IDRtP Gcmln aent el tbe ccillld eaioa which is nov ilffeetigatiq other CD • pCJIJ SONd antt- ' 1 1n14t 1 •at orpniation• 1n West lerlia • turt her eN w tian • thie imeatigaticm is rtUlabla at present •• INaue ot the nature o1 i I Ii I 1ctirltiea i e dieaenhetion at ant 111 f et propaganda in the •st it 11 belle'f'ed t hat repercussions ill the nent ot compNlliae would not be Ter7 sreat particularl 7 since Jae7 West GeNUl ettic 1ala ha'n been briefed cm OIl nppm t ot the pr•jeat n ea aente - t N 1 A' • • · • dtin tiea have altere4 cauiderabl 7 froa the concept ot the project according to tile PJooject Outline• DI_ recognition ot tb1e German •••ion Biiadquartere adTised on 'Z'1 Sept•ber 1956 ttat it had 111gp1ted that Berlia ratiolle Bue dr tt a nev Pl-ojeet outline t illdi•te preciNlJ' what the project 1• at preaent and hov Berl in Clperatioae •ee teala de111ire1 that it lhould be tlff9l•pe4 iD the Dear t ll e 'I be - C9 I • lo attempts will be Mele bf the reviewer to 1111b recaamendatione cm thie project It is telt that euch recommendations can only be IIIBde on the basis or an naluation of 1111111 llllt prepap nda ettorts in relation to the present objectifta ot the -17Chologioal w rtare etf'ort in l'ut Germany The rniever is not able to mke this nal•tioa ror thie r•aon fairly- c•plete descriptions ot tbe ious items produced b7 aN presented 1n · l' r J tN ' kvbij1 k SECRET SECRET - 31 paragraph 11' ' he reTiewr '• o011111eDts on theae publioaticlla ie as toll eve 1 1 IIJJaa mutrierte Voohenblatt• ud Die Jlarft• are vepaper1 mic' b IIDUld appeal to a w rietJ of readers 'beo UH ot t lae 41•er1• llllbjecta lmicll the7 oner Both ot pllbliaatiou omta ia editeriala ad artielA • tddoll ri4inle tJle am et leaclen DIil 1111 mJ1ia ad ot ber crc--n 1ata poiat oat tile trutla about c· 1n1-t du 1111 poliq artiolail t h••• wbieh ahov t he hardaipe DI dil dft Dtap• of lite 1a tlae l'ut •• oClllp Z'tMI to that 1 B the 11tet tbe hulecurit1 of lite lDller Cm mdat l'llle ul artlalaa Nprd f q lltaten am uad pol 107 ail on f'onip affair• ill II i• felt that tba• e tvo eclitiou are the beatot tu N • - - aiD publioatioae· beoaue ot their general appeal Ull due to tbl 11Dbar ot topio• vhioh CIUI be 4iaeuae4 bl thell ne -n 1 2 hrucbreiber• 11 a pllblia tion which woul4 probably not appeal to tbe _ pablio but voal4 be ot f aterest 1D the IIDl e iatelleotual el neat of tbe DJL ' hi• edition ta'l'Oft bly •atera am poliq aa4 aeti'Vitiee to those ot tbe n1at Ith felt that tbl• edit • eomaterac1ie the pn r apnd a pat out by t lte CTolaltmiet and giffa the reafler an ineipt hto tbe nev ot all Vell'tern people•• ocapa•• 3 Die n 11• - lae •terial presented 1D t 111• publioation coaU cODCeiftbly iDtl •nee Sut a ran voaea to deamd are eq al 1 t - ot righte an 1Dcreaae 1Ja oOIUIUIDlr goode a better •taDLlard et l1'1'1q a4 _ direction ot the fuail 7 u4 lllllm thell Uaatiaa 4 with lite 11Dler tbe Ccanaa l • t regia JI is felt laownr that the ••rial preeenW la this mapsme 11 a Ter'T nbtle tJpe of propap D la vbieh aJ not produce the 4e11n4 nact oa It le 8U V tllat tlais pablioaticm voui be JI01 e ettactiw l1' it illoluded 90118 at rial dinftl 7 attaokillg the the le1 IIUI regfu ••t •et 4 IW 1 is a publicat lon which giws bita ol intonation which pp i bi up the ananpte1 ot life in tJse oompare4 te that 1n the _ t and