INDUSTRIES IN NORTH KOREA

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• Publication Date: October 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
SLCUNTY INFORMATION
SUBJECT Industries in North Korea
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REPORT
DATE DISTR.
6 October 1953
NO. OF PAGES 5
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THI JOUICI IVAWATONI IN ?MIS RNORY All DINNITIVE.
TMI ANRAIIAL OF CONTNVT II TINTATWI.
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The Eaeiu National Rice Mill 50X1-HUM
1. the Eaeju National Rice Mill was in a tin-proofed, tin-walled
building at the foot of a mountain at YC.365125. An office building was 5
meters west of the mill. Three thatch-roofed private houses were 12 meters east
of the building. This mill was the only rice mill in Eaejul therefore it
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operated 24 hours a days The mill was equipped with one 50-horsepower motor,
and four rice-polishing machines. The manager and three clerks worked in the
office building, and 10 laborers worked in the mill. A specific amount of rice
was collected from each of the surrounding areas; this policy was set up by the
Provincial Food Section and carried out by the City Food Section. 50X1-HUM
The-Yongan National Chemical Factory
the Y6ngan National Chemical Factory was at EA-417667 and
covered an area of 15,000 square meters. At the southwest corner of the a---
the following factory buildings were situated: a five-story building, 100'50X1-HUM
meters long; a three-story building, 50 meters long; and three other smaller
buildings. The factory was hit by air attacks
Three thatch-roofed buildings were 1 kilometer northwest of the factory build-
ings-at EA-406677. A thatch-roofed building, facing eastward was 80 meters
north of EA-406677 at EA-406678. After the air attack part of
the factory equipment was moved into these four buildings. An office building
was 6 meters east of the buildings at EA-406677. An air raid tunnel was behind
the office building at EA-406678. A telephone line was strung to the tunnPi-
and part of the office functions were handled in the tunnel. The factory 50X1-HUM
produced gun powder, hand grenades, paraffin, linoleum, and dynamite out of
coal.1 The coal used in the factory was transported by cable car from a coal
mine in Chunam-myon, Kyengsong-gun. The cable line was operated from a wooden
building at EA-415671. A warehouse was in a valley at EA-408667. Unpolished
rice, and damaged machinery from the factory were stored in the warehouse.
The HaeJu National Cement Factor-
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the Naeju National Cement Factory was in two twmels and a
e at YC-360122. The tunnels were immediately east of the
ruins of a former National Brick Factory and housed the Fiscal Section, the
Production Section, the Labor Section, the Administration Section, and the
manager's office. A large amount of bricks were piled around the ruins of the
former brick factory. The Haeju National Cement Factory was formerly a much
larger cement factory at YC-382088, but the installations were destroyed by 50X1 -HU M
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air attacks and the salve able a ui nt moved to the factory
the Haeju National Cement Factory employed the following
site at YO-316-0-122 he Haeju National
Cement Factory was 50X1-HUM
per ns a manager, a vice-manager, 5 persons in the Administration Section,
3 persons in the Fiscal Section, 4 persons in the Production Section, 5 persons
in the Labor Section, and 10 laborers. The laborers were employed as guards to
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watch the cement stored at the factory. 50X1-HUM
The Eae.u National Farm Ecuiflment Factory
50X1-HUM
5. the Haeju National Farm Equipment Factory was in a thatch.
roo ? building at -359125. Nearby trenches housed the manager's office, the
Fiscal Section, the Administration Section, the Production Section, the Planning
Section, and the Labor Section. A road was approximately 6 meters south of the
factory, and a reservoir, 300 meters in diameter, was south of the road. The
factory was formerly known as the Haeju Steel sill, but after it was destroyed
by it attacks, it was moved to YC-359125 to manufacture farm 50X1-HUM
equipment only. Equipment consisted of one furnace, one electric motor, and
salvaged machinery from the old steel mill.
the Haeju National Farm Equipment Factory employed the Jv"'-" v'"'
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following persons: a manager, a vice-manager, 2 persons in the Fiscal Section,
4 persons in the Planning Section, 5 persons in the Production Section, 5
persons in the Labor Section, and 15 laborers. In April the staff members and
office employees were making plans for rehabilitating the factory and expanding
production.
