INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN INFORMATION ON CHELYABINSK (MILITARY PLANT; POWER STATION CONSTRUCTION)
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March 30, 1960
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the mspionage Laws. Title
18, U.B.O. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized per-" ' --1,n."?fd by law.
COUNTRY USSR (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
INFO.
PLACE &
Industrial and Urban Information on
Che]'ysbinsk (-.
I960
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 30 P1 ar c ~+ 19&0
NO. PAGES
REFERENCES
2
1. Military Plant No. 62 in Chelyabinsk was situated near the alcohol distillery.
A formed granary, it had been converted into'a military plant during World
War II. The plant operated in three shifts, but no details were available
on its production items or its labor force. Lar'q,quantities of coal were
brought to the giant in trucks, and the plarlt..s numerous chimney stacks would
emit a black smoke. The plant was surrounded by a brick wall, approximately
3.1+ meters high.
2. The municipal power station (Gorodskaya TETS) was constantly being enlarged.
In 19136 the eighth stack was erected. A new power station was constructed
in Krasnosolsk 5ic7, which was located 60 km from Chelyabinsk. The
station occupied a six-story building and, according to rumor, supplied
Chelyabinsk with electric power for industrial purposes.
3. A new industrial area had been under construction 10-15 km north of
Chelyabinsk since the early postwar years. It was named Bakal and the
construction undertaken there was called BAKALSTROY. The area's main
plant was a metal works. Second in size was a factory which produced
prefabricated houses of reinforced concrete; these houses made up part
of the living accommodations for the development area. According to plan,
24 (14chtovyy yashchik No. 24) and had an artillery shell factory
zone, access to which was under strict control. The zone allegedly had R B-_.
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4. I liron ore deposits were discovered to the north of
Bakal, in the vicinity of hhe road to Sverdlovsk. A special railroad spur
was laid from the mines to the metal works at Bakal, where the ore was
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5. During the war there had been an ordnance factory at Bakal which was transferre
to Kyshtym in 191+8-19149. all the 'workers were transferred
along with the factory. Since 1950-1951, Kyshtym had reportedly been a closed
the area was eventually to equal the size of Chelyabinsk.
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located within it. The workers in the zone needed a special permit to leave
and even then they were allowed out no more than once a year. Their wages
were higher than was usual in Soviet industry and there was a plentiful supply
of goods which were unavailable even in the large cities of the USSR.
6. report including a list of personalities and a sketch
map of Chelyabinsk and an accompanying legend identifying 39 pointsjin the
built-up areas of Chelyabinsk
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Military Plant No 62 in Chelyabinsk i
the SW sector of the city at the location previously identified as grain
Points identified
check out generally with referenced map. One or two differences sho
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a. identifies a Military Plant No. 10 just north ~.:?x11ts~c~Da't+~ka
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29. Military Plant No. 10.
30. Refrigeration plant.
31. Asphalt factory.
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b. A new rail line, running north-south, passing
west of the Kalibr plant (cf referenced map and points 9-10 and 32 of
32. Technical institute.
10. Kalibr plant.
9. Central granary.
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USSR (Ch yabinsk {blast)
' 1isoelIaneous Information on Chelyabinsk and
1. Military Plant No. 62 in Chslywbinsk was situated near the
alcohol distillery. A forma wry, it had bean ported into a
military plant during 'orld War II. The plant operated in three
shifts, but no details were available on its production items or
its labor force. Large t :amities of coal were brought to the plant
and the plant' $ nowavus; chi nnoy stacks would emit a
black make. Z plant was surrounded by a brick wall, approximately
3.5 meters high.
2. The Kallbr plant prodwsed precision measuring instruments
for metal; work and a la - parts for polishing machines. The plant
operated in two shifts.
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3? The wanicipal pow station (Gorodske ra TITS) was comtantl y
being enlarged. In 195,6 the eighth st k was erected, whereas there
had been only one in 1944957. A now parer station was constructed
in Araswsalsic ,sigh', NhU& was located 60 lea from Chelyabinsk. The
station occpied a SIX-story bui3.diag and supplied 50X1-HUM
C b lyabin r with electric power for inedaatlri al porpoise.
