REPORTS ON INTERNAL CONDITIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200050002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 24, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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SUBJECT Re rta on Internal Conditions
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The follo;aing picture of the soviet Union is bared on intervIe-vo with.
numerous newspapermen,, political hers,,, workers, and former prisoners
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A few thousand Fla have returned to Evaig from various sections of Russia
gary
during the last four desks, and the Hungarians are eceivi a very dark
picture from theme Besides the devastation of the L r they speak of the
di sorgaiii ?aatio of industry and ag-riculture and the dissatisfaction of the
de b:iliz ex-soldiers with the living conditions of their families,, meager
food a tioriov and the discipline on the collective farms. As a result
of their outspoken ems, a great many of them are allegedly being sent to
seed. la .d and cultivat1on insufficient a hectare did not yield over
two end one-half quintals of wheat inste o-,,' the 12-18 quintals averaged
b x"o:re the wwr. One of the 'ie3a, a well. kno n ungari ,n grioulttnral expert,
Luxe offered a. three year contract at 500 per month to develop proper seed
in and than to return to ilzman to image the collective farms of
the di trict
an .ndnoe:riea t to inca?maoe Production and to pacdfy the returned set c~etaaer~,
lad is being distributed for private ownership. 'very able-bodied man may
, w. iy for from one to the?ee I'hects:r al, according to the size of his famny.
Ovsn?ars iU have to do their share of work la the collecti farm and till
ter own land. With this lard distribution go all the usual privileges
of private ownership - the land can he sold and Wherit and passed on,.
'wile but few of the returned P le have come om factory districts,, they
tell. an equally diacoura'?irag ta,:i.e. Machines are ors condition,, production
is low, there ir, an utter lack of disciplinne& and tae ex-serviceivan are trying
to take over nage ent. About one"?fo th of the working the is said to
be devoted to chop mo tinge.
Rolling stock is in bad shape,, and with the lack of proper organization and
discipl ;one:, service is had. Trains at times are a day late.
The only improvement generally spoken about is oh the high my system
aepa-ark. New road constru tion is apparently being pushed strongly.
9AL. in accoAmce with the
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