PRODUCTION AT MEIER AND WEICHELT IN LEIPZIG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000500780001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 13, 1947
• Content Type: IR

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTEL dENCE REPORT
COUNTRY Germany/Russian Zone
SUBJECT
25YOlUGIN
Production at Meier and Weichelt in Leipzig
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DATE;
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01ST. 1,3 may 1947
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1., During February 1947, Meier & Weichelt, Leipzig, produced fifty-
four tons of "Temperguss"'for caterpillar tracks intended to be
used exclusively on T-34 tanks 4 A new order, amounting to 4.5
million marks, was placed by the Russians and production of fifty
to fifty-five tons was anticipated in March.
2? Employee strength at Meier & Weichelt remained at 3,300 during
February.
Throughout the winter of 1946-1947, the Meier & Weichelt plant
suffered no shortages of coal or electricity,.
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I Tunable to secure any information confirming the
repor e production of sixty-five centimeter wide caterpillar
tracks at this plant.
lr~ Gol ent v An October-November 1946 report on this firm by
stated that 3,00
persons were employed. The same source sa e k "Plans for
1947 Include the production each nonth of 15,000 caterpillar
tracks of a new type track with a width of sixty-five centi-
meters."
This document contains information affectingk the
national defense of the United States within the
me,ning of the Espionage Act,, 50, U.S.C. 31 and
32 as amended..Its transmission or the revelation
of its contents many manner to an unauthorized
person is prohibited by laws
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CLASSIFICATION-
This document is hereby reg, ailed to
CONFIDamAL in accordance w;th the
letter c 13 Oc'o: er 1378 from the
Director C; Cen'?`-t; 1nFr,11:gpn^Q t0 the
Archivst of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008