GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 19, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
`This report is the result of a joint collection effort by the Air Force, the
Army, the Navy, and CIA and is disseminated in accordance with the provisions
of NSCID Tr U .
USAF review completed. NAVY review completed.
1.
The new Hungarian triangulation network, started in 1946, has been completed
as far as the first order frames and filling-in nets are concerned. Preliminar??
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(unadj
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the to
of
us coordinates o war order control are also available. This
control
has
into
,been converted
the Soviet system (Pulkovo 1942); however,
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the trig lists of both the Hungarian and the Soviet coordinates are clas
sified
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and are
not in use in any civilian agency. The Geophysical Institute
used
the prewar stereographic control of the Budapest s t I.
2.
1:25,000, 1:50,000 and 1:' 5,000 maps These maps had 25
been in use during World War TI. After the war, a revision program was carried
out by military surveyors, which resulted in the revision of these maps by 1948.
The grid used on them is still the old stereographic grid. There exists en
edition of these maps with the Soviet military grid superimposed. This edition
is classified and is not available to civilian agencies. During 1955 and 1956
a large nulfler of surveying parties were working on a new survey for the 1:5000
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Altalanos Alapterkep (General Base Map) of Hungary.
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A gravity'iso-anomalies map with a scale of 1: 35, 000 iv full cover .e
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cow by
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5.
The Eotvos torsion balance is in use for gravity base stations and for explora-
tion purposes. Two types of gravimeters are used for relative gravity measure
manta, the Norgard and the Heiland.
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theoretical studies have been conducted at the Geophysical 25X1
Institute to determine the vertical gradient of normal gravity. 25X1
E -:in an experimentation or observation technique from the air which 25X1
orag ed from two "base lines" connecting Gyor with Budapest and
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SEISILOGY:
7e Hungary is divided into two parts for oil and mineral exploration
purposes: The area west of the Danube is the area of common respon-
sibility of the Magyar Allemi Eotvos Lorand. Geofizikai Intezet
(Geophysical Institute) and the.lgyarszov Jet Olaf Tarsasag (Hungarian
Soviet Oil Company). The Hungarian-Soviet Oil Company can explore
all of Hungary, but the activity of the Geophysical. Institute is
restricted to the western portion only.
8. After 1945, the following areas were explored for oil by the reflection
sounding method:
(Areas West of the Danube):
A0 Bajcsa (near Nagykenizsa) in 1953, boring in 1956, depth
1800 to 1900 meters,
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B. Mihalyi (near Kepuv'ar) in 1952.
C. Csepreg and Buk, north of Szombathely in 1953-
D. Tarkany in 1955?
No boring was done at places mentioned in B, C , and. D.
(A as East of the Danube explored by the Hungarian-Soviet Oil Company):
A, Mez ;ko;re dm in production.
B. Mezokereszttur = in production.
Biharnagybajom in production.
the uranium found in the area of Pecs
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ore is supposed to be superior to that found in Czechoslovakia.
10. The Geophysical. Insti contracts for gravitational and seism
mological'work with Communist China. Special crews were
organized and shipped with mobi le a ui nt a These
crews were' to work and train specialists
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one to two years the crews usually returned without the equipment,
and additional equipment was shipped This
activity of the Institute in 1 2a 25X1
did not approve a simi]lAw contract with Yugoslavia0
ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL INSTITOTE:
U. The Institute is housed in several, locations. The main adminstration
is located at Voroshilov ut 99, Budapest. The seismological and
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geoelectric sections are located at Szabo Jozsef ut 2, Budapest
The sections working on geomagnetism and gravity share the building
of a Protestant Institute at Damianich ut 2l?23, Budapest. The
general laboratory is housed in the buildings of the University of
Budapest in Museum Korut o Located in the basement of that building
is the gravitational datum point for all Hungary. The Geochemistry
Department is located at the meteorological observatory in
Pestszentlorinco The personalities associated with each office and
department are as follows:
A. Ministry of Heavy Industro
(1) Czottner, Sandor; Minister of Heavy Industry; Member of
(2) Vitalis, Dr Gyorgy; Head of the Main Administration for
Terrestial Research; geologist;, no
definite political allegiance.
(3) Gellert., Ferenc; chief of the technical section; mining
engineer; no definite political allegiance.
B. Industrial Board (Mining Department)
(1) F`acsinay, Dr Laszlo; director; professor of mathematics
and physics; winner
of Kossuth prize for his book which 25X1
appeared in 1954.
