VEB CARL ZEISS JENA - PLANT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
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October 21, 1955
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REPORT
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CLASSIFICATION S-E-C-~.-E-T~
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT VEB Carl Zeiss Jena - Plant Management
Personnel
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 OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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1. As of July 19555, the man r - llliss Jena consisted of the following
officials, who were all members of the plant management collective (Betriebs-Kollektiv):
a.
Chief (Werkleiter - WL)
Dr. Hugo Schrade
b.
Acting Director of Labor
Grothe (fnu)
a.
Technical Chief (Technischer
Dipl. Ing. Rudolf Mueller
Hauptleiter - THL)
d.
Commercial Chief (Kaufmaennischer
Dr. Victor Hueber
Hauptleiter - KHL)
e.
Scientific Chief (Wissenschaftlicher
Prof. Dr. Paul Goerlich
Hauptleiter - WHL)
f.
Development Chief (Entwicklungs-
Dr. Herbert Kortum
Hauptleiter - EHL)
2. Under Dipl. Ing. Mueller, the Technical Chief, come the following production and shop
chiefs, who also are members of the plant management collective:
a. General Plant Chief ( ) Wiehl (fnu)
} b. Central Plant Chief (4) Bartsch (fnu)
c. Control and Inspection Chief (KonHL) Dipl. Ing. Wolfram (fnu)
d. Production Main Chief (ProdHL) Schmitz 4-04
e. Planning Chiefs (PlanHL)
f. Optical Production Chief (OBL)
g. Spectacles Production Chief (BBL)
h. Machine Production Chief (MBL)
3. Under Dr. Hueber, the Commercial Chief, come the following department chiefs, who
also are members of the plant management collective:
a. Commercial Administration (KAVw)
b. Commercial Department Matlerial Procurement
C([QCIM)
c. Steles and Distribution (KLV)
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4. An additional member of the plant .sent collective is Fritz Kaiser, who is
the chief accountant and oontreller of V~ Carl Zeiss Jens. AlthenBh his duties
fall within the province and jurisdiction of the ocrercial chief, be is not
administratively subordinate to Dr. liMa.ber, but reports dirsetly to the plant chief.
Other members of the plant mat oalleotivs are the Wier of physical aeoarity
(nom unknom), and the ohairmwof the plant psrt,T oranisa t 0WO) and plant
union organization CM). Tie chief of Os NO is ah Wulf and the chief of the
BGL Is Seale (fau), who also sus as ehW of the Ca t:+S Dspsrta t.
The S ief of UP loft the plant in must 1955 and it is not
yet knoMa who hill be appointed as his successor.
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CLASSIFl
C L 1 ENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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As of July 1955, the management of VES Carl Zeiss Sena consisted oi the following
officials, who were all members, of the plant management collective (Betriebs-Kollektiv)s
a. Chief (Merkleiter - WL)
b. Acting Director of labor
a. ? aImniaal Chief (Teohaiaoher
Ha1Nptleiter - THL)
d. 0r swwial Chief (Kautnsennisoher
Haaptleiter - JWL)
Dr. Hugo Scbrade
trotbe (fnu)
Dipl. Ing. Rudolf Mueller
e. 8oientifio Chief (Wissenaohaftlioher Prof. Dr. Paul Ooerlich
Haaptleitar - isi.)
f. Denelopoent Chief (Bntwioklur 4w Ibrtvn
Ha~tlalter - EM)
2. Wer Dipl. Ing. Mueller, the Teabnioal Chief, came the following production and shop
chiefs, who also are members of the plant management collectives
a. General Plant Chief (ABL) Wiehl (fnu)
b. Central Plant Chief (,,ML) Bartsch (fnu)
a. Control and Inspection Chief (KonHL) Dipl. Ing. Wolfrsa (fnu)
d. Production Main Chief (ProdUL) Sobwi tz (tam)
e. Planning Chiefs (PlanHL) G14aas (far), halts! (fl w)
f. Optical Production Chief (0119L) Ing. Werner Schubert
S. Spectacles Production Chief (EL) Ltnb (fn )
h. Machine Production Chief (ML) Thiel (fnu)
3. tkadur Dr. Bober, the Cc eroial Chief, come the following department shifa, who
also are asaber, of the plant a?ana?awast collective s
a. Oo^naeroial J&inintrstioa (KAVw)
b. CaOereial Depar~Faiart 1Fterial Provu>t'eoent
(JIX)
a. Sales Aid Distribution (KLV)
d. Hu4et and Fine eas (UP)
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4. /.n additional" tuber of'the plant management collective is Fritz Esiser, who is
the chief accountant and controller of VEB Carl Zeiss Jena. Although h.e duties
f l within the rovinco and jurisdiction of the commercial chief, b is not
adminiatrati to fto DO. Huebe', but reports directly the plant chief.
Oths; members of the plant management collective are the chief of phyp4oal security
(name t no' and #4 chairmen of the plant party organization (EPO) and plant
union organiza ion (?3GL,). The chief of the DPO is Friob .olf and.; the chief of the
W L Is Seele.(fnu), who also serves as chief of the Cadre Department.
will be appointed as his successor.
t; The Chief of 1'L? left the plant in August 1955 and it in not
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