PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OF CHEMICALS AND CW MATERIAL

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000200320008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2013
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 25, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Rumania
Production and
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1, Chemical Complex Sovromchim? Ucea de Susigee overlay of GSGS 4411,
Sheet 3555, Brasov, showing approximate location of installationd
Point # 1. Sovromehim Factory Area: broken line indicates
approximate boundary of building area. The area
(wooded) was located on the north slopes of the
Fagaras Mountains, was informed by the 50X1
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the area measured 32 sq. km. seen only 50X1
a small portion of the area.
Housing Area: a large area located 200 to 300 m.
east of rail line from Udea de Jos to factory area.
Construction activity was in progress. Some of the
buildings appeared to be corn leted and were believed
? to be stuccoed-brick, this 50X1
? area was to house Sovromohim employees an a the
area would extend farther to the north. The south
boundary or the housing area was 200 to 300 m. from
the north boundary of the installation.
# 3. Rail Line: Ucea de Jos south to installation area.
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position of this rail line which was not dAdicated
on the map uped in making the overlay. Rail line
led east approximately one kilometer inside instal-
lation area.
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Single track; normal gauge,
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Highway: asphalt; width unknown. Led south from Ucea
de Joss 400 to 500 mo east of Ucea de Sus and entered
installation area at same point as rail line entrance*
Highway: referred to as National Highway
principal road between Sibiu east to Fagar
approximately six meters wide.
Main Rail Line: Sibiu-Fagaras; believed to be single-
track.
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approximately 100. He reca
civilian, conducted one tour. His official function at
Sovromchim was unknown. He informed the .group that Sovromchim
covered an area of 32 sq, km, and pointed out various buildings,
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yg7; and sulphuric acid were
produced. BALTES also pointed out housing for Soviet techni-
cians and their families and other employees.
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informed nearly 10,000 people were employed at
Sovromch furnish no information on quantities
of chemicals produced or the destination of these materials.
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b. One building visited was the nitrogen plant. unable 50:00
to describe the building. He did remember, however, widt, it
appeared to be the largest one seen on the tour and that there
were many pipes of various sizes protruding from the building*
Most of the larger buildings were constructed of brick with
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0. Most of the buildings which were widely dispersed
iiia hilly, oak and pine covered area. Ine area immediately
inside the entrance was cleared of dense vegetation and contained
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two large buildings under construction, office buildings,
quarters (wooden barrack-type buildings), an electric
living
power plant
and the
tc:) give further information on thiti70
security builolng at the entrance. The plant buildings,
work-
shops, and storage buildings seemed to be situated in
low areas
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of the hilly, densely vegetated area.
buildings would be difficult to see from the air because
their locations.
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The north boundary of the area, bordered by a brick wall
approximately three meters high, was five to six kilometers
south of Ucea de Sus. Armed guards (civilian) were posted at
the entrance through which the students entered.
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During the tour to several of the many
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female
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employees at Sovromchim ana learned that they worked during
hours of darkness. He had no information on work shifts. After
leaving the installation, the students waited for transportation
at Ucea de Jos, and during this time it had become dark. The
lights of Sovromchim were visible from Ucea de Jos.
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industrial
Sovromchim produced chemicals for
Uiti-thd-pro4.apiy-aompounds, which Were later used at another
location to produce war gases, He"_had been told that Sovromohim
would produce only for the Armed Forces in the event of war.
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flasks
the CW Training Center picked up oxygen
for flame throwers, and it was his opinion that nitrogen
flasks
were also obtained from Sovromchim. He had no further information.
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2. Chemical Warfare Storage Depot, Campulung/Muscel
a. In the Fall of 1951, 20 students from the OW Training Center
were taken to Campulung/Muscel on a field trip to be shown how
a CW storage depot is organized and arranged and to acquire
some idea of the problems involved in maintaining such a depot.
After the return of the students to the school
through conversations with one or two of the students that tne
depot had mustard gas and incendiary' liquids in permanent
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as mask repair ,shops equiva ent to 2nd echelf.
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a gas mas factory was located at ampulung
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and pro uce the 39 B (modified) former German gas masks or
additional information on the 39 B gas mask,
Paragraph 317. One returning student mentioned to Source that
there was a chlorine plant in Campulung which may possibly
produce chemical warfare agents.
Chlorine Plant, Tarnaveni
a In the Fall of 1951, a grogp of students from the school made
afield trip to Tarnavenito visit a chlorine plant.
no further information.
Nitro Ammonia Plant, Fagaras:
Copper Sulphate Plant, Fagaras
Mustard Dump ffearsag:
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Gas Mask Factory, Bucharest: during conversations 50X1
that gas masks ror civiian use were being
produced in an unidentified plant in Bucharest which also produced
military masks. The civilian mask was said to be of the conventional,
head-harness design. No further information.
no knowledge of war gas production in the Fagaras area.
He hut no knowledge on the storage stability or storage methods in
Rumania. He vaguely recalled having heard at the Chemical Warfare
Training Center that a special chemical could be added to mustard
gas to lessen its deterioration in storage.
10. Within the limits of the Chemical Warfare Training Center were small
dumps of OW agents and equipment used at the Center for training.
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Comment: incapable of producing a usable memory
sketch of the section or tne installation area which he had seen.
Comment: Coordinates not available.
WaVeni was in Transylvania.
Enclosure: Overlay Of OSGS 4417, Sheet 3555, Brasov, Locations of
Installations.
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Overlay of GSGS 4417, Sheet 3555, Brasov, Locations of Installations
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