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Mai 2016
Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv (BStU-Archiv)
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Das vorliegende Findmittel ist das Ergebnis der Erschließung von Schriftgut aus den Diensteinheiten und Kreisdienststellen (KD) sowie den drei Objektdienststellen (OD) der Bezirksverwaltung (BV) Halle des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit der DDR (MfS) durch Archivarinnen und Archivare der Außenstelle Halle des Bundesbeauftragten für die Unterlagen des Staatssicherheitsdienstes der ehemaligen Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (BStU).

Einige Bestandteile der Stasi-Überlieferung sind in diesem Findmittel nicht enthalten: Die von der Abteilung XII (Auskunft/Speicher) der Bezirksverwaltung registrierten Vorgänge wurden bisher noch nicht verzeichnet. Überlieferte Karteien des MfS sowie die BStU-interne Datenbank „Elektronisches Personenregister“ (EPR) ermöglichen personenbezogene Recherchen in diesen Unterlagen. Das gilt ebenso für die so genannten Zentralen Materialablagen (ZMA, Materialsammlungen der einzelnen Diensteinheiten zu laufenden Vorgängen). Des Weiteren sind die in der Auflösungsphase des MfS zerrissenen Unterlagen zum größten Teil noch nicht rekonstruiert. Filme, Videos und Tonaufzeichnungen der Bezirksverwaltungen werden separat erschlossen und in der Regel in eigenen Findmitteln nachgewiesen.

Bei Verwendung von MfS-spezifischen sowie politisch-ideologisch geprägten Begriffen aus dem Sprachgebrauch des Staatssicherheitsdienstes im Aktentitel bzw. Enthält-Vermerk sind diese in Anführungsstriche gesetzt.

Grundsätzlich werden keine Personennamen im Aktentitel oder Enthält-Vermerk genannt. Das gilt auch für hauptamtliche Mitarbeiter des MfS, der BV, KD oder OD. Ausgenommen sind Personen der Zeitgeschichte im Kontext der Unterlagen des Staatssicherheitsdienstes zu ihrem politischen, gesellschaftlichen oder künstlerischen Wirken oder in Ausübung ihres Amtes bzw. ihrer Funktion. Eine personenbezogene Recherche ist aus rechtlichen Gründen nur intern in den BStU-Datenbanken möglich.

Die Laufzeit der Akten wird generell in Jahren angegeben, und zwar nur für den Zeitraum, in dem die Akte ihre wesentliche Bearbeitung erfahren hat. Davon abweichende Datierungen werden in Klammern gesetzt. Wichtige Tagesdaten von Ereignissen, Jahrestagen, Herausgabedaten innerdienstlicher Bestimmungen, Unterzeichnung von Verträgen u. a. sind im Aktentitel oder im Enthält-Vermerk nachgewiesen.

Karteien der Dienststelle sind der Vollständigkeit halber im Aktenverzeichnis erfasst, können aber nur intern durch den Karteibereich der Außenstelle für Personenrecherchen verwendet werden.



Die Kreisdienststelle Artern der BV Halle

Mit der Verwaltungsreform 1952 in der DDR wurde der Kreis Artern aus Gemeinden der Landkreise Kölleda, Querfurt, Sangerhausen und Sondershausen neu gebildet und dem neugegründeten Bezirk Halle zugeordnet. Etwa zu dieser Zeit entstand dort auch eine Dienststelle des MfS.

Der Kreis Artern umfasste mit Stand 1989 ein Territorium von 473 km² Fläche und hatte ca. 54.274 Einwohner. Die größten Orte neben der Kreisstadt Artern waren die Städte Bad Frankenhausen, Heldrungen und Wiehe sowie die Gemeinde Roßleben. Unmittelbar angrenzend waren unter anderem die Kreise Sangerhausen, Sömmerda und Sondershausen.

Bis zur Wiedervereinigung waren unter anderem folgende Betriebe im Kreis ansässig: der VEB Kyffhäuserhütte Artern, VEB Zuckerfabrik Artern, VEB Inducal Göllingen, VEB Kaliwerk Roßleben und VEB Plastmaschinenwerk Wiehe.

Die Kreisdienststelle mit der Dienststellennummer 08 00 41 hatte von 1952-1990 neun Leiter. Das Dienstgebäude der KD befand sich in der Puschkinstraße 1 in Artern. Es gab eine parteiliche Grundorganisation (GO, Nr.18-04-002), welche für die politische Entwicklung und Erziehung der Mitarbeiter zuständig war.

Im Archiv der Außenstelle Halle befinden sich heute noch rund 27,5 lfm Sachakten und Karteien, welche nur vereinzelte Aspekte der Arbeit der KD zwischen 1953 und 1989 widerspiegeln.

