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While there is thus the agrest progres in heavy industry
the stme cen not be said of electricity. Shortages of electric power
are reported from industries and private homes all over the country
during this summer. The main reason is, that most of the electric
works are thermic and hence have to rely on coal for their fuel.
The deliveries of chal nuving been exceedingly sketchy, grave shor¬
tages were bound to develope this is also the reason for a new
top-secret project being curried out at present : the construction
of an underground water wieaperatnsisid work in Southern Bohemia, The
location is secrete The works have already started, but according
to Degt infomation it can not enter production before 1954,
la view of the coal shortage, exceptional measures were
taken during this summer to increase the number of workers in the
miness Under the direction of a Soviet Deputy, Zajchhkov, a drafting
of ali the youth was called fore The younger people were used for
scrap collections 3; the older ones for forestry works end railroad
pg get the workers liberated by these young men, supposedly
sucritacing their vacations, were sent for this periog into the
mines. Reports from the mining areas neveetheless indicate that
this~desperate measure has not given the expected results, a nee
‘tie hew forces com ke tely lacked skill end in many instunces even
ey Meta the way of the better trained professional miners. In
eee ect, while a definite judgement wild be only possible in a few
ek Months, eur observers believe that the result was so bad, that
these efforts will not be repeated in the sume manner 3; and the
col shortage will continue ali during this winter, to plague every
ő branch of Czech economy except for the ármement indaetry with its
| top prio oratye Our observe:sS report also, that during the coming
winter fuel supply in general will be extrehely low, lower than
in the worst period of last winter 3 and that this shortage will
also Lit tremsportation very badly, thus affecting anenatey indie
rectlye
A very importent news has come on the net tor ot urenium
mining in Czecho-Slovakiae There are very serious indications tnat
a new large Uranium deposit has been found in sg éssgi szi near the
Village of Grinavis This deposít is estimated to be roughiy one
third of the wealth of Jachimov - but it must be understood that
the exploration of the area is just at its beginnings Miniüz ope=«
Yations have not started, nor are they contemplated before the
‘beg sianing of next years A grave problem will also bel ‘the mobiliza~
Pans of new workers for these mines if and when tney "starts As
ar as we could learn, discussions are under wuy with Hungary and
Tuma for the furmishing of the labour force for these new mines.
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