tile econadc adTucea 1n West Clelw rli'• It al ao include• lioae 4eroptory l af'ormation a Cowmniat lNc en UIII utirit1ee It i• felt tbat tm pr apiau appear1Jag 1R 'I ID• onld a1 wll be 1Dol11de4 1n IIDaa muatrierte'Wechenblatt• or Die 111ne• Theret -e 1Dlleae 81 AD hits a target group vhioh wul4 not be nHeptiltle te Dae m111trierte Voehenblatt• or Dia a ne• it v01W1 appear llOl 9 vorthwhih te the propaganda effort to iaore N produatien ef tbt latt r tw edits au rather thu publiuiag •DJ • 5 •1ta t1oh• - Jt is felt that thia p abllaation doea Ter little to intluence th8 readera against C-•11mrt- 'lhia tJPt of ed ition doee not lem itself to Jl7 forceful presentation et prepapnla SECRET SECRET - 2 6 IIJl r11umt• pNNata •• aato17 iatOl'llltiola a Swiat leed•r• UMI Cillalm1at pellq mu ap 1za it 1a felt tbat tbia •ter lal o it be preaented 1a •aaa mutrierte Wooheablatt• or tlJHa an • ul then 11 •• meed tor a separate pabl 1oatlen unlass it hits a specific group 7 _ ars n ars• - 11 thaap tile enowrq1Dc fl I oorn1 -de110e betwen 11141Ti4uale 1n the t u4 Veet ay law merit it is felt that this liq' aot prc perq be a ta et ot en a •m 'laprberioht• - It la felt that tbi• e41tion preHnt1 ban -ldttug aatl l J I UD' et JIINP p nda u4 that lt ia the beet of the UJC SSOOE epeeial numbers 9 Die Spreohatande• - 'lhis pvbJ ioatl• alao aploJ'a a wr nbtle tJP8 ef propaganda vhioh llip t stir v p ftNAWJlt U10111 Yut GanlUI NU el'• qa aat the regiae 'becaUN of tile laok ottu llitiea aw Ua'ble to th8lt te otlllbat illDeues Ck t be otller hud it llight - -Naeataent ap iDet the publisher tor naeetiDC vbiah an aot a ftilable nallli•• •J IIU' •• a bu bailt 11p a •1l 1wic vhioh oa be ooaB1 _ u fairq ncoea1ta1 1' ia still uiac bud d latribllti oa te a lill I W extent _ie ba t api mentl 7 0G111114era that cmq a tev of ita pnHDt etitiou l elil tllaaelws to t h18 type of ir t'Utra tioa b oheok oa al ea diatriba tion indicated tare wre proportiomtel 7 mare Nt-aru troa 1 tbaD t roa IWii 4 letriblttion ot thew •ter1al 'llllea1 h_ able te diatribate its publioati•• 1-ld ateq fellov Jlg tbe1r 1 'N11Ctioa iii production appears 1D _ r Jrintug NM D tie adllild stratift lt tt ot LCOASSOCI baa· w r-•4 ccmsiderably 1D the J l at -rs b e • tillate •• to vhetl a aot tl aill sis• 1a neo••NrT OUl only he - de after the nalua ion of pr•pndll ettort ha• been • Jme detail• • the • abou14 'be obtaiaei tNa ccaplete IINdquarten• nHl'd s u4 • pend t eperattGMl -· ol ae ruoe• to be obtaille4 tor thOH iadiv14aal• a haft not been cl earet • '° • SECRET SECRET IOOAS 100K SD FF FIRSONNBL lS SHafl IN HF AJ QUlRTERS FILES 1 larl Heinz MlRB CR principal agent am head ot UJCA SSOCK and former German N Tal officer was a free-lance journalist following the var until he started producing talsf'ications for the FEDRBP Ministr7 or All Oermn Affairs 1 l'ull operational clearance was granted tor MARBA CH on 24 Juq 19$1 2 Bans Wilhelm LOBBES is liaison man security officer and con- sultant to Germn authorities far LCCASSOCK LOBD3 a f'Ol'llel' Genan crimlnal olice officer dm to participation in the 20 July' plot worked He was th en am later u • chiet investigator in the Economic A ttUrs Division BICOO Berlin element He irst received operation clearance from en UDier the RIDClP project which UBed hie aerrlcea in connection·w1 tll debriefing refugees