HV-SCHIFFBAU PRIORITY MATERIALS REQUIREMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013700080004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT CD NO,
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BV.SahiWfbau Priority Materials Reju'iremeut
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YVB VV,,, Volkswerft atralsund atralsurid
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DATE DISTR. 2~ September
NO. OF PAGES 2
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SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1
REPORT NO.
1, effective 1 a:pril 1952 the Volkswer."t ,tralsuad was assi,.,ned at the direction
of the i:Urt ;tate 4ecretariaL for hater lal i x?ocure.::-ent a -riority ratine; for
import deliveries of ship plate which 'arrive v.E.a Frarokfurt/Oder and :r.,ich are
to be used tc fill doverninent contracts. Sit April 1952AUll thicknesses
of heavy plate for the l;ovcrnmen.t orders were delivered; only an undetermined
quantity of S-inm.. medium plate and 4-1na_.. corrugated sheet metal. (xLiffelblech)
was outstanding. Lpril deliveries, cover the : ~e,teriai needs for the
construction of five vessels, alaounted to atx;ou.t 65t curie tons of heavy
plate and 71 metric tons of i:adlum plate. Heavy plate of all thicknesses,
especially 8-v7un. and 9-i m. plat`, in excess of the auaounts neececi for the
five ships are at the d.sposal of the Volkswerft itra.Lsund for use in the.
reparations pro,,-,ram,
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2. as or 15 ..ay i954,;shi,p k)1at:e for .)riority orders for trawlers could not be
T ade available, since tide back1o,; of i:.,port si;ip,.cmuts had not yet been
ciec,red up and since i;,.,cart Stan from the ;jlt for the first quarter of 1952
were not filled uxiti..l 9 Lay 1952. For this reason, import deliveries,
esn,,cially in ,,pril 1952, r "Aid to y)e allotted to the shipyard`:o government
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contracts arid, where some c.iate was left ever, to the reparat'ions prom
all the plate necessary for the construction of trawler 10Li; is 'orn hand; about.
1fa-morea ' metric tons of heavy p;iate are needed for the proauction of
trawler 1005= Volkswer i't ti,t.ralsuaad needs a zprox,i tately 1,15( metric tons
of heavy plate to construct a total of six travelers. This plate must be
available at the latest by the end of July 191,12 if the 1952 program is to
be filled. I
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3. In April 1952,the ..arnow--..erft was able to obtain 117 r-etric tons of heavy
plate and 30 metric tons of medium plate. : fight miliirneter plate is in
snort supply and represents the most serious -bgtt]en ek ..fter the
priority demands for the governrvrl orders at atralsunu are :;et, ,Tarnow--
erft will be provided with further import duliveries of 8-rim. plate on a
pre ority basis .
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STATE a NAVY
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DISTRIBUTION
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fie decal, pi-a iku rupresen . another i6Ottlen in production at the
:;.mow-..esrFt.. Irk or:ier to "et around this dif ficu.ty, .arrror .erft
is at present using Ore won pine deck plankin,,, which is covered by
iliiports.
5, The follo:rinj amounts of boiler pipe are still needed for the :iussian
vessel,SOSKI SO!UZs
75 tors. 28 x 3.25
2C4 tons 45 x 4
5c, tons 50 x 5., 5 (7)
These pipes, much were to be imported from the '.,est, have not yet
arrived, since, accordin;; to rJ.T.ti-:..eta11, fitn:.ricial difficulties still
exist.
6. :ship plate can only be allocated for new construction Type 1V (ieeubau--
bedarf Type 1V) after th.. needs. fur Loveerru,,er,t contracts and repara-
tions orders have been met.
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