SOVIET INTERROGATION METHODS

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• Publication Date: October 9, 1953
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CLASSIFICATION SE;22 T
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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at levels provide the MB and the MOD with all c a they have obtained.
n y es, document of identification
accompanies the prisoner to tfte s u son point, where the MB usually takes
over. By what means, then, are the MCB and the MOD kept informed? Has there
been any material change in this since World War II?
A. Information is sent regularly from the Intelligence section of the Army to the
Intelligence section of the Army Group. The latter submits intelligence summaries
every 24 hours, and positive or negative intei i.gance reports every wo hours, to
a number of standard distributees. Among them are the followings
(a) Commander in Chief of the Army Group.
Chief of the Political Directorate of the
In 1943 this position in-tiro Western Army
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Army Group. (Alveys a military man.
Group was occupied by Major General
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(d) Chief of the Operations Directorate of the Army Group, (A three-star general,
Gaeral Malandin held this position in the Western Army Group in 194?).
(a) Chief for the Counter-Intelligence Directorate (MOB) of the Army group, (In
1942, this position in the Western Army Group was held by a four-star general named
Tsanova, today Minister of State Security, Byelorussian SSR), Intelligence reports
and summaries made by the Army Group contain information on documents and intelli-
gence obtained-fr'om the prisoners. The sources of the intelligence are always
identified. Regardless of the level from where the prisoner is sent to the dis-
tribution point, the documents taken from him will always go to the Army group.
A folder containing identifying data, a summary of personal information, an evalua-
tion of the source, and a list of documents obtained, will be carried by the escort
who takes the prisoner to the distribution point. The folder does not contain
specific q,4estionnaires, captured documents,. or military information disclosed by
the source.
When a source is turned over to the MB, his exploitation on military matters
is regarded as complete. Normally, this exploitation does not lead beyond the
Army Grown- Only .xtre el y hi n1._ nkin _is
-- --v ?--a?? ~.......g 3'~ i ovnv~ with highly valuable information
would be sent to Moscow for more detailed interrogation, if a maximum period of ten
tc fifteen days with the L7tel1igencc r:ect'_on of the Army Group is insufficient for
:omplete exploitation.
As long as a prisoner remains in the custody of Intelligence saotions up to
and including the Army Group, MB as well as MVD interrogators can interrogate a
prisoner only with the approral of the POW sub-section and in the ~+resenoe of a
representative of that. section. After the prisoner leaves this military interroga-
tion chain, he remains under MB jurisdiction.
2.Q. Do J.CB (or MOD) troop insignia correspond to those of MP (or 21VD) interrogators?
Do the interrogators ever wear c.ailian clothes?
A. Uniforms of MVD and MB personnel ere identical In the fields interrogators never
wear civilian clothes and never wore them during World War II. The fact that MVD
and J'DB uniforms are Identical would explald, why German prisoners mistook MB
perL,cnneldforh.~r1D.otvfaamil^ac?~with acnditions 'in permanent prison camps,
r-ee -,, that i tez- cgato: a mRy sometimes wear civilian clothes*
there.
3.Q. Is it usual for a military interpreter to - .idact 3liter:ogaticna alone, or do others
participate?
A. A military interpreter is usually alone when he conducts the initial interrogation
for biographical data. He reports his findings to the chief of the POW sub-section
who decides on the further course to be taken. The military interpreter must report
whether or not he is able to extract information from the prisoner. If he is, he
will normally stay with the prisoner until he has been fully exploited. If he oan-
nnt, procure any information
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military interpreter may take his place.
If necessary, me or more specialists will attend the interrogation. More than
one military interpreter iioy participate L' the case is important enough. Occasionally,
a newly assigned militar
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important oases the-Chief of the POW sub-section has been known to attend and direct
en interrogation.
The r'hief of the POW sub-section is the man who really decides what method is
to be fallow.id in eny tndiv1.r4ual ease. Theoretically, he merely makes recommenda-
tions to the Chief o? the Intelligence Section who is his superior. Actually,
however, his rsoear?andetione are equivalent to decisions.
