TATRA WORKS AT KOLIN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007100090011-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 20, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. he Tatra 'lorks, "rational Corporation at Kolin, employ about 900 r-srsonsp
of ?thon about 700 are non; 150 of the total force are clerks and 750 i-iorkers.
':fork is done in two shifts of eight hours each.
2, T-adinry Personnel are:
a. Linecek, nanaginr; director.
b. Frantisok 11rdy, official in charge of security.
C, !,anan, political official in chary e of Personnel.
d. Frantioek 'arical, chai an of trorkers' council.
o?. Vlasttinil Kalva, cor?nander of the w.rorkers' nilitIa;,
All of them are ronbers of the Communist Pa-t~r.
Troductioa at the Tatra 'Torks consists of the fo1lowincF:
a Pailroad coaches; sore Parts such as bra? os, dynamos and interior furnish-
i rv s are su-Trl?.ed by tether riants.
'3. Oran railroad frei^ht cars capable of I3verse loa'ing.
e. Oren railroad frei'ht cars 'Pith .. 'ix axles for transportation of 1.1earons.
(I. T--Piny cars for retallur ical works.
(i1 of these cars have standard 7auM.
4. Two to four f rei.?ht cars of various tyres are Produced 'ioe?.77. The irro'Iuction
of heavy oven railroad fre?g'it cars with six axles wwas started in February 1950
and 30 cars have been completed. I;ach.:`!nin- of sous-finished products such as
axles and wheels is also done at the works.
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5 Tatra has the fol o' inr'. r'ach_..~ e--, :
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T um, or-y: 16 -ill in- machines
4 -rin _-1rilhin^ r.,ach?nes
4 y'3nnir:"0 `mchines
11 'Forrre u electric har.W^ors
?4, i w furnaces
I. A e :bly chop : 5 trcivellin C?"3_vies
1 lame electric shears
e,, Mc aorhly shop M. 2 traYnUinr cranes
[ bottleneck in rroduction iv s been caused by the lack of iron bar.3 and of ueld-
in- , achines. The t,",iinereablo point In the `.t)ew is the tra-lsfor"-or?
Wait 30 rercent eI r oluct on In used dos" ecticall.,% The re 'ainder is exrnrtoi
as roll.o3rs: r i lroa,3 coaches to 'it?rkey; open railroad fr iKht cars to 'restern
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'~tar~orate is poor., orkers are c?issatiafiod ,,dtli the rethod of eo^iput3ne* nCrsc
and iriioh tor ea:cnin s. Thom is considerable absonteai.sri but no rrcat varIati_on
in the nu tber of workers ~)ecatuie they are not re: witted to transfer to another
factor rw Absenteeisr; results In severe runichr..ent, sorzetircas assi rr:err; to a
forced labor c` 'p4 An ec-lrior - syste like that used at Bata b as been instituted.
Ifrtac'.1" erzt: Sketch siairr3nr* insiallcr',iaris at the Tatra Torts at Kolin.
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24 Administration buildin(r
3.. offices
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ti. rra axes (sic)
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c W ;Store of mints
Assembly shop Il
'b. Varn; s'iinr shop
c. An emb1y shop I
d. L-)ckeritha s shop
o. Lithe shop
f. Trar_sfor'er
Tool sh,Op
h. I2a intonance
Joiner's ohor)
9,. Offices and arsenal
11). a. Gorrrns.aors
b.. Boi.lerhouse
11.7 a . Sbithy
b., 3-4 electric banners
12., Tri-nr:inr; shop
13, i win store
14.: 'rarnjs i..n'" shop
15.. Villa of director
16,- Gar-apes
17-19. Stores
-1. Kol.in efinery of ineral C j1s, ;.rational
Corporation
B. Zolin Plant for Coffee S'ubititutes
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