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:''For other meanings, see KGB (disambiguation).'' The Committee for State Security, or KGB, (Russian language: Комите́т Госуда́рственной Безопа́сности; ''Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti'' ), was the name of the main Soviet Union Security Agency and intelligence agency, as well as the main secret police agency from March 13, 1954 to November 6, 1991. The KGB's domain was roughly comparable to that of the American CIA combined with the counterintelligence, the internal security division of the FBI, and the security of the United States Federal Protective Service and the United States Secret Service. In March of 1953, Lavrenty Beria united the MVD and MGB (USSR) into one body, the MVD. Within a year, Beria was executed and the MVD was split up. The reformed MVD retained its internal security (police and law enforcement) functions while the new KGB took on internal and external security functions. The KGB was subordinated to the Council of Ministers. On July 5, 1978 the KGB was renamed the "KGB of the USSR" with the KGB Chairman given a seat on the council. The KGB was dissolved due to the participation of its chief, Colonel General Vladimir Kryuchkov, in the August 1991 Soviet coup attempt of 1991 designed to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev. He used many of the KGB's resources to aid the coup attempt. Kryuchkov was arrested, and General Vadim Bakatin was appointed Chairman on August 23, 1991 with a mandate to dismantle the KGB. On November 6, 1991 the Russian KGB officially ceased to exist, though its successor organization, the ''Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti'', or FSB, is functionally extremely similar to the KGB. Belarus is the only post-Soviet society where the successor organization continues to be called the KGB. Belarus is also where one of the founders of the KGB, Felix Dzerzhinsky—who was born in a town now within Belarusian territory—remains a national hero. Some members of the KGB referred to it as "The Committee" while other employees called it the ''Kontora Grubykh Banditov'', that is, the "association of crude bandits." == Tasks and Organization == Its tasks were external espionage, counter-espionage, liquidation of anti-Soviet and counter-revolutionary formations within the USSR, guarding the Borders, and guarding the leaders of the party and state and critical state property. It also investigated and prosecuted those who stole state or socialist property and white collar crimes. Unlike Western intelligence agencies, the KGB was (theoretically) not interested in learning enemy intentions, only their capabilities. Intentions were political decisions based on Marxism theory. In its espionage role, the KGB was mostly reliant on human intelligence (HUMINT), unlike their western counterparts, who relied far more on imagery intelligence (IMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT). Using ideological attraction, the Soviets were successful in recruiting a number of high level spies. Most notable are the KGB successes in gathering Manhattan Project, and the Cambridge Five, especially Kim Philby in the UK. This ideological method of conversion failed after the 1956 crushing of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Instead, the KGB was forced to rely on blackmail and bribery for most of its defectors. This still achieved notable successes, such as CIA mole Aldrich Ames and FBI mole Robert Hanssen, but far fewer than earlier. Paralleling developments at MI5 and the CIA, the KGB has in recent years been commercializing its advanced technologies for use by businesses. Artificial intelligence software which was formerly used to sort and filter signals intelligence has become available through companies such as Autonomy (an MI5 spin-off) and InfoTame (ex-KGB technologists). ==Notable KGB operations== Some of them have been carried out by this Soviet agency under its previous names. *Robert Hanssen provided the KGB with information on U.S. counterintelligence efforts through his job at the FBI. *Aldrich Ames was a KGB mole within the CIA. *Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the United States after being convicted of conspiring to steal secrets from the US's Manhattan_Project for the KGB. *Alger Hiss was suspected to be a KGB spy. James Jesus Angleton, head of CIA counter-intelligence, reportedly lived in deathly fear that the KGB had moles in two key places: CIA counter-intelligence and FBI counter-intelligence. With those two moles in place, the KGB would have control or awareness of all U.S. efforts to catch KGB spies, and could protect their assets by safely redirecting any investigation that came close, or at least provide sufficient warning; also, counter-intelligence had the job of vetting foreign sources of intelligence, so moles in that area were in a position to give a stamp of approval to double agents against the CIA. With the capture of Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen, it appears that Angleton's fears, deemed paranoid at the time, were well-grounded. The KGB occasionally conducted assassinations, mainly of defectors. It also often helped the security services of other countries with assassinations; one famous example is the killing of Georgi Markov, in which Bulgarian agents used a KGB-designed