MEOPTA, NATIONAL ENTERPRISE, PREROV

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000400190008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 7, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing 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 to prohibited
by law.
REPORT
SUBJECT Meopta, National Enterprise, Prerov DATE DISTR. 7 December 1951+
NO. OF PAGES 7
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT MeoptaNatidnal:_E-T:terprise-4 Prerov
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACQUIRED
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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the following locations (Enclosure A):
Ft. 1 - Kozlovska Street: asphalt; six-seven meters wide; good
condition; sand pedestrian walks on either side. Street
led from Prerov to the village of Kozlovice (N 49-36.,,-,,, 18-16)
and paralleled the north perimeter of the Meopta Plant
area. ,
Pt. 2 - Meopta Optical Equipment Plant, formerly Opticotechna
(Enclosure B).
Pt. 3 Hospital Area: ~~hospital (Point 11, Enclosure B)
1 across Kozlovska Street from Meopta
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Site Layout
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area in which Meopta
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was located Enclosure B
Pt. 1 - Meopta Employees'_ Living Quarte
rs: five modern apartment
buildings; white
stucco, five or
six stories high; flat roofs
,
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long. Lawns, 20 to 30 m. wide
separated one building
another.
believed a
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these buildings had been built p
rior to 1950. In June 1953
Onoted some construction acti
vity (excavating) in the area
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immediately adjacent to west side of apartment area; this led
to believe that additional apartments were to be constructed.
There were three apartment buildings of similar construction
located across Kozlovska Street from these buildings
Pt. 2. - Kozlovska Street (Point 1, Enclosure A).
Pt. 3. - Guard Point: on one occasion observed a guard walking 25X1
along the inside of the fence at this point. He carried a
rifle and wore a dark blue uniform.
believed this guard to be a member of 25X1
the Zavodni Milice (Plant Police).
Pt. 4. - Bicycle Shed: approximately 80 x 4 m.; wooden roof; for
bicycles of workers.
Pt. 5., - Concrete Area: approximately 400 x 50 m.
Pt. 6. - Building: 400 x 100-120 m.; five or six stories high; con-
structed-of red brick with the exception of the front which
believed was a dark stuccoed brick.
n ows were large and
numerous, approximately 5- m. wide, 1 m. high, and divided 25X1
into 4 or 5 sections. The rooms were
approximately seven by four b y three meters and the 25X1
walls were-plaster. Floors were constructed of flagstone. There
was conventional electric lighting, and steam heat was supplied
possibly from the Central Plant Heating Unit located near the
Prerov railroad station, which serviced 25X1
the schools, hospitals, and large office buildings in the city.
The building was modern in appearance, and
believed to have been constructed during the German 25X1
occupation. the west half of this building;
contained the administrative offices of Meoota.
spa entrance drive Point 9
led through building to open area (Point 5). Large wooden
doors with high windows were located at each end of driveway.
Pt. 7. - Entrance:J
this entrance led to stairs to upper floors.
Pt. 8. - Guard Office: small room whose location afforded a clear view
of main entrance (Point 10) through windows. Guards conducted
their business with visitors through a window o enin on
interior drive side. '
The guards wore a dark blue uniform with a
red band on left arm bearing the words Zavodni Milice (Plant
Police). they also wore a yellow leather
holster belt, and were armed with pistols.
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Pt. 9.w Entrance Road: asphalt six meters wide,. narrowing to five meters
:4t building entrance.
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Pt. 10. - Main Entrance: for vehicular traffic; six meters wide; pe-
destrian entrance, 1i m. wide on either side of vehicular
entrance. There was no guard at the gate,which was wire mesh topped
with' or}e strand of barbed wire.
located
directly across Kozlovska Street from Meopta, extended approxi-
mately 00 m. along . the street
A wire fence on top of a low wall
enclosed the ront which was 25 m. from the street. The area
included 11-12 white stuceoed buildings with red tile roofs.
Numerous'trees were located throughout the hospital area.
Individual buildings were administrative offices,
mortuary, childrens' ward, contagious disease ward, internal
disorders ward, chapel, admittance offices, kitchen, and a
central heating plant which was nearing completion in the summer
of 1953.
extended around 'entire plant area as shown on sketch.
Pt. 13. - Fence: two meters high, wire mesh topped with one strand of
barbed wire. this fence enclosed the
entire Meopta plant.
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Pt. 14. - Meopta Shop Building: this building
was approximate) 25X1
L0a x 150-200 m., and five or six stories high. The building
had numerous very large windows.
he outer walls of the building were stuccoed 25X1
brick. observed man Workers through the large windows
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_Pt. 15. - Vehicle Entrance: five or six meters wide, lame wooden doors
with small windows at top.
_dditional Information-
The optical equipment plant Meopta was formerly called Opticotechna and
is still referred to by the latter name by many people in-Prerov. The 25X1
change of- the plant name took place prior to
Meopta was engaged in the ,production of lenses to be used in jet aircraft
gun sights, the sights were completed 25X1
at Meopta and tested at the Czech airforce base southwest of Prerov.
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Employees worked six days a week; two work shifts: 0600 - 25X1
11400, and 11400 - 2200.
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L--__I Mr. PYTLICEK L_Jseemed tc be more or less in charge of the
small class of students. The class consisted of three officers (one
Czech air force lieutenant, two Czech army'officers of higher rank),,
four clerks, and four workers from the shops. Only one of the latter
group (Mr. PYTLICEK) completed the course of instruction
7. PYTLICEK:~
VASEK, Jiri:
9.. HANZLIKOVA, Jaroslava:
~0. KOLARIK, No:)
HRANICE, Scale
1:100,,000, Pinpoint Location Meopta Optical Equipment Plant,
Sketch of Optical Equipment Plant Meopta, Prerov. 25X1
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Enclosure A
Middle Danube,
Pinpoint Location Meopta Optical Equipment Plant, Prerov.
792-ON
1730E
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Enclosure B:
Sketch of Optical Equipment Plant Meopta, Prerov.
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