VEB WISSENSCHAFTLICH-TECHNISCHES BUERO FUER GERAETEBAU (WTBG) REORGANIZATION

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007500140009-8
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 15, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

DATE DISTR. 15 Aumust 1955
NO. OF PAGES 4
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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should be made of.the three existing
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Gerr:_any
SUBJECT V'EBWissenschaftlich-Techniache s Euero
fuer Geraetebau ('WTBG) Reorganization
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO ORRECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
d after the7e4erienites--of`i
Developments1 which was controlled by
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
ction Office, Developm
(fnu) and the Product
e all contro
failures in developments
council
technical
of siZ men to include:
atician
ist and mathematician
designer
Set" constructer and mechanical engineer
chief development, general control
STATE
ARMY
which oft duplication of activities. The expert in charge
oT a prof staff were only interested in their own problems
and did n consider the possibility that similar problems might
have been solved already by another ViTBG section.
pf*t 0 M? =a-MesysTen of processing development work was inadequate.
According to this system which hampered economical work and full
utilization of-labor, special experts in charge were assigned to each
project. sadvantage of this system was the poor coordination
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The new organizational system was to guarantee 'a meae concentrated
work on development projects. On suggestion of the WTBG plant management
and the leading personnel, these organizational problems were discussed
in conferences on 21 and 28 August 1954. The best. plan finally accepted
suggested that eight laboratories, each with one development chief,
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Ok
wring unde
technical
technical council
in order to prevent
ications of efforts etc, and this
'Qomj_icated problems. The scientific
developer
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In early September
Mechanics and Opti
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reorganization. Th*
all measures taken'to realize the new planun
been checked and approved by the Main Administration. Itwas rumored
that the lain Administration disapproved the idea that persons
without the required qualifications would assume key positions.
___t, phsasl .umbers etc. 4
File'; confidential repc4
only. P: atthes (fnu)r who negotiated brit ;i?`on tTie
stabilized platform for ship radar sets,gave his postal address as
Post Box No 361, later Post Box 110, liostoc These regulations delayed
the negotiations with the customer bly. In June 1954, it was
also ordered that the designation S droZre h'--c_. ervigejwas_n
loner to be used in conferences and
the ?'Ministry of Interior was to be m
This new regulation was allegedly given4 be
that the !Anistry planned to give all future development'-and research
orders only to the WTBG.
August 1954, Professor Bruhns of the 'Ministry of Interim
` , \SHD was controlled by the VP Sea. In a conferencesi
5.
After Ulbricht's speech on 13 June 1954, the individual HVs (Main
Administration) of the Ministry of Machine Construction became very
active in starting a large scale scientific development project.
V-cork. Groups were in charge of the coordination of development plans
of the individual industry branches. On 1 June, the Working Circle
for Measuring and Control Techniques held a meeting in Berlin. All
current East German development projects in this field were discussed
primarily to eliminate duplications of +dl#i-. of
an artificial horizon was also covered 1sy this
In June the WTBG made se
and to Preiberger Praecisions-Mechanik, Preiba g/ j
the instruments being developed and produced'1m [
A1.6- I
1 T! Zeiss Plant in Jena sent a 1stte;
100
that by order cf the Ministry of Machine Co
get all desired information and records from tgaw,
experiences.
Ina'
Refrigeration and the MOMP"44-NO-W-E-W MW
.-to inspect
to exchange ;
ri ng dT BC3 i _
old
for an exchange of
7. In June, two scientific institutes, the Scientific Institute of
ed requests for technical specifications, pric
ns for development orders which were expected
the USSR. Conferences between Soviet authorities and the Central Office
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or 1955, the WWV'TBG, at that time still an SAG enter
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~q for Scientific `technical
'loscow in the Spring of
vain for the official invitation. In mid-October 1954, 5TZ informed
17TBG that none of the planned Soviet development orders, which had
already been included in the calculations,would be given. In late
November, however, conferences between the Soviets and East Germans
Planning Commission who Was-
development orders. In several cases,,the WTBG was asked to state
shortly whether they would accept the individual orders.
