BOOSTING OF PRODUCERS' COOPERATIVES IN HUNGARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700090366-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2011
• Sequence Number: 366
• Publication Date: November 15, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
Economic - Agriculture, cooperatives
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED Budapest
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
BOOSTING OF PRODUCERS' COOPERATIVES IN HUNGARY
/Comment: The following items are typical of a large number of
articles appearing in the Hungarian press recently, propagandizing
the producers' cooperatives. The volume of the propaganda suggests
a possible resumption of pressure on the independent peasants in an
effort to force them into cooperatives.
Numbers in parentheses refer to appended sources)
New Cooperatives Organized
Within the last 3 devc. 13 new producers' cooperatives were organized in
Bekes Megye. Altogether, 1,114 members with 1,266 dependents aad with 6,627
cadastral yokes of land joined the new cooperatives. The entrants included
299 middle peasants.(l)
Independent Peasants Favorable to Cooperatives
The independent peasants of I1elykut have been following the programs of the
two local producers' cooperatives with great interest and have become convinced
of the favorable results achieved.(2)
Methods, Results of Cooperatives Superior
Crop results of the producers' cooperatives are, as a rule, s"perior to
those of independent peasants. The independent peasants have noticed especially
that the cooperatives were able to fulfill or even exceed their plans this year,
despite unfavorable weather conditions. The cooperatives are employing modern
methods and technology, and with this advantage there is no such thing as a poor
year for them.(3)
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ARMY
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CooDeratives Joy Advantages
Producers' cooperatives enjoy many advantages, such as large tracts of
land, availability of machines, etc. As a result, enemy propaganda and rumors
against the producers' cooperatives are false.(4)
SOURCES
1. Magyar Nemzet, 7 Sep 52
2. Szabad Nep, 1 Sep 52
3. Ibid., 25 Aug 5;
4. Ibid., 16 Aug 52
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