OMNIA NATIONAL ENTERPRISE IN SLOVAKIA

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CIA-RDP82-00457R005900030001-7
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December 14, 2016
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May 29, 2003
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1
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October 2, 1950
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REPORT
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onatosr21 Approved FoPgigSle MitielT.C.61064-0045iR005900030001-7 INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. 25X1 COUNTRY 0 z e choslovakia CONFIDENTIAL DATE DISTR. SUBJECT Omnia National EnterpAse in Slovakia NO. OF PAGES 2 PLACE ACQUIRE 25X1 DATE OF 2 5 X N FO NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO, 25X1 aNCOESSIST 0011TAM0 INFOS/NATI= AFFECTING ME NATIONAli. Eamon OP TaE MIMIC 9TATES V/Mati ME MARINO CP THE ESPIONAGE ACT SG U.S. C.. SI ANS .72. AS ALIENDED, ITS TRANGIAI1S/011 OFI TUE tIEVELATIOU OP ITS CONTEN7r. IE ANT SIMMER TO At ONADTHONIZVO PINSON al PRO, %MOM Olf LAW REPSODUCTION OP TIII3 FORM IS PROHIBITED- ,:s41c vs!AMAI.,:01WO THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 25X1 1. Crania, as its name implies, is a catch-all for the nationalization program of Czechoslovakia. It directs all those plants which do not fit into any of the established categories, such as small heating and air conditioning factories in Bratislava, automobile repair shops (Tatra, Ford, Praga, Orava)? small machine plants like the plants of Feitzelmayer and Cerny, and the Siroky light machinery repair plant, and other nondescript small factories and repair shops. 2. In 1946 the Kubra agricultural machinery plant at Trencin (P)9/TC) was, gith its subsidiary, the military aircraft and aircraft engine repair shop at Trencianske Diskupice (P49/T50)? established as a main plant of the Omnia Nationalnterprise.* In 1948 the machine factory at 7yhne (Q.49/C43) and two small factories in 3anska Dystrica (Q49/C76) were added to amnia) Vyhne being made a main Omnia plant also.** During the 1948 Communi at nation- alization program, conditions became increasingly bad for Omnia for at that time even extremely small workshops Imre pia cod under its administration, despite the objections of the management. 3. Late in 1.9480 furthermore, Omnia's tuo main plants of Kubra and Vyhne uere established as indspendent units, the two small Danska Dystrica plants vere su:sordinated to Vyhne, are the Trencianslm askupice repair shop vas returned to the military. Yet, since the problem of disposing satisfactorily of all the small plants which are presently subject to amnia management has not been solved, the Crania National Enterprise persists. 4. The management, a carry-over from the pre-Commnnist period, has its head- quarters in Bratislava (1749/X99) next door to the Hotel Carlton. The manager is Ing. Loebl.,' his deputyi Ing. Cermak. Loebl, who is not a Communist, vill probably be replaced by the nephew of the Deputy Minister President, Siroky? a young and ardent Communist. Non-ever, not oven Communists are anxious for the position_ of Willa, manager because of the varied nature of the plants under Omnia 's jurisdicition and all the accomparwing difficulties inherent in its incongruous structure. CLASSIFICATION? NAVY -11 NOB AIR :5 2A4 FBI ?UNHDENTIAL Document No. No Change In Gass. ri Declassified Class. Changed To: TS Auth.: 0110 mg Approved For Release 2003/08/11: CIA- 1:118a-00467R11051%40300 25X1 25X1 6 , . Approved FRase 2003/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005900030001-7 CLIELTAL INTELLICIENCIZ AGL711CY -2- Most of the machine shops are located in Bratislava, in all of which there is a variety of equipment', Some of the shops yore very well equipped by industrious owners between 1945 and 19400 while others are completely antiqualed both with regard to machinery and the plant buildings, There is a total of about 300 machines in all of these shops at present. amnia production consists largely of hot air heating equipment and nir con- ditioning equipment, and of repaire3, on a variety of machines by the small machine shops. Such equipment includes agricultural steam engines which farmers use as a source of pauer for many fang tasks, so-called steam plows (Pam! pluh-g- and medical apparatus. None of these shops has any military significance. Comment: Tho steam plow consists of two stanchions, placed one on eith( r side of the field to be plowed1 connected by a cable from which the plow is suspended. The plow is drawn across the field as the cable is operated by a steam-driven uinch, The entire apparatus must be moved lengthwise down the field for each new furrow. SECEGirl Approved For Relea 0001-7 25X1 25X1