PRODUCTION DIFFICULTIES, DISMANTLING IN THE LOCOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400570008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 9, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

FORM NO. 91-4A
8EPT.1948
Approved For ReIease 1999/0+ 'elA-RDP82-00457R;OOZ4D85
CENTRAL. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone.,)
DATE DISTR. 9 lar 1949
SUBJECT Production Difficulties, Dismantling NO. OF PAGES 1
in the Locomotive Industry
PLACE 25X1A2g
ACQUIRED
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
DATE OF INFO. January 1949 SUPPLEMENT TO
25X1X6
1. The Lokomotiv-Fabrik Karl Marx (formerly Lokomotiv-Werke Orenstein
& Koppel), in Drewitz, now under the administration of Land
Brandenburg, is experiencing difficulties because of the lack of
certain equipment and supplies. The construction of locomotives
has been discontinued. They are still repairing locomotives for
the Reichsbahn, but the supply situation was so critical that
they were able to repair only six locomotives during November 1948,
instead of the normal average of thirty a month. The main shortages
are in boiler tubes, fittings, asbestos, and other packing materials.
25X1X6 The locomotive factory has had to be subsidized by Land Brandenburg.
2. The Lokomotiv-Werk Heinersdorf was partially dismantled recently.
The packing cases labelled 1115.1 Moskva" were shipped on 10 January
1949 in the direction of Frankfurt/Oder. The Russians placed an
order at Heinersdorf for 126 electric engines, 80-ton, to be
delivered to Russia, starting 1 February 1949. At the same time
the plant is to make electric carts and welding units for Russia.
Ten locomotives of Type 44 were being tested in the plant during
January 1949. After actual trials in the Dresden and Halle areas,
they will be delivered to Yugoslavia. experiments are being
carried out tO develop a condenser type locomotive which will
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