OFFICER TRAINING IN POLICE FORCE

Created: 6/14/1949

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DATE OF iMrC.

1* Tbe Herman Administration of the Interior has Initiated a

one year training oourse for police officer* candidates drawn from tbe personnel of tne Sovlat Zone police. The whole matter Is being handledery secretive manner and no correspondence or directives have as yet appeared.

2 The Berlin polloo had originally been requested to select sixty candidates, rolonged search the Abtollung Bnraltschaften (paramilitary police section) of the Polizol-prasidlum recommended twelve men as answering tbe requirements

act cp for sdclsslon to the training gctsc The uniforKefl constabulary (Scnutapollzei) had to forego this opportunity, nobody suitable having been found.

3, The candidates woro sent to the Personnel Section of the PolUeiprBsldium for further ecrecnlng, whence, if approved aa officer materiel, they will be pce-nd on to Frauptiibt*[long Grenzpolizoi uod Pare its chef ten of the CAI with whtoi tho final responsibility for the selection of officer^Sandtaates rests?-

4* Three categories for officer candidates havo been set upi

recruits, regardless.of prior military orprovided their intelligence quotientnigh.

personnel, drown from tbe exl-tlng policeor rank.

This categorynot divulged, inasmuch asnot hove been applicable to the Berlin police.

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l^^tttho wordofficiary adODted by tho Berlin polio*.

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Of the oarawdljtary police unit-.

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