ECONOMIC - INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, MANPOWER, EXPORTS TRANSPORTATION - WATER

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• Publication Date: October 28, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIM CY REPORT
Economic - Ina uptry, comerce, mempower, exports
Transportation - Water
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1952
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REPORT NO.
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The Dicsgyor ltivag (Magyar Altai Vas Acel-es 0epaar, Mmparisn State biros,
Steil, 3s1 Itachine Factory) is composed o' tease parts: (1) The old t.at trr
vt,lc;; coq times the blast furnace, open-hearth faanace, Sans foundry, alcahal
f2etcrys and repair shop. On the street side it is enclosed by an iron?feeee.
(2) The am factory, which is at a distance of am kilcnstsr from the old
fc tory and cosrpvises the machining shop, aetrohly shops, and ssssmiticn faeto27.
The new factory was placed in operation In 1950. The nsv factory it eacloood
by an iron fence. Between the old and new factories r-e looted the l1vi'j
quarters. of the employees. (3) The Mary-machias factor., located In a vaods
at a distance of 3 kilometers iron the 71d end new factories in the so-called
Iluican Va'1ey. rt is not fenced in but is inaccessible dale to the ac'mtsias
which snrroumd the tnLley. Thin facto manufactures artillery pieces. Its
construction pas beat in 1949 but was ecowleted caly this vaav_
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All three factories ear Lr .rded, but the old and nev factories do not have
a heavy guard,. The gentry baxe~, are located at intervals of 5W meters. On the
other harm, the Mexican Valley factory ie heavily guarded, with sentries etaatt.oned
at intervals of 100-150 meters. The entire ward personnel of Mavag nters
2,000-3,000, Barrmckz and headquartere of the guard personael are located in
the new factory.
is carried on day and night. Moat of the products are war material., Turbine
casings, loco tivee, tractors, etc,, are s na.factured here for export to the
USSR. Soviet engineers inspect the artillery pieces, which are assembled in-the,
near the valley. The molten steel ig transported in railroad tank care from the
open-hearth furnaces to the foundry
in Gyar utca, approximately 100 meters frost the factory. He is
married, and has chi.ldren,. Se wakea regal" inspection tours in the factory,
The general wariager is Ferenc Rerceg, whc lives in a 6- or t3-room a arrt ant
but speaks to party f zctionaries and shop chiefs only.
The plant party secretary iraJuzaef Toth, a former clerk, who is not an
is Medggyeai? w?nu;, Fan z urea:,- Div a=, tolerated by the party. The foundry party
secretary is Jozsef Kiae
aggressive Conauni?-t. The personnel director is Tibor Ankli. The foundry chief
Accidents are frequent sue to p. o up, the norms are very heavy, end
earnings are low. ALtenrience .t party day neetirgs is strictly supervised.
There is Et meetirag e,rery day party bay i eting, production conference, plant
meeiing, trnfle unicn neeti_g, etc
"here is no mere hall The worar_rs are ?mbittereit, and the proportion of
rejects is very hint k 4O pe i- ant. 1-11' total p oduction). Cases cf ajor sabotage
4s, -rl.y frequent. In Septemb'r 1951, a misc. designed to blow up the gas
is 5i o.e,?9 et tom.'- ln_t min" The investigation failed to detect
the reep.)n,ritr;e person!?, ?n ;"ictobei 1951, oa.e of the open-hearth furnaces blew
up; two per;ohs were killed and sa"e rai ir:.jured
A new booster station .rye built. at Yiakoros in June 1951, due to the fact
that military lines are operating on carrier frequencies and carry an increased
load. While the normal telepaone lime aze operating on frequencies ranging
fruo 0 to 350 to 400 ric7, the fr auercies of military lines are 500-22,000-
A new telephone line under construction begins at Gars and passes through
Bacabokod, Csavoly, i+1eoszentivan, borotajanoshelas, and Kiskunhal s, as far
as Kiskoros. The military telephone line are made of 2-millimeter bronze.
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Duey to the lack of safety devices, the workers at the Bonyhad Enamel Worms
OF SAFE" UIP ICkPS FRQDUCIION
machine production constitutes a violation of labor discipline. In case a
worker proftces more rejects than allowed, he will be tried by a social
tribunal sad fined from l5 to 30 percent of his monthly wages. If the worker
The !f -.inter of Metallurgy and. chine Production' has issued a strictly
confidential order which states that production of rejects in metallurgy.and
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responsible for. we rejects cannot by traced, the damage is charged to, the
shop. The fine amounts to 300 percent of the damage
LFAD SB?r.?RTAG$ STOPS PRODUCTION Al SOVl -c7d CAtBY FAG' 4T
operations were suspended at the Soviet-
ovne :.ao act=y, ..ncorporatedj in Budapest, due to lack of
raw materials, especially lead. It is characteristic of the ohm t, . of 14- *A
that, for several months past, electric-current meters in households have been
sealed with paper bands instead of
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In a strictly coin: idential n eti :g of the u naiggrs of the building trusts
and enterprises at the Ministry of a?.ilding on 2b Janaary 1952, it was revealed
that the planned mechanization of the building industry had failed, and that
building costa are subetentia1jy in v7ycese of plan figures.
