RUBBER FACTORY AGAIN BEHIND PLAN; DRUG INDUSTRY FLOURISHING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600360367-5
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2011
• Sequence Number: 367
• Publication Date: November 17, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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PUBLISHED Apr - 30 Aug 1950
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RUBBER FACTORY AGAIN BEffiND PLAN;
DRUG INDUSTR'1' FLOURISHING
FAILS TO MEET QUOTAS, QUALITY POOR -- Tirana, Bashkimi, 30 Aug 50
As in 1y49, the Gomisteri,ja (Rubber Factory) in Durres failed to meet
its plan at uny time during the. first half of 1950. The quality of its
products has been bad also. The workers' collective and the management have
both been reprimanded, but no improvement has been noted.
The director of the factory claims erroneously that the plan failed for
reasons beyond his control, especially shortages.
Actually, the workers were not encouraged to mahe'individuel and collec-
tive pledges for fulfilling the plan. Socialist competition was not properly
organized, and the director refused to have anything to do with it. Also,
workers Kould be moved from one fob to another frequently. During a 15-day
period, one worker was gi~-~n five helpers to train, which caused Lt considera-
ble drop in his own production.
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On 14 August 1850, 60 pairs of shoes were returned to the factory for re-
pair, because proper care had not been taken to assure quality.
The products of the factory include rubber boots for miners and sandals
for peasants.
PRODUCES 21 ftEW DRUGS -- Tirana, Baehkimi, 21 Jul 50
Tirana (Albanian,Telegraphic Agency) -- During the first half of 1950,
the State Pharmac~?xtical Laboratory produced 71 kinds of drugs, as provided
by the plan, Twenty-one of these drugs were new. During this period, the
laboratory produced enough drugs to take glace of about 10 percent oi' the
drugs which would otherxise have been imported.
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Among the drugs produced by this laboratory are such urgently needed prod-
ucts as calcium glyconate, sodium salicylate for the treatment of rheumatism,
etc. The laboratory produced enough of these items to meet the needs of all
medical institutions in Albania.
The Pharmaceutical Laboratory has begun to produce drugs from medicinal
plants grown in Albania. During the first half of 1950 it produced seven
kinds of drugs from these plants.
MORE MEDICINAL PLANTS PURCHASED -- Tirana, Bashkimi, 30 Aug 50
This year?s crop purchase of medicinal plants was much better than lest
year?s, and the crop-purchase plan for many plants was met 100 percent. This
will permit the government to fulfill the obligations it contracted for the ex-
port of medicinal plants, sad will also meet the requirements of the Albanian
pharmaceutical industry.
The quality of the plants appears to be better than last year.
ALBANIA PRODUCES OWN MATCHES -- Ber1ln.Chemische Induetrie. Ro h. Anr 50
A match factory established in Tirana at the beginning of 1950 is said
to have a daily output of 20,000 boxes. The chemical raw materials are fur-
nished by the USSR,
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