USSR (KARAGANDA OBLAST)

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 4, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorised person Is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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USSR (Karaganda Oblast)
Coal Xnes Los. 17 his and 19 at
Karaganda.
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
APR4 1955
le Coal Mass Ness 17 bis and 19 is =ara8uda wets sobliaat. to Mslo Trsst,
rhi+eh iws IreaMd bpr tspidots (tam) as eagisser. )$a . Nee 19 was PaIl" is 1936
psseest of the seal in the asw was so^aos
and )I>aas Noe 17 his in 1,937e
oval (prests wgol), 15 percent eo~Oe, and five paresnt anthracite.
l!!ne Ito. 19
2. ) . n . No. 19 was divided into furs sections (nshastki). Iyakhov (fnu) was the
director of the aide. It was a herisontal mine, about 3e5 kilometers vide, with
six tm a is (gorissat). Three tunnels had been e~avsted, taro were being partially
a~oarloed, and the third was held in isssrvs. The coal seam was .8 to 1.0 asters
thick; the pitch (nklon) was 18 dogma. The taps was 1.8 asters high, with a
laver of rook ewer and below the coal. Three of the tunnels were 300 meters long,
one was 280 meters, and the two others were 270 actors each. The mine floor
(strek: sic) ran approximately northeast and acuthwest, 1.5 kl ilomaters and 2
kil osEStesa in length, from the main tomes, respective] y.
3. There were the.. shifts per 24-hour period, with 400-420 workers, forced laborers,
per shift in the mines and about 50 surface laborers; 20 of the surface laborers
wore free workers.
4?
Following were the norms for the five section at )line No. 19:
First Section, First Brigade : 11x0 tons per shift
Second Section, Second Brigade: 1Q two per shift
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Third Section, Third Brigade s 172 tons per shift
Fourth Section, Fourth Brigade: 150 tons per shift
Fifth Section, Fifth Brigade s 130 tons nor shift
Total
732 tons per shift
As a rule, these norms were not fulfilled; production was from 50 to 200 tons less
per shift than planned.
5. Failure to fulfill the norms resulted from very bad living conditions and poor food.
Both punishments and incentives were noted out in an attempt to improve the workers'
production. )GB (sic) authorities promised shortened sentences, better food, and
earlier release, but with little ssieoess. Only two or thtee prisoners out of 3,000
were released prior to the termination of their sentepoe.
Ma No. 17bis
6. MLne No. 17bds, which is adjacent to Milne No., 19, varied from two ,to fear kilometers
in width. It had six tunnels, each 200 asters long and pitched at 1$ to 20 degrees.
The ooal seas in this nine was also .8 to 1.0 meters thick sandwiched between two
layers of rook in a working face 1.8 asters high. The deaf ,from this aim was of
the coking variety.
7. There were three shifts per 244eur period, with about 260 to 3Cb workers per shift.
Approwdaately 30 to 40 workers were sogiloyed ' on the surface, of when 20 t free
workoers. The production norm averaged about 12 tons per person per shift.
Be MLne l7bis (see pages 7 -10 j, considered an uD-to-date nine, was aschanlsd about
50 percent. The follow.us, equipment was used i n e a a h
sections one cutting machine or ) karow ocatine, one 8T-l1 oonvej r, ow or Un'
electric looamotives, and two drilling machines.
9. The following equipOSnt was used general y in coal mines s
a. Cutting machines Length 1.8 as width .9 as height .4 a, weight 1,000 kilograms*
b. Conveyor ST-11.
a. Electric mine locomotivess Four wheels, two axles, could haul 30 loaded oars.
d. lkarov combines For cutting and loading coal, operated by two men.
e. Side cutting machines Operated by two non.
f. Kaasron pumps Height 1.5 a, width .6 no length 1.5 a; operated by ass man.
g. Baranova drilling machines. Length .6 as, height .25 no weight 21 kilograms*
h. Mine railway oarss Narrow-gauges four wheels; one-ton capacity.
Ethnic aa~aosition of the Workers
10. About. 60 percent of Q-4tork ors in MLnes Nos. 19 and l7bis were from the many
national af.norities of the USSR. Only about 25 -1per7ent were Great Russians and
sow' 15 percent foreigners.
11. There were four parospecting parties in the Karaganda area.
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new coal deposits had been discovered in the vicinity of ye
now Karaganda. It was said; that the deposits were large enough to last a 06atairy.25X1
The fo3leWmg ocal sloes wear located there: Dos. 7, 42 72, 102, 106, and two
others Camp No. 4 was looated in Dube ekoye.
12. Until 1948, forced laborers were not paid for their work in the Karaganda coal sines.
However, in that year a system of cost aoooantipg (khosrasold~t) was instituted, and
they began to receive a moal7, amroM1mt of oem%ensation. Fallowing is the peY-rate 25X1
system adopted for forced laborers, based on 100 percent nova fulfil1at:
d
Caters of Pier M~
nth
1v Pat (rabies
Loaders
2, 3t 4 50
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115
Timberers
6, 7 17
0 -
210
Ore-oar operators
3, 4 80
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115
Workers on safety derides
5 15
0
Drillers
15
0
Meehinists
21
0
Waiters who own-fulfilled their deed raosired extra par, amount not Indicated by
scum. Workers who fai]mito falfi]1 their acrd had their salaries vitkh ld by the
mine adm inistratien.
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A..~*mmhmm M Ys. (pm pW m 5 and 6)
1. and 2. Zagiaa houa. for alias railag.
3. Btmk r (baxi r) and oouvsysr for traoaloadiag opal troy aim rail to
rrgalar sartam railroad sosl ears.
4. Broad-gam rail 1iaa for tranaporiag Goal from t aina.
5. Mtno railriy.
6. Mlno railrg taantibles.
7. Coa"rsac gatoa, roieraiblo, noareoat~iWAMrS, for traaaforriag Goal sat itaa
the wsi' ing taco (saboy) to the alas ooal oars.
Cealros-ttiag =skins I Cuts aeotiena of oesl 40 m x 5 om x 2.2 a psa' how.
9. Mine railug Goal oar loadod br ooMrsyor a obis.
10. Mine ventilator.
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lea 1s. l7>mCta at tad.: ass Pals
1. bn.ne railva]r.
2. Elsatsd sarfass sins railvay.
3. Tom-tables for svitobiag dirsstion of aim ears.
4. Coal obmts saspVing into sarfaos rail esa1 oars.
5. Broad-Pug . sartacs rail Jim.
6. , Angiaa bens for ains railway.
7. l+ftas entranos.
8. Conveyer.
Lsisnd far ~.tah of Cesal 1+!!as Io. 17h.a at Lrsaaada
1. Coal-suttia8 aaohtas.
a.
Pates 9 and 10)
2. Conveyer grnt a.
3?
4?
Mine railway seal oar loaded bly oonvsysr.
MLns railway.
Main twaasl rail-liw, leading to sgrtsos said s vatod snrfaes railway.
6. Aitigm Ite ssame s]rstsm for Lm1i oil seal' to. snrfa*s.
7. MLOO vsntilat*.
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Mine anj Surf" Rpulwa1 Systarrs or Handling Ceol in Coal Min. No. 17 bis in K
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Goal 1&ie No. 17bie in Kameem is
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Coal Mine Noe 17bis in Karaganda (Continued from page 9)
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