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ECONOMIC INFORMATION

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CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3
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June 2, 1952
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Approv~~A?g~ "9 2%M CEN 25X-REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. COUNTRY Yugoslavia SUBJECT Economic Information 25X1 PLACE ACQUIRED Avoo'S 25X1 DATE DISTR. 2 June 1952 NO. OF PAGES 1 NO. OF ENCLS. 1 (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. 25X1 TNIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT 50 U. S. C.. 31 AND 32 AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO- NIB ITED BY LAW REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITCD 25X1 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATI Attached hereto for your retention and for whatever interest it may hold is a rough, unedited translation of a report containing economic and/or political information on Yugoslavia. ., .:? ~,~i E.kCl.uSU~E RAT p~l~k~ 00 1 ~E! ac,i 25X1 CLASSIFICATION SECRET Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved FWel 25X1 S E C R E T Maps Used ?ap J - Zagreb - Scale 1:100,000 ? - Kostajnica " 11100,000 - Brod - " 11100,000 - Osijek - " 1:100,000 - Slatina - " 1:100,000 - Karlovac - " 1:100,000 " - Ogulin - " 1:100,000 - Su.sak - " 1:100,000 - Cerknica - " 1:100,000 - Senj - " 1:100,000 A) Economic Information I) Wood industry - Republic of Croatia ZAGREB July 1951 Is controlled by a ministry located in Zagreb, Nr~ at yv~L Bagoviceva The ministry was transferred to this address during the months of this year. The following 2 offices his ministry: 1) Direkcija Drveno Industrije (Office .e wood industry) at located xxx& ministry. ~Ga tiGY.2 P The "Transportation Section" depe TX - thp5office` 2) Direkcja Exportdrvo (office for the exportation of wood) also located in Zagreb, at Strormajerov Drv No 4 Office for the wood industry Provides, according to the directions of the ministry, App F&R$ a&F1%b*:2 SECRET Approved For Release 2004/"CGR A-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 trunks to the various saw mills, with the assistance of the axax1 above-mentioned transportation section. Director: Dimitar Trbojevic (`mss also vice minister Workers: 620 This number includes the employees of the offices and the technical personnel which is in charge of the cutting of the fi~rriri?-~ _a Office for the exportation of wood Settles all matters with foreign buyers concerning the exportation of processed wood. The Ministry notifies periodically the officeexisting stock at the various saw mills and forwards the purchase requests as they are received. controls Ms 6-W7V the off ice of a rta ion Nr. floreover xp 1 4 iettechnicians 1, Haw the s mt3/ aw mills # A Directors Engineer CABALIN 9"orkers: 175 The above-mentioned number comprises the personnel at the offices a s Irv and the technicians 7T each saw mill e control the activities of same. The saw mills are amalgamated into different "Combines" (each combine comprises 2 or more saw mills according to their production capacity) headed by zidft/a director d~amt, apn,ointed by the ministry, who geperally has *. 12. ? ,y ontrol li ical /rather than/technicalt4,,e- 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/0211 ?I -RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 11 E flL Approved For Release 2004/q3EgftURDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 For technical reasons, the territory of the republic - - - - - X11 importance and or e`rs-in- to t er or a, lfel e ip1-Dyed" at" 1 e At the various saw mills of each combine fam a~certain number of trucks belonging to the transporation section/ which are provided for the transports i n o l et from the cutting i) zone to the saw mill ;6 theEq is an In each locality t /office of the combine k xiat>ff and also a bepairshop for trucks. Location of the combine 5 North zone.- Location of t' office SISAK (Map J - KOSTAJNICA - TP/BL) Saw mills supervised by this office: - TUROPDLJF (hap J - ZAGREB - SL/BZ) Workers: 800 - SISAK CAPRRAG (Map J - KOSTAJNICA - T-P/BH) Workers: 900 Trucks : 3 2) Location of'office SLAVONSK BROD (1~'iap J - BROD - Rtv1/AL) Saw mill supervised by this office: - SLAVONSKI BROD No 1 - SLAVONSKI BROD No 2 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/09' 9 RDP83-004158011000100004-3 ) , qualified a ii-Ea workers; Approved For Release 2004/02/6EGAUP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 Total number of workers employed in the 2 saw mills: - 3,000 Trucks: 3 3) Location of office - BELISCE (Map J - OSIJEK - TR/CD) Saw mills supervised by this office: - BELISCE Workerst 4,000 Trucks: 4 4) Location of office - DIORDENOVAC (Map J ? Saw mills supervised by this office: - DIORDENOVAC (Map J 7 Workers.