POSSIBLE CONVERSION OF SICKLE AND HAMMER PLANT IN KHARKOV TO THE PRODUCTION OF AIRCRAFT

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003600400002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 27, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 21, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASS ' COI TROL US OFFICIALS ONLY
CENT INTELL TAGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
SUBJECT Possible Conversion of Sickle and Hamer Plant
in Kharkov to the Production of Aircraft
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
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OF ITS CONTENT IN ANY BANNER TO AM CNIAUTNODIZaD P@RSON IS P110.
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DATE DISTR.
21 July 1950
NO. OF PAGES
2
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. A fighter arrived at the plant in May 1949 and remained
there for about two weeks_
2. it was rutnorea among the PYs and soviets that aircraft were
scheduled to be built J.P. the plant. The installation of
lei-foot presses earl;; in 1949 was also connected with the
cia-'ufactux e of aircraft , since these presses were not re-
quired for the ;uanufactu.re of a,';ricultural machinery.
JJuly 104!!
The plant is soon to be converted to tbn production of air-
craft pants, fuses, etc. Blueprints and sai?ole specimens
are already available. The plant was an aircraft delivery
pant durin; 1"'V. 11.
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a The ? Sickle and Hamner Plant manufactures a"?ricultural
.achInery.,,: There is also the former Aircraft i lant No 135
in Kharkov. It was damaged during the war but was reported.
1~' almost completely reconstructed and reequipped, with dis.
mnantlcd German machinery at the be Tinning of 1948. informa-
tion that twin-en ine bombers are bein r 'built there as before
requires confirmation.
b.., The rewort deserves attention as it rya indicate preps-
rations ft:r ran ex ans:ion of the a .reral't
p '"I14 ak IiAt V h rb~ rergrarle,j to
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Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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C aT L INHWift AGENCY
cr o There :'s c&.1so the :.ossib11itw that tc;e Plant is to
be oon.voxtei into pan aix'craL't eiiV? p".&nt a i'}.o state-
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ient tit large ,rc ses zw6r?e installer in connecti-en ~?Itk the
proc.uction of rows P: ?Ovi4Lta1y ur:r lrYt u.;GZ1 at t J s plant
-,ay pu!.Vsib1-v Indleate an Intend c; :twuf&eturc of bot:~bs
or ai;z..su. ition4
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