INTELLIGENCE AGENTS AND SPIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000300010055-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: July 11, 1966
• Content Type: MISC

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The trace was almost unnoticeable. It could be diatingushod only by
the sharp eye of a 'frontier guard according to barely perceptible aignss a
broken twig, slightly trampled grass, a atone pressed into the earth... All
this spoko of the fact that a porson who had violated the state border was
using cunning to ensure that his crossing to foreign territory remained un-
noticed.
'Who is this person? Why;did his appoarahce cause an alert of the
frontier guards, who nevertheless did not succeed in picking up the intruder?
How can it-be explained that his penetration into the country put into motion
another largo government apparatus which took steps to search for this person?
A spy has stolen into the country, and no one knows why he has come,
what specific purpose he is pursuing, or what can be expected from this
"visit"... One thing only is knowns the spy has been sent by the intelligeno
service of the enemy to find out state secrets or perform other hostile acts,,
i.e. to inflict certain and possibly irreparable harm.
The danger of penetration of spies and divercioniets into'the country
and the nocossity to prevent and out short their intelligence and diversion-
ary activities is one of the basic reasons for the existence of the frontier
guard on the borders between states and for the maintenance of costly counter"
intelligence apparatus.
Intelligence services have existed since time immemorial. Some inves
tigators believe that the first steps in this field were made 33 centuries
ago. Thoy are connected with the appearanoe of were and the need to learn
the strength and intentions of the enemy in order to deceive him and gain
victory. The forms, techniques and means of espionage and the typos of spies
and agents have changed over the course of many centuries, becoming ever more.
complex and specialized.
This secret service attains its greatest size and scope, in the capir