RUSSIAN PRESSURE ON V-2 SCIENTISTS
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP83-00415R000100150017-5
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
Document Creation Date:
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date:
June 30, 2008
Sequence Number:
17
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Publication Date:
October 11, 1946
Content Type:
REPORT
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STRATEUIO SERYIC! * WIT, WAR Ds?ARTVUT
*AS IN flOI, D.C.
COTTI1?RX: Germany
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by Russians (once during the last fortnight), has been told to
report to various places' in the Russian sector (including
Weissensee, seat of scientific interrogstione), and has received
thrsatoning telephone calls. At present American VP's drop by
his house every two hours to check on his safety. Dy this
pressure, it is assumed the Russians are now in the beginning
stages of the so-called "Brig6s Operation," the bi,gh-frequsoy
steering arjparstue.
2. A second engineer, Hans RIRDEL, ' Berlin-Liehterfelds
meat, we' first sought by the Russians at his warehouse on
IS July, with the Russians claiming their visit was to inquire
about RIM-1} L's earlier Telefunken activities and later to
make a deal." RIEDBL actually was production chief of the V-2
department for procurement of materials and development of
ersatz materials, and had 600, man working in his department.
Russian progress in
weapon production can be gouged the rate at which demeans
who worked on the various parts are being sought out by the
Russians.
1. Heinz KARMVBRIR, Berlin-Moukoelln, has been under
Russian reaaure for almost two months. He has been visited
S. Ungineer Herbert IT DE, Berlin, believes that as soon
as the high-frequency steering apparatus is in production he,
XT2ID3, will be eontscted by the Russians, since he ,is a radar
expert and was also RISDEL' s deputy from the end of 1944 - on,
with a depa 400 men. YI~1iDE is ve llia to work
f or us=Man
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