Oldal 1 [1]
XeAeN® 6 for June 1952.
NEWS FROM EASTERN GERMANY.
First a news, which is not of political earacter but
which can be of paramoiunt importance in another context s: the
Technicians working for Wismuth A.G. in Aue on the discovery
of new Uranium Deposits, have made a comprehensive report on
their researches end have come to the conslusion, that large
renium Deposits should exist on the Southern slopes of the
hitringer Wald, in an area limited by the tows of Salzungen ¬
Schmalkalden - Suhl and Hildburghausen. Tests are being made
in the four areas at the present time. If these tests prove to
be successful, the areas will be evacuated by their population,
authority will pass into the hands of the Soviet Atomic Energy
Authority as a branch of the Wismath A/G. area, and immedia-~
tely mining operations will be startede If the expectations of
the experts are right, then a new area is discovered, which while
not quite as rich as the Aue area nevertheless ought to secure
to Russia an abundant source of Uranium. :
Turing now to the political field, our observer points
out that at present there is a very definite tension between the
Soviet Command in Karishorst end the East German Governement in
Pankowe The Soviets are quite open in debouncing the SED leader
ship of incompetence and inefficiency. It is the general feeling
with the surrounding of General Chuikov, that the SEHD leaders
have wasted a lot of Soviet help without achieving what they have
been charged to do, The most recent defections of hifgh offi¬
cials towards the West are all lai d at the doorsteps of the
Bast German leaders. These Soviet reproaches are the more bot¬
ter, since the Rssians point out that thanks to their \active
give great opportunities to the Communist leaders : and, they
are Gissatisfied that the SED is not able to use these possibi¬
lities, and seems, to the contrary, today even weaker than it
was a year ago, as proven by the West German elections, s:
Probably politically the most indicative and interesting
thing is, that the Soviet Officers with whom this observer had
the opportunity of speaking were quite outspoken in their con=¬
demmation of Grotewohl for his emphatic recognition of the Oder¬
Neisse line, They pointed out, that - as they say - Moscow never