SOCIOLOGICAL - STANDARD OF LIVING, RATIONING ECONOMIC INTERNAL TRADE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700210137-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2002
• Sequence Number: 137
• Publication Date: March 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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MAR 1952 ?1-"''
CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTED
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
REPORT NO.
CD NO.
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COUNTRY
Czechoslovakia
DATE OF
SUBJECT
Sociological - Standard of living, rationing
Economic - Internal trade
HOW
PUBLISHED
Irregular newspaper
DATE DIST. /
3 Mar 1
953
WHERE
PUBLISHED
Prague
DATE
PUBLISHED
23 Sep 1952
LANGUAGE
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Uredni List.
CZECHOSLOVAK OCTOBER 1952 RATION LIST
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or the February 1952 ration list,
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The Czechoslovak Ministry of Internal Trade has announced the October ra-
tion scale for food items and soap
Food.and soap rations are issued only on Individual coupons, in the quanti-
ties indicated on the coupon.
Coupons preprinted "lard" or "bacon" are valid for unrendered lard. They
may be used, however, for rendered lard or smoked bacon. The butter coupon,
valid for rendered lard, will be acceptable for the latter item only.
Rice will be issued on "substitute" coupons in stipulated quantities.
Children up to 6 years of age may obtain bread on all "flour" coupons from
the it/a ticket, at the rate of one kilogram of brorad for 750 grams of flour.
Coarse wheat flour will be issued on "coarse flour" coupons; wheat grits may
also be purchased on these coupons.
Fine wheat flour is available on all flour coupons, as are baked goods, mac-
aroni products, and bread crumbs.
Butter may be purchased only on "butter" coupons when the consumer registers
for it, prior to 27 September, The same applies to milk.
Child-en's foods are issued as follows.
1. Children up to 2 years; food Package No I 'three boxes PN.V Zn-ot iden-
tifie] milk food) or No II ;100 grams of biscuit), issued on a special coupon
titled "Children's food No or No T-I,'I and marked with a black square. In
purchasing Food Package No I, coupons for 500 grams of flour must be surrendered
in addition; for No II, coupons for 50 crams of flour.
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2. Children 2-6 years: Food Package No III (500 grams of cookies or zwie-
back), for special couponb marked "Children's Ford No III"; 250 grams of flour
coupons must be surrendered at the same time.
All coupons are valid from 29 September through 31 October, except a few
bread coupons, which are specially marked for limited periods only. In in-
dustrial catering, in brigade kitchens, in convalescent homes, and in catering
for children, youth, and schools, bread coupons may be surrendered regardless of
their limited validity.
Special provisions are made for persons who are billeted communally. They
are issued individual ration cards, but the management of their institution may
present the coupons in bulk to the various suppliers.
~ee tables on following pages/
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Table 1. October 1952 Rations by Age Groups
Children
Youths
Ad
lt
"r
der 2
u
s (Over 18)
_
yr
2-6yr
612y,.
12-18
`
yr
.orkera Pensioners
Basi
Bread (g)
h
--~*~
5,250
6,500
5,250
5,250
c
5
000
W
eat flour (g)
Coarse
1,500
1,500
,
1,900
1,900
Fine (includes
baked goods)
Meat and
meat products (g)
Ri
3,000
3,000
2,500
1,250
3,850
1,850
4,ooo
1,350
3,950
2,500
1
150
ce coupons (g)
150
150
150
,
0,
Butter (g)
150 m
650
720
500
250
M
Lard, rendered (for
butter coupon) (g)
-- 170 (1) --
Lard (quantity listed
as raw tat) (g)
200 200 200
Artificial
200 (2)
200
edible fats (g)
290 240
420
Sugar (g)
1,500 1
500
,
M
1,500 1
000
ilk (1)
Daily
3 /4 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/8
,
1/8 1/8
24 3/4
16
X
1/2 16 1/2
16 1/2 4 1/8
4 1/8 4 1/8
LO
N
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Chocolate candy (g)
100
100
100
100
Norchocolate candy (g)
100
100
100
100
--
--
--
Eggs
12
12
10
8
4
4
3
Potatoes (*4) (g)
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000 6
,00
0
6,000
6,000
Children's food
package
3 boxes of.
PMV milk food
or 100 g bis-
cuit
500 g zvie-
back or
cookies
dehydrated grits (g) 500 -- -- -- -- --
1. On "C" coupon for "220 grams of butter."
2. 200 grams cf rendered lard, 100 grams at a time, on "E" coupons marked "125 g butter."
3. 150 grams of rendered lard on "F" coupons marked "200 g butter."
* Children up to 6 years of age may obtain bread oncoupons market "flour" at the rate of one kilogram of
bread for 750 grams of flour.
** If the consumer has not purchased them for storage.
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Table 2. Supplementary Rations for October 1952
2,500 2,600
Wheat flour, fine,
inc bakery goods (g) 750 1,500 2,2j0 3,000
Meat (g) 8
0
1,000
800
1,250
900
IH pS 7
Workers in 'danger
of infection)
H
i
I
N
C
5
1,800 2,600 2,900
Rice, substitute
coupon (g)
50
650
Fat (listed as raw
fat) (g)
500 1,100 1
600
,
40
--
Artificial edible
fats (g)
150 180 430
Sugar (g)
500
1,000
500
85
--
650
85
Milk (1)
16 1/2
--
250
E
16 1/2
ggs
[I`he i
it
7/8
1
n
ials at col?mn heeds were not explained in the original./
Laundry soap (piece)
Toilet soap piece)
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Table 3. Soap Rations by Age Groups
Under 3 yr 3-14 yr
1 2
MP
(Nursing
mothers)
Over 14 yr
ou c