ARMAMENT FACTORY AT NAGYTETENY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012800030006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 9, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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SECURITY INFORMATION
Armament Factory at Nagytdtdny
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM 15 PROHIBITED.
9 July 1952
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The Bsnyagyutacs N.V. (Mine Explosives, National Concern, which before
nationalization was known as Vadasztgltdny ds FdmA.rugyar R.T.) comprises
factories of that name in Nagytdtdny, Magyar8v&r, T8r8kbalint, and
Szekesfehervgr., The central administration is located on the third
floor of 20 NAdor Street, Budapest.
TheBdnyagyutacs N.V. in Nagytetdnn a
1. The factory is under the control of the Minister of Defense and
comes under the heading of war-industry.
2. Security?o
a. Entry to the factory is strictly controlled. The visitor is
obliged to fill in a card of admittance with the watchman
and make a statement, giving personal data, reasons for the
visit, which department, etc. All other permits have to be
given up to the watchman, and these are only handed back to
the holder against return of the admission card on which a
factory official has noted the visit and the time it ended.
b. Two armed watchmen guard the factory at night.
The factory is surrounded by.a'fence of wooden boards
approximately 2.m.b'high with barbedwire on top. From the
outside "it is impossible to 'obtain a look ::into' the factory ,area0
3o The workers.
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a. There are approximately 450 workers,
(mostly under 30 years of age).
b. 40%-of the workers are technicians.
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of which 50% are female
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c, One shift - from 0700 - 1709.
No,work on saturdays,
eo It was planned to introduce two shifts per day as of
1 January 19520
4,
Productions
as Detonators.
ba Fuzes,
C. Explosives (Sprengkffirper) and Canisters (Btichsen)o
do Very pistols,
e. Ammunition for pistols and rifles,
fa Ammunition for sporting weapons,
g. Smoke screen producers (Nebelkerzen),
5.
Raw materials.
6,
No breaks in production due to lack of raw materials have been
experienced the factory has been well supplied. Dangerous
explosives are kept in underground stores in the side of TetanyHill.
Fire-bri ag de a
7.
12 men permanently on duty; four per shift,
Electric power-.
The factory has no power plant of its own. Current is supplied
8,
by means of overhead cables (240 volts) from Teteny,
Heatingg
8 10 car-loads of coal are permanently standing by, for
central heating and drying installations, The Factory ha
s a 50 m,
9.
high chimney,
Railway connections
None
Workshops- No, of Wor
kers
Men Wo
men
Smoke producer production.
The work is classified as dangerous ,,,a.oo,8 16
Electrical detonator sho po
8 teams of 6 men are employed here 48
The insulation is stripped from cables and the wires are then
dipped in an explosive liquid. Detonators are fitted, which fire
the charge. - Time fuzes and percussion fuzes are produced here.
The former are painted red and burn at the rate of 1 cm, per
minute; the latter - the fulminate of mercury fuze - are painted
green and burn 300 meters per second,
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No.. of Workers
Men Women
Chemical laboratory.
6 chemists, 12 laboratory assistants, and
12 subordinates are employed.., .............. 30
Chemicals for smoke producers and very
pistols are produced here.
Cartridge case production.... ....... 00 5
20 automatic machines, supplied, by the Rakosi.Works
Csepel, are used in the production. Brass plate is
supplied by Rezhenger Mtlvek N.V. (Copper Rolling Works,
National Concern).
Fulminate of mercury production. (durrano higgany)
The most dangerous production, No women
are employed. Tho mercury... (No, of men not stated)
with the addition of alcohol, is
purified by boiling it out.
Trinitrotoluene (Trotyl) production .........
The raw materials (origin not known) are mixed
here, boiled out, and dried (?) to 250 C.
The product resembles sugar crystals and is
red and yellow.
Cartridge case filling.eo..... 0....00.0000..
The cases are filled first with yellow, then
red trotyl, and subsequently set with
fulminate of mercury.
Very pistol production... 00000000000. o.oo.o
Red, white, and green colors.
Ammunition production. .000000000000000000
For sporting and 9 mm. pistols etc.
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