SOVIET UNION MILITARY - ECONOMIC REPORT

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• Publication Date: March 6, 1943
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SOVIET UNION MILITARY-ECONOMIC REPORT
Dated: 6 March 1943
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During the Second World War the German Signal Intelligence
Control Center of the Staff of the Chief of Army Signal Service
(HNW, LNA) issued a series of reports to show the USSR mili-
tary-economic situation as reflected in Russian internal plain
language traffic. These reports appeared at short, irregular
intervals, usually six per month, for the period October 1942-
March 1945, Eig1fr IM? a of these reports have been transla-
ted and issued by
It is planned to issue a complete set of translations of the re-
ports, beginning with the most recent a~n backward,
but omitting those already translated by The
numbering of the items was added by the translator e
r A aas did this only in the last eighteen reports,
-inclusive. Since the original material was inRussian,
an effort has been made when translating the German to deter-
mine the original Russian term wherever possible. This is fa-
cilitated by the Russian fondness for abbreviations. In these
translations into English the probable meaning of the abbrevia-
tion will be given in parenthesis the first time it occurs in each
report,
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The Soviet Union
Military-Economic Report
(Based on domestic radio traffic )
6 March 1943
More important reports
(1) The catastrophic state of the cattle feed supply in Aktyubinsk was announced in a
radio message.
(2) According to a coded message of the Civil Air Fleet there is evidently an airport
in Turtkul, large aviation repair workshops and airplane plants in Tashkent, and aviation
repair workshops in Ashkhabad.
(3) A night squadron was mentioned. in a message from Tashkent.
(4) From Sochi it is reported: In February there were 17 planes ready for take off
and 21 not ready. There were 739 take offs. 11. 06 tons of mail were forwarded. 21 para-
troopers have been dismissed. In addition 3591 packages were made available (perhaps for
partisan supply).
(5) Evidently a large air unit is situated in Sochi, which flies sorties. Presumably
it is a reference to the First Air Squadron. (See report of 28 February) . Commander is
Podkhozov. It is questionable whether the flight area is the West Caucasus or the Crimea.
Tarlashinskij and Captain Khubulashvili were named as commanders of a flight group.
(6) A radio link must be established between Semipalatinsk and Novosibirsk.
(7) According to a radio message of the postal network 50 mining pocket lamps arrived
in Murmansk from Tiflis.
Personnel Situation
(8)
In the area of the Omsk Steamship Agency shipping workers must be mobilized:
from the urban areas
from the rural areas
75 men
55
NKRF-Omsk must receive
200
(9)
In the area of the Semipalatinsk Steamship Agency shipping workers must be
from the urban areas
50 men
from the rural areas
50
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in Pavlodar Kra j:
from urban areas
from rural areas
30 men
25
(10)
The wharf of Semipalatinsk must receive 50 men
(11)
In the area of Kazakh SSR shipping workers must be mobilized:
from urban areas
100 men
from rural areas
150
(12,
Tn Chardzhou courses for party work are being carried out.
(13) "Volgatanker" is using for gasoline-oil pump installations:
mechanics' assistants
mechanics
15
5
(14) As of 24 February the following was on hand in Chakvinsk Oblast':
packed tea
dried tea
non-dried tea
In Sugdidi Oblast':
packed tea
dried tea
non-dried tea
11, 280 tons
574, 376
448, 665
5 tons
391, 420
429, 254
(15) Baku shipped 27 tons of fish products to the Fish Sales in Tiflis.
(16) Stocks in Tiflis as of 1 March 1942:
Grain $rocurement Office
Flour
564 tons
Groats
266
Wheat
955
Flour
346
Groats
39
Wheat
102
Flour
340
Groats
2
(17) The established norms for the rest homes daily amount to:
Bread
600 grams
Grain
100
Fish
150
Fats
30
Sugar
30
Vegetables and potatoes
600
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(18) The remaining goods must be furnished from the stock (-?).
