KGB report. The results of preventative and prophylactic work by the KGB since 1959, reducing the need for imprisonment, even for the most serious crimes. Statistical information for 1959-1974 on p. 2. [R 31 October 1975, Volkogonov] total 2 pp. ============================================================= [page one of two] Top Secret Special Folder Committee for State Security [KGB] at … Continue reading 31 October 1975* (2743-A) KGB Warnings
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26 August 1977* (No 644/54) Socialist International
Instructions to KGB station chiefs abroad about work on Socialist International (6 pp). [26 August 1977, No 644-54] (Copy of Russian original kindly provided by Mr Oleg Gordievsky.) =========================================================== Station chiefs (as listed) No. 644/54 Guidance-task concerning the Socialist International The new balance of forces in the international arena, the development of the process of … Continue reading 26 August 1977* (No 644/54) Socialist International
27 January 1967* (Pb 32/5) Sinyavsky-Daniel
KGB report. Measures taken against people defending SINYAVSKY and DANIEL (5 pp). [R 27 January 1967, No 162] Excerpts. ================================================================ [page one of five, 9 February 1967] 9 February 1967, Minute No. 32 Not to be included in the Minutes This matter is not to be included for discussion. Instruct Comrades Suslov, Pelshe and Semichastny … Continue reading 27 January 1967* (Pb 32/5) Sinyavsky-Daniel
4 May 1975* (1103-A) May Day
4 May 1975, 1103-A [2.2; 3.2] – KGB memorandum. The situation during the 1975 May Day celebrations. [R 4 May 1975, 1103-A] =========================================================== [page one of one] Secret State Security Committee [KGB] at the USSR Soviet of Ministers 4 May 1975, No 1103-A Moscow To the CPSU Central Committee The 1975 May Day celebrations proceeded … Continue reading 4 May 1975* (1103-A) May Day
4 December 1987* (2451-Ch) human rights
Report to Central Committee from leading Politburo members (Shevardnaze, Alexander Yakovlev, Chebrikov) about a proposal by activists to hold a seminar on human rights in Moscow (excerpts). Measures are suggested to hinder both the holding of the seminar and the participation of guests from abroad and other parts of the USSR. On 19 December 1987 … Continue reading 4 December 1987* (2451-Ch) human rights
19 February 1986* (321-Ch/ov) KGB report for 1985
KGB head Chebrikov delivers to Gorbachev his highly classified report on the Committee's work in 1985: counter-intelligence, industrial espionage and exposure of "domestic subversion" (9 pp). [R 19 Feb 86, 321-Ch-ov] Excerpt. ======================================================== [page one of nine] SPECIAL FILE Special Importance USSR Committee of State Security [KGB] of the USSR Council of Ministers 19 February … Continue reading 19 February 1986* (321-Ch/ov) KGB report for 1985
31 July 1986 * (1503-Ch) Human Rights campaign
KGB report (Chebrikov). Proposed measures against "US anti-Soviet campaign related to human rights" and the corresponding Central Committee Resolution (4 pp). [R 31 Jul 86, 1503-Ch] =========================================================== [page one of four] Secret July 1986, No 1503-Ch To the CPSU Central Committee Measures to counter the anti-Soviet campaign in the USA about human rights issues According … Continue reading 31 July 1986 * (1503-Ch) Human Rights campaign
01 June 1986* (1135-Ch) Writers
KGB (Chebrikov) to Central Committee. Attempts by "the Adversary" to subvert Soviet writers and restore reputation of emigre authors (5 pp). [R 1 Jun 86, 5 pp – 1135-Ch]. Excerpts. ========================================================== [page one of five] Resolution of Comrade Gorbachev see p. 5 Secret [illegible] June 1986*, No 1135-Ch To the CPSU Central Committee [Partially illegible] … Continue reading 01 June 1986* (1135-Ch) Writers
13 February 1982*, 317-A
KGB to Central Committee. Items of art confiscated by KGB transferred to the Kremlin museums. [R 13 February 1982, 317-A] ============================================================ [one page] Secret Committee of State Security [KGB] 13 February 1982, No 317-A Moscow To the CPSU Central Committee The transfer of works of art to the Moscow Kremlin State Museums The KGB reports … Continue reading 13 February 1982*, 317-A
22 January 1970* (Pb 151/XIII) Psychiatry
