CHEMICAL PRODUCTION IN EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002700220003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 27, 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 U.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.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
.st.. Germany
Chemical Produiction in East Germany
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1., East Germany, including East Berlin, h4s certain major production units of
Germany's prewar industry. This includes the Sphering plant, Berlin
Ad.lershof, which contributes the majority of items listed in the catalog
drawn up by Daha-Pharm; (predecessor of DIA-Chemie (Deutscher Innen?t1pd
Aus,senhandel-Chemie)).. Penicillin. production appears to be mainly cA :cium
salts, Sulphonamide production is almost certainly in excess of needs., and..,
there appears to be a surplus production of some vaccines., Relatively large
imports of antibiotics have been made.. The East German Five-Year-Plan
provides for substantial increases in pharmaceutical production, especially
streptomycin and anti-TB drugs.
of reparations shipment of chemicals, and the USSR is said to take 50% of
all reparations shipments,.
The tr i ] pr 7uction of the- armaceutieai ,group; v p i -was valued
at 7, OOO,` fl~t~ ,$.'_ l ,, I1 .1950 and. 9, 5O0, 0e01:k sterling's is 1951:;'-&'production
..valued at 3,0,?)O0, 000 To sterling is planned for 1955. VVB Pharma is said to
control a total of 25 industries of which some are responsible to the
Ministry of Industry (sic) and, therefore, presumably, considered of great
importance. Ministry-controlled plants are at Berlin-Niederschoeneweide,
Magdeburg, Klaffenbach Frumps., Dessau (sera), Berlin:Adlershorf (Sphering
insulin and penicillin), Berlin-We isse .see (sera), .Rodieben (sulphonamides),
Dresden (penicillin), and Oranienberg (bismuth and-arsenicals).
. It is interesting to note that pharmaceuticals amount to 25% of the value
Comment: Dissolved on 1 April 1953. Most firms were placed
tunmer t e Ministry of Health, some were placed under HV -Chemie of the
State Secretariat of Chemistry.
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DATE DISTR. 27 October 1953
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