Gyoray Laszlo, chief of the mechanization division of the Ministry of
Building, accused the building enterprise! of failing to make use of the
machinery imported from the USSR. Under the mechanization plan, machinery,
egiaivaler_t to 3 horsepower per building worker had been provided for 19551.
Actuta`,1,;, however, the iw,ac;,.nee in use were equivalent only to 2.6 horsepower
per vorser
Conditions are ever. worse In undararolum construction work, where the
machine in use equal only 3 horsepower per worker, as against the 5 horsepower
per wrorri~r planned. An a re.uit, emplolment of unskilled laborers could not be
reduced n accordance w tb thr_ p"r.an..
Izru Rrgyanazky, manager of Building Enter.. + se !io 46, a member of the
Communist Party, atatel that his enterprise had received two Type E-251 excavators
of 0.25-cubic-meter capacity each from the USSR. The Soviet mechanics were
unable to place the machines in operation due to a defect in the motor. After
the defect had been repaired, the machines were idle for 6-8 hours a day during
the first week, due to various defects. All antifriction bearings lead to be re-
placed, At present, both excavator& are in a repair shop for the general over-
hauling of the electric equipment. Similar experiences were obtained in connection.
with the Type E-1003 excavator, with one-cubic-meter capacity. Despite these
three large cxcavatorft, the largest part of the excavating work had to be done
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to use the me,chinea neat be compensated for by increased norms of mama'. labor.
2x1.?icissasof the Soviet machines was omitted from the minutes of the meeting.
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Theswanagers were also told. that the increased coat resulting from failurs.
finder any circumstances.
2. The manpower supplied by the ministry must fulfill the prescribed norms
Hungarian workers.
surlier or larger repairs, but their mi.nte,3ance requires more care. Dtfficalties
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arise usually after the machines are turned over by the Soviet personnel to the
1. Building machines imported from the USSR are operating well after
hhe most part unfit for work. Food, as well as clothing, is unsatisfactory,
and the men collapse from hunger, cold, and sickness on the building sites.
After Rogyemsskyaa couregeoue speech, several other managers spoke in a
similar vein, Finally Leazlo summed up the result of the meeting as tol?l.ovab
Rog aaszky also stated that the manpower supplied by the ministry is for
SHORTAGE tN RADIO SETS
Radio receiving sets with more than three tubes disappeeared from the state
radio stores during the last few creels. In this connection, it is rumored that
recently, restrictions were introduced in the radio industry, due mainly to
shortages of re mitAriala. It is reoorted that after Standard Villamossagi
Vallalat (Standard Electric Enterprise) had discontinued the manufacture of
larger sets, Magyar Philips Muvek .Hungarian Philips Works) also discontinued
the manufacture of larger sets, and that both enterprises will discontinue
radio set production altogethpr?.
Currently, only so-called people's ra.d.s.oe and people's super radio sets
having thx'ee tubes can be purchased in the stares, As a result, pricre for
used, large sets have increased considerably.
There is great demand for radios made by amateurs, and prices for four-tube
sets begin at 1,800-2,000 forints.
Vas es TemhuLledekok Ipari Val let (Iron and Metal Scrap Industrial
Enterprise) is located at Madach Imre ut 7, Budapest, and has 18 collecting
points in Budapest and a collecting point in every city, 'The in warehouse
to 1Gm.?.ted at !IIt Vac .at ZQ-4l1 Budapest.
Prncti&ll.y all the scrap iron in Hungary has already been collected by the
enterprise, which recently requested all factories to turn in their "unnecessary"
old mo,ehinea. As a result, many maeaiues which ere still in operating coodition
are being delivered at the collecting points. These machises include 1R1a.Y
machines with Soviet labels, covered with rust, but ethexvise in entirely new
condition.