(2) Kenai,, Dr Gyorgy; geologist
C. Hungarian Academy of Sciences
(1) Erdei Gruz, Dr Tibor; Chief Secretary; Professor of
Chemistry; member of the MtP
D. Adviso Committee to the Directorate oft Hungarian National
Geophysical. T:stitute0
(1) Renner, Dr Janos; Professor of Mathematics and Physics; 25X1
formerly assistant to Eotvos. Lorsnd
(deceased
(2) Ribar, Dr Istvan; Professor of Mathematics and Physics; 25X1
formerly assistant of Eotvos (co=inventor
of the Eotvos torsion balance
(3) aszlaezckyp Dr Szilaxd; astronomer; attended a univer-
sity in the US; Evaluation Chief;
Professor of Mathematics and Physics;
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(1+) l ows Dr Karoly; astronomer; studied at a university
in the US2 evaluator; gravitation specialist.
E. Din cc ;cra te of the Hungarian National Geophysical 'Institute
"Eotvos Lor&?3F
(1) Dombai, Tibor; Professor of Mathematics and Physics:
Director;
(2) Hont, Ferenc; miner, mining engineer; Assistant Director;
- member of MDP o
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F. Personnel Department
(1) Vaisya, Laszlo; department head; no professional background;
MDP member.
G. Political Secretariat
(1) Bolla, Sandor; party secretary; no professional background,
NDP member.
Ho Expedition to Gobi Desert
(1) Galfi, Janos; expedition chief (See I, below).
(2) Horvath, Arpad; no professional background; observer;
MDP member.
(3) Annau; Edgar; geophysicist, engineer; observer
(4+) Seely, Lorand; explosive expert; (See I below).
(5) Gem, Ferenc geodesicist (See A above).
(6) Labs, Miklos; evaluator; (See I below).
(7) Gam, Lajos; (See R below).
(8) Lakatos, Lajos; boring expert; MDP member.
(9) Gad, Elemer; boring pert
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(10) Banai, Gyula; gravity expert (See L below).
(11) Lendvai, Dr Karoly; evaluator (See I below).
(12) M haly'i, Karoly; physicist; evaluator; Ni)? member; polio
tical.ly vacillating.
I. Seismological Section
(1) Galfi, Janos; Professor of Mathematics and Physics; section
chief; at present in China
(2) Sep , Lorand; no professional background; assistant section
chief; MDP member; formerly AVE member.
(3) Szenas, Dr Gyorgy; economist, geologist; former MDP member;
(4) Petho, Marton; Professor of Mathematics and Physics;.
(5) Adm., Oszkar;Min.ing engineer; working in China since June
1956,
(6) Pops i, Karoly; mining engineer
(7) Palos, Miklos; mathematician, physicist,
background; also working in china since June
1956;
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(8) Eros, Janos; no professional background; MDP member.
(9) Lendvai, Dr Karoly; Lawyer, former newspaperman; evaluator;
J. Geoelectrical Section
(1) Varga, Dr. Karoly; physicist; did not finish university studies;
formerly section chief, 25X1
(2) Sebtyen.,
Karoly; electrical engineer; section chief;
K. Geological and Chemical Section
(1) Berg, Arpad; chemical engineer; section chief; politically
vascillating.
L. Gravitation Section
(1) Banai, Gyula; mathematician and physicist: section chief-
travelled in Iran
M. Geomagnetic Section
(1) Bartha, Dr Gyorgsr; meteorolo ist; section chief;
(2) Deer, Miklos; mathematician, physicist
(3) S zilagyi, Dr Bbla; geodetic enginee~
N. Miscellaneous Research Section
(1) S ena, Lajos; Mathematician, physicist; section chief;
politically undecided.
(2) Lanyi, Janos; mthematician,, physicist
0. Distribution and Thraluation Section
(1) Oszlaczky Szilard; astronomer (See D above).
(2) Lasowsky, Dr Keroly; astronomer (See D above)
(3) Kilezer, Dr Gyula; Professor of mathematics and physics;
P. Technical Section.
(1) B Jozsef; mechanical engineer; section chief; MP member.
(2) ms Miklos; technician; lecturer; MDP member; politic-
ally undecided.
(3) Oreza , Janos; mining engineer; mining managemen
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Q. Financial Section
(1) Foldi, Gyula; bookkeeper; accountant; NDP member; politically
undecided.
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(2) Ho, Karoly; Bachelor's degre
R. Labor Section
(1) Robot, Jozsef; no professional background, university
student; lecturer on labor; NDP member.
(2) Grimm, Lajos; no professional background; NDP member.
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chart of tie National Geophysical. Institute
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