- 4,000 - VIROVITCA (Map J - SLATINA - KI/CQ) Workers: 1,500 Trucks: 6 South zone: 1) Location of office - KARLOVAC (Map : - KARLOVAC - NK/BL) Saw mills supervised by this office: - 'ARLOVAC Workers: 1,400 - VOINIC (Map J - KARLOVAC ~ 01/AV) Workers: 150 Trucks: 14 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release 2004/0 DP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 2) Location of office - OGULIN (Map J - OGULIN - XP/AT) Saw mills supervised by this office: - OGITLIN Workers: 170 - JASENAK ( Map J - OGULIN - ZI/AP) Workers: 30 - DREZNICA ',(, Map J - OGULIN - ZI/AL) Workers: 70 - VRDOVSKO (Map J - OGULIN - ZV/BD) Workers: 120 - JOPSIDOL (Map - OGULIN , XT/ Workers: 170 - BRINJE (Map J - KOSTAJNICA - XI/GZ) Workers: 80 Trucks: 20 3) Location of 6ffice DELNICE (Map J - SUSAK - VS/Ha) Saw mills supervised by this office: - DELNICE Workers: 180 - LUCICE (Map J - SUSAK - VQ/BD) Workers : 400 - MRKOPALJ (Map J - OGULIN - ZN/BD Workers: 120 - GEROVO (Map J - CPRKNICA / VH/BN Workers: 70 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release 2004/ 8 fORE[-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 - RAVNA GORA (Map J - OGULIN - ZN/BP) Workers: 70 Trucks: 30 4) Location of office - NOVI VINODOL (Map J - SUSAK - VQ/AI) Saw mills supervised by this office: - BRESA ( Map J - SUSAK - TN/BF) Workers: 80 - ALAN (Map J - OGULIN - ZL/AF) Wo - S r TI kers: NICA (MR 80 ap J - SENJ - ZI/FV) Wo - KA r R kers: LOPAGO 70 (Map J - SENJ - ZV/FI) Workers: 50 Trucks: 18 5) Location of office - SUSAK (Map J - UH/AV) Saw mills supervised by this office - SUSAK Ordinarily the sawmill has about 500 workers. the date eW ^L (July 1951) the saw mill had suspended its operations because it was being enlarged. - KLANA (Map J - SUSAK - TP/BH) Workers: 120 Trucks: 12 - 6 /fi-'L Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release 2004/0 1CRlf2DP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 Recapitulation North zone - Saw mills 7 - workers 14,200 - trucks 16 South zone - saw mills 19 - workers 3,930 - trucks 94 Total - Saw mills 26 - Workers 15,130 - Trucks 110 Note: The number of Workers given is an approximate number because it varies according to season. Production The total monthly production of the various saw mills of Croatia amounts to about 1,000,000 cubic meters. The processed timb ',mainly spruce, beech and ca k, is subdivided in 3 The first and tAlaeLsecond 4.4t~ ell export, the third, C kept for It is customary one rate&ory/il note old aloQe,~ except Sale prices Spruce - 60% first - 40% second third Approved For Release 2004/ 25X1 4,800 dinars per cubic meter Approved For Release 2004/028E EIDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 Beech - 60% first - 40% second " third If 4,800 - 5,000 dinars per cubic meter 3,600 Oak - this typof timer is divided in only 2 categories ( first and second). %fia~N~msa tzwWl the same percentages are established as for the other types. Price: 5,500 per cubic meter Finished parquet. is produced exclusively in the saw mi17S of KARLOVAC and DIORDKNOVAC The sales price is as follows: - oak parquet : 7,500 dinars per cubic meter - beech parquet: 6,500 " xport The annual export of process wood amounts to 7,000,000 cubic meters - - 71o- - 110003,000 - Austria - 700,000 - Germany - 700,000 - Argentina- 400,000 - Italy - 300,000 - Switzerland. 300,000 Sweden - 300,000 - US - 150,000 25X1 Approved For Release - 100004-3 QS G ? L1U.L-- .L111j)UL- U.LL1rAU11UU01 fm 1- million 'w 2 million cubic meters per year r Approved For Release 2004/'GREURDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 The information in this report should be taken with 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : Cl -R?PQ3-00415R011000100004-3 SECRET Sep 1951 Sep 1951 Approved For Relq 25X1 25X1 Maps Used maps of Yugoslavia. The locaaxtioithe localities/in this ase 20041021 lb : : The interrogator is not in the possession of topogr phisal ~ report are therefore approximate. Attachments: No 1 - Secret police A) Yugoslav ground forces a)_ Headquarters: eadquarters located in the locality indicated in the margin b) Troops: Unidentified artillery unit housed in barracks located in the locality SeL-1 indicated in the margin, about 6 km from 4011IN16.) on the Jeft ill side of the road to ALMISSA. - 2 antiaircraft guns; type unidentified; barrel, on he above-mentioned road noted: about 3 meters; equipped with muzzle brake. ,*t able to give a better description because only the WZA-PI Ts s7j~isible; with tar' paper; 2 barracks, camouflaged, 10 x If with gabled roof / covered - undetermined number of soldiers, he believes tO belong 25X1 Approved For Release 20 25X1 Approved For Release 2 4 TCIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 Yugoslav navy a) Headquarters: Sep 1951 Glavni Stab Normarica Grad housed in a 3-story building located in the vicinity of the theater and about 30 meters from the church of the Madonna della Salute. Sep 1951 - Commander: 7 - Seamen: about 200 b) "Scharz" Units machine guns - "Mauser" rifles, German Sept 19f.1. Un&d ntified naval unit at housed 1t dime "Forte GRIPE" located on Partizanska Ulica machine guns naval unit SPALATO housed in a 6-story building, 40 40 x35, with gabled roof, located in the locality/ called POLJUB, about in the zone between the bathing; establishment "SPINUT" and the naval yard. 25X1 -lk - Approved For Release 20041026 CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release 2004/OREII-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 - Commander: ? - Seamen: about 1,000 - Armament noted: & Merman "Hauser" rifles ) undetermined number - "Scharz" machine guns ) - Motor vehicles noted: about 50 trucks, tarp "fionier", housed in sheds located pmjm= of the above-mention building. A Surveillances noted 3 sentinels, armed with "Mauser" rifles C) Topographic Information Railroad lines: Sep 1951 Change(Jof 9ABAC(locality located about 60 km east of Belgrad)- A LOZNICA (locality about 50 km southeast of Sabac)/railroad line: The above-mentioned branch railroad line was changed from a narrow- gauge railroad line to a standard gauge railroad line about a month ago. This change has been effected to meet-hims industrial requirements. D) -'?,conomic Information Industries Sep 1951 "JUGOVINIL" factory located in the locality irdiCat d in the m rgin, left of the road from fib to TRAU'. Director: ? Workers: about 2,000, mostly women Working hours: in 3 shifts: - first shift from 0600 to 1400 - second " " 1400 " 2200 " 2200 " 0600 Approved