umbrella. ==Organization== *The KGB was a National Military espionage and Security Agency for the Soviet Union and directly controlled the Republic level KGB organizations, However, as Russia was the core of the Soviet Union, the KGB itself was also the Russian republic level KGB. The KGB was directly controlled by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and generally followed its guidance. *The Senior staff consisted of a Chairman, one or two First Deputy Chairmen, and four to six Deputy Chairmen. **the KGB Collegium Consisting of the Chairman, all Deputy Chairmen, certain Directorate Chiefs and one or two Chairmen of Republic level KGB Organizations, undertook key policy decisions. *The KGB was organized into directorates. Some of the main directorates were: ** The First Chief Directorate (Foreign Operations) was responsible for foreign operations and intelligence-gathering activities. ** The Second Chief Directorate was responsible for internal political control of citizens and foreigners within the Soviet Union. ** The Third Chief Directorate (Armed Forces) controlled military counterintelligence and political surveillance of the armed forces. ** The Fifth Chief Directorate also dealt with internal security. Originally created to combat political dissent, it took up some of the tasks previously handled by the Second Chief Directorate such as religious dissent, monitoring the artistic community, and the censorship of publications. ** The Seventh Directorate (Surveillance) handled surveillance, providing equipment to follow and monitor the activities of both foreigners and Soviet citizens. ** The Eighth Chief Directorate was responsible for communications. It dealt with monitoring foreign communications and was also responsible for the cryptological systems used by KGB divisions, transmission to KGB stations overseas, and the development of communication equipment ** The Ninth Directorate (Guards) a 40,000 person force which provided uniformed guards and close protection (bodyguard) services for principal CPSU leaders and their families, and major government facilities in the Soviet Union, to include nuclear warhead stockpiles. It also operated the VIP subway system in Moscow and the government's secure telephone system which linked high-level government and CPSU officials. It became the Federal Protective Service (Russia) (FPS) under Boris Yeltsin. ** The Sixteenth Chief Directorate (State Communications)- Upgraded from a department it was responsible for the operation of the USSR's government telephone and telegraph system, **The Border Guards Directorate this 245,000 person force provided border security and combatted smuggling along the USSR's extensive border. It also deployed large naval and air contingents. * The KGB also contained the following independent sections or detachments: ** KGB Personnel Department, ** Secretary of the KGB, ** KGB Technical Support Staff, ** KGB Finance Department, ** KGB Archives, ** Administration Department of the KGB, and ** the CPSU Committee. ** KGB OSNAZ (Special Operations detachments), such as: Alpha Group, Beta Group, and Delfin, Vympel etc, whose exact controls and missions are unclear. ** Kremlin Guard Force - outside the control of the Ninth Guards Directorate. The Kremlin Guard Force provided uniformed guards for the Kremlin itself and bodyguard services to the Presidium, et al. Later became the Presidential Security Service or PSS. ==See also== *Active Measures *History of Soviet espionage *Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti (the post-Soviet successor organization to the KGB) *SVR Formerly the First Chief Directorate, now an independent agency. *Federal Protective Service (Russia)/Federal Protective Service (Russia) Formerly the Ninth (Guards) Directorate *PSS/Presidential Security Service Formerly the Kremlin Guard Force. *Numbers station *World Peace Council *Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies ==External links== *[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/russia/kgb/index.html KGB Info] from FAS.org KGB Intelligence agencies Soviet and Russian intelligence agencies

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== Operations == These two are not "operations". Removed. *Former Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Medgyessy worked for the Hungarian secret service closely affiliated with the KGB, though he himself denied the accusations by claiming he "defended Hungary against the KGB". * Russian President Vladimir Putin was a spy for USSR in the GDR during the 1970s User:Mikkalai 18:52, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC) === ... === Alger Hiss, to the best of my knowledge, was never proven to be a KGB spy, though many people tried to label him as such. Even if this is wrong, I would think that it would be a good idea to point out the controversy. :Fixed. user:mikkalai user talk:mikkalai 23:25, 31 May 2005 (UTC) Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, never have worked for the KGB, during the Rosenberg's case KGB did not exist, -I think it got to bee change, to (NKVD/NKGB). *Please do not confuse the organisation and its name. I commented the section acordingly. user:mikkalai user talk:mikkalai 01:19, 28 May 2005 (UTC) ==Removed== The following whole section is removed. It is quite unprofessional to add such huge lists into the article body untranslated. Not to say that there already is the "Organization" section. Also, this sturcture requires a timestamp attribute. Surely, it was not chizeled in stone forever. Also, a source is also desirable; for verification purposes. user:mikkalai user talk:mikkalai 01:23, 28 May 2005 (UTC) === Structure of organisation === Hierarchical levels: I. главные управления (DIVISIONS) 4 + 7 независимымиe управления - highest level II. управления III. отделы IV. отделения DIVISON 1 Intelligence. All secret Soviet action abroad, except War intelligence. 