1. NEW GUNS FOR THE SOVIET UNION. 2. PRAGUE-DEJVICE MILITARY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003500550005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 19, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

CENTRAL IN ELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
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DATE DISTR. October 19, 1949
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refugee learned from designer KOPTIK of the
PILSEN (N 0 04) Weapons Department" of the Skoda Plant that
the Skoda Plant is manufacturing a ne~ry medium.-caliber an for
the Soviet Union. The new alloy being used is said to with-
stand great variations of temperature. Finished guns were
cooled to minus 1440W in cooling rooms especially constructed
by the Skoda Plant. They were later tested in fir?ing-
2. The refugee also learned from an acquaintance employed at Cthe
"Askania" Firm at 53 Kladenska, PRAGUE XIII; :. VOKOVICE that the
"Askania" Firm [supplies the PRAGUE-,DETVTCE Military- echn .eal
Institute with parts for the construction of experimental
rockets.,] Some departments of the Military-Technical Institute
are located in the castle at the "Generalka" Settlement which
was rebuilt and enlarged in July 1949::
C ommnent
Phe "Askania" Firm is said to also maraufacturo barrels for
,ifles and submachine guns using a new material and following
an old German production process.
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