THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

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• Publication Date: February 26, 1954
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REPORT
COUNTRY Rumania
8UIECT The Ministry of Chemical Industry
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACOUIRED
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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REFERENCES:
In No ember 1952 the Ministry of Chemical Industry (Ministeru
Zndustriet Chimics) was set up as an thdapendent ministrryr? uiooon the
50X1 rdparation of its functions from the Ministry of Me
Chemical Industry. Part of the former mints ry to personnel remained
with the Ministry of Metallurgy ,and part was absorbed by the Ministry
of Chemical Industry. The total number of employees in the n
Ministry was about 300 persons.
Through control of the factories and enter9.rises subordinate to it,
the Ministry of Chemical Industry
oat industry coopers
tion of strategic war ma erials
The Ministry of Chemical Industry was located on C.A. Rosetti Street
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No, is in in old eight=story building which was formerly an apart=
the tMinistry~ were.
ment house I recall that Nome of toffices foof
located on various storied of the building &a Ground ploors ; S' ecial DirldtO r+ste (Dirlotia specials)
reetbr0o of Cadres and Instruction
Cabinet Control Office (Ofioiul de Control de
Cabinet)
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First Floor: Offices of the Minister
Office of one Deputy Minister (Ion VELEA)
Office of Soviet Advisers
0. Second Floor: General Directorate of Inorganic Chemistry
(Direvtia Generala Chimiei de Baza--anorganice)
d. Third Floor: Directorate of Organic Chemistry (Direvtia
Generala a Chimiei Organics)
e. Fourth Floor: General Directorate of Processing (Direotia
Generala de Prelucratoare)
Directorate for Planning and Evidence (Direotia
Plan si Evidenza)
f. Fifth Floor: Directorate of Mines Exploitation (Direotia
Generala de Exploatari Miniere)
Labor Protection Office (Of ieiul Pentru Protectia
Muncii)
g. Sixth Floor: Office of another Deputy Minister (Engineer
Dimitru CANILA)
Investments Directorate (Direvtia de Investitii)
Meehano-Energy Directorate (Direvtia Mecano-
Energetica)
h. Seventh Floor: Technical Directorate (Directia Tehnica)
i. Eighth Floor: Typewriter repair shop and storage
Until October 1953 the Ministry was guarded on the street by the
militia and civilian agents. After that date the guard was abolished
and entrance into the building was controlled by the porter-
receptionist in the building. Visitors had to show their identity
booklets (Buletin de Identitate), state the name of the person they
wished to see and the purpose of the visit. While a visitor was in
the building his identity booklet was retained by the porter-
receptionist.
Organization
5. Executive power was vested in the Minister, Mihai FLORESCU, who was
assisted by two Deputy Ministers, Ion VELEA and Eng. Dimitru CANILA,
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Kaimanakov
50X1 The Ministry was divided into two main parts:
(a) Production Directorates (Directii Productive), each subdivided
into various Services (Servicii) or departments, which controlled
the factories and their production; and (b) Administrative Direc-
torates (Direotii Teoretioe), also,divided into Services, which took
care of the administrative work in coordination with the Production
Directorates.
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Administrativel
al Directorates were organized on the same pattern,,
each with a General Director and a Technical Director, the latter
being the most important official in the Directorate. The General
s? ?hector had to be a CP member, but the Technical Director was not
required to be. Because of the shortage of technicians, many spec-
ialists were used for their experience until their places could be
taken over by Communist-educated experts.
PRODUCTION DIRECTORATES
The General Directorate of Inorganic Chemistry
6. The General Directorate of Inorganic Chemistry was headed by General
Director Engineer Teodor SORIN and Technical Director Anton
CONSTANTINESCU. The total number of persons working in this
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Directorate was 30-35,men and women, including about 8-10 engineers
(chemical, mechanical and electrical).
following Services in the General Directorate of
Inorganic Chemistry:
a. Technical Production Service (Serviciul Tehnico-Productive).
Chief of this Service was Engineer GEORGESCU, assisted by a
female engineer, Maria STOIANESCU and Engineer Titus SBURLAN.
This was one of the most important Services. Its functions
consisted of promoting and supervising the production in fac-
tories subordinate to it, with a total staff of six to eight
persons, mostly engineers specializing in the types of produc-
tion in these factories.
b. The Mechanical Service (Serviciul Mecanic - Sef) was concerned
with the maintenance of the factory installations. Its staff
consisted of three or four persons, headed by a chief engineer.
a. The Investments Service (Serviciul Investitiilor) was concerned
with capital investment, new construction, procurement and
purchasing of materials, machines, and other factory installa-
tions.. Next to the Technical Productive Service it was the
most important Service in the Directorate. Its staff consisted
of six to eight employees.
d. The Planning and Evidence Service (Serviciul Plan si Evidenta),
with a staff of six to seven, was concerned with planning for
capital investment in factories, import and export of materials,
machines, and products, as well as sales and circulation of
factory products.
e. The Personnel Service (Serviciul Cadre), staffed by four or
five reliable Communists, took care of all personnel matters
for this Directorate, such as keeping files of all personal
employment; and biographical data, and political reliability of
the employees. It worked directly with the Director of the
Directorate and the Ministry's personnel office.
