FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE FOR SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL COOPERATION (WTZ)

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• Publication Date: February 8, 1955
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(4) ap#c-ification of what is desired (Leistung). '7n to and
ilidtuding 1954?, this a ecification had to be given in th
form of a short descri;,tion. For the 1955 planning, the
Leistuut; mist be designated by a number? The following
are the number ifsed; the number indicates the kind of
action recuest4d t*oin the VTD:
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photograts of" :spent and installations.
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6: The dispa aift tt Last German personnel to fo lain
countries (Entsendung) or visits to East Germaiy,by
foreign p sonngi (Kons,tltation)?.
The applications on form sheet 15 0 are first, ptpcessed in the ~;TZ
epartment for Planning, Report? and oordinati.n. They are Inveso.
gated there for their formal correctness. The question whether th
motivation for a request is presented correctly is also investigated
there, i. e. whether it really is conceived in such a way that the
fuifll:msnt of the request would be in Vie ititerest36f the Economic
=1.- >. his Department furthermore cl..ssi ies all requests )~~acording
to the countries to which they pertain. The requests are then registered.
if a request involves specific scientific--tec'-ni.cal questions for which
,z. ; tz'ance of an expert is needed, the epartmennt for Planning,
T' p is and Coordination calls on experts in the? Central 0ffioe; or
Rt;::esrc--z oad Technology (Zentralamt fuer Forsbadh.-, and Technik Z-FT)
I: it i, not clear whether the fulfillment c:f a request is really
th_a Dap~:~rtrient calls on renre aentatives in the responsiblF.
ft ,. 1tTt z,Fi.i?2 - tilt? m
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i;aaizationa concerned for an opinion. ,fter the arc
c,:ss.i~ of his Department ij, con >leted, the requests are ch4nneled; to
to:ac ciepartuents or secretariats of the WTZ to which they pertain..
i rc? juest. pert,,.-Lns to each (f several foreign countries, copies of
T~i SG o to +?acrc T4 department or secretariat concerned., as the
slap, the llc77artment for Planning, :tepe?rts and Coordination calls
:eni c .^er~ce sa ~r; ich all requests which are the res--~onsita2 . qty of orit
depa:; `: :eat or secretariat are discussed. If necessary, re aresc:at
:. e 3 of L,FT and the central organizations are r present at this ccta-
fo.re-tc:e '-on ^erence deals with the best methods-of carrying out
'.tr .re t s The head os each ~;T'' department or secretariat consollc!ates
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1? requests falling under his responsiblity according to technical
All requests or t jte same technica, i
t 'i:- are listed together on one fora. sheet, a copy of which goes to
t,-,a De:~a ? went for Planning, Reports and Coordination,
In the coliference with the head cf the res onsible 1'TZ department or
seta etariat,it is al>so decided whether the fulfillment of a request
can until the next ? .Z convention with the foreign country in
q estion or whether it s:ioulu' be implemented immediately. T'.ere Ore
seveu ? 7TZ de a. gents or secretari6.i;s, each of which Ls ros7onsible
for iei.entif c technical relations with one or more satellite countries
(i zc : _:d :n4 the DSS )l Each one .f these foreign countries or groups
of foreign countries has four V'TZ conferences v.ith .East. Germany per
;;ear. '2h(:?sa conferences take ,)lace alternately in Last Germany and in
the foreign country concerned. If a request is not of immediate
;ency it is t..ken up in the next cenfe~onoo. with the foreign country
involved If the request is so urgent that it is considered impractical
to delay its implementation, the Department for Planning, Reports and
::ordinatioii of the '~.TZ transfers the matter directly to the trade
3elegat.iou in East Germany of the foreign country involved At the
.a' e tide, the apartment notifies the i:ast German V.TZ re presentative
h., foreign. ;ountry. With the exception of i lbania? the WTZ has a
pres tai'Vi.re t a East German embassies in every satellite country and
he [:c:3. This representative has the rank of embassy secretary . The
yecrotary contacts the sc;ientific-technical cooperation unit
o;r country directly or the mini. ,try of the foreign country
:gin the urf'ent request If the foreign country approves the
r at es ,.. it notifies its 'rude delegation in East Germany, v:hi.ch in
tuu . i:1'osf;s tike '~.K-. The imple::neatation o the request is then handlec+
i n a.... ~~ ._ v y as in the case o l regular requests
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'.egai .r recqu.estso !.,;E. those not of ircreciinte sir envy, a taken up in
~a ?? T r. t:r.acry, :cos with the fore;.-,-_n countries. The --request is dis
c.ts.' d by the re;;resentat L VP o .Vhe East German -.T1 and the scientific-.
