FIRST KALININ SEWING MACHINE AND TYPEWRITER PLANT IN PODOLSK

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• Publication Date: July 7, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting
18, - Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission
the National Defense of the United States within the
or revelation of which in any manner to an
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meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
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COUNTRY 'USSR (Moscow Oblast) REPORT
SUBJECT First icali?fir Sewing !Lachine and DATE DISTR.
7 July 1958
Typewriter Plant in Podolsk
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FIRM KAIM133 SEWING MACHINE AND TIPEWRIISR PLANT
ilk The Met' MLkMI4 Iwimevieli Maisie Owing Machias sad Typewriter Pleat
iris lee:tied tit Poiblikk-($55-23; E3730), Moscow Oblast, between the
Moissee-Siziferopol reilateiratill highway.- _(Bie attached sketch No. lot a
tiortionOfthi city- leidolik). Ms plant, whic.k was not laawai by any -
Other nimermes subordinate to _the Ministry of Machinery and Control ANIVIE
talli WC).
2. The plant produced both swing mechines for domestic uselieleich were of p
nary heap:iteme in -the production plan, and sewing machines for inibestrial
? 116Amell. as typewriters of one sirs (1a4-cerriage-1904pace S.
the plant vas going to discontinue the manufacture of
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3. Mai apprintiie Mnij ?? ia lane of thie-plairtys fire4roof,
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'Match No. 2 of -the plant layout.
(1) .41 leingle4torY, 200-i 140-x.9-ter balding With large Windage- on all
sides. TbiTforgei end- hot4twieping sib*, there several types of swing.
mitabiee pert; Were Prediniel, was located here.. Ms shop contained
,furnaces end drop homers.
(a).. A teo-stary,200 z 1e0 z 15-meter building which contained the paint
shop. The sewing machine and %Twitter parts Wel?, painted with the-
me of spray guns, and. the painted parts um then passed on to the :
assembly shop No. 3 tbrougb a pemisageway *which connected both shops
-13) A thmeastoryl 200 x Iso z Acmatezi building which contained the follow-
_ .Lug Shops: Tim first floor contained a machine shop when* sewing ma-
chine parts Imre drilled. The second floor contained the sewing ma-
chine aseembly and crating shop. The third floor contained a machine
shop -which manufactured all kinds of sewing machine parte.
(4) A six.xtory)200 x 110 x 484/Ater building. The first three floors were
used as repair and machine shims for all plant machinery0 itesellbisis
contained lathes, mathines drills, grinders, and other machines.
The fourth floor 'Contained the tool. machine. shop where wrenches, boring*
bits, plierelend other important tools were manufactured. It contained
machinery simillar to that -on the first three flocw. The fifth floor
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:.tamed the vazigeem sections of the typewriber seenufacturing shop which
were described as follows:
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a. The typewriter parts mac.hine section contained an unknown number
of lathes, milling machines, and drills, in good condition, and
of different national origins (not further identified).
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b0 The painting and chromium-plating sections contained no mechinery.
0. The assembly section contained no machinery.
The shop which produced seidng machine needles was also locaimd on the fifth
floor. This shop was divided. into three sectiona)each of which contained
*bout 3.4 .machines such as special lathes and milling machines. This machinery
had been dismantled and transported nom plants in Germany to the IMSR_ati the
Id of World War II. These Germenteseke machines were in good condition.
The sixth floor was unoccupied. ,
s vas a one-story, 180 x 180 x 10-isehre building with concrete pillars
.and a'structural-metal skylighted. roof. This was the iron foundry which
Supplied the various shop with the parts. to be meohined.
This was a tvo-story,20 x 10 x 7 meter building Which contained. the 'stain-
-Istration offices.
Ms? was a one-story? 10 x 28 x 10 aster building with a skyliette4 strue-.
tura-metal roof. This structum contained the plant garage where a .
vehicle and. maintenance shop was located.. Two air pumps were jelled.,
at the garage entrance.
(8) Stiami-lonamotive *bed.
(0 *ant *rector's house.
(la) Operkeair dump.
(l), :Unloading platform.
Soma of 'the materials used in this plant ware: raw and. cast on, steel
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5. The waier and electricity supply was described. as follows: The water pipes mere
andartminde The 120. 220, and 360 volt electricity came free: an unknown eource.
The electricity supply was adequate except tor en occasional. breakdown.
transfommer station or dams existed in tile Nrielnitt of the plant.
6. The crating and shipping pr@eise viafac desaribed.. as follows: liwtypewriters
and sewing raachines were packed in wooden crates stamped with a picture of a-
'black champagne glass which indicated that the p:ckage was fragile and should
be kept upright. The crates were then left on the loading platform until there
was a sufficient saufiet to make up a shilment. Ths sewing machines and type...
writers were shipped throughout the USSR but only the sewing machines were
"Spirted..
t transportation facilities were described as follows: A single,
*loth-gauge
ratite-ad aiding, which divided. Into two branches within the plant cecamds and
which was connected with the lbscow-Simferopol line, serviced. the plant. The
plant owned, two small, _old, steam loccmotives. The crates were loaded by hand
onto the freight cars. A 154ester wide, asphalt road led from the plant garage
to the all-season Moscov-Shaferopol highway. The ten plant-omieit ,trucks were
of three, five, and. ten metrication capacity (0MC and M.ACIC).
