THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000160008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Bulgaria
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 procibited.
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SECURITY INFORMAT;ON
SUBJECT The Chemical Laboratory of the
Department of Geological Research
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 31 July 1953
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The Chemical Laboratory of the Department of Geological Research is responvible
for analyzing Bulgarian minerals. It is attached to the Ministry of Heavy In-
dustry through the Department of Geological Research. Although the laboratory is
to be transferred to a new building of the Department of Geological Research,, as
of January 1953 it was still located at No. 36 Partsevich Street in Sofia.
2e The laboratory has a staff of 1i5, of which 15 are chemists. Its research is
conducted by three departments:
as Coal and lignite;
be Manganese, irons leads and copper ore; and
c. Barium, salts., quartz, and kaolin.
3. Laboratory workers receive the following salaries:
as Manager, 850 leva per month;
b. Chemist,-750.800 leva per month; and
c. .Laboratory technicians 450 lava per month.
The Department of Geological Research is now located in a new building on the
corner of Georgi Dimitrov Street (formerly Mariya Luisa Street) and Tsar Simeon
Street in Sofia. The move was made in September 1952.
the following officials of the laboratory:
Ra ka ris. va. manager of the metallic ores department)
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b. Peter Neyrkov, manager of the coal department
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c. chkov, mmanager
syAtoslav Slavoya manager of the minerals department
omment: For further information concerning this laboratory
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