For Rele?W)0d4/02/19 ; CIA-RDP83-00415RO1100 C A S T P I S.GIORGIO (::PALATO ) Approved For Release 2004/O&RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 Production: The factory, which according to the management, has reduced its activities, produces: Nylon-raincoats Nylon handbags; Nylon bathing suits for men; Nylon bathing caps; Nylon umbrellas; oilcloth; celluloid combs. Motor vehicles: 4 Fiat, 50-seat busses for the transportntion of the workers; undetermined number of "Fionier" trucks. Note: The information in this report should be taken with 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/1 : 25X1 U83-00415R011000100004-3 ,CENTRAL r, 25XREPOR INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. COUNTRY Yugoslavia SUBJECT Economic Information 25X1 PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT E0 U. S. C_ 31 AND S2 AS"AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION Of IT$ CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO- HIBITED BY LAW. REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED. 25 25X1 NO. OF PAGES 1 25X NO. OF ENCLS. 11 (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO' 1. REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMAL Attached hereto for your retention and for whatever interest they may hold are eleven (11) rough, unedited transla- tions-of reports, containing economic and/or political information on Yugoslavia, CLASSIFICATION SECRET MAY 1949 1. 51 C.LASS'1FICAr1o,vefi 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415 78 25X 25)K B) %C )NOI1IC INFORMATION Approved For Release 2004/0 tfjDP8 I)- Indu_t Is A NOT 1"A~ 3 August 1951 "PRc;DIONA I. TKAONA" tex i l e establish t men k Af?I BOR one 01-21 . Located on "TVORNICKA ULICA" in the immediate vicinity of the "CORUSKA" railroad station about 1 km southeast of Studenci. in the zone indicated Appdwdxhfrnta se 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R 1100'19004-3 25X1 t Approved For Release 2004/0 1 9TALDP82b 115R011000100004-3 The group of buildings w c occupies f about 200 x 100 m. consists of the following: ii t-edi in t ! sketc gs) 25X1 1) Administration - 3-story building 2) Superintendent 19 quarters 3) Nursery 4) Lumber warehouse for the manufacture of crates 5) Depot for serve looms and other material ( 6) Machine op 7) Water pumps 8) Cloth measuring and piece goods MOMMOWe unit 9) Shipping unit 10) Cotton cleaning unit 11) Wei ghing 12) "leaving unit 13) Bleaching and calendering unit 14) Reeling unit 15) Office 161 Dwellings and mesa of the workers 17) Shtttle depot 18) Electrical unit 19) Coal stoves for cooking 20 )Gas and electric welding unit 21) Spinning and dyeing unit 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/1 9~ A-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release 20 WA93-60415R01 001,,Q0904i ~ 22) Waste cotton storage 23) Machineshop 24) Cotton warehouse 25) Open-air coal dump A). Main entrance B) 'Motor vehicle entrance The establishment is connected by a standard gage side track to the railroad line. Inside the factory a Decauville track connects the coal dump to the separate furnaces. Internal organization _ Director : COKL Albert Asst Director: VOIOJAC Head of the weaving unit : LID Head of the spi.nning-unit : TULJ Workers: 1500 of wh6mh 1200 are women 4orkshifts All of the units of the establishment except the spinning unit work 1 8-hour shift from 0600 to 1400. The spinning unit has two shifts with the following schedule : 0600-1400, 1400-2200. -achinery '.11 of the existing machinery is of British ;,lake. iaw materials The crude cotton comes from India, the US, and Greece. Production lF~.A '. and colored cloth Approvgdf a 2bb4/( 8/40uc( ri mRAdinn'- 1I nnnI nnnna_s i;=H RAFT20~V11 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/%EQ P86-b0415R01100 25X1 a a i.a~e part of the production is exported, but he is not able to specify the importing Note : The fnf-a Lion contained in this report should be considered Approved For Release - - - R011000100004-3 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approvej~Rj B - ECONOMIC DATA Industry Aug 51 - "ZELEZARN4 STORE" (STORE steelworks) Located in a group of structures at the locality indicated on the margin, about 2.5 kilometers east of CELJE. Director: SVETEK Svetec - former workman; Communist Chief Engineer: HERIC Alojs or Force: about 3,000 Work Shifts: 3 Products: sheet metal; plate steel; angle iron; screws; nails; cast-iron pipe and other cast-iron products. Volume of production: not known 25X1 Destination of Output: entite.output is allocated to domestic consumption: to various State factories and enterprises; a great many round bars to the Army and to labor battalions. Description of the Group of Structures (The numbers correspond to those on the attached sketch, in order to identify the various buildings.) 1. White-collar and blue-collar workers' mess one-story brick building, measuring about 30x10 meters, with tile roof. 2. Gate-keeper's house and workers' entrance .7. Entrance for Motor vehicles 4. Management and general offices three-story masonry building, about 20x15 meters, with tile roof. 5. Fire-fighting post - a 10-man permanent squad, provided with - one fire engine - in case of need, some squads of workers of the unit who have had such training act as firemen. CELJE STORE XV-DV 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/62119`:` CIA RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Rele 011000100004-3 25X1 0MLii7E4 ROM i a I UNt ( 6. Motor pool I I one masonry building (Nos. 5 and 6 in the sketch), about 30x10 meters in area, with tile roof. In this building are kept the automotive vehicles of the establishment: - 1 LUKA