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Stasi file 1

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[Cover sheet:I.M. Vorgang = Unofficial Informant Process]

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Table of contents

WKW overview 1

FDJ representative W 10 2-3

Form WKU and personal information 4-15

Assessment and additional comments WKK form 16-18

Self-description report 19-22

Final report 23-25

Filing memo 27

Report on the interview 28-29

Final report

Final recruitment decision


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WKW- Overview

[Translators note: "WKW" is an abbreviation of "Wer kennt wen" which translates into

"Who knows who" and refers to a operative process in which the personal network and

connections of the suspect were established.]

1.Staff who knows the IM [translates to unofficial informer]in person or whom theIM is acquainted with

2. Staff that has accessed the IMs file


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PAD-KK: M151100.B.060488. Ongoing Num. 041

Comment: 787138

Dataset: 0001

Name: ___________Personal reference number: _______________

____________ Main residence:____________________________________

___________________________________ Date of registration _________

______________ Married/single: ___________ Place of birth:

___________ PA- number: __________ Mothers name: ___________

_____________ Fathers name: ___________ Trips abroad:

____________________________________________

___________ Registered as liable to military service:

Drivers license: ________________________________________


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Ministry of Security

Employee ___________ 24532

Strictly confidential, 4th

of July, 1988

Search order

Name _______________

Last name _______________

First name

DOB

Place of birth: ______________________ Nationality: GDR

Address: 1107 Berlin

Occupation: High school student


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Operative Informant of Department XII


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_____________________________

OG is intended to be employed in the SAS [Translators note:SAS is a Russianabbreviation for the coding machine that was used] and coding department. I request that

the confirmation process of confirmation level .. be initiated.

Colonel_______________

Thanks to the MfS officer in charge, the respective documents have been inspected. No

objections are being made on part of the MfS.

_______________

- OG asked to complete a journalism internship before his army duty

- Journalism internship 88/89

- Three years of army duty starting in September

- After that 4 years of university study

- To be employed in the editorial office of ND


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____________

Name

Form pertaining to the conversation on March 3, 1988

_______________ stands out through polite demeanor. According to his statements, hehas no remaining ties to persons in the West. His political views are firm. I have no

objections whatsoever that might question his recruitment in the field suggested.

No promises were made to the recruit during the interview.

Signature _______________


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Ministry of National Defense of the GDR

Personal information

_______________________________

Citizenship: GDR Nationality: German

Social background (please note the main occupation of parents or legal guardian betweenthe ages of 6 and 16): Intelligentsia/ Education

Which party or mass organization have you been a member of?

Organization Years Position If asked to leave, why

FDJ 1983 GDL, KDL, Agitator -

GST 1986 - -

DRK 1987 - -

DTSB 1983 - -

DSF 1983 Treasurer -

Did you attend any schools associated with the party or mass organizations?

--No


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Have you taken part in the anti-Fascist resistance or have you been persecutedduring the fascist period? -- No

Secondary schooling completed (8th, 10thand 12thgrade)

Four subjects need to completed in order to count for a 10th/12thgrade diploma

Institution/school diploma/ final grade

Good [B equivalent]

Professional/trade training: none

University education: none

Training courses completed: none

Academic titles/degrees: none

Which foreign languages do you speak?

Russian (12thgrade advanced class)

English (12thgrade advanced class)


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Drivers license type:

A and M

Official elected/ representative positions in the GDR: --- None

Have you served in the former Wehrmacht, police, OT or RAD, or any fascist

organization? --- no

Have you ever been a prisoner of war (country, camp, from- until?) -- no

Trips abroad (besides to socialist countries), including West Berlin, and excluding

time spent abroad for work trips, during army service, during acts of war or time

spent as a prisoner of war. --- none

Have you or any of your relatives been involved in foreign military or police

organizations? --- no

Have you or any of your relatives ever been convicted (who, when, why, sentence

given, is a trial in process against you, do not mention pardoned felonies) No

[Translators note: Pages 12-16 contain either empty forms or repeated personal

information (addresses etc.)]


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Pages 17-18

Resume

My name is_________. I was born on______________________in_________________________. My father, born on __________________________ is an

engineer who is currently working for __________________________. My mother,

____________________ is a trained typist and is working for

______________________________. She is now ________years old. Both of my parentsare members of the SED, the FDGB and the German-Soviet Friendship League.

