INCREASED RUSSIAN ORDERS FOR A-1 FIGHTER TRAINING SETS AT ZEISS, JENA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005400090014-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: July 24, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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Increased Russian Orders for
A-l Fighter Training Sets at
Zeiss, Jena
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1. On 20 July 1950, the Russians doubled their orders for At-l*fighter
training sets at the Zeiss firm in Jena. They have further indi-
cated that they might even increase the number again soon.
2. Hartig (also previously reported as Harting), president of the
Zeiss plant, stated that he had been approached by DDR officials
with regard to converting the factory entirely for war production.
"hen he answered that this would be politically impossible, he
was asked what he would do if workers in mass meetings demanded
such action for the North Korean People's Republic. Hartig then
admitted that he could not oppose public opinion. He was told
that a.fi.nal decision had not yet been reached.
3. The Zeiss firm is at present preparing for the rroduction of an
isotope separator supposedly invented by Kapitsa.
Comment: The A-1 fighter training set is fully described.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
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