THE SEMANATOAREA AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT FACTORY, BUCHAREST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600840009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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REPORT
SUBJECT The Semanatoarea Agricultural Equipment DATE DISTR. 9 July 1953
Factory, Bucharest
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
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1? The Semanatoarea Agricultural Equipment Factory? Bucharest, was created by
the amalgamation of the Fichet, Petre Feld, Hank, Weighel, and Lazarescu
enterprises. It is located in the former building of the Pirotel$.as. Armatei
Factory, which was moved to a new and unknown location. Streetcar Line No. 28
goes to the factory, which lies just beyond the Grozavesti power station.
2. The factory was temporarily closed for repairs and improvements during the
summer of 1951; however, it did continue to melt down old mortar ammunition
which had remained in its depots. It resumed operation in November 1951 with
a reduced labor force. In the early part of 1952 not more than 500 workers
were employed.
3. The factory makes the following products:
a. Seeding machines, tractor-drawn cultivators, and winnowing machines. These
are sent to cooperative farms only and are repaired in the factory is
workshops.
be Steel wardrobes, tables, and chairs,
co Small animal-drawn, oil-tank carts for agricultural use.
d. Iron doors, taps, lathes, and handles, all made to order.
b.. Resita (Sovrominetal) supplies steel bars and plates; 23 August (Nalaxa),
Steagul Rosu, and Nadrag supply screws and rivets; Industria Sarmei supplies
electrodes; and a factory at Stalin (Brasov) supplies copper, brass, and
aluminum.
5.
The factory has two oil-burning furnaces, one to melt non-ferrous metals and one
to melt steel. The latter is linked with an electric hammer with a striking
force of approximately one ton.
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6. The factory has the following equipment:
a. Milling shop: 30 old, worn lathes, four or five old milling machines:
two or three planning machines, 30 old drilling machines, Each machine
has its own motor.
b. Electra-plating shop: heating furnace and galvanizing baths.
Welding shop: 20 machines, of which the greater part are electric.
d. Locksmith's shop: one iron-cutting and one iron-trimming machine.
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