CONDITIONS IN ORASUL STALIN (BRASOV): LOCATION OF PUBLIC OFFICES/LEADING COMMUNIST OFFICIALS/DEPORTATIONS/TRANSPORT JAMS/LIMITED HEALTH FACILITIES/MAIN INDUSTRIES

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• Sequence Number: 86
• Publication Date: May 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY 7 =1111 *
SUBJECT cub tions is Orasul Stalin (Brasov): Location Of
Public ptfiaw/~na Co~aist officials/Dsportaticas
TranaDorb J/Liatted wealth Facilities/!lain Indus
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^AltJouh for new ai the Irn a.'. Hrlr, a~ wasr .,c fl., _, ---- use the name DremoT
is used o217 official!!- Tr,,~ 1*~.'J^arn_'_~s r :tbborn].+ eoatin:rts to
'Jdan7 street !paws 2a;re *lea
(a) The Maya stxeartr Regale X1~1=w.,,1-D h" 'b eZo r"zJntq 2ale1axgn1 Lenin. This street
rims to the ninny aaecdto 3onue'e1t is. the "ats.Yirts of the ~towa. Dear Io
bas stop stands an yfinivned rate=sd to locally as a typical example
't la i srga 'hs J_ for drmonstrstions and prapt4+~a
of ~~i coasta~outt;=. walls began to irapportl-Wj aeelCiags. It vas, about to be c~lat:d vltan the ^ mein a-i.scalcuLted the 00111A117
sink into the ground. It 'ran frrar..l :hit the p'
of the Roared. The construction xsa a.Saadon%d. skirts of
(b) he Otrads Vasiii, which cresoes the B?~av :21 L n near the outskirts ofe
Brasov) is now called Btrads Kar_ Xs--.Z. The B after he o si S yL,tbe Stalin !gain Post O fice, lled olunder theVnst is Q7 ` d titxads.7? Nochrle.
ssator fe *Sr17 called R s
? 1io ei ly the '.r:s'y .:lax: to =3.ng o. tar: Cetatuie Prison,
n is dolmat tv .Lng -s ~IS* Wit = a1: ?erscen8era arriving at
,which stands on n hill Th.
. z, dy3 by d members of the Beataritar
sral
the Orasel atalin railway n. -
taa. The pub:,ic is fozbi den n tv, pnee in front of the entrance.
`me cost important public officers in the i t,r a loasted at the following
addresses=
The ge$ional IcaAqu the former promises of the Rational
(a) erters o_f .. .,he CP occupy
in the S`.ra..-. ?[a--I ?'r; be_ art the Post Office.
(b) Th Ue eon V= of (Gonsis,t Zonth League) hea~i4~? in the former Capitol acTie
theatre, on the Bnleyardul Stalin.
U.S. officlals only
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(a) '- offices of the APLIM (Rumanian-Soviet Frieadahip Society) and of t e Ewes
of Trade Unions, are located in the _former Casa de Economic Bank, in the 8trada T.
Boa~rie.
cec?.zpy the fo er ViL. Pei near t_e icipe1
bstkas on the Strada Pr- lul. The Villa vas remodeled for this purpose and has
now ssidergmund prison calls.
(s) 1y Militia Command is located in the former bedding of the Cultura Ital+a..a.
iwsdip[ Doom' st Officials
6. 'Orassl Stalin, having been declared a'workers' city',
ma i.st control. 'T'here have been extensive arrests and
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liberty and life of every inhabitant de d &r--t
is under specially tight
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depox-tations of form proolA t
--4--+.+ f44. 4 ak a M iii * M1
Col (ten) Gslusek Co=="-der cf the B ccv Seeuri}ttea. He lures at
266 Deaiui $pirti Birdca,
Ma. (feu) Condurache, Cummandrs of the Br3.,orr Xi.litia. Kim real name
is nknoim . Be assumed this
Bue na^nee.
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Both men are believed to to non-Rumanian nrstionalZ, possibly Soviets. Nothing is known
Deportations and Arrests
7. -The Ceporoao1oa* to Vf 1 J c - u 3 1c~r?i Yl'1C aatywsaa4i V1 i,iw )n.~.~iiorw:.. :..~ ----
exte2sive deportatyon av in N -er 1951 effgi-ted a number of respected, influential
persons, including
D .Oirebiden the fcrm:r msyc:: of the . :y
Dr t Mu- .nos =c==aimh a ve1i-kao ri 1 ~ey r:. ?3ud his fen y
the. Bur tin ers
Dr tan u, the vels..kno eu c:temid
Lt._Col_(tMM-uscariu.
8. 'Another vase of deportations of Nos? y~ `~~d.>r i z lee' began in April 1952. By the and
of ley 1952 it had affected soot 2^: L?_Tsonr.. Most, of these deportees were sent to
the Baragen desert; a frr veto *eal }~ M~ ?: ~_ur (iuc*.u1ui.
Dr (fmRadn, local leader of the Libers3. Party
A Pabricius )
O EITU- )
Ottor~chaidt )
Frits ) lo^:ai re ct/>ry cnmera
Cecil Iamoccn )
(ten) ieeanu)
Richard Schneider, who formerly ovum-d 'the Bcherg Textile Factory, was impri~ed after
the nationallzaticn of his factory for having allegedly hidden some gold coins. Be
usdeawent terrible tortures durint; the investigation. Local people believe that he died
in man at the beginning of 1951.
"Local people wt,> haaY-- been Immr:L&.=ued or vr..n-c to
Gen (tnu) Iaeobiti, former Chi?~f of Staff
Gan (fez) reek
Rev (fun) ! ? h'~ priest a chemist
(ft~a ca caner mayor
Food SLartsaes
3O. 'The food -ituation in Orusul Stalin .s very afficult. 't'housands of townspeople hood
to the countryside each weekend to buy mills, butter and eggs from the fars-ers.
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Transport loam
U. 'Anathar problss is transport. The town has six bus lines, but only 15 buses are in
operstian. Theca .15 buses are sulrpoacd to serve a population of 1?0,000. Five of the
bases are auso= pieces, out of circulation most of the time. Ten are Skoda makes
Import Ad iron Caachaslovskia in 1952. The official maximum capacity of these buses is
40 posesagters, but daring the rush-hours 100 persons are usually crammed in. The buses
- fill up at the bus terminal, and the people at all the other stops wait in vain.
12. ?rhs ooly caspstition for the moiaicipal bus lines are the few remaining cabs and horse-
dsawn carriages. They usually wait in front of the railway station =nd do a miserable
busiaems daring the day. In the evening the drivers are clad to pick up persons waiting
costs 0.50 lou. The authorities are not toe pleased with this competition but are marble
to do antbhina about it.
13. metea~tainmeat
'Or'asul Stalin now has a permanent theatre. 1. is 1oc.ted in the building of the
former Beduta movie theater. It is managed by the prominent pre-war actor Misu
Fotino. The performances are not on too high a level. The company consists of young
men and women who became actors only after th?_- end of 'icr d War II.
14. 'At the movies the situation is much the same as in other cities behind the Iron Curtain.
Whenever Soviet propaganda films are shovn,the cinemas .re half-full - even this number
achieved only by compulsory ticket salr. in the trade unions and other organizations.
When any ether film is on the program,tue cinema. are bile i.v uoya~iii. !Lie i. yo.-
tial7yr true cvac ten films from other People's D- :racier are shown. The propaganda
tread is lees obvious and the shots are more artistic than in Soviet films.
15. 'Amd.lst the atmosphere of constant fear, misery e%-td boredom, an alarming increase of
alcoholism can be observed. The working class in particular spends every extra penny
on drinks. Though beer was the favcritc barerigc in Brasov before World War II, the
consumption of bard liquor is now widespread.