My_____________ sister is In her second semester of medical school at Humboldt

University in Berlin. I have lived in Erfurt until the age of _____. Between 1974 and

1982 my parents were working for the following international organizations:____________________________. I always performed well in school and took on

different social leadership positions like being a group council representative or agitator.In ________ I became a member of the Pioneers.

I have been influenced by social experiences of friendship, trust and cooperativeness. Theyears in ____________________ have had a profound effect on the development of my

personality. After our return to the GDR in 1982, I attended

___________________[name of school] in Berlin- Kpenick. This school was

________________________, and also offered advanced classes in Russian. I did well inschool. In 1984 I became a member of the FDJ and the German-Soviet Friendship

League. I completed 10th

grade with grade average of good [B equivalent] . SinceSeptember 1986 I am attending _____________________ in Berlin- Kpenick. Mycurrent grade average is very good [A equivalent]. I am active as an agitator in a

demanding social position. I plan on graduating from high school with an A, and after

completing my 3-year military service, begin an internship at the newspaper NeuesDeutschland, before studying journalism.

August 8, 1988

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List of relatives

(Fill out in block letters or with typewriter)

Last name: _______________ First name: _______________

PKZ: _______________ Place of birth: Erfurt

Address: 1170 Berlin Department: _______________

[Translators note: the column on the left, with the family categories (mother, father,

other relatives) is missing or cut off.]

Profession Employer contacts (a)/relatives (b) in the West

Lathe operator see cover sheet a) no b) yes

Officer in the NVA

Kindergarten teacher city council Greifswald a) no b) yes

Kindergarten director

Metal worker not applicable

Metal worker until 1967 RAW Bin. Schnew.

Clerk

Accountant until 1969 GHG WTB Gera b) yes

[Translators note: the rest of professions are cut off and illegible. Significance of the

data here, summarized: None of the family members have had longer stays in non-

Socialist countries, except for the person who is listed as a lathe operator he was a

prisoner of war in England from May 1945 until January 1946.

Several members of the family have been part of communist parties before 1945, among

them KPD, KJVD and DAF. After 1945 they are listed in the SED, DSF, FDGB, and the

DFD (see list). ]

Pages 20-21

Degree of Last name, first Date and place of Residence, PO What is the extent of your relationship


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kinship name birth box, street

Candidate

Father

Mother

sister

[This column all

blackened out]

Erfurt 1170 Berlin

1092 Berlin

1170 Berlin

1197 Berlin

Personal

Personal

Personal


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Profession/curr

ent

Employment

Current or

most recent

position

Party membership

and membership in

mass organizations

Before/ after 1945

a)connections

in the West

b) relatives in

the West

Trips to

non-

socialist

countries

(where,

when,

including

time spentas a POW)

Visitors from

non-socialist

countries

(by who,

when?)


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Student

Engineer

Typist

University

student

See cover

sheet

before 1945: none,

after:

FDJ, DSF,

GST,DRK, DTSB

Before 1945: none,

after: SED, DSF,

EDGB

Before 1945: none,

after: SED, DSF,

EDGB

FDJ, DRK, DTSB

None

None

None

None

No

Yes, to

Finland,

business

trip in 1987

No

No

No

No

No

No

[Translators note: The bottom of this page contains a signature followed by the

statement: I hereby confirm that I have no other relatives and acquaintances besides the

above listed.

Pages 22-23 contain instruction sheet on how to fill out pages 19-21, with sample dataand the pledge I hereby confirm as written above. The fact that the personal names are

not redacted shows that this sheet is included for demonstration purposes only.]


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[Blank]

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Evaluation letter from the high school teacher of ______________

Since the second half of 11th grade, _________________ has been further developing

his personal skills. He has been studying more diligently and more thoroughly. He isworking more resolutely on his weaknesses and he is fulfilling the tasks assigned to himmore conscientiously.

In 11thgrade, ___________ was chosen for a position as agitator in the FDJ leadership.

He is very interested in solving social problems, well informed and able to conduct

interesting political conversations. He is arguing in a manner that is both partisan andconvincing; his political stance is always discernable.

He was also awarded the golden badge For good knowledge.

