SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT AT BLACHOWNIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006100480001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 18, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INTELLIaENdE AGP I'CY .
INFORMATION REPORT
The Poles
f are atitesfnpting to raise the ?planteu production capacity to: ',the
prewar . level but ' are -faced -wimth the ,lack of asptfiat eq uip~aentt, M6
st Of thigh 11
di
~
was
eaientled by the rtbLias3
annw p , 1t a plannad to repair 12 Lure
-, Mff7 1W
furnaces sand a 3ro temape ratux a ta
r di~stfl~Irati~on niCt (Schwelteerdistillation).
The aoee can ,b rep ins
dyat 1 . , _~ gbeaalaee Import tt 0040
>neri
are et in place0 $l~ the F removed r rust from
and
painted them;;
In midi oember 1954, wheat the tar distillation ,} .t was to eonanenae- productio
the tube afurnace ' 'wbd"ed oa " severs S
NW!, ny one fatal jtV a:.
re llal~t,, spp duotioa of trii a.. arait ao uc,t l .The , en we ill
ry_ " ae w
have to be ,rebuil~to The tastes of retmild3:ag, the flai!n 600 will take approxfmately
Igoe ,
twelve weeks, p7rov&ded matetylaela. area ~?1!t I.re.
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COUNTRY
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
Poland
$) that Full Plant
at Blaohtnmia
This material contains information affecting the
National Defense of the United States within the
meaning ;of they Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C.
Secs. 79;3 and 794, We transmission or revel.
atlon'of which In any manner to an unauthorized
person Is prohibited by law. 25X1
REPORT
DATE {DISTR:
NO. OF PAQES
REQUIREMENT NO.
REFERENCES
THrSOURC? EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
-THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
18 April 1955
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The I rtie fuel plant (Za1 .ad Kokes Chea oeneg+o) at Ellsaho to Ala
tale (N 50 j l :a?) 3e tr of former f 1"man_ Ober ohl~e ierohe
or yet
ierrs+, The inetallatm, 004 g r an are~e of 6 x 4 s
includes; a twr distillation it, a ben$ol dieti3.ation 6
tmitt~ end uncle
groulnd gasoline and oracle on at~ :o ,`ago tanka~la ,ALeQ~~.lagiated ~~rS~t, the
. i
area we , central wo +hahope 1fbr thi entire , tie~t santhewtiat+ fuat indl atry`
(G=tr e].z ' Warsletdt Sokem Cheroii~t
2. The bea>aoZ~, dietillatio>IS unite has .a
. tsea ai of 250 P~- t4 tons per ctay
ground storage tanks have a vopacitr of 10,000 15,000 cub abterQeacha.;:.
The eprathetio fuel industry workshop has its own foundry and is concerned
with thet~repair~ of machineryb.
3e The underground stomp tanks ;are controlled ter the Petroleum Association
of Wareav
llip" (To rs two >Nafto Gre.) which has its : own guard and fire squads o>4.
4.
 Approved For Release 2008/07/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006100480001-4
Approved For Release 2008/07/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006100480001-4