THE GANS CARS AND MACHINERY PLANT/LOCATION/PRODUCTION/AVN INTERNAL SECURITY BRANCH/PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYMENT IN PLANT/WORK ACCIDENTS/SABOTAGE/WAGES/PERSONNEL

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• Publication Date: August 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
SUBJECT 2M papa Cars zI&A h cbissrs Plant/Loration/Prodnction/
M Intexaml Sec wity Hrasah/Procadiinroe for Z.plojenE
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1. te'6sersssa Oeposssesserelo IQuhely'(Asseabling section) - new building
ground floor.
2. This'Ontvenyrtiestito lWbely'(Grinding section) - old building, ground flour.
3? fbe'Oepjsvito )Aubely'(Repairs Workshop) - old building with one floor.
4. The 'Portal' (x.trnnc.) - Veber .lid check point for lforkaws.
5? The'Altalmmoa iuhali''(Iftixed Machinery suction) - old building, ground floor,
loraerly the Carbmers' Offices.
6. Tbs'Lakkoso *holy' old building, ground
floor.,
7. The 'Olrtetasi Osaynlyr' (professional school) - o3d building, baving one
floor.
8. The 'Lsketoe Altalaaos I utte4' (Ssitha L!laeksaitTJ section) - old build=ng ,
ground floor.
9. The 'Acel Ontode Fele' (Steel section) - situated on the ground floor. On
the first floor WAS looa?t;md the Bass Canteen mud rooms for political.
comae. - old building.
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11. The 'Itegi ]Comes Muhely' (the old Blacksmiths section) - old building,
groimi floor.
12. The 'viu*myazere3.o *Away; (Power plant transformers) - old building,
gravel fluor.
The 'U1J Xouaca lvuhcly' (Blacksmith Section) - new building, anchi.nsry
was not yet Installed CM4Y 1953? 7
IA. The 'Talton Bsereldo' (&silersy car section) old building.
15.. The '01&Jrskters (oil depot) - old building, ground floor.
16. The 'Ocska Ya!rtelap (depot of Old iron) - located in the courtyard.
17. The 'Vastoro Torony Magss' (Cutti.ng section - where large sire iron is
cut into small pierces) - old building, ground floor.
18. The 'lpitessoti laktu-r' (Depot of old. building materials) - old
buildii-ng, ground floor.
19. The 'Oepjavito Mshely' (liepairs Workshop) old buil.dit}g, ,monad. floor.
20. Saeir sa 1$.
$1. Base as 8.
22. BasA as Z*.
23. erne-as 14.
2a. Tae 'Volt Levi Irods' (o.,d Offices) - old bil.. , ground floor ankh.
one upper-floar.
25. Barsm- as 2 .
26. the 'ezocialia Osstsly' (8ocial offices) - old bui1dicg, with one floor.
27? The 'M BZ 1BZ' or 'nn4yar saebsdand Ysacos Szovetseg' (thLios at
Mnsgariaa Pzvadm P'igiaters) ; also the ' If 3asssi lepulo ssdell
i otor Uasass' (Sfodel Planes oaragrr of math Organisation); old
bailA1nei ground floor.
28. The 'Idsigisnee MomalskasI (Workers Hotel for them. woc*%ws with
fannies)
The 'MM*s Bolo' (Worlosrs I Hotel fow single worbers).
On the first floor of ss= building are located Offices of the N 8Z l BZ
omgastisations, and a zasnitiona depot ('Fegyvertsra') belonging
to the oast arsaaisation.
29. The 'Auto-Qeaszs I (Tra ck Pool) .. o-Id building, gs ~ floor.
30. The 'Qysri Xomyha' (titchen) - Old bmildL+ngp proud floor.
31. The '1e61 RAJW1o PezEaeo1o lyamda' (me old Draulnas Offi_^es, as wall
as the Priirting h use of the plant'a newspaper, the 'Ganz UJsag'.
Old building, bavtzg one floor.
32. 'she 'I opoct ta' (Main entrance) - groom floor bvall
ding. O8 the Yirat
flow is located. the Perso=a l Office.
33. The 'Oepjavito Mtahoir' (Repaizm Workshop) located on the grcand. floor.
On the first floor are situated the ' irode V atur' (Culture louse )
and other officess. Old building.
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33-A 9eao as 33 waicb are eoea>mcted.. A gall - passer th r r ngh the building.
34. Ties 'Ir7d+a xPuI*tek -(milling for Off Leon) - two floors, newly
cutstroticte8 ?bmil. connected. with- #35.
