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The main concentration of V-12 805 ia the establishment and maintenance
of ferrying points and courier channels to Poland.
By 4 distribution of roles 50/S hopes for an intensification of the in
dividual sections of work.
It is expected that by employing a staff member in charge of CI matters
the protection of the operations group will be secured, a more thorough •
screening of agents will be obtained, and a proper handling of failures
and compromises will be guaranteed.
4.) CSW
In the belief that in the present situation intelligence against CSR has
its best •.chances for success via Vienna, CSW has begun to establish an
operational command in Vienna (leader 11...21 683).
The operational group in Berlin m111 chiefly be in charge of the es-
tablishment and maintenance of ferrying points and courier channels via
Sovzone Germany to the CSR. In the West German area only the operation
group V-14 178 will be left for directing interrogators in camp VAIKA
and finding starting points in the West German area. A staff member in
charge of CI matters will also be attached to GSW for the same reason
as in the case of FE.
5.) On 1 November 1952 BV E took on . a staff member in charge of satellite
work (V-3175) who, after thoroughly becoming acquainted with his job,
was scheduled to be trained at 131 b in early 1953.
6.) UM has finished the organizational establishment of his MK Vienna,
although there are personnel vanciea there as well as in the staff of
U/M still to be filled.
In addition to dealing with defection oases MK Vienna received instructions
from U/M to attempt to penetrate into Bulgaria and to render accessible
the Danube route to Rumania and Bulgaria.
In addition there is an operations group Balkan states, at present staffed
with V-14 530 trying to find starting points in Western Austria in the
direction of Bulgaria.
An operational command for directing intelligence against Sovzone Austria
(as an outpost area against Hungary) was newly established with its
leader V-14 750.
Operations group Hungary (leader V-14 601) only deals with commitments.
against Hungary. The interrogators V-14 701 and V-14 703 as well as
the radio interception group previously directed by V-14 602 . were sub-
ordinated to V-14 411 (in charge of Hungary in staff BM) in order to
direct operations group Hungary complatuly on one target viz, getting a
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