(SANITIZED)1. THE SVISHTOV MACHINE TRACTOR STATION 2. PERSONALITIES IN KARAMANOVO VILLAGE 3. COLLECTION OF STATE GRAIN QUOTAS(SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: August 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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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.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
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COUNTRY Bulgaria REPORT
SUBJECT 1. The Svishtov Machine Tractor Station DATE
DISTR. 18 August 19531
2. Personalities in Karamanovo'Villnge,
CollirbidoW:orState Grain Quotas
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The Svishtov Machine Tractor Station
1. The Machine Tractor Station in Svishtov is located approximately 1,500 meters '
east of the city on the highway leading to Polski Triimbesh. It has the following
equipments
a. Eighteen DT 54 horsepower Soviet tractors, from the Kharkov Tractor Plant;
b. One Universal 20 horsepower tractor from the VladinkirdTaTtactOta1I4nt;
c. Three 22 and 30 horsepower Fordson American tractor
d. Four Lants-Boldog 12 horsepower German tractors;
e. Three 25 horsepower Lants-Boldog German tractors;
f. One 30 horsepower Lants-Boldog German tractor;
go Twenty-five different types of pressure drills;
h. Twenty-five Soviet and Bulgarian seed drills;
i. Five Bulgarian plows;
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o Seven cultivators;
k. Thirty-five harrows;
1. Fifteen Soviet Rostelmash plows;
m. One S-4 KEZ self-propelled combine (cutting head four meters long);
n. Three 5-6 Rostelmash tractor-drawn combines (cutting head six meters long);
o. Ten German and American reapers; and
p. Five Soviet binders.
2. Aceording to the plan, the machine tractor station is supposed to have 120 workers,
but it usually employs between 180 and 190 workers. Salaries Are- as -followei-(the
first figure shows the salaries in new currency, and the figure in parenthesis
shows the salaries in old currency):
a. First year apprentice, 180 leva (4,500 leve);
b. Second year apprentice, 220 leva (5,500 lava);,
First year assistant, 300 lava (7,500 leva);
d. Second year assistant, 340 leva (8,500 leva);
A, Third year assistant, 380 leva (9,500 lova);
f. Third class specialist, 11.140 leva (11,000 leva);
g. Second class specialist, 4$0 leva (12,000 leva); and
h. First class specialist, 540 leva (13,500 lave).
Hy means of the most diligent work and by specializing, a worker or specialist
..ean-ftlfill his up to 120 percent, which means that the salary of a first'
'class specialist can be 640 leva (16,000 leva). However, an average of approxi-
mately 2,500 lova (old currency) is deducted and the specialist will receive about
13,500 lava (old currency). Workers are not paid for overtime.
4. The administrative personnel force consists of about 25 workers, most of wham are
Party. members. According to the law, there are 10) administrative workers for each
100 workers. Salaries are as follows:
a. MTS director, 22,000 leva plus 5000-6,000 lova as a bonus for holding a
command position, for a total of approximately 28,000 leva (old currency);
b. Technical manager, 18,000 Lova plus command position bonus;
c. Chief of the political department, 18,000 lova plus command position bonus;
d. Deputy chief of the political department, 15,000 leva plus command position
bonus;
e. Member of the political department (agitator) in charge of liaison between
the- MTS and the TEZS (Trudova Eooperativno ZeMedelsko Stopanstvo; Cooperative
Farm), 13,000 leva plus command position bonus;
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f. Agronomist, 19,000 leva plus command position bonus;
Chief socountant, 17,000 lova;
h. Accountant, 15,000 lava; and
i. Chief of the workshop, 16,000 leva.
5. From the above lists1, it can be seen that the lowest administrative workercre-
ceives more salary than the highest-paid MTS laborer.
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The MTS has a political department, attached to the administrative staff, which
consis of five persons: A chief, an assistant chief, and three members who are-
in full authority in the station. The MTS has a party organization of approximately
15 members, In 1950, the DSNM (Dimitroveki-Sdymilia Narodnata Mladezh; Dimitrav
Union of the People's Youth) organizationksit 37 members. 50X1-HUM
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a. Velichko Getev.
is the director of the MTS.;
b. Vasil Money, Chief of the political department
Co Genoho
he is leader
of the youth section and is in charge of the DSEM at the MTS; he is also a
member of the bureau of the BM of Svishtov Okoliya; and
d. Petr Rhsev Petrov,
he is the technical manager of the MTS.
