SOVIET UNION MILITARY - ECONOMIC REPORT

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• Publication Date: March 20, 1943
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SOVIET UNION MILITARY-ECONOMIC REPORT
Translated from the German Report
Dated. 20 March 1943
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THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES
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18, U. S. C., SECTION 793 AND 794. SEE ALSO PUBLIC
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During the Second World War the German Signal Intelligence Control
Center of the Staff of the Chief of Army Signal Service (HNW, LNA)
issued a series of reports to show the USSR military-economic
situation as reflected in Russian internal plain language traffic.
These reports appeared at short, irregular intervals, usually six
er month, for the period October 1942-March 1943FO 4y-three
EQ reports have been translated and issued by
It is planned to issue a complete set of translations of the reports
beginning with the most recI&orking backward, but omitting
those already translated by The numbering of
the items was added by the trans lft?t e the Germans did this
only in the last eighteen reports, inclusive. Since
the original material was in Russian, an effort has been made when
translating the German to determine the original Russian term
wherever possible. This is facilitated by the Russian fondness for
abbreviations, In these translations into English the probable mean-
ing of the abbreviation will be given in parenthesis the first time
it occurs in each report.
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Military-Economic Report
(Based on domestic radio traffic)
20 March 1943
Personnel Situation
(1) In accordance with the decision of the State Defense Committee, the
Oblast' Executive Committee in Stalingrad was ordered to mobilize 780 persons
from the city and country population for work in NKRF enterprises in Astrakhan.
Umba
(2) By order of the Oblast' Employment Office, the following people
from Vologda Oblast' are being trained: 70 people as ships' carpenters, 30 as
locksmiths and 30 as coopers.
(3) In Umba there is a school for youth of the Timber Industry Combine.
Procuring bedclothes, furniture and summer footwear is very difficult. Further-
more, the school lacks a capable faculty.
Food Supply
(4) The Concentrates Industry reported that 8 tons of concentrates were
manufactured.
Remainder on hand:
wheat
26 tons
grits
14. 4 tons
groats
122 tons
fat
1 ton
On 11 March there were
manufactured
4. 6 tons
Arrivals:
fat
5 tons
Remainder:
wheat groats
34 tons
grits
15. 3 tons
groats
114 tons
fat
0. 1 ton
(5) The Oblast' Food Industry in Stavropol reported that for the manu-
facture of beer for March-April the following raw materials were required:
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barley
500 tons
hops
10 it
paraffin
0. 6 tons
rosin
0.6 "
saccharin
0. 1 "
(6) Nalchik reported for the second quarter the following procurement
plan:
meat
297. 6 tons
milk
14, 327 litre
Kolkhoz eggs
1, 453 boxes
(7) The Azerbajdzhan NK for Fish Industry in Baku has to ship in March
to the Supply Division of the Black Sea Fleet in Poti:
fish
canned goods
175 tons
35 tubes
(8)
Stalingrad NKRF received:
cows
horses
15 head
20 "
breeding calves
35 "
young pigs
150
(9)
Astrakhan NKRF "Volgatanker" is to receive from the Vodka Distillery
in Astrakhan 100 litres of drinking alcohol.
(10) Ust-Usa is to request authorization for the pre-scheduled delivery
of the following food, with the exception of sugar, confectionery products, meat
and fats, from the Trade Commissariat of the Republic:
flour macaroni
groats salt
liquor and other foods
(11) The Grain Procurement Office in Syktyvkar is to deliver 1 ton of
fodder grain to Kanin-Nos in March.
(12) Uralsk NKRF is to receive 1 ton of fodder grain from Chkalovsk in
(13) Cherdyn NKRF is to receive 1 ton of fodder grain in March from the
Grain Procurement Office in Molotov.
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(14) Ufa NKRF received for March:
for Bashkir 10 tons fodder grain
including 4 tons scraps
for Tatar 2 tons fodder grain
(15) Ilijsk NKRF received 1 ton of fodder grain from the Grain Procurement
Office in Alma-Ata in March.
(16) Rybache NKRF received 1 ton of fodder grain from the Grain Pro-
curement Office in Frunze in March.
(17) Kambarka Harbor NKRF received 1 ton of fodder grain from the
Grain Procurement Office in Izhevsk in March.
(18) Omsk NKRF received for March:
dog food 263 kg.
fodder grain 3 tons
(19) In the spring of 1943, according to plan, 240 hectares are to be sown.
including grain 140
corn 20
potatoes 40
vegetables 20
fodder 20
In addition, 150 hotbeds are to be planted.
(20) The Bureau of Meat and Dairy Sales in Novosibirsk is to deliver 3
tons of casein (III Brand) to the plant in Boborov.
(21) Irkutsk NKRF received for March:
clover 3 tons
dog food 300 kg.
(22) Krasnoyarsk NKRF received for March 225 kg. of dog food.
Material Supply
(23) Pechora Oblast' Waterways Directorate in Ust-Usa received from
Krasnoyarsk 1 carload of lamp glass in March.
Gorkij
(24) 80 tons of trisodium phosphate are to be delivered to Gorkij.
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Of these, Gorkij is to ship:
48 tons to the Upper Volga Steamship Agency
16 tons to the Volga Oblast' Waterways Directorate
16 tons to the Lena Steamship Agency
(25)
(26)
(27)
Gorkij is to receive 2 tons of hawsers.
In March 24 tons of varnish for ship repairs were authorized.
"Teplokhod" is to ship 1 ton of manganese iron to the Moscow Metal
Electrode Plant.
(28) 88 tons of sheet iron were delivered to the NKRF in Kujbyshev.