truck, manufactured by the Tvornica Automobile - Maribor (Maribor automotive factory), trade mark (T) (A) (M) UJKA 1.5-ton capacity - 1 Chevrolet truck - 0.5-ton capacity - 1 G.M.M. " - 3-ton tE - 1 Mavak (Hungarian) truck - 3-ton capacity - 1 Man-Diesel truck (old) --- - 1 Chevrolet passenger car - 1 bus for the fire-fighting service - 12-seat capacity - 1 first-aid ambulance - Electric shop - 1 electric lathe - 1 electric drilling machine - 1 electric planer - hand tools 7. Technical section one-story masonry building, measuring about 20x10 meters, housing the planning and drafting office, with: - 1 chief engineer - 4 engineers - 4 technical draftsmen - 4 typists 8. Masonry, two-story building, measuring about 20x20 meters; with tile roof: Ground floor: - Machine chop 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/'REI-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release 2004/02 EC - 2DP83-00415R011000100004-3 - 13 lathe benches 2 planers - /+ milling cutters 3 drilling machines - 1 screw-cutting machine - 12 medium-size vises Second floor: - Carpentry shop 4 carpenter's benches 2 circular saws - 2 band saws - hand tools 9. Heating plant one-dtory masonry structure, measuring about 20x20 meters, with tile roof; provided with: - 2 large bylindrical, horizontal boilers: - about 1.5 meters in diameter - about 8 meters in length - 2 generators (1 500 volt; 1 380-volt) to furnish electricity in the event of failure of the power normally furnished by the CEIJE electric plant. 10. Main storehouse for materials and tools one-story masonry structure, measuring about 30x20 meters, with tile roof, containing: - materials for daily use by the various units - electrical materials - hand tools First aid a single room for first aid, without infirmary or beds. In more serious 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02119,.;ICI.4-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release 2004k -RDP83-00415R01 000100004-3 i JTED ROUGH_ DRAFT p_NLy 25X1 cases the workers are transferred to the TORE infirmary, and later to the CEIJE hospital. 11. Press shop masonry structure measuring 50x40 meters and about 15 meters in height, with tile roof; containing, besides an undetermined number of milling machines which the source declares not to know: - 2 steam engines to operate roller presses - 2 furnaces for heating the metal to be processed with the presses - 2 metal-cutting machines 12. Furnace one-story masonry structure, measuring 30x20 meters, with tile roof, housing: - 1 Siemens-Martin furnace details or features of which the source is unable to furnish. 13. One-story wooden structure, measuring 20x15 meters and about 15 meters in height, housing: - 2 generators (to produce gas from cdal, for feeding the Martini furnace and the two furnaces in the press shop) 14. Cast iron pipe foundry one-story masonry structure, measuring 20x20 meters and about 30 meters in height, with tile roof; provided with: - 3 machines for milling cast-iron pipe - 2 electric cranes on overhead tracks Product: - cast-iron pipe of a diameter of 100 to 500 millimeters and length of close to 6 meters. 15. New foundry for other work in cast iron reinforced concrete structure, measuring about 40x20 meters, roofed with Approved For Release 2004/02119 -r CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Relea 25X1 ~1N~~~rFO POUGH DRAFT .. UOLY corrugated concrete (the source is unable to describe its equipment) 16. Sheet metal finishing shop brick structure measuring about 20x10 meters, with tile roof 17. Open-air storage for cast-iron pipe 18. Traveling crane on a track for loading railroad cars with pipes or other heavy materials - capacity: 2,000 kilograms - crane track: 120 - 140 meters 19. New blast furnace: electric furnace in process of construction - dimensions and features unknown 25X1 20. New foundry in process of construction: features not known to the source. Note: The information in this report must be taken with reservation unti]Appnned& Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 rrnorr Approved For Rele SECRET Maps used: ITALY - A- Agriculture SH,ET1a6 A- Scale 1: 100, 000 25X1 Sep 1951- UNITA e FRATELI:?NSA ( Unity and Fraternity) Cooperative of ... 65 A `;AiLE DtISTRIA Located in the center of the town indicated in the mm?.rgin Director: CE'RGNA,Giovanni. Personnel: 6-7 employees Composition of Cooperative: The cooperative comprises an undetermined number of members, join ily or who may/ voluntar2s ~rfd , as in the case of the Italians, be coerced to join the cooperative. System Used for Non-Voluntary Registration The directors of the cooperative, ego ' personally into the countryside accompanied by a non-commissioned officer of the. militia and upon con- tactinF those reported as being owners of land or livestock, they ask them to join the said cooperative. The first request is accompanied by alluring promises of various bere- fits, increased production, and profits The farmers and peasants at first refuse-` to join th? cooperative, Af- ter a certain period of time, the cooperative officials return?dcco+u- panied by the usual militia non-commisioned officer and ask the farmers once more to join. Upon refusing a second time, the farmers are termed as " enemies of the people" and threatened with "force; labor in t - c nines" . 