Tales from the Lithuanian KGB Crypt No.1: A KGB Officer Under Journalistic Cover Tasked to Contact PRETTY WOMAN in Italy

Blog Series: Tales from the Lithuanian KGB Crypt 

Tale No. 1: A KGB Officer Under Journalistic Cover Tasked to Contact PRETTY WOMAN in Italy

The original document was scanned and uploaded by the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania on July 24, 2020. It can be accessed here.

Translation below by Filip Kovacevic, PhD

Secret

Doc. No. 1

 

Approved

Chairman of the KGB of the Lithuanian SSR

Major General Eismuntas, E. A. [signed]

16 June 1989

 

The Assignment

for the operative traveling to Italy

as a member of the delegation of the Committee of Youth Organizations (KMO) of the Lithuanian SSR

 

The delegation of the Committee of Youth Organizations (KMO) of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) is traveling to Italy in June of this year on the invitation of the youth organization of the Italian Christian-Democratic Party from the town of Treviso (Italy). The operative of the 1^st Section of the 1^st Department of the KGB of Lithuanian SSR, Captain Vladas Vladovich Bayorinas, is included in the delegation under the cover of a journalist for the Vecherniye Novosti [Evening News] newspaper. During its time in Italy, from June 21 to June 28, the delegation will discuss the perspectives of collaboration between the KMO and the youth organization of Christian-Democrats.

 

The operative, who is traveling as a member of the delegation, has received the following tasks:

1. Organize and conduct a meeting with an object of interest [DPI No. 2334] codenamed PRETTY WOMAN. During the conversation with PRETTY WOMAN obtain information about her contacts in Italy and her plans for the future. Also, incline her to publish objective information about political events in the republic [Lithuania] in Italian newspapers. Influence PRETTY WOMAN in the direction favorable to us.

2. During the conversations with the leaders of the Italian Christian-Democrat youth organization, obtain information on the following questions of interest to [our] political intelligence:

-  the possible [personnel] changes in the Italian Christian-Democratic Party

-  the preparations of Italian political parties for the elections to the European Parliament (about the level of representation in the European Parliament)

- the assessment by the leaders of the Italian Christian-Democratic Party of the path of the political system reforms in the USSR

-   the “Eastern politics” of the Vatican and its future course

- the perspectives of collaboration in the trade-economic and the humanitarian spheres between the USSR and Italy, including the area of setting up mixed [ownership] companies

3. Taking into consideration possible meetings with the representatives of Italian business, during the conversation with them, recommend the cooperative “Planeta” as a partner in the Lithuanian SSR with the aim of expanding the cooperative’s foreign ties.

Chief of the 1^st Department of the KGB of the Lithuanian SSR 

Colonel V. L. Karinauskas [signed]

No. 1/1-2143

16.06.1989

 

The Titles of the PhD Dissertations Defended at the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB in 1981

 Blog Series: Reading Secret Journals of the KGB

Title: The Titles of the PhD Dissertations Defended at the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB in 1981

Compiled by Lt. Colonel N. I. Fedosenko

Publication: Volume 30, Papers of the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB, Moscow, 1983, pages 387-392. Classified as Top Secret. 

Translated by Filip Kovacevic, PhD

This list has never been officially declassified by the Russian government and is published here in English translation for the first time.

V. M. Avseyko, “The Struggle of the KGB against the Subversive Activities of the Intelligence Services and Other Organizations of the Federal Republic of Germany Involving the Soviet Citizens of German Nationality.”

A. P. Bakholdin, “The Ideological Diversion of the Intelligence Services of the Imperialist States Directed at the Unity of the Socialist Commonwealth.”

Yu. F. Baryshev, “The Socio-Typological Approach Applied to the U.S. Citizens in the Course of Counterintelligence Activities.”

L. I. Bushkov, “The Detection of Language Abilities in Adults and the Prediction of Successful Foreign Language Acquisition in the Educational Institutions of the KGB.”

P. S. Vasilkov, “The Struggle of the State Security Apparatus Against the Bourgeois-Nationalist Underground on the Territory of Latvia in the Post-War Period (1945-1952).”

V. I. Gryazin, “The Tactics of Interrogation of the Accused During the Investigation of the Highly Dangerous Crimes against the State.”

A. F. Krayushkin, “The Subversive Activities of the U.S. Intelligence Services Against the Soviet Union on the Territory of India.”

Yu. L. Klimenko, “The Interpersonal Communication with the West Germans During the Process of Recruitment by the State Security Apparatus.”

S. A. Kolosov, “Releasing from Criminal Penalties due to the Cessation of the Threat to State Security.” [Translated into plain language: prison release after agreeing to work for the KGB]

A. G. Kolzeyev, “The Concept of Treason via Defection Abroad and the Soviet Criminal Law.”

V. V. Muntyan, “The Anti-Soviet Intelligence and Logistics Activities of the Foreign Centers of Ideological Subversion and The Present Problems in Combatting Them by Soviet Counterintelligence.”