Personalities in Karamanovo Village
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a. Atanas Stamm Atanasov,
chairman of the Village People's Council; he takes an active part in the
forceful collection of State grain deliveries; in 1949 he received a reward
of 30.000 leva for on-time collection and fulfillment of delivery quotas
b. Nikolay Filipov
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Village People's Council;
c. Lyuben TSvyatkov "Dulgiya,"
member of the Village
People's Council, member of the administrative council of the TKZS, chief in-
stigator of forceable collection of State grain quotas;
d. Neyko Genov9
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Kosta Bozhinkin,
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member of
the administrative council of the TKZS;
Petrush Ivanov Eoi?chev?
member of the administrative council of the
TKZS;
Nikola Bozhinov.
chairman of the TKZS;
Ivan Patev9
former chair-
man or the TKZS and now vice-chairman;
Dimitiir Kirovy
Asen Petrushev Kopchev,
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chairman of the Dsmi in Karamanovo;
Lambi Bushkov?
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expelled tvcom.t'Lq&.TICZatrora tho _ TKZS;
Todor Trifonov Ko osov 9
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Litso Drumev9
triedd for failure
to meat his State .grain delivery quota and sent to Helene Prison Camp;.
Ancho Koosov.
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Ancho Taney.
expelled
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Ivan Bozhinkin,
I3,ia Nikolaeir Yankov,
Member of the TKZS/t.
Minchb Nikolov Yankovi
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Todor Danev.
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Ivan Georgiev Naydenov.
Nikolay Vladimirov Stoychev,
Yanko Tachsv Peshsv
Angel Ganche
y. Petiir and Panteley Ivanov: Panteleev:
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Peti Bilev Petev.
Todor Mi8OV Treipchev.
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gg. Blazho Spiridonov Blazh
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Collection of State Grain Quotas
9. Karamanovo village has about 900 houses and a population of approximately 4,500.
It has a Village People's Council. The Party organization in the village consists
of 4froximatelY 120 mebbers. The DSNM has 140 members, and the BZNS (Billgartki
Nar?dL Zemedelski Sdyuz; Bulgarian National Agrarian Union) has no more than 50
Members-. All but 30 families in the village are members of the TKZS; fifteen of
these families were expelled on 9-September 1951. The TKZS was founded in 1948 by
30-members, most of whom were Party members. The other villagers joined later,-
after, pressure, especially with regard to payin the State grain quotas. At present
the cooperative holds about 30,000 decares of land. During 1951, about 12,50n
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1O. The collection of State grain qUOtas is made in a brutal and forceful way.
many times a commission of men from the Village People's Council and
the agricultural council of the TKZS arrived in person at a farmer!s house with
a tractor-drawn trailer and took out everythiugin the house (without weighing it,
and despite the protests of the owner), leaving only five or six 15-kilogram pails
of food. On the following days-the commission would send the farmer money through
the State grain delivery agency, without specifying how much grain had been taken
Or how much he was being paid. This happened Ootta5 times during 1950 and two
or-thiee tike6 durini-1951. Deliveries were 'collected in thie-fas4on from Litso
Drumevs Blazho Spiridonov!..Blazhev? Dimo Boyarov, Kiri' Mirchev, Lambi Bozhkov, Ivan
Bozhin)ein, Ivan Bozhanov Ivanov, and others. ,
11. In other instances persons were called to the Village People's Council where they
were forced to sign statements for the,. delivery of a 'certain amount of grain. If
they refUsed to sign they weretridd!fer sabotage. Usually the villagers who signed
these deelarations brought in the required grain at the required time. If-the
amount available to them was insufficient to meet the quota, they had to buy the
extra grain at the State storehouse at free market prices (45 leva per kilogram)
oditOtPAT thtstempaptlAlat the State delivery price (20 'eve per kilogram). This
grain whould be put back into the State warehouse where it could be sold again for
45 1Sta and bought again for 20 leva. Through this system, the Communists made a
considerable profit in collecting grain quotas.
12. Those who did not make State grain deliveries on time or refUsed to sign the de-
clarations-were put on trial for sabotage. This was the case with Blazho Spiridonov
Blezhev? Tsvyatko Bilev Petev? and Litso Drumsv. The first two lbought Ithbho
necessark grain at the last moment and thus succeeded in changing their fate. Drumev
was tried in Pleven and sentenced-to six months imprisenment; for to months he
WAS in the Pleven Okrug Prison and for the remaining four months he Was at the
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