1. MOTION PICTURE DIRECTORATE IN RUMANIA 2. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON RUMANIAN AREAS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010800190007-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CE ON' 1 NT LGENCY
COUNTRY Rumania
SEC PR**
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
SUBJECT
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
CLASSIFICATION
1. Motion Picture Directorate in Rumania
2. Miscellaneous Information on Rumanian Areas
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 194, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
the former Rumanian Ministry of Press is now called
e omm_! pe o. rts. It consists of the following sections.-'
a. Directorate of Press
b. Directorate of Motion Pictures
c. Directorate of Arts
d. Directorate of Theater
e. Directorate of Radio
f. Directorate of Publicity
2. The President of the Committee of Arts is Edward Mezincescu. The Chief
of the Directorate of Motion Pictures is Alexander Belu; the Directorate
consists of the following sections:
a. Studio Alexandra Sahia .= located at Strada Turgionev No. 6;
General.Manager is Sylvia Armasu; the Political Cadre Leader is a
certain Angel; Film Director is a certain Evoescu; Chief Engineer
is named Mashka..
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b.- Studio Bucharest ? located at Strada Wilson No.* 8; General Manager is
Megreariu. This studio makew full length films and is the largest in
Bucharest. Between 300 and 400 persons are employed there.
c. General Administrative Offices - located at Strada Horastrau No.= 33;
approximately 36 persons are employed there.
d. Studio de Doublago d located at Strada Wilson No. 8; at this studio,
the sound tract was added to various films of a documentary nature;
the studio employs about 70 persons.
DATE DISTR. 24 March 1952
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p. Oradia There was a large airfield here, as well as Rurr,anian troops.
q. Or nova W This city was near the Yugoslav border, and had large concentrations
of Soviet and Rumanian forces. There was an airfield of unknown size
located here.
r. Resita ? The Martin Iron and Foundry Works as well as Rumania's largest
manufacturing plants were located in this city. There were 30,000 workers
employed in various industries located in the city.
s. Ploesti In 1951, the Soviets ordered the oil wells which had been sealed
by Americans to be reopened. During the past year, there has been a large
influx of Soviet equipment. There were anti-aircraft batteries throughout
the city.
t. Turda - Besides a cement factory and a wire factory,) (there
was a school for training parachutists and pilots.
u. Cernavoda ? The Salini bridge located at this site is well-fortified with
antiaircraft batterie^. There was artillery in the vicinity of the bridge
as well.
v. Medias -, :)Jar ga numbers of metan (natural gas) pump lines passed through this
city haracterizecl as the "nerve-center" of gas distribution.
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w. Bucharest - The airport near Toi (presumably Pipera) was extremely active
during July 1951. Between 30 and 40 planes would, laid every morning; these
planes carne from an eastward direction to the field.
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