INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND JAMMING STATION IN TASHKENT

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• Publication Date: April 18, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18. U.S.O. Secs. 788 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law,
COUNTRY USSR (Uzbek SSR)
SUBJECT Industrial Plants and Jamming DATE DISTR. 18 April 1960
Station in Tashkent
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brief information and some layout and locational
Attachment 1 - The Tashkent Excavator Plant.
Attachment 2 - The Uibekee1miah P,t193t.
Attachment 3 - Various Tashkent factories.
Attachment 4 - The TAehaelnitsh rla.nt.
Attachment 3 - Location of Tashkent area radio jamming station.
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1. This plant is known as the "BIwJKAVATOR ZAVOD", and its address
is No.25 An8arodnaya Street in the KUIBI3IQ RATION (or district) of
TAffiHRRTf.
2. b sioetch of the r!ant is at Appendix A, together with a key.
8 ft A Hours
3. Total staff employed is about 2,200, of whom about a third are
04inistratiye. i.e. non-productive. Three shifts are worked:-
00~0 - 1730 hours, 1730 - 01,30 hours, 0130 - 0830 hours. The staff
includes about 50 Uzbeks, all on transport Jobs, and 17 Greeks.
4.~ The f h of cry manager, since 1956, is POLIcDVN IISOY (f nu)
The manager prior to 1956, (name not known) left to become
mister of hydraulic Engineering. Communist Party Secretary at
the plant since 1953: IVi\NOV (fnu)
Thei senior ongineor and electrician
In charge of t
2bot o i
since 1949 is DUTIOV (f nu)
he assembly aocticn since 1955
5. The plant produces a tracked excavator, whose shovel (or grab)
is'Gt half a ton capacity. Those excavators are powered with 37 h.p.
Dipsol ongines, typo E - 352, which arrive at the plant by rail from
Moscow.
6. This typ3 ct excavator has been in production sinc, late 1956.
From that data until !..'arch 1958, betweon 17 and 25 excavators were
produced monthly; in March 1958 production visa raised to, and has been
maintained at, an average of 45 per month; the fantorv "plan" aims at
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80 pajr! month during 1960. Of this prosont monthly output, five or
six *oavators are for export, oo4ntries to which they are eVortod
inolLding China, Csoohoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Albania
7. Raw materials used at the factory inoludo iron, stool and ooppor,
(the provenonoo of which was not known No liquid ooq/gen
or other chemicals are used.
8. During the second world war, the plant produced 81 m.m. mortars
and ,mortar shells. It is not now used for any military purpose known
TnWgort
9. the factory has at its disposal 24 various types, one
bus (for night-shift works) and toe saloon oars for factory oxecutivos.
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This is not a soale drawing.
1.'eo storey building about 100 x 50 metres. Built in 1952 to house
the factory offices, but found unsuitable and is used at present as
sleepi4g quarters for the workmen. Scheduled for demolition in
the near future.
2. Two storey building about 80 x 70 metres. wilt in 1957 for use
as workers' canteen, but has not yet been put into operation.
3. 5in.e storey building about 50 x 12 metres. Used as factory
offices. -.,eat side of this building, houses the factory medical and first-
aid post.
4.. slain entrance %nd guard post.
5. S.nc1e storey building 15 x 15 metres, housin- offices of the
factor i.:anager. .. brick tower about 40 netres hig2- on top of this
build.g houses 12 aearchli,,lits used nightly to limit up the whole of the
facto r area.
6 and, 7. SinLle storey buildinZ about 50 x 10 metres, half of which
is used as a torkers' canteen and the other half as the offices of the
Comm at Party secretary for the f..ctory.
8. gle storey building about 100 x 12 metres. The main factory
storehouse.
9 anc ?l. Points at which railway lines enter the factory area.
10. Underground fuel store (petrol and oil) about g metres deep and
about 20 x 20 metres, surrounded by barbed wire.
11. trance for rotor transport an4 gu::rd post.
12. ;Iron shed (or hangar) with metal sheeting roof about 150 x 50 metres
and 4 to 10 metres in hei,_ht. inal inspection of excavators takes
plao~ there.
13. 3irgle storey building about 200 x 100 metres. Factory assembly
line (3E0+11Crs TI MUM). :;ere tl-,ere are 2 cranes, each of 10 tons
capacity, and 5 cranes each of 5 tons capacity. There are also 3 electric
drills: of make and one electric plane (type llc ozex) powerful
alai siren is also hoes
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14.. Sin .o storey buildin,; about 200 x 100 metros. Oontains part of
the factory machine shop. 2 cranes, each of 5 ton oqpsKAty, and 3 of
bet 2 and 3 tons capacity.