35 ? #fovly cawmotructed al even-story ba:.ldin , whore all (tons t asnt a offices
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36. ft e 'Anato-?ark' (track Pool) not goat for the cars of the Gams plant,
also a tamer station is located hat-c.
37. The 'Yaasatode regi opulet (Me old Iran Works) - gra=d floor
a,.ildMas.
36'. 'A'me ?Ipasiakola' (Professional School) old bai:.di.ag, gramark floor.
39. The '1eg?' Dodws O1s&' (Mm old Tobacco plant) ol.d .bnild$n i g -..v.. t floor.
40. '39e+o '?enz 1spcsolo' (Asasmbltng section for electro-engines) building
concerted in.19N6.
161. sllectric pave' plat trasstot7ror. From that point electric paver is
svippUid to #12 which aopplies electricity to all sections at
the alas plant.
lote3 Zeilwsy.line lssdiag into the llP-Liget Part ends in the park itself.
aopleted rails y cars make trial trips on thnt1line.
A )
J ) 'raswcti Porta' (flailsay Gates)
D )
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P 'Porta' (Entrance b Exit boors)
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tit the beginning at World War II plant ran called Beezveny
T samm Danz, and was the property of a l.iaidted alm-re aaeppny. lwabays,
p nh is 9tatr Property (A11asa).
Prad*actioa
A. 'Yasati locri' (iteilvtlQr cars) which vaare:
1. 'Mob= Yom' (freight-cars) '896=91F roesi' (passenger cars)
3. 'Notores .Bacbe?Z LGocsi (Sew type of motor-passenger
cars')
b. 'Szcrszemaepek' (Machinery for Industry):
1. 'Ebro ' & 'Bazte M Q*jmkI - lathes
2. 't3 vt GaDek (wood lathe
c. 'r?any torok' (electric ac-chiaery - dynamo)
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'V'Satermeke.G' (Iron & Steel products)
'E'ajoalkatrAszek' (spare parts for vessels)
1. 'Propellerek' (propellers)
paseenger care (pare a3 above), which were oanufactured and exported to the
following countries:
cars were white colored - number per month ?
cars were white colored - number per mouth ?
cars were half white &
half-blue colored - number per month ?
cars were green colored,
some even white colored,
length of each car was
smaller ~t the - number per month 7
others co TOTAL PER MONTH: 20
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These passenger railway cars were constructed with the Soviet type of railway gauge` io7,
and each car was approximately 16 meters long. The diameter of each wheel was ap-
proximately 75-80 cros-
Regarding t e electric mac ry man actured by the Ganz
Plant, parts were assembled by the Ganz Kapceolo section (see No. 40, 50X1-HUM
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4. ere ex s e ee urnaces:
a. one 'Ivfenyes' (steel casting) furnace, two tons. Heating was made with
normal coal and with the aid of a 'Szenelektrod' (coal-electrod)
b. another steel casting furnace, two tons. Heating was made with electric
power. It was installer. and made by the Ganz plant itself.
c. the third steel casting furnace, also of electric type of heating, eight
tons, was made and installed by the Ganz plant in Sept 1952. One week
hater, during early days of Oct 1952, it was out of operation for a week
for repairs. Zn Nov 1952, following an explosion (probably sabotage),
it remained out.of operation for a
5. "Casting of iron took place three times every 24 hours of work, more precisely at 50X1-HUM
0930, 1600 and 1800 hours. During the night, night shift of workers, prepared only
the formes in which casting took place.. Raw materials were carried by battery driven
cars. There was an elevator raised up to the level of the door of the furnace and
materials were emptied into the furnace itself.. Doors of furnaces were opened by a
special pushbutton. Liquid steel was poured into special prepared forms and left to
)cool, after having been treated with a special air-pressure hammer.
6. "This section manufactured:
a. railway car wheels
b. vessel propellers - five to six every month for the Hajo Gyar vessel plant.
c. connecting rods ('Ffajtdkar')
d. joints for crank shafts ('Csapagy')
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Norms
7. "The manufacture of parts was governed by working norms as follows:
a. 120 minutes for th% casting of one railway-car wheel
b. 160 minutes for the casting of a big.sieed 'HajtOkar'
c. 55 minutes for the castingrof a big-sized 'Csapagy'
working Hours & Shifts
8. -1Hork was performed in three, eight-hour shifts, that 1s from 0600-14oo, 14oo-
2200, 2000-0600. Upon entering the plant, every worker had to exhibit his Entry
Permit, to the Gyar. Ors Plant's Policeuten,at the check p=int. Upon leaving the
l..i.ant, workers were searched in order to ensure that no spare parts were taken out
of the factory. This was done because of the unary thefts by workers.
