(SANITIZED)EXPLOSIVES FACTORY AT NAGYTETENY(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A033800450001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 11, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMAT!ON REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
? 'r ' CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United states within the meaning of the Espionage laws. Title
18, U.S.C. Owe. 703 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY Hungary
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ammunition department:
Metal powder department
Time-fuse depa t:
Chemical Departmen :
Mercury boiling room:
2 shifts of eight hours each, fro
0700 to 1500 and 1500 to 2300 dail
2 shifts of eight hours each, from
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0700 to 1500 and 1500 to 2300 daily.
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1500 and from 1500 to 2300 daily.
except Saturdays.
3 eight hour shifts daily.
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shift of eight hours, from 070
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Mercury rizinatetrazen
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Electrical department:
Smokescreen department:
Delayed detonation department:
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2 eight hour shifts daily.
2 eight hour shifts from 0700
1500 and 1500 to 2300 daily.
one shift, 0700 to 1500 daily.
3 eight hour shifts daily.
shifts daily except
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2. The average number of unskilled workers employed was 700, of whom 70 percent
were women. Besides these there were 130 skilled workers and 110 administra-
tive employees.
3. Direct Soviet control over the factory was exercised by a Russian woman, of
Hungarian origin, Dr. Andras Havas. She received instructions from the Soviet.
advisers of the industrial directorate of KGM/B II.
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4. There were always a great many explosives stored at tory, both primary
and secondary. About a year's
requirements of ese materials were placed in storage at the beginning of
each year (between 10 and 15 tons). This stock was replenished toward the
end of the year. -]and explosive mercury (primers) were 25X1
also kept in store (between 200 and 300 kilograms).
5. It was calculated, in view of the storage of the above explosives, that the
danger area in case of an explosion was a radius of about three kilometers
from the factory. No houses were situated in this area. In the event of a
chain reaction explosion, it was considered that both Nagyt4teny and
Erdliget were in danger.
6. There were four air-raid shelters.at the factory which were built during
World War II. They were badly placed since they were too near the explosives
depot.
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