SHORTAGE OF INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005600470004-8
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 31, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

COU1 I"Ry
SUBJECT
PACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
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East Germany
shortage of Industrial Diamonds
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
Bast German raw diamond requirewents for 1954
For Kai,>elwerk Koepenick 6,600 carats
For Berliner 0luehlampernmrk 2,400 carat,,
For geological Institute 2,500 carats
For ?"arioua consumers 500 carats
For Zeiss J e n a 6. Q. carats
TOTAL 18,500 carats
DATE DISTR. 31 Dece.... .er 1954
110. OF PAGES
NO. OF ENCLS.
cus>ED seLow)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
Were to be as followst
(planned quota)
(astirKt.ed )
(estimated )
(estiasteci )
(planned quota)
2. Including abo>t 29500 carate which had already been delivered by 2 June
1954, the DWV, howa>:ver, oxpec..ed to be able to provide a total of only
abpfit 10,800 carats of raw diamonds. About 40%f of these diamonds were to
be us?d for draping dies and 60% for tools. Contracts were to be drawn up
between the DWV and Kebelwerk Koepenick for 7,200 carate and between the
DWV and Zeiss Jena for 3,600 carats. All of the diamonds for drawing dies
were to go to the Kabelwerk Koepenick, while about 453' of the diamonds for
tools were to go to the Kabelwerk Koepenick and the remaining approximately
5%, to Zeiss Jena.
uiamond tort requirements for 195=1 were to be as follocra s
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tVnerk Koepenick 10,000 carats (planned quota)
For Zeiss Jena 23,000 Carat's (planned quota)
For various enterprises of 18,000 carats (ply quota)
the Main Administration of
Precision Nochanics and
0ptica
For Berliner Gluehlampeverk 5,000 carats (estimated)
For Geological Institute 12,000' carats (estimated)
For various enterprises 000 carats 4estimated)
TOTAL 75,000 carats
4. As of 2 June 1954, 58,0:A carats of diamond bort were available from the DWV;
38,000 carats were to be contracted for by Kabelwerk Koepenick and 20,000 carats
by Zeiss Jena.
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The -N, s+a ; -t am-age i though the limits, rr for ]foreign and Domestl,;:~ Trade
the .~52kz.'~ h`?'(. of th- ve arcing req~.d_.re 'yn z of rww cUawnds-(.,80
bort;- 17,000 c hat's ?? and the report way: to i svtd tied by *he DWV' to the
Mln1stY7 for h9aohin onst,ruc tt.an by tth eM of dune 19. 54 stating whether the
rer - e ' could or could not be ob Laned 12 it could not b obtained, a he bhi
Administrations of Cable and Apparatus rind of Precision Mecbonieb d ,Opt tes
wicni1d be required to a1.ter tho-ir industirial. diamond plans. '
Comment., Deutoche 1aarenvertriebageaellacbeft.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East G-'rmany
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
ddhortae of Industrial Diamonds
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT SO
U. S. C.. 3I AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO-
For Berliner 41uehlaasprk
~or Ga(>1(>gicaa_ Institute
Por various consumers
r ?eiss Jena
For Ka.belwerk Koepenick
6,b., carats (planned quota)
1)0At l0 0 C'lr?t`3 of' r':u diali:0'1ds. hb() Ut Af Of these 1IlOIIGs sere to
bl, u90d for Gies end for tools. Contracts were to be drawn up
(isstimated.7: )
(estimated )
(estimated )
(planned quota)
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the ';V ;in(] ~',abel,,,;crk Koepenick for 7,=00 carats ,ind between the
-eis ,1Cna for 'x,600 carats. t~1.l of th(: f or drawing dies
,O to the Va3be.lwerk Voellenick `i.~le ~`J.k- ~;r 4 r IQi t}1E' for
tMIll t X*ep+ Ml1.'*''d i +s a it - aly
Per I3erlinert 5,000 carats (estimated)
For Geological T tUte 12,000 carats (estimated)
For various ant iasa 5, carats kestimated)
TOTAL '(5,000 carats
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DATE DISTR. _;l Dece
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1:L ~mona i,equirement , for 1954 ,rere to be as foi.>_ows.
a ;nPnts nr war" to be ?.
a15e1"werk Koepenick 1.0,000 carats (planned quota)
Por :Zeiss Jena 25,000 carats (planned quota)
i?or various enterprises of 18,000 carats (planned. quota)
1,hc Main Administration of
Precision Mechanics and
As of 2 Juiie 1954, 58,0x0 carats of diamond ~.,rt were available from the DWV;
38,000 carats were to be contracted for by Kabelwerk Koepenick and 20,000 carats
by Zeiss Jena.
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5. The DWV was to arrange through the Ministry for Foreign and Domestis'e Trade for
the import of the remaining requirements of raw diamonds-7,800 carats- and diamond
bort- 17,000 carats - and the report was to be submitted by the DWV to the
Ministry for Machine Construction by the end of June 195+ stating whether the
remainder could or could not be obtained. It it could not be obtainecj.,the Main ,~?-
Administrations of Cable and Apparatus and of Precision Meeh*aics and Op6ics
would be required to alter their industrial diamond plans.
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