15. Sin1e storey building about 220 x 100 metres and about 30 metres
in lei, t. Uain factory machine shop. This is a now building oanpleted
towolr43s the and of 1957? It contains 6 electrically controlled cranes,
each pf 10 tons capacity. Those, and all other iaachines in this shop,
are now.
16. Singlo storey building 220 x 100 metros. This building used to be
the foundry. It is used at present for the "cleaninc" of the various
iron components w..ich arc produced by the new ftuDc1 .
17. !1~Sin3lo storey building about 200 x 100 metres. This is the
factp'y forge containing 3 electrically hooted steel furnaces, ono
eleo;4ieally controlled 10 ton crane" and 3 electrically controlled
fors fg harmors (or presses?). ::lso houses 1 electric transfomor,
trenS*orming current to 380 volts.
18. Sinr1e storoy building; bout 200 x 100 metros. This section
manut4.cturoa various electrical.caapanerte for the excavators a>d is
lcnoek as EhXCTROCHL Also houses a sooond transfomor (380 volts).
Until Lurch 1959 the section responsible for oleotro-wolding was also
haus in this builling, but has now -been transferred to a now bui14tn
(No. on the sketch).
19. Sinjr a storey building 100 x 50 metros. Wood-working soctitxr of
the factory. Also houses the electric generator section responsible
for surging batteries (West side of building).
20. Bing1o storoy building 100 x 50 metros, This Is the
II .MASQCi i responsible for the marvafacturo of the various
proci~on instrumants used in the oxoavators. This building also
housed the painting and spraying section. It oontu-ins one elootrlroa11
oontrojllcd 2J ton orono.
22. $ing to storoy building 50 x 2C motros. Gera.,-.s end repair workshop,
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23. Two storey building 50 x 50 metros. Houses the machinery (steam
boilgx~) producing steam for the various requirements at the factory.
24. Chimney stack about 4.0 metres high.
25. Underground fuel oil store (barrels) for factory consumption.
Ddme fsa ens uncertain.
26. Single storey building 50 x 15 metres. Used as a storehouse for
mater.als used in the factory.
270 Single storey building about 300 x 200 metres and about 18 metres
high. This is the factory foundry built in 1957. It contains 6
eleo oally operated fu naces. Also 2 electrically controlled 10 tan
cram and a third uA last) electric transformer. A railway sides
terntes at this building and is used for bringing the raw naterials
used lik the fandry.
28. % Single storey building 200 x 100 metros. Built in 1958 and put
into clperation in 1959. This is the electro-welding section and section
used ~or cutting metal with oxy,,;en.
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S inglo storey building 50 x 30 metros. A storehouse for electric
used in the factory.
SinCle storey building 25 x 30 metres. Built in 1957. In this
built ng oxygen is i,aodwed and put into carboys. This oxygen is used
in o Ben welding.
31. IA wall about 3 metres high, topped with barbed sire.
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The agrioulbaral (cotton-aultivating)? mwhinesy
Pant is situated to the N.B of TA * IT, at 135 KMAWMATA (Street).
O r i g i n a l l y referred to as A K 3 A T U - it was later
k4oen as Plant 735-A (the agfiioultural msohinery plant,
arcducing cotton-harvesting aeohines, being knan as 7 ). Its title
is MMOSWU AZAI9T110 YASMO&DI0DQf I ZAVCD, and it
is tsadsr the Ministry of Heavy Industry (IDiIAT "PO U90IAI PRW-
ai0?TI). Telephone ru r ber is TAM M 26281.
A. sketch of the factory, together with a key, is at appendix A.
The plant craploys a staff of about 4,000, of whau about 1,2)0
aNdnistrative i.e. naa-.prodvwti s. Between a third WA a qu a ter
a~t the staff are wasera. Hours of adninistrativs staff are fray 0900 -
900 hours, with a one-hour lunoh break. v7orkers are divided into
to shifts: the first, comprising two-thirds of the staff, ffras 0800 OW hours, with a one-hour midday break, the second bran 1710 - 011,0
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with a 40-ad ut. break for food at 2100 hours.
During the second shift, only No-lo, No.3, No.4 and No.8 Cheldss
a~ in operation (for fiawtiaos of thew Obekhs see key to Apgsndiz A).
The staff includes about 400 Usbsks and 400
The Director at the picot is 9TI WU" (f.n.u.)
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Responsible for staff recruitment or dismissal' is Oaoan
In cdsasge of No.8 Chelch, the foundry, since 1956, has been Turi
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5. The factory pro&tioes oottan-cultivating, machines. These include
c~tinG machines of a type caned NCR C -6, at a rate of c.375
machiibs per month; cotton-irriCating machines, type O LJy4, o.250 per
math; and components for maold,nea used for raking the ground. A new
type of oattoo-sprgyrr was to be pro&wed in 1959.
6. Pram the war, until Septeaaber 1957, whan prodtation ceased
altogether, No.l? Chakh produced aircraft barbs (no details availeiale of
type *%d quantities).
