MINISTRY OF FINANCE

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March 19, 1958
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6 f)r I Rill Al, A". Mill n: 020-1hol CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. Ministry of Finance DATE DISTR. 19 MAP, 1 DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ. Ministry, details on the procedures followed in the Ministry, the organizational structure, etc. Highlights of the report are given below. a report on the Ministry of Finance including a large number of the employees of the 2. The Ministry is located in a complex of buildings with at least five entrances. The address is Prague 3, Letenska 15. 3. There are about 20 or 21 main departments (Odbory) and about 2 to 4 depart- ments (Oddeleni) under each main department. In addition there are other work groups. The main departments are numbered, with a two-digit number, from 11 to 31. The subordinate department, designations have an additional digit: for example, 191 is department 1 of Main Department 19. The budgetary main departments are consolidated into administrations (Sprava). There are two administrations, the administration of the State Budget and the administration of Budget Receipts. Certain work groups have no designators, including the Secretariat of the Minister, the Main Department for Personnel Problems, the Control Group of the Minister, the Department for Special Assignments (Ukoly ) and the Special Department. 4. Each deputy minister has a number of main departments under his supervision. Some of the main departments and their subordinate departments are as follows: 11, 12 Budget 19 Currency Circulation and Credit 191 Savings Plan 192 Credit Plan 20 Foreign Exchange 201 Foreign Legal Department 202 Foreign Exchange Department 203 Department for Foreign Trade Financing 31 General 311 Studies Department 312 Publications Department STATE x ARMY I ]{ NAVY X lAIR I x FBI AEC 171 3j n_ - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 313 Legislation Department 314 Property Department 5. Other work groups included the following: Secretariat - in charge of the ministerial agenda, directs the ministerial staff press, prepares materials for governmental meetings and decisions. Minister's Control Group - handles complaints from the population. Main Personnel Department - handles personnel problems, cooperation with the secret police, the party, trade unions, and directs training. Department for Special Assignments - handles military service of employees, fire protection, defense, etc. Special Department - handles classification of documents, issuance of identification badges for employees and visitors. It is possible that the last two groups have been consolidated as was done in other ministries. it was alleged that a reorganization plan was being 50X1-HUM piepared for the ministry and its subordinate units. 6. The ministerial staff meetings consists of the minister, the deputy minister, the director of the Research Institute of the Ministry, the director of the State Bank, the director of the Investment Bank, and heads of the main administrations on an ad hoc basis, and the chief of the main Personnel Department. The meetings take place once a week, usually on Thursdays, and are of an internal, intimate, and sometimes secret nature. All important departmental problems are discussed by the staff. a large number of the employees of the 50X1-HUM ministry, or w nom a more impor ant are the following: a. Bohumil Sucharda b. Bohumil Valek c. Dvorak (fnu) d. Miroslav Koudelka e. Salda (fnu) f. Holarek (fnu) g. Vlcek (fnu) h. Kulovany (fnu) - First Deputy Minister - Deputy Minister - A new appointee, successor to the former Deputy Minister Chalupa who was dismissed in the summer of 1957. - Chief of the Budget Administration. - The temporary chief of the Main Personnel Department. - Chief of the Studies Department. - Chief of the Party Organization in the ministry. - Chief of the Trade Union organization in the ministry. S-E-C-R-FrT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 i. Cespiva (fnu) j. Janota (fnu) k. Leopold Ler 1. Vladimir Komender m. Brajer (fnu) n. Bartosek (fnu) o. Bohuslav Cirkl p. Janda (fnu) q. Prokop Sadilek r. Zdenek Eberl s. Hajek (fnu) t. Otakar Hora u. Vacl (fnu) v. Pavelka (fnu) w. Peroutka (fnu) In addition. F- - Chief of a department in the Main Department for Foreign Exchange. - Chief of a department in the Main Department for Foreign Exchange. - An expert in the Secretariat of the Minister. - Chief of the Publications Department. - Chief of the General Main Department. - Acting chief of the Foreign Legal Department. - Chief of the Legislation Department. - Department chief in the Main Department for Currency Circulation and Credit. - Department chief in the Main Department for Currency Circulation and Credit. - Department chief in the Budget Administration. - Chief of the Foreign Exchange Department. - Chief of the Ministerial Control Group. - Department chief in the Main Accounting Office. - Chief of the Training Department. - Chief of the Foreign Exchange Department. 