IRON AND SCRAP KU-kL COLLEC?:ON
Mrs Jozsef Vegh, sasnsger of the Goldberger TextilrJame es Kikeasito Ojar V
(Textile Printing and processing works Katioaal l~aterpxises), Laos u. ,
Budapest, has introduced at the pleat a large number of her 3wa isz ovations, for
which she has received substantial reward and which have proved costly to the
INNOVATION OF COlt U1 IST MAMOER CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
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processed material became knotted and was a complete waste. Investigation by
j~26,000 forints' worth of textile material, but the
e a_e fluid wars icaasted on
Mrs Vein, in collaboration with Marta Stoic, a forelady, had mixed a large
It is vell irnova in the plant that the fir-at sample was satisfactory because
a Ccnmmmist consittee charged sabotage,
AOl and X0205 types of "Craphoe" 'pens are it, demand, and any draftsmen who
possesses such a pen can become ri Stakhanovit.* The pens are not manufactured
in Hungary but are either legally imported or smuggled in from abroad.
SI 1Y5c?A I.CNS ' MACHt'a#0 A TPINCB-MO~~R
rm,.. it m rontAins et,,ci?_ieatior,s, ati well t,a wages, for each manual
The pay totals 0 52 fori.,t :or the macbining of a barrel, the schedule for
operation of the machining of a trench- mortar barrel in the mass 'lathing shop
of Rakosi Matyaa Muvek ,Matyse AaKasi Work:; .
which is ntnute:5, seccn.I . Flu- ?- eec~nes extra time
Phr- norm is 3'3 barrel= p:~r shift f 4crki r who fulfills this norm earns
18-20 forints per day2
Construction of a view feay-'tory butldlr.g to be devoted to popular culture
was begun in Sopron eArly in string l91. The etr_cture, built by Stakhanovite
methods, was completed on 1 5ov=cwcer, when it was inspected by an expert
committee i~uring the ].n- ?cticc~f t?1:r ceiling of the second story collapsed,
resulting is the death of 16 p r ors The sit': of' the eccident was surrounded
by police, and the members 'vie 'zilic= of the dead and wounded were not
permitted to approach `Le b4ilalrg, News of the accident was kept out of the
newspapers"
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Speed-up methods used da the c c.etr.ctlon of the Toazegi. ?egyeszeti Muvek
'Toszeg Chemical Works' caused the death of three workers, when a coacrete
structure collapsed on X 7anunry 195?. The -:!omnunist building inspectors
were only fined, despite their rrspon_sibiliiy for the accident.
The building workers at ".'oazeg are constantly exposed to serious accidents
due to the absence of all safety equipment. For example, the scaffolds are not
equipped with railing on the a-ccnd story end only with a flimsy wire railing on
the third story; only half of the prescribed norther of clamps is used, a,id the
lime pits are not enclosed. As a result, injurlee and minor accidents are
numerous.
IEREE it:`;F41'PS KILLED IN 'tOJSZEO AC'.II'E:TT
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300 quintals of beat and rye in 2 hours. .Actue.'fl.lq, however, the mill is unable
The Sopron Flour Mill., located at Kcszegi-ut 9, Sopron, is electrified and
operates day anA night. The mill, operating in three stets, has a capacity of
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frequently held up by ii shorter of see .
'grain delivered by the producers, cooperacivee is frequently spoiled, and the
flour Mill is compelled to mix it with good-quality grain. The mill has only
one clean wxrhouse, vhich is con.tantly moist and dustry.Operations are"
The flow is supplied to Gyor-Sopron Megye, and complaints arc fregnnnt
because the flour is molsty jr burned. ThiA is partly due to the fact that the
trained millers and two helpers per 8-hour shift. The norms are, however, never
fulfilled, due to obsolete vachi.nery. in cave of 100-percent norm tulfillmamt,
a miller earns 700-790 forints a month; usuni1.,v, however, his wagons do not
The norm amts to 93 quintals of wheat or 82 quintals of rye for two
Ail the old millers have been replaced because of their reactionary attitude,
According to a former employee of the Budapest Globus Konzervgyar (Globus
Canned Goode Factory), the proportion of rejects was extreme at the Magdolaa-ut
plant of the enterprise in Brflapest during the autumn and winter. Due Lo the
fact that the contents of tins spoiled in the summer, the enter wise is using
hermetically sealed glass containers. However, 30-50 percent of the glass
containers crack during steaming.
The mjority of the workers e>.rs unskilled and earn an average of 350 forints
a month. Workers arc engaged regardless of trade union membership. Enterprises
like Globus are the collecting points of people vrho take a job only to squire
a certificate of employment from the enterprise.
The machines at Lardoline Vogyi Gyar Val3alet (Lerdoline Chemical Fsectorf
Enterprises); gudapast XIV. Lerepesi ut 152. have deteriorated to such an extent
an to ,cdanger the workers. For over a year, the plant has been operating day
sad nigr,t in three shifts. Since a large part of the products is sxpcrtad, the
enterprise must fulfill its production plan at all costs.
