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Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv

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Oktober 2015
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 Zentrale 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 oder KD. 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 (KD) Merseburg der BV Halle

Mit Gründung des MfS 1950 entstand auf Kreisebene auch eine Dienststelle in Merseburg. Der Kreis Merseburg umfasste mit Stand 1989 ein Territorium von 473 km² Fläche und hatte ca. 118.495 Einwohner. Die größten Orte neben der Kreisstadt Merseburg waren die Städte Bad Dürrenberg, Leuna, Mücheln, Schafstädt und Bad Lauchstädt. Unmittelbar angrenzend waren unter anderem die Kreise Querfurt, Weißenfels und Leipzig-Land.

Der Kreis Merseburg kann auf eine lange und bedeutsame Geschichte zurückblicken. Erstmals erwähnt wurde die Kreisstadt beispielsweise im 9. Jahrhundert. Mit Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts siedelten sich viele Betriebe in und um Merseburg an. Bis zur Wiedervereinigung waren unter anderem folgende Firmen im Kreis ansässig: der VEB Leuna-Werke „Walter Ulbricht“ [1], das Kombinat VEB Chemische Werke Buna [2], der VEB Mineralölwerk Lützkendorf, der VEB Braunkohlenwerk Geiseltal, der VEB Aluminiumfolie Merseburg sowie der VEB Zellstoff- und Papierfabriken Merseburg. Es gab auch eine Technische Hochschule vor Ort, die TH „Carl Schorlemmer“ Leuna-Merseburg, welche bis heute existiert.

Durch die Gruppe der Sowjetischen Streitkräfte in Deutschland (GSSD) wurde Merseburg als Garnisonsstadt genutzt. Das bedeutsamste GSSD-Objekt war der Flugplatz in Merseburg-West. [3]

Für die Kreisdienststelle mit der Dienststellennummer 08 00 51 [4] lassen sich zwischen 1952-1989 sechs Leiter [5] nachweisen. Das Dienstgebäude der KD befand sich in der Poststraße 16 in Merseburg. Es gab eine parteiliche Grundorganisation (GO, Nr.18-04-016) [6], welche für die politische Entwicklung und Erziehung der Mitarbeiter zuständig war. Im Archiv der Außenstelle Halle befinden sich heute noch rund 18 lfm Sachakten und Karteien, welche nur vereinzelte Aspekte der Arbeit der KD zwischen 1949 und 1989 widerspiegeln.



Struktur der Kreisdienststelle [7] (1989)


1 Leiter
2 Stellvertreter
1 Beauftragter des Leiters
1 Funker/Chiffreur
1 Sekretärin
3 Schreibkräfte
1 Kraftfahrer
1 Objektverwalter
2 Gebäudereiniger
1 Mitarbeiter für Aufklärung (IM-führend)
1 Offizier für Kadergewinnung

Referat 1 – Auswertung und Information
1 Referatsleiter
4 Auswerter
1 Erfasser

Referat 2 – Sicherung der Volkswirtschaft
1 Referatsleiter
6 IM-führende Mitarbeiter

Referat 3 – Spionageabwehr/Landesverteidigung
1 Referatsleiter
7 IM-führende Mitarbeiter

Referat 4 - Politische Untergrundtätigkeit/Sicherung staatlicher Organe
1 Referatsleiter
6 IM-führende Mitarbeiter

Referat 5 - Sicherheitsüberprüfungen
1 Referatsleiter
2 IM-führende Mitarbeiter
1 operativ-technischer Mitarbeiter
1 Erfasser

Militärische Sicherungsgruppe
1 Leiter
4 Mitarbeiter für Objektsicherung






Anmerkungen


[1] Weiterführende Unterlagen zu den Leuna-Werken finden sich im Bestand BStU, MfS, BV Hle, OD Leuna.

[2] Weiterführende Unterlagen zu den Buna-Werken finden sich im Bestand BStU, MfS, BV Hle, OD Buna.

[3] BStU, MfS, BV Hle, AKG, Nr. 2080.

[4] BStU, MfS, BV Hle, Abt. Fin, Nr. 183.

[5] BStU, MfS, BV Hle, Abt. KuSch, Nr. 1199.

[6] BStU, MfS, BV Hle, ZPL, Nr. 206.

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



Abkürzungsverzeichnis

Abt. - Abteilung

AdL - Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften

AFM - Aluminiumfolie

AfNS - Amt für Nationale Sicherheit der DDR

AFP - Ausweichführungspunkt

AG - Arbeitsgruppe

AGL - Arbeitsgruppe des Leiters

A/I - Auswertung und Information

AIM - archivierter IM-Vorgang

AK - Auslandskader

AKG - Auswertungs- und Kontrollgruppe

AOP - archivierter Operativer Vorgang

AOPK - archivierter OPK-Vorgang

BAfNS - Bezirksamt für Nationale Sicherheit

BBK - Baubetrieb Kohle

BCD - Bewaffnung/ Chemischer Dienst

BdL - Büro der Leitung

BDVP - Bezirksdirektion der Volkspolizei

BHG - Bäuerliche Handelsgenossenschaft

BKG - Bezirkskoordinierungsgruppe

BKW - Braunkohlenwerk

BMK - Bau- und Montagekombinat

BMSR - Betriebsmess-, Steuerungs- und Regelungs-…

BND - Bundesnachrichtendienst

BOB - Berufsoffiziersbewerber

BRD - Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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

