CHINESE ORDER FOR EAST GERMAN AERIAL TRAINING DEVICES

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. RD-C-554 c
SUBJECT Chinese Order for East German Aerial Training NO. OF PAGES 1
Devices
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTINGTHE NATIONAL DEFENSE
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OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE PEANINS OF TITLE IS. SECTIONS 79 3
AND TBA. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL
OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
1. In day 1`)`r1, negotiations here concluded by the Chinese Trade Dele;,stion
in 3ust Berlin for the purchase of 15 1-1 erial iraini:g Devices from
Vida Optik Carl Zeiss Jena.
Of these .Tnits, 41 rao devices are to be delivered a.s samples by fall 19 d,
!. l.e remaining, by February or idarch 1955?
An export and delivery license for -..-se units still to be issued by
Soviet authorities, presur.ably iron :::oscoar, before Deiss Jens can deliver
th? items, but ;,ciss officials belirv1 this authorization sill be forth-
cocinFg for this _ather small ;reer.
.^.. ..t t:_I, same time, '.':e C].ine: e ~ocle' .:egublic Government, throug-,h its
Tina" ?rle,,ation in East Berlin, re:uested emission from -_.,c Jena
to faun "students" and one inter! refer to the ; eiss _ hint,
ostensibly for training in the handling- of .-1 devices. The ,,iss
management referred this request to the East German Ministry for Yoreigr.
and Doi?e.atic rode (MAZ) for approval. Details of when these "students"
are to begin their assignment and how long; the.irl ~ is to last
have not been corked out.
200 -1 Devices from "Zeiss Jena.
!Apparently, delivery of this que:ntity rias di r lowed
lr the Soviets. 25X1
25X1
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.