LAYOUT OF NII 88 AT PODLIPKI

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY USSR (Moscow Oblast)
SUBJECT Layout of NIl 88 at Podlipki
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Personnel and Administration,
1. The director of Nil 88 at Podlipki was a Soviet by the name of Gonov until 1948,
and after that the director was a Soviet named Rudnov. There was a total of
about 3580 Soviet employees and about 90 Germans until early 191+8, after which
about 75 Germans were left. There was a total of 18 German specialists working
in the test stand. department. In addition to the regular Soviet and German
staff, there were apiroximra,tely 3500 German PWs engaged in manual labor around '4.
the plant area. There was only one daylight shift in the plant, working a total
of 11.8 hours per week. The Germans worked only a half day on Saturday, and the
25X1 Soviets -a --full day. The obly department of the pint which worked three 8-hour
shifts was the .meetal-casting department and the foundry.
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periormec over artment. They were not paid for
this overtime, but at the end of the working year received a monetary premium
for additional work performed. The Soviet personnel were known to have worked
overtime in several departments of the plant. The range of the Germans, salaries
was between 1300 and 8500 rubles monthly. Salaries of less than 1500 rubles had
an automatic 10 per bent income tax deducted, anything over 1500 rubles, a de-
auction of 13 per cent for income tak. Those individuals with more than four
dependents had much less deducted. For example, a person earning'a total of
7000 rubles monthly, with a total of six exemptions, including himself, paid a
monthly tax of 642 rubles. The Soviets, salary range at this plant was between
300 to"6000 rubles monthly. There were many Soviet artillery officers in the
plant, but what their function was, or with which department they w *e connected,
is unknown to me. The 1'D was of course quite active in the plant.
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2, It was common knowledge in the plant that in the area of Podlipki there were
approximately 3500 German PWS, most of whom were quartered in the warehouse,
Point 11-on page 1+.. Their care-was obviously very poor and,, in the ?years. 1947 to 39k8,
many die as a result of malnutrition. The German specialists--working in NII 88
were str ctlk prohibited from fraternizing with the PWs,'and any disobedience
of this Order was punishable by a heavy fine and reprimand. The majority of
the population of Podlipki was the wbrk:ing class, which rarely expressed any
opinions ?or or against the Soviet regiie. F'rcm casual conversations with
various O .asses of pedp.ce, it could be estimated that about 10 per cent were
Communist Party- members, and half of these -erely for. opportunistic reasons.
25X1 most of these persons had seen better times, and.were not
too enthusiastie over the economic and political situation. It must be re-
membered however, that most of these people were happy if they had enough to
fill their stomachs and enough money on payday?to buy a few drinks of vodka.
They were so completely under the political surveillance of their MVD masters,
that they dared not and did. -riot wish to cause any ill feeling among them.
The people so completely believed the-propaganda that was thrown at them, that
nothing could be done an the spur of the moment to change their minds. Only
a stronger, more concentrated element could sway these peoples minds. The
only person who really knew the truth was the military veteran who had spent
an~apprebiable period i:ri Western Europe during or after the war. These
persons could not be swayed in their beliefs, no matter how hard the propa-
ganda organs trier?. Among the Germans, there were only a few who fell by the
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in e soviet ore. The greater majority of the Germans were in no way
affected by ,h, expAsu' to thc, Soviet way of life, except for being more
strongly convinced that it w%a not to their liking.
Medical 'aci ,iL,ies ,
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3. In the easternmost part of the town of Podlipki, there was a polyclinic which
handled most of the medical cheat from the plant and the town itself. The clinic
was in an atrocious state of uncleanliness. The beds that were there were in.
fasted with beans bugs wad lies?, and if a person were hospitalized, he usually
developed other diseases before he was discharged from the hospital. The
hospital staff, howeve', consisted of a number of rather good surgeons and
specialists, particularly ?r. lotma, a specialist in internal diseases. There
was slab a small dentist's office in this hospital, but the only treatment
available was tooth replacement, There were quite a few VD cases in the town
of Podlipki, and. the authorities were constantly waging war on these diseases.
