ELEKTROBAU SONDERSHAUSEN ORDERING EQUIPMENT FROM AMZON FIRMS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R001200020007-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 20, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIG NCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORM, AT0ON REPORT
COUNTRY Gexmaa7 (Russian/A aerie n Zones)
SUBJECT E1ekttrobau Condershaucen Ordering Equipment
from Anzon Firms
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ACQUIRED
DATE CF ti
yr me via MU 7TATN5 WITHIN TNE.MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT $0
U. S. C.. AI AND SL AS AMENDED. ITS TAANSMISSION OR THE ASVE
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NIHITED DY LAW. REPRODUCTION OF THIS FONM I$ PNONtbnTED. NOT,.
EVER' I?IFORNATON CONTAINED IN BODY OF THE FORM MAY NE UTILIZL?D
AN DEERE UECESSARY NY THE RECEIVING AGENCY.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION FOR THE RESEARCH
USE OF TRAINED INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS
P.i.ektrobau Sondershausen1 seeking instruments for its mobile truck laborato;.r
connected with the Wasserfall rocket, has had its purchasing agent, Herr (frlv)
Grotsch5 contact German firms in four American Zone cities. The firms cud
individuals concerned are-
Hartmann and Braun, IC? nigsstrasse 97
terr`?%jW,-_1 nkaufsleiter
Herr Dotzert, Verkleiter
Dipl. Thg0 MtUler, Tech. Leiter
Frankfurt /Main
Rohde and Schwarz, Tassiloplatz 7 *anich
err Trager
.p and Reuther,, (street address unknown
',err a ,"-chief of sales
Firma Schenk, (Street address unknown)
Ma e
2_4 All these firms were visited by Grdtsch during the week 10='17 June,, He had
last visited Hartmann and Braun in FrankfaYrt,4ain on 28 May,
Making his initial appearance at Bopn & Reuther, Mar nheiru, GrGtsch pretended
to come from the British Zone. He ordered two w ter clocks (
.asseruhrwra) I4"I
-vnritin , and reading devices (Schreib- and Ablese Vorrichtung) for water up to
a temperature of 50g. G9 with ova. wheal dials (Radz hler) , One ton o.:' 'a d.1=~
num bars was offered as barter. After the currency reform in kazon, Grsitsch
telephoned Mannheia alleging that he was visiting relatives in the Fats.>ian
Zone, and asked if the new money would affect his order, Bopp w Reuther :6-1-
I ormed him that only the new Deutsche Mark would be accepted, and that the
instruments would cost DMA 1,000 each.
In Darmstadt? Grdtsch sought a Tisch=REittel'Frafstand, a measuring device
formerly produced by Heinrich List, Berlin9Teltow0 List no longer mike,,
these stands because of lack of ams.te .al ft Swa deu , Two such stands are
already in the possession of Elektrobau Sondershanisen, one inherited from.
the Institut Ra1aw,,. ~;. Knowing that, the order was from 1:R,S, ?a, Schenk insisted
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tjAai it be made to appear as stemming from an American or British,nane
customer.. Ingo (fnu) Lacher# employed by the Siemens Apparateb ,, Frank
furt,l 1, was eaigaged as middleman? Lacher originally was sent west by
LOS to found a cover firm which would handle such deals, but took the
S3 emens job instead. He was formerly at Institut Rabe,, It is not believed
teat the Siemens company knows anything about this transaction,, Fa,,
chenk has been offered an unknown quantity of 400 and 500 watt lamps for
this order,
At Rohde ec Schwarz in Munich, contracts were made to furnish FM with
the following items (it is not known whether or not the firm realizes
that the devices are intended for rte)
2 precision- frequency %aheatstone bridge's, measuring range 100 to 20,000
T{moo
2 precision self-induction Rheatstone !)ridges, measuring range 1 milli
to 10 milli Henry.
I precision sound generator with control quartz s measuring range 100 to
20, 000 Fienr3; to be delivered with permanent quartz guided measuring range
or filtered measuring range. (It is not yet known Which of these is desired
by A: BS) .
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Sc iwwar aagreed t .,L far wen the currency re orm had been finished,
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wring his 28 I visit to Hartmann & Braun in Frankfurt /lllbiin, Ordtsch
.sounded the firm on the possibility of making and delivering thirteen
types of instruments (Listed as Attachment I) . Eight of them were beyond
the firm' s capabilities; of these, throe were later contracted for in
`unich (i.e,, the three listed under Paragraph 5 above),
7. On his return visit, 10-17 June, Hartmann & Braun agreed to deliver what
they could produce, provided barter terms could be arranged involving
aluminum and copper bars,. Gr itsch admitted that he had been instructed
that such items could not be delivered to potential enemies. t tsch
repeated his barter offer of bicycles and suiting material. (Cf. Attach-
ment, I,, item 13),
At this time Gri tsch added an order for a Schreibende elektrische Mess-
gerute vorni HC mit Drehspuhlmessgeri#t L-409M and 4095sks both with Uhr-s
werk "D". Hartmann & Braun could not guarantee delivery of this device,
formerly produced at their Romberg branch. They are to notify EM of
inquiries into the matter by mail sent through an unwitting accomplice,
Heinrich Schade, Kassel, Ihringshausen, Wilhelmstrasse 3?