There is no my.a`ata interrogati'an -chain for members of the Air Faroe as
distinguished S?'rcan parson e,1. P.uwever, two or tbree military interpreters
assigned to the POW sub-section have come from the Air 4M and will represent Air
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Army interests, although their training # thee ,t.cry ..Tnstitute of Foreign Languages
has been exactly the same as the training of other military interpreters.; Copies.
oz tineir reports ass submitted to the Air r as well as -normal channels. Military
interpreters representing the Air tray wear Air Faroe uniforms, although in tine
the uniforms have no distinguishing features. A prisons cc'.ld, however, recognise
Air Force specialists by the oolaaof their shoulder-bo . pip.t (blue).
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4.Q. How are military interpreters trained in interrogation methods after they arr
in a tactical unit?
A, After the end of the second year of?their school course which entails a twelve=
hour daily schedule, military interpreters are taken to POW camps in order to sit
in'on interrogations and gain practical experience. After assignment to a
tactical unit they are given check-lists of questions and asked to participate
in interrogations conducted by experienced military interrogators. This is dare
for some time before they can independently conduct interrogations,. Instructors
in the language'schools (Military Institute of Foreign Languages) are vary care-
fully selected and in a majority of cases are non-?Russiana,usually originating in
the country uhoae language they teach. .In 191,2-43 for instance, the head of the
English department in the Institute was a woman who had spent twenty years of her
life in the D.K.
5.Q. Are only military translators trained at the Institute of Foreign Languages at
Moscow?
A. A course f&r atana?n aph,rs was instituted a f: years ago. no details are known
to me.
6.Q, an a' mnilitarj translator ever strike a prisoner?
A. TheChi of the Intelligence reotion of an Army Group narmal y prohibits any
physic contaet.betaeen interroga - i sea, Threats, on the other
hand, may be used if practicable, one instance however, when
iiolehce :as-used during World War 11 A German fighter pilot, who was believed
to"have military information of vital importance, resisted Soviet interrogators
for fifteen days. After torture methods had succeeded in breaking his.resiatance,
he was not mistreated any further his was an exceptional case
and that as 'a rule physical viols avu ed,
7.Q. On ghat levels, other than Army Group, are military translators assigned? What is
tha?lowest level whore a prisoner can be,4. arrogated? (Answer to Question 1 in
first report would indicate Division, answer to Question 2 mentions Regiment).
Are there absolutely no interrogations, however brief, at company and batteliofi
levels?
A. The lowest level where a military translator may be,fo'.nd is at Regimental
Headquarters. Here, one military translator would be assigned to the'PNSR-2 who
is the Regimental Staff Officer in charge of intelligence matters. This military
translator would have received the name training as a military translator on Army
Group level. If a military translator is not available at a regiment, the PNSH-2
would help himself as beet he could. In the majority of cases, however,. a
Regiment would have a military translator, On this level, the translator would be
expected to obtain no more than the most rudimentary elements of military inf6rma-
tion, No_laterrogations take place below regimental level,
S.Q. Bow jD1-'ch' do you r? a the contents of` the Interrogator Is'Guidb you mentioned
it.your answer to Question 14 in the first report?* Does it deal with subjects or
methods of interrogatioa7 How is it organized? How long has it existed? Who'.
issued it? It it ever reissued? Who`oan`change it? Who gets a copy of it? What
is iti classification?
A. 'The Interrogator's Guide is issued by the'Main'Intelligence Directorate. It cams
cur first during the Russo-Finnish War and has been revised several tines since
glen_ Y de nnt_ doubt that a late re'do' on of the Guide- taken into 'acoont Ourrlnt
Rueoian..Aairican relations,*but I know no apecifie details. The Guide has the
third highest Soviet sao?'.sity alasaification. It consists of about )5 printed
panes. Tn
latorn one to other ve s w 4hiliioae t Jaw anent alIhoa milita y:t la-
latex's on,o.her levels would tie f6ni11ar with its content. If a ilitaryrauilator
changes or , he would request this through.N(aanela.`''
In peacetime, copies of the Guide'vou b6 held bythe-Intelligence Directorate of,
the Gioupof Forces and would. not go below that level.
