NOTES ON THE BOR MINES IN YUGOSLAVIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R001600060013-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2012
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: December 9, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
FOR MATRON REPORT
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF IN
Notes on the Bor Vines
in Yugoslavia
Ti11S DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL. DEFENSE
OF THI:UNITED STATES VHTHIN Tilt MEANING OF THE SIPIOiAIS ACT GO
U. S. C.. 31 AHD 32. AS AU2HOSD. ITS TRANSMISSION OR '4112 REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY NAUNND TO All UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO-
HIISIED OY LAW. OZPAODVCTION OF THIS FORM 45 PSOli1017E0. HOW-
EVER, INPORSAT10N CONTAINED IN CODY OF THE FORS4 GAY CE UTIUZSD
A5 OCd14EG NECCSSART DY Us QECEIVING AOSIICY.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 9 December 111.943
NO. OF PAGES i
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION FOR THE RESEARCH
USE OF TRAINED INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS
In view of the importance or the Bor rai.nes to the Yugoslav arras industry,
a joint commission was set up at "ajecar in itul;ust 1948 by the t`in5.stries
of Defense and Industry to increase production and improve the quality
of the copper ore.
2. The commission consistod of ZAvan Vasiljovio (the Dirootor-General of the
Bor mines) as President; Lt. Col. Dusan Brezar and Enrrineer Captain Trano
1'arkir as ropresontu.tives or the 14.1inistry of Defense; and Ensineers I-mr_
alanetio and ilikola 1Terzor* as representatives of the 1'inistry of Industry.
3. In the spring of 1948 six now electrolytic sets wore installed at the Bor
mines, including two at the "Colsa Dulkan" mine.
. art from the output sent to the Soviet Union, the Bor mines supply copper
4;o the following Yu,-oslav arras ractori.es i
a. T'a_ikovy Vojno-Tokhnioki. `:avod - at Obilicevo
b. Vo jno-Te'khni cki ! avod tlo.I I - at Krar u jevac
c. F.uvod 14. O'.;tobur - at &rusevao
d. fiavod Vence - at '.ost;4 r
o. 7,el jeznik- at :3olgrade
f. Ju-,ooelnik - at .,enica
co
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5. Since 21 =ugust 1948 the ;:hole urea coy priaini? the Bor mines and the
Vrska Cut a coal field (iricludinr; the to :ns of "ajecar, r:&mzir rad and
Brostovucka) as ^ur as the But ?ian frontier has been "---obilizod
on a peace-tiro footing" and cleared of all foroit_-ners (in particular
Bulgars and Rumanians). :c n'nistration is in tho hands of the
Y;ilitary 4.uthorities (3Luff of the 5 :IOJ Division).
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