MILITARY; ECONOMIC - TRANSPORTATION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600140118-6
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 118
• Publication Date: January 15, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT military; Hootosoic - Transportation
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1. The Sc"iet armored units which arrived in April from Kosseg entrained
between 12 and 16 May at the GyorMSzsbzdhegy railroad station. The station vas,
blocked for almost a week.
About 200 Soviet troops tltith motor vehicles and tanks remained at Gyor
in the barracks on Venest gene ut. The divisional markings were black with yel-
low.. It is rumored that these troops are waiting for young Soviet replacements,
perhaps recruits.
2. In the Telecy barracks on Teleky utca, there is a training center for
Border Guards. There are 1,200 to 1,5500 Loldlers in the barracks. Most of the
training is given on the parade ground.
3. The Frigyes barracks are full of infantry replacements who will be sent
to units after basic training.
!.. A small unit of UungLrien fighters was recently stationed at the Gyor
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There is a civil airline, the ships of which fly the "HALIT" flag,
operating between Gyor and Papa.,,
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A small detachment of AVO fungarien State Security AuthoritO guards
the airfield.
5. MAVAG and the large Gyor Railroad Car Factory are now building air-
craft engines. MVAG is continuing to build tractors, plows, and electric
streetcars.
6. The "Yekal" Factory produces artificial fertilizer from a mixture of
ground peat and stable manure. Sixty of every 100 carloads are sent to the
USSR. The director of the factory in Jozsef Szanka, a former workman and ar-
dent Oozy .mist.
B. Szekesfeherver
1. At the end of April, several Soviet convoys of tanks, motor vehicles,
artillery, and mortars arrived at Szekeefehervar. Some of the Soviet garrison
have gone on leave and will be replaced by recruits.
2. The source saw about 50 aircraft at the Szekesfehervar airfield. These
bore Hungarian markings which could be seen easily since the railroad runs about
300 meters from the field.
1. There are 50 to 60 aircraft with Hungarian markings at the Budeors
airfield.
2. There is a new underground munitions factory about one kilometer from
Diosd, on the right-hand side of the road from Torokbalint to Diosd.
3. A new factory is under construction very close to the lead factory in
Ragyteteny. The interior has not yet been completed. It is said to be a new
leather factory.
4. A large, apparently industrial, installation A-s being erected on the
Nagyteteuy side of the industrial railroad line running from the steam-electric
power station toward Kelenfold. Large quantities of construction materials and
tiles are being brought up, and two large sheds for housing the workers have
been built.
5. The Nadasd barracks on Haller utca in Budapest are used by AVO. At
present, 300 recruits are being trained here. One of the AVO headquarters is
apparently located in the barracks because the yard is always full of autos
and trucks. The troops are equipped with long Soviet rifles and the noncom-
missioned officers with machine pistols.
6. The new steam flour mill ("Hungaria gozmalmok hantobe N. V.," Hun-
geria Steam Flour Mills state enterprise) built in 1949 is located in Budapest
LZ, Soroksari :zt 43. Originally 500 were employed here, but this number has
now been reduced to 200 and will be reduced even more.
This is the most modern steam flour mill in Europe and is built of
aluminum. It is a show place to which visitors and foreign delegations are
taken.
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1. Rolled Tin Plant, Budapest XIV, Eraaebet Kiralye ut
Before and during the war, the installation worked exclusively for
the Armed Forces, making Vecsey hand grenades, gas masks, cartridge casings
of various calibers, etc. in 1946, houeehold articles were made. At pres-
ent, the plant is again producing the war materiel mentioned above for the
Hungarian Armed Forces.
Opposite the main entrance on K'rzebet ut, across the yard, is the
machine tool section. On the ground floor are 40 automatic presses, and, on
the second floor is the shipping department, where military inspectors from
the Ministry of National Defense supervise the assembly of hand grenades by
special work en. Tests are conducted.in a special area of the yard which
has been set aside for this purpose.
Production is high, even exceeding the established plan.
On the other side of the factory (iloavay utca) is the foundry sec-
tion where aluminum scrap is melted and the tin rolling mill. The cartridge
casings are also produced here.
2. "Danubia" Factory, Budapest XIV, Ztglo as Lajos utcak
This factory was seized by the Soviets immediately after that libera-
tion and is now working for then.
At one time, the factory made clocks. Since 1948, the Soviets have
restored some of the machinery which had been dismantled and sent away. The
factory is reportedly producing rifles for the Soviet and Hungarian armies.
Only Soviet workers are employed in one sector. Every 4 weeks, 180
to 200 cases filled with the products are sent away on trucks. The produc-
tion plans of the factory are not known.
3. "Fodor Bela as Fia" Factory, Budapest KIII1 Revesz utca
This factory constructs parts for bridges anti houses and metal pon-
tons. There are two 50-ton cranes in the yard. In the shop are one 10-ton
crane, 4 motor lathes, 1 vertical planer, 1 horizontal planer, 1 shaper, 6
drills, 8 electric soldering sets, 1 autogenous welding set, and 3 mechanical
metal-cutting saws.
4. MAVAG, Budapest VIII, Kobanyai es Orczy utcak
Three fourths of the production is earmarked for the USSR. Semi-
finished locomotives are brought to MAVAG and completed for the USSR. There
is also a foundry for aluminum and copper.
The factory completes semifinished motors and makes car axles and
crankshafts for various types of motors.
