THE VIITORUL SHIPYARD IN BRAILA

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Res iania.
SUBJECT The Viitorul Shipyard in Braila
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DATE DISTR. 5 August 1952
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1. Braila has four shipyards, all of which are operated by Rumanian government
agenoies s
A, d Viitox,ul Shipyard
b. Cooperativa G. Di.mitrov Shipyard
oo Ccoperativa Marina Shipyard
d. Compescar is Shipyard
2~ There is a floating shipyard in Braila which is operated by the Soviet Danube
River Company (SDGP)o
3 o The Viitoral, Shipyard was located on the left bank of the Danube River in an
area. surrot:nded by the Bulevardul Karl Marx0 the river bank, and Strada
Traian in Braila0 The Viitorul Shipyard consists of the following formerly
privately owned shipyards:
as Nave*al Shipyard IRNT (Intreprinderile Romane de Navi gatie)
b,, Energia Shipyard
c o Vi,i torui Shipyard
d. Danubiul Shipyard
8. I7~banda Shipyard
f. Cerchez Shipyard
4, The admi-ri?strls,*i,'ve offices of the Viitorul Shipyard were housed in the
buildings, formerly belonging to the Danubiul Shipyard? A location within
the gener?.at. ViAtorul Shipyard area opposite otrada, Stefan eel Mare was onoe
occupied by the C>ope:wativa G. Dimitrov Shipyard.
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5. The production of the Viitorul Shipyard was well behind the scheduled plan
because of frequent work stoppages caused by lack of materials" Production
of the shipyards included the followings
a.. A yearly production of six to eight Soviet designed barges. The barges,
which were made for the Soviet authorities, were built with double bottoms
and with side tanks. With a capacity of 1,000 tons, these barges were
designed to carry grain, fuel and cotton bales. In May 1952 two such
barges were under construction.
b. Floating pontoons. These were cylindrical in shape, approximately eight
meters in length and three meters in diameter. Built of iron sheets,
approximately 40 such pontoons were under construction in May 1952, and
amuch larger quantity" was already constructed and was in the Danube
River near the shipyard.
c. Special spare parts for dredges were also built at this shipyard. The
spare parts were all shipped to the Danube River-Blank Sea Canal
Administration in Cern.avoda.
There were no special anti-aircraft defenses at the Viitorul Shipyard. However,
trusted workers who were members of the Communist Party received anti-aircraft
defense training from officers of the local fire brigade. Such training took 25X1
place on an open field located north of the Braila-Bucharest railroad.
8~ 'The workers receive monthly salaries varying from 300 to 400 lei. Skilled
workers receive from 700 to 800 lei monthly. Besides, extra bonuses of 100
to 300 lei monthly were paid to those workers who surpassed their quota,
9. Transivol Balineanu, formerly a worker at the Galati naval shipyard, was the
director of the Viitorul Shipyard. He was approximately 45 years old, was
married and had four children. Baitneanu was a convinced Communist.
loo One Simeon Oana9 an engineer who was the director of the Galati Naval Shipyard
before the wa-, was also employed by the Viitorul Shipyard. Oana was not a
Commun.i st .
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