(SANITIZED)TOS FACTORY, CHOTUTICE: PRODUCTION OF X-RAY APPARATUS, ELECTROMAGENETIC INSTRUMENTS, SWITCHES/EXPORT/SHORTAGES/ PERSONNEL/SECURITY(SANITIZED)

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY, Czechoslovakia/USSR/China/Poland/Rum aim
SUBJECT TOS Factory, Chotutice: Production of X-Ray Apparatus,
11 ectrolmagnetic Instruments Snitches/Export/Shortages/
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DATE 01STIR. V Jul 1953
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Production and Export of X-ray Apparatus
2. "The 1208 factory at Chotutice manufactures special X-ray apparatus for testing steels
and other metal materials.
3. "in 1949 the TOS factory manufactured 40 of these X-ray apparatus for testing steels.
The instruments were exact copies of those produced by the German firm of Seifert in
Hamburg. All 40 were sent to Machino-Import in Moscow for distribution to Soviet
firms. Forty more of these apparatus were produced in 1950. Thirty-six were exported
to the Elektrin firm in Warsaw, Poland.; The rest were sold to domestic Czechool.orakian
firms. In 1951 Poland was supposed to receive 50 more instruments, but the Polish
commission found moat of them faulty and refused to accept them. These rejects were
sold to Czech firma. During 1952 about L20 such X-ray apparatus were produced. All '
Production and Export of Electromainetic Instruments
4. "The TOS factory also produces six types of electromagnetic instruments for cresting
various metals. The six types are called:
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a) INKAR Horizontal 3000 (production number)
b) INKAR Horizontal 1500
c) INKAR Horizontal 400
d) MER4o
e Portable Universal
f Portable II
5. "These electromagnetic instrumnts are likewise iroduced mainly for export. In 1952
Poland bought 25 instruments types not-specifie). Communist China bought 20 instru-
ments. Rumania, Hungary and Bulgaria bought one instrumeat each. A Soviet delegation
came to the TOS Factory to take over some of these electromagnetic instruments. In
February 1953 two Chinese representatives appeared at TOS, accompanied by an official
of the KOVO firm, (fnu) #SAM. They inspected some instruments. They talked primarily
to Ing (fnu) Pis, the head engineer of TOS. (The KOVO firm xs renamed ;trod Export
at the .,eginning of April 1953?)
Production of Special Switches for Mobile Radar Stations
6. "Presently late Spring 1957the TF&TA firm in Pardubice is working on an order from
the Czechoslovakian Government -- Nc. 855 (vladni ukol c. 855) -- for 60 mobile radar
stations. The Skoda firm will suppi the vehicles. The TOS factory has contracted to
deliver 180 special switchee (prepinace) for this order. The'fn].fillment of the whole
order is under the personal supervision of Minister Alexej Cepicka.
Shortages Affecting Plan Fulfillment
7. "The TOS factory fulfilled its production plan as follows during the past three years;
1950 - 100%
1951 - 103%
1952 - 95%
March, 1953 - 90% (approximately)
8. "The production bottleneck is caused by the lack of instruments, machinery and materials.
Some suppliers have delivered rejects (z'almetk ) to TOS. This has happened most often
with parts made of bakelite. There has so been a constant shortage of light metals,
steel and iron plates. Allocations of these materials have been sufficient to ct.ver
only 50% of the production quotas: Special orders must be placed for the rest of the
materials needed. To obtain allocations from the so-called 'excessive reserves' (nod-
mnrne zasoby) or State reserves (statni zesob ) necessitates a lengthy, red-tape pro-
cedure.
9. "The highest percentage of rejects in the TOO factory have been produced in the electric
department, which produces various parts such as sxritches,pl-ags and electromagnets.
Equipment
10. "No Soviet machines are used in the factory.
11. "The only new machine in the factory is a grinding machine (bruske)of Czechoslovak make
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14. "There are no ahockworkers,in the factory because the workers stopped all socialist
has his office at the, directorate in Celakovice
Personnel
"'T'he TOSI Factory has 170 employees in all.
technical level.
About 30 are on the administrative
"The head of the factory In Worker-Director Jaroslav Vicek He was previously the lock-
smith and chairman of the factory council. He was replaced in that poet by Jaroslac
Kadlec. The chairmanlof the CP organization in the factory is Josef 3ouzvicka, a store-
keeper. The head of the administrative department is Oldrich Holy. The cadres referent
competitions in 1950 when the working norms were stiffened. No transferred administrative
15. "The leader of the SVAZARM organization in the factory is Maclav Volse. Compulsory
training is held to hours week.
16. "The group of amateur, photographers and radio 'hams' in the factory is headed by Jiri
Havel.
"The da referent is Miraslav Kostelecky. He leads the
political, cultural and propaganda
Youth League.
political indoctrination for members of the Yon
i
Sdreurlty
"The leader of the factory militia is Miroslav
members who are armed with, rifles and machine guns.
19. "The commander of the militia battalion in the Kolin district is
Vrbcanyt The battalion comprises the militia units operating in
Jaroslav Karka from
various factories in
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