MAINTENANCE SERVICE OF THE HUNGARIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007700160001-2
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• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 7, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION - REPORT
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Mv.intenance Service of the Hungarian
Ministry of Defense
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT SO
U. S. C., 51 AND SE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO-
HIBITED BY LAW. REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
REPORT
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NO. OF PAGES
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SUPPLEMENT TO
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The '24:alet Karbantarto Vallalat (E V) maintenance service located
on 16 Gusev-utca (formerly Sas-utca) in Budapest is a government
enterprise directly subordinated to the Rear Services of the 11onv4d
ainistry. The service was established in 1951 by the heaved Iinistry
and charged with the carrying;-out of new construction projects and
the maintenance of military objects.
The maintenance service fors part of the main construction department
of the Rear Services of the Honved Ministry and has its offices on
Go. ol--utca and 25 Ulloi-utca in Budapest V. Manage Y
construction de~~artment was-" 6 eef Kovacs,
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The maintenance service included the following departments:
::anagement, planning
department, technical department, labor department,
personnel department, norms department, workerl0 council, Party
secretariat, diving department, vertical department, and motor
vehicle department, Haile the planning department is located on 7 J?
utca, the other departments are located on Gusev utca.
The management consisted of 1 manager, 1 technical manager who at the
same time functioned as deputy manager, 1 personnel manager, 3
stenotypists, and one driver.
Th,e p_.annin, department consisted of a department chief, 1 deputy
department chief, 2 stenotypists, 4 female workers, and 16 draftsmen
charged with constructional designa for building projects. All
blueprints had to be submitted to the main construction department.
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6. ".e technical department consisted o? 1 department chief, 1 deputy
department chief, 1 construction supervisor for Budapest, 1
construction supervisor for provincial projects, a construction
supervisor for central heatin, and gas installations, 1 secretary,
10 techzn.olo-ists, and 2 drivers. The department was charged with
the carrying -out of and the control on construction or maintenance
work ordered by the HonvId Ministry.
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The labor d. ?nt cn~nsi~. ? ste~~. 7 of I ~. ;ieY't s" s.cr tl- ,
a .d a pool of 1,200 construction workers? The dppartrlent was c._wr;ed
with 1c1;or supply, with the em loy~me'_t of day workers, and the
distribution of labor force to the di r'ferent projects.
The pe_:,o.mel department consisted of 1 department chief, a deputy
department chief, and 2 secretaries. The department was charged with
the checking of the labor force of the enterprise and political
supervision of the employees.
q. The norms department consisted of a department chief and 6 employees
and was charged with calculations, fixing of norms, and supervision
of tho x.or s .
10. T!~e ^ or'_>cr,' ca _ cil consisted of o :ir .a.l and 6 c:epi;.ties a~~~d was
ss~onal
eV gated in education of the workers a id is iprovement of- their prof e
;tt bard,. Contests "ere or;a/aized and supervised by this council.
The Party Secretariat, consisted of a Party secretary only.
'2. so-called diving department, located on 178 'Becati; AUq-* consisted
of the diving department proper, n electromotor wi" a
leckcmi';h shop, a welding shop, a blacksmith shop, hicle
pair oho:, a turning shop. This department was charged with the
_ is 't;allation of technical equipment at new construction sites, ?rith
pairs as well as with the csnst"r,i.cti on and management of diving; bells
at bridge co Istructio__ sites. Some 400 _: ployees were employed at the
divitl department.
13. To so-call e,d vertical ceI;art:,ent consisted of the vertical department
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proper, a wood- ;',or a1?16 shop , a sul-j l;y depot, an electriciansI` office,
a tccInicians' office, and a floor-layers' office. This department had
no works lops and merely distributed labor forces to the different
-projects under construction. This department is located on 3 Zach
jLtca and employed. some 600 per 0 _S.
1!" The no tor-vehicle del arty enty Jhich was also located on 3 Zach utca,
consisted of a department chief, a secretary, 12 truck-drivers, and
3 sedan drivers. The motor pool contained 1 Federal 10-tou_truck,
2 Ford 1.5-ton true{s, 6 Csepel-Diesel 3.5-ton trucIS, ). ZIS, 3.5-ton
truck, 1 ZIS 3.5-ton truck r!o :nti n a lime tank, 1 Pab date sodan,
2 Tatra sedans, and 1 Ford-8 seda rn. T'--e motor ?00 was c 1 VTith
,,_le trannsyportan on of supplies and personnel.
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15. The following personnel was reported:
Actin: manager-of the maintenance
service and political supervisor
Deputy manager and technical manager
head of the planning department
Lead of*the technical department
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Colonel J~aaef Fabrv.
Chief engineer A#Sef Ausch
L'a;or Td tef Gerenday
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Lieutenant J6tef Fekete.
^ead of tide labor department Lajos Belme,
head of the personnel department Senior Lieutenant Janos Kiss
Head of the norms department Jenc Marth
Chairman of the workei4 council Lajos Csutor
Party secretary J./reef Szvetenai
Head of the diving department Engineer Jbszef Szi.igrarto
head of the vertical department
Istvan Csuka,
Head of the motor-vehicle department Kgroly Pollak
Personel manager
Chief construction supervisor for Engineer J6 e6~
Budapest projects.
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Chief construction supervisor
for provincial building projects
Construction supervisor for
installation of central heating and gas
installations
Engineer Zoltan Baraoskay
ineer Dezs6 Sinai,
16. The working hours at the offices were from 0800 to 1700 in summer,
and from 0830 to 1700 in winter time. Every second Saturday was free.
Outdoor working hours were from 0700 to 1700 in summer and from 0730
to 1700 in winter time. Every second. Saturday was free.
17. Outdoor workers received an annual allocation of 1 suit of professional
clothes and 1 pair of boots. Drivers were provided with 1 dress uniform,
1 fur coat, 1 cap, 1 pair of gloves, 1 pair of overalls. Special workers
,,,ere provided with protective clothing. During the winter months, the
outdoor workers received additional food. Each worker was entitled to
12 daysY vacation during the first year in the service, one day of
vacation being added for every subsequent year in the service.
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