The Ganz Shipyard has built three motor cargo vessels, for river
and ocean use, far the USSR. Freighter to 3 was built in 1948,, Freighter
No 2 in 1949, and Freighter No 6 in 1970. Of eight vessels to be built,
three are now afloat,
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This division, which employs about 3,000 workers, has three eec-
ticus., motorcycles, automobile engines, and aircraft engines. Production
6, Hungarian ant Plant, Budapest, Gubacai es Soroksari uteatk
This plant is under Soviet control and management. The production
of pistols, rifles, machine pistols, and light and heavy machine guns is
steadily increasing.
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lacking, but during the war cannons, tanks, and parts were made. Special passes
are required to gain entry to the factory.
In the western part of the Diosgyor Commune is the Diosgyor Paper
Mill, where the paper for Hungarian bank notes is made, as well ea other paper.
It is a large, four-,story building.
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During the past 2 years, a large railroad classification yard Jee appended
sketch7 was built east of Biel. During the war, this was Hungarian territory,
but it is now again Czechoslovakia. This yard is called Cierna nad Tisou. It
ie 2,200 meters long and 1,000 meters wide; in May 1950 there were 27 st&mdard-
gauge "racks and five Soviet-gauge. The main buildings are south of the old
railroad line, at the site of the old railroad shop, 1i kilometers from Chop.
At the end of 1949, there were only sheds here, but there are already three
large five-story housing units for the railroad workers, guards, and inspectors.
Forth of the old line, a locomotive-servicing installation, larger than
any in Budapest, has been erected.
Between the main lines, eight cranes have been set up in a diagonal line
(according to the sketch).
In the northern part of the area are five large buildings (silo elevators)
which handle Hungarian grain, unloading it from standard-gauge cars and reload-
ing into Soviet gauge. During the transfer, there is so much dust that the
elevators are visible only from a short distance.
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Three thousand persons, working in three shif,y are permanently employed
Just for the tranashipa at of freight. They are pad on a piece-work basis
wsges are good and the living costs low, out .be workers cannot leave the zone.
one worker saved 250,000 crowns but does not know what to do with his money. A
not given in the train papers; the trains are dispatched in relays toward the
Industrial and semifinished products, special apparatus (tachometers and
The station master of Cierna nad Tisou, Miklos Orban, is also the commis-
sar of the district.
From Cierna nad Tisou, there is a sects'i of railroad toward Mukachevo on
which there are both standard- and wide-ga,.. treckz.
According to rumor, the existing transshipment facilities in the Cierna
nad Tisou district will be greatly enlarged.
The petroleum industry in Mukachevo which went to the USSR from Hungary
after the war is working at full capacity. For propaganda purposes, the news-
papers and the Communist Party reports are always emphasizing the imports --
.gifts" -- from the USSR, but there is never a line about what is "exported"
to the USSR.
In the Feltorony Commune, on the Hungarian border, the land nines are
being cleared. Hungarian military authorities said that the old Hungarian
border would soon be restored.
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There is a horological factory at Attila ut 44 in Pesterzaebet (Budapest)
with 500 employees. In a special tuilding, there is a division for making
chronometers for aircraft instrument panels. During the winter, the factory
exported many clocks to ',he USSR and Rumania.
The aluminum plant of Almasfuzito is being enlarged.
It appears that there are Soviet depots in the modern warehouses at Mohacs.
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on the Rakos-leadezo-Rakos Freight Yard sector (Budapest suburb), the
railroad line is being strengthened along an 11-kilometer section. The old
"J" rails are being replaced by new, 33-meter 6?r rails of Czechoslovak masau-
facture.
Last year, work was started on a new, double-track railroad line between
Vac and Aszod, north of Budapest and east of the Danube River. This new line
would, be of the greatest strategic importance. The work is being speeded up
and the line is to be completed by l September 1950. The roadbed from Vac to
Vacratot in finished; one track is being used as far as Mariaudvar to trans-
port ooustructiom material. The new line will have 33-meter "J" rails of
Czechoslovak manufacture. The line is to be electrified after the electrifica-
tion of theBudapest-Miskolc line. The connection with the Assod-Ralassagyar-
mat line will be near Galgmacsa.
In the northern part of the old factory ("o-Gyar") in Diosgyor, according
to unverified reports, infantry rifles and ammunition are being made, as veil
as rails, railroad cars, locomotives, and other products from the iron and
steel mills.
There are day shifts and night shifts; the number of workers is being
increased costin'ually. Special trains bring the nearby workers to the plants
every morning. A 60-car train with workers just from Bejocsaba Commune ar-
rives every day.
There is a "Social Section" located behind, the administrative office at
Gate No 1. This section, recently organized, is actually composed of special
investigators who have recruited among the workers a group of informers to spy
on the non-Communist employees.
It is almost impossible to enter the grounds without a special pass. The
entire area, except the large slag pile in the eastern part, is surrounded by
a fence. It is difficult and dangerous to approach the grounds and to gain
entry by climbing over the slag.
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6. Electric power plant
7. Forge shop
1. Water towers
3. Offices
4. Labcrra.tory
5. Rolling mill
6. Steel foundry
8. Gas blast furnace
9. Iron foundry
10. Scrap-iron pile
11. Mechanical workshop
12. Railroad switch division
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Ground floor: Boilers
241 floor: Paper mill
3d floor: Cutting machines
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