INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN THE MOSCOW AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400110005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 3, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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i following information is reported regarding the principal industries
located in or near Moscow.
1. In the southeast suburb of Moscow Is the Proletareki Baion,containing
the Stalin factory,, known as the ZIS plant situated at the bend of
the River Moscow,.* This factory produces about 100,000 motor care
annually. The steel press department, containing an area of 250 squaere
meters, operating at full capacity produces the equivalent of 20 freight
cars of sheet steel in a 24-hour period. ZIS'also produces light weight
cars, bases, and medium tanks weighing about 30 tons.
2. Now the ZIS.plant there is another motor car factory producing the
four-passenger cars Moskvich.
3. In the same area of Moscow, not far from the 7.IS plant is located the
large Xaganovich heavy ball bearing factory.** This factory is one
large building with about 130,000 square meters of floor space. Because
of hasty construction, it does not appear impressive, but it contains
much modern technical equipment. Organization of production has been
planned in cooperation with the Italian ball bearing factory 1IV.
About 20,000 workers are employed here. al production is about
50 million ball bearings in 450 different types,*** Some deliveries
have been made to Poland and Czechoslovakia. The high grade steel
required for this production Is being produced at Blectrpstal. Yactory,
located about 60 km., east of Moscow.
4. Near the principal airfield of Moscow on the northwest side is located
a large aircraft factory, which is only known as ao. 43. &botxt 10,000
worker3 are engaged at this factory. 21&+,c aircraft are being pro-
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The aaoeya Frso a (sic) factory produces tools and machine tools,
which are forms and ' a acessories for the foundries in the co ra l aand
southern economic regions.
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