Series III. German Technology Evaluation Sheets, 1947-1948
Scope and Content
The Arno Viehoever FIAT Records contain records of the Field Information Agency, Technical (FIAT), which were collected and maintained by Arno Viehoever during his service with the agency. The materials in these records document Viehoever’s activities with FIAT and of FIAT itself in Allied Occupied Germany in the years immediately following World War II. The records are arranged into the following five series:
- Chronological Files
- Subject Files
- German Technology Evaluation Sheets
- Printed Materials
- Reference Cards
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1948
Series Description
Arranged chronologically by date, this series contains U.S. Department of Commerce German Technology Evaluation Sheets, which were collected and maintained by Arno Viehoever during his service with FIAT. These evaluation sheets contain information about German technology that was developed during World War II, and subsequently evaluated and released to the public by FIAT. The evaluation sheets were filled out by investigators from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Technical Services, who worked under the FIAT’s oversight.
Information listed in the German Technology Evaluation Sheets includes the names and professional affiliations of U.S. Department of Commerce investigators, sources of data, subjects, types of data, evaluations, and investigator comments.
Repository Details
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