4. The KC id, plaatp which prodaced excavating machinery,
installed its psrodnete an tractors it received from the tractor factory
(CRTZ).
5. A nro industrial area had been under construction 14-15 lcat
north of Chelyabinek since the early postwar years. It was named
mw and the construction undertaken there was coned Bakalstror.
The .neat s main plant was V. metal works. Second in siss was a factory
which produced prof ebrioatsd uses of reinforced cOmaaretes these
houses made up part of the living rations for the development
area. According to plan - the area was eventually to equal the Wise
of Chelyabinsk.
6. iron are deposits were discovaer*d to the, 50X1-HUM
north of Bakal, in the, vicinity of the road to Sverdlovsk. A special
railroad spar was laic from the mims to the metal works at Bakal,
where the we was pronged.
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7. Durift the war there had been en orr3 oe f&ctm7 at Ba3aos
rhich was W74FAMO&IW5 +r%& to tsh w in 19 19I9.
all the warkere wer a ta~aWarred along with the facteary. SiMO
1950.3.951, l# m has reportedly been a closed sasae, access to
which was undue' strict contra. The steer allegedly bad PM 24
(Poobtariy Tlasha ik No. 24) and had an any *All- factory
located within it. TM weans in the sass needed a a .al posit
to leave and even then they were allowed cat m more than once a
year. Their was were higher than was ns . in Soviet industry and
there was a plentiful supply of goods which was umau able even in
the large cities of the =4
brsoafiitiu
S. The f*UOVLW ,.~.e were residents of Chalysbin.k:
Ie.3ev OW),
director of
the coal iu&s'y dapartaent of the Chadyrab,tnsk toast Party
Comittee
b? Ax al= M latrna PSMWWaka,
direa
was qty
the Chelyabin* Coal Mina Combint (Chelyabagal).
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P"kV Atx$+cy"'JA*
bugol Cea bim,
d. Shtekilk (fm
Of tw Che2ys?-
dfr*etar of the mini dirscto-
rats in Svexbdlovsk
Capt. sukhO&lov (fm),
hsad of the
amraa diracterrats (A ) .
i
f. Turkhin (fan) van dirsAar of the Urals Coal Est
til 19% . Inter tr at red to MOVOOV.
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Attaehod is a ekitch of Cholyabin*
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kw9m 19 MRieiwi~ti wiGhs it
1. A3.0001 distI to .l
2. Military P3-wt No. 62
Maniat"I fuel base
Ii. Erspdt*1 for lamUa at Ww34 War IZ
L. Kolkhos/y.,,, mrkst ( u1kba#s. '.,B w)
6 ,, ,~ ,L. in ~1 ~y~r~
. P - .ir fire stati= - WCaisi r to Puhk.izm 8tro t in 1976
7. Mn firs brigsc i - torete
$. Railroad Dire rate
9. C.ntra1 bra (Zagots ri )
10. Kaasariaag fosta~! 1 !1:s faata - (Kol ibr)
3.1. T.t iz ry l ital (V.taarimmmmWs zitsa)
12. lia asobiaoty plant (gc,~+.x )
13. R.d1 br oaftestIM a t r.os.,iag station ( iovse3. )
lit. *4aial 1'i Vital (Oars 3aa3ta )
15. Tbsatre
160 Ural &tta.
17. Oblast NYD %A&"-Wv
18. Central post of i
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19. Uee1dantial hoary to XVD state
2D. P gioal t Delituts
21. New fire st
22. Ply tactoy
23. prism
24. Indu ia1 sirs' hnepi
25. Abraaivniy PISA
26. Ele s tactar7
27. Vita?in tactaiy (Vit mind, Zsvod)
28. Faks-
'i.],it*y Plant No. 10
30. Eot r igWa on PI31. tit tac j
32. Ted cal institute
33- %kom and Gorkma Wiow
34. Oblispolkaa<
35* meat prodnatu p).*nt (Niece)
M . center ( "orodok) and central hospital
37. Municipal p' station
38. Crew tam
39. Li ova ZIS
e Spa" parts plant)
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