LIVING CONDITIONS IN OGD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006100400009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
C0 127MWIAL
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PLACE ACQUIRED
Hungary
Living Conditions in Ozd
This material contains information affecting the
National Defense of the United States within the
meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C.
Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revel-
ation of which in any manner to an unauthorized
person is prohibited by law.
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
24 March 1955
1. An unskilled construction worker earns 600 to 700 forints monthly whisk
2.
.3.
is considered a low salary because of the high costs of living in Ozd.
A highly qualified blast-furnace worker earns about 19200 forinte month
this amount is barely sufficient to support a family,,
Rents (monte) are highs 100 to 400 forints for a single rooms 60 to 100
forints for a sleeping place.
4. Food prices
1 kg bread
1 " bacon
1 " lard
C O NF IDE NT IAI/NOF O RN
i " pork
beef
sugar
milk
beer
wine
egg
sport suit
5.00 forints
49,,00 "
30.00
18.00
24.00-28,00
11.80
1.80-2.00
6.00
10.006-19.00
2.00
700.00
sport suit 900100.i000.00
(better-quality)
shoes
(leather soles)
shoes
(rubber soles)
300000
100,00
shoes 400100-700.00
(handmade)
25X1
5. Monthly charge for three meals a deq in a worker9s mass is about 200 to 250
sprints; these meals, however, are not sufficient for laborers engaged in
?evy physical work and haves therefore, to be supplemented with bead and bacon.
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