Naturally, a search was made only in the event a worker carried heavy packages, or
when hie suit was rather swollen Cei27. A larger search, naturally unexpected, was
made two or three times yearly (including taking off shoes). It was a general
habit by workers to steal small parts, iron, etc. and sell them on the black
market at the Teleki Ter Market in order to exist on their low salaries.
AVH Internal Security Branch
9. "in -addition to an unknown number of Gyar Or who were unarmed and wore civilian clothes
and who checked only entry permute, there existed also'an internal AVH Security Branob.
These AVH wore civilian elothee. and were. armed. They wefe.em owered'to search,
stop and arrest e:en workers within the ;slant, anyone they believed to be suspect.
Their number is also unknown. The Belip8 igazoivany (entry permit) of the Ganz
Vagon an GdpgyAn plant was made of white cardboard about the size of the
Hungarian permit and had a border of red strips around it. Underneath the name of
the profession of the holder was the surname and first name and data of birth of
the holder. The entry permit also served as an identification card when moving
within Budapest. The following is an example of an entry permit:
d d
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Onto'
NAME
Date of Birth
Ganz Vagon es
nepgyan
3clip8 igazolvany
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The Personnel Office of the Ganz Plant was located on the firsi floor
a. i'he 'Belep8 Igazolvany'-Entry Permit (see paragraph nine)
b. The Clock-time sheet issued every month. Example:
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Clock-time Sheet
The time sheet was made of thin white cardboard and was printed. It was the
size of the above,, ap1e.
Translation
Data - date of issue
Ganz Vagon es Gepgyan -'Ganz Railway Car and Machinery Plant
No - number given to each worker
Neve - Surname and first name of worker
G';' ez. Ac818at8de - the #577 steel foundry Belepett - Vra. Pere. - Here the
time c_.ock.is.punched giving correct time of entering plant
~ofeleaviria pPere. - place where time clock is punched showing correct time
c. The Daily Labor Book issued daily. Example:
'NWnavezds . - ' Id. .? 'Ber_ '
- UTASITAS -_t - - - - -L - -I Anvaa - _ -
- - - - .- - - - - - - l eldnt4s I
----------------- Darrlb szam -----,
_ _ _ _ _ Formana- - - - -,
T _
------------------' 1,- ------,
,- ------------------------------
7 ,
,- ... - - .. - - - - - - - - - -. -,- - - - - - - - - -,
--- ----- ---- _--- ----,
---------------------- --------
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-----------------
7 - .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -f- - - - - - 7 - - - -,
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - .- -. - 7 - - - -,
.-~ - - - - - - - - - .- - - - -t- - - - - - -1 - - -
- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-Atvette . . . . . . . . . . 'parab sziuuFizeten -'
Ellen&rizte . . . . . . . 'Id8 ;dd dsszeQ
. TrME Ifi7on - - . ...
MUNXAIAP - Labor-look for the daily work
No.. - number
Neve - Name (of worker)
Meggnevezds - type of product (to be worked)
UTA?T1AS - Directives
Atvette - number. of products received
Ellendrizte - controlled by...... (.signature)
Idb -.time of work
Anyag - raw material
Darab azam - daily norma (norms)
FelBntds - extra steel
Forma nagyadga -'size. of form:
Darab azdm - daily norma. (,norms),
Fizetend8 Bsszeg.- amount earned in Forint,.
The Daily Labor Book was printed and made of wn:te cardboard equal
in size to the above Hungarian sample. The foreman of each worki:.a
squad entered, in ink
.,work performance by each worker daily. The
book was issued daily to every worker at the beginning of work when
work was assigned and was withdrawn at the end of the working clay.
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The foremen also calculated the workers' daily earnings,. It was
used for the calculation of monthly wages and norms and was also
indirectly a time sheet.
Protection against work accidents
11. This was rather poor. Every worker received every si..,oonths a blue colored
typical workers' overall, free of charge. He was not compelled to turn in the
old one to get the new one. Most of the workers, when getting the new one,
sold it, and continued to work with the old one. Casters, received special
leather shoes with wooden soles. Operators of furnaces, received in addition
special glasses and rubber gloves.
