PROJECTS IN PROGRESS AT BRANCH NO. 1 OF NII-88 AT GORODOMLYA ISLAND

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 26, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
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Projects. in' Progress at Branch No. 1 DATE DISTR.
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INTRODUCTION
Gorodomlya Island from Zavod 2 with 60 or 70j German
'technicians-in July. 1953{.
At Gorodomlya
the duties of su ? erintendent in the engineering off ice
production machinq shop. \designed a few fixtures and tools
. which were -to be used in Ilse production of high pressure relief valves.
These valves were otavery ordin ....a an the wc7na
used in the chemical indust
The valves were
? tested for liquid tightness and our design specifications required
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? that-they withstand pressures up to 200 atmospheres.
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encountered no 'articular problem in the construction o these
valves.
not/ \able to find out where these valves
Were shipped..
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'plant was kept:cocupied primarily for the benefit of the German
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'.notiodrasecret nature and appeared to-be an attempton the
part of the Soviets to use our technical abilities to the fullest
?'yeitent--just prior to our repatriation. without compromising security.
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____, \various German technicians
.wera.engaged in the following projeo es
The construction of osoillographa. .
.1).- The construction of a climatic chamber. . This is a unit
:. to test various types of metals under a wide range of
temperatures and weather conditions...]
-, a small production model in operation. It produced fog(
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'The constructio of-an amphibious type vehicle,.
? tions to the engineere indicated that thia.vehiole would
? be?utiliked to Operate in water and over frozen water ?
--surfaces. .
0 The construction Of. an. experimental. model of enroUtbOard
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Mater..\ two types were under oonstrucw .
lion, The* 250 and-Type 5004 Beth,
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copies of American types. These outboard potato were to
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IThe construction of a boat, with a acipaori-type graee
mower attaChedlothe'hull.' The boat wee designed to out
,reede 25.50 am. *clothe surface of thi.water. The reeds
were to bi.used'fOr horse feed, we were told. The boat
.was conatruoted'of sheet' metal and 'powered' by 'a, diesel '
'engine. The traseMower was. actuated through woompliOated
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'belt type transMielion. 1 , jnb technical details
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,A Soviet erbup mounted *hat\
on uged.gun carriers.
were radar, antennas
The antennas.were.about three
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meters in diameter and had a center pipes hioh was
approximately 50 cm. in length.
The
antennas were mounted in groups of two on each gun
carrier and were rotatable.
LIST OP MACHINES IN THE PLANT
4, the following equipment in shop:-
24 EOriZontal lathes.
AUtOmati9 lathes; Those were not in operation at the
time of my employment.
Simi-a0omatic lathe.
6 Vertical Milling maChines.
- 1;Jig drill of small type,
-;4arious tool grinding machines.
in another plant
some sMalltype preciSionaatheis'and at least three large jig drills
were available.
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5. Machines on hand there limited plant produc-
tion to the machining .or,small, parts.. Serial production:was not
Poisible due to the absence-otautotatio type equipmento-
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