The General Directorate of Inorganic Chemistry controlled the--pro-
duction in the factories subordinated to it, the
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a. Metalo-Chemical Works (Combinatul Metalo-Chimic) in Tarnaveni
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occupied an area of two square kilometers, enclosed
by A simple wooden fence and guarded by civilian and uniformed
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II0 produced "chior" sulphur
c acid, nitrogen, and other
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largest in Rumania, employing about 5,000 men and women, and
operating 24 hours a day in three shifts. In 1953 construction
was started on expansion of the factory for the purpose of
installing an aluminum section (Sectia de Aluminiu) with a
Converters in this part of the factory still unwrapped. These
had been imported five or six years before from Switzerland,
together with two other converters in operation in the Carbo-
Chemical Works in Cluj Z3_ee belo7. It was planned to transfer
these two converters in Cluj to he works in Tarnaveni. These
four converters were the only ones in the entire country.
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This section was to be completed by the end of 1954.
The Tarnaveni
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Solvay Works in Turda 44-59, E 28-317 (Uzinele Solvay, Turda
This was a large old factory roducing mainly caustic soda.
from the works in Ciuj, but the Ministry did not approve such a
It employed about 2,000 to 3,
men an women, operating 24 ours a day in three shifts. The
works was guarded by civilian factory guards and enclosed by a
low cement fence This factory wanted to get the converters
because they were needed for the new aluminum section in
Tarnayeni (mentioned above).
e. Soda Works at Ocna Mureeului, near Turda (Uzinele Sodice).
factory produced caustic soda.
This
d. Caustic Soda Factory in ValeaLugareasca, near Ploesti
(Uzinel! Valea Celugareasca). This factory produced caustic
.soda and other materials.
a new caustic soda factor constructed since World
War II in Medgidia ~+t 44-15, E 28-117.
f. Carbo-Chemical Factory at Clu. Carbo-Chico .
j Chief
Engineer was ILENI, who was very capable and not a Party member..
The Factory employed 1,000-1,500 men and women in the production
of grindin stones (Pietro de Polizor), silicon carbide (Carburo
de silieiu), carbon electrodes (Electrozi din earbune), and
other things The factory worked 24 hours
a day in three shifts.
The General Directorate of Organic Chemistry
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sales and distribution of products of the following ac or es
for' the direction of production, capital investment,prWcuiee"
The General Directorate of Organic Chemistry, organized on the same
pattern as-the one described above, c?ntrolled and was responsible
Do a~Factory (Fabrics Gheor h .., Do a in Timisoara.
The factory Pro uce pain s an yes. It employed abou
the factory dida thriving us ness and that moo o
its pro.uc s were exported to China.
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500 workers and I think it opera;ea z4 nours a Gay in
shifts.
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b. Glue Factory in Marasesti 5 45-53, E 27-19 rice Marasesti).
This factory produced glue from animal bones. several
carloads of animal bones) -used in this production
Many accidents in this plant ad been
called to the attention of the Ministry. The factory employed
about 600 to 700 men and women and possibly operated in three
shifts 24 hours a, day.
c. Factory Polyohrom (Fabrioa Polychrom) in Arad. This factory
employed about 100 workers in the production of drugs, paints,
and dyes. aspirin sulfithiazole and ether were
produced t
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d. Vesta Factory in Oradea (Fabrica VestL
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50X1 The Factory pro used lacquer, pa n s, dyes, and medicament-6---
It employed about 200 men and women, and may have operated in
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three shifts 24 hours a day,
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50X1'1`. e May First Works (TT7inel* intai Mai.) in Bucharest.
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The General Directorate of Mine Exploitation
10. The General Directorate of Mine Exploitation controlled all salt
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Salt mine in Mures /)9146-33, 24-337.
regular wor ers and forced labor were
employed there in the mining of rock salt.
b. The Slanic Salt Mines L 45-15, E 25-5g, near Prahova5 44-44j,
R 26-2 (Salinile Slanic) mined rock salt.
