Matzo confiscated (11 March ’75*, 547-A)

Matzo from abroad confiscated KGB MEMORANDUM (Andropov), copy for Chernenko. Confiscation of matzo in parcels sent from abroad [R: 11 March 1975, 547-A]. One page. ============================ For Comrade K.U. Chernenko only [1] [Stamp] The agreement of the CPSU Central Committee has been obtained, reports Comrade Galkin, V.E., 1 Sector of CPSU Central Committee General Department … Continue reading Matzo confiscated (11 March ’75*, 547-A)

Shcharansky’s upcoming trial (22 June ’78*, Pb)

Yury Andropov briefs Politburo on forthcoming trial of Anatoly SHCHARANSKY, arrested in mid-March the previous year (MHG 30th anniversary). 2 pp. =================== V-118 Top secret The only copyWorking paper SESSION OF THE POLITBURO OF THE CC CPSUJune 22, 1978 Chaired by Comrade Brezhnev, L.I. In attendance: Comrades Andropov, Yu.V.; Grishin, V.V.; Gromyko, A.A.; Kulakov, F.D.; … Continue reading Shcharansky’s upcoming trial (22 June ’78*, Pb)

Expel Solzhenitsyn to W. Germany (9 Feb ’74*, 388-A)

KGB REPORT. ANDROPOV’s suggestion to BREZHNEV that SOLZHENITSYN could be expelled from USSR to the FRG with the cooperation of Willy Brandt [Excerpt, no Russian text currently available]. 3 pp. ==================================== ... On 8 February our representative met with Brandt’s trusted agent in order to discuss the practical aspects of Solzhenitsyn’s deportation from the Soviet Union … Continue reading Expel Solzhenitsyn to W. Germany (9 Feb ’74*, 388-A)

Withdrawal from Afghanistan (10 Mar ’83*, Pb §6)

POLITBURO meeting. ANDROPOV chairs discussion about Afghanistan and possible Soviet withdrawal [R: 10 April 1983, Politburo, para 1]. 4 pp. ======================================================= [page one of four] Top Secret Single Copy (Draft Minutes) MEETING OF CPSU POLITBURO, 18 January 1983 chaired by Comrade Yu.V. ANDROPOV Comrades in attendance: G.A.Aliev, M.S. Gorbachov, A.A.Gromyko, A.L. Pelshe,  A.A. Tikhonov, K.U. … Continue reading Withdrawal from Afghanistan (10 Mar ’83*, Pb §6)

Anti-Russian N. Caucasus (30 Dec 1980*, St 243/8)

SECRETARIAT. Resolution on action to counter anti-Russian feeling and actions in the Karachaevo-Cherkessk Autonomous Region (North Caucasus). Based on a six-page report from ANDROPOV, 9 December 1980, No 2576-A [R: 30 Dec 80, 7 pp]. 7 pp (excerpt). =================================================== [page one of seven] No St 243/8, 30 December 1980 Top Secret SPECIAL FILE RESOLUTION of … Continue reading Anti-Russian N. Caucasus (30 Dec 1980*, St 243/8)