1953 RUSSIAN ORDERS FOR A-1-P AERIAL TRAINING DEVICES FROM VEB CARL ZEISS, JENA

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015800240004-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
SS X OURITY INFORIIATIO
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY' 25X1 REPO K
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Gernany/iJ SR
SUBJECT 1953 Russian Orders for. A-1 -p Aerial Tr?sining NO, OF PAGES 3
Devices from VIEM Carl Zeiss, Jena
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF:
INFO..
DATE DISTR. 16 January 1953
NO. OF ENCLS.
(USTE) BEWW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMAT K)N
THIS 7OCUNENT CONTAINS IVFORhSATIOHI A'FRCTING THE NATIONAL DEFONSS
OF THE UNI'-3D STATES. WITHIN ?HE 51RARIN10 OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 7O8
AND 704. OF THE U. S. CODS. AS AMEHDE'>. ITS TRA$SSISSSON OR REVEL-
ATION OP III CONTENTS TO OR RSCSIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PAOHISITF.D 811 LAW THE REPRODUCTION OFTHI$ FORM IS PROI':IEITED.
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On 22 Oct-cber 1952 a conference f Russian and German technicians was
he'd at V . Car,1 eiss, Jens, to tecide under what conditions Zeiss
would he able to accept a Russia.! order for delivery of 135 A--i-p
aerial training devices and 30 r; rniplete sets of .A-1-, spa: re parts in.
1953; This follaving persons to~;< part in the conference.
Russians _, (fnu) Andrushenko ) members of the engineering Department-
mnu) ; huarupkin 1/) of the Soviet. " -ade Dele atic'n
D. S. tiatrrlirov ner.ber of the acceptance cox r i 3ston
at Carl Leiss, Jena
Cerman - (all members of Gar. ',eiss, Jena)
The Russians insi ted Ian improvements beyyond the 1950 and 1952 le -1M
they promised to provide datailed instructions in the near future;,
Or t,,rnst Guyenot
(fnu) Beyer
i fnu) cchuhcart
Gerhart RonTnel
fnu) lsenbart
f fnu) Reif kogel
fnu) Pe.a.t s Cher
fcu) hiaeta] a %n
fr!u) Nikler
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fnu) 6chorcht
2. The Russian re;-,resentativ13 ;Asked that the devices to be delivered in
1953 be technically betti:. than those delivered in 1950 and 1952? Dr,
Guyenot pointed out that. any technical improvement would necessita e on
the potrt of the hussi.ans a decision as to whether the devices were to
be "functional. devices" tFunktionsgeraete) or "linear computors for
carrying out commendsA' , but he stated that ir.iprovement would onJ. be
possible through an i.r,?rease of "the angular velocities of the t,a.ranyl~~"~~
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The last five devices of the 1952 delivery of 79 will be tested for
several weeks; the Russian request for technical improvements of the
deirices will be based on the outcome of the tests, Ratmirov suggested
that experience gained from the devices delivered in 1.950 and 1952
males it clear already that about 5U construction changes nust be
Considered for the 1953 modelo
In answer to a query of Ratmirov, Rommel declared that Zeiss will be
able to produce and deliver 135 devices and 30 sets of spare parts
in 1953 Provided that certain conditions are accepted by the .+iussianso
One of these conditions is that Zeiss be authorized to perform certain
changes in the wiring of the devices to make it easier to adjust them.
The Russians saw no objections to such changes, on the condition, though,
that all changed parts be easily exchangsable with corres; onding parts
of earlier models,
The Zeiss representatives stressed the point tha,- the most important
condition for acceptance of the -rder was that raw material and
auxiliary equipment be provided on schedule,. Since Zeiss supplies for
the construction of Aal devices are completely exh_usted, the Russians
will have to see to it that DIA, the + :3t German ministries, and "the
highest ia.st German authorities" provide the desired items not later
th, n 1 December 1952? The following items are needed:
46 metric tons of steel and iron
46 metric tons of light metal
25 metric tons of cast light metal
4 tons of cast nonferrous metal
I. 8 metric tons :f foundry products
10 metric tons of nonferrous semif.nished products
35 requested the huisia.ns to have .Last German authorities allot the
quotas and adequate priorities for these items immediately
Additional investment funds must be allocated to Zeiss
because changes in the construction of the Zeiss production
halls well be required if the 1953 order is to be fulfilled.
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If t:-ie conditions covering the allotment of material raid wostc rn
cl:rr nicv can be met in time, i,eiss will be able to cc,w.pt ? odt,h, the
fc-_:L..1,3 rinS deliv ry schedule.
5 devices on 30 June 1953
L5 devices on 31 July 1953
'.5 devices on 31 August 1953
?5 devices on 30 September 1953
:'5 devices on 31 October 1953
'5 devices on 30 November 1953
,5 devices on 15 December 1953
Onc^ week after the conference, the. Russian order for the 1953 delivery
o ` J35 A-?1'-p devices and 30 sets of spare parts wa,s placed officially
anil definitely with Zeiss.. At Via name time tho Russians notified
Zeiss that all questions concerning a contract for the order and those
sxz : :ions portsininc to the procurement of crucial Mtoris3 s would be taken
?a: Pr care of in .negotiations which are to begin in the near future Frith
thc Germsns. For this purpose, a Ger an delegation is to travel to ; ioscow.4
Cormiant: PoerdLbly identical with Shurubov (fnu)
rhurubov, in this case, would be garb3.ed.
25X1 Comment: As reported. Forsibly Ferrohalklgiber,
4e [Comment: It is not clear whet nor the G?oriissn delegation will be
composed of _rcvernment officials only or also of members of the Zeiss
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