7. 1 The factory foundry, In addition to producing o riponants required
fork machines in paraaph 5 above, carries out orders for other
facto l.es in the T_' I IT area; these include caaponents required by
the t the factory T3XM NMM T1_LT; and one small component, of the
1 resembling a larre belt buckle, required by
Aircraft Assembly Plant No.84B. These orders are carried
the factory foundry because the latter is equipped to handle a
.thi h aeta1 called a< - am= (E MM -'L,(,tryH) of vi oh the
reqd~d parts we made.
8. Metals ahiefl.y used in the factory are sheet iron, type
type OT 5, and alvrainiwa. Scrap iron is malted dam and reused.
A *Ate *or* is used for miring moulds.
9. Me tawtm7 has an undsrgratr%d atom of unknown dimensions (No.]0
at key to AVpMrdiz A), this
om mo8sle of war naterlal the factory would be repaired to prodsyos
in i t of another war.
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tar to Ax aa4iz "A"
Point mere railway siding from CE IIK railway station
enters factory area.
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Qua_ d posts.
Brick built single storey building about 8 x 4 metres.
Building and maintenance section attached to Noe 24 Ohs]&
(shop).
Single storey brick building about 8 x 4 metres. No.9
Oheld3, housing the factory wood w rking section.
from 5 to 8 covers a distance of about 1,50 z 35 metres.
No.14 Oheldi. Section responsible for the pzeparatian and
crating of nw hinery for e>port.
Factory offices an tap floor.
Well equipped medical and first aid post, which has the
services of a physician, surgp n, radiologist. Gi t,
ear, throat and nose specialist, and a dwtist. Tbew is an
2-ray unit of the most up-to-date type an the premises.
Two-storied building. No.l Cheldi is housed on Ow greed
floor and is responsible for the manufacture of a>tles, ?sar
boxes, eta, as well as minor ooo onsnts such as nuts and
bolts, sorsn etc. On the let floor of this building is
No.2 Cheldu, oafrising an eleotro welding ssotiaA, and a
motion for mwnes atauring cotton sp mrabinss (GIG) ?
Canteen.
Underground store (see paragraph 9 of report).
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Battery charging plant.
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Garage for factory Y.T. It is kmoea a
s No.12 Ohelh.
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Y.T. workshop.
Y.T. office.
17
8aa11 garden.
Single storey brick building, about 100 x 20 metres.
No.11
Che]di. Section responsible for the polisaing of metals, cad
nicloeI and steel coating of Various oaspocants.
19
Fire fighting equipment, Including Wo ZIS-1,50 fire engines
equipped with radio telephones. Staff at about ten men.
23
Main Cd post.
Kdmi.ssary.
Main warlosrat entrance.
mach entrance for M.?. Check point.
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No to Aapendi
Wozioers' rooreatiaq/rest room, includes a library, ainena
etc.
Painting and spree aa section.
No.4 Chsldu Brick building about 20 x 20 metres. Kann
asseobly line. The first floor houses the factory drariag
office, printing departrant, and cash office.
No.5 Chelds. Brick buildin& single storey, about 40 x 20.
Responsible for the cleaning of various metals with cam-
pressed air and sand. This sootion also mennlrotures the
various rubber components used in the machines.
Poroer]y knoon as No.6 Chekh, this section now foams part of
No.4 Chekh. 03ygnu welding. Section has two large presses
and about forty electric drills of varying sires.
No.10 Chekh. Single storey brick building about 20 x 10 M.
Kazufac m of fuel tanks, and engine repair workshop.
Dog kennel. Dons are used for guarding the factory at night.
No.3 Chekh. Single storey brick building about 50 x 35 m.
Kannufaoture of wheels far all types of awohiirs. Has sae
hydraulic prase of 100 tans and another of 40 tons. Also
two electrically controlled haevsrs, and for
nutting metals.
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Smoke stack about 30 metres in height.
No.8 Cheldi. Single atorsy brick building about 40 x 25 m.
Foundry which has two blest maces,
A rawly oanstrueted simile stor+sy concrete building about
120 x 20 metres, %hioh in June 1959 was not yet in operation.
E7+eotsioally fired furnaces wore being installed, and this
building was espeoted to go into operation by the and of 1959.
Loading platform.
Sarop dump.
T rear of the factory is surrounded by a barbed wire fence 1j metres
heigtut. The rest of the factory area has a brick wall 2} metres
s This is not a scale drssdng.
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Same TAUT Factories,
tc ' o02.
A plant named MhCilD 03TROILTLNIY IUTI $iBZ1 I?, and Generally
ferred to as l i RC
This plant was transferred to TAM39'1'
the Ukraine in 1941, and duri ,,; the second world war it n nufao-
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