THE USPECH MILITARY TEXTILE FACTORY AT GABROVO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013700340007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORM NO.
FEB 1952 51-4AA
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CLASSIFICATION SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIAL 0ILX
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION. REPORT REPORT
CD NO..
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT The Uspech Military Textile
Factory at Gabrovo
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29 Uspech military textile factory is located on the outskirts of Gabr
p25'~8) between the Gabrovo~-Ka,zanluk road and the 5hinkevitsa stream, ovo 2
is directly under military supervis o. and the entire output is taken Over The f ctor
Military adm~nistrationa The security force is by the
bctory
ur.~der the command of a ser y provided by an infantry
.gea,:n.t major. platoon.
2. The f'a,cto~?y is in a 3-story the
-inis. and . The dyeworks and living quarters for the
Droops 0 however,, are housed in separate buildings?
The following types of goods are produced ;
a- high quality cloth for officers' winter uniforms;
Good q ity cloth for non-commissioned officers y winter uniforms;
c. Medium quality cloth for enlisted men-s winter uniforms; and
d' _~
r'di.na y cloth for enlisted men t s winter overcoats?
4. The Plant and
140 looms . equipment comprise 20 sulphuarizing machines. -180
and dyeworks. Each loom is required to Pik
day nee,
, bat i:,- produce of clot
view of the fact that the factory is run on the Statrhanovist system,,
the outpu is 50-55 meters per loom.
5. The factory has 1,200 employees who work three shifts
specialized staff includes: per day. The executive and
a. &nagers Major Kako Perkov;
b? ssisgiant managers Captain Davi.dov;
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oe Technical manager, a certain Gineva an engineer;
d. Four shop managers;
e. Office manager;
f. Four clerks,
g. Chief storeman and three assistants;
h. Staff manager and president of the "professional committee," Radko Dimitrov;
i. Six shift foremen;
~o Fifty-four skilled spinners;
ko Fifteen skilled weavers and 30 assistant weavers; and
1. Fifteen skilled dyers and 15 assistant dyers,
6. The legend below identifies installations on the sketch on page 3z
Ip
Sulphurizers.
2.
Equipment and raw material store
3.
Entrance and corridor leading to upper floors,
4.
Engine rooms.
5.
Elevator,
6.
Dyeworks
Store containing processed hides and skins.
Pressing cylinders.
9~
Spinning shop,
10.
Weaving shop.
11.
Entrance to factory.
12.
Troops? living quarters.
13.
off iceo
24.
Workers' dwellings.
15 e
Gabrovo railroad station,
16.
Road to Kazanluk.
I.,.
Yantra Rivera
18.
Shinkevjtsa stream,
19.
Garage and, engineering shop.
A.
Location of factory,
B0
Acceas road.
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