RUSSIAN ORDERS FOR MINIATURE RADIO TUBES AT WERK FUER FERNMELDEWESEN HF (OSW)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2009
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
East Germany
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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 U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
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Russian Orders for Miniature Radio Tubes DATE DISTR.
at Werk firer Fernmeldewesen HF (OSW)
1, In the spring of 1952, two Russians of the Werk fuer Fernmeldewesen HF
with the German production director Lorenz had a conference with
Werk Hp. The Russians were Glybin and
Fedcheriko. The conference concerned miniature tubes (palchikovaya lampa) e
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2, The Russians produced seven miniature tubes of Russian manufacture as
listed at the end of this re r'..
The Russians stated that they wanted these tubes'mass-produced in the
Werk HF, They further said that they could of course produce them in the
USSR., but their reject rate was high and they wanted a large number produced
quickly, and the Werk: HF, they thought, was in a position to do so. They,
therefore, wanted the Germans to examine the tubes and take the tubes 25X1
apart and start with the mass production of a copy of each.
4. Some of the seven tubes were stamped "0
appeared
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to be of Russian manufacture,)
they were probably produced at one of three works in the
USSR - Svetlarsa in Leningrad, Fryazino, or a large modern works in Tashkent o
5. Very soon after this conference
Werk HF was handed back to German ownership,
was under SAG Kabel until the end of April 1952,)
left the plant,
it
25X1
The Russians concerned
The
25X1
miniature tubes were not taken apart, and no work was done towards possible
series production.
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ren= Purpose P
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Date
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as stamped
produuotim
on tube)
6 PIP
End pentode, similar
to 6V6
IX. 1951
6 NIP
Double triode similar
to 6J6 or ECC 81.
VI. 1951
6 N2P
Double triode
III. 1951
6 Th1P
Amplifier pentode
VII. 1951
6 Zh3P
Pentode
X. 1951
6 Kh2P
Duodiode similar to
X. 1951
6H6
6 Kh4P
X. 1951
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