(29) Saratov NKRF received for the first quarter 7. 5 tons of bronze, of
which Gurev received 3 tons and Astrakhan received 4. 5 tons.
Stalingrad NKRF
(30) Molotov received the order to ship to Stalingrad the freight stored in
the nearby port without bills of lading.
Freight:
newsprint 4 rolls
photographic paper 6 packages
wrapping paper 1 roll
cotton 6 bales
cardboard 10 bales
(31) In April 4 carloads of oakum are to be received from Astrakhan.
(32) The following are to be delivered to the NKRF plant in Saratov
according to the first quarter account:
cast iron scrap 102 tons
steel scrap 300 tons
Astrakhan NKRF
(33) "Volgatanker" is to receive 9 tons of household soap from the Fat
Combine and from Saratov 15 tons of varnish for ship repairs.
(34) 20 tons of sheet metal are to be shipped to the Belaya Steamship
Agency in Ufa.
(35) Uralsk NKRF will receive for March/April 1 ton of varnish from
the C, D. for Vegetable Oils and Fats in Saratov.
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(36) From the ships wintering in Gurev 2000 meters of chains are to be
turned over to the Ural Steamship Agency.
(37) NKRF Omsk received an order to set aside 10 tons of roofing-sheet
clippings.
(38) Irtysh Oblast' Waterways Directorate in Khabarovsk is to receive
1 carload of lamp glass from Krasnoyarsk in March.
(39) Amur Oblast' Waterways Directorate in Khabarovsk is to receive
1 carload of lamp glass from Krasnoyarsk in March.
Oil Supply
(40) The Chief Directorate for Oil Supply ordered that the dock of
Vladimirovka NKRF ship the following fuels:
motor oil
1/4 tank
gasoline
1 tank
petroleum
1 tank
for Krasnovodsk:
diesel oil
1 tank
Solyarka
1 tank
Received in March:
Uralsk NKRF
gasoline
0. 1 ton
petroleum
0. 4 ton
Rybache NKRF
petroleum
1 ton
Tobolsk NKRF
petroleum
0.2 ton
Semipalatinsk NKRF
petroleum
3 tons
ligroin
1 ton
gasoline
0. 1 ton
Irkutsk NKRF
petroleum
1 ton
motor oil
1 ton
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Timber Supply
(41) The Chief Directorate for Timber Supply in Krasnoyarsk has to
deliver 4 carloads of sawdust packing.
(42) In March Barnaul is to receive 4 carloads of sawdust from the Chief
Directorate for Timber Sales in Krasnoyarsk.
(43) Ship Repair Yard in Bobrovsk will receive from Tomsk in April
3 carloads of timber material.
(44) Since Moscow NKRF cannot allot any firewood, Omsk is to guarantee
requirements of the Inland Fleet from its own procurements.
Production
(45) The (?Central Directorate for Industrial Supply?) sent to NKRF
Gorkij via Station Lyublino 450 combined castings.
(46) The plant in Vladimorovka NKRF has to receive 25 tons of spare
parts and materials from the plants in Astrakhan.
(47) NKRF Astrakhan Ship Repair Yards reported the following planned
production and repairs from 1 April for 1943:
for "Volgatanker"
including general repairs
current repairs
NKRF orders
other orders
other goods production
840, 000 rubles
300,000 "
380, 000
140, 000
20, 000
4,900
(48) Moscow NKRF complains to Chardzhou concerning the fact that
repair work on the technical plants of ships is taking a very poor turn, especially
because of inexperienced personnel, and demands the introduction of an eleven
hour day.
(49) Moscow asks Semipalatinsk when the ice-saws would be ready and
refers to the fact that the ice break-up will occur in a short time.
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(50) Semipalatinsk NKRF carried out ship repairs unsatisfactorily.
Moscow demands that the winter orders of ships crews be completed immediately.
(51) Omsk NKRF received from Moscow for the second quarter the fol-
lowing shipbuilding plan:
Tobolsk I tugboat 500 tons
Chulpan 14 flatboats 100 tons
In June Abaksker-Dock 2 flatboats 100 tons
Rechapovo 5 flatboats 50 tons
(52) Novosibirsk NKRF was ordered by Moscow to guarantee keeping the
fleet in readiness and carry out an examination of repairs on 1 April.
Transport Situation
(53) A message from NKRF Moscow indicates that the Yaroslav Railroad
Line has to ship 4 carloads of special packages in April to Moscow.
(54) The stand and railroad shipments of the NKRF on the Perm Railroad
Line in April will amount to 7 carloads of hemp destined for the Kama Steamship
Agency.
(55) The NKRF requested the Tomsk Railroad Line to make 4 cars avail-
able to Izhakovo Station to ship material to the Lower Irtysh Steamship Agency.
(56) In a message to Novosibirsk the Railroad Directorate was asked to
place 4 cars at the disposal of Izhakovo Station for the shipment of explosives
for the Lower Irtysh Steamship Agency. Two cars are to be sent to Kulomzino
and two to Tura. By a decision of the State Defense Committee, the transport
of materials for ship repairs is to be handled in the same way as the transport
of war materials.
(57) NkRF Omsk is requested by Moscow to promptly commission the
Tomsk Railroad Line to supply railroad cars for explosives.
(58) According to an order of the Peoples' Commissars of 8 March 1943,
the NKRF in Semipalatinsk is obliged to float 20, 000 cu. m. of timber in the
first half-year, from Irtysh to Semipalatinsk.
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(59) The Steamship Agency in Krasnoyarsk, on order of the NKPS, is to
receive 6 cars from Bogotol Station for shipment of oakum in the second ten-day
period of March,
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