PRODUCTION OF VEB TRANSFORMATORENWERK KARL LIEBKNECHT BERLIN-OBERSCHOENEWEIDE

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007500270007-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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4
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December 21, 2016
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June 17, 2008
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7
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Publication Date: 
August 8, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500270007-6 25X1 uloolrRamIIU1v S-~-C-K FrT~ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE' AGENCY REPORT INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY East Germany SUBJECT PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 793 AND 794, OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL- ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED. V Production of WEB Trans formatorenwerk "Karl Liebknecht", Berlin-Oberschoeneweide sw CD NO. DATE DISTR. 8 August 1955 NO. OF PAGES 2 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION In 1955, oaXy mall o Jere for - - - were jolo,ced with VEB Transformatoren-Werk (transformer plant) "Karl- Lielknecht" in Berlin Oberschoen.er:eide. About 50 percent of the re -istered goods were sold and about"50 percent were stored. It was :planned to d ra.nufactore compressor p in earlier y were apparent porcelain fac .tot in a position to manufacture arresters works) Oberspree could not deliver the r this production. The copper electrodes red by the Muenze Berlin (Mint Office), at 1-3 Yolkenmarkt, Berlin C 2. oduction of switches and to increase the . Soviet,.?rders for gas-blast switches, air lied M 'switches which were placed regularly et been received for 1955. These VN switches cted in the USSR or in Czechoslovakia because the manufacture porcelain parts for these switches e parts directly to the USSR. program for February 1955 of the Berlin-Oberschoeneweide plant fulfilled because of shortage of materials. The Berlin - are scheduled to copper e because WeissensA could not -b The delivery In the beginning of 1955, the transformer plant sold manufacturing data for small and medium qir compressor plants and the CPF 1008-type switch to Red China. In 1950, manufacturing data for SAW arresters were sold to Poland, and in 1954, such data for all disconnection switches up to 30 kV were sold to Bulgaria.,;V-. 2- testing ground. A 220 kV disconnection switch with one pole only was newly developed at the plant. This switch is said to switch off 4,000 MVA and was scheduled to be sent to Leningrad for testing purposes because the GDR has no adequate CLASSIFICATION . S-1 ARMY NSRB x A'I' Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500270007-6 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500270007-6 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500270007-6 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500270007-6 IrI ._ I:PORT ca No. C M !ias at Go ma y SUBJECT Production of V.j3 -Traci formator nw "Karl Liobknechtr1, Beriih.--Oberschoeneweide PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. DATE DISTR. 'xt 1,555 M. OF PAGES NO O' ii i. . (usno s ,ows SUPPL.EI4EN' TO REPORT NO. t THIS fS 101EVALUAT - 1 1 ~ in February 1055, uaily small orders for the -onstruction cI at itches vv?ore placed With VEB Trans f_mnatoreng:Werk (transformer ph:.:zt) "Karl L:Lebknecht' in Berlin 0berschoenewe.i:ie. About 5C percent of the 25X1 rngis tered. gcods were sold .rid about 50 percent were stored:, It was panned to decreasa the co~hicticn o: switches and to inci tease the r,7,in,Yufactur,e of ira_,sr ors e~~s u Sop i e* , orders for gas-blast -switches,, air compressor plants and so-=c_ciied X switches which were priced regularly in earlier years have not been received for 1955. Thes:a 7"iVt1 switches wore aapare ntlyb~l c.onstr-inted in the U_'-:: ,R or in Czechoslovakia because the porcelain iactorie6q which eiianu.lactui'o porcelain parts for these awi ches have to de iivei these parts directly to the USSR. Z. The delivery progr:aia for February 1955 of the Berlin.-0berschoeY eweide plant could, not ae fulfilled bet cause of shortage of materials. The Berlin Wo:_ssensebran??i plant wai not in a position to manufactu'e arresters het.-arse V.:3 Kabelvrerk .' (cable works) Ober spree could not deliver. the capper ei ~:txoae a . equir-ed for this production. The copper electrodes arc) scheduled to ba .anufa.ctured by the Luenze Berlin (hint Office), at 1.-;i !'olke-maarkt, Berlin C 2. 30 In th,.c, be,pnnin.; of 1955, the trans{'orr.er plant cld m8nuf ctuwiz data fo:' small :end medi i air conpressoi l nts and the CPF 1O0 1_type switch to RE:d China, In 1950, manufacturing d.-. to for SAY,, arresters wore sold to. Poland, air. In 1954, sued, data for all disconnection switches up to 30 kV were so:Ld to Bulgaria. 4. A 220 kV disconnection switch with one pole only was newly developed at the plo. nt. This, s:riteh is said to switch off 4,000 ie.`VA and was scheduled to be sent to Leningrad for testing purposes because the GDR has no adequate tea~:iflg ground. l1 I pent: The meaning of I'VIN was not ascertained. arr"' 3tci` moann l ht}Y3.r1~~ arrester' CUSS!FiCA 1i311f srA C X! NAVY ~sRe DISTRtOU Iti+ aErnv I, x n~~: rcc .25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP80-00810A007500270007-6 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500270007-6 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500270007-6