Work-accidents:
12. "A dispensary was located in the Plant (see No. 31, legend), and was opened
from 0830 thru 1130 hrs, and from 1230 thru 1700 hours daily. !accidents oc-
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but there were also other months
without any accidents. In most_of the cases these were burns,
due largely ..tc careleei fork Work accidents were booked in?a
special Registry, and when work accident resulted as.'in,the majority of.
cases fi om ?a worker's negligence, he did not get any
compensati.on.? In the event of a work accident, workers were,ir+mediately
taken to the dis sary, or in more serious cases, to the Hospital. Medical
assistance and censation as well as treatments etc,, including payment
of salaries ding non-working period resulting from ilingns, were covered
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workers were' all :ompelled to join, and for which each
paid a tour forlnt membership fee. In case an accident resulted which was not from
carelessness and if thecase was rather serious, a worker could get a few
thcusandforints as compensation.
Sabotage
13. The greatest majority of accidents were caused *1y sabotage. For example, the
newly constructed furnace (in Sept 1952 - see paragraph 4c) was blown up in
Nov 1952. Prior to that date, even the #irsL rrpairs (when furnace did not
operate for a week) seemed also to have been sabotage.. In Nov 1952, approxi-
mately at 24,00 hours, a terrific blast blew up the furnace. Many workers were
injured, wo veryy, serioun.1y.
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Branch, despite its investigations, could nol find the saboteurs. Workers said 50X1-HUM
that some one had thrown dynamite in the raw materials which were thereafter
thrown into the furnace for the casting of products.
Wages:
14. 8caste~earned about 600forints p'r month. Party members earned more
as a result of (tiita.?ent work assignments where wr,rk was easier and norms less
heavy, thus they could earn much more +han the common worker. Assignment of work 50X1-H U M
was made by the Chief Foreman of the Section, a Party member who, follow-
ing superior orders, designated work in such a way that only Party members
received less heavy work and completed norms with a good profit. Some of them,
made 1 00forints per month. Work was compensated according to fulfillment of
norms In the event the furnace
was not operating and the workers were out of work, they received a minimum
of 3.80 forints per hour. Normally,8?-10 torintswere )a,d for the sting al' a
railway car wheel. Wages were pai,i tW.Lce :nonLULy on t!:: '-tb and 25th of each
month. Over-tim,' c>:i.ated only unti= Jan ' wh.n: , r ., ,?, r.?:~:. _::hc;i;act. rsl .y
it was said there wou.ld be no more pay for it er t i.Oc) , . o ror er oaL in any
overtime hours. Deduction in wages was made for careless work. The OTI paid
a sic': worker full pa.y, only three days after he became ill.
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15. "There e::isted in the Personnel Office a Work Re Ktion which
P a worker wax five minutes late to work, he vas fined the amount
of one hour's work. For unjustified absence a women was fined 20 Leis Liz per
day of absence. If one escaped from work that was AVH business.
O anizations within the Plant - Meetings
16. a. Vasasok S zervezete Metal Trade Unions)
.b. TDemokratikus If us i Szrervezet) - Democratic Youth Union
c. M. SZ.'F.SZ: Szabadsag Harcos S7, vets,) - Union of Hungarian
Freedom Fighters
.Production-. conferences were held twice monthly by the Chief Foreman.
Re spoke mainly about increase of production.
Workers Hotel
17. Every worker residing outside the city and
who did not pave lodging was entitled to lie in the Workers' Hotel in the plant.
For that every worker paid 4Cforints. Worker's (single) were lodged in big
wards, 40-50 people to a toom,:in double military'iron-type beds. A NEP-Radio
loudspeaker existed iu 8'VQry ward. While the. plant supplied mattress, linen,
pillow and pillow cases and blankets (linen changed every two weeks), workers
had to procure their own towels They received from the plant km of soap per
month (it .,was black, like chocolate). Since there r+es also a dre5eing-room
where workers 'could undress. and even take a shower a~ter 4orkirg ho.u:s, the
AVH Internal se::ur4ty,detectives searched the small wardrobes poseessed by
workers. ?,
cultural' Lise
18. The plant was entirely radio-controlled by loudspeakers (thru which
orders were issued). Workers were also delighted with music and communiques of
Hungarian stations programs. The plant edited the Ganz Ujsag paper for
workers. There was also a sports club in the city
Personnel?
19. plant eigplQyed,,npproximately 5000-9000 workers (estimated number of female
vor)wrs cannot be stated
Among the prrsounei.
a..-.4Sau) Szant&, Director of the-Float,
b. (fnu) Malarovics, Chief of thC'Personae Sec on,
c. Istvan Barakonyi, Chief of 'Grinding and Steel Casting' section
of legend
d. Istvan Joo, Chief Foreman. of Seel Casting Section
e. (fnu) Kovacs, let secretary of the MD? Party Organisation, :.n the Plant,
f- Gyula Devai, AVH Political Lieutena?t,
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their meals there at noon oRly,'for which they were charged 16 forintoweekly
(deducted from salary)."
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