DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HALLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01030R000100340006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 27, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/25: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100340006-7
--eh-4444m
50X1-HUM
411
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
50X1-HUM
COUNTRY East Germany REPORT
SUBJECT Department of Chemistry at the DATE DISTR.
27 January 1954
University of Halle
NO. OF PAGES
4
50X1-HUM
DATE OF INFO.
REQUIREMENT
PLACE ACQUIRED
REFERENCES
50X1-HUM
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
50X1-HUM
STATE In
CONFIDENTIAL
50X1-HUM
ARMY
#x
NAVY Ev
#X
AIR
#x
FBI
MC
(Note: Wothineton Distribution incliented By "X": P.1-1 ni..-ihotion By et*" ?
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/25: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100340006-7
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved
for Release 2013/07/25 : CIA-RDP-81-01030R0001-60340006-7
CONFIDENTIAL
50X1-HUM
REPORT
COUNTRY : East Germany
a
okey-5.
DATE DISTR. 3
SUBJECT Department of Chemistry at the University of NO. OF PAGES 3
Halle
PLACE
NO. OF ENCLS.
ACQUIRED
(LISTED BELOW)
50X1-HUM
DATE
SUPPLEMENT TO
ACQUIRED
REPORT NO.
DATE OF INFORMATION
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
50X1-HUM
ORGANIZATION OF CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
1. The Department of Chemistry, which is included in the Division of Sciences
of the University of Halle (Rectors Prof. Dr. AGRICOLA; Acting Rector:
Prof. STERN, a historian and Assistant Rector, and SED member) is organ-
ized into the following sections:
a. Organic Chemistry: Prof. Dr. LANGENHECK, full professor of
organic chemistry, is Director of the Department of Chemistry,
and is simultaneously the director of the new Institute for
Catalyst Research at Rostock. His main field of interest is
fermentation chemistry and enzymology. 50X1-HUM
b. Inorganic Chemistry: The chair for inorganic chemistry is held
by Prnf PLINK thn Annintnnt Pontnr fnr Sninntifin Plnnnina
c. Physical Chemistry: The chair for this section is held by Prof.
SAUERWALD.
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
50X1-HUM
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/25: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100340006-7
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/25: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100340006-7
CONFIDENTIAL
-2-
d. Chemical Technology: Prof. RUNGE
holds this chair. His scientific interests include organic
syntheses, fundamental high polymer research, and carbohydrate
chemistry. He recently delivered a lecture at the Gesellschaft
Deutscher Chemiker meeting at Hamburg.
Faculty
2. Assistant Professors and assistants include the followingt
a. Dinent Dr. LAUTSCH, active in theoretical chemistry, and an
active member of the SED.
b. Private Assistant Dr. FtRST, a research associate at ALGID ?
(formerly Fahlberg List), Magdeburg. His special fields
of activity include organic syntheses and plant insecticides.
c. Prof. Dr. VOSS, lecturer in chemistry of carbohydrates, and
chief of the rayon research laboratory at Filmfabrik, Wolfen.
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
Evaluation of Training
3. In general, the training that a student receives is fairly good.
However students currently are experiencing considerable difficul-
ties'in their research work because of serious space limitations.
In an effort to relieve the pressure, the University of Halle (and
probably others as well) has found it necessary to restrict the
number orstudents that enter the Department of Chemistry becauee
of the fact that the total number of enrolled first- year university'
students has markedlyinereased in the last year. The shortage of
laboratory., space has been alleviated in part by the feet that some ?
of the advanced students currently are using the laboratory facili-
ties at-HUha/Schkopau.after prant workin?ours, and it'is'hoped
thit.therepiee'ehortage Problem will be partly eolved in 1954 upon
COMPlatioe-Of the now Chemical Institute building that is now under
construction.
it.
Graduate research thesis topics are a matter of free choice, and
generally are supported by University funds. However, specific research
aisignments.may be assigned, financed, and evaluated by the D.D.R. Chem-
ical Ministry or by the Academy of Sciences. Publication in West Ger-
man journals must have prior approval.
S. The curriculum for chemistry students is rigidly fixed. The stress
on political indoctrination, through the medium of formal lectures,
and on formal instruction in the Russian language is sufficiently
strong so that a student has little time to attend lectures on sub-
jects in his field. Scholarship candidacy examinations are given at
the end of every scholastic year. In these examinations, special
emphasis is placed on the student's knowledge of the social sciences.
As a rule, a student's program will include one Or two sumhers in the
CONFIZENTIAL
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/25: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100340006-7
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/25: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100340006-7
CONFIDENTIAL
-3-
50X1-HUM
employ of a chemical industry, the purpose of which Jo to help him to
establish contacts rather than to broaden his technical background. 50X1-HUM
In addition, frequent plant trips, or visits to factories are encouraged
CONFIDENTIAL
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/25: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100340006-7