9. In Liay 1954, the Sea Hydrographic Service requested the development
of a precise position finding system for ranges fretTBG in late
Au,,;-u&t 1 j5S , Professor Bruhns of the Ministry of Interior mentioned
that the `-,inistry planned to i.ve R11 future development and wesearch
orders only to the "IM.
~a Afte; U1brichtors speech on 13 June 19'4, the Individual LIVE (hair
of the Tiiinistry of .".achiue Construction ")ec?3?;e Very
active in starting a iar, e scale scientific development project.
Work Groups were in charge of the coordination of development plans
of the individual industry branches 4 On I Juiie, the Working Circle
for 1!sa3Ur i.n" and Control Techniques held a :',.eetin in Berli . All
current Fart German developm.cnt protects in this field were discussed
primarily to eliminate duplications of efforts. The deval.ou-rient of
an artificial horizon was also covered by this oup.
In .one f3tne ?..i`0' made several visits to the Ad:'cania Plant in Berlin end to "`reiber,~,er Praecisions =, echmiik, F eiber Saxony, to i ispect
the .,;s tru;:iernts bein:; developed and produced and to exchange
info tjo;:nO ''-'he Zeiss Plant in Jena ::sent a letter irforrain& '47 G
t ?at, by order of the .sinistry of t.Iachine Construction, the ,'1TB0 would
;et all desired information and records from them in retumnD for an exohmn e of
experiences o
In tS. o ski entific a:nsti.tutes, the .icientific Institute of
1 f3A..-e:,at.ion and the scientific Institute of )feat and sir, r%ere
newl ay ectab.. i ned in Dresden, at the Central Construction fir.iced
t`i o -I ter the tall of I933 q the '1r'T.i , at t -hat time still an SAG enter~pX1
ise,
constaxitly received rec.~uestk, for technical p,
-G6."a.g'iC:ar`i3 ~YLsq J%' 3.(,'t.lZwt9,
and timo calculations for de-veioanent orders uihich. :.ere ex:pecl d f.:om
the t 3R, Corifer'ences between 6ovF?i.,Wt autt:orjties a-rid the weratrral Office
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.nor' 3c:1.ent AC Technical ryoo :oration. ,,~~TQ were ty no[ ' ::.e 1ace in,
,i, the 1
iiSco i.i the St ind of 1954. L'l5'in Xerbe..r, S~.Ate S\.CqeNSayy of ilhe sta`i{ee
.P .a.titi ; 1.onnis ?ion who was to r' e"'r?< gent Eet" Germany, r ' _ti ,,'~t:i. l+t' :1
i Ens t e: ?>$3
v An for the official invitation. In 9.:id-Oeteeoe:l: 1554, M :i_n ie d
MW that vine of the planned Soviet development t:?r :Y,:'~; s.{3
d?e X.'.`?l p 3. d"1Y.%.i?
3-1izady jean .i,::.wludeed in the calcu.lationt would ie gi ens. in 2.at(
. Povembo : , however, conferences between the Soviets aad AA t 'lerwann
stait?evd at the Z bout the contin.uation of scientific i.':., s^ich and
,t`~ [~ y/ In several yy ~q Q~ was U orders. I casr~sp 0h?i cif fBG V as asked to state
e5ort1.y whether thei would accept the individual orders.
in ..ax 4./9954, the Se J1
/ y~:clro?praph ic Service ryYeciueatyetd the development
of a pr?scise position finding system for ranCes from Q3 to }04 soi
T ho system was to operate with an accuracy of 1 to 5 meters, and to
give the position by measurin the distance to fixed points on the
?s oreo By Septemoer, MG had only prepared. , enehal research
for true project and had found that the distance to two fixed Minto
on the shore had to be .ensured simultaneously. if the boat traveled
at a speed of 10 nautical miles, i.e. about 50 ci per 1.0 seconds, the
two fixed nointo would be re ;istered at 10 second i4te.rvals which
' ould lead to an error of 50 meters. The individual ppiate on the
shore w;re to be equipped with reflectors for the f eque'Lc'' l1e'e
and with i 3entifyin ; ryignals6 V t.~.}, Rese' rcj.l in in this ,i?.d. ~.:. 1.. ~n U 461r W ( ~1 T1~ wns to .; " ,_
,
i:i?tediate_''.y after the reception of a conli.rciatl.on to the wool wydoz.