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8. The sewing machine assembly line consisted of a moving belt whichconnected
one production phase to another. There was no assembly-line for the type-
? writers.
Typewriter production was from 50-to-60, machines daily; this figure" 50X1-HUMwas 50
percent,? over the number specified in the production plan.
10. The plant employed about 9,000 workers including a large number of office
workers. The plant employees were paid on a piece-work basis and the average
saucy Was, about 1,000 rubles -a month. Each employee worked 46 hours a week
except for holidays.
11. The length of vacations depended on the worker's category and. the amourrb of
time he had worked. in the plant. The vacation periods were staggered. through-
out the year. For those who had worked up to three years, 12 gMr4mfacabion
'were allowed; for those who had. worked in the plant over three Years, 15 days
? were allowed.
14. The shifts for the various manufacturing sections were described as follows:
A total of WO employees worked on one shift in he typewriter manufacturing
sections. in the typewriter assembly section farty-to-fifty workers worked
one eight-hour shift a day. The machine and. section,
sections worked. two
7 eight-hour shifts a day and t.ix sewing machine sections worked three eight-
hour shifts a day.
13. The typewriter production shop was organized. as follows: The shop chief was
in charge of the machine, assembly, painting) and chrondum-plating sections.
Each section had a chief, and. the machine section had two masters; the chief
and. the two? masters each supervised one shift.
14. The medical facilities consisted of first-aid equipsent which was available
in each section, and a plant c which was located across the street from
the plant. The plant was in . fait sanitary condition.
15. The plant security measures were described. as follows: ant guards, armed.
with pistols and carbines, were stationed at the three elTkplOyee entrances.
At the main employee entrance a guard vas stationed in each of the five guard
posts at entrance and exit tines. At other times during the day and. at night
only one guard was posted. Armed guards were posted at the railroad and
vehicular entrances. Persont.tel were not permitted to use the railroad and.
? vehicular entrances. the security staff consisted of four-. 50X1-HUM
teen guards.
16. Further security and. safety precuatigona consisted. of each worker presenting
a pass on entering and. leaving the plant.- Personnel could only enter through
? the entrance which had been assigned and. noted on the pass. There were no
restricted. areas inside the plant. The plant employed a group of firemen.
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20. No aubanation existed in this plant.
during the last war, this plant produced le3-ztar
commanturplobably erl?fia referring to the former
Ministry of Building Means of Automation.
Legend for Sketch No. 1, Setition Of 1tCity of Podolsk
1. rivet Kalinin Saving Machine and Typeiriter Plant.
2. it
3. Corsovet
4. Football field.
5. MLlitia headquarters.
6. Post office, lielephone and Velem& centers.
7. In41.ustria3. VaiFbiticum
8. Railroad station.
9. Plant iddch produced storage batteries and. vehicle batteries.
10. Chttvh.
Legend for Oketth No. 21. Kalinin :Plant
. .and. hot-atemping shop.
2. , Paint shop.
3. Sewing machine section.
h. Machine constinction shops, *writer manufacturing sections)and
sawing machine needles shop.
5 Foundry.
6. Administration offices.
7. Orme with reptdr and maintenance shop.
8. 2raln abed.
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20. No evacuation existed in this plant?
during tin last war, this plant produced "Mbar
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Ministry of Instrument Building and Means of Automation.
!agent for Skortch No.. 1, Qualmott1e City of Podolsk
1. First ICalinin Sewing Machine and Typeuriter Plant.
2. Plant Clinic.
3. Corsovet
J. Football field.
5. Militia leadquarterrs.
6. Post office, %leptons and itelegreph centers.
7. Industrial
8. Rellroad. station.
9. ?Plant v'hich produced storage batteries end vehicle batteries.
10. Church.
Legend for Sketch No. 2, &Main Plent
. Poise tug hot-stamping shop.
2. .l'aint shoP.
3. Saving mealsine section.
4. Mahlon constraction shops, typeitriter manufacturing factions and
sating machine needles shop.
5. FoUndry.
6. hiministration offices.
7. Clrage with repair end maintenance shop.
8. Train shed.
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9. Plant director's house.
10. Open-air iron dump.
U. Unloading platform.
Legend for Sketch No. 3, Fifth Floor of Building No. 4 of the Kalinin Plant
1. Sewing nachine assembly section.
2. Typewriter parts machine section.
3. Typewriter painting and chromium plating section.
4. 6. Sewing machine needles manufacturing section*
7. Office of chief of typewriter section.
8. Office of chief of sewing machine neples section.
9. Entrance staircase.
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