SHORTAGE OF MATERIAL AT BUCKAU-WOLFF WORKS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100110061-2
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: January 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Germany (Soviet Tome)
Shortage jdfi'MateriS2 'at Buckau-Wolff Works
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1. Great shortages of material prevail at the present time in the Buckau-Wolff
works at Magdeburg. The material on hand has been used up by extensive overtime
and special shift work in order to make up deficits in production quotas. There
will be no more production until the end of November 1953?
2._ The Sovietshipi engines which came in for repair in :eptember 19531ihave been
finished and shipped out. Pressure hulls for Soviet submarines are be.iuir,
manufactured at the present time to Soviet specifications. It, is not now
known how many will be built.
3. Only one 300 hp. Diesel engine was completed in October,,19530materia3.:ehortages
prevented the building of the other- three provided for, '1`rle c;ri.Fri:ne roW1i.'ooT
are ready, but completion is not expected before mid-1??oembera 'Production.of parts for the jiesolmotoronwerk Rostock continues.
40 1500 hp. slhipt s engine is to be built in November for the Soviet Navy,Th+ Yard.
has been promised large deliveries of materials, soon . w Laiese prom.. teL, ure
fulfilled production will start in a shop which until now 1as been used for
storage of finished machinery and parts There is still a second crane to be
erected. The material will be delivered from Poland, it is said,
For about a month past the works has had more funds avilrble. The Soviet
Kreditbank has advanced altogether 1,200,000 rubles up to the present. The
construction of new sanitary facilities and a new coal bunker are under
consideration.
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