7 also mined rock salt.
a. Salt mine in Targ Ocna t 46-17, E 26-37
The General Directorate of Process n
11. The General Directorate of Processing (Directia Generala de
Prelucratoare) was a secret Directorate which controlled the pro-
50X1 duction of strategic goods under this cover name. All factories
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a. Chemical Combine No. I (C ombina tul Chimic No. 1) . This com-
bine was located in Fagar-. 45-51, E 24-57, but its looa-
tion was not generally known. It occupied an area about four
kilometers square, enclosed by a low wooden fence, and camou-
flaged among trees. It was guarded by uniformed and civilian
security guards,
This was one of the arges works,
Rmania. It employe about 5,000 men and women in the produc-
tion of gun powder, gases, and gas masks. in the fall of 1953
a gas mask factory in Bucharest
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was directed by a Russian with a staff of Russian experts.
materials:for war. It was controlled also by Sovromchim, which
this too was a secret project, producing gases and other
the director was one IORGA.
Ucea Combine (Combinatul Vicea) at Fagaras.
a secret chemical factory in Orastia
5-49, E 23-12 , in which a 1951 explosion was considered
sabotage.
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORATES
12. The following directorates and offices coordinated their adminis-
trative work with the various production directorates.
13. The Investments Directorate with a staff of 20 to 30 persons, coor-
dinated production plans, controlled fulfillment of plans, and took
ogre of capital investment in factories.
14. The Planning and Evidence Directorate handled planning for both
quantity and quality of production, distribution ?ofl products,
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,export of products, necessary imports, and
sisted of 20 to 30 persons.
1.5. The Technical Directorate had a staff of about 25 persons. The
General Director was Dr. Eng. Iulie MOLDOVAN, and.the Technical
Director was Eng. LANDAU. The functions of the Directorate
included the outlining of technical tasks, indicating the methods
to be followed in accomplishing these tasks, seeking the best tech-
technical
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hd t blid in production elabora
nical metosoe appe, norms and standards, promoting innovations, directing research and
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50X1 a. The 'Inorganic Service (Serviciul Inorganic) collaborated with
the General Directorate of Inorganic chemistry in administra-
tion concerning production of factories under that Directorate.
It had a staff of three persons: Chief Eng. IONESCU, who took
the place in the fall of 1953 of Eng, Radu LECA; Eng. Victor
MITROFANOVICI; and Eng. JUVARA, a woman.
b. The Organic Service (Serviciul Organic) supervised administra-
tion concerning the production in factories under the General
Directorate of Organic Chemistry. This Service had a staff of
four specialists in chemistry. One of. these specialists was
Chief Erg. CZACU, named to that post in the fall of 1953 in
place of Eng. SUESER, who as transferred to a research insti-
tute. The others were Eng. Mircea POP, Eng. Mircea LOEBEL,
and Eng. MARINESCU, a woman,
a. The Innovations Service (Serviciul Inovatie) elaborated tech-
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staff of four persons: Chief Eng. UNTER, Chemist KRAINDLER,
and two clerks without technical qualifications.
The Documentation, Technical Aid and Advice Service.(Serviciul
Documentatie si Ajutor Tehnid si Consiliul Tehnic) was headed
by Eng. Dumitru TODERICIU, who replaced Eng. Victor LANDES.
when he was transferred from the Ministry to the Institute of.
Siderurgic Research (institutul de Cercetari Siderurgice).
The other members of the staff were Eng. Haralambie GREGORIAN,
Zug, PASCU, and myself . : The functions of this Service con-
ted of directing production through scientific directives,
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supervision and direction in application of new technological
processes..
e. The Press Service (Serviciul de Presa), directed by former
journalist Constantin TACHE, was concerned with the editing of
the Chemical Review (Revista Chimica), the monthly publication
of the n stry r Chem cal Ind.
16. The Secretarial and Administrative Directorate (Directia Secre-
tariat si Administrativ) handled matters for the Ministry, such as
payroll, accounting, and personnel. The General Director was
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PANCEV, a Bulgarian, Secretary of the CP organization in the Minis-
try. The Deputy Director and chief accountant was one MIERLESCU.
This directorate was divided into four Services:
a. Personnel .Service (Serviciul Personal)
b. Accounting Service (Serviciul Contabilitmti)
c. Finance Service (Serviciul Financial)
d. Payroll Service (Serviciul Salarii)
17. The Special Directorate (Directia Speciala) took care of all docu-
ments and correspondence, keeping secret correspondence and docu-
ments in special Fischer safes. It was in close contact with the
Security Office. For delivery of classified documents and corres-
pondence it had special couriers, who were members of the Security
Service. There were three types of documents:
Official (Oficial)
Secret (Secret)
Very Secret (Foarte Secret)
Only directors and specialist engineers could see secret and very
secret documents. The chief of this Directorate was Victor
VICTOROVICI. The chief security agent was one ROMAN. Every fac-
tory had its own Special Service for the processing of classified
documents.
