LIGHT AND HEAVY ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000100590001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 20, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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C.E,.NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
Light and Heavy Electrical Industries
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Its contents
to or receipt. by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form 19 prohibited.
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L. The Hungarian :Light electrical industry (electronics) and the Hungarian heavy
electrical industry (machines) are under the Ministry of Foundries and Machine
Industries.
2. The light electrical industry is under the Ministry's Department of Communications
(Hiradastechnikai Foeosztaly), which controls a number of plants. The only such
plant is the former Standard plant in Budapest, which has been
renamed for a ree partisan. This plant employs five to six thousand men and
produces low voltage equipment and telephone and telegraph equipment.
3. The heavy electrical industry is under the Department of High Voltage (Eroesaramu
F oeosztaly) in the Ministry of F undies and Machine Industries. This Department
.also controls a number of plants
The Ganz Electric Factory, in Budapest II, which employs 10 thousand men and
produces electric motors, dynamos, and electrical equipment especially for
military uses.
b. The Ganz Electric Current Meter F..Az y (Ganz Aram Meroe Gyar), which is housed
ix~ .e mndb~rz~iTBu ld3ng -near Goedoel;.o0573 1V='1$ lE employb abort ,ogle thousand
.me Several. smaller. _,.plants-have. been absorbed by this plant .
e. The Ganz Electrical Equipment Plant (Ganz.Kapcsoloberendezesek .Gyara),
on Koebanya ut in Budpest, employs about one thousand workers and produces
all kinds of electrical equipment, switches and insulators for high voltage
(.over 10 thousand volts).
d. The "Dynamo" plant, on Vaczi ut in Budapest. This is a small plant but very
important in war industry. I have heafdthat the plant is producing motors
and electrical equipment for airplanes. Large sums of money were allocated
to this plant in 1951-52 for equipment.
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e. Electric Instruments Plant (Elektromos Keszueletek Gyara - EKA)
in Budapest, which employs about 300 - 400 workers.
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