for leads 1 l'ull operational clearance for I CCASSOCK was granted to LOBBES ·on 13 NOV ember 19$3 His salary does not come from the IOOA SSOOK allotment after the war u a reconatruction varker and salesmaii 911played b7 the Food and Agriculture Section ·ot OMHB 3 Beret Willlelm ma vu tarmer' cy uiplo red in an editorial capacit7 for LCCJ S c5bk Gut a naw a f'ree-1 ance journalist tar the project · mum in the put worked as a pr1-nter • reipreaenta tive office unager and general anager and representative for various publishing houses He also has had extensive experience in photo-laboratory work and was employed as a free•lanee journalieit vith· Der Tag Full operational clearance was gl anted tor BREE on 25 IO'Tember 1953• i W s 1 FIDDJ BSEN 1a employed as a secretary tar LCCASSOCX o tci vorfc far Uie l3ritish from 1916 to 1947 was employed in a clothing stare frm 1948 to 19Sb and aa a secretary in the Berlin ottice or t-he 11 Reue Ruhr Zeitq11 • Full operational clearance vu granted She did tor FEDDERSIN on 11 March 19S5 • 5 Charlotte Ilaria HAMANN works as a translator bookkeeper and press ana ijiit tor lnclssocf She vu e mpl078d in 1939 and 19k0 u a case worker in -the employment office in Bruu frca 1940 to 1942 ae secretary- tor the Gernan security- police from 1942 to 1944 aa • ecretaryin the Brmx police praasidiua am tram 1946 to 19$2 as business •nager ot the Vereinigung der Oegenaeitigen Bauernhille Poll eben HAMM NN was unemployed rroa 1952 through 195$ PRQ Parts I am II have been received on HAMlNN but clearance has not been received as yet SECRET SEC·RET 6 Ulbrich HIIREMLN•RUFBR is an editor tar LOCASSOCK He was in the Garan lrnv from Iirli 1 3 until the em or the var vas an editcr tor the Mosiak Verlag Berlin in 19Sl am 19S2 am tor the 11 Neue Zeitung Berlin trom August 19S2 to February- 1 SS HBINEMA N-RUFER vaa arrested in Berlin in 194S tor high treason but was not prosecuted since be escaped Full operational clearance ns requested on bill ht Berlin Operations Base on 12 December 19SS but i t has not 79t been received 7 Bans-loacbia BISE ie distribution cbi et tor LOCASSOOK H• vu a regUlar German Giv ciftlcer trca 1938 to 194SI a carpenter from 19b6 and 1947 an cmplet ed his studies for a diploa aa·a building engineer arid architect from 1947 to 19So HEISE worked as a real utate salesuan froa 1949 to 19S4 Full operational clearance was granted for HEISE on 1 October 19Sb 8 1turt o M Ll ONICI is cashier am assistant to the U CA SSOCK bookkeeper tie was ·iiaj j oyed as a construction engineer in turkey Latrla am France Wore 1930 was an of'ticar iil ·the Geriaan ·4r11r during the nr and worked ·as an engineering for 'the Bi Jlliel am Papeach conatruction cc impaq Berlin Lankwitz f'raa 19lo to 19So Hens miinlployed from 19SO to 19SS FRQ Parts I am II were submitted in j1UJ8 19S6 but operational clearance on I lllNICK has not 79t been receiTed 9• Minna Lmm worn aa a cl Mm• woman tar LCCA SSOCK and bas been in this jo'6 since 19$0 No inf'anation is available on her put empl07mant PRQ Parts I am n were subll l tted on 2h February 19S6 but clearance has not been received as yet · 10 Blla MARBA CH mother of Karl Heinz IIUlBlOH is mad by IOOA SSOCK u a aateb ouaeteeper in l ••senger She was the Olffler of an independent garage in Kolberg which vu confiscated by the Bas