 However, the government of the GDR took measures to ensure that all publications were in line with their ideological grounding.The Office of Head Administration for Publishing and Book Trade was tasked with regulating all material published within the GDR.The office aimed to produce material that was both politically correct and a reflection of communist values; however, the office was often advertised to the public as “a means for improving the quality of literature.” Most division chiefs were literary figures with a history of party loyalty; oftentimes a former head of a publishing house or an author filled the role.