CZECHOSLOVAK BORDER MILITIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R001200020013-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 13
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Czechoslovak Border Uilitia
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1. During the first half of June 1948 the Czechoslamecilinistry of the Interior
began organizing and activating the so-called Border Militia. This step vas
prompted by the rasa escape from Czechoslovakia of politically active persona,
by the fear of eventual sabotage acts and armed raids on the border region be
Ideological opponents of Conmunism, and by the fear of group infiltration of
foreign intellieence agents.
2. The task of the Border Militia is to assist the SUB and customs officers in
patrolling the border. They guard important objectives like industrial estab-
lishments (together with the Aorkers1 Militia) and public buildings in a state
of emergency, following the decision and directives of the district and regional
security officers or SUB district and regional chiefs. In mess of urgency evert
the SUB station connanders are conpetent to issue orders and directives to the
Border Militia.
3. In addition to this primary function, the members of the Border Militia are Gee
pected to report about persona of anti-Communist vies, about the attitude of
the people tovards the Comnunist regime, about persons acting as guides or in other
mews assisting in illegal border crossings, etc.
Units of the Border Militia are being set up in all districts in the border eseion.
They are trained by and subordinated to M.13 stations and other security orenne.
Within every SU3 station precinct a Border Militia squad will be organized. Ath-
in every district under the command of an SUB district chief these equals will form
a Border Militia troop. I l_eatIengate The unsatisfactory terns "sqmer fend
"troop" of the translation are kept. here since the original Czech terms are aot
available.)
5. Members of the Border Militia wear civilian clothes. During duty hours they
wear speciel.insignia sirilar to those of the forest earders. They are armed
with rifies.of German origin which have been borrowed from the Army or furnished'
by the SUB.
6. Membership in the Border Militia is voluntary. Persons who volunteer for this
service are screened by the local and district action coneittees and the compe-
tent organs of the B.
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the end of jure 1948 units of the Border Militia had been activated in the
border districts in usstern Bohemia adleoent to the American Zone. The strength
of the Border Militia troops varies from 400 to 1,200. For example, the strength
of the troops in the Klatovy district is 1,150.
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