VEB KARL MARX WERK, MAGDEBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300790005-5
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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VEB Lieesgersete',erk :earl Marx is located in k .gdeburg J3uc.kau, Strasse der
Deut ch-Sowjeti ;che.--: F'reundsrna.:T 8; the atlas vi&1.v0 c:i:!S'i;IisOU1t?i
department and ha foundries are on Frei, Struusc~ 1', pproxima..e1;- 7,500
perac,ii:, are e p dyed there,
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2. Production in e:rly 1954 in;luded the fc?llowine,,a electr.c, magnetic, and
manual measurin.: instruments for ineasuri Zg 'temperatures, fluid:.,, and gases;
gas, air, water and oil fittiues (Armataren), The year" y turnover runs to
approximately 3. million 11AAE in va3 ue
The USSR receiv?" 80~ of the total production, The rf-ma: ning 201/G' goes to the
European satell tes, China and the internal m,,irket, lea.:+uring instruments
are shipped to ekhnoprowim;jori;, Moscow; thz 'ltti :g: , t? Mashi .La.port, Uoacow-
The packing cra,.es, which are all seaworthy; are sent b.- rail to Rostock and
then by ship to he US I., At the end of 1953.. he Rostock harbor presumably became
congf-eted and. rra. closed to these shipments, which were then routed through
Brest'. Litovsk,;
;';ontz?~.cts a.rk ).e??. by ? he soviet Trade De1,egztion and negotiai xd by
ill IA. :''tile comme c'cial director of the plant, Bruno Brandau, travels almost
eye,:,,- ".wo weeks to tine Trada Delegation offices and discasses
con t.i?ac is with he delegation personally. DIA is respons_.bie for material
procurement and for the later accountinpe connected with the dela.veries.
The ausiness rou= 3.ne is as fo::1o us the re-iresen t a.tive of VE 3 Messgeraetewerk
cst _b!ishes the ? irst contact DIA then ste >o in to assume the material. grocurementend
at'c~I.znting., he 1>ade Pelegaw:ion then fortR.rccs the order thr )Ugh BIAS
TIic: ::url Marx V .irk maintains ar office in East Berlin which is diroctly
ce:m c ted by teLetype to the plant in sls,gdeburga This office is located
at Ba.nhofst.r. S 17 in the a.[;Ul'r-isr safe building and maintains
ll a?..join wiLL, D.I'L and the Trade Delec7eticr - If any questions
ari4e, the head of this Berlin offs...,-. i i inn =r~1
d1scusses t. em either with DIA or with he '1TL a-e
Delegation
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 798
AND 79., OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
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2. Production in early 1954 included the following: electric, magnetic, and
manual measuring instruments for measuring temperatures, fluids, and gases;
gas, air, water, and oil fittings (Armaturen). The yearly turnover runs to
approximately 135 million DME in value.
3. jW*SSR receives 80% of the total production. The remaining 20% goes to the
can satellites, China and the internal market. Measuring instruments
connected by teletype to the plant in A d tg. This o ,Lasted
The Karl Marx Perk maintains an office jIs last Berlin w*ioh is directly
at hihnhofstr. 8 - 17 in the
liaison with DIA and the Trade e
":{thea wither with DII or with, '*0 2XImW
Dells 4ion.
ariie, the head of this Berlin offt a 1W,34 ,
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