INDUSTRIES IN GABROVO

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• Publication Date: May 25, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
COUNTRY Bulgaria
Industries in Gabrovo
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.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 25 May 1954
NO. OF PAGES 8
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
D S Hgol W Caxdine Factory
1. According to a government decree effootive in-June or July 19539 sma l related
industries were combined under one administration. ,In Gabrovo, the "Brigada"
Rag Carding Factory was combined with the "Deveti Septemvri" Wool Washing and
Carding Factory and was renamed "K].on Deveti Septemvri." "Klon Deveti
Septemvri" is located between the Yantra River and Aleksand& Stamboli Oki
Street, Pat ?iarkh Eftimiy Street passes south of the factory area.
he following administrative officers of the "Deveti Septemvri" factoryo
a. Kolyu Stanev Matev, Manager of the "Deveti Septemvri" Facto
Gancho Anastasov9 Technical Manager of the "Kion Deveti Septemvri"
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c. Panayot Kamanarov, Communist Party Secretary of the "Deveti Se temvri" Factory;
member of the factory's administrative committee 25X1
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d. Gancho Nikolov, Chief of the "Deveti Septemvri" Factory ORPS (0bsht
Rabotnicheski 'rofesionalen S-dyrz2 General Workers' Professional Union)
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e. Khristo Gudevn member of the ORPS committee of the "Deveti Septemvri"
Factory; works as a machinist in the "IUon Deveti Septemvri."
(Reference is made to Appendix A to this raport showing the "Mon Dev
Septemvri" factory installation. This is based on a drawing The factor~v ham thin
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ear up old woolen rage, two wool carding machines andyfourvorfived wing
y? dyeing va
ats.
There are three rag carding factories in Bulgaria, These are located in Sofia,
Sliven and Gabrovo. The largest of these is the "K
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eptemvri. It
cards rags collected in all parts of Bulgaria as well as rage imported
This factory has a daily production of 11 in
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40
ons of carded wool.
Carded wool is sent directly to other factories for spinning. The factory has a
stockpile of 30-40 tons of old rags.
The factory employs about 120 workers in two shifts. One shift works from
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours, and the other works from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. hours.
There are no guards at the "Klon Deveti ieptemvri."
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6. The "Scarp i Chuk" factory is located about 4,000 meters north of the center of
Gabrovo and 1500 meters north of the Gabrovo railroad station on the west bank
of the Yantra River. There is an iron foot bridge over the Yantra located near
the factory. There are meadows so
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, woods west and orchards north of the
factory. A brick kiln is located about 1500 meters southwest of the factory.
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three main factory buildings. The factory has tailoring, shoemaking, saddlery
and carton box sections.
8. The factory emp]ovs about 1100 workers, and 500 persons work in the tailoring
section. The factory works in two shifts except when there is a rush job when
a third shift is added. The first shift works from ./+ a.m. to 1 p.m., and work
is stopped from 6 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. hours for breakfast. The second shift works
from 1830 p.m. to 10 p.mo hours, and work is stopped from 8 p.m. to 8830
hours for dinner. The first hour of each shift is spent in cleaning the shops
and machinery. Workers change shifts each week. The factory is closed on
Thursday as there is no electricity and operates on Sunday.
9. The administrative personnel of the factory consists of a manager, assistant
manager, two accountants, four cashiers, two personnel officers, five typists,
two telephone operators, post office clerk and eight bookkeepers.' No Soviets
are attached to the factory. The following are employed at the Surp i Chuk
factorys
a. Geno Metodiev, manager of the factory until 11 November 1952 when he was
discharged for unknown reasons; not replaced as of January 1953;
b. Dosyu Peev, assistant manager, Communist Party member;
c. Kincho (lnu), chief of personnel;
ardent Communist.
d. Zhoro (lnu), cashier.
Communist Party member.
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e. Petur (lnu), ORPS chiefs ardent Communists
f. Ivan Kovachev9 accountants
Communist Party
member
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g. Tsonyu (lnu)9 supply officers
Communist Party members
h. Drenovski (fnu)9 operator of the public address eystemf
i. Elenka Kincheva, general secretary of the DSNM (Dimitroveki S ruz na
Narodnata Mladezhy Dimitrov's Union of the People's Youth
5. Ste~'an Dimitrov Chorbadzhi4skieunnlg officer of the factory dining room)-I 25X1
1. Petko Chernev technical chief of the tailoring section
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Ivan Todorov~ assistant technical chief in the tailoring sectio
no Poncho Velev assistant technical chief of the tailoring sectio
o. Filyu (inu), production
Sentembes^ 1952
q. Khristo Bla oev formed a DSNM rou leader in the tailors section* 25X1
10. Every day 3000 meters of serge, an unknown quantity of material for summer
uniforms, 4000 meters of black serge9 7500 meters of thin black material and
6000 meters of tenting canvas is stocked at the factory.* The material is
supplied by the Vulko Chervenkov factory in Gabrovo. Thread, buttons and similar
items are supplied by other factories in Gabrovo.*
11. The factory works on a moving belt system so that each worker does one operation.
The production per shift per day averages the followings
Item
Unit
Cotton pants (Tucked in at the boot
top)
120
Cotton jackets with zipper opening
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120
Officers
breeches
380
Overcoats
O
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180
fficers
and enlisted men's trouser
(tucked in at the boot top)
s
230
Gaiters
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2000
Sleeping bags with zipper opening
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In addition, middy blouses of coarse white calico, trousers for the Naval
School, shirts for naval personnel, bread bags and epaulets are produced at the
factory.'
