DEBRECEN BALL-BEARING FACTORY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002900020009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 2, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains lnformatton !I
tional Defense of the United State.. . . i- WAN ing of Title 18, Sections 703 and 744, of tlN VL COU. M
amended. Its transmission or reYelat$O Silpia~Nap
to or receipt by an unauthorised p tso0 0 pilbibitsd
by law. The reproduction of this foam Is /I Ital.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Debrecen Ball Bearing Factory
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 2 December 1953
NO. OF PAGES 3
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES 50X1-HUM
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. Location.
The Debrecen Ba11-Bearing Factory (Debreceni G8rditl csapngygynr , abbreviated woe)
is located in the former Hussar (Cavalry) Barracks in Debrecen. The barracks is
about 100 meters south of "Debrecen Vp,sartdr" railway stop//between the-Debrecen-
HajdubBsz6rm6ny railroad line, Sz6chdnnyi utcaland Nyugati/utca. Several buildings
are still under construction, or are being rebuilt.
2. Equipment.
The factory is equipped with 33 grinding machines and 31 lathes. The cold press
shop (hideg sajtolo) is.equipped with 14 tuck pressers, as is the maohiae..tool
shop.
Legend to Sketch to the enclosed sketch of the Debrecen Ball-Bearing Faotor9t
1. Foundry, one story, 18 x 55 m.
2. Offices, one story, 6 x 18 m.
3. Grinding, polishing and lathe s hop, one story, 22 x 67 m.
4. Carpenter's shop, cold-press shop and storehouses, 22 x 75 m.
5. Offices, one story, 22 x 25 M.
6. Construction offices, manager's office, norms office, culture hall, looker
rooms, 22 x 25 m.
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7. Accounts and records offices, two stoHes, 25 x 28 m.
8. Building under construction, 22 x 50 in.
9. Building under construction, 22 x 21 in.
10. Building under construction.
11. Building under construction.
12. Storehouses
13. Smith's and hardening shop (edzbAhely)
14. Electric power plant, 18 x 25 in.
15. Offices, one story, 18 x 45 in,
16. Dining room,, apprentices' training school, locksmith's shop
17. Machine'tol shop, one story, 16 x 94 in.
18. Depots
19. Workers' homes
20. "Debrecen VVs rtki" railroad stop.
21. Deaf and Dumb Institute
22. Technical School
Annex: lay-out sketch of Debrecen Ball-Bearing Factory.
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Debrecen Ball-Bearing Factory
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