DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE SEMIAUTOMATIC TELETYPE INSTALLATIONS FOR THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

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CIA-RDP80-00810A006100010002-4
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
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December 21, 2016
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June 19, 2008
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2
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Publication Date: 
March 14, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006100010002-4 INTELt'IGENCE AGENCY COUNTRY Easi Gh`rctany INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Development of Mobile Semiautomatic',, DATE DISTR. 14 March 1955 Teletype Installation; for the Ministry of the Interior NO. OF PAGES 1 DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED VX-1 THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 1. The Zentrallaboratorium fuer Fernmeldetechnik (Central Laboratory for Telecommunications Technology - ZEF) has completed the development of a mobile semiautotitatic '. teletype switchboard for 40 subscribers. The order for this development was given by the East German Ministry of the In- terior in early 1954. 2. The indtallation is mounted on a 5-ton IPA Diesel truck. It consists.of two relay-operated switch racks for 20 subscribers each, a current- supply installation, a distributor rack, a :semiautomatic = control stag25X1 (Handvermittlungssehrank) operated with the aid of Kellog switches, a desk with three teletypewriters, two connei:tionrplates (Linschlussplat..en) for connection with either the telephone or power net, and a convey The teletypewriters were provided by the Ministr of the Interior. 25X1 3. Two 5-ton IFA Diesel trucks are now equipped with the instruments mentioned. They will be delivered to the Ministry dt the Interior and tested. If the trial operations are successful, the Ministry of the Interior will issue an order for a larger number of these mobile teletype installations to be used by the various arms of the Volkepolizei. SECRET ARMY X NAVY X AIR i,. (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#" .) `.% This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 4793 and 794, the transmission or revel- ation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. FBI AEC II Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006100010002-4