DEVELOPMENT OF MAGNETIC THEODOLITE AT VEB WISSENSCHAFT TECHNISCHES BUERO FUER GERAETEBAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004800620008-6
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 13, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

JJ LY 1951
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CLASSIFICATION SF RET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
51,9851
COUNTRY East Germany
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DATE OF
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Development gnetic Theodolite at VEB NO. OF PAGES 2
Wissenschaf chnisches Butro fuer Geraetebau
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In- Js~a._.3.
(4'Jissenschaf
9-17; Berlin:
development o eer
magnetic theodolite.
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2. On 17 and 18 February 1954, a
held at VEB Carl Zeiss, Jena,
theodolite.
the glass body for the coil of the the-
odolite which the Zeiss firm was to deliver would be made from Duran glass
because this kind of glass is particularly resistant against temperature
changes, in addition
to the coil body made of glass under construction at Zeiss, another coil
body made of porcelain would be needed and would be given to Zeiss
for grinding. The Zeiss representatives gave a mo el of a glass body
When the theodolite was finished it was to be brought for testing to the
Geomagnetic Observatory in #iemegk before delivery to the Russians. On
5 March.1954, ITBG'representatives went there and held a conference with
personnel of the observatory in order to make preparations for testing the
theodolite.
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fuer Geraetebau Neue Bahnho Se
edite the carrying out of Soviet WTBG
is order r concerns the construction of a
s':ayed with V+TBG for several weeks.
conference dealing with order No. 140-M was
whi^h was to deliver certain parts of the
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The,WTBG personnel were shown a
mio*Ated for testing purposes. T
The WT--BG personnel stated-that a
constant at 20 degrees Centigradelwith a tolerance of plus or minus two
a heating installation was to be installed which would keep the temperature,
ch the theodolite was to be
he barracks is 5 x 5 meters,
the center of the barracks
$8dbbb built so that the theodolite could be placed the re.. Furthermore.
coil of the theodolite was to be driven from a distance of six meters in
degrees Centigrade. WTBG was t6-deliver wind contact thermometers to the Ob-
servatory as well as several AC relays for the heating circuit. The rotation
order to avoid magnetic disturbances. A second barracks was to be erected
which would hduse the electrical measurement apparatus as well as the drive
motor for:the,rotation coil. The second barracks was to have the dimensions
of about 2.5 x 3.5 meters and a height of 2.8 meters. The AC current supply
was to be 720 Y, 10 amperes.
6. In earl,/June 1954, WTBG delivered to the Niemegk Observatory the nromised-
wind contact thermometers and AC current relays, together with additional
equi ent to be established in the two Wiemegk barracks.
omment. Formerly WTBG.I3 of SAG Kabel.
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