MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON AN ATOMIC CENTER NEAR LENINABAD, INDUSTRY AT BEGOVAT, AND COAL MINES IN THE KIRGIZ SSR

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• Publication Date: August 15, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFCRMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
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. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY USSR (Tadzhik SSR, Kirgiz SSR, and REPORT__
Uzbek SSR)
SUBJECT Miscellaneous Information on an Atomic DATE DISTR.
Center near Leninabad, Industry at
Begovat, and Coal Mines in the Kirgiz NO. PAGES
SSR REQUIREMENT
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE AC Q.
REFERENCES
15 August 1957
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brief information on an atomic center at Sotsgorod (sic), located 15 kil netiff
north or northeast of Leninabad. This report also includes fragmentary .
information on the metallurgical and cement industries in,Begovat, Uzbek SSR,
coal mines in the Sulyukta, Shurab, and Kyzyl Kiya areas of'the Kirgiz SSR.
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. SOVIET GROUND FORCES
Atomic Plant at Sotsgorod (Leninabad) (Jan 57)
General Remarks
At some unspecified time after the war an atomic plant was
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built in the vicinity of Sotsgorod; it is now7peration.
Sotsgorod is located about 15 kilometers north or northeast o --
Leninabad; it is not exactly certain on which side of the Syr-Darya
River it is located (see attached sketch No. 1). It exhibits the
following geographic feature: In contrast to Leninabad, which is in the
Republic of Y $ s#ya-, Sotsgorod is in the Republic of Tadzhiki slan; hence,
the administrative border of the two republics runs between the two
localities.
The plant was located in a valley enclosed by mountains 1,000
to 1,300 meters high. It is not known whether its installations and
equipment are in surface structures, or in caves, or partly on the sur-
face and partly in caves.
Activity of the Plant
Not exactly known.
cessed" (this is the expressio
spoken many times).
Security Measures
"the atomi
c is being pro-
The blue- and white-collar workers of the plant were politically
selected. Furthermore, at the plant's entrance the workers are blind-
folded and taken in closed vans to their places of work.
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An examination is made of the documents of passengers
alighting of Sotsgorod from the bus to Leninabad, of their permits to
enter the city-Which they must have--and of the reason for their
arrival. Passers-by lingering in this vicinity of the plant are immediately
subjected to questioning.
Note: In March 1956, the Karakumskaya Gidroelektrostantsiya was
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opened in"'Leninabad. Presidium member Kaganovich attended the opening.
It is probable that the presence of such a high personage was due to
the fact that the station was built to satisfy the power needs of the
nearby atomic plant.
b. Storage Depots
Explosives Depot at Shurab (approximately 100 kilometers list of
Lenindbad) (Jan 57)
General Remarks
Only its existence is known. deduces this information
from the fact that the explosives used in the Sulyukta, coal mines come
from Shurab.
B. SOVIET ECONt11IC INKRUTIcti
a. Industry
Metallurgical Plant at Begovat (apprcocimately 65 kilometers vest of
Leninabad) (Jan 57)
General Remarks
All that is known is that a metallurgical plant is in operation
at Begovat. It is located between Begovat and the Chilkovo railroad
station (see attached sketch No. 1)
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There am no data available regarding its capacity and the
destination of its producti
Cement Works at Begovat (Leninabad) (Jan 57)
All that is known is that a cement works is in operation in the city
of Begovat.
(Jan 57)
General Remarks
In the Sulyukta region the exploitation of a pit-coal basin is
in progress. It consists of deposits whose exploitation was begun before
the war. Sulyukta is a canmunity of about 20,00- inKabitants, and the
workers are almost all employed in the coal mines. The coal has a good
calorific valu.j it is used on railroads and in factories, as well as
for iron Working purposes. The exploitation is directed by the Kirizugol'
"Trust" (Kirgiz Coal Trust), whose headquarters is at Os[?].
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There are four mines operating in the region, designated as
follows: Mine No. 2/8, Mine No. 4, Mine No. 6, and Mine No. 9. To
each numeral corresponds a mine shaft. Mine No 2/8 actually indicates
Shaft No. 8, which had absorbed the old, depleted Shaft No. 2, now
definitely closed but continuing to bear this designation. The numerals
not mentioned between "1" and "9" are those which designate depleted/
shafts now closed.
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Railroad Connection
The Sulyukta mining region is served by a narrow-gauge
rail line which originated at the Proletarsk railroad station and
terminates at the last mine.
Production
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Total production is approximately 2,000 tons of coal per a4-ham r
day. It is transported into interior of the Soviet Union by rail.
Mines
Mine No. 2/8
Has one mines shaft and one shaft for the workers' elevator.
As of January 1957; it operated at three 1e3.s; the maximum depth reached
is unknown.
Director: &damsayev
Workers: about 3,000, working in three shifts
Production: about 530 tons per day, equal to the quantity
anticipated by the production plan.
Mine No. 4
Has one mine shaft and one shaft for the workers' elevator.
Director: unknown.
Engineers (know: Simon Kaplinskiy
Workers: about 2,000, working in three shifts.
Production: about 800 tons per 24-hour day.
Mine No. 6
Has one mine shaft and one elevator shaft.
Workers: about 350, working in three shifts.
Production: about 300 tons per 24-hour day.
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Mine No. 9
Has one mine shaft and one elevator shaft.
Workers`: about 350.
Production: about 400 tons per 214-hour day.
Further Development
Drilling and operations to open up new shafts are constantly
in progress in this area. There are no data on the estimated amount of
coal which the basin contains.
Other Coal Mines in Kirgiziya (Jan 57)
General Remarks
Old coal mines are in operation at_Kyzyl-kiya, 50-60 kilometers
from Angilzan [?] and at Kok-Jangak, 50-60 kilometers from Dzhal Abad.
Other coal mines are in opOration at Shurab, about 100 kilometers
east of Leninabad.
c. Motive Power
Hydroelectric Power Plant at Begovat (located about 65 kilometers west
of Leninabad) (Jan 57)
Sulyukta.
Qeaeral Remarks
It is a new hydroelectric power plant built on the Syr-Darya
River. It went into operation in 191+7-191+8.
Khrakwmskaya Gidroelectrostantsiya at Leninabad (Jan 57)
"Karakumskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant"
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General Remarks
It was opened in March 1956; attending the opening was Presidium
member Kaganovich.
It is not known exactly whether the plant uses water from the
Syr-Darya River, nor what its capacity is.
Leninabad has several textile enterprises, but it is probable that
power is also supplied to the atonic plant in the vicinity of Sotagorod.
d. Wages
Current Wages At St (Leninabad) (Jan 57)
In the Mines
Miners on preparatory work: 48 rubles per 8-hour day.
Assistant miners on preparatory work: 35.5 rubles per 8-hour
day.
laborers: 21.94 rubles per 8-hour day (Maximum).
The pay is inadequate to meet the high prices of food and
clothing.
One kilogram of dark bread costs 1.42 rubles; meat, 16-18
rubles per kilogram; and sugar, 10 rubles per kilogram. Moreover, food
deliveries are disorganized and irregular; hence, the black market and
speculation by hoarders are well developed, leading to a further in-
crease in prices.
Attachment No. 1
TARGETS IN THE LENINA&1D AREA
[Sketch Map] Not drawn to scale
Legend
1) Metallurgical plant
2) Atonic plant
3) Explosives storage depot
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1+) Karakumslasya Hydroelectric Power Plant
5) Hydroelectric per plant
6) Pit-coal mines
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