Erich Mielke: Order No. 395/5912 Oct 1959 |
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Description:
This order was issued by the chief of the East German Staatssicherheit (Stasi) intelligence service, Erich Mielke. It calls for the formation of an independent unit within the Stasi, "Department 'R'", to be charged with surveillance of the Allied Military Liaison Missions. All branches of the Stasi agency are urged to support the work of Department "R" with all means available.
Collection: Western Military Missions
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Document Type:
Order Origin (Agency): Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, East Germany Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 2 Cold War Period: 1950s |
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Document Source: Federal Commissioner for the Records of the National Security Service of the Former Democratic Republic (BStU), Berlin Call Number: GVS 1443/59 |