ACTIVITIES AT OPTISCHE ANSTALT C.P. GOERZ, VIENNA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001400060006-8
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 26, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTt.7IT_ 0n'I:IGENCE AGENCY 17Z97
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Ent arnen~tef the E? er eat, Ipatcument,vjso, of Goetz
5. The electrical instrument division, directed by Engineer Herbert Gartler, ..:::
recently been expanded and strengthened and is the object of special atts tii c;,-
from the plant management, New technical workers have been hired from the
rival Vienna electrical firm of Norma Fabrik Elektrischer Messgerae+.e Crin b 1
25X1 A Comer ems: 6 Soviet campaign against Norma was previously reporte4.
25X1 A in Laborers and technical workers of the electrical division artc,
better paid but work overtime at night and on Saturdays and Sundays in crc ;~?
to Meet production sehedulc . Increased activity of this division, at the
oxpenre of the optical departments, is said to be due to the critical
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electrical instruments in the ti sk and to bovie uesir.e Lo conixo- _ti;s outs ~.E>
in this indiustry throughout Austria.
6. The production schedule of the electrical division called for 150 voltmo "-'; _9d.
150 microscopes (Drehbankmikroskopen) to be completed by 1 January 1948., Af;
3 January 1945, this schedule had almost been meto
Goers W=on
7. Schedule for 1948:
tem
Eyeglass lenses
Amoun+ t i ro, duc d
~> ark
30,000 per month compared Not a -'sto,d
with previous schedule of
20,000
25X1 A Co n'ent: Rudolf Lang, director of Goerz machine shops,
knows-that with present equipment it will be impossible to turn
out this number of lenses, but he has been threatened with re--
moval by the Soviet management if the new schedule is not meta)
Dioptometers (Scheiteibrech-
200 per month for first
3 months of 19/.8
100 per month
Not Wta sed
3300 c c:Iii -_.:R_Y
wertmes ser )
Glass-cutting machines
100 per month
1000Ia."_:n
Cameras (types similar to the Leica)
40 before July 1948
4000 In
Surveyor's levels
Coustrictiou engineers levels
with mounts
50 per month
200 per month
25X1A omrant: the. construction engineerts levels are presumably
intended for shipment to the USSR, since this instrument is not
swivel-mounted and therefore can be used only in flat areas.)
icroscopes (Verkzeug- 150 for the year
mikroskopen )
25X1 A 9_n,&: it is believed that this quota cannot be met becau.s
of the shortage of essential materi also )
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go Items to btu discontinued:
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,.. v Be L1m &0-_SM.rl y _on _land S .~i t1 P ti
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Railroad track gauges 25 for Austrian Federal 1400 :chillirg
(Glei.alelZren} Railways (planned sei.i%nr-a
prioe)
20 for Soviet railways, 4000 3chilhirg
larger width. (actual sel ir&
price)
Variometers (Variorneter) 1000
Laryngoscopes (Relaskopen) 1000
Not stated
6000 schiiii^ags
25X1 A mm-m: the latter two items were destined for ;gale
in the USSR. There is not a large demand for them in Austria.)
L 1croscopes (Drehbanks, 150
mikroskopen)
Infantry rangefinders
1300 : chillincs
None on hand. All available
supplies were sent to the
USSR by plane several months
ago.
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~' t_1~r~rna.n?~t~atiar_. a,~d Pe?^sa nA1 Chan~~s _
9. The number of Goers employees has Increased from 500 to 700. The personnel
director, Stueckler, tries to hire only Communist ?arty members, In spite of
the increased number of Communist employees, however, the shop council alcctlon
resulted in victory for the Socialists
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10. Engineer Anton Trachter (reported i as Trachta) former rorma empioyeo,,
-was recently appointed director of p nning for the optical division a as wel~-,. FN
for, the electrical division, despite objections from the shop comnr,ittee. Tra.c.r),t:Ea.
1.s not considered qualified for the job.
11. Appeals by the shop committee for higher wages net with negative response frorc
th
S
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t
e
ov
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.management.,
12. The number of building guards has been :ncreased,and only Communists are emp._-
in t
is ca
it
Th
h
pac
y.
ere
guards was no apparent reason for increasing the number of
dd.5tionaal jp-f?_o?pma on about C,oer _Rersonn~l
13. The following men are considered experts in their respective field& and as such
are indispensib7e to plant operations. Some tine ago, :ll vere required to f:1
out personal history questionnaires to be used in considering their possible
employment in the USSR. All of the experts,, however, stated they would not " ea: rf :
Vienna, None is believed to be Communist.
S ve!"art J1.3k' p 25X1 A
eport+ in Porn 26 may 1002 in
Vienna.
31ng nesr Ignat pscaan Formerly employed by the Goerz plant in
nz-rlit P?chan iz a t1.r ill d :r'zur, abort, 641, yeexf;
old, with an excellent knowledge of optical
instruments. He is now employed in thzo
scientific division.
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Walter Krtmnmeiah
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Klaus Brand d 25X 1 A
Specialist in etching scales, marks, and
angles on telescope lenses. Since Werner vG
an active NSDAP member, the Soviet management
has tried to find a replacement for hire, brt
i!cithout success. Werner is said to utilizF ,'
own secret process, Although employed as a
common laborer in the etching section, he
actually directs the work of the department,?
AA osional mathematician, reported in
In Janrarv, Krummeich left fog-
t}jo Saar with his wife and child. and ?.t is
bctitieved that he does not wish to return iu
Vienna. He was born 3. January 1910 in Engera
(Rhineland), Germany.
Reported in As a German citizeii ,-cl
foxier NSDAP member,, Brandt was at one time
sohoduled for repatriation to Germany., but
because of his technical knowledge the Soviet
management allowed him to stay at Goerz. ;r ,r.
wife and child live in the American zone of
Austr`,a, and he has applied for Austrian e.tt.~e.k
ship. He was born 28 December 1896 in Berlin,
I uinricu Tischenberger
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Reported in-
Vienna,
Born 8 June 1912. in
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Other Goerz personnel of interest:
Avetissov
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Reported in Said to be a skilled,
technician from the Caucasus who studied at
Leningrad.
Formerly head of a division of USIA,, Vienna, :a:
Trattr 3rhof, Recently,. Lomartov appeared at
Goerz as a supervisor, but his duties are r-.-
Joseph Trinkl
Grindel
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knownz
Reported InNJ
has as, a buyer for Goers. Ha
been removed from this position and tuna
ferre, . to USIA.
Reported in~ Although appointed by the
Goerz management to act, as assistant to En.:.-, :,
Ludvicljekr the latter refused to work with
Engineer Fraenk7.
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Reported in Former Norms entploye3
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hired by Goerz
ore electrical laborator, ,
FraenU has studied In Leningrad.
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