MP!! CBIN S DEf tMATE AT IAADOI,IN FACTORY
The situation is particularly Lid in the canning depzrtsecnt, and accidents
occur every day. In the second half of February, four vorkere were burned,
In the shops of Gyori Vagon-es Oepgyar (Gyor Railroad Car and Machine
Factory), which srenufarturss machine parts for export to the WR, the pro-
portion of rejects is high. In the foundry, for weep!., castings s eufaetursd
on Saviet a ours asuaa.?y contain excessive suterie', increasing the cost of
machining by 35-50 percent. Also, In the vane-posting absp, arapred car
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SABOTAGE IR GTOR AAIIRGAD CAR FACTO T
The party believes that these acts are due to "unidentifiable sabotage,"
indicating passive resistance and &tel.ike for the !oviete.
4 ~c: :.ir:.J.. ?> +~i * L'~ ..,a ;:j',rr... , ay': _xrn+ ,r ~-...'tot. ruar-y 1952:
26 fine mechanical lathes, Type FIN
14 fine mechanical lathes, Type ELF 170
8 high-efficiency benches, Type EU 175/100
12 turret lathes, Type BAH 170
30 fine mechanical lathes, Vype E 250/2,000
30 high-efficiency benches, Type WE 280/1,500
10 turret lathes, Typo SE 2/F i,300
9 universal milling machines, Type Ni
16 universal milling machines. Type UP' 2t
10 horizontal milling mrachines,Type ffir 21
10 vertical milling machines, Type VP 21
10 place lathes, Type 1'W 550
65 drills (up to 6 mi11iaaters) Type PP 6/a
28 drills (up to 10 m'17.1metors), Tye PP 10/a
10 column drills, Type Po 23
5 radial drills, Type GYP 351
8 circular Esws (for castings), Type OF 1,000
10 metal-cutting machines, Type WL 2,500
Nev instructions have been issued relative to t e packing of wort ship-
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meats. Only the packing list and item rmbere will be shorn as the cases, whips
destination and the shipper mast be omitted.
An index card is kept of each case chiyped, shoving the nears of the packer.
Recently, complaints have been received by the Ministry. of Foreign Trade Stir
Sovict authorities about defective packing and also stating that w:xcoi;as parts
which did not belong togetker had bean packed in the sere crate.
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 The Bekescsabai Xotottarugyar (Bekeecsaba Knit Goods Factory) converted
to production for export to the iSR$ in November 1951. Sin" that time, the
earnings for the women workers have decreased 20 percent, partly due to an
operation and is currently producing 600 parachutes a week for export to the'
460 collapsible cots
1,000 beds for railroad case
100 medicine kite
50 medicine kite for railroad care
1,p800 fuel containers, of 250 liters each
214 bomb trucks, with a capacity of 500 kilograms, equipped with balloon
tires
8 tool kits for airplanes
The administration of brick factories is supervised by Division X of the
Ministry of Building. L% document describes in detail the various report
forms which the brick factories are required to submit to the ministry)
Gyormegyei Teglegyar ES (Gyor Megye Brick Factory Enterprise) fulfilled
its 1951 production plan only 85 percent. The 1952 production plan of the
mersgt -** wovided for the production of 47 million bricks. The Ministry of
kut ldiud, however, aid not approve this figare and demanccd production of 56
mil li n bricks and 7 dai.Uion tiles (equivalent to 10 million bricks). Subse-
quently, thn., mazageaent reviewed its p uction plan sod cams to the conclusion
that it was impossible for the plants of the enterprise to produce more than
50 million bricks.
DIfa&FPFcdvE PlANT'S 1952 BE=-PROASCTIDP( FRAM
The Fertoseeplaki Teg3.agyw, (Fertoszeplek wick Factory) is Kant No 2 of
Gyormegrci Tegla ;nr (G ^ `~-g,, Brick ?actor-..t) and occupin appcxi,?rtsly.3h
cadastraly+okes. Four buildings contain the office, the nchine house, *Ad a
round oven with a capacity of 2,300,000 1^rleka. The machinery is composed of
one steel boiler, one excavator, one brick press, one tile press, one automatic
cutter, two (tsoi7.ne tractors, am apprcmumtely 30 hand trucks. The factory
employs 180 workers, including 40-45 women.
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The'manageris Lajos Negy, Sad la former brick factory
worker, who is an aggressive party member and terrorizea the workers. a'a the
norms were increased Negy threatened the workers with disclosing their political
past if they railed. Rio salary amounts to 1,150 forints, plus approximately
1OO forinta production prxmium per month.
but not aCoasmanist, The party secretary is Otto Ciffra a former
brick factory worker, and a member of the local town count s is
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The party secretary is Nesso Du a former brick factory
worker who is also in :harem of raw-'arterial production. ffi is a Dw7ty member
The Szerecseny factory is. Plant -No 9 of the Gvorceeg7e{ Tagiagvar ES is
located on 40 cadastral yokes and includes three permanent buildings. There
are nine brick-drying sheds capable of storing 1,200,000 bricks.,
The uachine equipment c?c..:si5ts of two presses, two manual cutting benches,
one steam boiler, and 40 hand tracks. Alpo, there are four horses. The plant
employe between 35 and 60 uczkers, iiciuding 15 women.