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 YC AmRDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved /02/1 VMRVP 83-0041 5 R011000100004-3 1-01"IEDITE-0 H U.1u L AF"E , Q?X1 Having no other alternative but to join the cooperative and after signing e document of which they do nct even know the contents, they give up their entire land, livestock, and farm implements. Farmers and peasants, who possess only small amounts c:? land and one- head of livestock are also subject to this procedure. Government Food ',Varehouses The farmers are compelled to turn in to the Government food ware- houses the entire output of their land. During work, they are ?Pa~7.trhed by members or the pcli ce force wind, inter ^li a , have the task of reporting to the cooperatives all absentees so that a day's pay can be withheld for each day of absen- teeism. Di stribut l_on of Products The products gathered in the government food warehouses are dis- tri b!?ted in proportion to the number of ww ork-days put it by the members of the cooperative, who must pay for their nuotas with the 72 dinars which they receive daily for working for the cooperative. This armunt is absolutely insufficient to cover the needs of an average fani1y. In distributing thise products , no consider-ition is iven to the s_i' e of families, but to the number of work days put in . This type of livestock is taken over by the cooperative and the proprietors lose all rights to it. Livestock for Slaughter This livestock is slaughtered and distributed 'i n tar_tum among the members in very small amounts. Meat, like other foodst-. ffs i paid for with the 72 dinars received for each work day put in. 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415Rg11000100004-3 Approved For Release 2004/=. RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 DITED ROUGH -)j4FT ONLY Tools Once having become members of the cooperative, the farmers lose all proper- ty rights. Examples Cited By the Source As ". Aember of the Cooperative In September, 1949, 1 0 produced 17 --uintals of wheat and 110 hectoliters of wine, which remained his property and were disposed of as he saw fit. 25X1 25X1X 25X1X 25X1X In Arri.l, ]..?50, joined the cooperative.. In `eptember, 1950, the amount of -heat and wine produced did not, become knosn to hi.m, and the folloi'd.n ; amounts were instead allocL.ted to him: 4.67 -uintals of wheat and 4.14 hectoliters of wine. He also lost his property rights to one ox and two donkeys. Later, the donkeys were returned use to the cooperative. bTcause they were found to he of no Nol, e : The information c onti aned in this report must 1,e taken wi th 25X1X 25X1X 25X1X 25X1 4 t J. Approved For Release 2004/621' CCIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 25Xfpprovjd For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 SECRET Maps Used - Map J - BLED - Scale 1:100,000 A) ECONOMIC NEWS 1) CONSTRUCTION OF SHELTERS Jul) Approximately 200 meters east of time-SAVA (BLED/R0-EU)- BLED 1951 JESENICE in the month of ay of the same year, the construction RED-EU shelters was begun at the foot of the mountains. The mentioned shelter is made up of an uncertain number of rooms with rkr ' tunnels an intercommunication system(aeparated by two each 2 meters wide. 1oCJr(t L,gIcr'r tea: The shelter is JESENICE (BLED RO EZ4 - DODRAVA (BLED RQ-EU );'approximately 20 - 140 m. deep. The work on thisf shelte begun in the month of M Y of this year, and -F ?'[ '~ Ctc GPs9 A P ( Dn? w ~, r~ a~.~rea 'Am isnin,an stage. 40 meters deep 1- Q to bee"1k%w, and-tho other- .about 30 meters gg Workers assigned: About 100, from a state enterprise. The source believes that the work can not be completedcl-efore three years. The shelter will ~ rve /particularly for the protection of the workers ) of the local aftloftso" The source has heard that it is foreseen that more important un_ itSAin this shelter. July notherAshelter will be buil'.W BLED 191 JESENICE 71 the noxthVtrf- he ci y. RO-EZ This shelter also will be built at the foot of a mountain. A railway was begun in the^area that the shelter will be bonatructed. NOTE : The information contained in the present report should be accepted with 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For MAPS USED 25X1 ITALY - POLA - Sheet 77 A - Scale 1/100,005 A) YUGOSLAV ARMED FORCES a) DEFENSE PREPARATIONS Jun 51-Antiaircraft artillery emplacement in the area in the margin. -. 4c, 77 A POLA VEL MAGGIORO 8590 The informant ames that he noted 5-6 guns about 300 meters from the sea, type and caliber not rlv '--,~ b) LOGISTIC MOV IEI S Jun 51- Unidentified infantry unit Formerly stationed at Pola, it was transferred during the last two weeks of June, to an unknown destination. The transfer of the unit was done during the night by rail. 25X1X 25X1X Two or three daya after the transfer of this unit I , - each cc,zn k ,1 t ' . ~. a rah leaving. It was made up of 10 a truck c) MISCELLA SOUS MILITARY INFORMATION B) ECONOMIC INFORI4A'ITON INDUSTRIES 4-5 25X1X Jul 51-Various machines- the Arsenal are being disassembled and packed in: j ap- POLA Ca, { ,'- proximately 8Ox60x40Ameters in dimension. 25X1X through hearsay , k from a worker at t:-e- Arsenal that certain machines are disassembled at night by trustworthy personnel. These lo~ have "to Zagrebit written on them and are loaded on a i l i1r~e to be trans- ported to FIUME. 25X1 Approved For Releao Noted kkirx armed soldiers. Approved For Release 20046-All 25X1 C) POLITICAL INFORMATION 51- At the date in the margin, TITO was at BRIONI where he remained for several BRIONT days. The presidential train, ee posed of 4 cars, stopped at the POLA. railroad station for the entire period of its stay at BRIONI, It was guarded by the Peoples Militia. An undetermined number of TITO's personal guards, were noted in POLA in khaki uni- forms, yellow boots and caps with visors. The civilian population living at BRIONI to wasmevacuated t FASANA, with the exception of some very gickkk4d trustworthy people. went 1zxtJm toward SPALATO. MISCELLANEOUS i4-RDP83-00415R011 9,~ OQ~Q04.ys p~ .9 ry that after his visit to BRIONI,TITO The rumor is circulating in ISTRIA that American troops are stationed at POLA. ,Y the opinion,_-s~ other refugees, that this information is false ana-It n the rumor is intended to keep the Italians from ex e rcising. trieir 1 right of option. tions until it is confirmed NOTE: The information contained in this report should be accepted with reserva?