TRANSCAUSUS METALLURGICAL COMBINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00039R000100050019-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2012
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: May 23, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/03/07 : CIA-RDP82-00039R000100050019-6
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/03/07 : CIA-RDP82-00039R000100050019-6
 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/03/07 : CIA-RDP82-00039R000100050019-6
Oauoasus; The prtsoner oaap in Buetavt suppltes the labor foroe for
the oonetruotton of the araament plants near Tbtlist belonging to the
Traasoauoasu$ Meta1lurgtcal Coabtne. 18,000 prisoners are employed
as workAr-sa 2,000 Qersan epsolaltst$ are butldtn$ the plant shops,
eaoh of nhtoh measures 80 x 1~O ^etAr~, After the nulls and the roof
have been ftntshed, the foretgn workers are withdrawn and the maohiner7
is tnstall sd by Ausstan speotaltsts.
Itx huge open-hearth furnaces have be~a tnetnlled to the yard of
the new installattons of *bo7e.menttoned combine. Even the Ruhr rsgton
dose not have such huge open hearth furnaoss as aan be seen in Tbtlist.
A retnforoed concrete brt, a~ meters wide
and 1'0 meters long,
xae built a few kilometers from the Teheran-Tbtltst highway rand crosses
the Kura River in front of the metallurgioal combine. A dam, which
diverts the Kura into a seoond branoh off the western bank of the river,
was built to front of the bridge. In summer, the river often rans
dry, thus preventing operatton of a power plant with 8 turbinev. In
order to ensure this power supply, a reserve Diesel 'power plant vu
erected X00 meters to the south.
Construction was directed by the forcer German Lieutenant Haug.
This informant had the opportunity to see the original blueprints
of the future construction plans of the metallurgical Rombtne. They
indioated that a muoh larger area for additional plant buildings is
planned to the south of the already eomplete1 nnes. The latter area
is located at the eastern bank of the river,
The Gertaan construction engineer Bnsoh prepared the detailed
plans and models according to Soviet instructions. These plans were
accepted almost without alteration and x111 be furthAr expanded.
Under itler Engineer Busch was the originator of large-stile city plan-
ning and had become famous as a city planner in German. Today the
Basetans are making use of his experience. Be is not the only German
ascftte~t w'"ose lcnowledgA is being utilized south of the Caucasus.
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