LEATHER INDUSTRY WORKING FOR USIVA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001100260005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 24, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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USIVA controls a modern leather tannery and shoe manufacturing plant at
Rehberg Krems. whose monthly pre-war production totaled 35.000 pairs of
*hoes. Because of the shortage of leather, this production has decreased
tai 6,000 pairs of men's and 12 0000 pairs of women's shoes per month. The
tar ery output is limited, and leather must also be delivered by other
tSIVA-controlled firms, in particular by the Stadlauer Lederfabrik in
Vienna.
2., The total production of these factories is turned over to USIVA,which is
responsible for its distribution,, though certain quantities of shoes are
d m.stributed to workers in UUSIVARrcontrolled undertakings through works
--operatives. In addition, a portion of the leather produced is de-
livered to firms which, though not USIVA-controlled, fill orders for it.
.h in addition to the normal production, USIVA receives delivery of a fur-
ther 2.000 to 2.500 pairs of both Pen's and women's shoes per month.
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are sent to the Soviet Cooperative in Vienna for the use of the
8ovletiForces. The leather for the manufacture of these shoes is ob-
tained from the skins of animals originally earmarked for consumption
in Soviet messes and canteens.
A special USIVA order is for the manufacture of 15,000 pairs of shoes
`These will be released to the Communist Party for
distribution to PWs repatriated from the USSR.
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