Berlin, August 1, 1987

[Teachers name and signature]


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Evaluation letter signed by director and teacher

______________ is a confident student with many talents. He is quick-witted anddisplays a profound capacity for abstract thought. He expresses himself with clarity and

his presentation of results is flawless.

______________ demonstrates good observation skills and is able to distinguish betweenthe appearance and substance of things. He is logical in his thinking and his approach to

problem-solving is quite creative. Unfortunately, ____________ is not yet able to apply

his skills consistently and in a focused manner. His increased eagerness to learn and a

more diligent work ethic towards the end of the first term are indicative of a growingsense of duty and discipline.

Because he always expresses his opinions in an open and critical manner,

________________ is popular among his peers in class.

________________ is open to discussing political problems. However, he still has to

become more intensely involved within the FDJ collective and, given his good overallknowledge, contribute in a more progressive manner to the formation of political opinion

in the collective.

______________s grades in German are solid, as is his work as a class assistant in thissubject.

Berlin, Feb 5, 1982.

Director class teacher


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Investigation card/form, dated Dec 2nd,1987.

[Translators note: It is not clear what kind of investigation this refers to, all names are

blackened out and the only legible parts remaining are the postal codes and city (1170,

1156 Berlin).]


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Additional comments that relate to the potential qualification of the candidate in theservice of border duty.

______________ lives with his mother in an up-to-date furnished 3-bedroom apartment

of the AWG (socialist housing cooperative). The family has a very good reputation in thebuilding. They are perceived as polite tenants. He attends building meetings and VMI

events [a type of volunteer activities within the GDR]. He is one of the few adolescents in

the building who makes an effort to assure safety and order. The AP reports that

________ is still attending __________. Nothing is known about the way he spends hisfree time. He has no negative police record so far. There are no known connections to the

non-Socialist West.

Signature

The person in question is being drafted into border military service of the GDR on

_______________.

Officer in charge:


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[Translators note: This document probably contains personal data of family members,

maybe parents, everything except the home address and trips to non-Socialist countries is

blackened out.]

Person #1

Takes trips for leisure and business to Socialist countries, previous trips to the Non-Socialist West , travel permit not valid anymore.

Person # 2

Travel permit to the Socialist west, valid until May 1988, business trips to the Non-

Socialist, travel permit not valid anymore, stay in the border zone for private reasons,permit valid from Feb 27th, 1986 until Feb 27th1988, employed at PDVP Berlin,

registered as draftee, department 001516.

Person # 3

Private and business trips to the Socialist West, valid until Dec 1987.


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[Redacted]

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Re: Response to evaluation:

__________________ is entered in our employee registry. After _________ began his

new employment at _______________ our official cooperation was ended. His personaldata is being stored department 12 of the Ministry of Security. This entry is being deleted.There is no current contact. There are no objections on the side of

____________________ to the candidates confirmation. It has to be kept in mind,

however, that ______________ (personal data not known) still has an uncle and agrandmother in West Germany/West Berlin with who he and his parents are still in touch.

Occasional visits from these persons are taking place at the home of __________ parents

in _______ (Knigs Wusterhausen county) and at the sisters apartment in Berlin.

________________, the candidates sister, can be interrogated about these contacts.Other relatives of _________ are not to be asked about these contacts, according to

_________________.

Further data check-ups and investigations are left to the officers discretion.

Head of the KD [district office] Kpenick, __________________________

June 3rd, 1988

Lieutenant-Colonel


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Berlin, April 21st

, 1988

Entry to confirm the evaluation process as employee for the coding department for theGDR

------------------------------------

According to the state resolution 1/88, a security check is carried through on

__________________________________ to confirm him as a person with securityclearance and employee of the coding department.

The security check in department 12 concluded that:

Name________

Personal identification number______________

is actively registered with your department. We ask for clarification of the reasons for

registration. We also ask that you

- give us permission for data check-ups and further investigation.

- forward any relevant information that may influence our decision-finding to us

If your data should bring up any objections to the current recruitment process, we ask that

you report on that immediately. Since this is an urgent manner, we ask that you see to itas quickly as possible.

Please return the original of this letter with your response.

Head of the department

______________________

Lieutenant-Colonel


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Please return this original letter! Berlin, May 25th, 1988

After reviewing our existing data on _________________, we hereby confirm that no

further objections are raised against the recruitment process of ________________ and

his security clearance.

