INDICATIONS OF A RUSSIAN DEVELOPMENT TASK AT MESSGERAETEWERK ZWOENITZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002900440009-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains Information affecting the iQa-
ttonal Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, se
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Sts contents
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COUNTRY E-a.at Germany
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REPORT
Indications of a Russian Development DATE DISTR. 30 November 1953
Task at pfeasgeraetewerk Zwoenitz
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN 7H15 REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. On 15 September 1953, Director Lexow (phonetic spelling) of VEA RFT A~easger~astewe~k
Zwoenitz had a discussion with the Head of the Development Division of the factory.
From this conversation, it appeared that the Mbaageraetewerk had on hand a very 50X1-HUM
import>e.nt develoxanent teak for the USSRo The exact nature of the task was net ~,,*,'i,
clean from the conversation, but it is known that the plant ux'gently needs two
decimeter teat receivers (Meaeempfaenger) for a wavelength of 50 to 90 oma err
measuring and testing inatrxuuenta. Furthermore, in August 1953, the plant received
2,000 or 3,000 thermiatora from the USSF~'o It is believed that the first items
were for the Russian task, and it is known that the second items were.
2. It further appeared from the converaatios~ of the Director and Head of Development '
that individue,l parts for the Russian task were being made in VEB Werk fuer Fern- ~~,
me~.dewesen and STEB Funkwerk Koepenick, both in Berlins '
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