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The Guide is a handbook for all Military Services. Military translators will
use it to brief' themselves before interrogations, but they will not use it in the
presence of prisoners. Duri.nr en it+?'rcaation. 7 mil.itarv translator could refer
to h dwrItten notes. (Se. -nclosure (A): "Soviet Interrogation Aids").
9.Q. Are all prisoners, even those of little or no importance? sent to the Ar Grou
detention point before reaching the distribution point? Are all prisoners p
Anta"ogoted at Army Group level? Are some pr'_stoners sent to the distribution
point from division level?
A. If an aircraft 14nre shot do-ar, t'?h are~r ?.,c, d no mally be taken to the nearest
headquarters for isiterrcg fief,. 'Jhfo iccy bt rsg:-mental headquarters, or if
`eogrrsphric o ndj ' 1 one make It preferable, any ;rther heaadquarters,, including that
an Army Group. Since geographic,
p:: o?:_ir; ty is the prima-.-y fstandarl
there is no
A'l 9ir F, -:?,,e personnel (officers and er, r;,t,ed men; captured near the front
lines are pr-oces~ed through the Intelligence section of ArnW Group headquarters,
since only at this, level are there military interpreters who are Air Force
npecIslists, Iii this respect, there is no difference in the handling of officers
and enlisted personnel.
If an aircraft were shot down in an inhabited area in the interior of the
::ountr ,, the crew would be picked up by the militia (1:1D) and sent througn militia
channels to the rear, t Iilitary District headquarter?. The Intelligence Section
of a Military District headquarters is organized In the same way as that of an
Army Group Headquarters, and military ir_terpreters will be available to the Military
District. Information would be sent direct)y to the Main Intelligence Directorate
of the General Staff in Moscow. The Army Group would have no interest in data
obtained frc:m an aL- ozew of a plane shot don far behind its lines.
lO,Q. About how ltnq after capture does it ta~:c ,organ a":Te ge P%'- is,,o-,.
~: er to reach the
permanent camp? flow nr;.ch time dcas he upend at each station? How long after
capture does it take an
y:2 man tc rea~:h the tL-any ;.'.oupi
A. It is impossible to elve a defIn;te: time for Fr:ocessing, A prisoner without
special Ioao.?ledge niy see his military inter,cg8ticn _,mpleted in, two days, while
.. .:own with more 'CnJ Le"Re may stay F.:ong `inns In the interrogation chain --
leading up to the I?L.in Inte llieence Din :orate of the General Staff.
ll.Q. If a p, ironer i.a sent to t os_ov, rho ro,l_ ir.':er2.s ate '- 'im? Where
kept -,hil., in !d src ,;? k- s t2;rr.. under welch he amigh3ght. -would x he be
-mod some
time in a Ibscow pri_;ur?
A. He would be interrogated by the Main rtelllgence Directorate of the General Staff.
He would usually be quartered in a private home together with his interrogator. If
it became necessary to break his resistance, he right be sent to a jail.
12.Q. If under wartime conditions a pilot is captured by an M G unit. in the interior, is
he always t,_-red offer to the Intelligence, section of the i.til.itary district (cernyi
derrug) for interrogation? Does the Milita: District send''him to the same dis-
tribution point where the Army Group (front) sends its prisoners? What does the
Military District do with the information obtained?
A. If c; ptured by the !DD nr I?tTD a prisoner is always turned over to the intelligence
Section of the Military District. From there the information would be reported to
tho l kin Intelligence Directorate in it-scow. The rz isener would go to a distribu-
tion point located either in the district or nearest to the district where capture
has been made- _-, _---.- -,--. .
13 Q. Can you give more functional and urganitntinnal details in the h'my Group section
handling captured enemy dooumentes Is this a part of the Intelligence Section?
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A. here is no organizational difference. Honever, a Militea.-y District not bordering
on fdrz~ign-he]l~territory wr"1d not have sections concerned with operation of
agents and other military w, semimilitary reconnaissance.