If an iit'ected pirsan did not submit himself to medical treatment at the proper
time, he was severely fined. A very common illness in Podlipki was rickets,
and it was a very common sight for every other child to be infected, or to
have been exposed to this tread disease. It seemed that the most prevalent
disease in the town of Podlipki was scarlet fever. This disease was the most
common and affected not only children, but adults as well. From casual con-
versations with many Soviets, it was gathered that no preventative measures
had ever been taken or developed, It seemed that almost everyone at one time
or another was infected with this disease. It was almost as common as the
simple cold in Westerii Europe. Many Soviets called scarlet fever the "people's
plague". M6st of the Soviet women in Podlipki were also affected by cancer of
the female internal organs because of the many children that they bore and
the extremely heavy manual labor that they performed.. The Ministry of Health
in Moscow occasionally sent out directives, instructing the subordinate health
authorities to inoculate their respective urban areas Against infectious d ses.
nocula ions against smallpox, a disease quite common among the Soviet population.
Security Systems and. ;Measures
4. The plant war -guarded at various points; those guards serving on the outside,
were armed with both a sic arm and a light carbine-type rifle. Their uniforms
were dark blue in the winter and khaki in the summer. The uniform resembled the
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standard Soviet Army uniform in cut and fashion. The plant police comprised both
male and female guards. between the ages of 25 and 45. The younger people were in
the majority. Most of the guards could be bribed and were quite easy to approach.
In addition to the fence which surrounded the entire plant area, there were weak
searchlights installed. atop the fence in the four corners of the plant area. To
my knowledge, there was no alarm system installed in the plant. In order to enter
the plant area from any point it was necessary to display the plant pass, which
every employee had in his possession. A so-called "general pass" was issued, and
aspecial stamp placed in it for entry into a particular department. This stamp was
always looked for by the various guards, and absence of it always brought an invi-
tation to visit the plant police chief. All personnel passes were initially checked
by the guards at the gatehouse, Point 15, upon entry. When any of the German personnel
wished to travel outside of Podlipki, they were required to apply, in writing, to
the plant MVD, which approved. or disapproved the proposed trip. If the trip was
approved, the applicants were always escorted by an interpreter, whose duty it was
to steer the Germans only to places which were not restricted. The assignment of
an interpreter was SOP until September 1947. After this period most requests for
travel were disapprovad, unless they were for persons whom the Soviets considered
reliable. In addition to the plant pass, all Germans were required to carry
"alien pass". After departure from this plant, the plant pass was confiscated.
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Layout Sketch of N.I.I. 88
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15. Gatehouse. A single-story? brick building about 12 m x 8 m in size which housed
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and exit point for personnel. On the north and south end of this building, there
were gates through which all vehicles entering and leaving the plant had to pass.
16. Power station. A three-story, flat-roofed, brick building, about 12 m x 8 m in
size,with a 50 meter-high brick smokestack. It was used as the thermal power
plant for the entire plant and the 'town of Podlipki, and supplied 220 alternating
current. The station employed mostly Soviet personnel, but several German PWs
were seen working here. The number of persons employed here was unknown.
17. Urban area.
18. Park. An oval park, about 45 m x 8 m in size? at the eastern end of which was a
large statue of Lenin hewn out of white stone, facing west.
19. Road fork. The road leading from the gatehouse, Point 15, which passed on either
side of the park, Point 18, divided into two roads at this point. The northern
branch.of this fork led into the Podlipki railroad station.
20. Warehouse. A thrEee:- or four-story, flat-roofed, brick building, measuring about
50 m x 25 in, on the western si3e of which was a 50 meter-high brick smokestack.
This building was us.cd, as a. storage house for all groceries, dairy products, and
dry goods for the towni of Pod.lipki and. the plant. The reasons for the large smoke-
stack could not be dettermined. This building also housed a cafeteria for Soviet
apprentices andmanxual laborers from the plant, Another small cafeteria was
located in the northern era;: of this building, and was used by all plant personnel
and the Podlipki population. It is believed that this large building also had a
large laundry, which possibly explains the large smokestack.
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Test stands. there were two
of them, one e, H.PU . e smarL, ior e n e A- roc e . -This area was re-
stricted to most personnel
22. Villa. A single-story, shingled, gable-roofed, wooden frame building, about 12 m
by 12 m in size, The rleptuy plant director, Matveyev, lived here.
23. Water tank. A 65 meter-high tank, 10 m in diameter, constructed of bricks and
located in the center of the plant grounds. This water tank serviced the town
of Podlipki and the 13Il 68 plant. There were no guards posted at this tank,
and no special security precautions to protect against mischief.
24. Coal storage lot. A 25 m x 10 m lot on which the plants coal supply for heating
purposes was stored. It was located directly west of the water tank, at a
distance of about, 50 m, Coal wag shipped into this area via the railroad line,
Point 12.