regim Illa MlRBA CB baa no regular employment at present P'ul l operational clearance was granted tor her on 26 October 19S4• ll Renate B MLRBACH 1a a tree-lance journalist who contributes to ·LCCASSOCK publications She is the a U-e of·Iarl Heins HUBACH am baa been employed u an editor ot the trnion Verlag BerliD-Mitte the Deutschlam Verlag Berlin-charlottenbm-11 and the newspaper Der Tag• She is presently a correspondent tor variou West Berlin mwapapers PRQ Parts I am n have been submitted on Renate MARBA CH but clearance has not yet been received 12 Ernst 1 MA RQUARDT is otfice am distribution chief for lCCASSOCK He was a pro Pess onai soid er in the Geran Anv and worked in the East Zone from 1947 to May 1949 when he fied to West Berlin Until August 19$3 he worked as a •son road worker and laborer tar several companies in West SECRET SECRET • 3 Berlin Full operational clearance was granted tor lt RQUA RDT on 2S Oct- ober 19S4 13 Brigitte u RA NFT is eq lo yed as a secretary in the LCCASSOOK editorial office Thla is lier first empl0 '1'lent Full operational clearance vas granted for RA NFT on 20 Ma7 19SS J 4 Guenther o R SCHMIDT usiats the IDCASSOCI 1ecurit7 of1'1cer in hab'IJ1ng Qf dlatrl iut on actlvities He vcrlced with the Berlin crilllnal police from 1935 to 193'1 the RmA from 1939 to 19lil am the Grens and Abwehrdienat in 1942 and 1943 Be was arrested by the Gestapo in 194k and was released in 19hS·• SCHMIDT was a prisoner or war trom Ma r 1945 to November 1946 From 19h6 to 19S0 he worked as a ski instructor in Austria a private detective tor a Berlin f'irm and tor the British am aa a hotel mnager In 19S0 SCHMIDT vas arrested b Y the Surete and sentenced to eight years tar wartime RSHA activities He vas released in 19SS and vu emplOJed for one month by the ottice ot Visit Approvals in the FEDREP Mim atr ar Interior Bonn PBQ Parts I and n were sublll tted on 9 Karch 19$6 but operational clearance has not yet be n received JS HCIL st O SCHNEIDER 1a an editor and •interpreter tor LOCA SSOCK He was a clerk n a Berlin firm from 1949 to l9S2 worked tor the Investi1ati ng Ooamd ttee for Free Jurists f'roin 19$2 to· l9S3 and has been a freelance journalist tor •Tarantel• •Fortlichritt •Abend post •Kruier• and other publications PRQ Pl 1 ts I am n were submitted in December 19SS but operational clearanoe bas not yet been receiTed 16 Wernar B SDD-ERMl CHER 1a an editorial assistant tor LCClSSOCX He vaa in the Germn Arll V' 1'rom l938 to ·19Jo was a reparter for the weekly' ngar ine •Sie Berlin from 19h7 to 1949 and has worked as a tree-lance journalist tor Die Neue Illustrierte11 11 MmR• and Die·weltn He also was maployed as a fU1JCtioml'J' iri the Haus ·der Zukunttn Berlin am as a eta tr l8llber of the Imrestigatizg Committee ot Free Jurists from Ma7 19$2 to Ma7 19$3 Full operational clearance was granted tor SIMMERMACHER on 24 NOV811ber 19$3• Irita JC SOMMERFEIJ is a ••cretary- tor LCCASSOCK She worked she was in businese with her busban l until his death in Ma7 19S3 Full operational clearance was granted for SOMMJ RFEID on 2S April 19$5 17 tor the Lurtial'le Miirl st i until 194S Uter 194S 18 Erich VOSSLOH is chief of the LCCASSOCK printing office He was a PFC during the war and vas allegedly arrested in 194S by the MVD as a big Nazi • He sen-ed time from October 1945 until A