CONSTRUCTION OF AUTO BODIES FOR CIVILIAN USE AT THE JELCZ AUTOMOBILE FACTORY IN JELCZ

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 3, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INTRMATION REPORT
CONFIPNVAL
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the ffimionage Laws, Title IS. U.S.C. Seca. 703
and 784, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
Construction of Auto Bodies for
Civilian Use at the JeIcz Automobile
Factory in Jelcz
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COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Construction of Auto Bodies for Civilian
Use at the Jelcz Automobile Factory
in Jelcz
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACQUIRED
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REPORT
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1. Approximately 60% of all auto bodies produced in Poland were '
manufactured in the Jelcz Auto Body Factory. The remainder was
produced in factories at Nysa, Sanok and Mielec. This excludes the
production at Starachowice, Lublin, and Warsaw (Zeran) where the
manufacture and assembly of the Star (20,50-,51, and 52), Lublin
(GAZ 51), and M20 Warsaw (Pobieda) were completed respectively.
The maximum output for the Jelcz plant was 200 auto bodies a
month. In 1954 approximately 80% of the factory output was sched-
uled for the services, thq air force receiving priority, and 20%
for civilian consumption.-' - For the year 1955 these percentages
are supposedly being reversed to fall in line with the promised
50)0 "New Course" but there were rumors that the
factory would be producing auto-bodies for the Rumanian services.
2. The factory was located on the site of the former KrUpp factory
which allegedly employed about 30,000 people. This factory was
badly damaged during World War II and repair work proceeded slowly.
After the war the plant employed about 3500 people, but when the
repairs are completed in theoverhaul department another 500-800
employees will be hired." There had been no other expansion
program proposed for the factory for 1955 because of the lack of
skilled production personnel and because of the slowness of repairs
on the factory.
3. Listed below are the civilian auto bodies produced and assembled on
chassis in the factory:
a.
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Ambulance. A military ambulance was being produced which was
identical to the civilian vehicle.- This vehicle was of steel
construction, asseMbled on a Lublin chassis, and would accommo-
date six patients. There was a standing order for 600 ambulances
for civilian use from the Ministry of Health
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the services had Placed an order for 152. This ambulance is
a good example. of how wartime convertibility of vehicles is
constantly kept in mind by the production planners in Poland.
b. Carcass, Disposal Truck. The experimental department of the
'factoryprOducedtod61ofaah attO body assembled on a 2i tn.
?Lublin chassis for the transport of animal carcass-es. When
designing this truck it was also kept in mind that it could
,be used to transport dead bodies in the event of an epidemic
or war. The truck was designed by a group of engineers outside
the factory who worked on their own time. It had an all-steel
body, a block and tackle, and equipment for disinfection and
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be produced since there had been some criticism from the inspectors
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c. Bakery Truck. Two models to be used for the delivery of bakery
products had been completed and were being tested. This truck
body was assembled on a Lublin chassis which was modified by
moving the steering wheel and all operating pedals about lf_
meters forward permitting more space in the body of the truck
for bakery products. The approval for this modification was
being handled by the Lublin factory which in turn.
must apply to the Russian GAZ 51 patent holders. The Lublin i
an identical copy of the GAZ 51).
. Bus (Type 103). This type was a Anakeshgt bus assem-
bled on a 3i tn. Star 20 chassis. It had a wooden frame covered
with metal and wooden benches installed to accommodate 32 pass-
engers. It was the same #103 type which was produced for the
military. Before July 1954 the factory produced 56 of these
busses for PKS (Panstwowa Komunikacja :.Aapaochodowal State
Vehicular Communications) which had ordered 150.
e. Cable Truck. This truck was produced for the postal and tele-
graph authorities and was used for the repair and maintenance
of telephone and telegraph installations. It was identical to
the #103 Type (above) except for the internal workshop equip-
ment. Only forty-eight units were produced since no more were,
needed at the time. (This is another example of the trend
toward rapid production of types adaptable to any use but
neglecting comfort, appearance.* and even efficiency.) There
are four windows on either Side of the #103 Type and this
specification was rigidly adhered to.
f. Bus. There wee three experimental models being completed and
one wa.Sircb:bSselected as the permanent, all-steel, construction
bus. The interior of the bus was to be modern and more comfort-
able than the 103 type bus. Each of these models was mounted
on a GAZ 51 and would accommodate 36 passengers (75 kg. weight
per passenger) and 300 kg. of baggage. A rear door was installed
in eSdh of the busses for military reauirements.
Passenger-irreight Trailer. This was a 2i tn., all-steel trailer
with a low-slung chassis which was to be used for passengers
and/Or freight. It had folding and removable seats. Thirty-five
of these trailers were to have been produced for the PKS.
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h. Caravan Trailer. The production of this vehicle was for
the Ministry of Road and Air Transport which had placed
an order for 40.. It had full living accommodations for
ten people and was to be used by road-building gangs.
It had a 4-ton capacity, was made of steel, and had a
low-slung chassis.
i. Snack-Bar Trailer. This all-steel, mobile type had a stove,
refrigerator, sinks and all facilities required for pre-
paring and serving food and beverages. One model was
completed in July 1954 for the Central Gastronomic Admin-
istration (Centralny Zarzad Gastronomiczny),
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Workshop Trailer. This model was an all-steel, low-slung
trailer workshop which had a blacksmith shop and was
equipped with electric and gas welding apparatus, lathe,
drilling machine, grinding machine, battery charger, etc.
All of this equipment was of Polish make and source stated
it was indicative of the technical progress made in the
country. This one model was produced for the Ministry of
Agriculture and was formally presented in Warsaw on 1 May
1954. The premier, press and many regime notables were
present. It was very successfully received and many min-
istries made immediate requests for its production.
k. Bus Trailer.. This trailer, still in the planning and design-
ing Stage, called for a permanent all-steel construction.
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50:0 -Bodomka". Further details or plans were not known.
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