EAST GERMAN REARMAMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005700620009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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10 January 1955
1. Employees of the VII Nerk freer Tsz i1devesen have been told that the Paris agreement,
whose ratification is only a question of, time, and West German rear' .nt may result
in war. Production efforts, they were urged, slut-therefore be increased.
2. The production of radio tubes for hose receivers may be reduced to 50% of the 1954 pro-
3.
duction plan. The resumption of production of metallic-ceranic.tnbes and or walk e-
talkie type radios is being discussed. It is not known whether these steps are in re-
action to impending West German rearmament.
Male and female employees of Military age at the plant are being registered.
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