The manager, appointed on 1 iy~i, is lore Steezina, a former Stakit novite
brick factory worker. He is an active =?n3 slant Communist. Since taking over
the management, StF.czina has kept the v*orke.r-- practically in slavery. He de-
nounced two workers who refuses work and who 'ere subsequently interned.
The trade union secretary is bet t. vsrga, a Yell-intentioned and trained
brick worker. The best-paid workers are the mine blasters, who earn approximately
750 forinta a month.
Under the 1951 production p.a., the plant was to aod,zze 6,500,000 bricks,
but fulfilled its quota only 69 per?-er,t,
Tt' 1.951 investmrs,-t plan provided for 350,000 forinta for the introduction
of elcc.:irebuilding, and the repair of the steam boiler. The rebuilding
was momp_eted and the ooiler wad repeis.d et a total cost of 192,000 forinta.
Plant No 8 of Gyormegyei Teglagyar ES, together with the clay mine, occupies
19 cadastral yokes at Pereezteg. The plant has four permanent buildings housing
the office, the boiler, the transformer, and the round oven. Drying is performed
in nine drying sheds with a capnci.ty a" '. ,t}.;)o bricks fa year,. The machine
equipment includes one steam engine, ono. transmisa;.on belt, one press, and W
hand trucks; there are also four horses In the plant.
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co ntteee ersonal3y, he is harmless but is doing a great deal of damage to
the workers collectively. The party secretary Is Jeuos Ciffra, a young man
who is a savage C:ranaist.
therr^a at~le party maa er, The trade union secretary is Janos Horvath-Nemeth,
and an enthusiastic Comnaanimt, He is a member of the Jame party
however, fire to technical difficulties, the plan was fulfilled only 80 percent
its 1951 , Thy- itechnical Est ipmeant is obsolete As a result, the rnarlagement is
eornpellt~ to keep the plant in nrp-ration sir., d;ring the off-aeison.
nrodY,t:ion costs Under the 'i 5tnr;nt. Ltsr 7O,OOO forints were allotted to
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G,yor i Plant of Gyortmegyei 'argLa.g%ir ES. plant occupies 25 cadrastral yokes
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Depending or. thy- season, 30-=,(; ?wolk'-rA are. eurplgved including seven women.
The manager is ,u ?,tee lsv* a form-_r chi>r.rc who is a very well-intentioned
person Due to loose- work. disc iplint, nir: ai_micsal has been recommended. The
trade union secretniy ir ''are roh.?n, ?i well-srrtenticned, sober, and level-headed
person. T.*ue ti the small number of pe: urun:l., tnere is no party cell..
Only 77 percent of the 19'1 raw-brick pr?aiuction plan, which provided for
plan uas
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flrlfill.ed 92 percent `Ih: plant produce a very good quality brick.f The workers
are of a h1 6h caliber. Fails_,, fulfill thn rl in war be to manpower shortage.
The investuv-nt plan prouici_i 270,')00 f^_intr- for 1951 for the building of a
new transformer house, the rat ai i.ing of the overt, and for the construction of
workers' ousters end of a P.ioli, b,,th.
Plant No 1 of the Gvorme.p:ei Tegi:J.gyrir ES is the fo;,mar Kaiser Brick
Facto~- at Beled. Including a g7avel, rind, and clay mine, the plant occupies
appra%ilr,.te:y :5 catastral yokee and his six permanent buildings housing the
boiler, the office, the roan d over,., u.e press, two workers' barracks, and nine
dying aheds with a total cep3?_ity of I, million briche %e year].
The machine equipment conist5 of a Et..-am engine, two brick presses, one
tile press, one automatic eu.ttb-r, 0_-e gasoline tractor, and 140 hard trucks.
Thi plant has 900 worker', including 1; percent women. The meirager is
Janos Csupor, 28 yeare old, as fo-mar brick factory worker. He is a savage
Communist and a slave drier and ha-, s monthly pay of 1,150 forints, plus 350
fortnta per production premi?:n
BRICK PLAN"T NO 4
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factory worker, he is a party terucer ,%4a hrailcaE- . u ::smzszedDr S ndor
The average wag_a of the worker, ymou,t to 800 forints a month.
