INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN RUSSIAN-OCCUPIED AUSTRIA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200090001-3
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 31, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SOBJEZY ? Industrial Activity ie. Ruesian-Occupied Auserie
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2Oraer Balmler-aens Concern Stammersdorf
1. This concern, which manufactured aore-engenee for Meseerseheitt 109's, le new
workieg for the Soeiets. Before 1933, the baildings -were above ground, but
during the occupation the Germane rebuilt the worke and produced. -pf their
-output underground. The enteeace is in a smell woods oalled HIlerreeholel*
-ey the workmen, Oply three building* and the epproach are visible; the remmieder
is well-hidden. by the woods. Material is transported to and from the plant by
truck, and tbm eateanoe drive le being freshly covered with asphalt.. Tho present
productiou consiate ot segine pertaI most of the employees (between 400 end 500)
axe free Stanmeeadorf and rioridedorf. the member of evploeees la to b doubled
ahortlyies larger qmantities of materiel are expected from the USSR and Ctedho-
elovakia. At present, Austrian engieeere, under Soviet supervision, are managing
the plant. mien the Russians toot: over, all stocks of onginea were sent to the
usu. -Aoroeenginee rag:firing repair are sent from the Soviet airfields at. Asps=
and Seyring to "Rerreahoisin.
ereeRtritA.GO. Tealekirchen
2. The plant was conotderably damaged in the late ear, but the damage le being
paired by tho Soviets. There is little production In progeess end only a email
amber of people are employed. Most of the mechinery le otill on hand but it
ham lain idle no long that some time will be required to get it into rwining
order again. At present, a nasal Tames of work is being carried out for the
Scoria% Army, such as tiro retreading, tube repairing, the manufacture of inner
tubas for Automobiles, and the rooroceesieg of used tires. The forthcoming
production prorram Includes the manufactere of tires, inner tubea,end thin
=lobar-tubing.
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3. A small number of persono are employed retreading tires and repairing tubes.
:Termer employees do not wish to return to their work in the plant, since the
w es are low and average only 4D-45 grosohen per hour.
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4. At the time of the warothis plant belonged to the former Hermann Goring-Werke.
l'oward the end of the war,the buildinge suffered heir damage,' since they were
an the direct line of fire. At preeent, they are Soviet property and. are being
eupervised by a Soviet chief engineer. Only the foundry is working; three shifts
?lark on a twenty-four hour schedu1e.. rroduction conlists of tanlif traeks,which
are loaded into bo x cars and moved out in the direction of St. Polten at the
aate of tares or four ears per week. The employees number between 400 and 500,
'ancluaing tnose assisting' in repairIng the damaged buildngs? and receive a1dle-
4ional rations The exact type of tank tracks could uot be aecertained.
5. The followlee Auotrien factories tre among those under Soviet management;
a.Greeacuer SteinkohlenwerIce, A.Cee Director; Major Gerwolski
Grunbach a 4 .6c1iaeeberg Avera'Pe daily outoHlt Reported to
have been 21oicb66 kg in July 1946 and
350,000 kg in September 1946.
e. Liktieneeeelischaft far apiritus Arectori Kuntnor (Austrian)
axle erase/bele inaustrie Wolfram, Monthoellaxte 60,000 kg Of yeast
64 haelauerstreese, Vleana:en for Austrian bread factories;
12,000 liters of alcohol for
"Monopol-Verwaltung".
bumber of emaloyees: 110
e. Oaram Glthlampen Fabrik, Directav Major Gorbunow
Atzgersderf (sic) AnAnear: Duschek (Auitrian)
024.1pleet Regular 110 and_220.evelt
electric lialet bulbs (20 of preewar
eapaeity);..smell bulbs and flashe
light Ualbe (25!e of pre-War capacity).
lq)Mber of employees4 250 .(mostly
omen)..
d. Lrete Oeuterrlichische Glanzstoff-
Fabrik, it. Polten
a
e. litintar ArucKaiar)att
easenkonstruati.ons A.G.,
Vioarana A- Wit" 111-lertICIOrf
f. decneaee dence, 3fl
Ineerseorf (si().
Direeter4 Lag. Pichler (Aestrian;
leaving ehortly)
Monthly output; 100,000 kg of
artificial silk thread, of which
6,000 kg go to the tilk mills at
Traismauor, a Soviet concern. About
4,000 kg of defective viscose are
need to manufacture syntnetiu Orietles
:trpeintbrusnes and brushes. Artie
hereehair is in experimental
.producioe.
L'usailer of ekaployeeel 330-350
1;rase roilingemill, employing
reventy-dia peeplequsine old stecke
to manufacture electric light sockets.
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