GERMAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007500280003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 8, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/06/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007500280003-9
CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT German Academy of Sciences
ACQUIRED
.DATE OF
INFO.. .
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT 50
U. S. C., 91 AND 92. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON 15 PRO-
HIBITED BY LAW. REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
DATE DISTR. 8 August 1955
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The Germ n Aca wy of Sci.ncead j*MW) o antinuwr to give first j>rR? a'aas to
e vele krtr--of Inst-ifttes not located -i ~.rast xlzr.._?'r t>ese i L"Dx"1
b z.,y .. ,., awwwyRS - i.. ~p. i-wZSf u.r.Ol L r7 ` l n+ewF? Zi 0 !Sfii i'{iiy' fwLLi f.Fll -wCbw. 'JC i'tti.l4t. J hill i K
Dy Rompe 3n ea ;~ T :Te s. > iris
' ~`zr itur qa aea by ila_: and.ate _ . s 1 remained unaffected by
tll:: c, w poij y r tran$fer rof research problems f ova these institutes- _jW to c-. ?r lllstallatiens llaU ~ rl_ e o ^t .
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2. Ill 1955, fast Ges? is l i'ec arch in 1the field of na` t __ l su'~ces s
s d' b`: in a very favo:r`zo_I' co-adition thanks t~t)oo e t?.{=i_c i ,aa.c a :.s 11'
u 67`*-?!rnpx,# i..y iitl t lf~ i li iera:tion of outstanding
scientists and large-scale gover^zenf support. The GDR has allegedly taken
t: e lead in German re;earch in varic? o fields. Thilo, math. m:-tician KurtSchroad.er.
ornpe,0tta ~rienberg, andOustav uertz are considered top sciencistso rc;cordinc to
Bk, of 2hilo, and Irx_:' , rtel, the y-ous..ger g,:.Les-ation 7 s showing promise particularly in
the fields of mathematics, physics, and OhemlLtry., There is, however, a lack
of able institute directors. No geographer has yet reached Academy standards:
Neef is held to be the best asset in geo;ra1_hy. special Soviet support to
Academy institutes was promised six months ago by Topchiye v ,L This promise
was, however, left unfulfilled until late March 1955 ~ T...e support may be given
for research in the field of isotopes.
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la The German Academy of Sciences 'LAW, continues to give first preference to
the development of institutes not ".occ? Led in East
3o:r:pe in ;)articular suppor god this policy which was officially announced
by hompe, Erich '1`hilo, Hans -rte ? and iptnrig4; _1A_r""r