If a recalcitrant interrogat?e is persuaded to talk by promises of better treatment,
food and quarters,, and if such promises are always kept, what is the,treatment of
iatI ogatees who are cooperative to begin with? If it is true that the terminal
teaVe-*Bcaperated by the MB, how can the interrogator insure a prisoner?"a well
being? Will`he actually, threaten the prisoner with an MB interrogation, aapeoially
-when he knows that sooner or later the M}B win receive the individual anyhow?
A. Recalcitrant prisoners will be threatened with N GB interrogations, and if they
continue to ref uco cooperatioaa. will actually be turned, over, to the }B tehioh has
means, to make them talk. If the interrogates decides to be eooperative).,this
fact will be entered into the record which goes with the prisoner to the MB when
he arrives at the distribution point. His ultimate treatment will depend on this
evaluation by the interrogator.
15.Q. If the USSR fears liberation of important prisoners b arao utists, as you state
in?your answer to question 27 of the first report where are they-
interrogated and held? Are high-ranking military men, or s anco, never kept
together?
A. Prisoners are not separated by rank or importance while they remain in tho military
interrogation chain near the front lines. Such separation takes place after the
MB takes over.
1(.Q. Do;the Sgviets have card files on fc:eig1 personnel?
A. Personnel card (ilea are kept by an Army Group, or in peacetime by the Intelligence
Directorate of a Group of Forces, on personnel of the country or countries located
in front?of the Army Group or the Group of Forces: The card filw is supervised by
an order of battle expert and is considered very important. The order of,battle
expert must have special knowledge of enemy organi2ations and positions and a good
memory. If the card file reveals that, a prisoner has shown Communist tendencies
in peacetime, it is probable that the prisoner will be recruited an the spot as an
agent.
criterion for judgement,.
wha lieve that the MB does use a ntype-casting" method,
t"it is.
Cards are filled out on, all foreign personnel who at one time or another have
been stationed in an area facing an Army Group or a Group of Forces. First, all
such personnel are listen by unita. Later, personnel cieds are included in an
alphabetieal card file compiled at .1he highest level. LSes also Enolomure.B:
"Soviet Files on Foreign Personne "
17.Q. Are Anterrogatees never classified as general types?
A. Mi1itary?tranalatore will- come in and report whether a prisoner has imFeseed them
favorably or unfavorably, whether or not he has cooperated and whether oar not he
has proved .to be intelligent. Their findings, of course, influence the oourse.af
further treatment. Beyond that there is no type-oaating in the military inter-
r gation,chain. Origin ,ly, an interrogates may be regarded. with sutapioion if.,he
domea.from a "bourgeois" environment. His behavior, however, will be the main
In,any case, it is important for the prisoner to realize that hia,backgrnM
may be, neen to his interrogator. To be caught lying may be far note haasful than..
to'be identified as a "bourgeoiex.
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18.Q. Do' interrogations take place more frequently during the night?
A. Military interrogations.*ver take place, at night time.
19. Q. Are prisoners ever': asked to spy on one another?
A. Absolttpiy not.
2D.Q. Must prisoners fill out written questionnaires?
A. Prisoners do not fill out any questionnaires. The military interpreter tirites down
their answers. Occasionally he may ak the prisoner to entar a new he cannot
spell, which normally would be-the only writing required of the prisoner.
21 .Q. If an air crew is, captured, how long would it take for the prisoners to be
separated from one another?
A. The prisoners would be separated as soon as they are captured, or they would be
strictly supervised and would not be, allowed to talk to e&ch other _
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Enclosure (A): 'Soviet' Interrogation Aids
Enclosure (B):. Soviet Files on Fcreign Personnel
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Enc o ure (A)
Military translators use the following printed matter in their work; technical
dictionaries in foreign languages, general dictionaries in foreign, languages, in-
tolligence bulletins providing various data on foreign troops (organization, strength,
armaments, etc.) and the Armed Forces Questionnaire for POW Interrogations ((bshchev-
Qiskovoi yoprosrik Po Qoprosu Voyennoplenikh).
