ZEISS JENA TRADE AND TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH POLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004900420004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL R TELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793
Zeiss Jena Trade and Trade Negotiations DATE DISTR.
with Poland
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REQUIREMENT
c. Burger (fnu), a Zeiss specialist temporarily assigned to DIA, specializing
in fine measurement devices.
Under the 195+ East German-Polish-Trade Agreement, 900,000 rubles are slated
for Polish purchases of Zeiss-type instruments and equipment which
have not yet been ordered, and the mission of the technician-salesmen is to,
prevail on the Polish authorities to place their orders for at least this amount,
(NOTE: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. At the beginning of July 1954, the Polish Trade Delegation in East Berlin
placed a tentative order for from 40 to 50 units of 35 mm. motion picture
projectors for early delivery.
2. In August 1951, the following DIA and Zeiss Jena technician-salesmen are
scieduled to travel to Warsaw,, to negotiate further sales of Zeiss instruments,
escially precision mechanical and measuring equipment:
a. Kurt Schmid, in charge of d 'ical sales to the Satellites.
b. Hasse (fnu), an optician and expert on motion picture and motion
picture projector equipment.
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