27 other individuals in lesser positions 50X1-HUM Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 8. Among the other topics are the following: a. Building protection system. b. Document numbering system. c. Document handling procedures. d. Party, trade union, youth, and Czechoslovak-Soviet Friendship organizations in the ministry. e. Meetings of representatives of the finance departments of the Kraj National Committees held at the ministry, f. Publications of the ministry. g. Partial organization chart of the ministry and its subordinate units. h. A former letter used in the ministry. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 SECT XWOMTIOM. W O6LOVAK . M IX3' I 1. Headquarters The adress is Prague 3, Letenska 15, a building complex with at least five (barred) entrances. The group extends to Josefovska ulice and to the modern office building on Drazickeho namesti. Only the main entrances on Letenska ulice is open in the daytime but is closed in the evenings and on Sundays. 2. Building guard Usually a 2-3- man protection force (old people). During danger periods, 50X1-HUM the complex is guarded by (armed) Communists (during the Hungarian Revolution, for example). The guard details [at such times] are larger Personnel (probably armed) live in the building, principally chauffeurs with their families. 3. Ortranization There are about 20 or 21 main departments (Odbory)-and about 2 to 4 departments (Oddeleni) under each main department. In addition there are other work groups. The main departments are numbered (always a two-digit number) from 11 (10?) to 31. The departments have one-digit numbers which are tacked onto the main department number, for example, 191 is Department 1 of Main Department 19 and 203 is Department 3 of Main Department 20. The 50X1-HUM budgetary main departments are consolidated in Administrations (Sprava). There ar~ two administrations, the Administration of the State Budget (Sprava Statniho Rozpoctu), and the Administration of Budget Receipts (Sprava Statnich Prijmu), where the main departments for the individual tax groups and excises are consolidated. Certain work groups have no numbers. They are the Secretariat of the Minister, the Main Department for Personnel Problems, the Control Group of the Minister, the Department for Special Assignments, and the Special Department. SECrET 1 - 50X1-HUM Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 The subordinate units of the ministry are discussed in Part II. An organizational chart of Part I is appended. 4. Duties The current work of the ministry is performed by referents. The referent has a file for each assignment (so-called referent forms) which are signed by the department chief and the main department chief. If necessary, the document may be sent to the appropriate deputy minister for signature. The Minister of Finance signs only ministerial decrees and orders, important budget papers, and personal documents relating to ministerial officials. The documents are numbered as follows: a. Number of the department which has processed the document, slash, b. Current central number according to the central registry (Zentralprotocol) (used for the entire ministry), slash, c. Year. The name of the referent concerned is then attached to the document. For an example: 191/10.702/57 Referent: Dr. Lehovec. Work groups which have no assigned number sign the document with their abbreviation, for example, 20/11.025/57 (ZO -- Zvlastni Oddeleni, Special Department) Each deputy minister has a number of main departments under his supervision. the following breakdowns: 50X1-HUM Main departments: 11, 12 -- Budget; 19 -- Currency Circulation and Credit; 191, 192 -- Savings Plan and Credit Plan; 20 -- Foreign Exchange; 201, 202, 203 (204?) -- Foreign Legal Department, Foreign Exchange Department, Department for Foreign Trade Financing; 31 -- General; 311, 312, 313, 314 -- Studies Department, Publications Department, Legislation Department, Property Department. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6 Other work groups: Secretariat -- direct ministerial agenda, ministerail staff press, etc., preparation of materials for government meetings and decisions. Minister's Control Group -- handling of complaints from the population. Main Personnel Department -- personnel problems, cooperation with the secret police, the party, and the trade union; training. Department for Special Assignments -- military service of employees, fire protection, defense, etc. Special Department -- classification of documents, issuance of identi- fication for entering the building, etc. It is possible that the Special Department and the Department for Special Assignments have been consolidated, as has happened in other government agencies. 5. Minister's Staff The ministerial staff consists of the minister; the deputy ministers; the director of the Research Institute of the ministry of Finance; the director general of the State Bank (?); the director of the Investment Bank (?); the directors of the main administrations (only if they handle important problems, therefore on an ad hoc basis); various specialists in the ministry (ad hoc basis); and the chief of the Main Personnel Department M. The conferences are of an internal, intimate, and sometimes secret nature. They take place once a week (on Thursdays?). All important departmental problems are discussed by the staff. 6. Important Documents All important documents are in the hands of all members of the minister's staff; in the Statistical Department, in so far as they are of a statistical nature; and with all main department chiefs, each according to the agenda. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 M kwor rn E;, , DUA-I-hUwI 7. Personalities These are given for the ministry under Part I. SUCHARDA, Bohumil, Engineer; Sucharda is First Deputy Minister; VALEK Bohumil, He is a deputy minister; The entire credit and insurance system is under his supervision. DVORAK (fnu), A deputy minister; Deputy Minister CHALUPA. KOUDELKA, Miroslav, Doctor; E Budget Administration; 50X1-HUM He is the successor of dismissed He is chief of the50X1-HUM He is the number two man in the ministry, following Engineer SUCHARDA. SALDA (fnu), He is the temporary chief of the Main Personnel Departmentf Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 SECRET CEZIK (fnu), of the Main Personnel Department; He is personnel referent for the Main Department for Foreign Exchange; the Research Institute* and other units ANCIKOVA (fnu:f), A referent in the Main Personnel Department; HOLAREK (fnu), chief of the Studies Department (Department 311 ? VLCEK (fnu), (officially) in the ministry; KULOVANY (fnu), chief of the Trade Union (officially) in the ministry; SKALA, (fnu) He is a referent in the Main Department for Foreign Exchange (20); He is a specialist in matters pertaining to foreign automobiles. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 CESPIVA, (fnu) 50X1-HUM He is chief of a depart- ment (?) in the Main Department for Foreign Exchange (20) JANOTA, Oldrich Engineer; I He is a department chief in the Main Department for Foreign Exchange; specialist; has access to all Czechoslovak secret documents concerning foreign trade, TYC, Jiri Doctor is a referent in the department which handles the salaries of administrative officials, LER, Leopold Engineer; in the Secretariat of the Minister as an expert; LOZEK, (?) Karel of Dr. Tyc; He is a referent, and a colleague 50X1-HUM KOMENDER, Vladimir Doctor; chief of the Publications Department of Main Department 3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 BRAJER, (fnu) Doctor, chief of Main Department 31; (*). KALOUSEK, Kamil ROKOS, Ales referent in the Budget Administration; BARTOSEK, (fnu) Doctor; He is acting chief of the Foreign Legal (Auslandsrecht) Department under Main Department 20; NOVOTNY, (fnu) Engineer;) (referent in Main Department 20; (*). CIRKL, Bohuslav 50X1-HUM Doctor; He is chief of the Legislation Department under Main Administration 31; Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 ET HLAVACOVA, Drahomira is a referent for savings bank affairs; an official in the youth organization; JANDA, (fnu) Department chief (main department chief?) in