Further investigation on ________________ may be conducted by your division. We

kindly ask that you forward us your investigative results.

Head of division,

____________________

Colonel


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District administration of the Ministry of Security Berlin, April 18, 1988

Division 11

To:

Ministry of Security

Berlin

Division 5

Application to confirm the evaluation process as employee for the coding department for

the GDR

According to the state resolution 1/82, a security check is carried through on

__________________________________ to confirm him as a person with securityclearance and employee of the coding department.

The security check in division 12 concluded that:

Name________

Personal identification number______________

is actively registered with your department. We ask for clarification of the reasons forregistration. We also ask that you

- give us permission for data check-ups and further investigation.

- forward any relevant information that may influence our decision-finding to us

If your data should bring up any objections to the current recruitment process, we ask that

you report on that immediately. Since this is an urgent manner, we ask that you see to itas quickly as possible.

Please return the original of this letter with your response.

Head of the department


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______________________

Lieutenant-Colonel

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Ref. ES

Investigative report

Personal name:___________

Born on ________ in __________

Personal registration number:__________________

Home address: ________

The investigations on ________ have been carried out on March 17 th, 1988, at the

address above. The person investigated is attending ___________ in Kpenick and willsoon obtain his high school diploma. His professional ambitions after that are unknown.

The building in question houses a politically and socially active community. The person

in question has not participated in any of the activities yet, but he also has not yet beeninvited to do so.

Whether and to what degree he partakes in political organizations is not known. His

political convictions appear to be positive, due to his pleasant general appearance and thegood influence of his mother.

His close allegiance to the GDR can be inferred from his general positive disposition, the

good relationship to his mother and sister, as well as the bright prospects for his future.

There are no known religious affiliations. No discernable influence from Western mass

media could be detected during the conversations with the candidate, his mother and his

sister. During national holidays, the flag is raised in the family apartment, where the

candidate resides as well.

His attitude towards the GDRs armed forces has not become apparent yet.


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The candidate is single, has a sister and is living with his mother. He has a goodrelationship to his mother and sister.

Nothing negative about the candidate has come to our attention, and he does not seem tobe involved in questionable circles.

No known friendships within the housing community. The candidates lifestyle seems tobe stable and morally impeccable. The family has no police record, and does not

celebrate extravagant parties. The mother and her children have a good reputation in the

building.

The candidates father is

Name: ________________

Birthdate/ birth place: _______________

Living in: 1125 Berlin.

The parents marriage has been divorced since __________. Nothing is known about thefather.

The candidates mother is

Name: __________________

Birthdate/ birth place: _________________

Living in: 1170 Berlin. She works as a___________. She is in good standing at her

workplace.

She performs her position as a vice chair of the HGI within the building community quite

well. She is a member of the SED and displays a positive attitude towards the GDR.

She is always friendly, open-minded and willing to help. Her relationship to her children

is good. Nothing negative has to come to our attention. No known friendships within the

building, but she maintains friendly relations with all tenants.

The candidate has a sister:

Name: ________________

Birthdate/ birth place: ________________

Living in: 1170 Berlin

She is currently in medical school at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Her preciseaddress is not known, somewhere here in our capital Berlin.


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She also has a positive attitude towards the DDR, displays good manners and has notcome to our attention in any negative way.

No other relatives could be found.

The financial situation of the family is unknown. The mother and her children share a 3-

bedroom apartment with a kitchen and bathroom. The family does not own a vehicle orvacation property.

No known contacts to West Germany/West Berlin, the Socialist West or the non-Socialist

West.

Captain


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Division 11 Berlin June 28th,1988

Final report

__________________, personal identification number ________________, has been

referred by the WBK Berlin WKK Kpenick for a position at the coding department ofthe NVA according to regulation II/88.

The WBK in Berlin is handing over the responsibility for the confirmation process, since

the candidate will probably not be used in the special position he was first planned for.

The related security check is hereby being stopped and all collected data will be returnedto the division in charge after consulting with HA XX/10 Gen.

Further handling of _____________________ is referred to the HA.