(19) The Chief Directorate for Canning in Moscow received the report that kolkhozes
are furnished with carrot and tomato seeds. The following seeds will be needed:
Beets (?) 1, 082 kg. (?)
Onions 831
Cucumbers 1, 154
Late cabbage 67
(20) In January/February 616 tons of barley were delivered to the breweries.
(21) According to the account of 1 March there was shipped to the oil factory:
Sunflowers 335 tons
Soya 70
(221 The canning trust will receive 40 tons of macaroni in March.
(23) The Chief Directorate for Tea in Moscow received the report that as of 3 March
there was packed:
Brick tea
from the stocks there was packed daily:
Brick tea
(24) Packing material is on hand for 420 tons.
Press Report to Moscow
(25) The kolkhoz farmers of Khashuri Kraj furnished the grain stock of the Red Army
with an additional 52 tons of grain.
(26) In March 170 tons of sack flour were delivered. No more flour can be delivered.
(27) During the period from 15 February to 1 March 2124 tons of goods were transported
as follows:
with machines of NK for
truck transport 1236 tons
with vessels of transport
procurement 500
with transport means of the
kolkhozes 244
with teams 144
(28) Oranges and lemons were delivered:
Place Lemons (units in thousands) Oranges (units in thousands)
Total 1835 units 2056 units
Moscow 1003 1183
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Place
Lemons (units in thousands)
Oranges (units in thousands)
Kujbyshev
24 units
16 units
.Sochi
39
25
Aze rba jdzhan
2
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Georgia
332
162
Transcaucasus Front
63
174
Factories of Canning
Trust
15
179
Local Industry
183
85
Lost
3
32
(29) According to the established plan Georgia has to dry 22000 tons of wet grain in
kilns and deliver it to the processing enterprises.
Kutais
(30) The following stock balance as of 28 February was reported to the Chief Directo-
rate for Canning in Moscow:
Peeledgrain 35 tons
Beans 163
(31) Because of the lack of coal:, the preparation of concentrates could not be carried
out. Remaining are:
Corn grain 72 tons
Manna groats 19
Wheat grain 3
Barley concentrates 135
Fats 45
Paper 6
received: Millet 10
(32) The NK for the Food Industry must deliver to the Armenian Canning Trust 40 tons
of macaroni for manufacture.
(33) The supply office of the Black Sea Fleet in Poti must receive 140 tons of food
concentrates in March.
(34) Chelyabinsk received from Sugdidi 1 carload of concentrates.
(35) The Buryat Consumers' Cooperative will receive 35 tons of green tea for the first
quarter.
Metal Supply
(36) Saratov NKRF reports the following stock as per 1 March:
Coils of copper wire 7500 units
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Cast iron 90 tons
Graphite (black) 0.35
Graphite (silver) 0.45
(37) 36 tons of steel are stored on a barge wintering in Kujbyshev. It was addressed
from the Saratov office "Tankosnab" (Tank Industry Supply) to 11545" Stalingrad.
(38) Krasnoyarsk must receive 15 kilograms of copper telegraph wire.
(39) Novosibirsk NKRF was to receive from Plant "Molotov" in Stalinsk (?) 47 tons of
steel plate, which could not be delivered because of the lack of freight cars.
(40) The Steel Trust in Irkutsk received 4 tons of nails from Moscow for distribution to
the steamship agencies:
Upper Amur Steamship Agency
1 ton
Selengak Steamship Agency
1/2
Enisej Steamship Agency
1/2
Angar Steamship Agency
1/2
Osetrovo Shipyard
1 1/2
Material Supply
(41) Tiflis received 25000 sacks. The soap factory needs 120 tons of fat.
(42) Moscow asks the-factory in Mizur (?) to deliver 100 tons of cement to the combine
in Sadonsk (?).
(43) For the repair of the combine in Beslan 4 cars of glass will be needed.
(44) On 1 March NKRF reports the following stock:
Lubricating grease 3. 8 tons
Firebrick (inferior quality) 5. 5
(45) Plant #5 in Kujbyshev needs 50 dry cell batteries and 30 saw-frames.
