1953 DELIVERY OF AND 1954 ORDERS FOR A-1-P-AERIAL TRAINING DEVICES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003300720007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 18, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 28, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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AND 794. OF THE 0. S. CODE. at ANRRDW. ITS TRANSMISSION OR RIVE V
A710N OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT By AN UNAUTHORIZED P/RSON
15 PROHIBITED DY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PRONIBITED.
.'_. Since delivery of A-i-p devices began in September 1953,'a Russian
.Acceptance Commission composed of five persons has been permanently
present in the Zeiss firm. The Commission is headed by Ivahenko (fnu),
an Air Force major. Another member of the Commission is-R&txirov'(fnu).
In October 1953,the two Russians and an up.identified member of the
Engineer Administration of the Soviet Trade Delegatiod in East fferlin
negotiated with the Zeiss firm for the delivery of A-i-p devices to
Russia in 1954.` In late October 1953, a contract .was 'S'igned -by the'
Zeiss firm and the Russians for delivery in 1954 of 135 A-1-p devices
and ten complete sets of spare parts. Delivery is to begin' on 31 July?
1954 and to be eompl-ethd by 31? November 1954 The contract expressly
stipulates that the devices to be delivered in 1954 are not to have-
any essential "structural,-and functional" change in comparison toy.
the 195'; devices.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
10 From early September to.the end,of October 19539 68 A-i-p aerial
25X1 training devices were delivered by VEB Carl Zei'8s, Jena, to the
Russian Acceptance Commission for A.1-p Devices-6 The remainder
of the total of 135 devices to be delivered in 1953 will be trans-
ferred to the Russians between 1 and 30 November 1953. The 30 sets
of spare parts ordered for 1953 will be delivered'from 1 to 1-5
November 1953.
East Get'mrny 7 U~ a
1953 Delivery of and 1954 Orders for 11-1-p-^erial
Traininj Devices
DATE DISTR. 28 January 1954
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO,.
The devices delivered and still-to be delivered in.1953 underwent
some structural changes in comparison to those delivered previously.
Exact data on these changes cannot be provided as yet. It is known,
however, that the changes concern the I"ce ping" and the "steering rod"
of the devices.
4. The Russian Acceptance Commission has not ordered A-2 aerial training
devioes4 no:. have its members shown any interest in thin dev3"ce.
CLASSIFICATION : : FLI T
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