25. Building. A single-story, tar-paper-covered, gable-roofed, brick building,
about 12 m x 8 m in size, which housed the design offices and administration
of the test stand department. The office of the chief of propulsion unit
department for A-9 rockets was also located in this building. There were
approximately twelve German specialists and six Soviet personnel employed here.
26. Unidentified building. A single-story, tin-covered, g hle.-roofed, brick build.
14g 'measuring about 0 m x 12 m. It was rumored that this building housed e,
secret department which was engaged in the assembly of N= a id@ntifl0d, @mall
rocket parts.
27. Bui 9 This boil ig was of the @ e type of c?nstr ctie a ftiAt 25, T @ @
waa small work@ c here which serviced the test stand d@partm@nt. Th@ @ w@r@
several metal l ,t :ea &nl other machine sh@p equipment h@r@, Th@'@ w@r@ approxi.
mately Soviet ,nd t. ee r z3 machini@ts and mechanics @ l@y@d Mrs,
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Legend to the Plant Layout (see page 4+)
1. Main building. 'l:'his was a T-shaped, brick building, the western wing (main
b~niliiig o which was two stories high; and 25 m x 12 m in size. The eastern
wing (Annex) was four stories high; and 25 m x 10 m in size. This building was
steam heated and had hot and cold. running water. The walls were constructed
of pladter board..
2. Foundry. A single-story, gable-roofed, brick building, about 50 m x.20 m in
size housed. the iron Foundry of the plant. The building contained about 100
Soviet employees. The majority were women who performed heavy manual labor.
3. Building. A single-story, gable-roofed, brick building, about 10 m x 10 m in
size, was used, as the distribution and control center for the piping of steam
heat from the boiler house to the plant. There were about five Soviet male workers
employed here.
4. Building. A single-story, gable-roofed, brick building measuring 30 m.x 20 m
in which the plant's blacksmith shop was located. Abobt 75 Soviet workers
were employed here.
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Railroad :line. A single-track, Soviet gauge line which was a branch of the
railroad line was the line which serviced the foundry. This line was about 200
meters long, and ran from the northern end of the plant grounds toward the South.
The road bed was constructed of crushed rock.
Greenhouse. A single-6story, brick building with a glass roof which served as a
vegetable and flower greenhouse for the plant and neighboring town of Podlipki.
The building measured about 15 m x 4 m. There was an orchard about 3,0 m x 15 m
in size in front of this building in which apple and cherry trees grew.
8. Assembly hall. A three- to four-story brick building, with a flat roof, measur-
ing about 55 m x 10 m in which various electrical apparatus were assembled. It
is believed that the chemical laboratory also was located in this building.
There were approximately 250 Soviet personnel employed here, of whom the majority
were women.
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9. Railroad line. A 600 meeter-long Soviet-gauge line.
10. Assembly hall. A single-story, steel-frame building with load-bearin walls
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It was common knowledge among the
personnel employed in the plant. that this new building was to be the highest
in the town of Podlipki.
11. Warehouse. A three-story, gable-roofed, brick building, about 4+5 m x 10 m in
size. The personnel of the plant called it the warehouse. German PWs were
quartered here and performed unknown tasks inside. The Germans living in the
town of Podlipki were strictly prohibited. from approaching this structure, or
speaking to.the PWs.
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12. Railroad line. Same as Point 9.
13. Warehouse. A e ingle-story .woarlexi,.f'r e 'butld.ing, but 15 M N 8 m in a i@@, whi@h~
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Ulea as a storage house for f. ntture, packing erstss, eta, About @ight B?vi@
male personnel worked here,
14. Dispensary, A sir g.e-story, gable-roofed, brick building, measuring about 18 M
X meh housed the first aid station for the g.ant. Th@r@ were one f@mle
Soviet doctor and one female nurse employed here. It was a very dirty,and un^
sanitary building.
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28. Building. See Point 27.
29. Boiler house. A`'single-story brick building, about 25 m x 8 m in size, with a
flat, sheet-metal roof, which served as the boiler house for the plant. There was
a'25 meter-high,'2 meter-square brick sm*estack on the northern side of this
building. Ten Soviet male personnel were employed here, and the building was
located directly west of the coal storage lot at a distance of about 20 in.
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30. Hangars. 35-meters--squs.re,wooden frame buildings with arched roofs.
