PRODUCTION OF MILITARY TRACTORS AT GUSTROW TRACTOR WORKS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100040011-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: November 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Soviet Zone)
SUBJECT Production of Military Tractors at Gltstrow
Tractor Works
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1, The Zugmaschinenyerk Gustrow is under direct Soviet authority', It is not a
plant. of the Soviet Aktiengesellschaft (SAG), but is under the direct
control of the Red Army,
24 In this plant, which has recently been enlarged and equipped with new
machines n two types of artillery tractors are prin.~cipa.Iiy manufactured.
One of 85 hlp and the other 120 hpo, caterpillar tractors geared for
cross country operata:onm in the month of August 1953, there were shipped
14 of the 8,9 hp tar actors, and 2.1 of the 120 hp
3. Besides new cons truction, the Gust,row works also makes repairs an. used
tractors*- The tractors which the Red Army previously had. were mostly
arranged fo ? gasoline dx ive o For about two months past these tractors
have been in process of conversion to Diesel fuel, In Augusts 8 gasoline
tractors were converted to Diesels at Gistrowo Row many vehicles were
repaired is hard to say because a great, many trucks come to the works.
4. At G str^ow is also a workshop for American models a Replacement parts and
engines are brought to G'ia,strow by rail.
5. German workmen have always been employed at G9, strove, but about a,month
ago the German personnel began to be discharged.. Allegedly, of about 40
machines turned out in the month of July, 30 were unserviceable because of
iron filings put into them in the warehouse or in the plaxi.t,,
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