VEB EDELSTAHL DOEHLEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006100330003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 17, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by iaw25X1
SECRET
COUNTRY East Germany
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRE
DATE ACQUIRED
VEB Edelstahl Doehlen
DATE DISTR.
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REFERENCES
This is UNEVALUATED Information
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFT IVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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a. Since the spring of 19499 extensive efforts have been made to set up a
plant for the manufacture of high quality steel on the site of the former
Saechsische'Guesstahl Werke Doehlen A.G., Doehlen near Freital, which
had been dismantled by the Russians at the end-,of the war,
b. The'first two 10-ton Siemens-Martin furnaces and a pneumatic hammer had
been installed by the end of 1949. In 1950, the construction of a
foundry for casting steel was begun but was suspended in favor of an
electric steel plant.
c, VEB Edelatahl Doehlen was affected severely by the order to stop con-
struction work issued by the East German Government in 1953 following
the events of June 17. Originally, it was planned for Doehlen to
become the most important source of supply for the East German arma-
ment industry and to occupy a key position in the iron and steel
industry. '
d. Discussions are in progress for the immediate and accelerated execution
of at least the original project within the framework of East German
rearmament.
2. E~ ~i nit Instal ed _.
a, The following equipment has been installed in VEB Edelstahl Doehlen:
Two 10-ton Siemens-Martin furnaces
Two 10-ton electric ' furnaces
One 3.5 ton electric furnace
b. Ingot steel for"rolling purposes, produced by_these furnaces, is supplied
to VEB Stahl- and Walzwerk Wilhelm Florin, Hennigsdorf; VEB Stahl-.und
Walzwerk Riesa; VEB M xhuette, Unterwellenborn; and other smaller plants.
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Plant Projects
a. The scheduled erection of eight more 10-ton electric furnaces for the
steel pla t.has been postponed.
b. The long-planned erection of two 20-ton Siemens-Martin furnaces was
begun, but construction has again come to a standstill because of at.
shortage of even the most essential . construction materials. However,
every effort is being made to install these furnaces.
c. The following equipment was originally scheduled for the steel foundry:
Two 5-ton electric furnaces
One 3.5 ton electric furnace
One 10,-ton electric furnace
Of these only the 3.5 ton furnace remained in the plan revised according
to directives of New Course. Installation of this furnace, which should
have been completed in 1954, has been delayed because of shortages of .
materials and is unlikely to be completed until the first quarter of 1955
at the earliest.
d. Installations planned for the rolling mills are as follows:
One 830 two-higIp X, `} cogging train.
Cne 700 two-high >cogging train
One 600 three-high rolling train
One 450 fine roll train
e. The 830 and 700 cogging trains were to have been supplied by VEB
Schwermaschinenbau Heinrich Rau, Wildau; the other two trains were to have
come from Czechoslovakia. The initial plans for these rolling mills
were modified several times and became abortive when the New Course
came into beinga
f. The installation of rolling trains at*Doehlen remains in suspension.
The same applies to a 2,000 ton forging press.
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