HEAVY INDUSTRIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013000290002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 23, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Heavy Industries
DATE
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. Coal -production and mining
a. While Hungarian coal production during the first quarter of 1952 amounted
to 104% of the plan, there was a drop to 87% during April. The main
reason for this fall in production is stated to be increasing absenteeism
among miners.
b. An extreme case of low productivity was the Novaky (sic) thine, which
in the first quarter accomplished' 42 -per cant-16f the pla4,but whose
output dropped to 27 percent during April. The newly opened. "Peace"
pit fulfilled its quota to 15 per cent in March, and 21 per cent in April.
c. The Hungarian Ministry of Mines has recentlybn investigating the
conveyor systems in the various mines under it control, with particular
reference to the conveyor belts in the Petdfi *nos. The investigations
have shown that in all cases where Russian conveyor belts and systems were
in use, there have been difficulties, but that no complaints of this
kind have ever been made about equipment produced by the Hungarian
State Mining Equipment Works "Bamerd". As a result of these
investigations the Ministry of Mines has issued orders to the effect
that in various mines, only transporter equipment of Hungarian origin
`i6 to be used. In any case, Russian equipment is twide as expensive.
as similar types produced. in ilungary;
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The Inota power stagy? e
a, The plans for the new Inota power station. have been radically altered
in the past few weeks, and the capacity of the plant is now to be
considerably smaller than was originally anticipated. Under the
new plans, the plant will only be able to supply. the needs of Inota
itself, and will be unable to supply Sztalinvdros (Dunapentele)
with power as was originally plannedo
The reason for this is the fact that machinery ordered from Czechoslovakia
can only be guaranteed delivery by the end of 1953? The building works
too, are already six months behind schedule,
co In the meantime, the aluminum factory at Inota, which is already
working, draws its power by overhead cable from Budapest,
3. The SzBpy oil refiner
A new oil refinery is under construction at Sznny, and is employing
about 200 laborers. To be known as "Vetrochemia", it. is scheduled
to start production in October 19520
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