- 25X1X 25X1X 25X1X 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approval Rele .S u CR1 T MA:E'S USED ITALY - FIU_-~E - Sheet 53 - B - Scale 1/100,000 A) YUGOSLAV NAVY a) Ships in Port 1-2 Jul 51- At the date in the m=irgin the forirerfi "BAL~STR'~4 destroyerwas moored FIUAfE at the form r CAGP;NI ne:-r the LAZZARUS Shipyard. This destroyer, which x now bears the number -54, stayed for 3-4 days and then left for an unknown destination. ~1A 5. Jul 51- 3 submarine chasers bearing th3 numbers 101-C, 102-C and 103-C moored at the FIUME pier of the torpedo factory of Fiur?ie. These submarine chasers are used in pa- trolling the coastal area of CARN J 0. B) ECONOMIC INFORMATION a) INDUST.RIi"'3 Jul 51- Fornier_"MAR.~,SCHI!' -drum and bitumen factorr FIUME --- ---- ---------- NJK1 ATTACHE' TO THE "ROMSA" refinery. It is near the oil port of the place in the margin. Unit chief: one BIAGGINI Worke rs : about 120 Production about 500 drums of 200-liter capacity are made here every day. Equipment : s :erring machines C - 2 xkmx= (sheet petal - 2 corrugati,,g machines // tdira* -mss etc f, - 2 cylinders (dri.un shaped) ~~x~x~aafxta at-~1~.~ acruara~az mse stx~'atxx~z' uX~LI~?X1'~~ f ~q~k'~~~XXX 2 O X n '' ~ 14.E y1' `'T - 1 P 8t we 1? r- 4 `,,,.,,s4 5 pl~,g machine Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 Apps f 4 b;,M Gti r -0 Tf' '"?*tsrc-l shy - 3 compressors - 2 electric welders for tds5 - i large press - 3 small presses -3emer-y The Material for making the drums is provided by the JESENIC steel works. WoIc shifts 0600- 1400 in the drum factory Bitumen unit Product ion About 500.6009up' drwisAare produced every day. Work is one in two shifts: - from0600 to 1200 and from 1200 to 2400 The workers in the bitumen unit are divided into three -roups of 15 persons each. e'ach of these g ps :,rhs s shift of 12 hours -tni Is free fo,' h Ars. Most of the bitumen produced is sent to inland YUGOSLAVIA and the remaining amount is left in Mid warehouses for repairing the local roads. Jul 51- "A. RA KOVIC" Torpedo factory - General director: a Lt. Cola name not known - Assistant director: it. Col. P_dRISA li: Ma j . KIPOIC -f k~ Chief of^ :Administrative Offices; Maj. POPOVIC - PoiiLic=al commissar: a major, name not known. z' +tee - GUetmaj- Personnel: one PILEPIC, NATIV OF TAMSE (FIT-TIE) Production total of 6 torpedoes were built between 1945 and 1950. 3 of these weee 6.50 ham, meters long and 3 4.50 meters long. A Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 :-CIA-RDP83-00 25X1 5 oc!< these torpedoes gave good results Ah the launching test9but one, due to the inefficient functioning of the guide,did not reach the target which was placed in the sea. After the mechanism was Nrep&ired the torped was tested. These torpedoes were sent to KKOCK BOCCHE DI CATTARO, 'V'** - - motors for light industry, 4-10 HP a'e also produced in this factory. - Compresso ?sAof 250-260 atmosphere S - Assembly and repair of torpedoes already at the torpedo factory. Unit of theTorpedoFactory in the former Tobacco Facto This unit produces: - hydraulic steering gear `for battleships and nrchant ships - ?1,-- 111 for screw propellors of various dimensions; - Screw propellors of various types and measurements; - Single and double aluminum torpedo tubes, with a brass bore 20 mm. thick. E'9.. g In March of last year a pump t*e tank of Russian make (use of which in- formant does not know) arrived at SISAK (KOSTAJNICAA TP/RL) to be used as a model for manufacturing this type of pukp. 16 have been produced and sent to SISAK for testing. About a month later AApril) they were returned to the Rankovic factory because they did not operate efficiently. Some changes were made at the factor, and they were sent back to SISAK. The informant does not know the results of the seconff t,st. 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 -alU BE 1Q Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-0041 25X1 25X1 BANJA II A Scale 1:100,000 DRVENT LJUBJANA ATTm C,FibIT;NTS : None A) YUGOSLAV GROUND FORCES 1:1O0,QOo 1:1Q6, 000 a) Miscellaneous milary informatics Premilitary courses The source attended June 1951 econda school Instructor: a rOserve officer Instruction - regulations - combat "trai ni n Arms :. 7ooden dur rifles for field drill the entire - one rifle for/ course, 1942 hauser, for practi cal training with L. 4*- one pistol Lessons on how to fire are not who Xreruent t e pre-military course train of machine ,uns j the model of which is unknown to the B) TO_ OGR AI'HIC INFORM .TICN Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 -iii PP-.99 submachine gun en. The students of the 7th E C HT, S E E Approved I 27 July 1951 B GKc I BO J (DRVENTA - RQ - FX ) (see report No 1455) q Length of the trunk: about ,~f~ kilometers Standard gauge Single track Work is proceeding simultaneously from both abovementioned localities. "voluntar " v Workers; The bulk i consists of rk igade,5' The work, begun at BANJA LUKA, had progressed, at the time indicated in the margin, 30 kilometers. raz roa r un er construction LUKA XP-or /he first MM xam: 30 kilometersl t abovementioned date tirwerc, supposed to have been openedAanct' bince the work fell behind , the last 7-8 kilometers were finished with forced labor xx& in a few days, As a consequence, between kilometer markers 23 