MUNITIONS FACTORY NO. 31 IN KONSKIE

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 9, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the liaplonage Laws, Title
18, U.B.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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SUBJECT Munitions Factory No, 31 in Konskie
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9 August 1955
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1. Munitions Factory 110. 31 is located in the town of Konakie (1151-12, 320-25),
It is at the northern end of Konskie and on the east side of the road to
Prsysucha (1151-22, 220-37). The new road to Radon is about 300 meters north
of the factory. The factory complex covers an area of about 1,200 x 350
meters.
2. The factory consists of the following buildings s
a. Guardhouse; a single-story structure yhich is on the left of the main
entrance,
be Guardhouse near the second entrance with a small section for the guard
detail,
c. Main warehouse behind the guardhouse near the second entrance; this ware-
house contains all the raw materials required by the factory.
d. Administration building; a two-story structure near the main warehouse,
e. Sheds located behind the administration building.
3. The main production of the factory consists of infantry aa*unition up to
20 millimeters. In Section IV explosive shells and 20-millimeter tracers
are filled, and caps are put into cartridge cases.
4. The weekly production capacity is as follows: 2 million 7.92-caliber cart-
ridges; one million 7.62 cartridges; 100,000 12.7 cartridges; 10,000 20-
caliber cartridges; and 25,000 9-caliber cartridges for pistols. At least
70 percent of the factoryis total production is shipped to the USSR. Although
the Polish infantry is eghipped mainly with Czech rifles, Models 98 and CZ-211,
it still requires a supply of 7.92-millimeter ammunitions As soon as the Palish
armed forces are completely equipped with Soviet carbines, production of 7.92-
millimeter ammunition will discontinue and the machinery will be converted for
the manufacture of 7.62-millimeter ammunition.
(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
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The machinery includes 16 automatic machines which produce cartridge oases
for 7.92 and 7.62-millimeter rifles; 6 automatic machines for 12.7 millimeter
Beresina (sic) ammunition; Q automatic machines for 20-millimeter rifles; and
4 automatic machines for 20-millimeter aircraft guns. The automatic machines
come from Vlasim, Czechoslovakia. Raw materials, for the most part, are
supplied by the USSR.
6. Lladyalaw lorzynaki, engineer., is director of the factory; Jan Kupczyk, engineer,
is assistant director and chief of sections; Capt. Jozef Kolwoczyk, engineer, is
foreman of Section IV; and Maj. Jenceslaw Boguslawski is surveillance officer.
7. The factory operates in three shiftss 0600-11100 hours; 1100-2200; and 2200-
0600 hours. There is a 10-minute break every two hours during which time
machines continue to operate, but are guarded by only a few workers. At the
end of four work hours., there is a one-half hour lunch period.
8. The factory is guarded by the factory guards who are armed with submachine
guns. Patrols are on duty night and day,
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