PLANT NO 75 AT KHARKOV

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010500230008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 13, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10500230008-6
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COUNTRY USSR(Ukrainian SSR)
rCURITT INIORr2ATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
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CLASSIFICATION CONFID NTIAL/CWTROL-US O FICIALS ONLY
CD NO.
DATE DISTR. 13 February 1952
NO.OF PAGES 3
. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1., Plant is located in the southeastern part of Kharkov
(50o00'Id/3 l5'E), east of the Balashov railroad station and
just south of the highway to Chuguyevo (48012'V/360481B), (1)
20 Part of the plant was destroyed during the war. Reconstruction
w,as still going on in 1947 and production was resumed as soon
as the parts were restored. Originally, only locomotives were
produced in the plant but after Soviet reoccupation tanks were
also produced during the period of observation,
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The plant comprised a forge, a foundry, several latheshops,
an assembly department, a pattern-making shop, a power station,
an instrument department, a punching shop, an annealing shop
and :several anciilarYj installations, An automobile repair shop
was attached to the plant. 3."otor vehicles from outside were
also repaired in this shop. The small accessory plant
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4E. The plant produced four-axle, shunting locomotives with two
Diesel engines, one in front and one in the rear; long-distance,
eight.-axle, Diesel locomotives, which were allegedly A erica3n-
licensed, and also tanks, T-34 and T-43 tanks were observed,
In addition to this production, repairs were also made. The
daily volume of repairs and new construction amounted to eight
tanks
e ai red with about 60 lathes, producing sr"mall ports for plant
was allegedly about 100 meters south of the plant. (2)
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During the period of observation, 5,000 to 6,000 employees
worked per shift. `fork was done in three shifts.,. .