Politburo decision about the mentaly ill. ANDROPOV circulates to fellow Politburo members a report from Krasnodar Region KGB suggesting a widespread threat to public order and the Soviet system from the mentally ill. Includes note to Politburo from Andropov (19 January 1970, 141-A), p 2, and report to Andropov from Major-General SMORODINSKY (15 December 1969, … Continue reading 22 January 1970* (Pb 151/XIII) Psychiatry
30 April 1972* (1176-A) Voslensky
KGB to Central Committee. Deportation from FRG of the Soviet historian Mikhail Voslensky. Extend his Soviet travel passport, but abduct and forcibly return him to the USSR if necessary. [R 30 April 1972, 1176-A] total 2 pp. ========================================================== [page one of two] TOP SECRET USSR Committee of State Security [KGB] of the USSR Council of … Continue reading 30 April 1972* (1176-A) Voslensky
1 February 1987* (183-Ch) Articles 70, 190-1 and 142
KGB report (Chebrikov). The numbers then serving a sentence under Articles 70, 190-1 and 142 of the RSFSR Criminal Code; release terms eased, see Notes (9 pp). [R 1 Feb 87, 183-Ch] Excerpts. ============================================================ [page one of nine] 1 February 1987, No 183-Ch To the CPSU Central Committee Comrade M.S. Gorbachev The application of Articles … Continue reading 1 February 1987* (183-Ch) Articles 70, 190-1 and 142
16 November 1972* (Pb 67/XVIII) Warnings
Politburo decision. Responding to a jointly signed request from the KGB and Procurator-General RUDENKO (11 October 1972, 2594-А, pp. 4-5) the Party leaders approve a secret decree (p. 2) about special KGB “cautions” to those engaged in “politically harmful” behaviour. [R 16 November 1972, Pb 67-XVIII] total 5 pp. ========================================================== [page one of five] Workers … Continue reading 16 November 1972* (Pb 67/XVIII) Warnings
15 January 1971* (St 119/11) Samizdat
Secretariat decision. Consider KGB analysis of changes in samizdat literature and make proposals to deal with the phenomenon (total 5 pp). Includes KGB report dated 21 December 1970 (3461-A) on the shift from literary works to political publications, pp 2-5. [R 15 January 1971, St 119-11] ========================================================== [page one of five] Workers of all Lands, … Continue reading 15 January 1971* (St 119/11) Samizdat
11 June 1968* (1372-A) Samizdat
KGB report to Central Committee about the new samizdat publication “A Chronicle of Current Events” (1968-1982) and its distribution by Pavel Litvinov, Pyotr Yakir, and Natalya Gorbanevskaya. [R 11 June 1968, 1372-A] total 2 pp. Includes cover page of the first issue of "Human Rights in the USSR" (later known as "A Chronicle of Current … Continue reading 11 June 1968* (1372-A) Samizdat
15 April 1968* (Pb 79/XII) Marchenko
Proposal to Brezhnev and Andropov to revoke Soviet citizenship of dissidents ILYA GABAI (1935-1973) and ANATOLY MARCHENKO (1938-1986). The two men both died premature deaths in the USSR. Includes draft edicts of USSR Supreme Soviet, pp. 2-3. [R 15 April 1968, Pb 79-XII] total 3 pp. =========================================================== [page one of three] Workers of all Lands, … Continue reading 15 April 1968* (Pb 79/XII) Marchenko
31 July 1967* (1931-A) Samizdat
KGB memorandum. Samizdat publication in Obninsk by Zhores Medvedev of Solzhenitsyn’s book “The First Circle”. KGB plans to detain Pyotr Yakir with copies of the typescript. [R 31 July 1967, 1931-A] total 3 pp. =========================================================== [page one of three] Secret USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] of the USSR Council of Ministers 31 July 1967 … Continue reading 31 July 1967* (1931-A) Samizdat
25 December 1962*, 3265-S
KGB report (Semichastny). Change in procedures for informing relatives about prisoners’ date of execution in the Stalin era (4 pp). [R 25 December 1962, 3265-S] ============================================================= [page one of four] Top Secret USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] of the USSR Council of Ministers 25 December 1962, No. 3265-S Moscow To the CPSU Central Committee … Continue reading 25 December 1962*, 3265-S
9 September 1969* (No 2273-A) Krupp
KGB report to Central Committee. Meeting in the Netherlands between a KGB source and Count Georg-Volkmar Zedtwitz von Arnim, a director of the Krupp corporation, on behalf of the West German SPD (2 pp). [R 9 September 1969, 2273-A] =================================================================== [page one of two] Special File Top Secret USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] of … Continue reading 9 September 1969* (No 2273-A) Krupp
