ROSTSELMASH AGRICULTURAL MACHINE FACTORY IN ROSTOV

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CIA-RDP82-00457R003600380006-9
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3
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November 16, 2016
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April 17, 2000
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6
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Publication Date: 
January 18, 1950
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 05/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457R003600380006-9 CL~,SSIFICATICi~J i,... U ;; OFFiCI11LS ONLY 25X1 A CENTRAL INTEL . , L CY REPORT NO. INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. COUNTRY USSR (Rostov Oblast) DATE DISTR. 18 Jan. 1950 SUBJECT Rostselnash Agricultural Eachine Factory in Rostov NO. OF PAGES 3 PLACE 25X1 A NO. OF ENCLS. 1 ACQUIRED (LISTED BELOW) DATE OF 25X1 A RETURN TO (IA LIBRARY. SUPPLEMENT TO 2J5)C?X REPORT NO. 1. Location: The Rostselmash Agricultural 14ach is located on the northeast edge of ROSTOV (390 4%111001-j 14N), Rostov OblastD on the road to SHIAKHTI and one mile northeast of the RO STOV freight .station.. The northeast ROSTOV suburb and suburban railroad station are also called SELMASH. 2. Plant installations: The plant was almost co.iplotely destroyed i_n the war. Recon- struction work, mainly by German 4s,started in 1945. Pro- duction was resumed in the first repaired departments in the fall of 1946. It was planned to reconstruct all installa- tions b- t*o=949 October Revolution Day 1'948 but this was not 25X1A done. it may have been postponed until the 0urnier . The plant area, about 1, 00 x 3,000 feet is densely covered with buildinr?s. Some of the new workshops had been dismantled in one of the Herrmann Goering Plants in the Soviet k*one of Germany and were set up iri the Rostselmash Agricultural Machine factory. All the plant machinery, mostly from Germany, is new. Work was done at an assembly line.. Only the foundry equipment was relatively primitive but it was being continually improved by novel machines.. A railroad spur track with several branch lines and three factorl-owned locomotives is available. for plant layout,3ee Annex. 3. V~ork force: 4. Products _ on Soviet cadre workers spoke of 24,000,but this was thought to be overrated. About 1,300 PWs did cony. uc 01~~,,~:-1J- 1 Co.abines and five-bladed plows " ?25X1 A Coms:rent STATE NAVY g NSRB 41 " ARMY i AIR is document is hereby rnnrarieA I.. CO N IDEN I PAL in accordance with the letter of 16 October 1978 from the Director of Central intelligence o he Approved For Release 2000/05/18: CIA-RD 6' 49?R0036@03 EiG0 - LNext Review Date; 2008 Approved For Rel b W?"q R'8'Oi2- 4%v ff3600380006-9 -4, Z DA I/-\ CE Q1.", AGE, ELY "Y"Afte. U . a. 'rho Rostselmash Plant is carried as number 80 on the ROSTOV town map, dated August 1941About 20,000 workers were employed there before the war; thus, the reported number of workers n- be correct. b. The reported location of the plant is correct. c. The plant installations are reported for the first time. The data on the attached sketch require confirmation. 1 Annex: Rostselmash Agricultural Machine r'actory in ROSTOV. Legend to Annex: 1 Three administration buildings 2 Four entrances with approach roads, the southern one being blocked 3 Gardener' a grounds 4 Garage 5 DV. Camp No 7182/2 6 Dwelling house 7 Apprentices' school building 8 Old building, formerly occupied by PWs 9 Locomotive shed 10 Coal dump 11 Mechanical workshop 12, 13 Larehouse, 90 x 450 feet, with loading ramp for rail- road freight cars; flats for plant officials on the second floor. 14 Assemb"-y hall and paint shop ) ) 90 x 450 feet 15 Hardening and cleaning department) 16 Foundry, 75 x 180 feet 17 Mechanical workshop, 90 x 450 feet 18 Carpentry 19 Drying room 20 Slag concrete department 21 Timber dump 22 Sawmill 23 Power plant, 60 x 120 feet, with smokestack 41US OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2000/05/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457R003600380006-9 Approved For se 2000/05/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457R003600380006-9 US OYYJ. ;1AL5 UNVLx SEC ~ ~; ' 3' t llL ln~~I LT LIME AGJ i CY 25X1 24 For ;e ),9Ox450feet 24a blacksmith a s shop) 25 Foundry, 120 x 240 feet 26 New small workshop 27 Gasworks, 60 ,. 180 feet 28 New large workshop, 180 x 450 feet 29 War material dump 30 Iron and rail dump 31 Soviet convicts' camp. UROL/US OFYICIALS ONLY FRA4 Approved For Release 2000/05/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457R003600380006-9