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The Ban -long National Rice Mill
FA-571757. Thehouse had a tin roof and wooden walls. Ten men were employed in
the mill, five during the day and five during the night. Electric-driven
the Hanam-dong National Rice Mill was in a wooden house at
machinery polished approximately 1,800- kilograms of rice each day. The polished
rice was transported to a distribution center at FA-5677 once every 10 days.
Thirty ox-carts from the village were used to transport the rice, and one staff
member accompanied each trip from the mill to the distribution center.
The Alw=-Chemical Factory
8. he Hungnam Chemical Factory at CV-7911, west of Hungnam 50X1-HUM
raw materials were moved to CV-789113. The machinery was installed in a U-
shaped trench with two entrances spaced 50 meters apart. The-area was
surrounded with barbed wire and bad an entrance on the west side. A guard,
armed with a Japanese rifle, stood duty in a canvas tent by the entrance. One
generator, 100 oxygen tanks, 30 boxes of machine parts, and other machinery,
had been moved to the tunnel.
(N 39-50, E 127:.38) (CV-8210), was destroyed, and all salvageable equipment and
North Korean Army Shoe Factory
9.
the eastern part of Wonam-ni (N 38-21, E 125-30) (YC-183474). The factory
manufactured approximately 2,000 pairs of canvas shoes each day. Raw materials
were transported from the Pyongyang area, and the shoes were stored in ware-
houses in Wonam-ni. The factory was equipped with 30 sewing machines, and it
employed approximately 100 men and 50 women. The daily quota for each worker
was set at 15 to 20 pairs of shoes. Technicians received a monthly salary of
2,000 to 2,500 won; mechanics received 1,000 to 2,000 won per month; and
laborers were pairs according to the number of shoes produced. The factory was
under the supervision of 10 North Korean army guards.
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a North Korean army shoe factory was in 20 Korean farmhouses in
The UMi Fish Net Factory
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warehouse was 10 maters north of the office building. A new building was under
construction 8 meters east of the office building. The factory ran two shifts
each day and employed approximately 40 men and 160 women. Equipment consisted
of six machines to make fish nets, and one Japanese Konoshita 30-horsepower
generator which supplied emergency power whenever the regular power supply from
Aoji (N 42-31, E 130-24) (70-1507) was out of order. The nets were made from
Soviet cotton thread which came in four sires: 18-ply, 21-ply, 24-ply, and
32-ply. Where were seven gauges of meshes: 2.5, 2.3, 2.1, 1.9, 1.7, 1.5, and
1.3; these gauges were in square centimeters.
at P3.163883. This building faced eastward and had a tb*tohed
roof and mud walls. An office building was 3 meters west of the factory. A
he Unggi (N 42.21, E 130-24) (P8-1588) Fish Net Factory was in
Iron Foundry
11. an underground iron foundry was in four air raid shelters at 50X1-HUM
Pyongyang and the shelters were constructed by 50X1-HUM
a labor force approximately , men. The foundry employed approximately
150 workers. Approximately 70 percent of the employees were women on a night
shift from, 1900 to 0700 hours. Equipment consisted of one 30-ton smelting
furnace, one 15-horsepower motor, and several casting machines. The foundry
manufactured automobile parts. Iron ore was supplied from North Korean mines,
and steel was supplied from Vladivostock in the Soviet Union.
SIT-2113 1 in Na-ri (N 39-o8. E 126- (BU-5135). The foundry was moved from
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Paekch'on Lumber Mill
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a lumber processing mill was in three buildings, at the
ekch'on (N 38-08, E 126-18) (BT-6408) Grain Polishing
mill. Equipment consisted of one 40-horsepower motor and two lumber -processing
machines. Electric power was supplied from the Haeju Transformer' Station. The
mill was scheduled to start processing lumber laborers were
to be conscripted from the surrounding areas. Approximately 30 technicians and
architects had already been mobilized. The employees received a daily ration
of 600 grams of barley and wheat. The foremen were supervised by the county
People's Committee. 50X1-HUM
the mill had 20,000 logs in stock. These logs were collected
from coastal dwellers who had picked up the logs when the area was flooded 2
years ago. Employees of various gun organizations went from village to village
and forcibly collected lumber and logs. They told the people that the material
was needed to build new schools? but the people complained against being forced
to donate lumber and logs.
To un ,sari Hand Grezuds Factory 50X1-HUM
-.was....