V. A. Miknevichus, “Using the Agents of Influence by Soviet Counterintelligence in Making an Impact on the Adversary.”

A. I. Repin, “The National Character of the Vietnamese and Its Special Features in Communication.”

Yu. V. Say, “The Ideological Diversion of the Adversary Against the Soviet Union Using the Revisionist Ideology and the Special Features of the Struggle Against It by the State Security Apparatus.”

A.A. Fastenkov, “The Use of Official Warning by the State Security Apparatus of the Soviet Union.”

S. M. Shvets, “The Informational Security of Coordination and Collaboration in the Activities of the Soviet Military Counterintelligence.”

V. F. Shmelev, “The Ideological Diversion of the Adversary Against the Border Guard Personnel and the Struggle Against It by the Special Departments of the KGB.”

 

The Titles of the PhD Dissertations Defended at the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB in 1980

Blog Series: Reading Secret Journals of the KGB

Title: The Titles of the PhD Dissertations Defended at the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB in 1980

Compiled by Lt. Colonel N. I. Fedosenko 

Publication: Volume 28-29, Papers of the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB, Moscow, 1983, pages 509-518. Classified as Top Secret.

Translated by Filip Kovacevic, PhD

This list has never been officially declassified by the Russian government and is published here in English translation for the first time.

P. Z. Borisenko, “The Participation of the KGB in the Prevention of the Hostile Ideological-Political Influences by the Adversary on the Soviet Citizens Through the Programs of Cultural Exchange.”

V. S. Goborov, “The Use of Operative Hypothesis in Establishing the Facts of Hostile Activities of the Individuals Under Surveillance.”

A. A. Guguev, “The Motivation for the Collaboration of the Individuals of Jewish Nationality Recruited by the KGB as Agents in the Struggle Against Zionism.”

V. M. Zorin, “The Training of the Agents of the KGB Counterintelligence Services.”

V. I. Klenov, “The Criminal Law Regulations in Japan Regarding the Protection of State Secrets.”

V. I. Kravtsov, “The Administrative-Legal Measures for the Protection of State Secrets in the Soviet Union and the Path to Their Improvement.”

G. V. Krisinel, “External Surveillance in Intelligence Operations.”

I. N. Kuksin, “The Limits of the Soviet Criminal Law and Their Impact on the Struggle Against the Subversive Activities of the Adversary.”

V. N. Mayorov, “The Current Problems in the Struggle of Soviet Counterintelligence Services against the Ideological Diversions of the Adversary Directed Against the Soviet Socialist Democracy.”

V. E. Ovchinnikov, “The Counterintelligence Search as a Type of Operation by the State Security Services in Exposing the Facts and Signs of the Subversive Activities of the Adversary.”

A. A. Ostroumov, “The Theory and Practice of Detection by the KGB Counterintelligence Services of the Enemy Agents Receiving One-Sided Radio Transmissions from the Intelligence Services of the Adversary.”

Yu. A. Penkov, “The Detection by the KGB Military Counterintelligence of the Espionage Activities of the Intelligence Services of the Adversary Aimed at the Collection of Information about the Soviet Strategic Missile Forces.”

M. E. Petrachkov, “The Formation of the American Espionage Network on the Territory of the Occupied Germany for the Intelligence Activities Against the Soviet Union.”

A. I. Petrenko, “The Socio-Psychological Aspects of the Interpersonal Relations Between the Intelligence Officer and the Agent.”

A. A. Petrov, “The Problems of the Moral Justification for the Relationship of Secret Collaboration between the Agents and the KGB Counterintelligence Services.”

A. M. Pivovarov, “The Assessment and Verification of the Initial Signals of the Possible Espionage Activities by Some Soviet Citizens.”

G. A. Popov, “Some Aspects of the Struggle of the Soviet State Security Against the Ideological Diversions against the Soviet Union by the Foreign Religious (Christian) Organizations.”

B. A. Romanov, “The Theory and Practice of the Formation of Goals and the Selection of Methods for the Espionage Penetration of the Adversary for Counterintelligence Purposes.”

V. I. Savelev, “The Set of Measures for the Struggle of the KGB Counterintelligence Against the Intelligence Services of the Adversary which Use Legal Opportunities for the Economic Relations with the Soviet Union for Intelligence Collection.”

I. M. Sazonov, “The Factors Influencing the Emergence of pro-Zionist and Anti-Soviet Views and Activities Among the Soviet Citizens of Jewish Nationality and the Measures to Counteract Them by the KGB.”

V. D. Sarayev, “The Psycho-Pedagogic Bases for the Operational-Technical Training of the External Surveillance Officers.”

G. N. Taygachev, “The Methodological Questions in the Study of the Subversive Propaganda of the Maoists.”

V. A. Tolkachev, “The Basic Methods for Making the Positive Effect on the Individuals Who Are Subject to the KGB Prophylactic Measures.”

A. M. Ukhal, “The Unique Features of the Recruitment of the Agents of the Soviet State Security among the Ukrainian Nationalists.”

V. P. Tsapenko, “The Detection and Investigation of the Substances for Secret Writing by Using the Method of Laser Mass Spectrometry.”