APPOINT STATE INDUSTRY MANAGERS; REMOVE PROMINENT NAMES FROM CELEBRITY LIST

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• Publication Date: July 3, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION coNFIDENT
IAICONFIDENTIAI.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Biographical - Industrial, political
HOW
PUBLISHED Weekly and biweekly newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED Prague; Paris
DATE
PUBLISHED 5 Feb - 27 Apr 1950
THIS DOCYNINT CONTAINS INFOINATION AFFECTING INK NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN INK NIANING Of OSFIONADI ACT f0
Y. S. C.. $I AND il. AS ARMED. ITS TIMfNIff,011 ON INl NIVILATION
NINE IDD 8TTLAW. 1 REPRODUCTION 01 THIS FORK 01f1 PNONINIITID. 13 PRO'
Newspapers-as indicated.
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1949 - 1950
DATE DIST. 3 Jul 1950
NO. OF PAGES 3
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
APPOINT STATE INDUSTRY MANAGERS;
REMOVE PROMINENT NAMES FROM CELEBRITY LIST
NAME TEMPORARY ALMINISTRATORS IN STATE INDUSTRIES -- Hospodar, No 14, 6 Apr 50;
No 17, 27 Apr 50
The following persons have been entrusted with the temporary administra-
tion of 'the state enterprises listed below:
Antonin Klapste -- Prazska Akumulatorka?(Prague Storage Battery Factory)
in Mlada Boleslav.
Jaroslav Lacina -- Odevni Zavody {Clothing Factories) in Presov.
Stefan Maxian -- Danubia Cotton Mills in Bratislava.
Jan Trebic -- Polana Woolen Mills in Opatova (Lucenec Okres).
Anton Macko -- Tatrasvit in Svit.
Michal Svec -- Trepa Flax Scutching Factories in Nove Zamky.
Tomas Oravec -- Cementarna Viliama Sirokeho (Viliam Siroky Cement Plant)
in Lietavska Lucka.
FShil Jirku -- Bornosrnianska Cementarna (Horne Srnie Cement Plant) in
Horne Srnie. I
Josef Dekanovsky -- Sklarna CLARA (CLARA Glass Factory) in Utekac.
Engr Zikmund Smutny -- Slovenske Magnesitove Zavody (Slovak F.agnesite
Factories) in Lovinobana.
Josef Kernac -- S'lovenske Sadrove a Vapenne Zavody (Slovak Gypsum and
Lime Factories) in Spisska Nova Ves.
Cenek Vitamvas -- $tredoslovenske Sklarne (Central Slovak Glass Fac-
tories) in Katerinska
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ARMY
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Josef Harsan -- Stupavska Cementarna (Stupava Cement Factory) in Stupava.
Rudolf Bugan Bucina (Beechwood) in Zvolen.
Ernest Klein -- Kefarske Zavody (Brush Factories) in Bratislava.
Michal Dobias -- Omnia, in Kubra.
Ladislav Hruskovic -- Sandrik in Dolne Hamre.
Dr Bohumil Jezek -- Tatrasmalt (Tatra Enamel) in Matejovice.
Engr Antonin Rozsypal -- Bratislavske Elektrotechnicke Zavody (Brati-
slava Electrotechnical Factories) in Bratislava.
Engr Ernest Sisolak -- Krivan in Turciansky Svaty Martin.
Vladimir Kramsky -- Mez Krompachy in Krompachy.
Josef Karpisek -- Skodove Zavody Dubnica (Dubnica Skoda Works) in Dub-
nica nad Vahom.
Vaclav Cisar -- Skodove Zavody Komarno (Komarno Skoda Works) in Komarno.
Engr Jaroslav Kubik -- Vychodoslovenske Strojarne (East Slovak Machine
Shops) in Kosice.
Frantisek Kacha -- Valcovny Trub (Pipe Rolling Mills) in Cbomutov.
Frantisek Slebofr -- Artesia in Prague.
Jan Zdrazil -- Harmanecke Papierne (Harmanec Paper Mills) in Harmanec.
