PORT OF WISMAR AND THE VEB MATHIAS THESEN WERFT, WISMAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A033700250001-0
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 4, 1957
• 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.
PROCESSING COQ'
SUBJECT Port of Wismar and the VEB Mathias
Thesen Werft, Wismar
DATE DISTR.
NO. PAGES
REQUIREMENT
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4 April 1957
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VEB Mathias Thesen Werft, Wismar pages
A. A report
the Port of Wismar (5 pages).
B. A report
including a sketch, on the
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including a sketch~on
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STATE X ARMY X NAVY
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Cn ntrvr tigt Germany
Subject: Port of Wismar
Attachments 1 sketch
A. Maritime%ilitary Information
1. Neither in Wismar nor on the searoute to iissmar were
warships observed.
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2. Outside the city, several kilometers to the north is
stationed a Iissian garrison which is relieved about
every 1 to 5 months.
B. Nautical Information
the harbor in
the future would reach a depth of a ou 10 meters. The
calcium x!c)mc (industrial) harbor has already beached this
depth.
Calcium
0. Description of Xxkk63 ianeit* Industrial Harbor
1. See also sketch and object index in attachment, points
3,1,5,6*
calcium
2. The 4x installation is found on pointy 1 of the sketch.
The total length of the elevator is about 250 to 300 meters.
There are 6 portable trunks each with a >sij t
loading capacity of about 200 tons per hour. In front
of the installation is a crane track U on which these
6 trunks are mounted. At point 2 are two s~a for the
loading of lighters and inland craft.
D. Remaining Installations
1. For hoisting cranes see points 7 and 8 on the sketch.
2. For oil loading stations see point 13 on the sketch.
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Piftwo of tam St. , oL o viii Popula io t
1. B3sak market is ina r i `haa4 over hand. The People's 25X1
Police 60entres are, in contrast
io `ai:gare -~ foodstaffs, and clothing. They also
cooperate with diviliafa oho try to gage in hi$Ck mask ? rX l .
The civilian popaation is sfiarildn freer In relations
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open criticise on the Rusaist and their systematic plan-
daring of 'East Ger y. The Pblios are regarded as urt-
reliabls. In, the country there is sore or lose unrest,
do_no4 wccf'~
Od, ?their hard In the .port.
They woft in three continrmous gangs of 8 hours ea,.
men an well as women harbor workers.
q-t; sq be bought fb#0 cigarettes, tobacco,
coffee and tea and cloth. Also sedicinsj, especially
penicillin, .is gladly ssoep aa-
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CMtes for the loading of ships
Calcium "-Faotory/t na tsllation
Storage shi4,for calcium
Shads fbr storing aalctr in sacks'
7. Stu goose=nsvk cremes of to S -tor* lifting power,
8, TWO co;-Mack _ cransa of 2 t?ist
9. Borth harbor tags
10. New building for harbor, pilots
U. ObeervatiAn poets for People 1s police fro* which chips in the harbor
are closely watched,
12, Storge yard pi Lotage as well as buoys, boson a, etc.
13, Oil. loading atlas -with e0aomoditton 'for tame cars by. Means of a sort of
roof ttith trunks, from which connections lead to the ships
5.. , H.O. Shop
6, Bridgs or'
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The Matthias Theaennerft is at point 1 on the sketch:
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2. In the shipyard h to 5. slips rso~t to each other of about 150-200
meters in length. Above these slips runs a conveyor belt (poi*
2 on ,the sketch).
In the, shipyard river passenger ;ip* were- being built for the
Rulsiad, account of the same, type an kz's being built at the Tartldw
shipyard in `Iarn ind..7hc pQ'7iteJ-~c?-Qa,=C tR-F{..css.'s4.ips iS czh leas f' S0
-ilrc 4 ypw_ Jr Tci,:.r1i . kcts' a;;d brand CLsid kas ct L91% 3t-ta.t1-'rLLAs?,
!s In the shipyard about 300-5040 people work,
to 10 passenger shipsi of a` atailar type .are delivered each year.
5. shipyard repair facilities for ebip motes Tbe among other things.
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6. At point 3 on the sketch lay a bigg Ruissisn passenger chip (probably
the former Berlin frogs Wnde).
On point 1 on they ,sketch four Russian river passenger ships Ar,
be built of the . sea*, tyw as described abovee
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Key to Sketch:
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1. Installation of Matthias Theresi4n Werft.
2. Conveyor Belt above slips,, Matth. Thar, Weal
3. Berth of large Russian ?aseengerehip
4. Berths of 4 Russian River Ships under construction.
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