TANK PRODUCTION AT THE J. STALIN MECHANICAL WORKS IN LABEDY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004100110009-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Tank Production at the J. Stalin
Mechanical Works in Labedy
DATE OF INFO.
SOURCE:
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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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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. Source observed the tank assembly hall of the J. Stalin Mechanical Works, Labedy.
(Laband)~,on two occasions. He saw tanks being assembled and a stockpile of tank
parts.
2. He also heard the noise of tank motors in the woods surrounding the foundry and
once observed three type T-34 tanks being tested there by civilian drivers. He
also observed caterpillar tracks on the Autobahn between Pyskowice (Peiskretscham)
and Gliwice (Gleiwitz).
3. The foundry is surrounded by a high wall with small guard sheds (Kogutki) at
each corner.
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