"ACTIVITIES AND PRODUCTION AT ARSENAL NO 1, KIEV"

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015800010001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
DATE DISTR. 6 February 1953
SUBJECT Activities and Production at ,Arsenal No 1, Kiev NO. OF PAGES 2
COUNTRY USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
DATE OF
INFO.
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AND 79N, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM 15 PROHIBITED.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. Most of the dismantled Zeiss, Jena, equipment (93% of it) was transferred to
three cities in the USSR--"low, Leningrad,and Kiev. 25X1
:The complete Geodetic Ins rumens Department and
on ax Uamera Section were transferred to Kiev. the equipment 25X1
for the production of microscopes, micrometers, an fine measuring devices
was sent to Lenin rad while el ui ment for range finders was sent to Moscow.
aujustment o instruments in the Geodetic Instruments Department. Final
adjusting (calibration) of the instruments consisted of the
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alignment of the optical axis of. the telescope to the mechanical axis
of the mount. The theodolite was graduated in grads ( 400 grads to
a complete circle), minutes ( 1.00 minutes per grad), and seconds
(100 seconds per minute). This was utilized'for both horizontal and
vertical angle measurements,
Geodetic Instruments Department at Arsenal. No le The Soviet
appren ices assigned to work received on-the-job training 25X1
which was too. abbreviated to provide them with ade-
quate experience.. As soon as the Soviet supervisors thought the
apprentices were ready for acti.cal work, they were taken out of
the department and were reassigned to wor al
production. None of the Soviet apprentices remained longer 25X1
than three months. In the beginning, two Soviet apprentices were
assigned to work with each of the six German specialists; later
on as many as 50 Soviet trainees. Fraternization
with these Soviets was prohibited and conversation other than that
concerning the work was forbidden.
here were never any shortages of supplies ,or
equipment. owever fine sheet metals were difficult
.to obtain and their use was closely supervised. Metals such as
brass, aluminum alloy, and steel were used in the production of
geodetic instruments at Arsenal No 1. The metal most generally
used was brass.
Regarding methods of production,,I I the sole
interest of the Soviets was in copying
other than the redesign of the theodolite (to the Zeiss design ,
no now design or construction was undertaken at the Arsenal
wo German specialists, Doering and Dro Schorsch, may.
have been consulted in some. design work. Dr. Sohorsch, who had
done calculation work on lenses at Zeiss, Jena, had been sent to
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Leningrad in 1946 and then transferred to Kiev in 1948. Schorsch
Apparently- incurred the. 'disf vor ?of :the Soviet'administ at'-cn oaf the plant; his
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