ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCHES OF SOVIET A.G.S IN SAXONY-ANHALT; SOVIET PURCHASE OF THE 'PREUSSAG' IN SCHONEBECK/ELBE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000500590002-4
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 29, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELIIGENCI GR,
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Germany/Russian Zone
Establishment of Branches of Soviet A.G.s in
Saxony-Anhaltk Soviet Purchase e the "Preussag"
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On I March eleven Soviet A. G. genewl directors ware to establish
branches in Hallo and Verwaltungsbezirk Merseburg. The names of
the eleven Soviet A.G.'s represehted were listed in the Merseburg's
certificate of approval dated 1 March as follows:
A.G. filr Transportmeschinenbau 4Tranamash"
A.G. fiir Baustoffe "Tsemeht?
A. G. far Chemische Industrie "PlEstAk"
A. G. AT Ummiindustrie "Teue`?lilkm
A,G. ftzr A.ttonindustrie uYartcho
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letter at 1:3 October 1979 from the
Director of Central intelligence to the
Archivist el the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
fur ONgemittel Ddobreniya
A.G. far Buntmetallindustrie neW'
A.G. far lksohinenbau "Podemrik"
A.G. fir Yarbstoff Erzeugung qcracka"
A.G. far Electro Chemischa Industrie iTaustik"
A.G. far Foto-Kino-Film Industrie 'Thotoplenka"
2. On 6 March Alexander Lehodev (sic, possib2.y Lebedev), Fedor Denisov,
and S. S. Leontyev appeared at the iri office of the Economic Division
in Halle to request similar permission for the ." 'on of Saxony-
Anhalt. Permission was granted the VEM3 day. c mmen : On 25X1A
7 March it as generally believed LI ?rovincial administration offices
that establishment of these branches was connected with the return to
state administration of e1ghteen Soviet A.G. plants. It is believed
that the Sovlets have decided. it to take over plants as Soviet
A.G. 's directly but rather to buy (ziton production facilities out-
right or at least to buy the production from these facilities.)
3.
Province Saxony SA Order #231 dated 29 October 1946, required Vice-
Preoident Dieker to legalize the transfer of the expropriated
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