CLOSING OF GEMA PLANT; HIRING OF GERMAN TECHNICANS

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CIA-RDP82-00457R000200730004-9
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2
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November 9, 2016
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December 16, 1998
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4
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January 17, 1947
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IR
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,.._ Dacurent APP No CST _ .,TCE i DE CIA-RDP82-00457R00020073 UI 25 "1 INTELLIGENCE GROUP Auth: 7 1763.. lTELLIGENCE REPORT pate: APR 1 778 By: ORIGIN Germany (Russian Zone) DATA 25X1X6 SUBJECT Closing of Gema "Plant; Hiring of Tech.nici V T:,g.:lGd sa LEMENT 25X1 X6 1. On 19 November 1946, Coto Korot.ki.n, Chief of Gema, Berlin Kbpenick, approached barman technicians offering them work in the USSR. He admitted that they would be restricted to their billets and work and that any other activity%would be guarded. They were also promised a possible return to Germany if they were first willing to establish plants in the USSR. 2. Following negative reaction,, Korotkin then suggested to several Germans individually that they consider setting up their own shops in Germany to work for the Russians on the development of apparatus simulating flight conditions to test equipment prior to installation in air craft ? The Russians promised the following: RTC 5009000 (sic) p a village house the workshop, and choice of both German and Russian assistants. Russian help would remain under cover in Berlin. Food, supplies, end equipment were to come out of the initial payment but more would be procured at Russian expense if necessary. Following this,, a number of Russian officers begged the. Germans to recruit them as assistants, since they were unwilling to return to the USSR Informant did not state if any Germans accepted. 3,, The Gems plant was officially dissolved on 30 November. All German workers were to be discharged on 15 December. On 2 December, twenty Gema volunteers reported for future unspecified work at the Karlshorst Komendatura end were conducted into a restricted area. Since they had no baggage, it is believed that they did not go to Russia. Among them was Dipi. Ingo Kotitsohke. 4o On 20 December, Col. Korotkin stated that he had received orders for his entire section end all equipment to be ready for shipment by 23 December. Be was told at Karishorst this was in preparation for the Moscow con- ference by which time all war industries must be evacuated from Germany. 5. :orotkin's duties were to be taken over by Colo Korshov in Karlshorsto The Russians would retain only those German specialists whom they could eventually persuade to work in Russia. 6. On 31 December, Colo Korshov was reported working on a plan of Col. Korotkin to use German dummy Institutes as cover for further develop meat of special devices by both German and Russian speoialists. Several teams are to work on :utomati - --aratusc 25X1A9a "" ^*rn+T A INFO. DI ST. 117 January 1947 GES ` . 25X1A9a AD54 DEP. FBT S9)F Q ^ ns v DA DSO FSK FB`J st D - i s=. EXEG: rove ] ~ddkRbfe-a CONTROL FS NI FSZ Bi fi2 a3E3 e(*or Release 1999 Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R000 Ct FTR r:L I3`'TF.LI..IG?':I`?CT'. GROUT' 7o The I'avfi]. Staff at ; ?,rl.sho working on plan. A Soviet scientist or icer l.s a r o return as civilian in mid-January to work on the project P. '?rioh project is subject to finprov 1 from floecow. Funds P,re provided by Yrjrlshorsto Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R000200730004-9