RUSSIAN INSPECTOR AT VEB CARL ZEISS JENA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004300130006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAVNTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO,
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On 703 and 9 April 1954, A. ehrushchev e
. enepeetee "Tee Opti- - Carl ZOittfi Jona and, in addition,
eirited monuments. MaSPUMIT and other points of interest in-Jeea, ee
and vicinity.
Khruahchev claimed to be a liaison officer between the Soviet Main
Engineering -Administration in Moscow and the Soviet Trade Delegation in
Berlene Re furthermore eeated that he was a graduate eleetrical.engineer,
and some of.the technical, specialised'questious that he asked would tend
to confirm this statement. He produced a letter from the East Germen
ginietry for Machine.COnstructioe.zeich stated that bearer *is auehorized
nrct he Zeiss plant and should be given all possible opopeiaiiione
eereehchev stated that his lain purpose was to acquaint himselfthoroughly with.
.rtreeanufacturing erocess, includine raw materials, setifihished
e, fiateeed parts, astombly, blueprints, and all other details oon-
eeoted with the A-1 aerial breining device, of wherh 135 are to be
eroduced in 1954 by Zeiss Jena for export to the Heele. Kdeuehchev asked
a great number of detailed questions but took extreneely few notes. He
seamed very concerned whee he was ihformece thee, the'ee would be some
ineviteble prodection deleys cOleeernin the A-1 1:seeeene, ef shortages of
required raw materials or semifteishod- goods. F.ereseches other
stated purpose for inspoeting other Zeiss 01.0.PJ and Jana in general was
to brief himself on them so that Ihruehohle in turn could brief a very
high Soviet official, reported to be of the rank of Admiral, who is 25X1B
scheduled to visit these installations soon.
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? 4. nrushchev was Criven in and vround Jena in a burgundy-colored 4-
door car re:)ortedly beloncinc. to the soviet ?rade Delecation in lerlin,
liconso plates: IA 61-23. The driver of this car is a German, name
unknoihn, reporternIrtutm.6ed fairly larce mitomobile repair chop.
As Vas diiver speaks 11:11csian feirly fluently, he is usually ascicned
to drive those 2ussians who'spoak very little or no German.
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