GHEORGHIU DEJ GARMENT FACTORY IN BUCHAREST

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
INFOR/~IIATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY. IN FORMATION
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBIECT Gheorghiu De3 Garment Factory in
.Bucharest
'This Document contains information afiectln~ the Na-
tiopai Defense of the IInited States, within t-.e mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 783 and 794, of the 17.81. t7ode, ae
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its; santenta
to or receipt by an unauthorized person !s ptahiblted
by law. The reproduction of this form ig priih/bited.
DATE DISTR. 'j August 1953
NO. OF PAGES 5
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS fN THIS REPORT ARE DEfIN1ilVE.
THE APPRAISAL Of CONTENT 15 fENTAi1VE.
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1. The Gheorghiu De3 garment factory in Bucharest, formerly the APACA, is con rolled
by the Ministry of Light Industry. It is located at 7 Bulevardul Facii (f~~rmerly
Bulevardul Regele Alexaridru). The nearest railway station is the Dealul ~~irei
station, located approximately one kilometer southeast of the factory,
2, The factory produces garments. Three-fourths of the. output, composed of military
uniforms, underwear and shirts are destined for the Rumanian armed forces. The
remainder of the production is for the civilian market.
3. The factory is located in two four-story buildings and a smaller building
located in the south factory site. One building houses the workshop, gara~,e
and dispensary, and another houses the administration offices.
4.
The factory is supplied with blue and khaki cloth by the Republica factory in
Botosani. The material for underwear is brought from the Flamura Rosie factory
in Arad. Buttons and similar accessories, are supplied by the Gornezit factory in
Bucharest.
The factory is supplied by an electric power station equipped with eleetrie:
generators. The generators produce 38flY AC, which, operates the engines and
machines of the factory. Electric current for the factory illumination is
supplied by the city power net. A steam unit heats the factory and the fue-:
is stored in a large underground tank. Eventually the heating of the facte~ry
will be by natural gas.
6. The machine in the facto was im rted the equipment inch;,+ie~3: 25X1
ewi machines, (electrical],y and hand operated), electric gutting
machines, and electric button hole machines. The repair shop of th+~ factory
was equipped with five lathes of different sizes and two polishing machine?., besides
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various ms.chine tools. The fantory had 12 trunks; three Zis, four Praga, ~,hree
Blitz and two Clockner Mercedes. A small bus was used by the sport teams cif the
factory. Five sedans, including a Hudson for the Director and a Cadillan ~:or
the President of the Syndicate were among those operated by the factory.
The factory products were stored i n warehouse under the two main buildings
Garments and othe a es and trans orted b trucks to the
railwa station.
$. The following personnel was employed by the factory:
a. Iu1iu (fnu) the director of the factor
b. Nicolae Stanescu technical director of the factory
Nicolae Zoltan, Chief of the Cadrq'
d. Vasile Otrocol, Chief, of the Personne
e. Luta Nicolae, chief mechanic of the factor~l
g. The factory employed 13;000 workers on two daily shifts. The first shift worked
from 0660 to l.L~.00 hours; the second from 1.1}.00 to 2200. The average salary of a
worker was 490 lei per month (new currency). The workers were given medical.
assistance and prizes for better than satisfactory work. The factory was awarded
the Labor Flag (Drapelul Muneii) in May 1952 for increased production, Generally,
the workers were satisfied with work conditions but complained about salaries.
10. The fantory guard consisted of approximately 150 militia organized in roving
patrols which guard the factory day and night. Access to the factory 'is F~ex7nitted
only upon presentation of an entry card for which each worker must provide: a
photograph affixed to a sheet of paper. The seal of the factory is appli~?d to
half the photograph. The name of the worker and his section is written in longhand
below the photograph.
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BUII~DIlBG Ai is a four-floor banding comprised of a:
Groundfloor s
First floor s
Second floor:
Third floor r
Fourth floors
Electric equipment repair shop, electric
control switchboard.
Ration card distribution office, epaulet cutting
section, warehouse for cloth and other material.
Military uniform cutting section,
Military uniform sewing section
Military uniform sewing section.
Caps and epaulets workshop.
BUIl,DIlJG B, is a four-floor bunding comprised of a:
Basement r
(6~oundfloo r s
First floor
Second floors
Third floor s
Fourth floors
Mechanical repair workshop, apprentices school.
Technical offices, school of the Syndicate cadre:
Civilian underwar~ section.
Civilian clothes section.
Uniform finishing section.
Uniform and civilian clothes finishing section.
BUILDING C, is an one-floor building comprised of a:
~sement :
(~oundfloor r
First floor :
Electric power unit of the factory.
Canteen and auditorium.
Warehouse for sport equipment.
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDIlJG, is a two floor building comprised of a:
Basement r
Groundfloor s
First floor
Second floor:
AUXILIARY BUILDING, is an
The sportive organization of the factory.
1. U'I'M office .
2. Off ices of the "Confectia", factory newspaper.
3. Restrooms.
4. ~ta3;ra,, ::.
5. Off ice of the personnel.
6. Off ice for Cadre.
7. Paymaster offices.
$. Shipping office.
9. Office of the Syndicate.
Offices of the mechanical engineer, mei:retariate.
Off ice of the Director, bookkeeping offices and
supplying off ices...,
one-floor .building comprised of as
10. Tool room.
11. Workshop.
12. Mechanic's shop.
13. Workshop for the repair of button-hole machines.
11~. Workshop for the repair of sewing machine.
l5. Carpenter shop.
lb. Workshop for the repair of cutting machines.
17. Welding workshop.
1$. Tinsmith shop.
19:. Electric and wiring workshop.
~, Blacksmith shop.
23.. Fire brigade quarts rs ?
22. Garage.
23;. Gatekeepers s booth.
2~.. Information offic?.
25. Sport field.
-Zb. Wire net fence surrounding .the factory yax?d.
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