POLITBURO. Final version of letter to leaders of the French Communist Party (PCF) [R: 15 March 1977, Pb 49-XV] 23 pp (excerpts). See draft of letter above [R: 22 February, St 45/8, 22 pp]. Letter to French Communist Party (15 Mar '77*, Pb 49/XV) * =================================================== [page two] Item 15, Minutes No 49 Top Secret … Continue reading Letter to PCF (15 Mar ’77*, Pb)
Formal, jointly signed REQUEST (March 1978, 459-A) by KGB, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Central Committee that Mtsislav Rostropovich (feature photo) and his wife Galina Vishnevskaya be stripped of their Soviet citizenship [R: 14 March 1978, Pb 97-54]. 5 pp. (Excerpts) Rostropovich loses Soviet citizenship (14 Mar '78*, Pb 97/54) * =========================================================== [page one of … Continue reading Rostropovich citizenship (14 Mar ’78* Pb)
POLITBURO. Decision on the exchange of CORVALAN (feature photo) for BUKOVSKY (p. 1). Contains four other documents [R: 15 December 1976, Pb 38-46], Six pp (excerpt): [1-2] INSTRUCTIONS to Soviet ambassadors in 1) Washington (A. Dobrynin) and 2) Bern, Switzerland (pp. 2-4); [3] draft EDICT concerning "the eviction of Bukovsky from the USSR" (p. 5); … Continue reading Corvalan-Bukovsky (15 Dec ’76* Pb)
4 May 1975, 1103-A [2.2; 3.2] – KGB MEMORANDUM (Andropov). The situation during the 1975 May Day celebrations [R: 4 May 1975, 1103-A] One page. * May-Day "Negative Incidents" (4 May '75*, 1103-A) * ============================================== [page one of one] Secret State Security Committee [KGB] at the USSR Soviet of Ministers 4 May 1975, No 1103-A … Continue reading May-Day “Incidents” (4 May ’75* A)
POLITBURO. Instructions to Soviet ambassadors on human rights issues [R: 19 May 1977, Pb 56-68]. 21 pp (excerpts). * Soviet ambassadors on human rights (19 May '77*, Pb 56/68) * ======================== [page two] Secret To all Soviet ambassadors and representatives Recently a wide and coordinated campaign has unfolded in the West concerning the phoney “violations … Continue reading On human rights (19 May ’77* Pb)
SECRETARIAT. Measures to stop "anti-Soviet campaign" in Italy [R: 27 September 1977, 14 pp – St 4407]. 13 pp (excerpt). * Stop "anti-Soviet campaign" in Italy (27 Sept '77*, St 74/6) * ====================================== [In September 1977, Boris Ponomaryov and Vasily Kuznetsov reported to the Central Committee] [page twelve] [A] new wave in the anti-Soviet and … Continue reading Anti-Soviet campaign (27 Sept ’77* St)
POLITBURO. Measures to "stop activities of the US special services in the anti-Soviet campaign" about human rights [R: 24 March 1977, Pb 50-71]. 4 pp (excerpt). * US special services in anti-Soviet campaign (24 Mar 1977*, Pb 50/71) * ======================================================== [page two of four] [...] According to information received, this operation has prompted a serious … Continue reading Anti-Soviet campaign (24 Mar 1977* Pb)
POLITBURO decision to pardon Andrei Sinyavsky. Includes draft Edict (not for publication) and undated joint note from KGB Chairman, the Procurator-General and the USSR Minister of Justice proposing this decision [R: 19 May 1971, Pb 4-48]. 4 pp. * Pardon Sinyavsky (19 May '71*, Pb 4/48) * ========================== [page one of four] Workers of all … Continue reading Pardon Sinyavsky (19 May ’71* Pb)
JOINT MEMORANDUM to Central Committee from KGB, USSR Procurator-General and ?Ministry of Justice. Delay trials of “anti-Soviet elements” ([a] dissidents Anatoly SHCHARANSKY, Alexander GINZBURG, Yury ORLOV and Zviad GAMSAKHURDIA; and [b] "spies" Lubman, Filatov and Nilov) until a politically suitable time [R: 1 April 1978, 785-A]. 4 pp (excerpts). * Putting Helsinki Group members & … Continue reading Helsinki Groups & “spies” (1 Apr ’78* A & R)
