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X-A.10.December 52. — page three = The Air Force of the German Democratic Republic, known as Luftpolizei, was organized in the spring of 1951. At present its status is of 14.000 men, of which 300 flight officers are at present receiving training in the USSR. there are four German air bases in Dessau, Fuerstenwalde, Oschersleben and Kathenow. “or training with jet planes, ~oviet air bases are used, namely Kechlin, Burg and especial Grossenhain and Kottbuse “he exact strength of the available equipment cannot be determined, since the more modern planes remain Soviet property and are not transferred to the German Air Force, except on a loan basis. in that case, they continue to have their soviet markings and the Ge.man pilots are not permitted to travel on them unaccompatied. 4he Yoviet Air Force sofar have transf rred outright to the Luftpolizei only oldér type piston=-propelled phlan:se “he Luftpoligei further has its owm air intelligence units, as well as a base for the training of meintenance crews in Grossenhain. The command of 11 these forces is extremely complicated and shrowded in secrecy. It is k pt a top secret of the regime, so that its organization could only be learned after very thorough research. As it stands now, the supreme commander of all the armed seryvies and subSidiair&gssin the whole weiman Democratic Kepublic, is a Aussian whoke name is a secret even before most of th: officers of the test German armed forcese he is General SebisStemenko, who, from his offices in Karishorst=-serlin, is the effective leader of the whole verman armament program. Yirectly under his oraers is the Minister of otate security of the German Democratic Kepublic, Wilhelm 4@isser-vomez, who was during the spanish civil war, comander of the 11th international brigade of the Spanish Hej Army. Directly uncer him, and completely indepenient from all the other armea forces, is the vrenzpblizei, comanded by mudolf Doelling.e “his man is purely political ana comands a pbbitical force, as we have pointed out already. Docliing is responsible to no one, except 4aisser—Gomeze his forces are not under the orders of the Army, and cannot be used by the armed Forces, e cept on consent of saisser-vomeze Directly under 4aisser-vomez is tren ths set-up of the te man ned Armye the supreme comander of this army is a politician, sixty years old Franz vahlem. nis ap ointment is not yet official, but will be so as Soon as the Suropean Defense vomrunity has ben ratificde valliem is a professional communist and is in the presidium of the SED. girectly under Dahlem is the chief of staff of the total Red Army Inspector General of the Pcople's rolice, Vinzenz mueller. he is a genusine former rrus:ian general «nd was comanaer of the 12th verman army vorps during the ware He is furthermore president of the National Democratic Party, and allegedly moderate Party, but which works hand in glove with the communists. Interestingly enough, Vinzenz Mueller, who is a very able soldier indeed, is also a genuine admirer of Kussia. He is a friend őő General von Segdlitz, who at present is acting as special advisor to the Soviet General Staff, Eruopean Command. Due to his technical qualities, and hiw true and honest devotion to Russia — nx to communism - he is the most trusted and appreciated German by the Red Army. He is very close to Gemeral Stemenko, probably closer even that the politician Zaisser-Gomez. (o ak itil