LABOR SHORTAGE IN ISTRIA COAL MINES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009600450003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

CONFfOENTIAL
COUNTRY- Yugoslavia
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SUBJECT Labor Shortage in Istria Coal Mines
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I JAN 52
DATE DISTR. 12 Deeember?? 1951
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Production at the Area (Rasa) Coal Mines in Istria has reportedly fallen off
for two principal reasons; first, because the mine workers feel reluctant about
going down into the mines owing to frequent cave--ins,l and second, because of an
incompetent managerial staff. In view of the fact that such a large number of
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mine workers has remained absent from the mines on various pretexts, the UDB
was reportedly ordered to intervene at Arsa. Approximately 900 Croats have
allegedly been recruited as miners; half of these individuals will be sent to
the Area Coal Mines, and the rest to the Ratkovica (sic) Mines. These men were
reportedly offered travel expenses to the mines, free meals, and additional
compensation for having to be separated from their families. The men who
agreed to work at the Area Coal Mines will reportedly receive an extra daily
bonus of sixty dinars.
2. The Istra (Military Construction) Enterprise at Pulj has reportedly drawn up
plans for the contraction of a coke plant to process the coal extracted from
the Area Coal Mines. Throughout the Area coal basin, mining surveyors are
allegedly exploring for new coal beds. Intense activity has been observed
in the Pican and Podlabin sea, where the Italian company which formerly
owned the fields has already discovered new coal beds.2 Mine managers
purportedly plan to sink new shafts in this area by mid-1952.
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1. Comment i Your attention is called to - which
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reported frequent cave-ins at the Area Coal Mines in Istria, and
the introduction of a method to prevent the same. For additional
information on these mines, see 25X1A
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C mme ti Your attention is called to which
reported the opening of a new mine at Pican. 25X1A
the existence of new coal mines at Podlabin
and Pionija in Istria. Picnija may be identidal with Pican.
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