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SbBJECT CARBOHYDRATS--Pr ogre Ss Report

c30 November 1949

Synopsis: This memorandum reviews the CARBOHYDRATE operationsince May 1949. CARBUYORATE's change of residenceto the East Sector and the resultant security factorsinvolved in contacting him, his new salary statue, hispresent overt employment and opportunity of obtaininga position in the secretariat of the chief of theVolkspolisei, his recent and Ourrent.intell onceprOduction, and our assessment of CARD Etsfuture Ussfulaess . to BOB are emphasized inthisreport. No recueets for action are presented.

1. Change otReeideneei The need for SARBOHYDRATEultimately to move to the Soviet Sector of BorlWwas stated in •MOBA..3931, para 11, which presenter& plan whereby the agenthoped to exchange his US Sector apartment far one in Berlin-Pankow belonging to an ez-Nasi publisher who feared that, Oc-eans* of his political status, he Stood in denser of losing hisbusiness. These negotiations dragged on, and' in all probability,were never 'Craned too heartily cARB9ffTDEA1 S,a, WhOisigisstedto his case officers at every qportunity the hardlthips upon hismike and children which the Soviet Sector residence would neqessarilyImpose. In this connection it will be recalled that the sweet i e ,...i

Itifdevotion to his wife and family Were noted byin MOBA*3931, which also pointed out (cf. • , pare-6) the re- ....1Instance with which CARBOBXDRATIPs wife asp to: aneventualmove to the. East Sector. With the publication, Weever, of theSMA order dated 1 August 1949 (of. MOB-8975), directediin part,against, police personnel who failed to establish East Senor. .residence by 15 August 1949, it booms quite-older to CARBOHYDRATEthat compliance would be a necessary prerequisite to oOntinaedemployment.

CARBOWDRATE at first attempted td enlist the aid. mfthe Personnel Office Of the Berlin Polisei PrisidiumlESSW*obtaining an apartment in the Soviet Sector.. this sovat withilo success, althOug hevas able .to' have thefte the atOe extended, orig ally until 1 September,:i140.1. 1 October 1949. lb the meantime,,afterfruitle

a vacant residence in the Soviet SOetor„ the WSsrAOWAJVA4lein Frieda ZOACHIM and frieod,'FrinleW

tow, Earpfenteithstr. 15, - eiployees Setvwere desirous of moving to the US Sectreceipt of pafaisiion to wove to Neu*

abie'to Present to thYPOlisolprAndlutit proof' tin East Sector residence before the 1 October:4 LIine. T:

442efer of his household goods took place on 17 Delp ilnetbst,Of which was defrayed by us as outlined in 104-4648dited 10'

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. .2 : As was. .enViSaged .. or th 11 ' '''' "'' ' s removal of roe nce to theSoviet Sector, additional security factor:: Must be considered in

• all future contacts between agent and case officer. In view ofthe increased risko-inmcwred by CARBOBIRRATlikin meeting the caseofficer in the US Skeeter, the following precautions have been.. lnstitc ed:

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-2-2-a. During CARBOHYDRaTE's period of residence in the

US Sector, and, paeticolarly, during the late summer of thisyear, at which time the reorganisation of the GaI was in progress,it was deemed advisable to establish regular and frequent meetingswith the agent. These contacts, at an operational house or ina moving car, occurred not less than once a week and usually, aswas found most convenient for both partiee, on the same day ofeach week. This system offered Us obvious advantage of consistentcoverage of GAI and police reorganisational trends and policies.Since 17 October, however, new plan has been instituted whereby.meetings are staggered as to both days and times, the agent beingsat. at various S-Bahn stations and other public places in the USSector. He is then taken to an operational house for debriefingand instructions.

b t Whereas in the past a large proportion of theagent's monthly remuneration took the form of deliveries of food.items not easily found on the German economy, security precautionsnow forbid the aeent's possession of quantities of these itemswhich he could not reasonably afford to buy on the black market.For this reason, and in line with the BOB policy of graduallysubstituting monetary payments for supply items, the amount offood and luxury products given to CARBOHYDRATE has been substantiallr.reduced. (The agent's revised pay status will be discussed below.)

