PLANT NO. 23, VITKOVICE KLEMENT GOTTWALD IRON WORKS, MORAVSKE BUDEJOVICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003200060009-1
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 4, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Iron Works, Moravske Budejovice
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
PLACE ACQUIRED
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 peracn is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this forth Is prohibited.
Plant No. 23~, Vitkovice Klement Gottwald D A T E DI JIMUNZY L;,74
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Plant No. 23 of the Vitkovice Klement Gottwald Iron Works, in Moravske
Budejovice, although still apparently in the process of construction, is
engaged in producing armor plate for fighter aircraft and armored vehicles.
The following is an explanatory legend accompanying the annexed sketch of this
plant;
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1,- 3. First aid post.
4 , Clubroom,
5. Washroom.
6 Security officer.
70 Stairs to 2nd floor containing manager's and other apartments
and storage of arms for People's Militia.
8. Storage.
9. Main entrance to factory.
10 14. Main building, three stories, with office.
10. Room of gatekeeper Roupec (fnu).
11 . Central, _factory telephone.
12 . Construction office.
13 i- 14. Technical office.
15 a- 1E6 Maintenance workshops.
17, Storage of instruments.
18. Grinding shop.
19 . Office of workshop No. 22.
20 . Storage of tools.
21 . Workers' dressing room.
22 * Drilling shop with 1-26 modern drills and tilling machines,
marks TOS and MAS.
23.- 24 Control of material for "L" program (armor plating for aircraft).
25. Roor:. with jet blower machining material
26.- 27. Painter's shop for material of "L" and '"S" programs.
28. Electrical maintenance,
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29,- 30, Office and intermediary storage for production of armor plate
for fighter aircraft.
31. Air compressor.
32.- 330 Room for machining and surface finishing.
34. New machine shop for steam boiler.
35, Turner's shop with two lathes, two milling machines, two planing
machines, one press.
36. Assembly hall with one drill, one planing machine, one bending
machine.
37. Storage of iron.
38. Machine shop with steam boiler.
390 Storage of armor-plating for "S" program.
40. Assembly hall for general machine production.
41,. Motor workshop.
42.,44. Garages.
450 'Joiner's shop.
46. Grinding shop, testing and storage of armor plating for
combat vehicles.
47. Storage of material.
48. Factory management office.
49. New building.
50. Transformer, not in full working order.
1- 2- 3- 4- !5. Machines for smelting iron, Mark ROX. (In the pew building,
No. 49).
I - IV. Electric furnaces for tempering armor plate, with a carriage
on rails.
V . Partially finished electric furnace of high heating capacity.
VI. Four-meter-deep electric furnace for tempering armor plate,
not yet it use.
VII . bur-meter-deep bath for tempering armor plate, not yet in use.
f1N.1 . Mobile crane.
x x , Crane not yet in use.
Note. Nos. 47' and 48 are not indicated on the sketch.
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Plan Vitkovice Iron Works Klement Gottwald, National Cor ra
Factory-No, 23 in Mor QBude 1 ovice :.. .
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