Struktur der KD Artern[1] (1989)

1 Leiter

1 Stellvertreter des Leiters

1 Beauftragter des Leiters

1 Funker/Chiffreur

1 Sekretärin

1 Schreibkraft

1 Kraftfahrer

1 Objektverwalter

1 Gebäudereiniger

1 Mitarbeiter für Aufklärung (IM-führend)

1 Offizier für Kadergewinnung



Referat 1 – Auswertung und Information

1 Referatsleiter

3 Auswerter

1 Erfasser



Referat 2 – Sicherung der Volkswirtschaft

1 Referatsleiter

4 IM-führende Mitarbeiter



Referat 3 – politischer Untergrund/Spionageabwehr

1 Referatsleiter

4 IM-führende Mitarbeiter



Referat 4 - Sicherheitsüberprüfungen

1 Referatsleiter

2 IM-führende Mitarbeiter

2 operativ-technische Mitarbeiter



Militärische Sicherungsgruppe

1 Leiter

4 Mitarbeiter für Objektsicherung







Anmerkungen


[1] BStU, MfS, BV Hle, BAfNS, Nr. 182.




Abkürzungsverzeichnis




A/I - Auswertung/Information

AAI - Abteilung Auswertung und Information

Abt. - Abteilung

ABV - Abschnittsbevollmächtigter

ACZ - Agrochemisches Zentrum

AfNS - Amt für Nationale Sicherheit der DDR

AFP - Ausweichführungspunkt

AG - Arbeitsgruppe

AG - Arbeitsgebiet

AG G - Arbeitsgruppe Geheimnisschutz

AGL - Arbeitsgruppe des Leiters

AKG - Auswertungs- und Kontrollgruppe

AOPK - archivierte Operative Personenkontrolle

AstA - Antragsteller auf ständige Ausreise

BAfNS - Bezirksamt für Nationale Sicherheit

BDVP - Bezirksdirektion der Volkspolizei

BHG - Bäuerliche Handelsgenossenschaft

BKG - Bezirkskoordinierungsgruppe

BMA - Brandmeldeanlage

BO - Bezirksorganisation

BOB - Berufsoffiziersbewerber

BRD - Bundesrepublik Deutschland

BStU - Der Bundesbeauftrage für die Unterlagen des Staatssicherheitsdienstes der ehemaligen DDR

BT - Betriebsteil

BUB - Berufsunteroffiziersbewerber

BV - Bezirksverwaltung

bzw. - beziehungsweise

CDU - Christlich Demokratische Union

ČSSR - Tschechoslowakische Sozialistische Republik

DA - Dienstanweisung

DDR - Deutsche Demokratische Republik

DE - Diensteinheit

DFA - Reise in dringenden Familienangelegenheiten

DK - Dieselkraftstoff

DKP - Deutsche Kommunistische Partei

DRK - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz

DTSB - Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund

DUG - Datenbank „Ungesetzliche Grenzübertritte“

DV - Dienstvorschrift

DVP - Deutsche Volkspolizei

EmP - Empfangspunkt

EOS - Erweiterte Oberschule

EPR - Elektronisches Personenregister

e. V. - eingetragener Verein

F 405 - Form 405

FBA - Fernbeobachteranlage

FDGB - Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund

FDJ - Freie Deutsche Jugend

FH - Ferienheim

FIM - Führungs-IM

FO - Foto(-Akte)

GI - Geheimer Informator

GmbH - Gemeinschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

GMS - Gesellschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Sicherheit

GO - Grundorganisation

GST - Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik

güV - grenzüberschreitender Verkehr

GVS - Geheime Verschlusssache

HA Hauptabteilung

HAM - Hauptamtlicher Mitarbeiter

Hle - Halle

HO - Handelsorganisation

Hrsg. - Herausgeber

IM - Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter

IMK - Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter zur Sicherung der Konspiration und des Verbindungswesens

IMK/KW - Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter zur Sicherung der Konspiration und des Verbindungswesens/Konspirative Wohnung

IMS - Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter zur Sicherung

JHS - Juristische Hochschule

K I - Arbeitsgebiet 1 der Kriminalpolizei

KA(fNS) - Kreisamt (für Nationale Sicherheit)

KCB - Kernstrahlungs-, chemische und bakteriologische …

KD - Kreisdienststelle(n)

KEL - Kreiseinsatzleitung

Kfz - Kraftfahrzeug

KHA - Kyffhäuserhütte Artern

KMK - Kreismeldekartei

KP - Kontaktperson

KuSch - Kader und Schulung

KV - Kadervorschlag

LPG (P) - Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft (Pflanzenproduktion)