(46) The editors of "Vodnyj Transport" delivered 500 kilograms of paper to NKRF
Astrakhan for distribution.
(47) Barge #603 lies in Yaroslavl with a load of firebrick. It must be unloaded
immediately. Railroad cars are to be made available.
(48) Moscow has no fishing equipment ready. For the spring catch there is to be distri-
buted through the Upper Volga Steamship Agency:
To the Oblast' Waterways Directorate 5 tons linen thread
To the wharf in Kazan 5 tons linen thread
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Chemical Supply
(49) For the control of various insects in the vineyards 2000 tons of sulphate of copper
are required for the current year. In the first quarter only 200 tons were delivered..
(50) The Georgian Food Supply must receive 6 tons of varnish from the Georgian Bureau
of the Chief Directorate for Oil and Fat Distribution.
(51) In February 5. 5 tons of household soap were delivered to the organization "Workers'
Pool".
Erivan
(52) Erivan must receive 3 cars of carbide. 1. 5 tons of SO2 were authorized.,
(53) The shipment will take place March-June. The carboys are to be sent to Dzerz-
hinsk to the chemical factory.
(54) In March receipts included:
Sangesursk (?) - Copper Combine for 12500 rubles household soap
Copper factory in Alaverdy for 3750 rubles household soap
Ore Directorate, Alaverdy for 3750 rubles household soap
(55) The Rubber Industry requests 2 tons of linseed oil for the purpose of soaking the
electrodes.
(56) The NK for Health must receive from the Druggist Directorate in Novosibirsk:
Akrichin (?) 0. 1 ton
(57) On 22 February there was shipped from Baku to Poti:
Varnish 18 tons
Kuzbass-lacquer 15 tons
(58) Batum shipped 12. 9 tons of bitumen to Iran-Soviet Oil.
(59) The medical institute in Baku is to deliver via air to the Oblast' Health Department
in Krasnodar:
Cerebrospinal meningitis
serum 3000 doses
Diphtheria serum 10 mil. ampules
Dysentery serum .3 mil. ampules
Other vaccines 230 1.
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(60) As of 1 March NKRF Saratov reports on hand:
Sulphite
0. 1 ton
Dextrine
0.48
Varnish
1.5
Lacquer
0.6
Coal Supply
(61) NKRF-Ust Usa must deliver 3 cars of coal suitable for coking to Kaninos and Kotlas:
Because of the lack of coal, casting work there could not be carried out and also other work
threatens to come to a standstill.
Timber Supply
(62) Ordzhonikidze asks from the Chief Directorate for Canning in Moscow the supply
of the following materials:
Small box boards
2460 cbm.
Planks for barrels
520
Boards
1240
Milled boards
849
Firewood
3440
Staves
1800000 units
Production
(63) NKRF-Chardzhou reports the possibility of producing a granular powder for
membranes. It concerns apparently a technical innovation9 since Chardzhou will wait for the
judgment of the technical commission.
(64) The NKRF office in Ust-Ussa is directing the Waterways Directorate to deliver
3 steamers and 4 wooden barges of 300 tons. The base for Water Transport must deliver a
steamer to the Pechora Steamship Agency.
Reconstruction
(65) On 2 March 50000 rubles were alloted to the Military Reconstruction Division of
the Upper Don in Voronezh and 50000 rubles to the Military Reconstruction Division of the
Lower Don in Konstantinovskaya.
(66) Ships' workers from Stalingrad must be drawn in without delay for securing the
fleet in the area of Kamyshin before the ice break-up.
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Miscellaneous
(67) NKRF-Saratov reports that on 2 March the supplying of electricity to a factory was
completely discontinued.
(68) Three radio installations of the Vyborg Steamship Agency, which is in Molotov,
must be delivered to the Irtysh Steamship Agency. (New evidence that the evacuation of the
Russians is proceeding very cautiously. )
(69) On 25 March a conference of the NKRF-editors will be held in Moscow.
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