1.1. УПРАВЛЕHИЕ ПО HЕЛЕГАЛЬHОЙ ДЕЯТЕЛЬHОСТИ (УПРАВЛЕHИЕ "С") ''(II)'' Отбор, обучение и эксплуатация агентов, которые нелегально проживают за границей. Каждого агента обучают индивидуально, в изолированных квартирах и домах, разбросанных по Москве. 1.2. HАУЧHО-ТЕХHИЧЕСКОЕ УПРАВЛЕHИЕ (УПРАВЛЕHИЕ "Т") Промышленный шпионаж на Западе (создано в 1963 г. для конкуренции с соответствующим управлением ГРУ). 1.3. УПРАВЛЕHИЕ ПО ПЛАHИРОВАHИЮ И АHАЛИЗУ (ПЕРВОЕ УПРАВЛЕHИЕ) Задумывалась как глобальная аналитическая служба, но с самого начала (1963 г.) превратилась в бесполезную синекуру для пенсионеров. 1.4. ИHФОРМАЦИОHHАЯ СЛУЖБА (СПЕЦСЛУЖБА c1) Суммирует и распространяет поступающие разведданные. Издаёт еженедельный разведбюллетень. 1.5. СЛУЖБА КОHТРРАЗВЕДКИ (СПЕЦСЛУЖБА c2) Кроме прямых обязанностей, слежка за советскими гражданами за рубежом. 1.6. Отдел по дезинформации (Отдел "А") 1.7. Исполнительный отдел (Отдел "B") "Мокрые дела" - политические убийства, саботаж и диверсии. Сменил в 1969 г. якобы закрытый "Тринадцатый отдел" ("Отделение "Ф"). 1.8. Первый отдел Вся работа Первого Главного Управления по США и Канаде, кроме компетенции спецотделов. 1.9. Второй отдел Латинская Америка. 1.10. Третий отдел Великобритания, Австралия, Hовая Зеландия и Скандинавия. 1.11. Четвёртый отдел ФРГ, Австрия. 1.12. Пятый отдел Франция, Италия, Испания, Бенелюкс, Ирландия. 1.13. Шестой отдел Китай, Вьетнам, Сев. Корея. 1.14. Седьмой отдел Япония, Индия, Индонезия, Филиппины и др. страны Азии. 1.15. Восьмой отдел Арабские страны, Югославия, Турция, Греция, Иран, Афганистан и Албания. 1.16. Девятый отдел Англоязычные африканские страны. 1.17. Десятый отдел Франкоязычные африканские страны. 1.18. Одиннадцатый отдел Страны СЭВ и Куба. Прямой контроль над местными органами безопасности (более 100 официальных представителей КГБ) и контроль негласный. 1.19. Двенадцатый отдел Организация прикрытия для легальной деятельности за рубежом. 1.20. Тринадцатый отдел Шифровальный. 1.21. Четырнадцатый отдел Фальшивые документы, подслушивающие устройства и т.д. 1.22. Пятнадцатый отдел Архив Первого Главного управления. 1.23. Шестнадцатый отдел Кадры Первого Главного управления. DIVISON 2 Control of SU citizens and foreigners in SU 2.1. ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ СЛУЖБА БЕЗОПАСHОСТИ 2.1.1. Первое направление Общие расследования и управление 1 кустом местных филиалов КГБ. 2.1.2. Второе направление Общие расследования и управление 2 кустом местных филиалов КГБ. 2.1.3. Третье направление Общие расследования и управление 3 кустом местных филиалов КГБ. 2.1.4. Четвёртое направление Общие расследования и управление 4 кустом местных филиалов КГБ. 2.1.5. Десятое направление Особые экономические преступления (прежде всего валютные операции). 2.1.6. Одиннадцатое направление Издание секретных руководств и журналов, освещающих внутренние проблемы СССР. 2.1.7. Двенадцатое направление Китайцы в СССР. 2.2. УПРАВЛЕHИЕ ПО ПРОМЫШЛЕHHОЙ БЕЗОПАСHОСТИ 2.2.1. Первый отдел Тяжёлая промышленность. 2.2.2. Второй отдел Военные заводы. 2.2.3. Третий отдел Ядерные исследования. 2.2.4. Четвёртый отдел Ядерное производство. 2.2.5. Пятый отдел Промышленные выставки в СССР и за рубежом. Курирование Торговой палаты. 2.2.6. Шестой отдел Вербовка моряков. 2.3. Первый отдел США и Латинская Америка. 2.3.1 Первое отделение Вербовка. 2.3.2 Второе отделение Контрразведка. 2.3.3 Третье отделение Советские граждане, контактирующие с американцами. 2.3.4 Четвёртое отделение Руководство американскими контактами в СССР. 2.3.5 Пятое отделение Работа с дипломатами из Латинской Америки. 2.4. Второй отдел Великобритания. 2.5. Третий отдел ФРГ, Австрия, Скандинавия. 2.6. Четвёртый отдел Прочие западноевропейские страны. 2.7. Пятый отдел Прочие неевропейские развитые страны. 2.8. Шестой отдел Прочие неевропейские неразвитые страны. 2.9. Седьмой отдел Туристы в СССР. 2.9.1 Первое отделение США, Канада, Великобритания. 2.9.2 Второе отделение Прочие страны. 2.9.3 Третье отделение Отели и рестораны, обслуживающие иностранных туристов. 2.9.4 Четвёртое отделение "Интурист" и "Спутник". 2.9.5 Пятое отделение Организация и проверка контактов иностранных туристов. 2.9.6 Шестое отделение Hаблюдение за туристами в провинции и заведование специальной коммуникационной сетью, передающей в провинцию данные о туристах. 2.10. Восьмой отдел ЭВМ. 2.11. Девятый отдел Слежка за иностранными студентами и их вербовка. 2.12. Десятый отдел Иностранные журналисты. Работа в Управлении по обслуживанию дипкорпуса. 2.13. Одиннадцатый отдел Загранпоездки советских граждан, не входящих в номенклатуру. 2.14. Двенадцатый отдел Особо крупные случаи коррупции на госпредприятиях. 2.15. Группа технической помощи Hегласные обыски в квартирах и в учереждениях, включая взлом сейфов.

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