14. a branch factory of the North Korean Army 62th Band Grenade factory
was in underground rooms in a valley at YD-287544 in Togung-nn (N 39-18,
ES225-39) (YD-2954). The factory employed approximately 250 men and produced
nine tons of band grenades each month. Scrap metal was trans orted from the
65th Band Grenada Factory in the Songch'on (N 39-15, E 126-13) (BU-6048) area.
Powder and percussion caps were purchased in Manchuria and transported through
Sinuiju. 50X1-HUM
15. he factory was operating two shifts each day: one from 0600 hours
to 1600 hoursj and one from 1600 hours to 2400 hours, The personnel of the
factory were made up of conscripted laborers who were paid between 200 and 900
North Korean won per day, with a possibility of getting a 500 won boxwus if
their production quota was reached without a day's absence from work. A ration
of 800 grams of ripe was issued to each employee, and an additional 300 grams
was issued to each dependent. Soap and other miscellaneous items were issued to
the employees. Approximately three tons of hand grenades were transported to
the Munitions Bureau at P'yongyang, once every 10 days. 50X1-HUM
The Suoan rlaohinery Factory
50X1-HUM
16. he Sunan N 39-12, E 125-41 (YD-3242) Machinery Factory was in the
of B neann-ni ~N 19-12. E 325-451 (YD-3742). It was formerly a foundry
then moved to Ochung-ni because of
bombings and finally to Sinsang-ni. While the foundry was at
Oohung-ni,.some of the equipment was transferred to the North Korean 65th Band
Grenada Factory, and the North Korean Army 213th Automobile Repair Shop. The
factory was moved to Sinsang-ni by order of the Ministry of Light Industry and
resumed t on had stopped
completely but was resumed
50X1-HUM
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the offices of the Sunan Machinery Factory were in approximately 10
uses at -376421. The factory was in five semi-underground houses at the foot
of a hill at YD-377420. The factor employed loyed a oximately 250 2ersons and was
directed by PAK Yong-ho (2613 3057/3185), native. of Pyongyang, and 50X1-HUM
member of the Korean Labor Party in North ea. Equipment consisted of three
melting furnaces and one Soviet truck. Scrap metal and coal were transported
from the Pyongyang area by truck. Production included pipes and farm equip-
ment.
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The North Korean Army 101st Textile Factory
50X1-HUM
18. the North Korean Army 101st Textile Factory was in two buildings
factory was founded and turned over to the-Patriots Supporting
Association a association has operated the factory ever since,
employing dependents of national patriots. There were approximately 240 women
and 10 men employed in the factory. Two: hundred and twenty of these people
came to North Korea after the outbreak of the Korean conflict, and the remainder
were originally Korea. The factory was supervised by PAK Hu-kun
(2613/0624/2704), native of Seoul, and member of the Korean labor 50X1-HUM
Party in South Korea.
e vicinity of YD-208 14 in Chegyo-dong (N 39-18, E 125-33) (YD-2051). The
19. the factory was equipped with 60 looms which were installed
the two buildings at YM08514. One of the buildings was a three-story
building, and the other was a two-story building. The factory produced rayon
tissue which was to be used for linings in North Korean army uniforms. The
rayon was then sold through the management of the North Korean Central Consumers'
Guild, The employees worked on three different shifts; each 8 hours long'5OX1-HUM
The North Korean Army 213th Automobile Reuair Shoe 50X1-HUM
20. North Korean Army 213th Automobile Repair Shop was in the
vicinity o ung-ni (N 39-18, E 125-47) (YD-4154). The shop wa
by the 1lmnitions Bureau of the North Korean Army General Commmand
and since then it has become the largest repair shop in North Roma. The
offices were in three houses at YD-410538, and the shop equipant was installed
in three former gold mine pits; one on a slope at YD-410538, and two on a
slope at YD-4065370 Three underground rooms were used as warehouses. 50X1-HUM
21. the shop employed approximately 30 clerks, 300 skilled laborers,
month. Automobile parts and engines were obtained from the Soviet Union.
an guar . All persons were members of the North Korean Army. The
director of the shop was C1'0E (1508) (fnu)and a native of North 50X1-HUM
P'yongan Province. Approximately 150 vehio s were repaired in the shop each
0 . It is possible that the relatively elaborate pre-war 50X1-HUM
process o synthesis of explosives, paraffin and tar out of coal has been
superseded by the more limited process of the manufacture of explosives
and loading of hand grenades.
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