EXCAVATOR PLANT I/N KOMINTERN IN VORONEZH

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CIA-RDP80T00246A057600140001-7
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8
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December 22, 2016
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April 6, 2011
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1
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January 31, 1961
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REPORT
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J~ - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 I N FORMATION REPORT I N FORMATION 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.O. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person 1s prohibited by law. COUNTRY USSR (Voronezh Oblast) REPORT SUBJECT Excavator Plant i/n Komintern in DATE DISTR. c3/ January 1961 Voronezh ' NO. PAGES 1 DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. same subject may be obtained. This generalized report locates the Excavator P1 at, provides a physical description of the plant area, gives a few prodd ction facts and a general commentary on plant operations. It also notes the existence of a restricted shop within the plant and the production of precision "secret" parts, but provides no detailed comment except that they were marked with the initials SM. 50X1-HUM the Voronezh Excavator Plant i/n Komintern in Voronezh (N 51- Attachment 2, is a report on the STATE X ARMY X NAVY X AIR 11 NSA X OCR (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".) X NIC X1 -J Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 I N FORMATION 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. COUNTRY USSR (Voronezh Oblast) REPORT SUBJECT Excavator Plant i/n Komintern in DATE DISTR. S/ January 1961 Voronezh NO. PAGES 1 DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. the Voronezh Excavator Plant i/n Komintern in Voronezh (N 51- This generalized report locates the Excavator Plat, provides a physical description of the plant area, gives a few production facts and a general commentary on plant operations. It also notes the existence of a restricted shop within the plant and the production of precision "secret" parts, but provides no detailed comment except that they were marked with the initials SM. same subject Comment: Attachment 2, is a report on the 50X1-HUM X ARMY X NAVY X AIR 1 Ns. (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by ".#".) l x - CR Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 I N FORMATION 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. 50X1-HUM COUNTRY USSR (Voronezh Oblast) SUBJECT Excavator Plant i/n Komintern in DATE DISTR. t. / January 1961 Voronezh NO. PAGES 1 DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. the Voronezh Excavator Plant i/n Komintern in Voronezh (N 51- 38, E 39-12 This generalized report locates he Excavator provides a physical description of the plant area, gives a few production facts and a general commentary on plant operations. It also notes the existence of a restricted shop within the plant and the production of precision "secret" parts, but provides no detailed comment except that they were marked with the initials SM. same subject Attachment 2, is a report on the STATE X ARMY -XT-:A V Y 1X AIR 11 NSA (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".) X OCR X NIC X ! N FORMATION REPORT ! N FORMATION REPORT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 50X1-HUM -A L FIELD INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY: USSR (Voronezhskaya oblast SUBJECT: The Voronezh Excavator Plant i/n Komintern BATE OF REPORT: 22 August 1960 THE VORONEZH EXCAVATOR PLANT I/N KOMINTERN 1. The Voronezh Excavator Plant i/n Komintern was located at No. 122 Plekhanovskaya ulitsa and this was also its mailing Address. The plant was not known by any other name andlt it had no numerical designation. was subordinate to the Ministry of Indust sic: probably Machine Building). alone. The engineer was Alekse avlovicheChch ~khins Y anA the P 2. The plant area was enclosed by a two-meter-high brick and cement wall. There were three entrances. The front, or main, entrance, which faced Plekhanovskaya ulitsa, was used only by plant employees and had a vehicle gate adjacent to it. Another entrance, located on the right-hand (sic) side of the plant area, was used by laborers residing in barracks. The T-I-A L Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246A057600140001-7 third entrance, on the opposite side, was for a spur line. Plant employees in navy-blue uniforms and armed with pistols were used for plant security. A propusk was needed to enter the plant area. ere w restrjabed shop a rear of t e plant to which entrance was forbidden. 3. The plant had been producing excavators for some time prior to 1950 These were or- dinary-type power shovels on caterpillar tracks. The engines were shipped from a plant in Rostov-na-Donu and cast parts were received Mat other uniaen fied plants. In 1956, between 28 and 30 one-ton capacity units were produced monthly. Recently, the plant had been engaged in the product on or Ja small number ct excavators which were finished better,than the others and which were transported by rail to an unknown destination. The plant received several yards annually from the Ministry because of its high production and improvements. 4. Steel was used for pr - n or the Dolts, screws., all other threaded parts, and bronze was used for the clamps. addition, there were produced other "secret" parts, hey were steel, small in size, and were mar iced with the initials SM. A high degree of precision was re- quired and production errors and delivery delays were not tolerated. The production of these parts was controlled by military personnel in greenish-colored uniforms who visited the plant on the days when these parts were being produced. they had an office located in the ?irnt1n administrative building. were they were infantrymen or artilierymen. never produced in large quantities purposes only and X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM the production was for experimentation 50X1-HUM once finished, the products were sent to another unidentified plant for mass production. 50X1-HUM Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246A057600140001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246A057600140001-7 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L -3- 50X1-HUM e m ary personnel were charged with their rxansporvaxron. 5. equipped with the following machines of 50X1-HUM t t urre Soviet make and in good condition: DIP-200 lathes, lathes in two different sizes, automatic lathes which were added more recently, milling machines, and polishers. 6. The plant worked three eight-hour shifts, and followed a weekly rotation plan. The first shift was from 0700 to 1700 hours; the second, from.1700 to 2300; and the third, from midnight until 0700. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246A057600140001-7 / 50X1-HUM Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7 g ce Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/06: CIA-RDP80T00246AO57600140001-7