ORGANIZATION OF SOVROMTRANSPORT

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• Publication Date: July 14, 1954
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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Organization of Sovromtransport
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COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT Organization of SOVROMTRANSPORT
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1e SOVROMTRANSPORT was one of a number of SOVROM companies founded in
1946 for the mutual exploitation of Rumanian natural resources and
commerce by the USSR and Rumania. Capital investment in these com-
panies amounted to 49% on the Rumanian side and 51% on the Soviet
aide. Share of profits was on the same basis, except that Rumania
was responsible for all maintenance and administrative expenses,
which reduced its, share of the profits by a considerable percentage.
Nominally the Rumanians had an equal share in the management of
these. companies, but actually the control was held by the USSR.
All key positions in SOVROMTRANSPORT were held by Soviet citizens.
Rumanians held secondary or subordinate positions. The General
Directorate of SOVROM Companies (Directia Generala Sovromulilor)
was located in a large building in Bucharest near Piata Romana.
2. In cooperation with the Office for Sea and River Transportation of
the Central Committee of the CP (Comitetul Central - Transporturi
Maritime si Fluviale), through which political directives were
channeled, and the Ministry of Air and Sea Transportation (Ministerul
Transporturilor Aeriene si Navale), which controlled the implementa-
tion of plans, the General Directorate of SOVROMTRANSPORT in
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The Director was one SISCHIN, a Soviet citizen 25X1
The Finance Directorate was divided into three services:
a. The Financial Service (Serviciul Finaneiar), under SISCHIN's
.direct supervision, handled all national and international
financial transactions, working with the National Bank (Banta
de Stat) and the SOVROM Bank (SOVROM Banta).
b. The Accounting Service (Serviciul Contabilitati) verified all
the accounts of the Financial Service. Its chief. vas one IONESCU,
a Rumanian Communist who was devoted to SISCHIN.
a staft of three persons.
The Finance Directorate (Directia Finanoiara) of SOVROMTRANSPORT
had a staff of about 25 persons (average salary 450 lei per month).
staff of three persons
Associate Director General (Direotorul General Adjunct) was Xenofon
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,Alexander?) EVDOCHIMOV, a Soviet citizen. , His office had a
The General Director (Directorul General) of SOVROMTRANSPORT was
Bucharest controlled all aspects of sea and river shipping in
Rumania.
c. The Treasury (Cassa) took care of all the internal expenditures
of 3OVROMTRANSPORT, such as salaries, office expenses, etc.
The chief was a Rumanian
The Technical Directorate (Directia Tehnioa) worked closely with
the Finance Directorate. It had a staff of about 30 persons.
Director was Ion SUPER ( SCHUFER), a Rumanian citizen, This
Directorate consisted of three services:
a. Service for Naval Construction (Serviciul Constructiilor
Navale) was concerned with construction and repair of sea-going
vessels and river boats. Chief of this,~:bervice was EMILIAN,
marine engineer, a Rumanian citizen.
b. Service for Materials (Serviciul Materiale) was responsible for
procurement and distribution of materials needed by shipping.
Its chief was Eng. Ion CONSTANTINESCU,
c, Service for Ports and Port Installations (Serviciul Porturi si
Instalatie Portuare) was concerned with the maintenance of
ports and port installations,
General Directorate for Cadre (Directia Generala Cadre) had a staff
of about 15 persons headed by Gheorghie TIRON, a Rumanian citizen.
This Directorate was concerned with political control of SOVROM-
TRANSPORT personnel and handled all personnel matters, such as.
promotions, records, etc. It had three offices:
a'. Personnel Office (Biroul Personalului), of which Virgil RUSTEA,
a Rumanian citizen,.was chief.
b, Control Office (Biroul Control), whose chief was Inspector Ion
MOROIANU. This office received all the information brought
in by captains and crews and used it to exercise political
control over the personnel.
c. Legal Office (Biroul Juridic), which took care of all legal
matters of SOVROMTRANSPORT. Its chief was one PUDOFF, a Soviet
citizen.
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General Directorate for Labor and Wages (Directia.Generala Munca si
salariii) had a staff of about six persons. Its director was one
GAVALICOV, a Rumanian from Bessarabia. This directorate worked
closely with the General Directorate for Cadre, handling wage
planning, personnel planning, etc.
The Special Directorate (Directia Speciala) had a staff of about
10 persons. Its chief was one VATAFU, a Ruanian citizen. This
was a secret office and its staff wore the uniform of the Security
forces. It worked closely with the General Directorate for Cadre
and the General Directorate for Labor and Wages and was concerned
with intelligence (possibly espionage), collection of character
information on the staff, crews, etc. SOVROMTRANSPORT personnel
lived in fear of this Directorate,
10. The Maritime Directorate (Direetia Maritima), located in Constants,
Gara Maritima, was administered by the above five directorates of
SOVROATRANSFORT. It managed the entire Rumanian merchant marine.
