THE VOROSHILOV ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FACTORY IN SOFIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700250002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2002/01/10 :CIA-RDP80-00810A001700250002-4
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information aSectinR the 13a-
tional Defense cf the United titates, within tho mean-
ing of Title 18.8ections 793 and 794, of the U.$. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by Taw. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
SECRET/CONTROL -~ ~T,S. OFFICI"AIS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY H'r~.lgaria
The Voroshl.le~~r E1.ectx~ic~al Equipment
Factaa~~ i,r~ SOf~a
REPORT NO. 25X1 A
DATE DISTR. 10 cT~ ~.~,~,~
NO. OF PAGES ~.
REQUIREMENT NO. ^
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS -N THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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1. The Varos~hi.lov Factory9 which i.s lacated in the Zakharna Fabrika CS,ugar F'~ctpry)
district of :~ofiaa 3a the only factory in Sulgari.a which produces lc~w-~ten:~ion
electrical apparatus It ~ was created in 19l~q by the am~al.gamati.on of sed~eral
privately cw~.~ed warl~shops,~ inalud3n.g Radio-Pram and Elprom. Pradv,ction c?r~i.sts
primarily of automatic telepYiones arid. the VOrosh3.lov !~-tube. radio.
~'. The radix sets have either wooden or bakel3.te cabinets and operate on 2~0 volts,
which is standard for all Bulgaria' except -for 1.50 volts used in the ceht~r-part
of Sofia. Tubes condensex~~e and: resistmrs are imported from Czechoslovt,a and
Hung~,r~r,~ but all other parts are produced locally. Three qual.3.fied ph~rsic3.sts test
materials in the factor3r9s rad3.o-technical laboratory.
3. MetrismProg~ ~,