CENTROOM METAL

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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 1999
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: December 7, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO
DATE DISTR.. 7 Dace:aber 1:151
SUBJECT Centrocorn Metal
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
DATE OF
INFO. June 1951
I. General., Centrocom 1 etal is a oo-maercial State enterprise under the
supervision of the 1.:inistry of Internal Trade. All its activities are
carried out in aocordaxewi h orders received from the various plxanninw
commiasiona(sales, supplies, etc.).
IL Ortanization of Centrooom Metal.
1. Coordinatin, i tanamer
2. AssistOmt CoL mercial i.ianap er
3. Assietogt Adrainistrative -.anar*er
B. Special technical advisers t Two
C. Technical advisers Each of them is
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D. Cora.: ercial departments Each department is in charrte of 3-4 sections..
E. .A~ydiainistrationt each department is in charms of 3-4 soctioniv.
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1. main shopsa. 45-48 in the whole country.
2. branches.- approximately 300 in the whole country.
III. Letalluraical Factories (Sources for the i.:eta1 Section of the Household
part Yaent UT Uentrocom ZgtaP:
A. Meneral. Shortac*es in the supply of metals. especially chromium and
tin, are severe. As a result, factories are not meetino their quotas.
1. I.1eta11ur is Cooperative, Stalin (Brasov)
Products articles of iron wires
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2. Geri en1 F`actorst Galati
Products:' buckets, jugs, basins, galvanized tube, lithographic
equipment.
3. Emeilul Rosa Works. (Red enamels formerly Western)
Large factory with 700-800 workers. USSR property; is dependent
upon the "Administration for USSR Property." Producte s enamel
dishes and plates, safety lamps, kitchen petroleum lamps,,
Output: 500 tons (ale) per three months.
4. FgmrgLnt Factor-y. (Formerly Sandric_Romana)
Products and Output: Dinner sets of chromium and tin plated
steel. Outputs 1500 sets per three months,
5. Oma- Sibiului Facto ,
USSR property; supervised by the "Administration for USSR Property..,"
'Products: Kitchen knives.
6, Menna;jut Cluj Factarv.
Products and Output: Nut grinding machines (output 1500.2000
pieces per three months), mincing r:achines (output 15,000 per
three months), machines for grinding poppy (output 1000 per three
months).
7? Ambalajul..Metal Factory. Timis4ara.
Products: Lithographic er+uipment, toys, tins.
8,- Factory I September, Satu Mae (for~a~arly Printz
Large factory with 400 workers.
Products: enamel dishes and plates, vases of cast.iron, and
enamel vases, industrial machines, elevators, trucks with apparatus
for tilting (wagorrt4, turning-lathes,, hydraulic mills for the
manufacture of oil.,
9. Feroemail. Factors. Ploesti
Products: cast-iron vases and enamel vases, mincing machines,
ironing machines (with coal), cast-iron bath tuba, basins, hot air
stoves.
10.
Maul 131a Factory. Bum
Products: ironing man?iines (with coal), cast-iron weights,
11. Ji tory, Pals Rom. ti.
Products: ironing machines (with coal), kitchen stoves.
12, Victim Factor. C
Products: cast ..iron (for furnaces),, cast-iron vases and enamel
vases, cast-iron bath tubs, basins, hot air stoves.
13. G-r vita Factory, Hupha ggt.
Products: 1a1.nated products, galvanized buckets,
IV. Additional Fads
The t eformation of Centrocow. Metal into a General Department
within the Ministry of Inland Trade has been proposed, as well as the
creation of local Centrocoms to supervise the existing shops.
Large quantities of glassarar* - and panes of glass are exported to USSR,
In the beginning of 1951 Rumanian factories stopped supplying Centrocom-
Metal with enamel dishes and plates, in order to meet their export ol'.i
gations. A month later Cctrocom Metal was obliged to import from.
Hungary $20,000 wouth of such dishes and plates,
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.PERSONAL TIES.
Name
Description
3'.
Blau
Head of the Pig Iron
4550, medium' height,
Department
brown hair.
2,
Ernst Friedman
Special technical adviser
33.38, medium heights
brown hair
;3'.
Filip
Head of Accountancy
32'35, mediums height,
Department
blond.
-4. ' Gorun Head of the Administration
35?40, tall and slim?
5.
Grauer
Head of the Planning
32-35 8 thll, .; blem , ,
Department
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Hernia Goldenberg
Head of Sport and Toys
3ZZ35, short, blond.
.Department,,
Eduard Horescu
Head of the Household
1 = 5O, tall, blond
.Department.
Assistant Administrative
33, 'tall. and strong..
Marrr:-ger.
Coordinating Manager
gypsy52-54, tall, grey-haired,.
10,
Sorin
General Manager of the.
60, tall, white-haired,
"Administration of Russian
Russian.
Property."
11.
Weissman
Assistant Commercial
30-32, medium height,
Manager.
blond.
12. Wisner Head of the Department
30?35a st llq brown hair.
for Electrical Equipment.
13.
Zeldin
Assistant Manager of the "Ad-
55, smaU grey haired,
ministration of Russian
Russian Jew.
Property.11
14.
Zenen iee
Head of the Wrought Iron
3540, medium. height,
Department.
blond.
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