1954-1955 MACHINERY EXPORTS FROM EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008300010008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 8, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 22, 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. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
S E-C?` T
East Germar*r
1954 - 1955 Machinery Exports from
East Germany
The total value of machinery exported under the aegis of the Main Administration
for Foundries of the Ministry of Heavy Machine Construction during 1954 was
2,260,868 ]1E. The 1955 plan showed a great increase, amounting to 8,383,000
114E, made up as follows:
Exports to Soviet Bloc
USSR
China
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Rumania
5,2139000
193,000
28,400
900
2,000
59600
59442,900
REQUIREMENT
REFERENCES
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Exports to non-Soviet B 2,940,100
8,3839000
Of this total, 5,682,351 WE worth of equipment had been exported
August 1955, representing a 67% plan realization.
by 31
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Forging hammers
Forming machines
ExRorts of Machiner from East Germany in 1954155
'Value of E orts in DME
1955 acbml
1954 1955 as of
actual glen 31 Aug. a5
128,020 3399000 51,200
500,228 320,150 26,460
446,340
321,000
143 9930
(b)
1955 actual
(number of
units unless
s c?' ed
34
Rolling mill equipment
Cast iron radiators
Cylinder heads
Sand-sifting machines
Bread-cutting machines
461,335
638,400
500
1
25,813 m2
15,000
1
Foundry equipment
86,045
202,000
19`515,000
4,787,960
2,9000
61,000
567,800
196,720
411,793
497879960
1,800
20,340
429148
Country
to which
exported
Czechoslovakia
17,650
tons
3,400
tons
20,000
tons
Hungary
tn260.868 8,383-1001 5.682.351
(a) These orders (not included in the total of 26,460 DME) were held back at the
last minute on instructions from the purchasers.
(b) Not included in this total are two forming machines for China (value 123.0.70 DME)
which were found to be defective.
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(c)
These machines did not satisfy
safety devices have yet to be supplied.
Comment: Total as received.
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