1. SHIPSBUILDING 2. SUBMARINE TRAINING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001400200002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Ea st Germany
SUBJECT 1. Shipsthilding
2. Submarine Training
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10 Shipbuilding was discussed at a conference convened by the Verwaltung des
Elektro Maschinenbaus VE 3 (Adi inistration of Eleetro Mechanical. Engineering)
(VEM) and was held in ]Berlin on 3 February 1953? The conference was attended
by the production managers of the rain administrations of electrical engineering
and shipbuilding, delegates of the marine electrical engineering VEM plant and
the equipment building VEM plant in Rostock and engineers of the Volkswerft
Stralsund,, the ?'arnemuende Warnow-tverft and the Fostock Weptun Shipyard.
2. The discussion showed that the EAU' In Treptow encountered great difficulties
inasmuch as steel, needed for the manufacture of magnets used in measuring
instruirents with roving coils, which was to be supplied by the Irmelborn plant,
could not be made available and that instead of the 30 to 40 tons needed ' in 1953,
the plant received only 10 tons. The conference saw no possirility to remedy
this situation. Source learned that manganese wire, which could no longer be
obtained from West Germany through legal channels, also was urgently needed,
3. The conferees finally were informed that the Sea Police was organizing a sub.-
marine branch of the National Armed Forces. All technicians and engineers were
asked to volunteer for this.subr?.arine arm and were told that training would
take place on Ruegen Island, at the Beene Werft in ( olgast and in the UQS.SOR.
They also learned that submarine training in East Germany would be conducted
by both Soviet submarine experts and German specialists, who, officers as well
as engineers, had undergone several months of training in the U.S.S.R. and that
old subrarines would be made available for training by the U.S.S.R. Detailed
information on enlIstr: nt was given only to those who seemed to be actually
interested and planne44olunteer for this career. Source expressed the belief
that this submarine arm was given special considerations.1
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10 PROHIBITED BY LAW TH11 REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
I o_ment0 Numerous reports on the activation of a submarine ar, attached
to the Sea Police, have been received but were not forwarded as they contained
no definite inforratior It is a fact, however, that a submarine school under
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the cores nd of Fregattenkapit a.en Hang Jordt is located in Sassn:ttz-
rasieden,; Numerous reports, based on rursors, indicated that tour
Soviet submarines were scbedulcd to be turned over to the Sea Police
for training purposes. They were not yet reported, however.9 either
in Sassnitz or any other port in Fast Geraranye
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