CKD SOKOLOVO PLANT IN PRAGUE-VYSOCANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A032600440001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 12, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the .Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law:
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SUBJECT CKD Sokolovo Plant in Prague- Vysocany DATE DISTR. 12 February 1957
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report on the CKD Sokolovo plant in
locomotives, some parts
~cllla
Prague-Vysocany, which allegedly was prod. I steam
for tanks, and machinery for a sugar mill The report
includes a sketch showing the location of the plant.
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Prague-vysocarsy, z&lon Vasa --- -
n,rn- nxnxt1nn_ P. -rue tiben. Since 1951 it has been officially
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TAUS The main entrance into the plant s
b U-4 nadrazi (IIgpex Rte-station).
Rol among the Prague residents as ,
?m Gesk?moravska street, # 2a5,
i g
?~ called CKD SOKOW Y O, i i ague'~V
a it C ?kolovQ Prague-Liben,
opposite the RR/-station Prague-i" en,
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The Du1JA7nngs oh e p CRD Prague-liben, "PRAGA" Plant and Plant eU Prasilu". Individual factory
units are connected by factory rail tracks. 25X1
2) The plant is being constantly extencAd and chiefly underground construction
are carried out under the buildings.
of 1956 the main eduction of CRT) Sokolovo
in
in
be
g
n
g
tion: At the
3) Produc was 1'o~uction of stem locomotives of various types and some pis 25X1
ui ent fora sugar-
as
for tanks. The plant wed fee
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4) Destination of roducts: The majority of all products is exvorted ma
el] as to the satellite states.
SR
s w
the US
,
(No further details avaiiable.)
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ees is allegedly about 10,000. At the beginning of
lo
f
y
emp
5) The number o
1956, work was divided into three shifts, and the night shift was as fully
ees working in
lo
000 em
t 3
b
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y
p
ou
,
re a
manned as the day shift, i e, there w
the 1951
n
g
each shif V. u i / rr
These were chiefly superfluous or unreliable
lant
th
e p
transferred to
. civil servants who were very.little efficient as workers and often caused
ion.
~.ncreaase o~ is vv p_ __- -
patronized; they have
y
t were lately greatl
in the plat
ti
z
ces
The appren
various advantages, mdd3r in catering. In the last year, however, their
heet of money
t
.
was s
advantages diminished because the plan
Political indoctrination is being held daily for 10 minutes (Desetiminutovky)
These lectures are
which are organized by the ROH during the lunch break.
ld about
h
e
highly unpopular and very little attended, At 80H meetings,
once a month the attendance is also very poor.
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Wages of employees, especially o s
The gross wages of skilled
t
f killed workers, are generally very
or es9
good In comparison with other fac
workers are about 1,400 - 2,400 crowns per month. The wages of unskilled
month
e
r
laborers vary from 700 - 1,000 crowns p
. d them very`
Annual leaves are advantageous to Chet at$Straz they Ralskem in the
n
issued, which cause considerable ecr
.&U selves criticise the inefficiency of
n
department to another and new orgy
ease iri production and thus decrease
Foremen of individual departiaen s ar
ization instructions are constantly
employee and half by the plaxRt ?
e constantl transferre from one
Food in the plant canteen is not goo ,
(about 3 dkg) and the price. o3 a lunch is 5.60 Kcs (one half paid by the
leave. A the meat portions are very small
entitled to 3-weeks' leave, employees
employees of many years standing ( over 15 years ?) to I. weeks of annual
Sumava mountains and near rilsen. Wer 18 years to 2-weeks' leave and
cheaply in the plantis recreation ce
va to ees up to 18 years of age are
in wages of workers, who among em
the management, the majority of which are Communists who secured their 25X1
posts through party influence.
6) Machinery:
is rather old,
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d controls and decreases in wages
Faulty production: In view of increase
where faulty production was found out, the percentage of faulty production
d b the inabilit of workers
has lately decreased and it is ma cause
$) Security measures: When entering and leaving the plant all emp es have
on which there are their oto ra s
s
ses,
always to produce pa
9) The personnel (Cadre) manager is certain JUDr.fnu Diana; auuuu a,, -.v--i,
nsidered a decent person.
r
wise co
member of the KSC, but othe
10) Shortage of material: From time to time in some departments there is a
shortage of materials
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,
who are later to return to China and Kore
11) Until 1952 there were several aissians as constant control in the plant.
lately, however, they do not seem to be there employed permanently, but
only come to the plant from time to time to carry out controls and visits.
Several Chinese and Korean engineers (about 3-5) are employed in the plant
a
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