MINUTES OF EKO COMMISSION MEETINGS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R012000210007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2002/08/15 CIA-RDP83-00415RO12000210007-7
SECRET/ CONTROL- U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORI"LATION
German Democratic Republic
AiINUI S OF EKO CO"?f1ISSION I'9EETINGS
25X1X liar 52;
25X1A
25X1A
This document consists of the minutes of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth meetings
of the EKO Convnission (Metallurgical Combine East). The members of the Commission are Fritz
Selbmann, Fritz Walter, Rudolf Rossmeissel, and Karl Heinz Zieger; vat ious plant or party
personnel take part in the meetings.
The fifth meeting, held 5 March 1952, had the following agenda: receiving a report from
two Soviet engineers on various defects in the blast furnace operations at EKO; carrying out
the target dates set up at the fourth meeting; report on suggested technical alterations in
the blast furnace operation; report on furnace alterations already accomplished;considera-
tion of the orders placed for equipment.
At the sixth meeting, held 10 March 1952, the agenda were: carrying out the target dates
set at the fifth meeting; decision on proposed technical alterations; report on orders placed
for equipment (11,6 million Deutsche marks placed on contracts, 11.3 million not signed by
contractors because of target date or material difficulties).
The seventh meeting, held 17 March 1952, had the following agenda: receiving a report
from two Soviet engineers (discussion of various technical aspects of furnace operations
with frequent reference to slipshod work, indifference to the job, or unwillingness of the
German personnel to change methods); carrying out target dates set at the sixth meeting.
At the eighth meeting, held 2I March 1952, there were present several representatives
of the SKK (Soviet Control Commission) headed by Bykov (fnu); the two Soviet engineers were
also in attendance. The grgenda were: (1) The report of the two Soviet engineers (again
discussion of the various technical shortcomings reported by the Soviet engineers. Bykov
questioned various department ehiegswho admitted defects but offered various excuses: plant
west from reconstruction to production too fast, workers were insufficiently trained, sup-
pliers were -and are- too slow in getting needed materials to the plant, etc.). (2) A dis-
cussion with the SKK representatives of the overall sittation at EKO. (3) Discussion of the
target dates sot at the seventh meeting.
25X1A
25X1
/'he foreign language document or a microfilm of it
25X1A
SECRET/ CONTROL - U. S. 0FF~'T.CIALS ONLY
is available from CIA Library,
8 + ugust 1952
- Approved For Release 2002/08/15 : CIA-RDP83-00415RO12000210007-7