ugut 1948 in Pankow Hohenschoenhausen am Sachsenhausen VOSSLOH bad been a Hauptagetolgschaf'tfuehrer in the Hitler Jugend and a member ot the NSDAP From 194 9 through 19S4 he worked in printing firms as a printing aster a composing room forelllEln and prcxiucer of dummies Full operational clearance was granted for VOSSUE on 27 July- 19S6 SECRET SECRET •4A• 19• Paul o H ZAHL is present empl078d in menial tasks far LCCASSOCK but na beco• business nanager fCII ' LCCASSOCK it he is four d conpetent am suitable He vas in the Oermn J rnv tr011 1939 to 1945 but vas in a mili tar hospital f'rom Januar7 1942 to 191 5 He was the manager and owner of a children's book publishing house and stare until his flight to West Germany in 1953 PRQ Parts I am II were submitted on 3 August 1956 but operational clearance bas not been granted SECRET SECRET LIST OF LOCASSOCK IMPLOIEBS AND SALA RID AS SHCJfN IN THE LCClSSOCK MI Y 1956 dliill mtit llonthlT lmpl03H1 CIWN8 SalarzinDMs larl Heim UM CB head of' LCClSSOCK IUTT Werner SIMMIUI CHIR chiet editar WOIGffl Ulrich ma n-auna deput y to the chiat editor aaaiatant to t i editor al 1 000 1 000 890 •u• l quator publieatioris editor ot and the Gruene Reihe series Brgliilh transl tar rd evaluator of Bngliah preaa Bl BR 690 omtIBl'lfll secretary- to CRAHm assistant editor al' Aq•tar publications editor at •Sprechatum e11 - uator of RUBsiall-DDR prus translator of Ruasian Ukranian and 600 probabq Borst SCHNEIDER assistant editor ot A quatar publications editor at •Datech• enl uator of' tareign press Latnan Ll DE lurt LDlNICI adminlatrator of' funds photocop work - soo clerical worker and deputy- to FISCRm GOLTZ GlDlter SCHMIDT directat of office which hand es corrupondenca ban l distribution etc Hanlles sales of' Aquator publications am ham di1tribution delivery Hu direction or ail control B7Btem wmER Charlotte HAMA NN booklceeper evaluator SO BRA NOT 320 it foreign preas Csech and Polish translator hard las correspondence to and from foreign countries to Brigitte RANFT works with correspondence am from readers assists in mailing office SECRET SECRET •2B- WEBJlt clerical worker 300 HEINZE in editorial statr statistical coq rehension or the problems or Cramr-Werbung naluation ot certain areas or the DDR Press 1so 10 PUCHS ·director ot hand mail distribution office Assistant to editors on all technical questions and SIBlID printer general clerical assistant in •ililJI office - so 10 S10 FISCHER director of 'Biling ottice SCHUBDT secretary in CRAMm•s otf'ice assistant editor for Die Frau am Fernscbretber• am editor tor Von Hers zu Herz• Administer of petty cash f'und SCHAAF clerical worker 278 PRAST clerical worker for DBtrix ass SCHNEIDER clerical worker absent due to a heart condition 278 BECKMlN management or address car 26o 6S BUSE 1 clerical worker 232 BUCKSCH stenotypist in the secretariat of' nenpaper distribution and evaluation etc 232 Handles telephone exchange am assists in correspon lence of'tice BOEHMB concerned with atters ot control ot •iling operations 232 BITO BKI duties not given 263 LUIMIG duties not given 610 BI ANIENBERG clerical work conne cted with preparation ot controi letters ao l assistant not given in the nailing office SECRET SECRET • 3 B Paul ZAHL volunteer worker may later be used as of'tice manager of the Aquator Verlag - KORB coJ t ositor and assistant in print shop and mail- ing ottice LUEDKE LUEDKE Minna cleaning womn HANSEN Renate MARBACH free-lance joltt naliet not paid not given not given Receives fixed monthly tee ot DH hOO f'rom LCCA SSOCK plus ad hoc remun- eration far her written contributions Horst BREE free-lance journalist not given ECKENER Hans LOBBF S consultant security otf'icer not given PROBST liaison an to authorities SECRET SECRET AftAOJDBR'l •c• IDCASSOCK HAND I ND SW S DIS'lRIBUTION NETS 1 Het m - Leader of this net is Heinz JilDER born in Itositz Ruppin now llvfig in Berlin Schoeneberg He bad to nee the East Zone in 1950 becaU8e ot resistance work and receiTed recognition as a political refugee JAEGER has overt emplOJ1119nt and is not excluival y- dependent on his distribution an 1 intell lgence collection activities He was the leader o f the former VPO CAPROBOSCIS distribution group ELBIRl and presentq is cut out to VPO group STBTTIN JAmE2 baa seven sub tributors who allegedly can infiltrate •terial into the following areass Halle-Leipzig Merseburg Ra thencw-Brandenburg Weissenf'els-Magdeburg Dessau Wittenburg-Erturt Senttburg ottbus ard Potsdam Net III can reportedlJ' distribute 3 000 copies of regular issues and 1 SOO copies ot pure 7 theoretical nabel s • The LCCASSOCI May- 1956 Garan report imicated that Net m was given 300 copies ot Die Frau• ani 2 400 copies ot Wochenblatt 123 to infiltrate In june 19S6 this net performed no distribution activities tor LOCASSOOK In J narJ' 19SS JJJDER intro duced the ID» SSOCK diatribll'tion stall to three of hie contacts in the· SO'liet Zone 2 'let T • Leader of this net 1s Walter SEIL barn 2S June 1917 nolir reaiding in Berlin ru pelhat He allegedly £led from the East Zom becaase he was engaged in activities tor the m· Ostbl18ro After his 1'11 ght SllllL became a •mber of the FDP but lett this organization shortl Jr thereafter to become a leader ot · the DP Ostbuero He has eta ted that he was connected with the Gehlen organization am also appears to haTe ties with the Kaiser Ministry- -He has eight sub-distributors who infiltrate •terial into Bast Berlin the Harz Blankenburg Wernigrode Magdeburg Potsdam Brandenburg and Ruhland This· net reportedl - can distribute 1 000 to l Soo copies of LCCAS SOCIC publications The Ma719S6 German report indicates that SIDIL receiTed 200 copies -of •Die Frau• and 1 600 copies o f Wochenblatt 23 In June l 9S6 no distribution was accomplished by- lfet V tor WCASSOCI• 3 Net VI - Leader of this net is Dr Horst MA STMA NN born 12 February i W new residing in Berlin Dahle•• He vas director -or the Hochschule am a member of the IDP MlSTMA N used to distribute IDCASSOCK - terial when he was in the Soviet Zone He had to flee not because ot this but because he was caught compiling statistics tor the Free University- After his flight he bought a newsstand which he later sold but which helped him to complete his state examination Both he and his wife are PHD•d and his w1 te is now teaching MA STMA N had three sub-groups dis• tributing for him - Group Potsdam Group Eisenach and Group Schslkalden · the last group however severed contact because of the irregular amounts SECRET SECRE7 2 C of WCASSOCK mt rial Net VI reportedly can infiltrate l SOO copies According to the ¥ay l9S6 LCClSSOCIC Oermn report MA STM NN was given 