FACTORIES IN NORTH KOREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 16, 2006
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• Publication Date: January 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Factories in North. Korea
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DATE DISTR. 14 January 1954
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REFERENCES
Food Processing Factory near Ch' ong j in
1: In May 1953 the North Hamgyong Province People's Committee food processing
?actory was in To-dong (N 4+1-50, E 129-45) (EB-632236) on the outskirts of
Ch.'ongjin. The factory was in a building 25 meters long, 10 meters wide,
and 4 meters high, with wooden walls painted black ands, tin roof camouflaged
with pine boughs. Five meters south of the factory were two wooden buildings,
each 12 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 2.5 meters high, with tin roofs camou.
flaged wit': pine boughs. One of these housed the factory office and a dormsi.
tort-; the other was used as a meeting hall and for the storage, in season, of
beans, pepper, salt, fish, and other raw materiali3a An air raid. tunnel bad
been dug into the foot of the hill at the rear of the buildings.
2. The factory processed side-dish materials such as soy sauce, bean paste, and
hot sauce, primarily for employees of the Ministries of Transportation and
Internal Affairs, and for the North Korean army. A portion of the processed
food was also sold in Consumers' Guild Shops or in National Stores. Each
customer organization sent its own ox carts to pick up the food as soon as it
had been processed. The sie.e-di.sh produgts produced at the factory were packed
in earthenware jars and wooden tubs of various sizes.
3. Approximately 20 clerks and. 150 laborers were employed in the factory which vas
day in three shifts.
 ix clerks an salesmen
an about 20 laborers were employed in the factory and in the shop.
Vehicle ReAL it Factories
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Consumer. Goods Factory near Chang in
4. A consumer goods factory operated by the Mass Trading Section2 of the N
The red brick building was 15 meters long., id .?r,..,,
7 meters wide, and 3 meters high,
with. a tin roof. camouflaged with hay. The factory produced such
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shoe polish, toilet and laundry soap, cotton thread, and insignia for police-
men. In the front part of the factory was a shop in which were products manu-
factured by the factory as well as food supplies, candy, clothing, and other
commodities. These items were sold to ordinary civilians, but were distributed
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6. In June 1953 the No. 1 Vehicle Repair Factory under the control of the North
25X1 $amgyong,Provin.ce. Labor Party was in Min.chu-ri (N 4147, E 129-48)
Ch'ongRjin. in a building 13 meters lon 10 t
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g, me ers wide, and 8 met ,
with cement walls and a tin roof camouflaged with earth. It had been a three-
story building, housing the Provincial Labor Party headquarters, but after
having been severely damaged in an air attack in August 1950, it was rebuilt and
converted into a repair shop.
The No. 2 Vehicle Repair Factory was at HaePan
g?ni in a building
facing southeast, which was 20 meters long
10 meters wide
and 3
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me
ers high,
with wooden walls and a tin roof. It was surrounded by a wooden fence painted
black with white stripes. The northwest section of the building served as an
office for both the No. 1 and the No. 2 factories.
8. The No. 1 factory was equipped with two lathes, oxygen and electric welding
facilities, and other tools. The No. 2 factory had much better tools, includ-
ing a 12-foot lathe.
9. About. 50 meters north of the No. 1 factory was a garage which served both fac=
tories and which was 20 meters long, 15 meters wide, and 3 meters high, with
cement walls and a tin roof camouflaged with earth. An average of eight trucks
were usually waiting for repairs. Spare vehicle parts were also stored in the
garage.
The No-.1 factory employed about 20 people.
11, In add31tion to repairing vehicles, the two factories repaired, by special order,
sewing' machines, phonographs, and other household appliances. There were no
security guards around either factory, but all the employees were alert for
unauthorized personnel in the area.
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E::Comments.
1. Prior to the Korean war individual families produced their own side-dish
materials, but after the war they were forced to buy their provisions at
Consumers.' Guiid.Shops or at National Storer.
2. The.Hass Trading Section was organized as a welfare organization for the
members of construction units, security units,.and police units under the
Internal Affairs Ministry. The consumer goods factory was expected to
absorb the food processing factory,
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