According to an agreement that Ardenne made with authorities in the Soviet Union soon after his arrival, the equipment which he brought to the Soviet Union from his laboratory in Berlin-Lichterfelde was not to be considered as "reparations" to the Soviet Union.
Enligt ett avtal som Ardenne gjorde med myndigheter i Sovjetunionen strax efter ankomsten, skulle den utrustning som han förde till Sovjetunionen från sitt laboratorium i Berlin-Lichterfelde inte betraktas som "krigsskadestånd" till Sovjetunionen.