Main Department 19, for Currency Circulation and Credit; KARNET, (fnu) Doctor, referent in Main Department 19, specialist. TRUBAC, Karel Doctor;, in Main Department 19 SADILEK, Prokop Department chief in Main Department 19; LEHOVEC, (fnu) Doctor; referent in Main Department 19, 50X1-HUM He is a EBERL, Zdenek 50X1-HUM He is a department chief in the Budget Administration; ja competent specialist. HAJEK, (fnu) chief of the Foreign Exchange Department (20) He is a first class specialist Czechoslovak foreign trade. He has all secret documents on Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 J -12 'SLUM E T 9. Party, Union, Youth Organization, Czechoslovak - Soviet Friendship Seclety in the Ministry of Finance a. Party Designation: All-enterprise Committee of the KSC Chairman: VLCEK who is employed officially as the party functionary. Members: Number unknown Units: Party groups Monthly dues: graded, up to 10 percent (??) [of income?] The party group is the most important form of party organization in the Ministry of Finance. the party group i was formed from party 50X1-HUM members of the Main Department for Foreign Exchange and the Research Institute. The chiarman is Engr Frantisek MICHALEC. The party group holds monthly meetings at which either internal party problems or ordinary operational problems are discussed. If work problems are discussed, non-party members must attend the meeting. The meetings were held in the late afternoon, after work. two meetings at which the effectiveness 50X1-HUM of foreign trade was discussed. Important personnel problems are handled only by party functionaries. Even party members often remain uninformed on such matters. b. Trade Union Designation: Enterprise Committee of the Revolutionary Trade Union Movement (ROH) Chairman: KULOVANY; officially employed as ROH functionary. He is "reelected" annually. "Elections": Once a year for the main committee (Gesamtausschuss) as well as the subcommittees. Members: All workers membership is compulsory. Units: Subcommittees The activities of the union are limited to the organization of compulsory labor actions (brigades) in cooperation with the yarty; cooperation with the 9 -3~t- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 SECRET party in organizing pro-regime demonstrations; and the selection of employees for free summer or winter recreational activities, in cooperation with the party organization. Meetings: once a month Monthly dues: one percent of the net monthly wage, rounded off to the nearest crown. The union organization is subordinate to the Federation of Finance Employees, Prague II, Havlickovo namesti. c. Youth Organization Designation: Enterprise Committee of the Federation of Czechoslovak Youth (CSM) Chairman: Unknown, He is "elected". See supplement below for other functionaries. "Elections": Once a year Members: All young people, no exceptions. Units: Groups depending on work area. Activity: See subheading on the union. Monthly dues: 2 (?) [percent or crowns?] d. Society for Czechoslovak-Soviet Friendship Designation: Enterprise Committee (?) of the Society for Czechoslovak- Soviet Friendship (SCSP) Chairman: Unknown Members: All employees, no known exceptions. Units: ? Activity: Propogation of the "Soviet prototype". Annual dues: 2 crown plus special dues (?). Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 SEGHt I Supplement to Section 7 -- personalities HCRA, Otakar Control G up ro VITEK, (fnu) a referent in the Control Group; POTIILICKY, Rudolph He is 50X1-HUM He is a referent;(bears the title: senior lawyer) in a department HRBKOVA, Eva functionary of the CSM He is chief of the Ministerial 50X1-HUM Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 50X1-HUM SPACEK, (fnu) Engineer; in the Administration for Budget questions (Budgetfragen), is a youth organization official; Ministry and writes articles on Czechoslovak National Income. OTRADOVEC, (fnu) Large: a referent VACL, (fnu) ment chief??) in the Main Accounting Office of the Finance Ministry; RICHTROVA, Alena (RICHTER) Doctor L-- She is a referent in the Studies Department (Main Administra- tion 31); agenda: scientific and technical cooperation between east block 50X1-HUM is Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 EGRET ANA, (fnu) He is referent (chief?) of the Special Department (ZO). Agenda: classifica- tion of documents, issuance of passes for the building VITEK, (fnu) He,is not to be con- fused with the Vitek already mentioned, a referent in the Control Group. is employed in the ZO (ZU?) NOVOTNY, (fnu) Engineer; He is a referent in the Main Department for Transport and Com- PAVELKA, (fnu) /He is chief of the Training Department in the Main Personnel Department; INFELD, Leopold (?) 