KARL ZEISS, JENA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500790113-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

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DEC 1951
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Germany (Soviet Zone)
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1. In Aug and Sep 1953 the Karl Zeiss Jerta works manufactured 18,722 field
glasses, types 7 by 50, 10 by 50 and 6 by 30; 2,340'of these were single
glasses. About 3,000 lenses and prisms were m>:.nr:#actti:red.
2. The number of lenses for different cameras is hard to assess because the
setup is currently changing. The Soviet IHG Dresden and Zeiss
Ikon of Dresden are buyers. A licensed Leica lens is fabricated for
the Soviet Union. The SU is also the chief customer for moving picture
camera lenses. Wide-angle lenses and telescopic lenses are also built
to Soviet orders. The latter is not the ordinary telescopid lens, but
one with a focal length of more than 15 cm.
3. Twelve movie. outfits with loud speakers and amplifiers were delivered to the
Soviet Union in Sep 53 . The sets have a pr:-ductian value of 7,000 marks.
4. The production of pi,::tsre (converter.) tubes has been resumed after a short
stop while preparations were made for series production. Current production
is of portable apparatus with dimensions as follows: length, about 40 cm; width,
about 30 cm; height, about 30 em. The sh.tter is arranged to fold from
without. Twenty-four tubes were manufa.-: tired in Srp?53.
5. The production of optical sighting devises the Al- type has not yet
been resumed. No more curve potentiometers a.e being manufactured. A
gyro sight has gone into production which now is built in series; 50 were manu-
factured in Sep 53 . The production is done only by specially selected
people. The plans are of Soviet origin..
6. It is now reported that an infraradar search apparatus developed by Zeiss
Jena will no longer be built there. The series production appears to have
been taken over by another plant in the Soviet Zone.
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7. It appears that the entire newly built block will be used as a research
and development department. The engineers returned from the Soviet
Union are closely guarded. They have the greater part of the research
department under them.
8. Zeiss Jena delivers monthly about 200 infrared filters with an average
diameter of 35 cm to the baloriferwork In Dessau. It appears that this
Dessau plant produces lamps and searchlights for infrared light.
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