18. The Mechano-Energy Directorate supervised and directed the mainten-
ance and repair of factory installations. It had a staff of 12
persons. The Director used to be one RANCE`T. A new Director was
50X1 appointed in July 1953
19. The Office for Protection of Labor, with a staff of four, was con-
cerned with the introduction -" labor safety devices in factories,
such as ventilation, proteetiv-c clothing (gloves, masks, capes,
etc.). The Director was a former worker named CHIVU.
20. The Legal Office (Oficiul Juridic) took care of legal problems,
interpretation of ministerial decrees and decisions, and litiga-
tidn. It had a staff of five or six persons. The director's name
was DIMITRIU.
21. The Office for Organization of Work ("Oficial pentru organizarea
Muncii) determined the number of persons needed for Various jobs,
the stabilizing of work norms, and checking on the fulfillment of
norms. It had a staff of.10 to 15 persons. The Director's name
was LEBNSHON.
22. The Directorate of Cadres and Instruction (Directia Cadre si
InvatamAnt) was concerned with keeping biographies and personal
data records for all employees. It alsq was concerned with the
supervision of technical schools and training of young technicians.
It had two services:
a. Instruction Service (Serviciul Invatamant), concerned with
schools for workers and training of technicians.
b. Cadre Service (Serviciul Cadre), which kept personal data on
all employees.
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a. ICECHHIM, Institute for Chemical Research (Institutul de
Ceroetari Chimiee). This Institute had a laboratory at the
Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest. It also had experimental
factories in the Dudesti District of Bucharest.
another laboratory had been con-
structed in 1953 in the Cotroceni District of Bucharest. The
administrative offices of ICECHIM were located on C.A. Rosetti
Street in Bucharest.
23, In addition to the above Directorates and offices, one of the most
important offices in the Ministry was the Cabinet Control Corps
(Corpul de Control al Cabinetului). This office, staffed by 6-10
J.. agents, all reliable Communists, exerted control in all matters
such as the carrying out of regulations, fulfilling of norms,
finance, sabotage, etc. The members of the staff were seldom seen,
and came and went as they pleased. The Director, one CATOIU, had
the title of Councilor in the Ministry.
Independent Enterprises Directed by the Ministry of Chemical Industry
24, The following independent enterprises were directed by the Ministry
of Chemical Industry through one of the Deputy Ministers
b. IPROCHIM, Planning Institute for Chemical Factories (Institutul
de Proiectari pentru Fabrici Chimice). This Institute was con-
cerned with the setting up of installations and planning for
chemical factories. It was located on Bastiliei Street in
Bucharest,
0. MONCHIM, Enterprise for Installations for Chemical Industry
(Interprindere de Montag pentru Industria Ch&mica). This
enterprise had offices located on Boulevard Nicolas Balcescu
(formerly Bratianu Boulevard) in Bucharest.
d. General Directorate for Procurement and Sales (Direetia.
Generale de Provizionare si Desfacere , This had something to
do with export and import It
was located on Dionisie Lupu Street near the US Legation in
Bucharest.
e. ROMAOHIM, Rumanian Chemical Enterprise (Intreprindere Romaneasca
de Chimie). This enterprise was set up for chemical research
in Buciumeni, near Bucharest. In the fall of 1953 it was still
in the planning stages.
50X1 f. SOVROMGAZ, located in Medias, controlled a lamp black (Negru
de Fun) factory. this factory was working on an
important research pro em concerning methane gas (Chimizarea
50X1 gazului metan). the general director was
a Russian who was a e by a staff of Russian experts. There
was a regional representative in Bucharest named RAPAPORT.
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g. CTUM, Technical Collective, for New Units (Colectivul Tehnic
pentru Unitati Noi), located on C.A. Rosetti Street in Bucharest,
was concerned with only the coordination of construction of
now units and new factories.
50X1 A. Organizational Chart
Chemical Industry (as of November 1953)
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ANNEX A:
Organizational Chart
or the Ministry or Chemical Industry (as of November 1953)
SOVIET ADVISERS
General Directorate of
Processing
General Directorate
of Or anic Chemist
of Inorganic Chemist
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Technical Production
Service
Mechanical Service
Investment Service
Personnel Service
Cadre Service ,
I Investments Directorate
Instruction Service:' Directorate of Cadres
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Sped cial Directorate
planning and Evidence
Directorate
1-H office for
organization
xechano-Energy
Directorate
Office -for Fro=
tection'o. Tabor
Legal Off Ice
T[echriical_Directorate_ Secretarial&Admbu
Directorate
Inorganic Service Documentation Service
Or anic Service Press service
Innovations Service
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planning and Evidence
Service
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Cabinet Control
General Directorate ; Co s
of Nine Exploitatio
General Directorate