1. PERSONALITIES AT THE CARL ZEISS BRANCH IN WEIMAR 2. PRODUCTION REJECTIONS AT THE WEIMAR CARL ZEISS BRANCH

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
East Germnr
1. Formalities at the Catl Zeiss Branch in NO. OF PAGES 2
Weimar
2. Producticpt Rejections at the Weiner Carl
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1. The "Feetigungastaette Weimar" (E inch Plant i:'aizar) of VEB Carl Zeiss,
Jena, is located its "Minter dem Bahnhof" in Weimar, in a building previ-
ously used as an wginsering 9ohool. A new storage shed has been added
since Zeiss took over this installation.
2. Although in late 1953 and early 195k, the total labor fbrce of the 'anch
Plant in Weimar.only comprised about 600 workers and. employees, this number
'had risen to about 1,280 to 1,300 by February - March 1955. Of this number,
about 65 percent are women. About 780 persona.are engaged in the various
production shops;'.90 in inspection and control; about 150 are apprentioes;
and the remainder are maintenance, transportation, auxiliary, or super-
visory personnel.
a. The chief of the Weimar branch plant is Gerhard Senfl, MW member, and
a member of the Weimar City Council. He is attending a course at the
Stralsund Party School.
b. The ahnical.". .rector is Kurt Ackermann, "I*J member.
e. The thief of roduotion.(Produktionsleiter) is Erich Dressler, SED
member, and also a member of the` Weimar City Council. Dressler is to
attend the Stralsund Party School as soon as Senf has returned.
d. Huebner (fnu),' SW member,.is Id'aief of the Cadre Department.
.e. Olm (fnu), S M member, is Bhief of the Labor Department. He already
has attended various party schools andis fairly new in the plant.
f. be 6hairman of the BOL (Betriebsgewerksohaftsleitung) Is Nemetz
(fnu), S8D member.
g. Kohl (fan), SED member, and Frau Sobmuckm (fnu), SO member, are in
charge of the BFO (Plant Party Organization).
h. The Sales and Distribution Department is headed by Richter (fnu), CW
member.
I. The Inspection and Control Department is headed by Mueller (fnu) and
Schmidt (fnu). 25X1
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he present 195a prociuct.lon program, Vor the Weimar branch plant covers
orders only until Novont*r 1955. Nolk-1hing Ir' [mown at the plant a1xout any
orders for prodw.:2ior, a ter this period.
fa thou i2 ~.roduct.ton :z et;Isj.on Stan 1arriw have not been raised, the inspec-
tion and Control cap;,rtr:;c.nv recently ' rejected up to 20 percent of
the cmi-finished or finl.3hed items bemuse of poor. workmanship. For light--
meters, recent rejection averaGes were 13 Ito 20 percent; for alarm clocks,
20 percent and over; and ('or self-timers, only abou a to 5 pereert< Them
were pr4otically no rejections of universal joints for tripods, and
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the rejection rate for the "P-$" :rojector was about u to 10 percent. 25X1
The Eieimar branch p1snt is solely a production plant and no research or
laboratory work is undertaken there.
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