An item reported that East German shipyards received that week important orders for building supply vessels for the Soviet Union navy. Totally there were to be built 18-12.000 gross tons tankers, 8-1.200 tons and 22 tenders of 1.600-3.500 tons. Further more were 20-3.00o tons and 10-1.000 tons ships to be used as net layers.
Note
1. At that moment was the so-called Cold War (1945-1991) still major issue in the world with a struggle between the Western and the Eastern world for political and military hegemony. The Vietnam war was still going on, the Berlin crises 4 June-9 November 1961 just solved with the notorious Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 still ahead. East Germany was being a Soviet Union satellite country part of the Warsaw Pact.
