ARMAMENTS PRODUCTION

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000500820070-0
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December 19, 2016
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2006/11/03: CIA-RDP80-00809AO00500820070-0 25X1 CENTRAL IN] ELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT NO. Cii PP,o'L NO. Of F NC'1 SI1PP. it) P[ POI %r) 1. The Sovrometal factory at Resita delivered to the Rumanian Army in January 1954, as the remainder of its quota for 1953, 1,785 infantry accompanying guns with split trails and rubber tires. At the same time 2,452 reserve barrels were delivered. The January delivery was 394 pieces. 2. The 1954 quota has been set at three thousand 125 mm howitzers with 4,000 reserve barrels. 3. The Bocsa Montana factory has an order for 2,000 Roics typo flame-thrower five hundred thousand 6o mm mortar shells, two hundred thousand 125 ffi mortar shells, and three million mortar shell fuses of various types. 4. Armaments production in Rlunania is much hampered by a shortage of nickel. Only 2.5 tons arrived from USSR during the last quarter of 1953; the need of 33rrometal for the same period was about 50 tons. DISTRIBUTION STATE ARM? 11AvY J his report is or the use witthiin the use o t te me ,genci' rnmpot.,I without the concurrence of the nrig:nai I office thc' the A,ti tantD. 7nithe tIctcll int c,rk p ve-11 is nor n F awe MZ[8r~ site office of C.oilretion and Daeminatinn. C' . All nr putt of thewntentt. ~~o~redForle~se:2Q61,1/x3_:_1-R~~'.:0$QAaO_.o54$2 70 -.Q:..