SET UP NEW FERTILIZER PLANT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600350326-1
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2011
• Sequence Number: 326
• Publication Date: October 10, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Cl CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL ~j?"~1?r~?`~~`
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Economic - Agriculture, fertilizers
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers and semimonthly periodical
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PUBLISHED Germany NO. OF PAGES 2
DATE
REPORT
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DATE OF
DATE DIST. /'b Oct 1950
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAIN! INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ESPIONAGE ACT 50
U. S. C.. SI AIID SS. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION
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Newspapers and periodical as indicated.
SET UP NEW FERTILIZER PLANT
TO USE NEW PROCESS -- Berlin Taegliche Rundschau, 17 Aug 50
A new phosphorus fertilizer plant is being built in Ruedersdorf near Berlin
under the supervision of Dr Schaetzel, National Prize Winner. The plant
ntcwwill is
supply the agriculture of Brandenburg, Sachsen, land Mecklenburg..
to start in October 1950.
Dr Schaetzel's new revolutionary method wi]4 be used in the manufacture of
the fertilizer. In this process, potassium salt is added to the crude phosphate
at a high temperature instead of the sulfuric acid heretofore necessary. Fer-
tilizing experiments at many agricultural experimental institutes have proved
the new superphosphate of equal value to other commercial suoerphosphates, and even
better results have been achieved with it as a fertilizer for beet fields.
Construction of this plant is the first step in raising fertilizer production
to reach the Five-Year Plan goal. The new method will result in decreasing the
consumption of pyrites, which have to be imported.
ESTABLISH GERMAN FARMERS' BANK -- Berlin Der Volksbetrieb, 15 Mar 50
The provisional People's Chamber of East Germany has established the Deutsche
Bauernbank (German Farmers' Bank) which will-assume the financial. direction of the
agricultural cooperatives. The bank will make available short- and medium-term
credits for supplying collective farm enterprises with the means of production and
for payments to the peasants for products delivered to the collection and trading
stations. Long-term credits well be granted for the expansion of cooperative in-
stallations and for the development of farms.
The Deutsche Bauernbank will function under the supervision of the Ministry
of Finance as the central institute for agricultural credit- unions, with its
seat in Berlin. It has a basic capital of 50 million Deutsche marks,147.5 million
for which were furnished by the East German government and 2.5 million by the five
cooperative. banks of the Laender. The bank will be responsible for issuing direc-
tives to the credit unions concerning the safeguarding of the financial economy.
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NOTES RESISTANCE AGAINST-NEW FARMERS -- Potsdam Maerkische Volksstimme, 22 Aug 50
Great resistance against new farmers has been noticeable in many localities.
The old owners of big farms and the local heads of the communities have done
everything to discourage new farmers. Many new farmers have been overcharged by
private builders because of their lack of experience and the lack of any help or
advice for them.
In the Wrestenfahnov community in Kreis Westprignitz it has become clear
that there was aa..:cious intent on the part of individual private builders and
of the LanAbau Ltd.; some of the 62 buildings for new farmers which were started
in ioho heve had to be torn down and rebuilt because of bad foundations and poor
construction. Many new farmers have not been able to get ahead and others have
shown no interest in their farms. Should these new farmers not be able to de-
liver their quota or get into diflicul.ties in other respects, then it will be
necessary for county counselors to examine their plight and give them every
possible help.
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