PERSONNEL, PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH AT THE OBERSPREEWERKE

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 22, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORM AT I 0 N REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Germagy (Ruosian Zone)
SUBJECT Personnel, Production and Research at
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1. Trade union inspector Happner has been assigned to the OSTI by order of the
Russians. He is charged with the political indoctrination and education of
the workers. The previous leader of the trade union in the plant has been
recalled.
2. It is expected that Technical Director Lorentz will have to give up his
position in the near future, probably in April. Looker, former engineer
in charge of planning, is scheduled to be his successor; he will go to a
special indoctrination school in Bernau during April.
3. The main office of the "Kabel-AG* has been transferred from Berlin-Weissensee
to Berlin-Lichtenberg. It is now located in the offices of the former Knorr
Bremse plant. The 7eissensee offices now house the Russian General Economic
Staff, formerly located in Karlshorsto
4. It is planned to reorganize the OSW as the central research institute for the
Ruesian one
5. The management of the nKabel-AG" has not yet published its production schedule
for 1950.
The Kabelwerke AG in Berlin-Oberschbneweide is scheduled for transfer to
public ownership in the near future. It may be assumed that the methods to
be used will correspond to those employed in the recent transfer of Gema-
Kopenick which was completely dismantled after the changeover and from which
all stores, equipment, and tools were removed. The firm is now to be reorganized
under a new name and charged with developing high frequency equipment for the
Russian Navy.
7. OSW is still having financial difficultieo. The need for ready cash has
necessitated another sale of 400,000 DM (Ost) north of stores.
. Investment capital for 1950 is limited to l.2 million DM (Ost) to be distributed
as follows*
OSW 600,000 DM (
1133? 300,000 n
TBN 300,000 tl;
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Since DC funds in West-German currency have been provided for the purchase
of material and equipment, further production difficulties can be anticipated.
10. Personnel distribution at cSW on 1 December 1949.
Section Factory
Workers
1. Research
men 323
women 64
2. Production
men 311
women 716
3. Technical Branch Office
Technicians and
Office Workers
183 .
59
143
61
Total
506
123
454
777
Apprentices
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27
Trainees (unpaid)
12
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men 89
17
106
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women 48
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4. Business Office
MGM 38
72
110
women 35
t). Employees' Welfare Office
men
70
4
105
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women 2
7
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6,, Cost Accounting
men 74
16
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women 11
10
21
7. TBN
men 164
98
262
26
women 72.
38
110
8. Directly employed by Russians
men 10
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12
women
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35
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9. Total men 1009
535
1544
53
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homen 978
255
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11? All preparations for the mass production of tubes RPK and PK2 (Russian
nomenclature) were stopped by the Russians without explanation. The sum
of 300,000 DM (Oat) had already been invested for equipment and tools for
the project.
12. The increase in tube production is seriously hampered by the lack of skilled
glass bbeers for quartz glass and machine glass.
13 It is anticipated that even the limited tube purchases made heretofore by the
Eastern Furopean states will be completely cancelled in the near future. Poland
and Czechoslovakia, for instance, get their tubes from the West or from Switzer-
land, where American tubes are availeble at very low prices. Accordin?; to a
recently completed survey, certain tubes which cost 15 DM (00t) can be purchased
for 1 West),
14, Currant Russian production orders have been reduced by two-thirds. This applies
chiefly to radio tubes. At the same time, the sale of tubes to the West, particularl;
of the L series, has been prohibited.
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15. The production potential of the fine wire plant has been increased 100%.
Actual production, however, has not changed materially since the previously
reported percentage of rejects has not improved.
16. The Russians have allocated another 500,000 DL (Ost)for the expansion of the
production plan. The funds are to be used for the procurement of tools,
machine -tools, and measuring equipment.
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