DISMANTLINGS AT THE SCHKOPAU BUNAWERKE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800150010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 18, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/14: CIA-RDP82-00457RO01800150010-9
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
ON F O R A T R
COUNTRY / Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT DLsmanrtlinme at the Schkopau Bunacrerke
DATE DISTR. /1/P 98
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Dr. Nelles, works riana'er of the Bunawerke, Schkopau, was informed early in T
1948 by the Soviet nanager of the plant that the dismantled Puna.wrerke equirne,,,mt
was being sent to Osr/iecim, Poland, and not to the 1TSsH. It ryas hintert th ; f? e
Poles would have to rive the Soviet Government soriething in returrn50X1-HUM
'ire in short sT)nn14 to the extent of 12,000 tons), and that the Prodtreti.o?i of
)hthalic acid t:i.l.l 1-e hardest hit by the disrlantlinr, 50X1-HUM
4. The modern thermal noted station at Schkopau, the boilers of which generate 120
.trltasph res, is due for cliemantling. This cannot take place 'Vet, iao farr;'`, a;;
would be impossible to re-erect ',it anTywhere without installing approximatelT3r 50
meters of steel, tuhi.n * for, high-pressure conditions. This steel tubing is r?ct
; vailahle in the Soviet Zone
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I for of the ahov,;-2_.
descrihe6 r?isrlantlinc, would reach a rnaxi:p
urr of 18,000 tons a year, nrovidcrl t.rat?
all the r.achinenr left to cone vrith that Production is undamaAecin11 in hoar
the actual production of svm )e c ru per after the co
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3. According to the estimate
Gorinent ; There seems to be considerable support for the belief that
i.Erian led equipment is destined- for Oswieci.r.1. Osv4eci.m nrevtCusly possessed
- una plant, which was removed to the USSR.)
2 :in addition to the new equipment which Is 'being totally dismantled nand vrhic'i ~r:s.1 L
account for a loss of (30 percent of overall production, part of the old eqt.'_r)ien'
I's also being dismantled. I-s far as the latter is concerned, the only ttiirl~n
has been ascertained so far is the fact that the equipment for thelnitial
carbide and aceticaldehyde processes is being fully retained, whereas some o_~' t.1-.
equinnent for the later processes is being dismantled. It is claimed that