31. Fence. A 21 meter-high board fence which surrounded the entire area from Moskovskaya
Ulitsa on the wet to Point 22. There was a large gate in this fence located directly
in front of the Point 27.
32. Filling station.. A small, gasoline filling station and garage for mind' repairs
which serviced all vehicles belonging to the plant. Size and number of personnel
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33. Housing project. A small project composed of small, single-story,, pre-fabricated
wooden buildings which was in the process of construction by. German PWs.
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rumored that German employees of the plant would be housed here.
34. Assembly hall. A single.-story brick building, with a sheet metal saw-tooth roof,
about 50 m x 30 to in size. The assembly department for either artillery or rockets
was located here. "'his was one of the largest buildings in the entire plant area,
and housed about 300 ,soviet workers. Only Soviet personnel were employed here.
35. Building. A two-story, brick,, L-shaped building with a flat roof, the wtestern wing of
which measured about 40 m x 16 m, and the northern wing'about 30 r4 x I2 . The
second story of this entire building was much higher than the first) it was about
6 m high. Thq first floor of this building housed the precision instrument'p o-
auction depe,rtmt%nt, ea^.1 lathe and cutting- chine shope, The second floor was
devotet to the design work o+i roc.ete an4i: artillery. There were about 45 German
specialists ez plpye hfore for . chore period of time from November 1947 to the
middle of ,anuar~ 1948. At all other times, there were only Soviet personnel
employes here, numbor'ing about 300.
36. ker A groin of small, singlregetory, wooden. buildings which was the bakery
for town of Po {.1?pki..
37. Fence. A 2' meter-high board, fence, with barbed wire on top, which enclosed the entire.
area of X11 88. There were several gates for vehicles and trains in this fence,
but these were not guarded in any way. The only personnel entry point in this
whole complex was cat Point 13.
38. Gates. Two 2J meter-high, 5 meiter-wide, wooden gates which opened to the inside
and were uised by vehicles. There were no posted guards or other security pre-
cautions at this point.
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Sketch of the. First Floor of the Main Building
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Legend to Sketch of First Floor of Main Building (see page 8)
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1. Telephone exchange. A 20 m x 7 m roomwhich housed the telephone exchange for the
town of Podlipki and the plant. There were approximately ten Soviets most of whom
were women employed here. The telephone equipment was either original or a copied
version of a Siemens installation.
2. Office. A 4 in x 3 m office which housed the chief bookkeeper of the plant. This
,job included the supervision of the bookkeeping act$vitiea for the Oorodomlya
Island plant, which was a branch of NII 68.
3. Outer office. A 4 m x 4 m room which served as the main office of the bookkeeper's
staff., cons sting of two Soviet women, and one man. All.bookkeeping was of an
administrative nature and did not involve any technical record keeping.
4. Pass control office. A 4 m x 3 m room in which the employees' ideitification tags
'Were kept ur ng working hours. There was a large board set up in this room, and
all the little, round, metal numbered tags were hung on it while the employees were
in the plant. Upon departure, the worker picked up this tag and was allowed to
depart. All the personnel lists also were kept here. The office employed about
five Soviet personnel.
5. Office. A 4 m x 5 m room in which the administrative chief of the Podlipki plant
had his office. This Soviet's duty was purely administrative and pertained to the
provision of fuel, food, and gasoline for the plant. This man was also responsible
for the administrative maintenance of the Gorodomlya plant.
Welfare office. A 4 m x 5 m room which housed the welfare office of the German
employees a' Podlipki. All files and personal papers of the German employees were
kept here. The office employed. five Soviet men and one woman. The chief of this
office was a Soviet by the name of Solovyev.
7. Technical library. A room about 20 m x 9 m in size which was exactly opposite the
telephone exchange and served as the technical library for the plant. The library
contained foreign as well as Soviet technical books, publications, and periodicals.
Until March 1948, this room was occupied by the design offices of the plant. The
library employed three Soviet female librarians.
8. File room. A 21 m x 2 m room which was part of the technical library reference card
room. Until March 194 , it was used as a file room for all technical drawings and
blueprints which were created in the plant. All these files were removed at that.time
to the archives room on the second floor.
9. Paymaster's office. A 3 m x 31 m room, in which the plant paymaster's office was
located. All pay records of the German employees of the plant and the Soviet
employees working in the main building were kept here.
10. Paymaster's anteroom. A small, 21 m x 21 m room in which payment of the German and
Soviet workers was made through a window leading to the paymaster's office. There
were no guards or other security, measures protecting this bmall room.