50X1-HUM J He is a referent in the Training Department; very intelligent; speaks foreign languages; 13 +5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 SEF I MAREK, (fnu) He is a 50X1-HUM referent in the Training Department; FCItSTOVA, (fnu) She is a stenographer (?) in the Training Department; TRDLOVA, (fnu) She is a stenographer in the Main Personnel Department; KRCEK, (fnu) He is door man at the mininstry; unarmed, has daytime duty with another door man doormen are not a part of the ministry protection force. PLACEK, (fnu) is a referent in the Main Administration for Currency Circulation and Credit (19). Union for Brigade Affairs; iy Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 bLuHt= I PEROUTKA, (fnu) Engineer (?); He is chief of the Foreign Exchange Department (?) in Main Department 20; Supplement to Section 7 -- Duties Meetings of representatives of finance departments of the Kraj National Committees (KNV) are called regularly at the Ministry of Finance. These departments of the KNV are responsible for budget and tax agenda in the krajs and are subordinate to the Ministry of Finance. The same is true of the Okres National Committees (ONV) whose finance departments are subordinate to the finance departments of the KNVs. The Ministry of Finance publishes the following periodicals: 1. Vestnik Ministerstva Financi -- an internal publication in which decrees and various operational directives are published (In Slovakia: VESTNIK POVERENICTVA FINANCII). 2. Fin~ Uver -- a monthly publication for finance and credit theory and practice. This publication can be purchased by anyone and has about 5,000 subscribers (?). The chief editor is Engr Miroslav TUCEK; Candi- date of Economic Sciences. FINANCE A UVER is published in cooperation with the State Bank. 3. Internal policies are published as circulars (loose leaf form and sent to the ministerial apparatus and to subordinate units. The ministry also publishes legal regulations and decrees in the Legal Gazette (Sbirka Zakonu), which can be purchased by anyone; in the Official Gazette (Urednt List), which can be purchased by anyone; and in the internal supra-ministerial information bulletin Sbirka Instrukci pro Narodni Vvborv (?), a collection of loose sheets, which is only for internal distribution. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40500320001-6 50X1-HUM SECRET Partial Organizational Chart of the Ministry of Finance Ministerial Apparatus CHIEF OF MAIN PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL DEPT.1 TRAIL DEPT 1 MAIN DEPP.I i DEPT. Central Office of the Czechoslovak State Bank (SBCS) Central Office of the Investment Bank (IB) Main Administration of State Savings Banks (HS STSP) _-66- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6 Subordinate Units--------- ------------------------------------ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6 N.B.: The Ministry of Finance is allegedly preparing to reorganize itself as well as its subordinate units. Subordinate Units (continued) a. b. Central Office KP SBCS OP SBCS KP SBCS Enterprise KP IB Central Office IB KP IB Abbreviations SOZA Administration of Foreign Operations of the State Bank (Sprava Operaci Se Zahranicim) KP Kreis branch (Kraiska Pobocka) OP Kreis Administrhtion (Krajska Sprava) STSP State savings bank (Statni Sporitelna) SPP Savings bank branch (Sporitelni Pobocka) SPJ Savings bank agency (Sporitelni Jednatelstvi) t*A enterprise I 17- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6 _ 0 R WE 1 Form Letter Used in the Ministry of Finance Format : A A rubber stamp is not used!. ............... ? . ................... . ................... . ................... . ................... . 6. 5? Impression: 1. MINISTRY OF FINANCE 2. File No. 3. Referent 4. Praha, date 5. Typewritten: "Vedouci odboru" (?) [Section Chief] 6. By typewriter or stamp: "Za spravnost vyhotoveni" (certified correct) and then the stenographer's own signature, i.e., the stenographer who has written the letter. The main department chief (department chief) does not sign the letter. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/13: CIA-RDP80T00246A040500320001-6