Tomab Dungel -- Povazske Celulozky (Vah Cellulose Factories) in Zilina.
Dr Engr Oskar Simko -- Slavosovske Papierne (Slavosovice Paper Mills) in
Slavosovce.
Eugen Bortel -- Slovenske Lucebne Zavody (Slovak Chemical Factories) in
Likier.
Dr Engr Mikulas Hrusovsky -- Novacke Chemicke Zavody (Novaky Chemical
Factories) in Novaky.
Engr Alfred Rusnak -- Slovakofarma in Hlohovec.
Engr Gustav Sebor -- Zavod Stefana Bastovanskeho (Stefan Bastovansky
Factory) in Zilina.
REVEAL NAMES SCRATCHED FRCM LIST OF PUBLIC FIGURES -- Svobodny Zitrek, No 14,
5 Feb 50
The Prague newspaper Lidove Noviny conducted a survey among Czechoslovak
celebrities to determine which book they considered the most valuable in 1949.
A comparison of particip'nts in the 1949 survey with those in the 1948
survey reveals that the following persons, considered important in 1948, have
been eliminated from the 1949 survey:
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National Artists
Prof Dr Max Svabinsky, painter; Josef Lade, painter; Frantisek Langer,
writer; Ruzena Naskova, dramatic artist; and Engr Jiri Kroha, profc-sor of
architecture.
Professors of Higher Education
Doctors Zdenek Bazant, Arnost Blaha, Bohumil Bydzovsky, J. L. Fischer,
Radim Foustka, Josef Hrabak, Arnold Jirasek, Adolf Kellner, Vincenc Lesny,
Zdenek Neubauer, Vaclav Neumann, Josef Podlaha, Silvestr Prat, Jaroslav
Prusek, Josef Siblik, Vladimir Solnar, Jiri Stefl, V. V. Stech, Jan Thon
(university i c .u er), Jiri ,,~apl, Vaclav Vojtisek, Vojtech Volavka(ttni-
versity lecturer; and Engineers Bohuslt?r Fuchs and Javoslav Syriste, archi-
tects.
Dr. K. J. Benes, Dr Alzbeta Birnbaumova, E. F. Burian, Dr Pavel Eisner,
Josef Kopta, Frantisek Hrubin, Dr Cestmir Jerabek, Josef S. Kubin, Dr Stan-
islav Lom, Nadezda Melnikova-Papouskova, Ivan Olbracht, Dr Gustav Pallas,
E. A. Saudek, Jaroslav Seifert, and Lotar Suchy
Graphic Artists
Vincent Benes, chairman, Art Council of Federation of Graphic Artists,
Cyril Bouda, painter, Vlastimil Rada, painter, Vladimir Sychra, painter,
and Karel Dvorak, sculptor.
Dramatic Artists
Karel Dostal, Leopolda Dostalova, Vlasta Fabianova, and Eduard Kohout,
all members of the National Theater in Prague; Marta Krasova (opera singer),
Ladislav Pesek, Jaroslav Pucha, Eva Vrchlicka, Vladimir Hlavaty and Vladi-
mir Smeral, members of the Prague City Theaters; Ota Zitek, director, Slovak
National Theater; Frantisek Goetz, deputy art director, National Theater,
and Jan Werich.
Journalists
Stanislav Budin, editor-in-chief (arrested), and Vilem Novy, former
editor-in-chief of Rude Pravo, (awaiting trial as a deviationist).
Gen Josef Ejem, commander, Prague garrison; Dr Oldrich Heidrich, branch
chief, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (escaped abroad); Dr Evzen Klinger, chief,
information branch of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (arrested); Even Loebl,
Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade !arrested); and Prokop Maxa, envoy.
This list of names is not complete. The reasons for the elimination of
some names are known; the reasons for the elimination of others may be guessed.
FILL SCIENTIFIC POST -- Hospodar, No 15, 13 Apr 50
Engr Dr Jaroslav Iukatko has been appointed director of the Center for
Scientific 4Research by President Gottwald.
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