OKA CHEMICAL PLANT IN DZERZHINSK

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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 20, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. X1A
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COUNTRY USSR (Gorki Oblast)
SUBJECT Oka Chemical Plant in Dzerzhinsk
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DATE DISTR. 20 Feb 1952
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1. Loo2tion
The Oka chemical plant in Dzerzhinsk-Igumnovo (44?38'E/
56ol41N), Gorki Oblast', is south of the Gorki railroad
line between the power plant and the Stroy chemical plant.
The original installations,which existed during the war,
did not suffer any damage. A new foundry was completed in
August 1948. The excavation work for two new concrete buil-
dings was started in November 1943 and the bare brickwork
completed by April 1949. The old foundry the machinery of
which had been removed in 1948, was raze. in 1949. A rail-
road spur track is available. Electricity is supplied from
the neighboring power plant.
For layout sketch see Annex 1.
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Each shift consisted of about 500 Soviets, about 50 percent
women. Three hundred and fifty PWs and some Russian super-
visors did construction work.
4. Prnuc.tip
Spirits, acids and whing agents. Rate of production unknown.
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_ e oca ion of this plant as indicated in this'report is
in accordance with the sketch of a previous source, who nave
information on the power plant east of this factory. That
sketch gave a probably true picture of the relative locations
of the different Dzerzhinsk-Ioumnovo chemical plants. For
comparison it is. attached as Annex 2.
The Stroy chemical plant, west of the Oka plant and men-
tioned by the previous source, is Chemical Plant T? o. 96.
The plant layout as given in Annex 1 cannot be judged.
More details and confirmation are required.
2 A me,xes 1. Oka Chemical Plant in Dzerzhinsk,. IgL ovo.
2. Plants of the Chemical Combine Dzerzhinslk ,,
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1 Administration brick building, 25 x 12 x 14 meters, four
stories
2 Concrete acid warehouse, 30 x 15 x 6 meters, connected
with items 3 and 4 by noninsulated overhead pipe lines
resting on steel girders 5 meters high. The workers wore
rubber clothing and protective glasses,
3 Irrigation works, concrete structure, 15 x 10 x 6 meters,
with a pipe coil system of 3-cm pipes on the roof. This
system is the same height as the building and is presum-
ably sprayed with water. There is the smell of ammonia.
4. Unidentified concrete building, 20 x 15 x 6 meters, through
the windows of which measuring instrumants were seen and
noise of machines was heard.
Concrete building, A penetrative ammonia smell surrounded
this building; the :;porkers wore rubber protective clothing.
The building was connected by pipe lines with the irriga-
tion works and the spirits plant.
6 Spirits plant, concrete building, 15 x 10-x 6 meters; tank
cars,were frequently observed on the neighboring track.
Ninety-eight percent spirits was distributed to the PW~'s
several times. They suffered no ill effects from drinking
it.
7 and 3 Four-story concrete buildings, 30 x 10 x 14 meters,
all rooms are flagged, doors and windows are of metal.
9 Laboratory, four-story concrete building, 60 x 20 x 12
meters
10 warehouse, four-story concrete building, 30 x .15 1 12 me-
ters, for.the storage of glass balloons and metal contai-
ners, oxygen flasks, etc.
11 and 12 Concrete buildings, 50 x 28 x 14 and 15 x 3 x 6
meters. Purpose unknown
13 Old foundry, being razed
14 Concrete warehouse, 40 x 20 x 12 meters, where metal con-
tainers and paper sacks are stored,
15 'Iorkshops
16 kew foundry, concrete building, 35 x 12 x 3 meters
17 :aterial dump.
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1 Kalinin chemical plant
2 Stroy chemical lant No. 96
3 Oka chemical plant
4. Power plant
5 Stalmost plant (presumably machine shop of the power -plant)
6 Yava chemical plant
7 11.ulon chemical plant
3 High buildings
9 Wholesale bakery
10 PVI carmpi
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