1. REPORTED UNDERGROUND PLANT NEAR KYSTYM 2. INFORMATION ON SALAVAT (INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS, AND PRISON CAMPS)

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 18, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTkAI INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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COUNTRY USSR (Beshkirskaya ASSR) RE~~'I
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1. Reported Underground Plant near
Kyshtym NO. PAGES 1
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APP TATIVE.
a p.~an~ oomprisin~ ca~caiaivc uiaucipjivuiiu ~.....,....~r......_..__.. .._- -----_------- --- r
Ryshtym area. The risoners who were employed underground worked only fob ~~
hours per day. those who took employment at the 'P'
plant after its completion acquired a yellow complexion and became invalids 50X1-HUM
These people were withdrawn from the plant and given light work within the
closed zone where it was situated. On completing their tem~ms~~6f imprisonment,
those who had been employed in the Kyshtym closed zone were forcibly exiled
to Kolyma.
se en- a e re ort on Salavat N -21 E - 50X1-HUM
Briefly described are industrial
installations, prison camps and prisoner treatment, and prison administrators.
A 16-point legend and sketch are included.
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Bv~T~crrs 1. Priaoa~ Css~r xisoeii.ansans Iato~nn~ of
8.~-t ~ ~t? vioiai
m-rs a~ niro~
rz~as ~ct~a~:
1. 8tla~at ~ ~}*$'1, ~ ~~f ~ ry-aa of the Bwhidr
?~BR, trss si~ou-1ed oa tho railroM 3,iaas oaaa~sotiao~ ~!'a axd Ghlaala~-.
It hsd a pa~pal,at~om of 6a,0a~-~c1,a+~l, t~a..thiras of ~~
Hrwel~rtdra ssA tl~s ! anaaiaaaar.
Z,,, ~avat ~a sn 3apart~d owit~t of ~ bta~r ail iad~cts~,rjr.
In ail essbiaas (1~1~ iarbixaai)~ a~oe-Pa'iai~ t~harss oar town reti~e-
risa, rta leewtl~d tiw ae sit ldlwarwes ~ opt tht railaros~d ttsaka.
~ apps !~ t!M ansin rail lift ltd to this rald'itrr3~ss, imd a
le+rslc rwr rsowzt~- ooa~aoted trhioh tmrwwhad oft' the s~3.a spar irisiM
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the ra~Eityar~ a~w. a~plor~ass a~ t~bo aarabitr~rr txawlod tr~aN l3alavat
to the r~rt3~ar~rs bJ' trala.+r~.
3. Itt 1953 a ~~ aaabiaR xas being aotas~arustra~d io t~ho
v~ini~r o! ihs oil i~asb-21ai3~attsr as a dbo 3.ar~ lhau that of tho
oil soobins.
the provost had ao~ bean saapiofisd 3~a 1959, 1rr~ sawo crt its dopte'~
tracts ~ sahaAal~d do g4 antis pro~hs~on xithta a yarar. Zho ~4
parpsw ad' iQh3s aoaia~prisr vsa not lctrarw.
~. ~r ssehina plan {Makhaatohoalct~- Za~od ),
a3.so lesa~d tart !~ha oil ooatritr, pro+~rroid ar~oh3tssti' tar !da r.~snarrs~?r
in a~ltioa ?o a~rlsttl~ral itrplarrattrr, wish as ssad.drill.s~ harraaMr,
sad fartiliaar ~s~ sa1 ~~i' ~~+ ate llt~har details
twrs a..iaab~l. ~ ths~- p1an1~.
5. The Tara pa~rae statiatt ~?s"t8~ >raa lsaatwdt approxisat~,j- 1.5 - ~
lcilarrsEars ttrar etis 8alar-at railroad s~a!-iptar ~rsat os ihs rasa. a.3a''a.
In adiition to sappy~rltag Poatiat? t4 the t~itaarlos acrd otlur plaat,~ is
the vialAit~~ !hs Pw'w station also ~ iho da?-ostd~s ~ tar
8alarat amd itt a~~an~di~s. The pawl at~atiast apsratse! on lignitsi
trhish Mss trtrr~sporNd by rail !fir ftro ~ aril sitars. A trwr
trash,r PeoA-id1~ dsssa'6 ooatrratiaa boiarasa tK'a sad Glr tar racrontly
oattsiettstod bstrran 1rao~rrawEaon and t~laalar-.
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6. 7s~ 19'~-19'x? a t~1rrS x-al~- st-~-t3~on ~u +ratablisl~d is
~ dad~t~ od' dala~rat, rbaa~ it oo~piod a ons?st+cn7 b~uildiaag~
SO s LO rimer i~a dp. ~ 'E-al ~~ (?alrrip~on~s+yra ),
appeea~Laataly 1tX~-1!0 ~rlao~a h~ xas +~anat~d on a ~'is~ h~]S.
lb f arl~lNe Aat~la try a~ail~bL oa this stal~l~a~a.