Giotsch telephoned Dotzert of Hartmann x Braun on 23 June to check the
effect of the Amzon currencrv reform on the order, He was told that
barter terms were out, and that only Deutsche ?dark would be accepted.
Daring this talk, Grbtsch insisted that FBS get the order within three
weeks,, He planned to visit Frankfurt/Plain about 30 June with DU 5,000
auppllied by 2'echra.cal Bureau 11.
Attachment I is a list of instruments desired by EBSn Attachment II
provides data on a ballistic galvanometer needed by $BS.
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.moist of it.r.straxnents sought at Hartmann u, 13raune Frankfurt jl aine
by purchasing agent of Elektrobau Sondershaust ?
O Order
Precision ammeter for direct current (combined) with measuring
I mA; 2 mA; 10 mA; 30 mA; 100 mA; 300 mA; IA- 3A; 1 OA- 100 A;
accuracy 0.21"7. Two instru, nts required. Dolivosy TTo. II1sV 210x1,
Electrc: ,static voltmeter for direct r_d alternating current 150 V~
tturrent consumption at .50 Hz 5 x 10 A at 5$ OCO Hz 5 x W12 A;
scale interval be ,ins at 450 V. Two instruments rec uiired0 Delivery
No, SKA 247W1 ~
for Possible -eroduct:ion but, Not Contracted For
Precision voltmeter for Gl.eichsoannnAng., combined with measuring
ran 10 mA; 60 mA; 100 mV up to 1, 000 V. Accuracy 0.215. . Two. instru-
ments wanted, Can be delivered with different measuring range of
150 ml and 300 V.
Precision Wheatstone bridsee i4easurin~r range 0?1 ? 100,000 Ohm,
accuracy O. av. Two required? Can be delivered in different measur-
ing range from Dal Ohm,
Precision capacity Wheatstone bridges measuring-range 10 pF - 10 uF,
Two wanted.
Cannot Be Delivered by Hartmann U. Braun
Precision at -eter for alternating current to 500 Hz with measuring
rage 1 mA; 2 mA; 1.0 mA; 30 mA; 100 mA; 300 mA; IA; 3A; 10A; 100A.
Accuracy 002%. Two vantod. "slot made since 194,24
Precision voltmeter for alternating current to 500 Hz, with measuring
range 10 mA; 60 mA,. 100 mV to 1,000 V~ Accu .oy 0.2%." Two -ud.nted0
H&B claimed these instruments had not been made before).
Items 8, 9 and 10 appear &3 Paragraph 5 of the attached report.
They had never been produced by Hartman and Braun, The EBS agent
later contracted for these at Rohde and Schwarz in Munich.
Tonfrequenz Rdhrenvol:tmeterp type Phillips,, 10?109000 Hz with measure-
nents 0"1 V; 0, ,0 V; 1V; 3V; IOV; 30V; 100V .500V. 1trance resistance
2? Ohm. Two required,-. Never made by H&B0 To be sought at Mw-dch,.
2.rror ;alvanometer with two susceptibi.litik"ss; 0., 5 x 10-* A ,,. at 800
Ol a and 16 x 1.0'9 A' at 5 Ohms. Two wanted
sanding
Three ballistic galvanometers,. with current sensitivity about 10-4
or 1O-6A, were wanted., Hartmann and Braun possess only a display
.odel, damaged by bombing and repaired by Frankfurt/gain University.
Lack of machinery prevents reproduction of this de vice0 The ltiss~ans
yruered the agent to steal it,, He refused., The Russians then began
(.o try and find barter goods in V eimar which might persuade Hartmann
and Braun to give up the instrument? 1..ghty bicycles and 200 meters
of suiting; material have been allotted to this project. (CF Para-
=,raph 7 of report
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Data on Hartm. nya and Braun ballistic galvanom er desired by
;Lektrubau Sondorshausen (CF. item 13, Ai:tachment I)
- a fi nann u? Braun
V E, st 2b L Nr. 1048
b,,:;1.istischen ssungen
3. Sk :Lenteil
about lp ers9sklinden
10 .6
bay ' ffener aperiodisc%
Volt sakunden x 10 -6
bei vorgeschalteten Grenzwiderstand
auss ere
Grenzwider-
stand
1,000 1 28 ballistisch
1./.0 ! Soo
:51~ 000 1 30 3 nochmal
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