Religion
16. 'In spite of the strong anti-religious p* snda nr.1 the arrest of many priests, the
churches in Brasov are packed full on 5uo ay? and hn.idays. Since 1952 the traditional
Master celebration and parader, which Zorme:ly large crowds from the country-
side, have been forbidden.
Health Facilities
17. 'The hospitals open to the general public >s e toe:
State Hospital No 1 - the largest hospital in Oratul Stalin, located on the
Strad.. Brancoveenu,
State Hospital No 2 - located on the upper flccre of the Social Insurance
i Service building, opposite the Saguna Lyceum
C1inar for Veneral Diseases
Clinic of Ophthalmology.
18. 'The shortages of equipment, medicines anc: supplies it ac acct', that many patients
have to provide their own drugs, often even their own bandsgea. The meals in the
hospitals are very poor. The staffs are cverr.rkad and exhausted. The State pharma-
cies have nothing to offer except the most common medicines. All the better and newly
developed drugs can be bought only on the black market.
19. 'Two hospitals in Orasul Stalin are strictly 'off 1lmits' to the public:
The Marzescu Hospital in Cuza Voda Strad. - A small sanatorium for TB patience,
reserved for the communist aristocracy.
The Military Hospital behind the town market place - Reserved for the Army.
No visitors are allowed in this hospital since victims
of police tortures are also brought for treatment.
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20. 'oraoul Btclin is an iadti}strial town. Its factories took heavy punishment tray the
Allied air recess dnring'World War I? Since the war the Cosmmaist regime has not
only restored but further developed local 21. "The OtesLtl Rosu (former Astra Vagoane) plant, which was halt d llsbsd during
Yo02d War IZ, is now ca+3stely repaired and equipped with new machinery. The main
proanatti m - is railuy - ipgr: most of which are exported to the MM under. the
-gnat ens agresommt. It is generally known that the plant though formally under
3hglan4 n a4~laistzstiam is directed from the background by a number of Bovlat special-
_.em ,.br, are probeb3. military experts. They are seldom seen, however, on the prsmiaas.
bu It .r.rtrrra
The total umber of workers L around AD" of V=. 'Y ww
settlement near the factory.
22. "The Sovroatractor (former I A R) 11ant; which fo-?mer2.7 produced aircraft parts, is
now producing tractors. According to the 'workers, the bulk of the output of this
plant goes to the UM. Only the lefto.e_s go to Rumenien collective farms. The
nu&er of workers is about 10,000. This faztary vas b.,avi y damaged during World
War 11, but it has been completely rebuilt.
23? 'The Metwa factory produces various machines fot spe-ifiedd 7 and spare parts. The
reconstruction of this plant is now being complet=d.
24. The Tanaka plant prrduce^ cement and praf,brica.ed cement blocks and coluaats for eon-
aL2'l'.741?:Ri wr~i~r?
25. 'Tbs Breuer Bella (former D Voina) factory produced a-ition during World War II.
Slate 105 it has produced agriculturel machinery. The plant is now being. further.
enlarged. The number of workers is 1,200-1,500.
26. 'Thus Btrungul (former Bchiell) factory was heavily dumped dux World War II, but
has been coM1cte17 rebuilt. It produces machinery but is soon Jdate not specified
to be converted for war production. It eaplcys about 1,000 workers.
27. 'At the Mmtenia (former Vacuum Oil) refinery, opposite the railway station, a new
aseisat all tank has been built since the end of World War II. The refinery employs
about 900 workers.
28. 'The Fartizanu Rosu (former Scberg) textile fac cry employs 2,000 workers in three
.daily shifts. Its production consists almost entirely of material for Army uniforms.
Before World War II its textile products were among the best, but the quality has
now deterlorate3 considerably on account of lack cf dyes and other materials.
29. 'The wages of factory workers depend not only on the fulfillment of high working-norms
and production places, but also on the category of industry to which the factory belongs,
In Brasov the Steagul Bosu and Sovrcmtrsctor belong to the First (highest) Category.'
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