PICTURES OF IGNITRON SETS
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP83-00423R001900030001-7
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
C
Document Page Count:
1
Document Creation Date:
December 14, 2016
Document Release Date:
October 29, 1998
Sequence Number:
1
Case Number:
Publication Date:
April 19, 1955
Content Type:
FORM
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PRESENTATION FORM FOR GRAPHIC MATERIAL
DATE
(Submit to HQ-00/C in triplicate with process sheet attached)
19 April 1955
DI ST: ORIG- GRAPHICS; WPL- CASE FILE; TRIPL- SOURCE FILE; QUAD- FO RECORD GIFT O LOAN
AREA
USSR/US
SUBJECT
Pictures of Ignitron Sets
NUMBER OF ITEMS AND CATEGORY (Still photographs, negatives, or slides)
DATE OF EXPOSURE Prior to IC)4-9
CHECK CLASSIFICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN SEPARATED FROM THIS FORM. (The classification need not be the same.)
"o. of i ri~T~.eFr pYpflrY ~~ CIA OFFICIALS ONLY = SECRET
CON FI DIAL
,Va&
RESTRICTED = UNCLASSIFIED
BRIEF S2591DRIP I N 1z" -
IS SOURCE APT TO MAKE ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL AVAILABLE? = Yes LJ NO
MAY SOURCE'S NAME BE REVEALED TO GRAPHICS REGISTER, OCD, IF REQUIRED? ? Yes No
DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL
#1 - Two front views of 6000 ampere ignitron consisting of 12 tubes
of 500 amperes each, built by Westinghouse Electric Corp. for
the USSR during World War II.
#2 Two e r views of Pictures #1.
#3 - - This is a front view of a Westinghouse
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t built for Aluminum Company of America.
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They
will be seen in operation on inside cover of Westinghouse
publication B-3024-A.
The ones built for the USSR were not a special type and are the
same as they would build for a US customer today 11-9 Apr 559
Th
epamphlet is for background and is a gift.
R HEADQUARTERS USE ONLY
CA
DATE FORWARDED TO GR BY GMP
GR CONTROL NO.
RETURN DEAL NE I I F LOAN)
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FEB 1959 01-ci rrctvlUUS LUITIONS NOT TO BE USED. (47)