MAIN ADMINISTRATION FOR INDUSTRIAL REQUIREMENTS FORMERLY HV-18 OF THE MINISTRY OF MACHINE CONSTRUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400780001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 1, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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I N FORMAT ION REPORT I N FORMATION R I PORT
. CENTRAL INTEtt1GENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorised person U prohibited by law.
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DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
East Germany
Main Administration for
Industrial Requirements, Formerly
HV-18 of the Ministry of
Machine Construction
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NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO.
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This is UNEVALUATED
Information
Prior to April 1955, HV 18 was a main administration of the then East German
Ministry of Machine Construction. Following the split-up of the I .nis try
and the consequent formation of two new Ministries - the Ministry of General
Machine Construction and the Ministry of Heavy Machine Construction - the
status of HV 18 again became cloudy. By May 1955, it became clear that HV 18
had been renamed, and was called HV Induetrie Bedarf - the Main Administration
for Industrial Requirements. It has been reported as being closely associated
with the new Ministry of Heavy Machine Construction, with its construction
projects carried out by the Bau-Unions (construction offices) under the
direction of the Ministry of the Interior. However, since the Ministry of
General Machine Construction includes the other main administrations for the
production of transport equipment (with the exception of ships), it appears
more likely that this Ministry will eventually redsive jurisdiction over the
Main Administration for Industrial Requirements, which is engaged almost
exclusively in aircraft production. The ,financial support of the Main
Administration for Industrial Requirements stems from a secret fund not
generally associated with either of tba two Machine Construction Ministries.
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