tc;rt.rio l d. K i.eg: ti on of 4!.e_ foreign ecuntr~? concerned, If an agree
?1oni. L.,3 roach.ed o it is laid. down in detailed protocol made out in
.!an ants in th lany.uagc of the country concerned. The protocol is
2.icr.ed by ;he ..T re_,resentatives of East Germany and of the foreign
count.~ane jY? is also ,,Baled, Copses of the protocol are registered
az.' ...,-.~ the files of the "e p.rtrent for A It nning, Reports and 0-
6 :'.e East (isrman delegation t, the donference with the foreign
cc..ntrZ is composed of the f ollo wiug,
a ,c chief 0: the ;.T. Section in t` e tiitate :Tanning Cbmmissiono
he estate i-lanni.ng L cmmission ha:; V.TZ sections which correspond
to he rte;artments or secretariats for foreign countries within the
"'his s lion chief functions as the heat? of the East Ge-!nan
a.r.ion
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b. The head of the :TZ de;)artment or secretariat involved*
c. ri v~irying number of scientists and/or technicians called by
Ve ';;T; to sake art in the conference,. 'T'hese persons ma;y come
from, 2:':FT, the ministries and/or scientific institutes such as
the East German Academes o, the State Geological Commi3sion,etc.
c Two interpreters arovided by the.. : section of the state Plan
nine= Commission and a et9nogra-1er provided by the isTZ depart-
went or secretariat involvedo
The toi 1 number of ersons belonging to the %TZ delegation usually
dot's ::o.t exceed twelve.
11' agr einsnt is roached ? the ft !iment of a ~reauest either in the
V; convention, or -through tlth 4. ,method described above applying
to,requests of immediate urgenpyt, de 1TZ Depa~rtrnent for lanning,
Re ores and' Coo'rd,,natic}n; is re3,'ons ale for its iziplemen:tation.
The trade delegation in Last Germs of the epuntry involved notifies
the :':T" that sucte apcl such mateDi '.(.literature, documents, descrf?tions,
equipment, sats_1lge;, ' etc.) has?.arriv' d. The material is then delivered
to the `;?T7, on,a prearranged data. On this occasion, a protocol of
Surrender (Ueber&.beprotokoll) i3 m .fe and signed by tTZ re::resentatives
and by u 'representative of the foreign trade delegation, copy of
this protocol-is forwarded by the iepartrent for Planning, Reports and
Coordination to the ;Ministry or other "central organization" concerned.
If the request concerns the visit of a foreign scientist or technician
t:: East Germany, the foreign trade delegation concerned informs the
.TZ and the '11T:: de,)artment or section in the Ministry or other "central.
organization" concernedentative of the stair &dministr:~tion of the *ninistry
Q. D.11 l:y:ative- of the cent-
t-d The head of the technical do' arty ent in the im main adminiatraft on
involved or a technical expert of other central organizations
,volved..
The technical head of the enterprise involved, if such is the
case, or the institute head if the request ap;1lies to an in
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D?,riz:.g this conference a detailed program for the visit of the foreign
is worked out and the duration of his stay is determined,
T Ie result,: of the confer ance are recorded in a protocol, a copy of which
gods to the l apartment for Planning, Reports and Cpordination of the WTZ.,
8 ,very person,, ins4:.tute, enisrprise or any other organization making
re ,uests to the is 'requiredito report on. the results obtained -through
`f:a iulfJ.l!Lnent of his request, This is done after tie material provided
th:'on:gh the WTZ has fulfilled i;.q purpose, or after the visit of a
foreign sc:,t.entist or technician is terminated. These reports are called
Nutztgsberichta. They are first sent to the ministry or ' entral organ
iz*t=.off in?roived? Crliicj forwards them with its comments to the CrTZ de-
parLr.-ent o: secretariat concerned. From there they go to the 17TZ Depart
ment for. :fanning, Reports and Coordination, This- De ,artment consolidates
all reports of this kind pertaining to one and the same country and for=
rr&rds the consolidated report o the State Planning Commission,.
