1. SOVIET CONTROL OF BAUXITE MINES 2. AEK ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000590001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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.
SECRET/CONTROL - AS. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT 1, Soviet Control of Bauxite Mines
2, AEIt Activities
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 7 August 1953
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD 50X1-HUM
REFERENCES 50X1-HUM
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1, A Russian named Stepanov (phonetic) (Thu) has been seut to
potential
of the mines the USSR to check over the bauxite-producing
Maezobal control.
2. The estimate, based on records and experience, was prepared by one of the
engineers at the Halimba mine. When it was ready the engineer handed it
to the Hungarian manager for transmission to Stepanov9 keeping a duplicate
in the records.
3, Two days later Stepanov sent privately for the engineer and asked for his
estimate. On being told that it had been taken by the manager he became
extremely angry and said that such figures were for Russian eyes alone,
since the Hungarians no longer had any control over the bauxite industry.
All future statistics were to b1 passed straight to him. He then took
away the duplicate copy,
At the same time a commission of the State Control Board (61"m i S7.len?^rzo
Kozpont;or AEK), commonly known as the "Economic AVH"mss checking the books
and general management of the Maszobal combine and several lesser emplcrees
have been arrested for sabotage. The bookkeeper of the Halimba mine who
was away "ill" for several weeks turned up again in a battered condition,
both as to body and clothes, and said that he had been subjected to "indi-
vidual questioning" by the AEK. It is generally believed that this has
some connection with the breakdown at Inota.
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