LPG (T) - Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft (Tierproduktion)

M - Abteilung M (Kontrolle Brief-, Paket-, Telegrammverkehr)

MdI - Ministerium des Inneren

MF - Mikrofiche(s)(-Akte)

MfS - Ministerium für Staatssicherheit

MLU - Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

MS - Motorschiff

MVM - Militärverbindungsmission

N - Nachrichten

NDPD - National-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands

Nr. - Nummer

NSA - nichtsozialistisches Ausland

NSW - nichtsozialistisches Wirtschaftsgebiet

NVA - Nationale Volksarmee

OAM - Operatives Ausgangsmaterial

OaZ - Offizier auf Zeit

o. D. - ohne Datum

OD - Objektdienststelle(n)

OGIS - Obst, Gemüse, industrielle Speisekartoffeln

OibE - Offizier im besonderen Einsatz

OPK - Operative Personenkontrolle

OT - Operative Technik

OTS - Operativ-technischer Sektor

OV - Operativer Vorgang

OvD - Offizier vom Dienst

PGH - Produktionsgenossenschaft des Handwerks

PID - Politisch-ideologische Diversion

PKW - Personenkraftwagen

PMW - Plastmaschinenwerk

POS - Polytechnische Oberschule

PUT - Politische Untergrundtätigkeit

RD - Rückwärtige Dienste

RFT - Rundfunk- und Fernmelde-Technik

SA - Sturmabteilung

Sach - Sachakte

SaZ - Soldat auf Zeit

SED - Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands

SG - Sportgemeinschaft

SND - Spezialnachrichtendienst

SQI - Stattliche Qualitätsinspektion

SR - selbständiges Referat

StFB - staatlicher Forstwirtschaftsbetrieb

StUG - Stasi-Unterlagen-Gesetz

SU - Sowjetunion

SÜ - Sicherheitsüberprüfung(en)

SV - Sportvereinigung

TGE - Transmissible Gastroenteritis

TSA - technische Sicherungsanlage(n)

TÜV - Technischer Überwachungsverein

u. a. - unter anderem

UaZ - Unteroffizier auf Zeit

UdSSR - Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken

ÜE - Übersiedlungsersuchen(de/r)

UKW - Ultrakurzwelle

U-Mitarbeiter - Unbekannter Mitarbeiter

USA - United States of America

UV - Unterschlupf- und Versteckmöglichkeiten

v. a. - vor allem

VE - volkseigene[r, -s]

VEB - Volkseigener Betrieb

VEG (P) - Volkseigenes Gut (Pflanzenproduktion)

vgl. - vergleiche

VKU - Verkehrsunfall

VPKA - Volkspolizeikreisamt

VR - Volksrepublik

VS - Verschlusssache

VSA - Verkehrssicherheitsaktiv (DDR)

VSH - Vorverdichtungs-, Such- und Hinweiskartei des MfS

VSÜ - vorbeugende Sicherheitsüberprüfung

VVS - Vertrauliche Verschlusssache

VZ - Verteidigungszustand

WE - Wohneinheit

WKK - Wehrkreiskommando

WR - Wachregiment Berlin des MfS

WTsch - geheime, weitgehend abhörsichere Telefon-Sondernetze zwischen den Führungskräften des MfS und den Spitzenfunktionären der SED und der Regierung sowie zu Führungskräften der NVA, des MdI und der Zollverwaltung

ZAIG - Zentrale Auswertungs- und Informationsgruppe

ZJ - Zeugen Jehovas

ZK - Zentralkomitee (SED)

ZMA - Zentrale Materialablage

ZPDB - Zentrale Personendatenbank

ZPL - Zentrale Parteileitung




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Die Einsicht in Unterlagen ist am Ort des bereitstellenden Archivs oder in einer anderen Dienststelle des BStU, die über einen Lesesaal für Benutzer von Archivgut verfügt, möglich.

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In Publikationen sind die Unterlagen wie folgt zu zitieren: BStU, MfS, BV Halle, KD Artern Nr.

In diesem Online-Findmittel wird folgende Kurzform zum Nachweis der einzelnen Archivalien verwendet: KD ART/... [Aktennummer]
In dieser Form ist die Signatur auch im Kopfbereich der Druckansicht zu einer einzelnen Erschließungsangabe angegeben.

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Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS), Bezirksverwaltung Halle, Kreisdienststelle Artern

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BStU, ASt. Halle,

(Blücherstraße 2, 06122 Halle (Fernruf: 0345/6141-0))

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