0. CARBORNDRATE has been instructed, Since moving to, the Soviet Sector, that in the future extreme caution must beexercised in all telephonic communications with us. If it isnecessary for him to call his case officer he will cross to theUS Sector and there call from agblic.phone.

• 4. L . ._'- noted in MOBA-3931, pare 10,the danger inherent in CAMHYDRATE's continued membership in theSPD. It was at that time stated that his' case officer was con-sulting with SPD experts in an effort to remove the agent's nameand record from party rolls without attracting attention. Un-fortunately no method of attaining the desired end without en-dangering CARBOHYDRATE could be found, since any attempt toextract his papers would necessarily cause him to become an objectof suspicion to SPD functionaries. Thus, at present, while still

.attempting to save the problem, we are forced to allow the mi0Orto remain,in abeyance, trusting that in the event the agent sHould

be confronted with the charge of SPD membership be will be able 7to clear, himself by admitting his original entry and stating thathe has lost all interest in the party and has simply let hismembership become inactive.

. e. In the past CARBOHYDRATE submitted writteporW-at meetings with his case officer. In view of the inerad'risks involved in CARBOHYDRATE's coming to the U.S. Beetpractice of carrying compromising material has been stopped.agent at present reports orally to the case officer.

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, It should also be pointed out that if in the *Went.that future developments make it even more difficult for the tgahtto come to the US Sector, be may have to be provided with secretletting equipment or photographic supplies.

3• o -1 As CAME/DRAMsremoval of residence to t oviet Sector scam imminent, thenecessity of revising his . scale of remuneration, with reiard bothto security factors and to his reduced living costs, appearedevident. Thus the following salary status was proposed fOr.whichWashington approval was requested by Graham L. Page in MGBA-4870,dated 17 October 1949. As stated above, CARBOMDRATE's allowanceof supply items was reduced, and permission was asked to discontinuethe exchange of 285 East lark for an equivalent amount of WestMark, since the agent will now suffer no monetary loss by receivinghis salary in Soviet Lone currency. Concomitantly, we proposedto increase CARBOHYDRATE's monthly pay by 100 West Aark to 150West Mark in order to defray the -4.cue inctatt Melte decreased

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food items, to compensate him for the additional travel expensesinvolved in coming to the Western Sector and to remunerate himto some extent for the greater risks entailed by his work for vs. !,

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We plan to continue the agent's monthly deposit in the West of400 West Mark. Although CARBOHYpRATE at first protected slightly,the reduction in his salary schedule, he admitted that theeecestityfor the generous monthly exchange on a one-for-one basis had -ceasedto exist concurrent with his move to the Eastera Sector, and henow professes himself content eith the revised wage scale proposal.

A.At present s the 41, • era oraffairs in_thesearetariat or,the president, eirrirroraiPireIdUe. As such he holds the ithk of' Police Kommandeur (erster

-glasse), receiving a monthly salary of 1100 East Nark, 830 afterdeductions. During the last week of October he was approachedby let chief. of the Administrative Police Department, whoinqu e of 3OEYORATI1 whether or not he would be interestedin again working for the pki. Specificaliy, LUST told CARBOHYDRATEthat Dr..SCHOEP2E4 - currently with the Organisation and LegaI Affair!Section of the HauptVerwaltung far Volkspoliaei, and *somber ofPresident FISCHER** secretariat was' to be relieved Of hisposition. Because of CARBOHYDRATgl s legal training and experiencein similar affairs vith the Berlin Poliseiprgsidium, LUST proposedto recommend the former for the vacancy. According to the agent,LUST seemingly awaited only rARB E's affirmative anewbefore submitting his name to. the personnel section. CARBOHYDRATE,for his part, attributed LUST's proposal to the good understanding,If not warm friendship, which has characterised their relation-ship since they worked - together in the GkI. CARBO=BATE repliedthat he was not adverse to the idea, but he requested time forconsideration, and at the next meeting with his na ge officer,informed the latter of the proposal. (Cf. BRIS-2207). Our origi-nal instructions required CARBOBIDRATE to advise hUST that hewas interested in the transfer, yet not to take any 'further actionindependently. We then informed Washington of the proposal asstated by WET, together with our' recommendation that, in viewof the wider horizon open to CARBOHYDRATE should ,e be appointedto FISCHER I A secretariat, the transfer would be desirable. •

