REORGANIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT CARL ZEISS JENA

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2008
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• Publication Date: May 18, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONIDEIITIAL/
COUNTRY East GerStslny
SUBJECT Reorganization of Development Department
at Carl Zeiss, Jsara
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
This material contains information affecting the
National Defense of theq4ited States within the
meaning of the Espionaaggo:lCaws, Title 18, U.S.C.
Secs. 793 and 794, ttf transmission or revel?
atlon of which in any manner to an unauthorized
person Is prohibited by law.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 18 May 1955
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1. In October 1954 the Development Department of Carl Zeiss, Jena, was
completely reorganized. Prior to this change the Department had consisted
of eight Development Offices each employing app--xi tely 200 workers.
The new plan called for six Development Departments (see Attachment A)
with approximately three Development Offices wader each. This revision
reduced the number of workers in each Development Office to approximately
50 and created several new supervisory positions which were given to
former Zeiss employees who had returned from the tTBSR. This action
produced hard feelings among those who had remained in the DDR and who
had taken part in the reconstruction of the plant after the Soviets had
dismantled it.
2. Development Department No. 1 had beef working since 1948 on a 2-aster
mirror telescope for installation the Observatory in Babelsberg near
Potsdam. The mechanical drive me had been completed and the
telescope was scheduled to go into operation in 1956. Zeiss had previously
constructed a 1.28-aster mirror for Hamburg. In addition, the following
development projects were wader Development Department No. 1.t
a. A 3-meter multiple-use optical measuring instrument, which could be
used for length measurements, oemparison measuremments and similar
applications, had been completed in Development Office No. 1. This
instrument will be exhibited at-the Leipzig Fair in the spring of
1955.
b. The A-1 pilot training device was being improved in Development Office
No. 3.
3. Either Development Department No. 2 or No. 3 was concerned with the
development of electron mierosoopes.
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4. A large digital relay computer for the computation of elaborate optical
systems was under development in Development Department No, 5. This
computer was scheduled for completion in December 1954 but considerable
work remained to be done in November 1954. The completion of the project
by the scheduled date was unlikely. This project was pushed by Dr. Kortum
(fnu), the director of the Main Development Department. In October or
November 1954, the rack for the computer was erected in the main building
at Jena and the various plug-in units were being worked on in adjoining
rooms. When completed the computer will use 10,000 relays in addition to
a number of electron tubes. The rack was shaped as shown in Attaabment B.
Ing. Lenski (fnu), Max Hommal and approzi ately five other workers were
associated with this project.
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