7. Tlu 8a7.a~rat aaya ooataiard ttarNr pripn aswps~ rihiab ~naro
snbordl~atA to t~ P~wp aaap dlra~tlw~ate as trhs MBA iu Uta. ?hasa
~? ib. ~~ 110.. $, and 1b. ~~ ww ma+~- ~-p of prisQn~s rho had bMn
d tee r-a~rioas tawut for aariwlaaal arttae~rs. ~ ww m
political po~l,aaarts at tha. ash ? Cwrrps 1b. ,~ and ~, 5 maw
a oowparat~i'w7~r 1lbiral ~ ~ '~ P~~ ~rara allow! to
lot thdr ha3~ p"rar and war etirilLw eloth~s. Air Crp iio. !t~ hw-anrr~' ~
t~ di~aiplia~a raas aNr+~r ~ tba po~isoa~rs ~ not auaMrd to war
aisrilian asotbq~ th~dr bads nreart tha'+ad~ and the rorlaad caaa houur
,' p~? ~ tbw, the priso~e's is th! a+th~or tw aoaq~s ?
g, 1~ 19 -~ 13a attit~ towa~'ds o~-P iwt~ had ~prov~rd,~
lwtt it still vaaerl+s~ a+ooo'rdiod '!~- th+r pr~naa~si baharriaa*~ plroduotivii~,
and diMtipliw-. 'o'ho pelt warn allewnd to snariaro a ~r0ath7~
paro~l i'raw haws and a abort Leo nittt tram w~baecs o! their
laa~i7.iaar. At sis?~wtith intsarrals~ t+Ma to taacY ~~ ?isits
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rte alto allara~d. ' t~+Mt rrrt introdwvad and elw~snt~'9
tOhOOlt Ntabli~th~ral t0! the 113i'6~'atat p~"i.wil~rat'i. ~ maw ~+r
tt~ad~r eaursts is t~t#a~l-*ork,~ onta~'r ~d tra lid, ~a~'a aUo
bMO~ is~~aroduesd. Cisrp awcidil~+ont r~s tk~~,T ~-~'~~ ~
tnspsstozs lrcr both the K~inta~- (1~D) and the prisnn ~ dl~raoto.-
rair.
9. ?ht prisoners rte paid ~'~' t~lLSir rt~k aad~ at'ttr tbs cost
st 1rh~' ibo~! tAd ole~thin~ hs~ ban ~inotod, a seta of 1lt4.125 ~rablar
par sath ras osttr+rd in4o tY-odr aosonut,~ so that they oaa3d pm't'
~ioas oaaa~diti+ts at thi os~-p ~'D~-
7~t'a. Thr- priseaoors ae~u3.d 1odg+e oae~laints against thsir su~yorr
to the obl+s!' prison oae~p diratoorttsi !hs Ministt~ {1~A) os t?as Chime'
Prssssatae of t'!~ 03~. saes prisnnrrs rrr+sn app~-alsd to tho Pa~t1-
Caul Co~^nit~lao. Ia ~~ ~~ tha 3utt?~i~aliaYt c~anaaatd tronld
aaw~~slr iwMdi.stol~- and praa-ip #No itnr+esti~r-tt the uattor. It had
bosaz the praotiw i~- t Ywrs iwo- pors~it the lasal Pater 3~astitu-
t~i~ons to d~a]. rith tbt oo~plataiwr of pritosots voantined iu thsis
~, T!r Salalat 'OoMn Pari1-' oamittnar onso daSt rith a oo~plalnt
lraa a prisoner is ~ Zia, ~~ Mt+o aai~sitred that hit ragas ror?
olt~n earbita~eri3,P ova. As a x~talt of tho i~oraitigation shioh swu~cl,
the heard of t1~ ple~iog ewi'~''!~a at tho ~ rat d~iMw.
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a p1,~t oau-pot?;L~g .~rteass.. iwtal-
lat3oas nas established in the ~~ a~ The parssa~rre eho
ply +sa~-lo~ed nt~,?~ouud voarlced aaty Naar boars pe'g` ~? 50X1-HUM
~~ ~eho took ~].pymsnt at the plant attMar
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Z~-Ne people ~e rlthd~arA traa the p1MAir Mad ~~ light tear'k
?i~hia !be closed soar ere it wa si~o~ated. On oa`pletiag their'
tMe~s et ia~parisc-e thosM ~ hMd bese:~ Mee~loyed in thM ~jrshtya
tletssd :oas wee ta~reib3ar Bailed to ~'~-?
1lt. The tellexiag iadirlrQuala Mire prima ulMiui,etrataen in
tl~e BMlantit srea:
a. lam. ~ (tm), an MYD otfieer~ teas oom~Madsa~ of
the speoiM~. p~ria?a ~ at SMlanntt ~ 8petslaga~) until 1955, ehea
he trMS rtppQinted o~peratieasl repxeseotati~-e (Opea~npolaoe4aohenni,T)
at Wesp lea. ~.
y? ~.1+ t~do~n- (fit) ? an MVD ott ioMert ~eMS duty aaaaand+~
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diaaip].inaq- ottlaw~- at Ca^~p lb. ~.
a. ice. Ko~,~s~nr (t~an~, an 1~? c-ti'l.~a~, xa~ dapalpr aws~
as:~dier of Capp lb. lt.
d. ?~. ~diar~r (tss) vas ap~ruetLoanl r~presantatiw
a1o carp 1b. $.
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~. L~,. Cel. II (!'t'aut), oaasan~g otlit~r o! Camp loo. ~,,
1~. 6apt. Hre~rodiat (lact),t an !!YD exRYS+~ugr, xas eparat~ioa~al ~'a-
Nniatir~+~ a! Pri,ran ttaap !b. #~lif 3!t at i#~~a.
Attavhad is a at Salarat arui it,t vioinity.
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1. 8ala~nt! ~tnialpal aria,
2. Salamat raai]s~awt stag
3. ~reO,Lq 1.ite?
b. ReeMt
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6. Powr Meet
~. Reilroad line ~ 2shimbeq-
Q. Oil eatbda~r
9. 011 ratite
10. ltarhitr pa,ax4
11. ~iaal. eaewbiar
1~. Psiaeet oasp 1~, ~
1). Pliroet ~ ~o. b
32t. H~rioac taatoxy-
~, Talatiaiott sta>~Lnn and au~arial
lb. !o itta
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