JULIUS FUCIK PLANT OF THE SKODA WORKS, BRNO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000300610002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 19, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL IN.T-E.LLI.GEN..CE"AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET/
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
Czechoslovakia
Julius Fuoik Plant of the Skoda
Works, Brno
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 is prohibited.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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between iornych and Cechynska Street,, about 300 meters from the railroad
station.. It occupies an area of about 300 by 80.meters.
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The Julius Fucik plant of the Skoda works in Brno is located in Brno-Dorny
2. The plant employs about 1,500 people,:half of whom are women. Qnly some 20%
of the workers are skilled. Work is'done in two eight-hour shifts.
3. Important personnel in the plant area
a. (Fnu) Kaunic. plant manawar
b. I. (fnu) Janos?ka, deputy manager
o (Fnu) Frybor, fnraman of c,11 urnrlro'hnn4
d. (Fnu) ha ,A1 A1r_ chairman of IThA wnr1ra nnilv.n~ l
.(FI1u) Uln. n&H+:ina1 nffihnr
f. (Fnu) Pinous, security officer
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The plant produces electrical equipment chiefly, including electric switohboxes,
air and oil switches for power stations and equipment for dredging machines. Its
products are mostly sent to Rumania, Hungary and the USSR. Recently urgent deliveries
were made to the Kunoice plant' of the Vitkovioe Klement Gottwald Iron Workso
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Non-ferrous metals for. the plant are received from the Vah Machinery Works in
Povazska Bystrica (Q50/071) and from the Celalcovice Metal Foundries in Celakovioe
(Q51/L99).. @utolit comes from Bratislava, porcelain. insulators of all types from
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the Fi
rst Czech Porcelain Plant Epiag in Karlove V'aryo All other materials
are provided g the
Metallurgic Depots. (H
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under the Manufacture
Prague and Brno, nufactureand`Aistributioero-all'o
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come .:fro the tTti.ted 1aoh.inery Plante and Fo d3~ies '(S P jene str'o jirny., a el.eva;rzy
~:.. S~aerala )', ?.Storek.Ukpa, ,n :Bra o
6. The plant is surrounded by a wooden fence and bordered on the east by the Ponavka
brook, Inside, it is divided'mnt9 production centers, which are largely independent
operational units, according to the SP$ (Iiidependent'Plant Economy-Samostatne podnikove
hospodarstvi) system, which was originally I introduced by the Nat?.plants.
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7. Everything which is destined for' the USSR is produced under 'the supervision of
Soviet officers, who are attaohed`to each unit. The same Soviet officers accept
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delivery of.the'finished products.
1 Comment: Presumably the trade name of amolde.d"insulating material,
pro a.y with a rubber base 'or rubber-like qualities. I
Possibly? produced by Gumon
n.p,o in Bratislava).
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