1954 EXPORT PLANS OF VEB CARL ZEISS, JENA

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Sequence Number: 5
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany/Various
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
1954 Export Plans of VEB Carl Zeiss, Jena
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DATE DISTR.
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NO. OF ENCLS. 638295
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REPORT NO.
by TED Optik Carl Zeiss Jena to the
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tt german Zeiss firm, the export share of Zeiss
Jena items to Western countries, including West Germany, has been revised
downward to close to 4 million DME. Adjustments and changes were made in
other areas so as to keep as close as possible to the 75 million DME total
mxlerinft#hee,areas .
3. A6 a first''step to offset some recent cancellations of orders from Western
countries following the trademark and.~patent fight with the Vest German Zeiss
firm, Zeiss Jena was promised by East German Minister Heinrich Rau that "soon"
it would again be allowed to handle its owrr export negotiations with Western
countries without having to go through DIA, but it appears that a final
decision on an East German Cabinet level concerning the dropping of DIA with
regard to Zeiss product sales to Western countries has not yet been made.
In the meantime, DIA is going ahead with plans to push the sales of Zeiss
products in specific areas. It intends to hold special fairs and send
qualified sales and technical personnel to Greece in June/July 1954. Should
this type of campaign prove successful, a similar campaign will then be under-
taken for Turkey, followed by a systematic sales campaign throughout the
Western world, area by area. 25X1
5. At the same time, DIA is endeavoring to negotiate new contracts with the Zeiss
representatives in the various Western or non-Orbit countries, which would
specifylthat these representatives only can handle Zeiss Jena products and are
not allowed to represent the West German Zeiss firm or its various subsidi-
sries. DIA officials do not believe that tacsc negotiations be very 25X1
auccessful. Most of the older and better-placed repreetatives will refuse
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to accept this clause.
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Tlceived and accepted orders from these countries
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DIA- Deut ber.Irmen- and Ausse .l=del..Feinm.echanik- Optik.
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