DIVISION IX OF THE AVH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2013
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: September 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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Document contains information affecting the Na-
1 Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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DATE OF INFO.
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Hungary
Division IX of the AVH
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The office of the Chief of Division IX (Foeosztely) of the AVH (fllamv4de1mi
Hatoseg - State Security Authority), which is formally referred to as the
Elamvedelmi Hatoseg Belsoe Kerhatalmi Dander Parancsnoksega, and popularly
known as the BKA (Belsoe Kerhatalmi Alakulat - Internal Guard Formation), is
filled by Lt. Col. (fnu) KRISTOF. KRISTOF 9 re-
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in connection with Gabor PETER. Division-IX iA responsible for the organization
of armed, uniformed guards, distinguished by blue shoulder tabs and piping,
who are assigned to protect all AVH establishments (Headquarters buildings,
barracks, arsenals, AVH prisons and internment camps, among others), and all
other GovernMent buildings affecting the national security (such as Radio
Budapest and war plants); BKA troops also form an alert corps for quelling
riots, strikessand demonstrations which the civil police are unable to handle,
and for participating in nation-wide "razzias". (2)
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2. In addition to the Division Chief, Division IX is provided with a Deputy Chief
(name unknown) and with a Soviet Advisor and AVH Interpreter (names unknown).
It is assumed that there is also a Secretariat, although the existence of this
office can only be hypothesized by source.The organization of Division IX, 50X1-HUM
whose personnel are commonly referred to a;;-61"Terror Legenyek" (the Terror
'Fellows), is presumably a military structure, as like Division IV (Border Guards)
it is a military or para-military organ. In addition to the normal units to 50X1-HUM
be found in any military organization, there are also probably a Supply Section
(Gazdasagi), a Political Section, a Personnel Section (directed by Division
but under the command of the Chief of Division IX; kadering would be performed by
the Division IX Personnel Section, merely guided by Division V/1), and a Pro-
vincial Liaison (Instruktor) Section. Further knowledge of the Division IX
organization is lacking.
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3. The Headquarters of Division IX is believed located in the Bajci Zsilinszky
Barracks in Budapest VIII, at Hungaria Koerut and Kerepesi utca. The Head-
quarters Detachment of troops which serves the Pest Province is also located
in this building. Other detachments of BKA troops are also assigned to all
other provincial capitals. The troops receive standard military training
and live in barracks. The officers and NCO's of Division IX are career AVH
men, but the enlisted men are army recruits assigned to the AVH.
(2)
Comment:
there have been only three country-wide -razzias" during the past five or
six years.
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