GERMANIUM TRANSISTOR DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION IN EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200790003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Germanium Transistor Development
and'Produotion in East Germany
DATE OF INFO.
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DATE ACQUIRED
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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INFORMATION REPORT
1. In the fall of 1954, the East German government was faced with the
r.~r.: ..:. decision as to what enterprise should be entrusted with
tre task of germaaiua traasister defslopment and eventually with trans
sistos production. Tke two eo^Ipeting enterprises were MM Work fuer
Baulemente der Daehridhtentesbaik (Drrslovid) In Teltow, and TED Work
f'uer terimeldewesen (formerly 08)1- in Berlin-Oberschoensweide.
A preliminary decision reached at that time favored the Dralo'wid plant
as the one to be exclusively .barged with transistor development and
productionl. The Berlin-Obersohoeneweide enterprise, however, did not
give .up hopes of also obtaining C'everaant grders and allocation of funds
for transistor development and production . These hopes were many
based on the excellent political connections existing between the Berlin-
Oberschoeneweide enterprise and the government*
set for 10 January 1955.
3. By 10 January 1955, the Dralowid plant had sent transistor samples to
Dresden. The Berlin-Oberschoeneweide enterprise had not sent samples
there but excused itself, by a letter to Fruehauf,ftr its inability to
meet the deadline.
2. Because of the continuous efforts of the Berlin-Oberschoeneweide enter-
prise, the government eventually r'evsrsed its preliminary dediiioa and
ordered a competition to be held between the two enterprises. The
coapetilba was based on a contract drawn up in exact terms which establish
ed the conditions of the competition and the obligations of the two
enterprises. oacording to the terms of this contract both eterpises
had to forward samples of transistors to Prof. _'$ans Fruehauf, , of Dresden
Technical University, who was appointed arbitrators The deadline was
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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 revel-
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Approved For Release 2008/08/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006200790003-7
 Approved For Release 2008/08/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006200790003-7
Approved For Release 2008/08/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006200790003-7