TKZS, MTS AND ORPS GROUPS, STARA ZAGORA OKOLIYA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004000780011-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 12, 2009
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: April 30, 1954
• 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.
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT TKZS, MTS and ORPS Groups,
Stara Zagora Okoliya
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 30 April 1954
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. About 40 of the 50 odd villages in Stara Zagora Okolya have a TKZS (Trudovo
Kooperativen Zemedelsko Stopanstvo; Labor Cooperative Agrarian Farm). Fifty to
sixty percent of the farm land in Stara Zagora Okoliya has been collectivized.
TKZS, Dulboki Village
2. The TKZS isn Datboki (N 42,29, `P 25,.45) owns abo#'. 3, 750 oft -tho 5'?, 000:-acre 0 of, land
belonging to the village. About 125 acres of this are vineyards. The remainder
is planted in grains, corn and sunflowers. In 1953, members were paid two leva
and an unknown amount of produce per work day. The TKZS uses machinery of the
Machine Tractor Station in Stara Zagora.
The head of the TKZS is Ivan Enchev.
4.
TKZS; plyu Ganchevo Village
The TKZS in Kolyu Ganchevo village (N 42-23, E 26-45) owns about 275 of the
1,250 acres of land belonging to the village. About 25 acres are vineyards, 37
acres are used for vegetable growing and the remainder is used for growing grains
and a small amount of sunflowers.
5. In 1953, the Kolyu Ganchevo TKZS produced 270 tons of crops. Forty-five tons
were turned over to the government of which 35 tons were the share of the
Stara Zagora Machine Tractor Station.
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6. The Kolyu Ganchevo TKZS has an exceptionally high income for a small cooperative.
In 1953, its members received 10 leva and about three kilograms of crops for
each working day.
7. The TKZS has 25-30 members. Todor -(lnu), a young Communist is the Chief of
the TKZS, and Stoyan Gechev, a Communist, is the cashier.
MTS, Stara Zagora
8. The Machine Tractor Station of Stara Zagora owns about 40 threshing machines,
30-40 tractors and about 10 combines. It has an excellently equipped repair
shop.
9. Raynov (fnu), is the Machine Tractor Station manager. He is a Communist and a
native of Gorno Botovo village (N 42-24, E 25-49).
ORPS . Stara Zamora
10. The Commercial Houses and Bank Employees and Workers Union in Stara Zagora, a
subordinatc: unit of ORPS (Obsht Rabotnicheski Profesionalen Stiyuz; General
Workers' Professional Union), has 800-1000 members.
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