CUT-DOWN IN USIA ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002800110005-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 23, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Austria
SUBJECT Gut-clown in UnIA Electrical Industry
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the Soviet director of the Siemens-Schuckert plant at 88
Siertenestrasse, ienna XXI
stated that the ertens pan
would schedule its work on3y on a nanrwh to rionth basis, and that no raw
materials gore to be stockpiled.*
2. Soviet directors of the Sieriena-Schuekert plants at 150 Enggerthstrasse
and 8 Sienensstrasse and of the '.-lioner Kabel--und 11etallwerke A. G. of 88
Siemensstrassse have refused to accept delivery of 30 machine tools ordered
several months ago from the Skoda works and front Eastern Gexnany. The di-
rectors alle-edly stated that they lacked funds to pay for the machinery
t.thich i^ now stored in a USIA warehouse in Inzersdorf.**
25X1 Comrmnt: There seers to be no signs that the Soviets are reluctant
to accept orders, howraver. Also, thereis no indication that the statement
25X1 regarding Soviet withdrawal or a shortened work schedule is the result of
high level Soviet directives.
25X1 ** I ICl entr this refusal another indication of
the Soviet intention to liquidate its assess in antiiespatia.on of a u1muw
25X1 treaty. However, reports of the last several months indicate that the USIA-
controlled Siemens plants are inefficiently operated and have high production
costs. The USIA electrical industry has recently felt repercussions from
price cuts by nom-USIA electrical firma. USIA recently out three and four
horsepower electric motors by 25 and 30% to neat competition, and USIA elec-
trical firms will probably suffer loss. The now price--wage agreement will
also increase the financial burden. These factors tend to support the Soviet
directorst statements that failure to accept machinery is a result of a lack
of funds. 0001*
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