POLISH EXPLOSIVES INDUSTRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000100500006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 13, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECRET/SECURITY INFORMMTIrr
. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Polanc5..
SUBJECT Polish Exploivee Industry
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PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE ler SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR ROVE.
LOTION OF ITS CONTENTS To OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIPEO PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAB. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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DATE DISTR. /5 1952
NO. OF PAGES 2
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. Five of PolAnd's industrial .explosive plata belong to an
administrative unit named the United Enterprises of t4e
Chemical industry, Incorporated (Zjednoczone Zaklady
Przemely Chenicznego, Erg). These five factories are super-
vised by the Ministry. of Chemical,-Ihdulstry (Ministeretwo
Przemysly Chemiczengo). Two of Poland's explosive factories,
however, are controlled directly by the Ministry of National
Defense (Ministerstvo Obrony NarodoWeg - MON).
2,, All Polish factories producing. explosives are identified
by the title, Factory of the ChemAcal IndustryAZakiady
PrZemusly Chenisznego) and this general title is followed
by the nymber of the individual faotory and, the name of
the town in which it is located for instance, the explosive
factory at Kni.pski. Mlyn- is designated., Zaklady Przemusiu
,,aemicznego? Erg #3, Krupskl Mlyn. In the following list
of factorieo in Poland producing explosives, factories #1
and #2 are controlled by the Ministry of National Defense,
and factories #3 to #7 are controlled by the United .Chemical
Industry.
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LOCATION
Factory #1, Pionki
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PRODUCTS AND DISTRIBUTION
Factory #2, Legnowo
Factory 41. Kruoski Mlyn
Factory #4, Star- Bierun
Factory #5, Laziska Gorne
Factory #6, =rywald
Factory 0, Nikolow
Black powder, TNT, nitroglycerin,
dynamite, smokeless powder (slounts
unknown) - produced for military
purposes only. This factory was built
prior to 1939.
Nitroglycerin, TNT, dynamite (amounts
unknown) - produced for military
purposes only. A large, modern
factory was built during WW II.
Nitroglycerin (maximum capacity 500
tons per year), dynamite. These
explosives were manufactured with an
anmonium nitrate base - all products
for use in Polish coal mines.
Nitroglycerin, dynamite (amounts
unknown). These explosives were
manufactured with an ammonium nitrate
base - all products for use in Polish
coal mines.
Nitroglycerin (amounts unknown)
manufactured with an ammonium nitrate
base - for use in Polish coal mines.
Nitroglycerin (mzximun capacity 500
tons per year) dynamite (amount
unknown) - all explosives manufactummt
With an ammonium nitrate base
products for use in Polish coal Mines.
Explosive tests conducted. This
factory was used exclusively fort
research and tests concerning
explosives.
The factories in Krywald and Krupski Mlyn were known formerly under
the name of Lignoza.
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