Under the 1951 prod"tior, playa, the plant was to produce 6 million bricks
BRICK FLA PT NO 3
The Gyorszentrrlr'.ora . ?rtck_t;ct?n.rg i:5 Plsnt No ?;of G;yCrrmgvei 'Peg2agyar ES.
and has three permnent huildinga and Your drying sheds. Prior to socialization,
Together with its clay etii' gravel n io s . it occupies an area of 25, cadastral yokes
union secretriry is Koczan tnu , :i _ orn~vr brick worker and an aggressive Columnist.
The party secretary is LHj_E. t'ex_3r, a former Inca worker and a former member
of the Hur, rian Nazi Pa-ty. r%;xi.ng the irf2atiow.ry period; he was impririonsd
for 6 months for black marks iru:; at prese.'t, he is a member of the ,bards party
commi.ttee and a professional pcilce spy-.
The workers number 1.'C ieclu:a_ng 30 percent wcmen. Under the 1951 pro-
duction plan, the plant was~t, produce ; million bricks, and it fulfilled its
. to 2031 percent ,+..- to goo mat zte ar' col'.-tominec1 L[!'^~;,onne'.
The high-quality bricks produced in this plant axe shipped to Sztalinvaros
and mots.
The brick plant at iva.w: -er is Pl.sut No = of the Gyormrgyei Tep1a&var M.
it occupies 15 cedaatral yok=.s, and has two permanent buildings, in addition to
six drying shedb with a capacity of one million bricks. It has no machine
ecu:pment }ecause all operations are ranual.
,he manager is Ferenc Bajto. e fer..eer brick worker and graduate of a party
school. He is an enthuetiast:c aIIti ist and s slave driver, who denounced his
predecessor, Sandor Szani. The trede onion secretary is Andor Klement, a 55-
year-old brick worker, well-inteaticnen and _ -arty member. Officially the plant
has only 40 workers, but the wive? and culldren of the workers are also atc1loyed
without pay.
The 1951 production plan pr.-,rid-^d for 4 million bricks, but only 61 percent
was fulfilled. The ovens are in poor shape, and no investment allotment has
been provided for the rebuilding of the ovens.
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occupies 3B aadsstral yokes, and has six pernnnent buildings, in addition to
six drying sheds with a capacity of 7 million bricks.
all uror kers .
The No 7 Plant at Fepcevle
persons and Employe, 14O workeers
operating under the direction of the above
lud+_ng , per::ent women.
e annual production plan a{ the O, .epreg Brick. Factory provides for 8,500,O00
7tr
bricks, in addition to l,5sCD,O0, brick`. et,_thv Repcevis plant. The production
and was an sgcnt of the Csornx poltc:e station at the time the plant was nationalized.
During his short tenure of office, he tins deno'mcer'. six rsons, including
I.sjos Takaca. The party secretary is 711es Moms, active Communist.
He had to call for police, protccti . on :ieverrl occasiones because the workers
wanted to assault him,
The l~):il production plan previdcl f.r 4,5OG,000 -.rude and 4i500,000 baked
bricks. The plan was fulfili.el 6'2 Fir-eat and 71 paicent, respectively. The
quality of the brick,= grocioced i5 yct,r di+,r ::c tcavy turnaver in A tL?a_ perecn-` I
At the beginning of August 1951, the. No 14 shaft at Tatabanya was flooded,
and 18 miners drowned., The miners had called the attention of the n agenent t.o
the impending accident sever it days previcLly; nevertheless, no safety measures
were taken.
This was not the fir :it sccidemt in the tZo 14 shaft, which is located under
several small, .lakes,. The security pc?r.ic- arrived promptly after the accident,
cased off the area of the shaft, and did not permit the members of the fnmilies
o': the d.:ad miners to approach the mine. News of the accident was kept out of
the netrspapere, and seven mi.-,ere who talked shout the catastrophe was arrested
by the security police.
The Minister of Mining and Fower, a;iting on a "n)ort by the Hungarian
State Railroads thet store was being mixed with coil at the Tatabanya coal mines,
instituted an investig%i.ion. The investigation revealed that the shaft truckers
were mixing stone with titre coal to fulfill their quotas.
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During a production meeting at the Na3ymanyok coal nine, Bela Ceateri, the
delegate of the Ministry of Mining and Power, told the workers that, in accordance
v-.th a resolution of the Council of Ministers, harvest vacations mill no longer
be granted to cool miners.
The, state farms and producers, cooperatives have been notified of the
resolution and were instructed to refrain from engaging seasonal vorksrs, except
through the megye or jares manpower office. Workers who quit the nine during
harvest will be dealt with severely.
