INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION LAGS; LOW STANDARDS SCORED

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 146
• Publication Date: November 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL 'INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO,
buditUI ilcuuumic - inaustiria.L production
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
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PUBLISHED Sofia
DATE
PUBLISHED 1, 2 Oct 1950
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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION LAGS; LOW STANDARDS SCORED
METALLURGY, MINING INDUSTRIES FAIL TO MEET QUOTA -- Sofia Izgrev, 1 Oct 50
Although the production plan, expressed in 1939 prices, was generally ful-
filled and even slightly exceeded for the first 6 months of 1950, some impor-
tant industries failed to meet their quotas. The latter include metallurgy,
metalworking, the electrical industry, construction materials, porcelain and
pottery, shoes, cotton, hemp and flax, and fur.
The plan, likewise, was not fulfilled in the mining industry. Lignite
production has been low due to the failure of the Marabas mine to meet the 6-
month plan. Other products for which the plan was not met were: cast iron,
lathes, concrete iron, shaping machines, disk harrows, binders, threshers, ir-
rigation pumps, bolts, rivets, and nuts produced by the Boltovata state indus-
trial enterprise; nails, shovels, picks, axles, horseshoes, bindings, kitchen
ranges, pails, glue, and aniline dyes; earthenware pipes produced by the Izida
industrial state enterprise; kitchen porcelain produced.by the St. Peev enter-
prise; bricks and tiles; lexge automobile tired, galoshes, and rubber boots
produced by the 9 Septemvri rubber factory; shoes with leather and rubber
soles produced by the 9 Septemvri shoe factory; leather clothing, cotton fab-
rics, hemp fabrics, etc.
The production plan of the Ministry of Industry has been increased by
18.2-percent over 1949, and. production during the first half of 1950 exceeded
the corresponding period of 1949 by 21.8 percent, according to fixed prices;
however, the increases vary substantially throughout the various industries.
In relation to the yearly plan, fulfillment during the first 6 months amounted
to 48.3 percent, but it must be emphn-ized that many industries are seasonally
limited to the later part of the year, which explains their lower activity dur-'
ing the first 6 months.
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SCORES LOW INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STANDARDS -- Sofia, Rabotnichesko Delo,
2 Oct 50
Following the decree of the Council of Ministers aimed at improving the
organization of trade in the interest of the consumer, various trade organi-
zations have refused to accept low-quality merchandise. The Rayon Coopera-
tive Union in Pavlikeni has rejected a carload of nails manufactured by the
Zhiti plant. The nails, in spite of the specifications, were produced only
in.the smallest and largest sizes. About 27,000 meters of fabrics for summer
clothes manufactured by the V. Chervenkov mills have been sold at a 15-percent
reduction because of poor quality: 25,000 meters of fabrics manufactured at
the G. Dimitrov mills bad to be sold at a 10-25 percent reduction, and 40,000
meters of cotton cloth of the V. Piskova factory were included in the same
category. Sixty thousand meters of badly dyed cotton from the 1 May factory
had to be rejected.
To increase the turnover of unrationed goods and reduce their prices, the
flow of consumers' goods to rural areas has been considerably expanded. A num-
ber of articles have been released for free sale, some of them with a price re-
duction of 30 percent. <
However, party and public organizations have generally not yet given suf-
ficient attention to the decree on improvement of trade. The reorganization
and expansion of operations has not been applied effectively. Most of the new
stores expected to be already in operation are still being prepared; of the 16
stores scheduled to be opened in Sofia on 1 September 1950, only three had been
opened as of 9 September, and the same situation prevails in other cities.
The conclusion of contracts between industrial and trade organizations has also
been very slow. Thus, the Toplivo (Fuel) state trade enterprise still has no
contract with the"Vuglishta (Coal) state mining enterprise, and the Kolstok
trade enterprise likewise has no specific agreements with industry. The ware-
houses of the Rayon Cooperative Union are stockpiling large quantities of goods
for unjustifiably long periods. On 31 August 1950, the Cooperative Union in
Ruse Okrug had in storage 100,000 meters of cotton fabrics destined for the
rural areas, whereas the Cooperative Union in Stara Zagora Okrug kept 69,763
meters of fabrics, etc
The Ministry of Internal Trade is not aware of market conditions and the
requirements of the public. In many instances, the goods are kept in the
warehouses because the Ministry has failed to establish the order of their dis-
tribution. However, one of the weakest points in the application of the decree
is the failure to check its fulfillment. The people's soviets and party organi-
zations have been entirely inactive in this regard and must now direct all their
efforts to assure the government program for trade operations.
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