Signature


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Note for the file______________

___________________ is allotted an editorial internship at ________________beginning in September 1988. After a regular three year long military service, he willprobably begin his studies of journalism at the university in 1991. After four years at the

university, he will begin his position at the editorial office in 1995. It has not been

decided yet in which editorial department he will be assigned to. His file check-up hasrevealed that he has been registered for the BV division 11. He was initially planned for

WWK [military administrative agency of the GDR], where he would be exposed to VSS

[confidential material]. However, these plans have been changed, the BV division 11 does

not intend to recruit _____ anymore. The collected data is being deleted on behalf of thedivision.

Since _______ is a promising citizen, it is planned to remain in touch with him and torecruit him as an IM [unofficial collaborator of the GDR]. After his completed military

service the screening process will be initiated again and he will be prepared for his

unofficial position in the editorial office.


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Measures to be undertaken:

- complete a security check on all first degree relatives through the Ministry ofSecurity

- commence an investigation type 8 on person ______________

- propose to assess the candidate for the IMS [Translators note:unofficialcollaborator in the division of security]

- drafting of a proposition

Signature

Personal data

Note for the file

Before beginning his military service, ___________ will complete an internship at the

editorial office.

- He will not be drafted immediately, since he wants to take care of his mother first

On behalf of the editorial board of _________________


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Note to the file

A first contact conversation with the candidate was carried out today, with the intention torecruit him as a collaborator for the institution. It had been communicated beforehand

that _________ was at home since he was sick with the flu. Since the mother is pursuing

steady employment, the circumstances for visiting the candidate appeared to be ideal.

I introduced myself by saying that I worked for the ministry of security. We started with a

conversation about the candidates perspectives for the future. He told me that after hisone-year internship at an editorial office and after completing one and a half years of

military service at the NVA [national army of the GDR] in 1991, he plans on pursuing a

four-year long university degree in Leipzig. He had originally planned to do one year ofsocial service, but because of ___________________ he decided to spend one and a half

years with the NVA. After that, I explained the work of the ministry of security to him,

and told him that the safeguarding of party entities plays an important role in this. He

was then asked if he was willing to support our institution in completing these tasks. Thecandidate said that he felt like he was not able to work for the institution if he would have

to keep information confidential at all times. He also said that he was afraid to fill this

position, and that he felt his health would not allow it. He also said that the internship inthe editorial office would make it too difficult to collaborate with our institution at the

same time. Since it became apparent that the candidate would not agree to work for our

institution under any circumstances, the conversation was terminated. The candidate wasurged not to tell anyone about the conversation. He agreed. Because of the results yielded

from this conversation, it is suggested to archive the material about the candidate in

division 12. As part of the Who is who program, it is necessary to keep the

____________ under supervision.

Signature


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Final Report

IM activity ________________, Registration Number XV 3448/88

It had been planned to recruit the candidate for an unofficial cooperation. Judging frominitial investigation, the candidate seemed promising enough to be approached directly.

On Oct 26th, 1988, a first contact occurred between 10 and 10:30 am in the candidates

apartment. During our conversation, the candidate said that he would not be able to workfor our institution if this required constant confidentiality. He also admitted of being

afraid, and pointed out his instable health. Furthermore, he felt that the internship in the

editorial office at _____________ would make it very difficult to collaborate with our

institution at the same time, which is why he did not think it was possible. Due to thereasons he gave for declining, and because the candidate did not seem willing to accept

the offer, the conversation was terminated. At the end, the candidate was urged not to tell

anyone about the conversation. He agreed. Following the results of the introductoryconversation [Translators note: the end of thissentence is cut off].


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[Translators note: These are blank forms that have not been filled out: personal data,

drivers license numbers, etc.]


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EVALUATION


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Resolution

On the launching of an exploratory On the transfer of an exploratory IM

IM recruitment process recruitment process into active

IM employment [this section is

left

blank which means that the

transfer

was not completed]

Alias: Kai

IM division: IM for security

Confirmed: July 13th, 1988.

Changes


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1. Of the IM category _______________

2. Of the category of employment ___________

3. Of the alias into _____

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[Translators note: The top half of this page is a form requesting personal data of the

candidate, and everything is blackened out except for the place of birth (Erfurt, GDR)

and the current city and postal code (1170 Berlin). Party membership is entered as

none.]

Resolution


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On the filing of the exploratory IM recruitment process ______________.

Reason for termination: refusal to cooperate

Number of volumes: 1

Number of pages: 32

The process is to be filed under not restricted.

Confirmed: November 14, 1988.

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