:'TBG believed that a model set could be developed end t;;v'i.'.xi w thill
one and e half years
10a it 1'ja at '.,T2G that t,yroscopic instrumento da%rc loped by
Lt1eer ick :'~'es.ebei nj' ser: os-p.toduced by best }' r r ,54?Yti~'Y: k~^~~1~1~81s~e N t.~1Yc1
- because this plant had the besF?
for ter. ':oduc0orio Development work uas not hein., acrxte '?+;:3?'. ',
11? " ova jeut involving the development of a remote-conLroiled K AMA
c
buoy was sugde;,ted by the VP See in June; By October, the project had
only been discussed by the Tinistr?j of interior, ;s1'3:n and the Zeiss
l?irm which was in charge of the entire project of "sinkable buoys`"
.:'he!se conferences .ere to be continued, to settle the probleus of size
wei;ht of the available power generator.and allowable wei,;ht of the
reveivc: systems. Siaee preliminary; d'si. nin, work for the entire unit
was already completed, the weight of the remote-control system had to
be worked into the entire projecct o Target dates and. expenses were not
to be discussed before a final developi:?ent order was received and this;
final order in turn would depend on the solution of the above
ben tiorbc;d problems
In Jul;; y..~' 549 the cloud altimeter, Project 57/121 1 was tested with
excelieut results in L.1.n ienhere, Kris She instrument
was accepted by the Soviets, lacked and shipped to the USM.
At the salve time, the electric i{teasu3: in ; u it for GAe ' ,Cne lic theodolite,
Project 5e/1,0 ,,;q was completed and shied to the o'b rvazo. '- in "aid :e ;k,
reis 3elzi,,, W; ather? with the theodolite which had Won t roc ucad in
i+rei.heraw,,r~?/Saxon~? 1 The Helmholtz coil. was be: +.'r st2ed. ,
b~Y :Lil..}tla at ~;', Ad Carl
Zeiss Jana.. The entire unite: was to be 00s:,13ed. i a k;h,'ion! no.i''c lnb "cfaY
bn tl~.1dC'bA ouil dli .? g .Ia. ~~
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The _-yroscopic sextant, Project 5 dl29was c,:;r:pieted in F eibex?,;;r'saxopiy
and laboratory tested in July, in buaust the set was to ive tested
in the Baltic Sea for two or three a:eeks. A further deve).?spliient of the
-nit was to be equipped :,ith a vt l indicator,
The psi ;ni>; of the ma neto`.~acth, Project 5:; 15 Was to be co;:;psetsd by
Septerabe;! 1554- ` he production of the unit was to start subsequently,
In July, the encephalo-raphr9 Project 50.1..27, w: ..s skill be-'xi aeveloped in
a laboratory. No cars 'ruction work had been started..,, The unit was a
redevelopment of a i nown ins ;;ru:::ent of the Schwarz er .&ir?m in "?'est Go=W:xya 2
In Junes p.reli.rA:inary work was started on the development of an analog
electric model circuit-control. system. It was intended to obtain basic
fiC.tres -required for activities with electric control circuits. For the
fiscall year of. 1954/559 y'plr were projected for otho-
development.
,h.. two-beam osc? llo ;rath, Project 53/113, was an instrwient With standard
band, w:idthsq amplification factors, sweep -frequency.and frequency ram se?,
i;o extreme technical specifications were regu.e; tedo as a the
case with the oscilloL;raph for maximum frequencies of 10 or 30 iinc/s. which
had been developed by the t Werk fus F"ernme1d esen (W) , B Aina
Oberschoeneweido
e ~9 Geraet und Regler erkke 9
O de Probably Fritz Sc reer i bH? Munich.
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