The meeting with CARBOHYDRATE, on 22 November 1949,afforded an opportunity to learn more details of the proposed •transfer and to 'answer the points Outlined in WASHF-3376. Onthe'. basis of this meeting we hide the following observations in3RLN-2270, Since CARB0IDRATE may be elated ter 4 definiteposition, as replacement for SCHOBPPE, he will have to accept orreject the offer 'at the time the opening is Helaimielffeels that should this Opportunity ,ót be seised there is nocertainty that he could arrange a transfer at a later data; on the' -contrary, CARBOHYDRATE is of the opinion that -should be * pool, •decline thepositionte could hardly expect'IMSTegain to nominatehim for vacancy which Might appear in the future.

CAABOMRATE is also of the opinion that his earlieras an Feet Zone police official can best be advanced' by terVio•in the Hitiptvermialtung fOr Volkspolissi, particularly in thesecretariat of-FISCHER. He maintains that the Berlin Polisel-prasidinm is of secondary importance and discounts GYPTNER'spresence there by describing him as very dissatisfied with hispresent position as acting poliwhead, only anticipating tbeappointment Of a new permanent chief, thereby permitting MTN&to continue his P/K work. CARBOMBRATE also maintainethat, dueto the recent reorganization of the GAI and MELEE'. inas head of the Reeptverwaltung sum SohntZe dos Volkseigentuesitthelatter is hardly now in a position to block CARBOHYDRATE'. transferif it is approved by FISCHER. The agent also feels that shouldthe-move become a reality, he could continue to cover the Polisei-prgsidiue frolehis new post, both through his closer relationswith LUST which -*mid attend the transfer, and through periOdicduty visits to his former department. With these -conditions inmind, BOB again recommended that the transfer _barnacle, if possible,

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5. Reeent and Current Intelllzenoe Prodontions Thefollowing diseeminations were made from materialhubmitted'by7 CARBOHYDRA4 during the period from June 1949 twthe present;

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110-5552. 2013A-4o49 •/GB-8959um-8975JGB-9051 BRLR-2193UGB-913120B-9196MOB-9214MGB-9216

In addition to these information reports CARBOHYDRATEprovided one operational lead on 17 October 1949 which led to ourcontact-with Oerkommissar Min mom, who defected from theSoviet Zone police an 13 OctOber 1949. -

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. :to be enlarged upon. CARBOHYDRATE is essettiallyhotiVated bymaterialistic considerations based, in turn, on a sincere desireto provide for his family. Re is occasionally, inclined toboast of his legal training and ability although this charao-

k ‘,-...•• . taristic is counter-balanced by his native caution and operationaldiscretion. iW 104 however, an excellent reporter, combining an

0. :' .-::, • ---------... ability to sense immediately the core of a problem or situationwith a facility for writing clear, lucid reports separatingmeticulously feat from manor. At present, CARBORRaLTE providesspot police information for . Berlin customers and reports ontrends and policies attending the reorganisation of the pollee

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. At the time of CABBOHYDRATE's transfer from the OaIto the Berlin PoliselprIsidium, there was a . tendency on the partof pm to feel that the agent's police career hatihntered4.the.first phase of a downward trend. Subsequent events, hoWeveM,.

t show : that CARBOROTRATE, rather than having fallen cOsOletelt.from grace ' , has succeeded in continuing in his ace post AlSk_in[','2,

. obtaining the favor of both EICKEUEXERAnd SCROZARERR. ,.04iiithe agent remain With the . PO/iselprisidium, he will 000i - i• 46 •provide police and persbnility information, but if ble,17 1'. ei

A0,,tbe RauptverwAltung far Volkspolissi can be a00010, ,;.-.,.. ,.; ehocild be in a position both to solidify his Conn

tle police, to the betterment of his career, and tov...:'-r..tiaSahomplets coverage Of events in the FTBCBERUrganiaajl.,

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