Abstract
On March 27th, 1933 a British MI5 officer Oswald Allen Harker received a report on the inter+relation of the Comintern, GPU and Department IV of the Staff of the Red Army. The source of this report was a Jewish communist. Another report received by Harker, on the same day, was the OGPU method of investigation. He informed his superiors that the source of this document was the first-hand source. This article presents these documents because they are relevant to the level of knowledge of MI5 about Russian Espionage and subversive activity at that moment.
Highlights
IntroductionThe general political organization is already known but I shall consider to following organization separately and their connection with each other” A Komintern [2]; B OGPU [3]; Department IV of the Staff of the Red Army [4]
On March 27th, 1933 a British MI5 officer Oswald Allen Harker [1] received a report on the interrelation of the Comintern, GPU and Department IV of the Staff of the Red Army
The OGPU was divided into various departments: a) K.R.O. =KRO (KONTRA Raswetka Odtel) Counter Espionage Departments) the head of this Departments used to be Artusow [18] (S2 2000) a Jew, but I don’t know if he still is) the head of Anglo –American Department was Roller (RL 450-40) a Lithuanian or Pole
Summary
The general political organization is already known but I shall consider to following organization separately and their connection with each other” A Komintern [2]; B OGPU [3]; Department IV of the Staff of the Red Army [4]. The technical administration is conducted by two secretaries Kehrling and Winston [6] The former is Lithuanian, was formerly head of the Scandinavian Secretariat and leaves in the Lux Hotel.[7] (Room 31). There is the representative of the English Party who is changed every year In most cases, these Party representatives are members of the Central Committee who have been quasi banned on account of weak work
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