The r4T2, is not allowed to function in any matter concerning Western
o.o'-jntries.. If information o:.' e: scientific-technical nature wh h can
only to obtained from or in western countries is involved, the VTZ refers
the r et ~.ur to the Mate Planning Commission. It is known that in all
Matters considered to be of sufficient urgency, the State Planning Com-
nissa on takes action, mostly b;: selecting a technician w!4o is sent abroad
under sore appropriate pretext '.s an example, Chief lingo Probst (fnu) s
cf ti.e State Radio Committee, was sent to England in Septe*ber 1954 in
order to rocure information bearing on telecommunications problems after
th, matter was transferred by the WTZ to the State Planning Commission
19 ?' Len _ _ sts concerning the procu?remen?* of scient f is=technical in.i ormati.r
hsa.`u led by the 1?,TZ are subject to the same kind :,f- planning as everything
eI:c in i'ae:t Germany. The requests ccnc;erning a certain plan year must
he Jr, -ti.~D possession of the 1.TZ early in the lest quarter of the preceding
p ,:n Soli.: On the ether hand the 1;T.: receives the requests from foreign
during the first quarter of the plan year to which they apply
Thuz o ~ 1.5 November of every year the TrTZ he.s tabled all East German
c ::: c--techsrica1 requcots to f or,eign countries for the following pane
.r - lhowe rerr it, will know only by the end of March of the following year
:h.~, total of foreign requests to i a.st Germany for that yea:-,. If durik,~g a
nn y ear requests are made which were not contained in the lint o'
? 1+;".FIi.ed v'3C!1.3'i:,^^;,. they are processed by the Vr'TZ only after personal approval
by a L'} ni star or a, membe: of the State 'fanning Commission,
Field Conn:ent_ The head. of the 'V:TZ Section for the T;;5:; n the .Mate
is the Deputy Chairman of the Commission Erwin Kerb-r.
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CLASSIFICATION S FRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Functions of the Office for Scientific-
Technical Cooperation (WTZ)
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFICTINS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 15. SECTIONS 7" AND 754. OF THE U. S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION ORREVIL?
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED MY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
V
c. This application is made on form :sheet 1570. The form sheet
contair4o t _ following items:
(1) ? .ef the request ' (furs a).
(2)
'ripti_n of the reasons motivating the request.
(3) Ths .da by ` 1sh f 1ttllasat of the request I. d.sis44.
STATE
ARMY
DATE DISTR. 8 February 1955
NO. OF PAGES S 4o
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. Fast ftrmun. Mobtaining information from abroad on
certain sci procedures or certain scientific-tech-
nical equipment, or in taking up direct contact with scientific-tech-
nical personnel living in the USSR and its satellite countries. This
interest usually originates in an industrial enterprise, a scientific-
technical institute or in any of their supervisory organizations.
Interest of private persons in foreign scientific-technical Drocedures,
equipment or personnel, is not officially recognized.
2. Such information is obtained through the Office for Scientific-Tech-
nical Cooperation (WTZ), of the East German State Planning Commission.
In order to obtain it,the following procedure must be complied with:
a. Any person, enterpriL nstitute desiring this information
must first notify it vising authority. The supervising
authority in tyiis co c i.on is a jinistry, State ,secretariat,
a scientific,icademy or any other "central government organization"
in 11East Germany.
b. ~a~h }9~inistry or "central organization" has a department for
scientific-technical cooperation or at least one or more persons
responsible for scientific-technical cooperation. This depart-
ment or person makes an ap~-lication to the ,TZ outlining the re-
quest. In the case of a Ministry, the request is accompanied
by a certification of the Main administration with authority
over the originating person, >nstitute or enterprise, certify-
ing to the necessity and im.--crtance of the request, and i'mrrs-
ing its significance within the framework of the Economic Plan.
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Specification of what is d*sirsd (Leiatung).. Up to and
includia9-g 1954, thia specification had to be given in the
form- of a short cdoseriptioa. or the 1955 Ply 1, the
Loiltu+ g. must be designated by a n ire. The fo1leving
are ths`numbers used; the number indicates the kind of
action requested from the WTZs
2s Descriptions (3e c;hreibt*g n). This conoeraw liter-
ature availabl, on the topic in question, including
patent lit.rst s.
31 Technology.
.4t Blueprints, drafts sand/er. documents.. ' This includes
phootagraphs of equipsdent and s:~tall biax s.
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51 i'roduction rocedures and,samples (Rezeptur and Muster).
6t The dispatching of East C era a personnel to foreign
countries '( taeadung) or visits to Bast aeraai r by
foreign personnel (Konsultation).
S. The 'applications on form sheet `15J? are first processed
.apartment for Plann ng~ .Reports and oordination. They ar
gated foeiormal ce
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Motivation for a request is presented correctly to also i1^' fisted
there, i. e. whether it really ii conceived in M"W a way that the
fulfillment of the request would be in the rota at of the io
Plan. This Depart furthermore Classi s 3 quests aceo ag
If a req'ueet.involy
Iss se f# es=- isa* - q t* done
the assistance of an s pert is needed, the s eartment for Planni.
Reports and Coordination Balls oa arts id the Central Offies for
Research and Technolgr
t 3as ry 167 04bung gad 160baik - 'AM).
If it is not clear''* tefr the tuifil of a request is really
neosssa the Department is os firer al i # t r.ap n i
'M in in 'atrat`iesa a n t~r ac "or rdr was en aotti*es of
`tether al ?rganizaCion on f in opini+ . Aft*r the pro..
cessir~g of` this Do the reqnag&w are a eled to
those artmento - e ~TZ t - they. pertain.
If a request perta s of
the request go; to s the
next step, th'e Depart. file
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