and 30 the locomotive (without any cars) was rierailed four times, because of failure of the terrain and 1B poor workmanship. he opening of the first 'secti!'fr,[any officials of the central government and of the Croatian government attended. C) POLITICAL INFJRNATIUN 1951 The attitude of Iw students c'MW the bulk of the students are against the regime. The number of these belonging to the party is small. The students, whenever they can, criticize the regime and its The information conta_ ned in this report should be 25X1 Lubj 25X1X considered w~t~z res~~~ ~~' 1 c P 1-%W83- 0415R01100010000 -3 u,Cu_ or_,-i nu READ Approved For Rel4 IT_: LY =ME RIZI_EKA STS'.ET 53 13 Scale 7_:100,000 J SUS?1K ^:ugus t 1951 ATT;? CF,?iENTS : one TrC L J GUT7;+ NORCL3 a) -TROOPS 1.:3.00,000 Unit of infantry of an undetermined Atrength in the former Italian barracks bated in the- mr .o' PLASST f the ,;ir(dieated in th-c nn,rgin. 471t Comma nding Officer: not known Arms: - Man ser ri. f le s - orclinary repeating rifles of Italian make 29-30 Apr 1951 1 hips under construction medium reports having noted 5-6/tanks in transit and 7-8 pieces mounted on 2-wheel carriages with tires, type u.ni4entif .ed, drawn by trucks headed for S'US"K. The source is unable to specify where the above-mentioned come from. B) ;CONC11,IC INFORMATION 1.PJt?U ,TRY August 1951 3 MAY Shipyard D(1 53 T3 44 RIJEKA >3-39 At the time indicated in the margin the work,-on 4 ships type IOCCHI) on the ways was pro ceding very slowly do to 1' .ck o" material. Approved For Release 2004/02/19 PCT -2 tankers. Gross tonnage of 400 to 500 tons are on the Trays. 25X1X 25X1 Approved For Release 2004102119 m - - 100004-3 25X1 "ork has been temporarily suspended because material is lacking. - 6 tugs o" 150-200 tons are moored in th, :hipyard w& ting to be finished, they are lacking mchimprry and super structure. - 2 German typel 400 - SCO tons were bo`!1n in spring. 'I'hose will be propelled by 2 engines of an unknown power. yard and was tugged td - out 2 month ago, the destroyer, "SPLIT" left the ship- .t will take place. S ? L! where the work of eprui.pping 25X1X Auo st 1951 "Tork on the reconstruction of the petroleum port is in 7,1 -JE,` pro press. Those ,hoa are not assigned to .,;ork here are forbidden to enter. no ? rticulars worthy of mention. On the date indicated in the margin, work began on the KOSTiMENJ: 'T' -AV extension of the electric line from SUSAK to the locality indicated. idx the ;-,as$in. I oe, not know the route of the line, reports 25X1X 25X1X same through hearsay. LS CELI , NECUS Civilian organi7r.4tion for defense May 1951 meeting was held by a group of youth of the personnel tIJI`A belon-,ing to the Torpedo Factory of the 3 ''ay ~hipyard in the vicinity of the cemetery of the locality indicated Ap}ii owl Fd ' dlease 2004/02/19 : E1-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 1 .10 Approved For Relea J"f pOROUGN 25X1 DRAFT ONLY ..!ic psv i?d.ni d1U1Qu eeu oy a ?~oumirunapt tarty 7r is " In case of war, all the workers assigned here will >e unable to abandon their work posts, but they will then take orders from the military authority." t?:fter the above-mentioned date, no other meeting. took place regarding civil defense. 1" 'he sou has no other particulars. The ini'ormation ct.iined in the present report should be considered with reserve until 25X1X 25X1X 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08 irMRDP83-00415ROl V 4-4. Approved For Release 2004/"G 991-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 SECRET MAPS USED ITALY -PISINO - SHEET 65 A Scale 1:100.,QUU ITALY -ALBONA - SHEET 65 B Scale 1:100,000 A) Ec0No IIC INFORMATION a) MINES august 1951 Administration of "ISTRA BAOKSIT" mines located in a 65 B Z0VI GN0 civilian house, in the vicinity of the pier of the 7211 locality indicated in the margin. General director: a ?dalmatian. Workers: 2500 The bc~,zdte mines are fou{d in the areas of: -CANFANARO (FISINO 65 A - 8815) -ANTIGNANA ( -t rr " - 8826) -GIIIINO it It - 9317) -CHECIIi ( " If If - 9226) -- ~. PIETRO ININ S :LVI ( " rt " -9022) -1 ONT 11=LTOTTI (ALBONA 65 B - 9821) -LINDARO ( ti it " - 9828) -S. GIOVANATI )'ARSA ( If Production it "- 0117) The area of GININO produces about 1200 tons of ore per day. The are is selected according to its quality: - the 7is transported by motor vehicle to ROVIGNO and sent to ITALY -the second is in part sent to Germany by rail and the Approved For Release 2004102119 i CIA-RD1983-004 Approved For Release 2004/02/1 tVEDITED ROUGH DRAFT ON1y- CCP83-00415R011000100004-3 25X1 -4~composed of 10-12 men each are assigned to ' EquuiEment - earth augers for drilling (with pipes) - baramine of 3 - 6 meters to assay the terrain - picks and shovels. August 1951ee Gh the date indicated in the margin a new mine was discoveded fir Kxzox3mx in the area indicated in the margin. does not know the production of the zones mentioned previously. Work shifts -summer: two the first, from 0400 to 1200 the second, from 1200 -to 2000 -winter: one from0700 to 1500 First class miner: 130 dinars b) SOCIAL CONDITIONS Pharmacies August 1951 The only pharmacy in the area indicated in the margin ..B-'.J-NO was closed for lack of medicine The population hac to go to FISINO in search of medicine which is about 14 km from the area indicated in the margin. 