BUILDING AND REPAIR ENTERPRISE IN SOPRON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00418R000500070006-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 1, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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25 YEAR RE-REVIEW
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Building and Repair Enterprise in Sopron
The main branch of the Building and Repair Enterprise of the
Gyor-Sopron district is located on Matyas Kiraly-ut in Sopron, in
a corner building opposite the enterprise railroad stop, Cgor-Sopron-
Ebenfurt.
The enterprise, which was founded in 1950, has been delegated
the job of carrying out construction work for the city. There are
70-100 regular workers, of whom 20 percent are women) pout 30 men
are bricklayers, and two are carpenters. Additional workers are
hired as needed.
Morale among workers is low; the managing staff has not adopted
punitive measures because of the aggressive attitude of employees.
Wages depend on the proportion of established norms met; a
specialized worker earns an average of 800 - 900 forints monthly;
extras earn between 500 - 600 forints.
The enterprise provides lodgings and food for its workers.
Barracks have been constructed for unmarried men. Food is inadequate
and of very poor quality. Only about 6 percent of the employees
are Party members. An indoctrination class is held once a week
for all employees.
The building program consists of construction of private homes,
reconstruction of buildings damaged by bombings, construction of
antiaircraft shelters, and reconstruction and repair of places used
as anti-aircraft shelters.
Although no fixed time is set for completion of a piece of work,
the work is always speeded up and completed in record time.
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Consequently, the finished work is a poor construction job.
Antiaircraft shelters are constructed in the large buildings
belonging to the KIK (Enterprise for the Management of Housing of
Public Agencies) only. Most of the buildings come under the jurisdiction
of the KIK administration.
Construction of antiaircraft shelters has been recently completed
or is under way in the following localities: the main branch of the
workers' association, in Szechenyi-ter; dwelling house at No 2
Domonkos-ut; Student House in Szechenyi-ter; dwelling house in
Szechenyi-ter, opposite the Student House; dwelling house in Lenin-
korut, opposite the market; dwelling house at No. 2 Petofi-ter; and
the old administration building of the Gyor - Sopron - Ebenfurt
railroad on Matyas Kiraly-ut.
Requests for construction supplies and raw materials are made by
the enterprise to the Building Ministry in Budapest. However, there's
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a great shortage of building timber and wood, and as a result, workers
sometimes remain idle for weeks at a time.
The poor quality of raw materials is a contributing factor in the
inferiority of work produced. The bricks and tiles fall to pieces
easily, reinforced iron is not very strong, sand is of-poor quality,
etc.
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Budapest Machine Tool Works
The Budapest Machine Tool Works (Budapesti Szerszamgepgyar)
is located at Vaci-ut 19, Budapest XIII. The factory area includes
northwest Vaci, southwest Bulcsu-utca, southeast Foeti-utca, and
northeast Devai-utca. During the period between the two world wars,
the factory was known as the Salgotarjan Machine Factory (Salgotarjani
gepgyar). The factory was damaged during World War II but was able
to resume operations in 1946.
The factory comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Mines
and Industrial Machine Construction, and is directed by civilian
officials. Inspections are made periodically by employees of the
Ministry, and often by Soviets in civilian clothes.
The factory building is about 80-100 x 80-100 meters. The main
entrance is on Vaei-utea; there are other entrances on Devai utea and
Foeti-utca.
The following structures are part of the factory complex:
(1) Administration building - a 25 x 16, 3-story building on Vaci-utca;
(2) A 16 x 16-meter building housing various machines. (3) A 20 x 15,
3-story office building, located on the corner between Vaci utca and
Bulcsu-utca; (4) Foundry - a one-story 70 x 15 - meter building on
Bulcsu-utca; (5) A one-story, 25 x 10 - meter building, located
opposite the main entrance, where metal alloys are made; (6) Smithy -
one-story, 20 x 10 - meter structure, located behind the administration
building; (7) Boiler building, 20 x 10 meters, located behind the
foundry; and (8) Assembly shop - one-story, 65 x 15-meter building
on Foeti-utca, which also contains warehouses for various equipment.
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Karoly ANTAL is general director of the ac ory; Istvan SZABO,
Communist Party representatives; Sandor RA CZ, is
production secretary; Karoly HALLAY, is
director of the quality of production section; and Josef TRR,
specialized worker, is head of the foundry section. The factory
employs 1,300 workers, including 300 women, and operates in two
shifts, except for the foundry which operates in only one shift,
from 0700 to 1530 hours.
The lathes manufactured are exported to China, Rumania, and
the USSR; machines manufactured for the soda industry are shipped
to Rumania; other machinery manufactured by the factory is for
the domestic market.
Machinery used in the factory:
Four : 3 old model shaping machines; 4 late model, Soviet-made
shaping machines with pneumatic press, sent to the factory in the
summer of 1952; 4 Hungarian-made pneumatic hammers; 2 smelters;
1 smelter under construction; and 3 cranes.
Metal alloys shop: 3 planers; 3 automatic metal cutting machines;
and one crane.
Smithy: one electric furnace.
The metals used for the manufacture of machine tools come from
the "Rakosi" enterprise in Csepel. Electric power is supplied by
the electric power plant in Budapest. In addition, the factory has
its own current generator.
No military surveillance is maintained either within or outside
the factory.
Fire squad each consisting of 8 persons, are maintained in
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