ARTISTIC METAL PRODUCTION IN PRAGUE-KARNET AND KYSELY, NATIONAL CORPORATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000300080003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2013
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 12, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION +; ?~I,COSEC1 I?IFO AZ z
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY '
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY ?Y -echn,risla' ~ i.ki'a
DATE DISTR. /off Jun 1951
SUBJECT Artistic Metal Fr6duction in Prague- NO. OF PAGES 5
mr .,et sr(d K sel y, National Corporation
PLACE
ACQUIRED
NO. OF ENCLS. 3 (14,4C
(LISTED BELOW
DATE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF INFOITION
THIN OOCUYLXT CONTAINS INTORY ATION AFFECTING TXE NATIONAL OE FEX SE
OF TNL UNITED LTA TE Sr ?ITMIN TN[ MEAN INO OR TITLE 10, LE CTI ONS 793
LANE 794, OF TNL U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TM1AN LMI SSION OR RE VE?
LATION OS ITS CONTENTS TO OR NE CEIPT ^Y AN UXAUTX0R1RE D PR ILSON 1
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PROMINITED SY LAS. SAC REPRODUCTI OX OF THIS FORM IS PRONE
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The output or t be K n)at &.n, rely : etor ?y ixrc1uded the following:
(a) "VZo:nq Va j '411 (Dfle~adeal Soldier) badges for Atha Czeckoslovak armed-forces,
These badges warn ade of "t: mb ", a pretiois alloy of yellow -color. The
older for tese *tp& ;?a ;s a nT ted to 75,000, but the daily output was only
two to t ivee land.t ed.
(b) flDog (s Spud" bid + o fnr xmdbers of the Frontier Guard (PS). These were made
sheet u ta-, aAd I'vid ttt col r ~f cold Cze;h eterlbg silver. Production
of
~gq
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was c nti d(jous
(c) Swagger a~Uc ks mile ' 'to ak" which were eitber gold or silver in color.
The daily ou`ta as : , ~a>a~ and the total r rder was for '50,000 sticks.
(d) Various ki,n a of untlt'oX for the Czech army.
o Alsul(Ilt Jr.
(e) 91A'0pa a p? ill,`' er. ;a ?oi or the
(f/) Badges far the distlr1h t and local c rttees. The order was for 50,000.
(g) Badges for the Gcomirist F'ISrty.
(h) Coatsfwa .
(i) Signs for the ti'o'ntie ? poles said the national enterprises
(j) Aluminum coins of one crown denomination. They were minted in September and
October of 1951 under the per neat suptryision of the Ministry of Finance.
The holla t ~gero f 40skil-
worke 2. The total number Of a p1oyede was 110 i cl ding 330 0 w1jite
skilled workers, 30 women and 10 Acled worker was six thousand crows per month; newly trained-workers averaged four
thousand crowns per nth send women received about three thousand crowns per
,a onth. There was only one lift which was- from -7 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm.
In general, the morale of the workers was low because the wages were lower than
-when the factory was privately awned. Also, the working hod s wereelonnger.
director of the factory was Mr Mr roalav Cerny - 45 years 9
ty
tall, slender; br a, hair, and a dedicated Com mist Party member. His depu
180 cetyi--
was Mr Karnet, 4. he for s owner of the factory. He was 43 years old.,
tall- had a heavy build and 'blond hair. The foremaf of the mint was
Mr Hlavacek, a nomir,l. Tarty member.
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Although 75% of tbi employees were members of the Communist Party, most of them were
only paper members. "Communist propaganda was. carried out by the local broadcast and
posters; its success, however, was negligible. Attendance at Party meetings was very
low.
ENOLOSUBE A : Map of Part of Prague with Legend.
B : Sketch of the Karnet and KyselyLFactory with Legend
C C : Sketch of Two Badges with Legend
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CLOSURE (A) SECRET~
Legend
1. Karnet and Kysely, National Corporation
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