RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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Approved For Release 2008/04/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007000790006-5
CLASSIFICATION -
CENTRAL REPORT
NFORMA'I' '.REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany DATE DISTR.
SUBJECT Restrictions on the Use of Copper and Copper Alloys NO. OF PAGES 1
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
29 June 1955
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
T,* East German Cabinet Council issued. an order concern n.g the restriction. c;n the
use e7 copper and copper alloys,: This list was published as List No, `; 16
Sep-ember 1954 and inclxndb-d all products n w t chthe use of copper or copper alloys was
prohibited after I January 1955.. In accordance with this restr.:ccion, no
topper switch cables are permitted t~ be installed in radio and Veleeomm-znt cation
appara.y;zza; in eleetroax-.oustic equipments only ~, trcxi~ -vaxrydng cables m& be
wane I.1 j 4:,;;pper3 ware engi as cowlings of more than 8 mm thickness are to be lnstali ed.
r. ly in ahpaj In motor repair works copper wire can be used or-..,r if the srird:.ng
rpa..,~e is "t adequate for aluminum winding;.
A epetiaiIipt. was issued for the ship bui'ding industry,, For export orders ccppe,-
or copper alloys may be used~?at the buyer's explicit demand and -.rly when -.rue
copper ~n,riteii- does rot exceed 20 percent of the tota v(_ fume of the a.ppa. wt,:,.s..
2. Because of these iaatr'ictioney since J 1955, wire mills and .'4er w:.re--
q?ict?,lvirw nlantM have demanded a written coait`irmation from their customers that 1.i.0,
No,. 9 will n3 apply to the rearecti.ve
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