The Director was one MORUZOV, a Soviet citizen. The Director's
office had a staff of three persons, This Directorate had five
servicess
a. Exploitation Service (Serviciul Exploatare), concerned with all
commercial aspects of maritime shipping, had a staff of five
persons. Chief of the Service was Alfred TEODORESCU, a Rumanian
citizen.
b. Accounting and Treasury Service (Serviciul Contabilitate si
Cassa) was concerned with accounting, and payroll. It had a
staff of 10 persons. Its chief was loan NICULESCU, a Rumanian
citizen.
e. Technical Service (Serviciul Tehnic), concerned with repairs
and materials, had a staff of five persons. Its chief was one
KOVALIOV, a Soviet citizen.
d. Radio Station (Statia Radio), also located at Gara Maritima,
was concerned with radio communication with ships, and with
various ports and places, such as Moscow, Bucharest, etc. It
had a staff of four persons.. Its chief was Ion NEGOITA, a
Rumanian citizen.
e, Storage of Materials (Magazia Materiale) took care of the
storage of shipping materials in large, prewar warehouses in
Constants. This service had a staff of 10 persons.
11. The River Navigation Directorate (Directia Fluviala) in Bucharest
was also administered by the five Directorates of SOVROMTRANSPORT,
like the Maritime Directorate above. Director was Gheorghie POPOFF,
a Soviet citizen, who had a staff of four persons. This Directorate
was concerned with all river traffic and shipping in Rumania. The
Directorate had three services:
Traffic Service (Serviciul Miscari), which controlled the traffic
of all vessels and barges. Ion ATANASIU, a Rumanian citizen,
was chief, with a staff of seven persons.
b. Statistics and Graphics Service (Serviciul Statistic si Grafic)
kept records of all traffic and maintained charts of Danubian
and other river traffic. It had a staff of five persons. Its
chief was Ion CARIANOPOL,
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c. Accounting Service (Serviciul Contabilitatei). with a staff of
five persons.
12. Under the control of the River Navigation Directorate were five
Agencies of SOVROMTRANSPORT which controlled traffic and all matters
pertaining to river shipping in their respective districts. These
agencies were:
a. River Agency SRT (SOVROMTRANSPORT) Galati (Agentia Fluviala
SRT Galati)
b. River Agency SRT Braila (Agentia Fluviala SRT Braila)
o. River A ency SRT Turnu-Severin (Agentia,,Fluviala SRT Turnu-
Severin)
d. River Agency SRT Bratislava (Agentia Fluviala SRT Bratislava
Czechoslovakia)
e, River Agency SRT Giurgiu (Agentia Fluviala SRT Giurgiu)
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these agencies
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were ze on the same pattern. For instance, the Galati
Agency had a director and the following offices:
a. Traffic Office (Biroul Mieoare)
b. Cadre Office (Biroul Cadre)
o. Accounting and Treasury Office (Biroul Contabilitate si Cassa)
d. Technical Office (Biroul Tehnic)
e. Materials Storage (Magazia Materials)
14. The General Directorate of SOVROMTRANSPORT issued a plan every three
months which was forwarded to the Maritime Directorate and the River
Navigation Directorate for execution. The respective offices of
these Directorates were responsible for the fulfillment and execu-
tion of the plan and reported the results to the General Directorate.
The commercial part of the plan originated in INFLOT (Inostrannyi
Plot) in Moscow for both sea and river commerce. It fixed the
quota of goods and transport on the basis of international trade
agreements, the majority of which were nothing but Soviet obliga-
ti?ne toward various countries oh the USSR had trade agree-
ments. For example: A trade agreement on a clearing
basis dealt with the exo ange o cereals for iron ore. Rumania
had to fulfill the a reement. Rumania supplied cereals, transported
them and brought back iron ore to Constanta,whence
it further transported them to the Soviet Union either in crude
state or processed in.Rumanian factories such as "23.August Works"
(formerly MALAXA).
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Finance
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Financial
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Accounting
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Treasury
Service for
Naval Construction
Service for
Materials
Service for Ports
and Port
Installations
I Maritime Directorate
Exploitation Service
Accounting and Treasury Service
Technical Service
Radio Station
Storage of Materials
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General Directorate.-for Cadre
Personnel Office
Control Office
Legal Office
River Directorate
Traffic Service
Ministry of Air and
Sea Transportation
General Directorate
for Labor and Wages
Apecial
Directorate
Statistics and Graphic Servic?
Accounting Service
River Agency
SRT
Galati
River Agency
SRT
Braila
ver Agency
SRT
u-Severin
River Agency
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Bratislava
river Agency
SRT
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