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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 officials towards the West are all lai d at the doorsteps of the Bast German leaders. These Soviet reproaches are the more botter, 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 possibilities, 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 OderNeisse line, They pointed out, that - as they say - Moscow never
