BALL BEARING PRODUCTION AT KYSUCKE NOVE MESTO

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009300450005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 19, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL IN T ELLTG' 1- REPORT NO.
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INFORMATION RED RT CD NO.
COUNTRY Czechoslovaida
DATE DISTR. 19 Nov. 1951
SUBJECT Sall Dear-,w; Production at Nysucl,e Hove i"esto NO. OF PAGES 2
PLACE
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DATE OF
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1. The Production of ball boarln;'s ;-ra.s started in "ny 1950 in the 7allo plant
in Kysuc?e :love Mooto This plannt, the construction of Mch
ryas started in 19!47, is subordinatc to the "bro jovka '3rno b^11 'bearing plant
in Brno-Lisen. It is c;:pcctc' t.:at by 1912 it r dill pros uce about one-third
of the needs of the Czechoslovak industry. 11cr, evor, at the present time;
production is only half that planned for the plant. At the precent tine,
siii;?lc- and double-rcc; ba11 bcarin;:a and =ial boarl ni of :bct::mcn 10 u1
and 330 tea, in diameter arc being produced. (eve are uann acturcd from steel
cup;-lied. by the United Stcc1-ror1:8 (foraerLy Poldi) in Kladnc. I osL' of the
production nachincvy was delivered from Zbro jovka-'3rno. Production follows
ritish me th:ods. Preparatiafs are being made for the production of roller
bearings. The main production difficulty is causcc:d by the dzortaj:e of special
high-grade grinding Wheel,. True are delivered by the United Stec lirorl:s,,
but often they do not meet the hardness require ent of 60 degrees ! ockweU.
Completed be Trim- arc delivered to the warehouse in '.Inio-Lisen.
2. The factory employs about 1,500 workers, including about 300 clerks. No
Political prisoners are er!ploycd. It is planned that the number of employees
will increase to over 4,000. There are no SNi3 members stationed at the plant.
Loading personnel of the plant include the following:
Plant ilana er Justin Lctko, ftut 36 years old', married, an
ardent Corr.uniet; an uneducated f or-er worker.
Political Deputy Stefan K;a? icka, 63 years old, married, an crc?ent
Corrunict; a form r ta..lor's apprentice.
Production Chief 1mg. Jablun'..a, a Czech, 40 years old', married,
a moderate Caiinunist; . a tcc.lnician from 3rmo-
Lison.
Plant Porcuan Stefan 3ac;a j,, 'o e years old.., married, en rdont
Cor ?iunist.
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Chairman of the Plant Kol eman Kollarik, 37 years old, married, an
Co=unist Party Unit ardent Communist.
Cornander of the Plant Emil Slezak, 32 years old, married, a convinced
Militia Communist. The militia numbers about 220 men
armed with rifled.
The following list is a key to the attached sketch of the Vallo Plant in
Kysucke Novo yiesto, The numbers are keyed to the sketch,
1) Administration building Four-story reinforced concrete building,
2) Guardroom Single-story brick building about four
meters square, One porter and two members
of the plant militia stand guard at a time.
3) Laboratories and testing Four-story building with a tin roof.
room
1.) Assembly hall Reinforced concrete building with a glassed
roof., about 150 m by 70 m, This hail also
housed the packing and shipping roomse.
5) Production hall for manu- Reinforced concrete building with a glassed
facture of bearing rings roof, 150 m by 70 m, A large number of
and francs automatic lathes, internal and plain grinders
and 15 presses for producing bronze bearing
housings. There is also a tenper:'_ng shop
in this hallo
6) Ball production hall Reinforced concrete building with a glassed
roof, 150 m by 70 m. Equijnent includes
ten automatic machines for the production
of balls, forty grinding machines, a tempering
shop, and electro-plating equipment.
7) Boiler house This plant- consists of two modern auto-
matically fed steam boilers. The boiler
house chimney is about 30 m tall.
8) Open-air coal stora;;e area This dump has a capacity of about 60 carloads.
Joinery, garages and The garages. house two, Tatra trucks, model
automobile repair shop 111, four Skoda trucks of five tons capacity,
two Ford trucks, two Skoda cars, one Tudor
car, one Tatraplan car and three Aero-Minor
cars,
10) Plant Militia, washrooms, Three-story brick building, about 30 m by
offices of the foremen 15 m. - On the first floor are the washrooms
and showers; the -alitia rooms and arms
storerooms are on the second floor; the
foremen's offices and the Planning Department
are on the third floor.
11) :lew laboratories and Large four-story reinforced concrete building
testing rooms under construction,
12) Employees' living quarters Twenty brick houses.
3-3) Railroad signalmen'a houses
1I) Kysucke Novae I;Iesto railroad station
Attachncnt: Sketch of the Vailo Plant in Kysu ke :cove i. esto
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