EXH10-19

                               Purchase agreement



                                     between


Sico Jena GmbH Quarzschmelze,
Goschwitzer Str. 20, 07745 Jena
represented by its President,
Mr. Walter Nadrag


                                              - on the one hand -

and

FiberCore Jena GmbH,
represented by Mohd Aslami,
President of FiberCore, Inc.
Goschwitzer Str. 20, 07745 Jena


                                              - on the one hand -


WHEREFORE Sico Jena GmbH ("Sico") declares that it holds unrestricted  ownership
rights in the  equipment  and other  assets  described  in this  contract.  This
production equipment is not subject to any pledges,  liens, collateral rights or
any other similar encumbrances whatsoever.

1.  THEREFORE,  Sico agrees to sell and to transfer to FiberCore the  production
equipment specified in the Schedule hereto at a price of

                           DM 3,775,200
                           (three  million seven  hundred  seventy five thousand
                           and two hundred German marks) plus 15% VAT.

The purchase price shall be paid as follows:

1) DM 3,775,200 paid in 24 equal  quarterly  installments of DM 157,300 plus 15%
VAT (if  applicable) of DM 23,595.  The first payment is due on October 31, 1995
if FiberCore Jena GmbH or FiberCore,  Inc. USA closes on its current  financing:
If  financing  did not  close by  October,  then two  payments  shall be made by
December 31, 1995.


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2. Regardless  of the payment of the purchase  price,  the  Purchaser  agrees to
assume the following obligations:

a) The Purchaser  undertakes  to retain the equipment  specified in the Schedule
hereto in the Jena factory until year 2001 at the earliest.

Any  infringement of this obligation  shall cause this Purchase  agreement to be
rescinded with the result that the ownership  rights in the equipment  purchased
shall revert to the seller.

b) The provisions  contained in 2 a) above shall not apply to new  installations
fitted by the  Purchaser or the seller in the factory.  The  Purchaser  shall be
entitled to remove  equipment  specified  in the  schedule  provided  that it is
returned or replaced by equivalent equipment within a reasonable period of time.

3. If Sico fails to comply with any of its  obligations  under its Contract with
the State of Thuringia  or  Treuhandanstalt,  FiberCore  Jena GmbH shall have an
option to assume Sico's contractual  obligations  against the State of Thuringia
and/or THA.

4. Furthermore,  the parties agree that FiberCore Jena GmbH shall be entitled to
use all brand names as well as patents and expertise  developed or owned by Sico
(with  respect to optical  fibers).  If any of these rights are used, a fee plus
expense, the amount of which shall be subject to a separate agreement,  shall be
payable to Sico Jena GmbH.  These fees are payable to the authors of patents and
filing  fees for  maintaining  the  validity of patents.  It is  estimated  that
approximate  payment  under this  obligation  would be DM 38,000 per year.  This
amount may go up or down based on actual  production  subject to the appropriate
patents.

5. Sico Jena GmbH shall transfer to the Purchaser all staff already  employed at
FiberCore  Jena GmbH as soon as  possible  but not later  than 30 days after the
signing of this agreement.  All rights and obligations under existing  contracts
of employment with Sico Jena GmbH shall be transferred to the Purchaser.

Responsibility  for lump-sum  settlements due such persons being  transferred or
leaving the company shall be assumed by the Purchaser,  provided  however,  that
the Purchaser has the right not to transfer any  individual who wishes not to be
transferred,  in which  case  FiberCore  shall  have the right to  replace  such
person.

Signed in Jena on this 19th day of August 1995.


Sico Jena GmbH Quarzschmelze                      ___________________________
Walter Nadrag                                      Mohd Aslami
President                                          FiberCore Jena GmbH
____________________________                       President of FiberCore, Inc.


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                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Subject to the Purchase  Agreement of August 19, 1995,  Mr. Walter Nadrag agrees
to  return  all the  shares  of  FiberCore,  Inc.  USA  common  stock  that  was
transferred to Mr. Walter Nadrag or Sico toward the purchase of Sico's assets at
the same time or immediately  after the first two quarterly  installments  of DM
157,300 are made. FiberCore,  Inc. USA is hereby authorized by Mr. Walter Nadrag
to cancel the shares after payment of the first two installments.

In addition,  if FiberCore was able to prepay the balance of the purchase  price
prior to the end of the installment period, then the equipment will no longer be
used as security for the payments.

Signed:  ______________________
         Walter Nadrag

Date:    August 19, 1995