EMAG (AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY WORKS)

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 19, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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The WAG (Bleb Magyar Gazdetsagi Gepgyer - First Hungarian Agriculturs1 Machinery
Factory') is located. on :lannyadi Street 6, Albertfalva.
. MA0 produces the following agricultural machines: threshing machines, harvesting
combines/ said. tractor plows. The factory formerly made other smaller machines,
but does not do so any lOttger,
'? No models f threshing machines are manufactured, the so-called "42?- and PflialY
lithe figures indicate the drum-width. in inches. The production capacity is 160 to
200 machines per ciumvter. The record output was achieved in Zuly and August 1951,
when the factory turned out 250 machines in six weeks.
Production of harvesting combines began in 1950. The employees were Chen told that
the original model was an American make Which had been expertly copied by the
Russians. Only six combines were manufactured in 1950. In 1951 the prod.ucrtion of
24 machines was originally scheduled, but the number was later increased to 80. This
goal was not reached because of the .d.elifery of unserviekmble parts by supplying
factories. FMG is the only combine factory in Hungary. In the last few Malls
Soviet engineers have 'reorganized production on an assembly line basis, as a. result
Of which production is expected. to be materially increased in 1952, The isoviet
kolkhoz president tegorov (rue), spent mach time at the plant as an adviser and
bad a hand in. all the details, WAG now turns Out six combines in an eight-hour
shift, and. in special cases even eight. This represents the daily plant capacity,
as only one shift is worked..
. WAG manufactures heavy tractor plows for "Stalineko tractors. Data on these are
lacking. Production in all cases is primatily for nationalised. fawns.
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after that for-the koikhozes and ,cooperative ferms. Agricultural
mwhiney for peasant farmers is no longer made. No small horse-drawn
machines are -manufactured.
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6. Another prodnetioreitem is milling maabinery of various kinds. EMAG
has alWays manufactured 'milling equipment; and although its production
was stopped., sestain adjustments have: been in progress during the past
month0 aThe - planning division for milling machinery has been transferred
to theo"Mez4ep" state enterprise, from which it is concluded that 'this firm
probably will take over the menufacture.
7. The former direator of EMAG, named Nagy (fnu)? was discharged without
notice in December 1950, along with all the technical heads of the works.
The present director is Josef Sikos, who was formerly a lathe -operator.
-He is popular with the workmen because he defends their. interests, even
against the 011, Party agitators 'and.other functionaries get- nowhere
With him. It is taken for granted that 'the Party-bosses will cut his
throat et the first opporthnity.
Raw Material Supply! Rolled steel seetioasare delivered by,tbe combine
at Ozd. The DUSgsfir foundry supplies steel for axles. The RAkosi Mgtygs
Weiss Manfred') works deliver semi-finished products, as does also the
Gyer ear faatory, The Swediph SIT'and its Italian branch supply ball bearings,
althoughafor some time now not in sufficientagnantityl as a reeultl-
inferior.Runsariap predects have bodato_bp,ueeda Perews,and,other
small items come from East Germany.
9. Paw material& management end allocation,is narrowly ,controlled. The
sesrplue inventory," which is praetiaally non-exAstent? has to be reported
to the &ass+ Industry Ministry every six months. The Ministry's
eontraI orgaelsatioe is so oversized,aud complicated that months are
requirea to Rst a clear picture of the zeiteatipn. Raw material allocations
are alweas held up in the last half yetis- on grounds of materials consumed.
As a cese lo point%) it happened _that when the factory had managed, with
great alffiaelty? to obtain a year's supply of ball bearings, half of it
hi d to le reported to the Ninistry.as 'surplus ipventory and placed. at
its disposal. The bearings were allocated to other concerns, to the
endangering of EMPaOs own produetion.
EMAG employs steatily 1,4-00 to la450 workmen. The working day is from
"i00 a.m. to 3a30 p.m. A small number of men are empleyed in two shifts,
but the majority work 48 hours a week in one shift. The average worker
gets three forints per hour, or 570 to 600 forints per month. From this
the following deductions are made: seven forints for the union, 50
forints for the government loan, nine forints for the newspaper Szabad
three forints for social security, 20 to 30 forints for casual expenses
(movies, theatre, badges, decorations, flags, etc,). The total amounts
to 89-100 forints? and leaves barely 500 forints. Wages are paid twice
a month; on the 28th as an advance, and on the 11th as a final settlement.
The workers are dissatisfied and hungry. They are bitter because their
waves and children also have to work in order to live. It is some help
that the canteen serves cheap food. Relpers can count on a warm meal for
two forints daily; higher grade and skilled workers have to pay 4 to 5
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forints for the same food. A breakfast of mink, coffee and bread can
also be had, but few of' the workers take advantage of it.
U. Political talks are generally held once or twice a week, after working
hours. Separate classes are organized, which are disliked. So-called
"Blitz meetings" are held at least once a week, at which political and
economic questions are discussed, especially the results in connection with
plan fulfillment. The midday break in the work day runs from noon
until 12:40 p.m. Formerly the men worked until 3:00 p.m. without a break,
but this had to be stopped because the hungry workers would not stay after
3:00 p.m. to hear political talks.
12. In addition,. Party meetings and Party evenings are arranged which only
Party members need attend. About one in every ten of the employees is.a
Party member by compulsion; very few are convinced Communists. Anyone who
fails to participate in a "voluntary" demonstration or mass meetings can
expect dismissal. If a Worker criticizes conditions, he is arrested by
the political police and at best discharged by the judgment of a workers'
court which sits officially In the factory. Notations may be made in
his work book, as:
a. Willful separation; he can hold no position anywhere in the country
for six months.
b. Dismissal on political or disciplinary grounds; in this case he cannot
obtain work anywhere.
c. Discharge by mutual consent; a regular discharge, allowing him to work
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13. The WAG is not an armament plant and manufactures no war material or
military equipment. By the nature of its machinery equipment, however,
it could quickly be converted to armament work. None of the EMAG
output is delivered, tothe Soviet Union,
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