INFORMATION ON TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT AND STEEL PRODUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R011300010001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 28, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 20, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2001/09/07 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011300010001-3
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SECURITY INFORMATION
German Democratic Republic
INFORI4ATION ON TRANSPORTATION EQUIPYMT AND STEEL PRODUCTION ( 6 pp; German;
25X1X This 6-page document
on conditions existing in the production of transportation ant and steel. The document
includes the following information: - 4
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25X1X 1, Report of 9 February 1952
ILLEGIB This report deals with he transportation equipment industry. The
following are random xx examples o, in orma ion urnished:
During 1952 the Lowa (Locomotive and Railroad-Car Factory), Bautzen, is to produce
2OC full-track vehicles of type K 5 with 120 horse power motor.
The Lowa,Niesky, is to produce 1,600 three-axle GO-ton flatcars, the Lowa, Goerlitz,
700 two-axle 60-ton flatcars.
The production of bevel gears constitutes the biggest bottleneck in the manufacture
of motor vehicles,
The Lowa,Goerlitz, is to produce 30 so-called disaster trains during 1952. -
25X1X 2, a) Report of 5 February 1952
25X1X The reports on the work of a brigade and the fraudulent] mariner in
which the brigs a ea er managed to receive a bonus.
25)~1X The completion of the Finow Strip Mill was delayed. The first part of the work 5X1X
expected to be completed by October-November 192 instead of the lamed June date. .One o
? the engineers, intends to leave for Jest Germany o work for the ?WIol 1X
firm in Graefe ainischen, a fact which should delay the some more,
erroas in the plans for construction changes of the strip mill which show resu in cons erabli
delay of construction work and in additional expenditures to the GDR,
25X1X b) Report of 8 February 1952
As a result of the shortqge of machine tools) Apprentices in Abus not indicated which
plant 7 are being trained in two shifts.
The Finow Strip Mill originally was to have been delivered from Czechoslovakia. Present,
intentions are to produce it at Wildau. The believes that the strip mill which was
delivered by Czechoslovakia is now in Fuersten erg, 25X1X
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d For Release 2001/09/07 83-00415R011300010001-3
20 May 1952
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