EAST GERMAN IRON INDUSTRY

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007300510007-1
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January 23, 2008
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July 13, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/01/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300510007-1 12111111111, 111 111 q 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 law. COUNTRY East Germany REPORT East German Iron Industry DATE DISTR. NO. OF, PAGES DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES 3 13 July 1955 DATE ACQUIRED . This is UNEVALUATED Information given in the table below..does not cover this additional commitment. new capital investment and reconstruction projects: Net sums for Year . In millions of DM Percentage of 1950 allotment 1948 176.8 48 1949 238.4 65 25X1 1950 364.6. 100 1951 302.7 83 1952 33805.. 93 1953 (original allocation) 316.4 87 1953 (actual allocation)170.1 47 1954 142.1 39 1955 (estimated) 140.0 38 1. Prior to 1950, the iron industry was given preferential treatment in respect to allocation of funds. In 1951, the sum allotted was less, both in relation to the previous year and in comparison with that..given to other industries. In 1952, the sum was increased in order to cover important building operations 125X1 VEB Eisenhuettenkombinat Stalinstadt,.VEB Eisenhuettenwerk West, Calbe, and VEB Edelstahl Doehlen. In 1953, a relatively large sum was allocated, chiefly to cover the construction work at the factories mentioned above. In the middle of the year this sum was reduced. In 1954, the sum allocated was further reduced. It ini..e$pected that the sum aUboattdlfd rl9555 Ml.bb,,oonaiditab3y, increased. because of the-, : 1ats:'to be madeI in ?s.psct::te trmament. The estimated sum 2. It was originally intended that the new construction work should be complete? 5X1 in 1953/1954 before the end of the Five-Year Plan. VEB Eisenhuettenkombinat Stalinstadt planned to spend 495,000,000 DME on the construction of flarnac6s VII an4,VIII 9 steel works, and rolling mills. The total sum to be spent in 1954 indluding planning and preliminary expenses, was to amount to 1.,300..000..000 DM. The more advanced jnstalli ns such as furnace II at VEB Eisenhuettenkombinat , Stalinstadt, the 6000-ton foundry "at Choeditz, and the Krupp-RennAnlage of VEB Maxhuette Unterwellenborn were completed, and the pressure'on existing installations relieved. As a result of technical changes, lack of mater'ials,and other supply 'difficulties in the various plants, the work planned could not be completed in 1954 and had to be carried over to 1955,: , UNCODED. ' $_E-C_F,-E.T I REPORT INFORMATION .!25X1 Approved For Release 2008/01/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300510007-1 X :'AIR ,x I FBI AEC Approved For Release 2008/01/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300510007-1 3. The sums in round figures allotted to various plants for 1955: Plants Pere n~tage VEB Eisenhuettenkombinat Stalinstadt: 31,0 20 VEB Eisenwerk West, Calbe 16..0' 11 VEB Maxhuette Unterwellenborn 8.0 5 VEB Stahl- and Walzwerk Brandenburg 5.6 3 VEB Staid- and Walzwerk Riesa 6.7 6 VEB Stahl- and Walzwerk"Wilhelm Florin", Hennigsdorf 4.5 ' ;3 VEB Stahl- una Walzwe rk Groedite 23.0 15 VEB Edelstahlwerk Doehlen 10.4 6. VEB Eisen-t-und.Huettenwerk Thale 4.0 Bleohwalzwerk Islenburgi? 9; 0. 6 Others 21,8- 22 5e Because of the departure of.'maiy'specialists.to the: West., those remaining are not. Able. .to do..the:'yor4.. Sinv:195,:efforts.lave:.beeacede t5 tab metalworkes.ad delalista in foundries, steel works and rolling mills by sending them to courses lasting 3 to 6 months and sometimes a year. The results of these courses have been disappointing. The following training establishments, most of which board the students, have been set up: Ore-mining Eisleben Steel production Hennigsdorf Rolling mills, foundry and stamping Riesa Iron foundries Stalinstadt (Fueretenberg/Oder) Raw-iron production Ma.xhuette Unterwellenborn Russian "friends" have been introduced into plants to give instructions in the use of new methods and to offset the'shortage of specialists, 4. The iron:;.induatry is more 'dependent than ever on supplies from abroad 6. The approximate number of workers in the various plants at the end of December 1954 were as follows: VEB Eisenhuettenkombinat Stalinatadt 4200 VEB Maxhuette Unterwellenborn 5275 VEB Eisenwerk West, Calbe 1720 VEB Stahl- and Walzwerk Brandenburg 2100 VEB Stahl-- and Walzwerk Riesa 8470 VEB Edelntahlwerk Doehlen 1100 VEB Eisen and Huettenwerk Thale 6950 VEB Stahl- and Walzwerk"Wilhelms'Florin" Hennigsdorf 6000 7. Th'a number of persons (in thousands) connected with the iron and mining industries bretween 1950 and 1954 is given below., 1 920 ], 1952 Total number 3 6,7 ' 46.3. 51.6 53.8 54.6 Number connected with actual production 3 3.2 41.81. 45.7 48.1 49.0 1., off: Probably bau Wernigerode. the branch plant-of VEB Eisengiesserei and Modell Approved For Release 2008/01/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300510007-1 Approved For Release 2008/01/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300510007-1 Approved For Release 2008/01/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007300510007-1