11. Staircase. A 3--meter-wide staircase which led from' the' basement ~to ithe'wtop floor
of the entire building.
12. Foyer. A 2-meter-wide hall which led from the east wing to the main building.
13. Cloak room. An 8 m x 21 m room where all, employees' clothing was hung during office
hours. Three Soviet women were employed here.
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Sketch of the Second Floor of the Main Buildin
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Le end to Sketch of Second Floor of the Main Building. (see page 10)
1. Unidentified room.,,. Unknown dimensions, rumored to be the office of the chief of the
MVD assoc aae3 w th the plant and possibly over the entire area of Podlipki.
2. Libra~off~~ce.. A 5 m x 4 m room in which the three Soviets responsible for the
proper operation of the technical library were located.
all classified documents and publications were filed, also hwaselocated bin this room.
3. Conference roxxm. A 5 m x 4 m room which was used for minor plant conferences.
4. Conference room. A 10 m x 5 m room which was used by the leading plant officials
for important conferences. Seating capacity was about 90 persons.
5. Conference room. A 5 in x 5 m room, soundproofed, to which the entrance was either
from the secretary's office,, Point 7, or from the plant director's office. This
room was used only for secret and high level conferences of plant officials and
visiting dignitaries.
6. Plant director's office. A 9 in x 6 m room which accommodated the director of the
Podlipki plant, a .Soviet by the name of Rudnov. Entrance to this office was
through the secretary's office, Point 7.
7. Secretary's office. A 9 m x 3 m room in which the secretary of the plant director
was located. A small 2 m x 2 m room at the northern end of this office served as a
waiting ropm.
8. Secretary's office. A 9 m x 3 m room which was occupied by'the secretary of the
plant chief engineer.
9. Chief engineer's office. A 9 in x 8 m room which was occupied by Chief Engineer,
Spiridonov, of the NI1 38 at Podlipki. Entrance to this office was through the
secretary's office, Point 8.
10. VIP toilets. A small toilet used by visiting dignitaries and important plant
personages. It was always locked and the keys were in the possession of the
secretary of the plant director, Point 7.
11. Small office. A 3 in x 3 m room which was used as the administrative office for
sick leave, hospitalization, and like matters. There was one Soviet female employee
in charge of this office who was responsible to the pass control office.
12. Foyer. A 2 meter-wide hall which led to the east wing. An armed, blue-uniformed
plant policewoman was stationed at this point. This foyer was guarded 24 hours a
day.
13. Barber shop. A 3.m x 3 m room employing a Soviet male barber. This shop was used
by employees of the entire main building and its annex.
14. Archive section. A 9 m x 3 m room which was used for the filing and safekeeping of
secret documents pertaining to the plant's operation, and also for the censorship
of the official plant mail. There were five Soviet female employees engaged in this
work. This room was directly connected with the archive section, Point 15, and both
these rooms were used for the same purposes. Entry into this room was strictly pro-
hibited, and a sign on the door made this fact quite plain.
15. Archive section. A 9 m x 5 m room used for the purpose as Point 14.
16. Office. A 9 m x 4 in room which accommodated the MVD office or, Section 1, as these
offices were commonly called. The chief of this department was a Soviet named
Solovyev.
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Legend to the Sketch of the East Wing Basement (see page 12)
1. Office. A 5 m x 5 m room which was the office of the Soviet chief of the flight
controls department of the plant. This mares name was Chertok.
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2. Office. A 5 m x 3 m room which was occupied by the secretary to the chief of the
f ight controls department, and the administrative chief of the same department, whose
name was Stepan. This man's duties in the department were strictly administrative,
and he was in no. way concerned with any technical matters.
3-4-5: Laboratories. Each room was about 5 m x 4 m in size. The repair, maintenance, and
adjustment of measuring and flight instruments were carried on here. There were two
Soviet men, three women, and one German specialist employed here. The chief of this
laboratory was a Soviet named E igvertine.
6. Electrical laboratory. A 5 m x 5,m room which served as the electrical laboratory
for the plant. It was primarily engaged in the construction of electrical installer
at ions for rockets. There were four Soviet.-and four German specialists employed in
this laboratory. The chief was.a Soviet named.,Filipov.
7. Electrical laboratory. A 5 m x 11 m room, the function of which was identical to that
of the electrical laboratory, Point 6.