MXAMS TURN AOAMBT RA&OSI
Until 1949, the miners have enjoyed the special favor Of Matyas Rakosi,'as
well as of the Hungarian Caaaminform. However, since 1949, the standard of living
of miners has deteriorated to such an' extent that they have revolted and became
openly hoetile to the regime.
Rekosi talked to a miners' meeting at Tatabsnya at the end of 19i.9 and
found the atmosphere so hostile that he has kept away from the miners since
then. On important holidays, only Rakosi a s representatives appeared at miners a
meetisgs,on which, oceasiuns the miners made unfavorable comasents abut Bekosi
and demanded his personal appearance. Rakosi did not appear even oer sire
of a mine catastrophe at T'auabenya at the end of 1950 or in any of the festivities
during 1951.
The centz office of aMZSho RT %')69Y*x-G&UTjet jo asi +Rsa awtar a ag,
Hungarian Soviet Navigation Corporation) is located at Budapest V, Maria Valeria-
utca U. The general manager is Okhorntkov ~fnu), a Soviet citizen. He wears a
naval uniform and a civilian hat. Chief of the Hungarian section is Perenc
gazer, a non-Con+n?st. itis deputy, as well as the party representative, is
Erno ;.sgeny, a ship's captain and a savage Comm-lat.
Chief of the personnel department is Janos Venozel, who is loyal to the
regime but is not a Commasaist. The chief of the traffic departeaent is ParkLoits
(fxu). a non-Caomntnist. The tu*ade union secret =7 is Laos Mssraroo, and his
deputy is 0rkenyi (feu). Both are savage Cominusiets.
Passenger Ships
Tohotoa and Zlod, .each 780 horsepower; Szent Istvan, leleuabadulas (previously
Szent Imre), Desk perenc, sad Szebedaag (pre+vious3q Zsofis), each 750 horsipoaeer
and accom odatiug 1,200 passengers; Lesayfalu, Petofi (previoaslyr Saint Iaselo),
and Tanesics (previously G(dllert), each 700 horsepower and accconodating 1,200
,passengers; the Tisza River steaaxars Rakosi Katy", 350 passengws, and Kor?,
300 passengers; and the Tisza River motorboat Delibab, 200 passengers.
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Tugboats and Freighters
Tugooatzs: Esatergom, 1,200 horsepower; 0yor, 860 horsepower, Caaba, Kehe , and
Bihar, each 760 hcrrse'oower; Szigliget and T;iharW, each ixal r,cn ees peer; ar,knia,
450 horsepower: Zoltan, Kelet, and Beka, each 350 horsepower; Vasarhely.. Pal, 300
horsepower; Csaba and Ipoly, each 250 horsepower; Raba, 2170 horsepower; Sao a ad
,grad, each tou ncai'aepo rer; aims monacs, SW horsepower,
Freighters: Lehel, Hagyar, Eunor and Etele, each 860 horsepower and with
a capacity of 61 carloads; and Gonyu, horsepower, capacity 40 carloads.
I ? alAo bass 18 barges; each with a, capacity of 103 carloads; and 120
barges with a capacity of 17-80 cerloa each.
The following captains are permitted to go to the lower U -nwbe and Vierarz.
Laszlo Miklos, iCaroly Szalla, Artur Loaits, Janos Nemeth, Tnt:van Knr.~ai, Karcly
13alta.y, Janos Molnar, Ede Koncz, and Pakolitz (fnu), whc i., ',?,e rso::t faithful
CommAn.l st G nil a slave ~lr iver.
ZBAET vv= AND 0RG? IZATION
Rung'ary'a iu1atu1 navigation ie` in thi: bano.s of :G . iIAJ19 which to 'also gas:
Important link in the transportation system of the USSR. M1SZHART vessels load
shipments :onsi d to the USSR at the following ports: Cco-pel -- oil, esolinc,
bauxite, 1,4u- paper, iron products, and machines; Add -= bauxite; Tcn ro^_' --
bauxite; Szoni?v -- oil and gasoline; aad Almaefuzito -- oil and gasoline.
CcrosiR}ments for the USSR are loaded on MF: ZBART vessels also at Vienna.
Tree salaries paid to vessel personnel are as follows: captain, 900-1,000
forints: racond captain, 700-800; Purser 700; chief engines, 900-1,000: :senora'..
.,.,. ,,,~?~~+ Fvv1? apprentice. 600: stoker. 650; acrx n, 490-5:-0;
and barge heintnan, 650-700 for ints.
The MESZHART fleet in composel of the following vessels:
Tanlcern
Fifty-car1oau?. capacity tassels: T61., T82, T83, T84, T85, T86, T87, !aril 011(-
old tanker.
One 1?, undred-carl.owId capacity veaeel: T 101.
aor,~
1'.?irht hunrlr?cd sidewheclorn, each with a crew of 21: Kekee, iwazan, Tohotorn,
Bihar, and Elod.
