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4 • Which vgrades . of civil workers were placed strictly on merit?
From Postal Assistant up, all grades were strictly on merit. Lower
services had age and merit promotions.
5. Who was the Secretary of State working under you?
Jakob NAGEL';'
6._Do,yOU ,aridypurohiefs;6f,Telecommunications have a record of all the .
, iierm'anefa-tlecOMmuniCatiOns'installations in Germany, even of part of
' the facilitievuded.11)Y the military?'Who by name would have this'infOr-
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'These records should be in UNTER HACHLING, near MUNICH. MINISTERIALDIREK-
TOR FLEISCHMANN , ahotild have this information,
71Vhat c46';,thel function of the "FACHAMT FUER BEAMTE" in the DRP?
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'SOuicac'claimsAhere was no "FACHAMT FUER BEAMTE" in the DRP.
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8. By whom and by what method has censorship of the German civilian mail
recently been carried out?
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By the WEHRMACHT and GESTAPO. The WEHRMACHT censored'all,mail going .to
f,,reign countries. The GESTAPO gave certain addresses to post offices and
rocaived let*rs addr'essed• to themi Address lists were with the individual
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9. By whom and by what method has censorship of the Geiman civil telecommunications
recently been carried out?
GESTAPOciedvescertain numbers to mail employees. These numbers were autometically
connected with a secret room in the telephone office. Arrangements
were:maditso'cthat postal employees had no chance to listen in.
1C. To what extant is the BILDTELEGRAMMDIENST ("Facsimile Telephotography
Service") used?
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'The IS/P ' ha,(1 -11 large 'network which was not used very often during the 'war.
Scurce.ittlinks'ithat:television will be much more efficient. Facaimile Telephotrai.'
was not PrOfitable.
11. Give the locations of the storage depots for telecommunications equipment
and spare parts.
RETC#SPOST , ZENTRALAMT. Storage depots of the RP LENTRALAMT were moved
an MINISTERIALDIREKTOR TUNE should know where they are now.
12. What is the basic system used in the Railway Post Office? For example,
who or what department ow; the BBtha.l ears, 6tc?
The DRP once owned approximately 3,500 Postal RR cars. Division VI
(MINISMIALDIREKTOR HUBRICH) was in charge. One official of this department,
who is supposed to be an expert, is in KEHLHEIM/DANUBE,
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