The latter document contains some 400-500 questions of military and general
significance relating to different branches of the armed forces, the artillery,
air force, infantry, chemical troops, communications troops, engineering troops,
cavalry, tank, and airborne troops, This questionnaire is compiled in one small
book classified "Secret" aad contains the following types of quei tions:
l.. Personal background or autobiographical data, including the following:
a. Last, first, and middle name end military grade.
b? Time and place of birth (including the exact address).
c. Family position (if married, a list of all family members - their
ages, namea, and avant home eddrn5ae )_
d. The exact designation of the POW's last unit.
e. rbmbership in any political organizations.
f. Other members of these political organizations known to the POW -
their names and last home address as known to the POW.
g. Any relatives the POW has abroad; if the answer is affirmative,
their degree of relationship, any contact which the POW has had
with them, the type of contact, and the addresses of these relatives.
h. Training institutions in which the POW has received his education,
the names of these institutions, first and last year of attendance,
and the names of instructor personnel.
i. Place of occupation prior to entrance into the Armed Forces,
including the exact addresses of all employing firms from the time
the individual first began working, until the time he entered the
Armed Forces. The "time the individual first started working" means
the time when he stopped attending school and first began working
permanently.
The service record of the POW. This question includes the following
dete! hew and tinder whet n_.ireumatancea the POW antsred the armed
forces, the exact address and designation of the induction point,
the military institutions in which he received his braining, plus
their address and full designation, the length of the training period,
dates and authorization of all promotions, a list of .13..the military
units in which the POI4 served, the positions held by tbPW in each
unit, the location of all of these units, and the exact' ea on
which the individual was assigned to and transferred from each of
these units.
k. Any relatives the POR may have; if answered in the
affirmative, their names, addresses, and age.
1. Whether the POW has ever been tried by any'eourt. If so, by which
court, on what charge, when, where, what sentence, and where the
sentence was served (the location of the prison or other penal
institution).
These biographical questions are followed by questions of a military and general
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Enc=losure (A)
3. The organization of the POW's unit. (In order to answer this question, it is
necessary to know the combat subdivisions of the unit and the main sections of the
unit's headquarters as these are the main elements of the rn,st1ont the other -- cts
of the question areof(,lesser importance.) --r
4. The number-of pilots (or bomber crews) in the unit; the number of combat-
ready and'nonoombat-ready pilots (or crews); in the case of the latter, the reason for
noncombat readiness;
5.. The tactical/technical specificatiora of the POW's air.rraft. (This question
includes the type of aircraft, the number of crew ma,nbers, the aircraft's armaments
its bomb-load, maximum speed, coiling, rate of climb;, and range.) '
6. The first, last, and middle name and military grade of the following personnel
in the POW's unit: the commander of the unit, his deputies, the Chief of Staff, the
bormnandera of the unit's subdivisions, and the officers in the unit operations and in-
telligence services;
7. The length of time the POW has been with thinunit (this involves deaignatin
the approximate date of arrival in the unit and the location of its base at that time;
8. The location of the POW's unit prior to its arrival at the front; the date on
which it arrived at?the front;
9. The, exact location of., the unit 'a headquarters, POL depots, and ammunition and
food storehouses which suppae-_: the unit's combat operations;
10. The location of guard posts at his airfield (both day and night shift). This
question may be asked in the following different forms:
a. Can the POW describe the guard system at his airfield at night and in
the daytime;
b. The location where flight personnel rest at night.
(Ln order to obtain an answer to this question from the POW, he will be shown a
man or chart of the aiTPIeld end asked to -1 Icate this __at ) %
11. The call sign and wave length used by his unit;
12. Any personal indexes or call signs belonging to members of his unit which the
POW can remember)
13. How the unit was briefed for the operation (i.e., the one on which the POW was
captured). In answering this question, the POW will have to indicate the method by
which he first learned of the operation, the time when he first learned of it, and the
consequent procedure followed in preparing the combat flight.
l4 How radio-contact was made in the POW's group (while airborne, how was it
made with the airfield from which they departed, and how with intermediary airfields
along their course);
15. The larger unit of which the POW's unit is a part, and the looatiou of the
headquarters of the larger unit;
16. What other units are a part of the larger unit, their full designation and
bAxe 1 coati on; _ _
17. The type of aircraft with which the other units are equipped;
18; The first, last, and middle names and military grades of the commanders of other
units belonging to the larger unit, as well-,ea~the key personnel known to the POW;
19. The full name and the grade. of the commander ofithe-larger unit, his deputies,
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20. The length of time the POW's unit has been a part cf the larger unit;
21. Anything the POW knows about the flight personnel's morale in his unit and its
sister unit;
22. The attitude of the local populace toward the military personnel of the POW's
unit, and vice versa. This question is asked of the POW only if his unit is located in
occupied territory.
