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# Intelligence Information RepoThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, Title 18, USC Secs. 793 & 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.![logo of central intelligence agency]DIRECTORATE OFPLANSNO FOREIGN DISSEMTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGESSECRETREPORT NO. CS-311/08556-69DATE DISTR. 26 September 1969COUNTRY West GermanyDOI June 1968, 1 September 1969SUBJECT West German Ministry of InteriorEvaluation of the Prospects ofBanning the National DemocraticPartyACQ Germany (1 September 1969) FIELD NO. OGA-913SOURCE A medium-level West German government official who followsthe activities of the National Democratic Party and who hadaccess to the study during his official duties. The informa-tion was extracted from the original document and is believedto be an accurate summary of its highlights.Summary: In June 1968, the West German Ministry of the Interior prepared a basic study of the prospects of banning the West German National Democratic Party (NPD). The summary of this study given below describes the major charges which the government could bring against the NPD, the defenses the NPD could be expected to make against these charges, and the probable political results which would follow both a successful and an unsuccessful case against the NPD. According to the source, this study is still considered the basic Interior Ministry evaluation of the case against the NPD and is being studied by senior federal government and state (Land) officials. End of Summary.1. (Field Comment: For several years, West German political and government leaders have debated seeking a constitutional court ban on the NPD. On 13 November 1968, Ernst Benda, West German Interior Minister, advised Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger that there was sufficient evidence to warrant bringing a suit against the NPD. Kiesinger, however, opposed bringing a suit, and the subject became embroiled in West German politics. Cn 23 April 1969, the Federal Cabinet decided not to seek a court ban of the NPD, at least until after the September elections, This decision was prompted by evidence that the NPD was making no membership gains and apparently was losing popular support.)SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM| STATE                            | DIA | ARMY          | NAVY | AIR | NSA           | CRS | (For Field Distribution see final paragraph) || -------------------------------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | --- | ------------- | --- | -------------------------------------------- || C/E/R                            | 1   | E/G/R/C   1   |      |     |               |     | OGA-913                                      || E/G/R                            | 2   | E/G/R(WF 2/4) | 1    |     |               |     | CATERRO                                      || E/G/W                            | 1   | E/BERLIN 2    |      |     |               |     |                                              || C/E/G/W                          |     |               |      |     | NO LIAISON 32 |     | COORDINATING RELEASING HM:CH:                || E/G/R/P                          | 1   |               |      |     |               |     |                                              || TOTALS                           |     |               |      |     |               |     |                                              || IE 2, CI 2, FI 3, DO 1, EUR 8(2) |     |               |      |     |               |     | sro                                          |![Form 11-69] OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS