PRODUCTION OF DYNAMOS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES AT MEZ PLANTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001500300009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 26, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL 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 794, of the V.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited,
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Production of Dynamos for
Military Purposeo at MEZ Plante
DATE. OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
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no Czech-
oslovak factory could produce ball-bearings of the type needed, and they would
have to be imported
-(STATE ARMY J#x NAVY AIR FBI AEC
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1., MEZ Zidenioe (Moraveke ele,ktroteahniake zavody -- Moravian Eleotroteolaioal
Works), National Enterpriser in Brno-Zidenioe had an order to produce 10,000
dynamos between 1 April 1953 and the and of 1953. The orders and plane for
these dynamos were marked I:ITI (Branne hoapodaretvi --
wan the mark fomd on all orders for military roduot
The code name or the dynamos themselves was
ZG 50, The dynamos were to be 3 voltage (3,4 - 6 - 340 V.) and were to be
manually operated.
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2. all preparations for the production
o ese dynamos were completed, but the production could not begin beoauxte ball
bearings for the dynamos could not be obtained. The ball bearings that were
needed were called EL 5, precision 0 06. (The precision of ball bearings was
usually indicated by a letter and a figure; the letter indicated the radial
tolerance, which is the tolerance between the ball and the ring; and the figure
indicated the grade of this tolerance.) Dynamos of the qualit re uired could
not be produced without ball bearings of 0 06 recision.
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3. The research required for the production of these dynamos was carried out at
MEZ Vyvoj (Development), National Enterprise, located at 8vitaveka ul. 3.
Brno-Husovioe, which'-was the research institute for the MEZ enterprises.
In addition to MEZ Zidenioe, MEZ Naohod, National Enterprise, in Naohod
5025N-1610 was engaged in the production of dynamos of this type.
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