MVD PENETRATION OF MOSLEM RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN THE USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007500580001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 26, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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MVD Penetration of Moslem Religious DATE DISTR. 26 July 1955 25X1
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1. The activities of Moslem religious groups,. like those of all other religious
cults in the USSR, are controlled by the Council on Religious Cults Affairs,
of the Council of Ministers, USSR.1
there are Islamic theological seminaries in the Soviet Union.
and that undoubtedly the MVD has agent-informants at these schools.'
J 1953 pilgrimage to Mecca
The MVD very definitely had agents among
the pilgrims making this pilgrimage; otherwise, it would not have been author-
ized. This event also served external propaganda purposes but the Soviets
are not interested in using it for internal propaganda. If any mention of
it is made in the Soviet press, it will be a small comment appearing on the
last page of the newspaper.
1.I Coamen? The Council on Russian Orthodox Church Affairs' under
and, apparently, the Georgian Orthodox Church as well. All other religious'
groups are supervised by the Council an Religious Cults Affairs.
the chairmanship of G. Ge Karpov, supervises the Russian Orthodox Church
2.I C Wit: MVb was the 4orrect designation as of the date of
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