'fix hundred horsepower: Ealadae (diesel), previoun1.y named Turnu 3everin,
end Cserhalcnn.
Four hundred and fifty horsepower: Saigliget and Tihany, both equipped with
ate= engine.^.
Three hundreb :aorsepwer: Kalet (steamer).
Five humor horsepower: Bake (steamer).
Four humdred horsepower: Stefanie.
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?'roy I ers on _tbeTiaza
Raba and Sa.o.
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power. All are equipped with diesel engines, and each has a crew of
Modern Motor Tsn boats
Gyor and Mo`sac s .
Sea&oimg Yessela
Tiszaa$ Batdapeet, Debrecen, and Szeged;
MJJZE,A,RT is headed
by a general meager. The :manager of the Hungarian
section is Pere= ideas, an old ships captain; Erno Legernye, aconvinced
4 nist, is deputyrAection manag,r; and Lagos Groos is in charge of seamen's
paesports.
In 1947, the TJSSR seized, on the pretext of German ownership, the following
vessels: Beke, ?Taladas, Motor 'I, Motor 11r, as well ac 14 barges. At that time,
MUM (Magyar Folyam ee lengerhajczaei Recszvenytarsasag, Hungarian River anti
Sea Navigation Corporation) had the following vessels in operation: Szechenvi.
Macro Moh ___ ??._
, a..a_
/- , .-+ , tL-oie, Honor, Magyar, Baja, GonZm, Szamos, Tohatom,
Elod, Zoltan, Csaba, Ipolysag, Fulton, Vasarhelyl Pal, Salo, Margita, Veror-ke,
and Eresi. The Soviets merged their vessel holdings with those of DEF1BR and
this consolidation resulted tri the frnrtion of the existing MESZEAAT.
Due to lack of yroper maintenance, the MESZBART fleet has deteriorated to
such an extent that the vessels may have to be withdrawn from operation within
a year,
M SZEART \rFSS.vi.3 DETERIORATE
The prescribed performance for an 800-horsepower tug is 550 rarloada down-
s
tream and 440 car.oada upstream at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour. However,
the
the `tugs uLA tow only 280-300 carloads dovnetr.-s- and ?. 200-240 earloeAs upstrsam
"` foregoing norm was introduced.
The vessels are frequently laid up duo to breakdowns resulting from over-
loading.
BUILD NSSJ TYPE Pccxu TUG
Production of g new pocket tug was begun, in January 1952 in the shipyard
of M11S7.'EART in Budapest. The body of the tug is made of a. 34&
ht a11cy milled
"A1c1ad." Technical details are as follows: length., 6,705 millimeters, widtL,
1..829 millimeters; depth, 1,361 millimeters; draft, 662 r!111meters; twin engines,
80
horsepower with three, speeds; pct propeller diameter, 533 millimeters.
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The engine can be assembled in 2 hours and can be transported on autm*biles
The Danube passenger ships are laid up from 1 November or December until
15 March in the Ujpest winter port, where they undergo minor repairs. The
miserably on the vessels. The men are conpalled. to attend ideological courses
to make up for the lack of education during the working season.
party offices, lectures roosse, and storage warehouses. The chief party funetioaezy
barracks, originally btilt for the ahipa, crews in 1943, have been diverted
theoretical3y, the daily shift is 8 hours a dqy, but actually, the Len are often
in service for several. days uninterruptedly.
The basic pay of a seaman is 480 forinte a month, which increases to 515
forints a month after 10 yarns service. A bargeman earns 650 foriats a month
suesng the ti" avy - _ '"~^ nerving on n_ a+r_r-mar ariv a-a" tAget6ats with
allowances, as?much as 900 forints.~Crew members of steamers navigating on the
lover Danube earn 30-100 forints more a month.
To get a job on a MRSZRART passenger steamer, the applicant is required to
submit a detailed autobiography. If the autobiography is found acceptable, the
applicant is processed i'or employment. No applicant is considered fur ,mploy-
ment unless he satisfies i..:e requirements for trips abroad. The work is hard;
A 6-week trainlvg course for women sailors was started in the shimards of
MSSZBA1. After geytztion, the vomen sailors will replace the young sailors,
who will be recruited for the state security police and the river police next
spring. The young sailors have already been asked by the party organization to
volunteer for service.
M72ART is planning to reduce the male personnel next spring. The married
sailors were instructed to train their wives.
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with the stakbsawvites, increased the work noraos from 56 to 65 rivets per hour.
Several workers protested, explaining that the high output of SteAbenovites is
due to the fact that work is prepared for thea- by skilled workers, 4hile the
,helpers of other workers we unskilled laborers.
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