1978
January to March
1 January 1978, (no number) [3.5] – KGB note. A letter of thanks to Czechoslovakia’s Minister of Internal Affairs for help in preparing Spiral of Treason, the book by RZHEVITCH about SOLZHENITSYN, for publication. [R 1 January 1978]
9 February 1978, Pb 92/65 [3.2] – Politburo decision. Stripping General GRIGORENKO of his Soviet citizenship. [R 9 February 1978, Pb 92-65] total 4 pp.
14 March 1978*, Pb 97/54 [3.2] – Politburo decision. Stripping Mstislav ROSTROPOVICH and his wife Galina VISHNEVSKAYA of their Soviet citizenship. [R 14 March 1978, Pb 97-54] total 5 pp.
17 March 1978 *, 492-Ch [3.2] – Note from KGB deputy director Chebrikov. Transfer of “especially dangerous” prisoners from Vladimir Prison to Chistopol Prison in Tatarstan. [R 17 March 1978, 492-Ch] total 2 pp.
April to June
1 April 1978*, 785-A [3.2] – KGB memorandum. Arrangements for the trials of “anti-Soviet elements” such as Anatoly SHCHARANSKY, LUBMAN, FILATOV, NILOV, Alexander GINZBURG, Yury ORLOV and Zviad GAMSAKHURDIA (4 pp). [R 1 April 1978, 785-A] total 4 pp.
6 April 1978, 655-A [3.2] – KGB note on KLEBANOV’s independent trade union. [R 6 April 1978, 655-A]
14 April 1978, No 1644 [1.1; 3.6] – Action plan to discredit anti-Soviet propaganda about the “illegal use of psychiatry for political purposes”. [R 14 April 1978, No 1644] total 12 pp.
30 May 1978, St 109/4 [1.2] – Secretariat. Actions concerning information and propaganda for Third World countries. [R 30 May 1978, St 109-4] total 9 pp.
30 May 1978, St 109/13 [3.2; 5] – Secretariat. Reply to letter from Belgian Communist Party, explaining why Yury ORLOV must stand trial. [R 30 May 1978, St 109-13] total 10 pp.
8 June 1978, Pb 107/ III [9.4] – Politburo. Some aspects of international politics concerning the United Nations, USA, etc. [R 8 June 1978, Pb 107-III] total 7 pp.
12 June 1978, 1155-A [3.2] – KGB memorandum to BREZHNEV. About publication of writer JULIAN SEMENOV’s article Who benefits? [R 12 June 1978, 1155-A]
16 June 1978, St 112/57 [2.2; 3.2] – Secretariat. KGB proposal to deny KORCHNOI’s family permission to join the chess grandmaster who had defected from the USSR. [R 16 June 1978, 112-57] total 6 pp.
16 June 1978, 1213-A [9.3] – KGB report. Anti-Soviet plans of different Western special services and other anti-Soviet organizations for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. [R 16 June 1978, 1213-A] total 5 pp.
28 June 1978, 1311-A [3.2] – KGB report. Measures to halt Alexander ZINOVIEV’s anti-Soviet activities. Recommendation that he be permitted to leave Soviet Union without the right to return. [R 28 June 1978, 1311-A] total 5 pp.
July to September
3 July 1978, St 144/34 [3.2; 6] – Secretariat. Instruction to the Soviet ambassador in Norway about Norwegian Labour Party‘s request to free Yury ORLOV. Provides review of ORLOV’s “anti-Soviet activities”. [R 3 July 1978, St 114-39] total 8 pp.
13 September 1978, 61-A [3.2] – KGB memorandum. Concerning the provocative suggestion that the Nobel Peace Prize be awarded to Yury ORLOV, Alexander GINZBURG, Anataly SHCHARANSKY and others. [R 13 September 1978, 61-A] total 2 pp.
26 September 1978, St 126/8 [8] – Secretariat. Financial aid to the World Peace Council. [R 26 September 1978, St 126-8] total 8 pp.
October to December
3 October 1978, St 127/9 [1.2; 6] – Secretariat. Financial aid in distributing Soviet literature, as per request of Australian Socialist Party. [R 3 October 1978 – St 127-9]
23 October 1978**, St 130/74 [7.4] – Secretariat. Request from the leadership of the Chilean Communist Party to provide “special training” for 8 people. [R 23 October 1978, St 130-74] total 8 pp.
4 November 1978, 269-A [3.4] – KGB memorandum. Measures it has taken to prevent Andrei SAKHAROV’s anti-Soviet activities — house search, special warning, etc. [R 4 November 1978, Pb 128-40] total 3 pp.
6 November 1978, No 24348 [3.2] – About Academician POLIKANOV: permission granted to leave USSR with loss of all State awards. [R 6 November 1978, No 24348] total 4 pp.
15 November 1978, St-134/16 [9.2] – Secretariat. Memorandum to the Czechoslovak Communist Party about Babrak KARMAL, former Afghan ambassador. [R 15 November 1978, St 134-16] total 7 pp.
5 December 1978, St 136/8 [2.2] – Secretariat. Memo from ANDROPOV about the need to increase monitoring of Soviet specialists sent abroad on business trips. [R 5 December 1978, St 136-8] total 5 pp.
7 December 1978**, St 137/29 [7.4] – Secretariat. A request from leadership of Brazilian and Uruguayan Communist Parties to provide “special training” for 2 people. [R 7 December 1978, St 137-29] total 5 pp.
12 December 1978, St 137/80 [7.3] – Secretariat. A request from the leadership of ZAPU for arms supplies and training. [R 12 December 1978, St 137-80] total 25 pp.
13 December 1978**, St 138/5 [7.2] – Secretariat. A request from Lebanese Communist Party for supplies of modern artillery equipment. [R 13 December 1978, St 138-5] total 4 pp.
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