1979
January to March
7 January 1979*, Pb 137/27 [9.2] – Politburo decision. Expenditure on Soviet troops in Afghanistan. [R 7 January 1979, Pb 137-27] total 4 pp. (tbt)
17 January 1979*, St 143/7 [7.1] – Secretariat. A request from the Italian Communist Party leadership for the “special training” of 15 people. [R 17 January 1979, St 143-7] total 4 pp. ( tbt)
17 January 1979**, St 143/8 [7.4] – Secretariat. A request from leadership of the Chilean Communist Party for the “special training” of 20 people. [R 17 January 1979, St 143-8] total 3 pp.
6 February 1979, St 145/6 [8] – Secretariat. Relations of Soviet grassroots organizations with those in capitalist and Third World countries – plan for 1979. [R 6 February 1979, St 145-6] total 2 pp.
16 March 1979, Pb 147/8 [1.1] – Politburo. New proposals by BREZHNEV in his speech during the election campaign. [R 16 March 1979, Pb 147-8] total 5 pp.
17-18 March 1979* (Pb) [9.2] – Transcript of Politburo meeting (17-19 March) about the worsening situation in Afghanistan. [R 17-18 March 1979, Pb] total 28 pp.
18 March 1979*, No 242 [9.2] – Transcript of KOSYGIN’s March telephone conversation with MOHAMED TARAKI, Afghan prime minister. 29 June Politburo decision, and report by GROMYKO, ANDROPOV, PONOMARYOV and KOSYGIN. [R 18 March 1979, No 242] total 19 pp.
20 March 1979, St 151/24 [8] – Secretariat. Payment for the travel expenses of activists from progressive expatriate organizations who are invited to USSR (9 pp). [R 20 March 1979, St 151-24]
20 March 1979*, Pb 486 [9.2] – Politburo. Transcript of BREZHNEV’s conversation with Afghan prime minister TARAKI. [R 20 March 1979, Pb 486] total 8 pp.
20 March 1979*, Pb 499 [9.2] – Politburo. Transcript of conversation of KOSYGIN, GROMYKO, USTINOV and PONOMARYOV with Afghan prime minister TARAKI. [R 20 March 1979, Pb 499] total 15 pp.
April to June
3 April 1979, St 153/13 [3.2; 9.1] – Central Committee. About the “SOS group”, scientists in defence of Yury ORLOV and Anatoly SHCHARANSKY. [R 3 April 1979, St 153-13] total 17 pp.
9 April 1979, St-154/42 [1.4; 2.2] – Ministry of Civil Aviation to KGB. A new post in higher education institutions run by the ministry to oversee foreign students, who total 300 in USSR. [R 9 April 1979, St 154-42] total 8 pp.
12 April 1979*, Pb 149/XIV [9.2] – Politburo. The Soviet position in relation to Afghanistan. [R 12 April 1979, Pb 149-XIV] total 12 pp. (tbt)
19 April 1979, St 155/86 [1.2] – Secretariat. Inclusion of Netherlands in the region covered by correspondents of the Literaturnaya gazeta weekly. [R 19 April 1979, St 155-86] total 4 pp.
19 April 1979, St 155/84 [2.2] – Secretariat. Transfer control over communications from the Ministry of Communications to the KGB. [R 19 April 1979, St 155-84] total 8 pp.
21 April 1979*, Pb 150/93 [9.2] – Politburo decision. Do not to send Soviet helicopter pilots to suppress counter-revolutionary movement in Afghanistan. [R 21 April 1979, Pb 150-93] total 2 pp. (tbt)
24 April 1979, Pb 150/129 [3.2] – Politburo decision. Deprivation of citizenship for Eduard KUZNETSOV, Mark DYMSHITS, Valentin MOROZ, Georgy VINS and Alexander GINZBURG, and their exchange for two US spies. [R 24 April 1979, Pb 150-129] total 10 pp.
25 April 1979*, 819-A [9.3] – KGB report. Anti-Soviet activities with regard to the 1980 Olympic Games. [R 25 April 1979, 819-A] total 4 pp.
24 May 1979*, Pb 152/159 [9.2] – Politburo. Additional military assistance to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. [R 24 May 1979, Pb 152-159] total 3 pp. (tbt)
24 May 1979, St 160/32 [7.3] – Secretariat. Request from the leadership of the “African Party for the Independence of Senegal” for “special training”. [R 24 May 1979, St 160-32] total 7 pp.
25 May 1979, St 160/52 [1.3] – Secretariat. Permission for Soviet aviation professionals to attend the 33rd International Aviation Exhibition in France. [R 25 May 1979, St 160-52] total 2 pp.
28 May 1979, St 160/54 [8] – Secretariat. Financial aid to the World Federation of Democratic Youth. [R 28 May 1979, St 160-54]
29 May 1979, St 160/5 [1.2] – Secretariat. Participation of Soviet journalists in the 8th Congress of the “International Organisation of Journalists” in Finland. [R 29 May 1979, St 160-5] total 2 pp.
31 May 1979, Pb 153/67 [3.2] – Politburo. Letting family members of VINS and GINZBURG join them abroad. [R 31 May 1979, Pb 153-67] total 7 pp.
11 June 1979*, St 162/67 [1.3] – Secretariat. Warning to First Secretaries of Party in Republics and Regions about price rises (from 18% to 95%) affecting cars, furs, gold, carpets, etc as of 1 July 1979. [R 11 June 1979, St 162-67] total 8 pp.
12 June 1979, St 162/5 [1.2] – Secretariat. Actions to increase Soviet influence and mass propaganda in Third-World countries. [R 12 June 1979, St 162-5] total 6 pp.
21 June 1979**, St 164/31 [7.2] – Secretariat. Request from Israeli Communist Party leadership for “special training” for DORON VILNER, member of Komsomol Central Committee. [R 21 June 1979, St 164-31] total 4 pp.
28 June 1979, St 165/1 [9.1] – Secretariat. Activities related to the visit of the US Senate Majority leader, Robert C. BYRD (Democrat, West Virginia). [R 28 June 1979, 165-1] total 4 pp.
29 June 1979*, Pb 156/IX [9.2] – Politburo. Actions to deal with the worsening situation in Afghanistan; recommendations from Gromyko, Andropov, Ustinov and Ponomaryov; letter to Soviet ambassador in Kabul. [R 29 June 1979, Pb 156-IX] total 11 pp.
The Bukovsky Archives 