1. SHORTAGE OF PLASTICS 2. PRODUCTION OF SILICONE 3. DIAMOND DRILLING AND CUTTING AT HETTSTEDT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007600420001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 24, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Gerrnar r (usstan Zor )
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SUBJECT l.? Shortage of Plastics
25X1A 2~, Production of Sil .coxtes
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3 m Diamond Dr-ill.ing and Cutting at FIettstedt
but in sr ll quantities oni ra These silicones are needed for ultxasouxd ap1x ra"-
tue and special rotors and are not procurable from the blest
Gauss of the Zeiss diamon departr eat a and Maass of the Z eise plastics department
are reported to have stated that Zeiss does not del.i^rer diamonds to the ttalz-
werk Bunt talle, SAG i ;~DJ in Rettstedt, but that; ,ha Ucttatedt concern cuts
and drills its own diamonds.
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1, Much of the plastic material exhibited at the Leipzig Fair is not actually
available axe the DDTh Dro Maass,, plastics spocial 5t with Zeiss,, attempted to
obtain song; of these plastics for Zeiss production., but, spas unable to place
an order. Ile was told that" -particularly can. the case of hips. quality plastics f,
the exhibits i re laboratory samplea;, Dr. Uaass therefore concluded that the
plan to substitute plastics for scarce materials a.n th :DDTh cannot be it;mplcinented?
2 m A research laboratory in Rac obsu1s Saxony, Is producing s iliconen of r ooct quality
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