23. Other aL fields on the same front with which he is familiar;
24. The method by which the POW found out about these airfields, and who is based
on them at the present time;
25. Any information the POW may have on the location of dummy airfields on the
same front.
26. The source of flight personnel replacements for the POW's unit, and the fre-
qc:enoy with which replacements are made;
27. Number of pilots (crews) lost in the POW's unit during the last month;
28. The organization of the airf ieldh antiaircraft defense in the POW's unit;
29. The source of aircraft replacements for the POW's unit;
30. Whether the POW's unit has engaged in any joint operations with other types
of aviation. If the answer is yea - when, against what objectives, from what assembly
point, and what formation was used on the way to and over the target area;
3. The type of aircraft with which the other unit was equipped;
32. The home base of the other unit;
33. What camouflaging equipment is located on the POW's base;
34. The location of aircraft at the POW's airfield when the unit is not conducting
any combat operations;
35. The airfield ground defense system of the POW's unit;
36. The airfield dntichemical defense system of the POW's unit;
37. What the POW was required to do with his aircraft in the event of a forced
landing on enemy territory;
38.' What methods of evading capture the POW was taught;
39. Anything the prisoner knows about any large operations planned in the near
future,
40. What special recognition marks the aircraft of the POW-s unit have to
identify the unit itself or the superior unit;
41.-'What the recognition marks were on the aircraft of the unit which engaged in
joint operations with the PWT5unit;
42. How the system of control aril direction over aircraft and groups during combat
operations was organized. (This question entails an explanation of how the POW's unit
was caaitrolla4 and directed during combat missions).
4$. How and by 'whose crdere Mr=aft are summoned to the battlefield;
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44, What escape and evasion aids a pilot (or crew) is sup osed to have. (Such
objects can include compasses, maps, ration kits, watches, etc.);
45. Whether there are any provisions for a pilot (or crew) in Soviet-controlled
territory to establish contact with diversionary groups or other individuals who will,
aid him-in rejoining his own forces. If the answer is affirmative, the POW will be
asked,what'signal he?was supposed to use when establishing contact with a diversionary
group or other individuals, and what answering signal he was supposed to receive.
AU questicne'listed above are found in the Armed Forces questionnaire for POW
interrogation. Approximately 100 of the questions in the questionnaire will deal
with Air Force F.7'W' a.
Without attempting to describe the significance of all questions, I should like to
point cat that on the basis of the answers given by a POW, it is possible to'ascertain
with what overall subjects he is familiar. Once this has been done, the POW can be
interrogated in detail on anything he has given.
All questions in the Armed Forces questionnaire relating to the different types
of inrormaticn are general in nature. Speo4ic questions on. various airfields are
contained in a special military airfield questionnaire which is kept at the head-
quartsrs of Air Armies and in the main. headquarters of the Military Air Forces.
It must be remembered that POW interrogations on any special technical subject
are conducted in the presence of a specialist, who may formulate his questions on the
basis-of each answer. The military interpreter has no specialized training in any
field.pertaining.to any one service, his training is general, and covers the armed
forces as a-whole. Thus, he can have no Thor t r
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Tha Zammriina i5sance aection of a Ni1i'Lary )ia -iat (v kuiy Group) meintaine
special folders and a oard file on each foreign officer serving in a unit located
opposite its troops. If the t?e:ritory of the Military District adjoins the border
of a'emall foreign nation, the Intelligence section of the Military District will
maintain a.oard file and dossiers on all officers of all units in that country.