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1. Flight controls laboratory. A 5 m x 5j m .room in which research on electrical
flight controls was carried out. There were two Soviet engineers and four
German specialists employed here. The chief of this laboratory was a Soviet
named Markov who assumed his duties in December 1948. The technical expert in
this laboratory was a German specialist named Dr. Hoch, who was still in the USSR
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2. Flight controls laboratory. A 5 m x 3 m room the function of which was identical to
that of the laboratory, Point 1.
3. Supply room. A 5 m x 3 m room which was used as a stationery supply room for the
entire building. There were a Soviet man and a Soviet woman employed here.
4. Toilets. Two s all, extremely filthy toilets for men and women.
5. Staircase. A 2 meter-wide staircase which started on the second floor and, led to
e fourth floor of this building.
6. Supply room. A 5 m x 4 m room used as an electrical parts supply room for the
electrical laboratories of this building. One Soviet woman worked here.
7. Corridor. A 5 m x 4 m hall which served as a passageway from the second floor of
east wing to the main building. This was the only point of exit and entry into
the annex. A blue-uniformed, armed plant policewoman always stood at this point.
Only those persons having a special pass could enter this annex. This pass con-
sisted merely of an additional stamp in the standard plant pass which was in the
possession of all plant employees.
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1. Staircase. A 22 meter-wide staircase which led from the basement to the fourth
floor of this building.
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2. Gyroscope laboratory. A 5 m x 5 m room in which the mathematical calculation of
gyroscopic principles pertaining to rocket flight was carried out. This room con-
tained two large drafting tables and four or five writing tables. There were two
Germans, and four or five Soviets of which one was a ver intellectual and in-
telligent woman, employed here. The technical specialist
and mastermind behind this work was a German named Dr. Magnus.
3. Gyroscope laboratory. A 5 m x 7 m room which was the actual experimental laboratory
for gyroscopes. Here models were constructed, and tests run. This laboratory was
concerned with the principles of gyroscopic steering mechanisms used in flight. In
addition to the personnel employed in Point 2, there was also a precision mechanic
here who did all the fine mechanical work on the construction of the gyroscopes.
4. Low frequency radio laboratory. A 5 m x 4 m room in which the research on low
frequency transmission and receiving apparatus was carried out. There were matey
electrical measuring instruments and delicate calibration instruments present here.
There were three Gerrians and four or five Soviets employed here. The true specialist
and leader of this research. work was a German named Dr. Mollwo.
5-6. Low frequency radio laboratory. Two rooms about 5 m x 4 m in size, performing the
same function as Point 4.
Toilets. Two filthy toilets for men and women.
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1. Office. A 5 in x 5 m room which was the office of the chief of the radio laboratory,
a So Office-.
by the name of Sergeyev until the autumn of 1950, at which time he was re-
lieved by another Soviet, a female named Shcherbakova.
2. Secretary's office. A 5 m x 3 m room occupied by the secretary of the radio labora-
tory chief.
3. Radio laboratory. A 5 m x 3 m room occupied by the radio laboratory. There were
ve ova specialists employed here. The laboratory itself contained many
electrical measuring instruments, electrical apparatus of all sorts, and tools.
4. Rudder mechanism ro . A 13 m x 5 m room which employed about seven.Soviet male
engineers, and ll aboratory technicians who were engaged in research on hydraulic
rudder mechanisms. Entrance was strictly for authorized personnel.
5. Supply room. A 5 m x 4 m room which was used as the supply room for stationery and
spare parts for the radio laboratory. There was a Soviet male employed here at all
times.
6. Drafting room. A 5 m x 4 m room which was used by the engineers and technicians from
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Soviet draftsmen working in this room.
7. Radio laboratory. A 12 m x 5 m room which was NII 88's radio laboratory.
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employed here, and 12 Soviets. All preliminary research for speed calculation was
conducted here. All sorts of electronic measuring instruments were present here
for this type of work.
8. Laboratory. A 5 m x 5 m room
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9. Laboratory. A 5 m x 4 m room which was used for the redesign of the Schmetterling
rocket. Three Germans and three Soviets were employed here. The mastermind behind
this project was a German, Dr. Quessel. His Soviet supervisor was a man named
Rashkov, who did not have offices in this building.
10-11. Photo laboratory. Each room was 5 m x 3 m in size and served as the photo labora-
tory for the flight controls department of the plant. The laboratory had the usual
developing and enlarging equipment installed in it. There was one Soviet male
employed here.
12-13. Ladies' and gentlemen's toilet.
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