200 copies of Die Frau and 800 copies of Wochenblatt #23 No distribution was carried out by this net for LCOlSSOCK in June 1956 4 let X - Leader ot this net is Ermst FROBEL residing in Reinickeniorf 'who is head of an upholstery shop in a SPD trade school for rouths He is a left ot enter socialist and ona of the leaders of the Roten Falken a iocial democratic routh organization FROBEL is an author and publisher of leai lete and public tions which appear under the notional name Die Deutsche Linke He is a leader ot the international socialistic youth activities and also works with the Heue Zeitung11 and the Itongress der Freiheit FROBEL oDly' accepts aterial tor distribution which expresses dialetic-pure Marxist sentiments am states quite frankly that he is not interested in propagating the FDP or CDU £CASSOCK m terial is delivered to him at the 11 Schaffende Jugend11 ho• in Spandau and his boys pack it tor distribution FROBEL claims to have 78 sub-distributors in addition to groups which distribute in Zwictau Halle Erturt Pank 011' · Muggenheim Blankentelde Buchholz Landsberg bei Halle Weinar Berna Glienicke Falkensee Pot8dam Birkemrerder Lehnitz and 0ranienberg He imicated that his net could infiltrate 1 00 to 2 000 copies ot LCCA SSOOK publications The Ma r 19S6 IDCASSOClt Germa n report imicated that FROBEL bad been given 100 copies or Die Frau• and 400 copies ot Wocbenblatt #23 In June 19$6 no distribution vas carried out by this net tor LCClSSOCK FROBEL baa introduced the LCCASSOCK distribution staff to sub-distributors from the Soviet Zone Net XIV - This is actuall r not a net but a singleton distributor Hermann WIDNER head of the Farmara• Section or the Imrestigating Committee of Free Jurists WEXlNER contributes to LCCASSOCK editions since he is the recognized expert on tarin questions in ·the DDR Because or his work he bas a sizeable number or Tisitors from the· DDR He passes out copies ot LOOASSOOK to these visitors In Ma 19S6 received 200 copies of Die Frau and 600 copies or· Wochenblatt 123• No LCOlSSOOK mt rial was given to him in June 19$'6 w mmm 6 Bet r v - Leader of this net U 'nu SOHRA 0E-GR0BEH living in Berlin Lichtir eld who is a leader of the Arbeiugemeinschaf't der Vertrieben Land wirte He passes out copies to visitors 11108tly f'ar•ra from the Dlll am has a few friends who will take up to 300 copies His nain area of distribution is practically the whole area of BrandenburgMark His distribution capacit7 was reportedly 1 000 copies In May 19S6 he was given 200 copies of 11Die Frau 1 000 copies of Die Wochenblatt #23 and 150 copies of Die Kurve IIS This net received no •terial from LCOASSOOK in June 19 6 SECRET • - SECRET •30- 7• Net XVIII - Leader ot thie net is £nu ZANDERS living in BerlinSpandau wlio for•rly was a Hlnisterialrat in Potsdam Alter the war based on direct orders trom the SPD he stayed in Potsdam as a II sleepern in the administration In 1951 he was forced to flee and received political recognition in West Berlin ZANDER is now employed in a responsible position in the Bezirkamt Schoeneberg He has seven subdistributors who infiltrate mterial in Potsdam Bramenburg Ileinnachnc and occaaionall y in Cottbus In Ma7 1956 LCCA SSOCK gave ZA NDBRS 100 copies ot Die Frau and 400 copies of Wochenblatt #23• • No •terial vu given to him in Jum 1956 SECRET