This card fii.e has the foll.o :ring appearance., A small card (approximately
4 by 5 inches) is maintained for ea:oh officer. This card gi ea the office ra first
and last name, mUita-y gr, oAr, , duty positi:on, unit deaignati cn place and time of
b:L,th edui.stiou, .and p:.!et?tcuA aseignman:. it also giTea his dossier- and folder number.
In addition to the card filer a a~epar?ate dossier is maintained for each officer.
The doeaie: includes al data g_:?en abo?o-e and the following additional informations
height. Height, description of personal appearance, attitude and/or, political opinion,
pceitin-a and negsti7e qualities', data of promotion to present military rank, personal
likes and dislikes, the type of aesooiateer special characteristics, episodes from
bin life _. ~ "r1 *5 of o}he data -hob cannot racall,
The card file le located in sipe~ially designed little boxes, each divided into
sections, with one section for each unit. All cards on officers from a given'unit
are files in strict alphabetical order (using the Russian alphabet) in their unit's
section of the box,
A separate box is kept for cards on officers about whom nothing. is. known at
present, and retired officers. The cards in this box are kept in strict alphabetical
order. If the Intelligence Section of a Military District has ascertained that an
affic'er has loft his unit but his destination is unknown, his card will be removed
from his unit's section of the card file and placed in the general suction of the
card file until his destination is determined. Eventually, his card will be filed
alphabetically with his new unit. His personal dossier will be removed from his
unit?s folder and placed I:. the general folder.
Such cards and dossiers are also kepi in the Main Intelligence Directorate of
the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR, and are filed in the seine manner
as in the T_ntel l i aenne ----- en A*, 1 ..:.i _w? _ _ __
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entered into the officer's dcss_e,: and a copy of this is sent to the Main Intelligence
Directorate where the information is entered on the officer"e dossier in the mama way
as at the Intelligence Section of the Military District.
In the event that a wbcla unit is n;,-sed to a sector which adjoins another Military
D:striat, the complete card file end all dossiers on the units officers are sent to
the Intelligence Section of the Military Distzi.ot opposite which the unit is now located,
acceding to information reeeivtl from Mhs o .
The Intelligence Section responsible fcr the sector to which the unit is moved vii
receive data on the unit prior to its a.ai;xl there, since all Intelligence sections
of Military Di ar-Itte continually exchange information among themselves. All intelli-
gence summaries, radio-intelligence s:rmma::ies, agents reports and intelligence infor-
mation obtained in other ways are summarized at specified times and disseminated to
all distri6uteem of information from the Intelligence Section of the Military District,
including., The Intelligence Section of the Army located in the same Military District,
and the Chiefs of Directorates in the Military District. Some of the information - such
as the radio-intelligence summary - is also sent to the Central Committee of the Party
of the Republic where the Military District is located. It is addressed personally to
the f---ng i."'~.is .else the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, -
the Republic's Minister of State Security, and the Republic's Minister of Internal.
Affairs.
Thus, it is apparent that all Intelligence LAectione of, Military Districts are, in
possession of all required information about enemy units in the other Military Districts.
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It should also be pointed out that, the Military Distriot'a agents collect data and
maintain dossiers on various important officials of the police and other organs of the
local governme t. .T1.'...:.: .. ?.'~ ??8,.d ._~u
o?~...-..,. . o. w o uiaiaauaute vii turn,ae 1T1a1v14U8L$ in the same
m nner as on enemy officers. Thee cards contain current information and biographical
data and include samples of the subject's signatures.
In addition to the card file and personal dossiers, the Intelligence Section of
the Military District maintains a typed, general. list (compi 6d in alphabetical order)
of all known officers in the territory adjoining the Military District, regardless of
the foreign government they represent. Furthermore, separate lists of people in various
administrative positions in the local government organs, people who are politically
active in behalf of the Soviet Union, and those 4o are active.against theSoviet Union,
are kept by the Intelligence Section. "Politically active in behalf of the Soviet
Union's designates members of the Communist Party and its front organizations; "activo
against the Soviet Union " designates members of organizations which do not support
the Communist Party and ooject to Communism. With each name, the lists carry a notation
referring to the. location of the individual's dossier and card. If an'individual's
c,-rd and dossier are moved from one file to another, the change is noted on the list.
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