LACK OF SHEET METAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS FOR THE USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400680004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 26, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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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. 799 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY East Germany/'ITSSR
SUBJECT Lack of Sheet Metal for
Construction of Ships for
the USSR
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT NO.
REFERENCES
26 July 1955
In the latter part of May 1955, a "profitability conference" (Rentabilitaet8- 25X1
Deratung) took place in the Main Administration for Ship Construction in the
East German Ministry for Heavy Machine Construction. On this occasion,
Heinrich Euensel, technical head of the Main Administration mentioned, made
the statement that construction work on ships for the USSR will have to be
discontinued because of a lack of suitable sheet metal for ship construction.
He furthermore indicated that delivery of this sheet metal was promised by
the Soviets, but that imparts had entirely ceased,
2. Sheet metal needed for ship construction is not available in East Germany.
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