BT - Betriebsteil

BUB - Berufsunteroffiziersbewerber

BV - Bezirksverwaltung

BVfS - Bezirksverwaltung für Staatssicherheit

bzw. - beziehungsweise

CDU - Christlich Demokratische Union

CIA - Central Intelligence Agency

DA - Dienstanweisung

DDR - Deutsche Demokratische Republik

DFA - Reise in dringenden Familienangelegenheiten

DRK - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz

DVP - Deutsche Volkspolizei

DZA - Deutsches Zentralarchiv

EDV - Elektronische Datenverarbeitung

EHB - Einzelhandelsbetrieb

ESB - ehrenamtlicher Sicherheitsbeauftragter

ETHZ - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

F - Form, Formular

FBA - Fernbeobachteranlage

FDJ - Freie Deutsche Jugend

F/E - Forschung/Entwicklung

FIM - Führungs-IM

FIZ - Fachinformationszentrum

FZB - Forschungszentrum für Biotechnologie

GDSF - Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische -Freundschaft

GI - Geheimer Informator

GmbH - Gemeinschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

GMS - Gesellschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Sicherheit

GO - Grundorganisation

GSSD - Gruppe der Sowjetischen Streitkräfte in Deutschland

GST - Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik der DDR

GT - Grenztruppen

güV - grenzüberschreitender Verkehr

GVS - Geheime Verschlusssache

HA - Hauptabteilung

HIM - Hauptamtlicher Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter

Hle - Halle

HO - Handelsorganisation

Hrsg. - Herausgeber

HW - Hinweisperson

IKMO - Inoffizieller Kriminalpolizeilicher Mitarbeiter für operative Aufgaben

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

IMO - Industriemontagen

IMS - Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter zur Sicherung eines gesellschaftlichen Bereiches oder Objektes

JHS - Juristische Hochschule

K I - Arbeitsgebiet I der Kriminalpolizei

KA - Kreisamt

KC - Kernstrahlungs- und chemische …

KCB - Kernstrahlungs-, chemische und bakteriologische …

KD - Kreisdienststelle

KEL - Kreiseinsatzleitung

KfL - Kreisbetrieb für Landtechnik

KfS - Komitee für Staatssicherheit

Kfz - Kraftfahrzeug

KJS - Kinder- und Jugendsportschule

KKW - Kernkraftwerk

KL - Kreisleitung

KMK - Kreismeldekartei

KO - Konspiratives Objekt

KP - Kontaktperson

KPdSU - Kommunistische Partei der Sowjetunion

KSG - katholische Studentengemeinde

KSZE - Konferenz über Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa

KuSch - Kader und Schulung

KV - Kraftverkehr

KW - Konspirative Wohnung

LDPD - Liberal-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands

LKW - Lastkraftwagen

lfm - laufende[r] Meter

LPG - Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft

MdI - Ministerium des Inneren

MfC - Ministerium für Chemische Industrie

MfS - Ministerium für Staatssicherheit

MHF - Ministerium für Hoch- und Fachschulwesen

M/L - Marxismus/Leninismus

MÖW - Mineralölwerk

MVM - Militärverbindungsmission

N - Nachrichten

NDPD - National-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands

NL - Niederlassung

Nr. - Nummer

NSA - Nichtsozialistisches Ausland

NSW - Nichtsozialistisches Wirtschaftssystem

NVA - Nationale Volksarme

OAM - Operatives Ausgangsmaterial

o. D. - ohne Datum

OD - Objektdienststelle

OibE - Offizier im besonderen Einsatz

OMBO - Operatives Melde- und Berichtswesen

o. O. - ohne Ort

OPK - Operative Personenkontrolle

OSD - Ordnung, Sicherheit und Disziplin

OT - Operative Technik

OTS - Operativ-technischer Sektor

OV - Operativer Vorgang

OvD - Offizier vom Dienst

PAS - Produktions- und Anlagensicherheit

PCK - Petrolchemisches Kombinat

PDB - Personendatenbank

PID - Politisch-ideologische Diversion

PK - Perspektivkader

PUT - Politische Untergrundtätigkeit

RD - Rückwärtige Dienste

RK - Reisekader

SAZA - Sauenzuchtanlage

SDP - Sozialdemokratische Partei

SED - Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands

SEG - Sendeempfangsgerät

SG - Sportgemeinschaft

SGAO - Staatsgeheimnisordnung

SiGWD - Soldaten im Grundwehrdienst

SR - selbständiges Referat

SÜ - Sicherheitsüberprüfung

TEC - Toyo Engineering Corporation

TGB

TH - Technische Hochschule

Trapo - Transportpolizei

u. a. - unter anderem

u. ä. - und ähnliches

UaZ - Unteroffizier auf Zeit

UdSSR - Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken

UKW - Ultrakurzwelle

UMA - Unbekannter Mitarbeiter

US - Umweltschutz

UV - Untersuchungsvorgang

v. a. - vor allem

VaE - vorläufige aktive Erfassung

VE - volkseigene[r, -s]

VEB - Volkseigener Betrieb

VEG - Volkseigenes Gut

vgl. - vergleiche

VK - Verhandlungskader

VPKA - Volkspolizeikreisamt

VR - Volksrepublik

VS - Verschlusssache

VSA - Verkehrssicherheitsaktiv

VT - Verfahrenstechnik

VVS - Vertrauliche Verschlusssache

VSH - Vorverdichtungs-, Such- und Hinweiskartei des MfS

WB - Westberlin

ZAIG - Zentrale Auswertungs- und Informationsgruppe

z. B. - zum Beispiel

ZEPA - Zellstoff- und Papierfabrik

ZK - Zentralkomitee

ZKG - Zentrale Koordinierungsgruppe

ZOV - Zentraler Operativer Vorgang

ZV - Zivilverteidigung



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

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

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

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