SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000900290007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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C.E.N.TRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 714, of the U.S. Code. as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthortssd person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction Of this form is prohibited.
fl.CCB.LLS1/CON1.ROL r? U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
'SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT
Small Arms Production.
REPORT 25X1
DATE DISTR. 10. April 1953
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD 25X1
REFERENCES
This is UNEVALUATED Information
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
The prodsctfton of parts for small arms has been taken up at the Eisenhuettenwerk,
Thale/*ma Theseparts are manufactured in accordance with a new steel spray
casting -tat que (tahl spritzgussverfahren) which does not require any further
machinery? Successful tests were carried out on this _process in October 1952.
The life vi a' .old is 3.,.000 castings,
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STATE ARMY NAVY X IAIR FBI I IAEC
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