65 B BALLI 9916 25X1X 25X1 ~rWC C t-l Approved For Release) 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415ROl 1000100g04-3 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 CIA-R()P83-00415R0.i1000100004-3 POLITICAL INFORMATION; residing In 1948 more than 50 Italian families ri&*atg in the GIMINO locality indicated in the margin, applied for the right of option for Italian citizenship , All of the requests were rejected because the,. Croatian languag except that request presented Various recourses were initiated by those interested parties to the Italian Legation of ZAGABRIA; the latter protested to the Office of the Ministry of Interior of the jroatian Republic without success. MI.jCMU,,a Peligion August 1951 Religiogs activity takes place without incident. GIMINO Marriages, baptisms, and funerals take place moo- church ? without interference of the Peoples Committee, which only a -e while ago interfenrd eftan. .OBtSil__Saryi e August 1951 The postal seviee operates regularly. Letters GIMINO are not censured, even those from foreign countries. ~a e (Ca rc; 4 rre v-t daily f nr Italy and the US containing food 25X1X 25X1X Approved For Release 2004/02/19_: CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release .200 / : C]A-RDP83-00415R ]A-RDP83-0041 _} UNEDITED RORUGf DRAFT ONLY ant clothing sent to the population from their relatives. The packages are opened in the post office in the presence dl;ver*N ....?f of the aairessee by the employee in ~sarge o e ackage. Objects which are subject to customs .ity are oonfie- catet. NOTE: Information containeit in this report shoull be 25X1 25X1X 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 -SECRET Approved For Relel 31 CI :T Maps Used: MapJ - ITALY - , BLED Scale 1:100,000 TOL!ETNO - Sheet 26 - :kale 1: 100,000 a- Defense Preparations Sep 51 Construction of chamber stove/ Chamber stoves are being but by a military ui t on the bridges of the CALCANO- PISDDICOLLE Rai lr `ad Line listed bel,.v: - Shone Bridge at kilometAr marker ,1.400; camber stoves built in the piers of the bridae;`their number is no known to the source; thsir dimensions are as ollows: radius, a.b1ut 50 centimeters and volute, ; - Steel bridge at k10-meter marker 92; chamber stoves provided are identical to those descried above; the work is $eing carried out without thF, aid of rock-boring mahines. The chamber-strives have not been charged as yet. - TOPOGPLIPHIC INFOR1 ATION Transit and works in progress on the SALCANO-BOHIN3KA BISTRICA (B1 ?LH/EH) Railroad Section. Transit Trains are compelled to cross the following bridges at speeds not in excess of 5-10 kilhmeters per hour : AIBA ( Ison-o Canal) Bridge rebuilt after the war ; its radius o' cur- vature is such that trains must cross this bridge at speeds not in of 5 kilometers per hour. _T-appears that constructir, of another bridge 25X1 25X1X 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02 'b f DP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release 200 here has been planned. E A-RDP83-0041 ~ 1000100004-3 T F C,t y - x,ACCV0 3,,TZPPVAI.LH (26 C $929). Bridge destroyed duri.n the war , still temporarily made of wood . Trains must cross this bridrre at not more than 5-10 kilometers per hour. 9 CA,PRTED OUT Change of Rails -orn-out rails have been replaced along the following sections of the,- FIEUICGLI.:: 'Tunnel One third of the rail has been replaced; the work is still in progress. From BOFfNSKA BISTR?ICI!, to PI.EDICOLI.I : In August, 1951, the work team to which belonged had already replaced about 250 meters of rail. The new rails, whose manufacture the source does no'; know, are of a very ":;oft" type and , conser:uently, of invited durability. Construction of witch cabins of stone at the following: stations: (1) ?i ~D (SI-LO) ; (2) GRACOVA ::;I+IR.RI'AVAI:I (26 C 8921)) The necessary machinery for the cabin has not arrived a s yet (Jepte;nber 1951) ECONC1 C INFCR IV? TIGN 1) Transportation Materiel for "ork to be carried out on the railroad section referred to in paragraph entitled "Topographic Information". The following materiel is particularly Lacking - -Drills - Rails ( In order to replace some worn out rails in the Santa t cia d i Tolmino Tunnel, some sections of rail in the FTEDII'i.XF! (26 C 8430) Railroad Station have been re.mnoved) - 'Ties: These arrive always in the off-season, t-lat is, during the winter months. 25X1 25X1X 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : LiA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 Approved For Release.2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415hV4%O ONLY 25X1 any of them, after two or three months of use, must be replaced; this, is due to the fact that the timber to be used in making these ties is left to rot in the forests under all weather conditions. - Rolling Stock (freight and passenger cars) is in very bad condition; all the coaches, even during the winter months, are in very bad condition and nearly all without window panes. The only thing that abounds is personnel of every category and grade. At Near/the PII'L;Lr.'.E whistle stop , there are seven persons employed ( one chief, two office wor'cers, and four switchmen 2)- Industries 25X1X Sep 51- Cement factory of .......................................... 26 Production at the time indicated in the margin: type type Cement/.x11.00 and/600 :mss about 2,000 quintals daily d'ISONZO C 7018 Corrugated and smooth eternit plates, 40 x 40 centimeters and 60 x 60 cent- meters - Small eternit plates ''te.rnit tubing for sera -e and water supply woricn The output of the above-me'Zticried eternit products amounts to about 10C cuintals daily. _''or'.:ers: 700-$00 ( including only 3/4 Italians) ork shifts: 3 shifts of 8 hours each Note : The information contained in this report should be taker ith 25X1X 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R011000100004-3 2 5)(1 Approved For Rele :GREY E. ORT NO 1596 IT T,.s FI1J SHEET 53 B 1:100,000 _A) D-OPNOI:It[C INFaMMATION l) FOOD 1951 C .ADS;

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