PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF EXPERIMENTAL INSTITUTE FOR AIRCRAFT NEAR DRESDEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700610004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 19, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
CLASSIFICATION S-E-C-R-E-T
CENTRAL .... -LLruIZ.lvct AuErv REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
East Germany
Planned Con
Comment. It is believed that "Sonnenstein" is involved 25X1
and that the next sentence should actually reads "The object to
be erected by HV 18 was to become an experimental institute for
aircraft."
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 10, SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE, Al AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT DT AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED RT LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
DATE DISTR. 19 May 1955
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this area "Hohe Sonne" (high sun). The object was also called
HV 18 and was to become the latest and largest experimental institute
for aircraft. The n st of Interior was still in charge of the
project which surveying ILLEGIB
of the area f d. The
2. On 27 February ~fice
will be opened on 27 Zwickauerstrasse, Dresden A. The VEB Industrie
Entwurf (industrial designing) Dresden provided 112 architects and
engineers. Ten men were assigned by the Projects Office. Fritzsch
(fnu) from Bau-Union Sued was chief of the branch office. The
personnel was gradually to be increased to about 300 men. A basic
amount of about 300,000,000 fiastmarks had been calculated as the
cost for the entire object. On special request ten German professors
had returned from Moscow to work as technologists. In about a year
the entire Projects Office was to be transferred from Berlin to
Dresden. The Dresden office did not release any sketches, not even
for the Main Projects Office.in Berlin. The project was handled
as top, secret.
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COUNTRY East Germany DATE DISTR. 19 May 1555
SUBJECT Planned Construction of F=perlnental Imtitute NO, OF PAGES 1
for Aircraft near Dresden
PLACE
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DATE OF
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. At a manager conference of the XVP Projects Office2in Berlin on
21 February 1955, it was mentioned that a new installation was to be
built near Dresden in the direction of Pirna. The popu'i=..ioi1 called
this area "Rohe Bonne" (high sun). The object was nlso called
HV 18 and was to become the latest and largest experimental institute
for aircraft.' The Ministry of Interior was still in chnrre of the
project which was being carried out by Bau Union Sued. The surveying
of the area for the individual construction sites had s t,r r?t~c'i. The
Projects Office furnished all the required plans.
2. On 27 February 1955 a Branch Office South of the Proiects Office
will be opened on 27 Zwiekauerstrasse, Dresden.-A. The V2:B Industrie
Entwurf (industrial designing) Dresden provided 112 architects and
engineers. Ten men were assigned by the Projects Office, Fritsch
(fnu) from Bau-Union Sued was chief of the branch office. The
personnel was gradually to be increased to about 300 men. A basic
amount of about 300,000,000 eustmerks had been calculated as the
cost for the entire object. On special request ten German professors
had returned from Moscow to work as technologists. In about a year
the entire Projects Office was to be transferred from Berlin to
Dresden. The Dresden office did not release any sketches, not even
for the .:ain Projects Office in Berlin. The project as handled
as top secret.
2.
LComment. It is believed that "Sonnenstein" is involved
and that the next sentence should actually reads "The object to
be erected by RV 18 was to become an experimental irst:Ltvte for
aircraft."
Plaaning Office.
CLASSIFICATION
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