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• INFORMATION ON THE GERMAN'MINISRY'OF 'POSTS'
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CHNESORGE, Wilhelm, Minister of Posts i . joined the Nazi Partini419g04:,.
left it in 23, rejoined it again in 33. He held no position ielle:OWtY,
but was OGRUF (Lt Gen) in the NSKK since 37.. AourceH watil.. preSident,
REMEPOST ZENTRALAMT (Central .Office? .frO0 29 to 33.01.ithen,*$4elss4.-f
tant Postmaster General and finally, in '37,.POStlitaat -qepeOlAipigtik of
Post:). 'Source is the inventor of the "four
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very cooperative during interrogation and stated that 'he waS able liEd %tithing
to help in the reconstruction of the Post . Ministry.,.
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MAting: B-2 Date of Information: See Text ,-InterrogatbrDVBZWT •
GENUAL NOTE: This report is submitted in aocordanae with :-the quastionaflote
sented by Sig 0, US Group CC, • T-Section, 6th Army Group,
„APO 23, Many documents and records which,werei:n61.040.1utely.
essential were destroyed because of transport ,difficulties,
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1. What responsibility did the REICHSPOST (DRP) inkid i stpp3.yi4 facilitios
,fcir.use"of the,Propiganda Ministry? :•• , TJft, W:114
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-.RE1CHSPOST had responsibility for all IllechanicalmattOrzauCit.M4 tranz,6•::
mitters, cables, frequencies, etc,. Responsibility for niotWorksidalradiol
stations was with Propaganda Ministry. Postal employees did . nOt inter . •
statiDnai . • . • ' jalir Yi.riiRD.WInfttr
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Whit were the various units of the Central Division. (MIN-Z . or ZENTRAL.
ABPEILUNO? Very briefly, what was . :the functionotleachoft4e0allitOZ
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.i) REFERAT Party.ChancellQry-,40glitical . supervisionqtp perAonnelimatters.
ii) REFERAT Postage Stamps—New issues, etc.....
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iii.)REYERAT Fieldpost.
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REFERAT Social Benefits of Employees--Vacation .Em.yER.lottomsAmALT
(W03 fare' Institutions) Latter was Of ici.01414644PariCOWi
posial • employées'whith was piid to 'them in add itia'Wo6CtilWaeitY lr -
v) REFERAT Instruction in Postal Matters.
'vi) PEtERAT PresS.-
vii) REFERAT Postal Advertisements.
viii) REFERAT Statistics--Records of numbers Of letters, parcels, :etc; .
3. What private companies are partly owned by the DRP?
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i) DEUTSCH ATLANTISCHE PEttGRAPHEN . GESELtSCliAFT.,'BIAILIN:'
RADIO AUSTRIA, VIENNA'. . •
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jjj )FERNKABEL GESELLSCHAFT,
iv) POSTREKLAME GESELLSCgAFT (all shares were owned by PP but it was
chartered as a private company).
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