12. The factory has 300-350 electrical sewing machines, two press cutting machines,
two button machines* and 23 machines for sewing trousers.*
13. The completed articles are turned over to Senior First Lieutenant Todorov who
is the Armv representative at the facto
14. Every worker at the factory is issued a gate pass. This pass is grey and bears
the picture of the worker, the seal of the manager and a seal of the security
officer.* This pass is inspected by Militia stationed at the gate. The workers
are also searched by the foremen and others designated by them. About 10
Militia are stationed at the factory. They are stationed at the gate at all
times'and form night patrols. The factory is surrounded by barbed wire.
Vulko Cherrrgnkov Textil2,_Factoul
15. The factory is located on the southwestern outskirts of Gabrovo on the
Vepchevtai road. The factory installation consists of four or five buildings.
The main factory building has two stories and is 50-60 meters long. Two other
buildings are used as dormitories,, and there is an assembly building and a bath
house.
16. The factory works in three shifts and produces mainly cotton goods such as
coarse calico, canvas and cambric.
Dobri Karts v I~nittin~ Fact?rv
17. The factory is located in a depression about 200-250 meters east of the Vulko
Chervenkov factory and beside a small stream (probably the Sinkevitea stream).1
Troitsa 8innins Mi112
18. The Troitsa Spinning Mill is a branch of a factory
It is located about 100150 meters north of the ulko Chervenkov factory
and-Ts housed in a two-story, 40-meter=long building. Wool and cotton carding
machines are on the first floor of the factory building, and spinning jennies
are on the second floor.
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19. The factory is located about 7-8 kilometers from Gabrovo on the Kazanluk road.
The Yantra River passes east of the factory. The factory building has tw
stories and is about 50 meters long. The factory produces machine parts and
articles such as looks and keys.
23 Dekemvri Shinning Mill
20. The factory is located about 10 kilometers from Gabrovo and north of Lyubovo
village on the Kazanluk road. The Yantra River passes west of the factory
which is housed in a two-story, /+O-meter-long building.
hail Ley , Tanning a:nd Leather_Fe.Qto
21. The factory is located between the Yantra River and the road leading to the
Burp i Chuk factory and is housed in a two-story, 40-meter-long building.
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GeorZi Kirkov Glue ass Guns Factory.
22. The factory is located on the eastern bank of the Yantra River opposite the
Surp i Chuk factory (See Appendix B). It is housed in a two-story, 50-meter-long
building. The glue and gum is produced from the waste products of hides,
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Dim1 ur niaoev yan-p s -n-r-
23. The factory is located between the Yantra River and the road leading to the Surp
i Chuk factory 20-30 meters south of the railroad bridge over the Yantra River
(see Appendix B). It is housed in a two-story, 50-meter-long building.
Deveti SenteunT?i Fac. o
24. The factory is located on the eastern bank of the Yantra River about 800-1000
meters north of the Surp i Chuk factory (see Appendix B) and is housed in a two-
story, 40-45-meter-long building. There is a foot bridge across the Yantra
River near the factory.
this is now called the Uspekh Woolen Mill Number 1.
Key to Anpe -A
1. Gatehouse
2. Archives and library
3. Recreation room., previously a dining hall
4. Office of the Communist Party Secretary and official handling work norms
5. Pay office
6. Technical Manager's office
7. Public address system office
8. Spare parts storeroom (only on the first floor)
9. Food and clothing storeroom- supply office (only on the first floor)
10. First floor - storeroom for finished products- second floor=storeroom for local rage.
11. Repair shop
12. Room for sorting finished products according to quality
13. Storeroom where raw materials are sorted according to quality (second floor only)
14. Machinery departments (both floors)
15. Staircase
16. Laundry and wash room
17. Lavatories
18. Furnace room
19. Storeroom of unwashed -tool
20, Dryers
21. Dyeing section
22. Fire brigade (second floor)- first floor, waste space
23. Furnace room for the dyeing section
24. Leather Factory
25. Private homes
A. Aleksandur Stamboliyski Street
B. Patriarkh Evtimiy Street
C. Yantra River
Key to ADD-ca" B
1. Militia room
2. Public address system office
3. Communist Party club
4. Repair shop
5. Food store
6. General dormitory for women workers
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7. Carpenter shop
8. Infirmary
9. Bath house
10. DOSO club
11. Canteen
12. Three-story, 30 x 15 meter building; first floor., restaurant and depots; second
floor, administrative offices, saddlery and cardboard box section; third floor,
administrative offices.
13. Three-story, 30 x 15 meter building; first floor., store rooms for yard goods and
completed articles; second and third floors, tailoring section.
14. Three.story, 30 x 15 meter building; first floor, storerooms for shoe leather and
shoes; second and third floors, shoemaking shops
15. Football field
16. Gasoline depot
17. Brick kiln
18. 9 S'eptemvri Textile factory
19. Georgi Kirkov Glue and Gum factory
20. Double railroad bridge
21 Dimitur Blagoev Leather factory
A. Yantra River
B. Orchards
C. Woods
P. Slope
B. Meadow
F. Vurbanovo
G. Gabrovo
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UUMUDENTIAL
Scale: approximatelyl1:1000
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