SOVIET ADVISOR SYSTEM IN THE POLISH MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2013
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• Publication Date: February 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL PNTELLIGENC
INFORMATION REPORT
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
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COUNTRY Poland
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DATE OF INFO.
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SOViet-Adilsoi'SYgtei-in'the Poliah.
Public Security
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the evolution of the Soviet advisor system within the MBP
(Ministry of Public Security) can best be explained in the following chrono-
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When the MBP was organized in 1944 every chief of a UB (Security Police)
provincial office had a Soviet advisor. In addition, every operational,
branch within the UB provincial headquarters had a Soviet advisor. The
Personnel Office and the Bureau for Employees also had an advisor within
their Structure at the provincial headquarters. Every district UB office
also had a Soviet advisor. If a district office were exceptionally large
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it would have two or three advisors? Soviet control was extremely strict
and no action could be taken unless it was approved by the advisor.
There 'Was a Soviet advisor for evety department and branch of the
1947-1949
After the Polish elections of 1947, the Soviet advisors were recalled from
the UB district offices. This was a slow process and it wasn't completed
until 1949*
The Soviet advisors were recalled from the branches within the depart-
ments of the MBP.
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The Soviet advisors were withdrawn from the branches in the provincial
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Up to the time of Stalin's death, every chief of a provincial office had
a Soviet advisor and the advisor's deputy.
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After Stalin's death, all advisors were withdrawn from the-provinces. A
semblance of the Soviet advisor system remained on the basis of one ad-
visor to each department of the MBP. The control was the same but it took
effect at the departmental level. This system lasted until the Beria af-
fair.
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After the Beria affair, Soviet advisors were returned to the provinces to
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UB provincial chief had an advisor and the advisor's deputy to guide him.
On the departmental level there was an advisor for each department.
2. In conjunction with the advisor system, there were special Soviet operational
groups in each province which ran important cases in accordance with instruc-
tions from within the hierarchy of the advisor system. Once the Soviet opera-
tional groups took over a case, the MBP never heard about the case again.
3.
Soviet advisor personalities
Senior Advisor Lalin (fnu), probably a general or at least a colonel, was ap-
pointed to replace Kowaliczuk as chief security advisor.
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General Kowaliczuk, former Senior Advisori was recalled to Moscow from Warsaw
shortly-before news of Beria's arrest was released. Before the War-Saw assign-
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Colonel Nikolaszkin,
Position g Advisor to the Department of Investigations.
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Colonel Szaraburin.
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Colonel Gajewski.
Position: Advisor to Department I.
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Colonel Kajdalowski.
Position: Advisor to Department V.
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Colonel Szpilowoj,
Position: Szpilowoj left Poland and he became the Vice
Minister for Internal Security in Latvia or Lithuania.
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Colonel Ryzy.
Position: Advisor to Department VII.
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