ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE GZI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80S01540R004700040004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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? INFORMATION REPORT
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional 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
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DATE OF INFO.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
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MISSION:
The GZI (Glowny Zarzad Informacji-Chief Directorate of Information) is res-
ponsible for maintaining the security of the Polish Armed Forces.
FUNCTION:
The detection and elimination of foreign agents within the Polish Armed Forces.
ACTIVITIES ABROAD:
. The GZI does not engage in any intelligence operations abroad. In the early
post-war period, 0-2 was given the responsibility for maintaining the security of
military attaches abroad and GZI has no external function. A GZI man who is in an
embassy or other installation is on detached serve with 0-2 or Department VII of
the MBP (Ministry of Public Security). A GZI man can become a military attache, but
he then comes under the control of 0-2.
CHAIN OF COMMAND:
The GZI is directly responsible to Marshal Rokossowski. The GZI used to be,
subordinated to the Vice Minister of the Ministry of National Defense (MON), but
this was changed after the arrest of Spychalski.
DIRECTOR:
Colonel Wozniesienski.
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the GZI since 1944 and was its first Deputy Director.
Colonel Fejgin served as Wozniesienskits deputy
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR:
Colonel Skulbaszewski.
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? ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE GZI:
INVESTIGATIVE BRANCH:
Mission: The conduct of investigations and interrogations.
Branch Chief: Lt. Col. or Col. Kochan
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Operations of the Investieative Branch: General Tatar Case and General Komar
Case,
BRANCH I:
Mission: The protection of all MON headquarters units from the "enemies of the
Polish. People 1 s State".
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Branch Chief: Colonel Krzemien
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BRANCH VII or VIII:
.Mission: The maintenance of GZI files and archives.
Branch Chief: Lt. Col. Halberstadt
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PERSONNEL BRANCH:
Mission: The, maintenance of personnel files on all GZI employees.
Personnel Branch employee: Mrs. Wozniesienska
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GZI employees are recruited from among personnel presently on active duty with
the Armed Forces.
BRANCH FOR EMPLOYEE MATTERS:
Mission: The investigation of complaints against GZI employees.
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MILITARY DISTRICTSofthe GZI:
The GZI is divided into three military districts (okregi) in its field organign-
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carried out in December 1953,
these new 'districts ?are as follows:
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District I: The following voivodships: Warsaw, Bialystok, Lublin,
Kielce, Lodz, Krakowvand Rzeszow.
District II: The following voivodships: Bydgoszcz, Olsztyn, Gdansk,
Szczecin, Koszalinland Poznan.
District III: Wroclaw voivodship and the Silesian area.
The GZI prison is located on Mica Chalubinskiego in Warsaw.
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