Shevereyev proposed to reorganize the Information Committee into the Special Service General Administration to ensure the information security of the various ministries and commissions under the People’s Committee, regardless of whether he was instigated by someone or what his fundamental starting point was. In short, he This proposal touched Victor's interests. Once the proposal is passed, the division will be the authority of the People’s Committee for National Security.

So based on the actual situation, is there any reason for Comrade Shevereyev's proposal? Based on the principle of the supremacy of the interests of the alliance, this proposal is of course reasonable, because the topic of information security is a relatively new topic at the alliance level. Any proposal in this regard is a novel consideration and represents progress. .

So from within the alliance, when did the concept of information security emerge? This has to be stroked well.

Before the second independent establishment of the National Security People’s Committee, there were many departments responsible for national security in the entire Union, the most important of which were the People’s Committee of the Interior and the Political Security Bureau. The real responsibility for intelligence work is mainly the Foreign and Internal Intelligence Bureau of the NKVD. In addition, there are also the Science and Technology Intelligence Bureau of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, the Military Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff, and so on.

But in the final analysis, before Victor took charge of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau of the People’s Commissar of National Security, the main objectives of the alliance’s intelligence agencies and national security agencies were still internal. To be more specific, it was specifically aimed at domestic rebellions and counter-intelligence counters. Yes, and in terms of external intelligence collection, it is relatively weak.

It was after Victor took charge of the Foreign Intelligence Agency that he collected a large amount of military and scientific intelligence from Britain, the United States and Germany, which made the alliance taste the sweetness, and at the same time, it also increased its vigilance. All relevant departments are aware that the existence of spies and hidden intelligence personnel poses a great harm to national security, and how important the security of critical information is to the country.

It was in this situation that the People's Committee formed an information committee to specialize in information security work in various parts.

From the perspective of this process, the concept of information security was indeed not proposed by Victor, nor was it proposed by the National Security People’s Committee, but by the People’s Committee which was summarized and put forward first.

But it is undeniable that the first thing to do in information security is the Foreign Intelligence Agency led by Victor. This department has experience in information spy warfare that no one can match, at least within the alliance. .

Therefore, since Shevereyev can propose to merge some of the functional departments of the People’s Committee of National Security into the Information Committee, and use this to strengthen the information security work capacity, then Victor can naturally also propose to move the Information Committee Merged into the National Security People’s Committee, and set up a brand-new department in the subordinate agencies of the Committee, which is responsible for information security.

Information security work is, in the final analysis, an integral part of intelligence work. More precisely, it is actually a part of anti-intelligence work, and it is just a subdivision of anti-intelligence work. As long as the nature of this work is determined, it is obviously the most appropriate that the National Security People’s Committee is responsible for this work.

The National Security People’s Committee is responsible for intelligence work. It is divided into internal and external parts. The external part is intelligence acquisition, and the internal part is intelligence protection. Isn’t it the case in the broad sense of division of functions?

If this is the case, then why is it necessary to set up a special service bureau in charge of information security in addition to the National Security People’s Committee? If the General Service of Special Services is established and is responsible for the information security work of the Central Committee and the various departments under the People’s Committee, then should they be responsible for anti-espionage work? If only responsible for information security but not anti-espionage work, then what about security? If they are also responsible for anti-espionage work, what is left of the National Security People’s Committee?

There is no doubt that if you look at it from this aspect, Shevereyev’s proposal is actually completely unnecessary. In addition to the consequences of bloated institutions, overlapping functions, and mutual wrangling, it is estimated that it will not be positive. The role of.

Of course, in order to counter Shevereyev’s proposal, Viktor cannot do too much tit-for-tat. After all, he is not sure about Comrade Stalin’s position on this matter. If Comrade Stalin really wanted to Weakening the authority of the People's Committee of National Security, then any counterattack by him will only have a counterproductive effect.

To this end, Victor must take a detour, adopt a little strategy, first test Comrade Stalin's ideas, and then decide on the next plan.

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Moscow City, No. 9 Samoitechini Street.

The young Naum Andreev got out of the bus from the bus stop. He straightened the navy blue military cap on his head and tightened the report document clamped under his arm. Then he looked up to the building on the side of the street. Look over the six-story office building.

It was an old building left over from the imperial Russian period. It was very grand. There were various reliefs of characters on the outer wall of the building. There are very few such buildings in the Soviet Union today.

The entrance of the building is a circular arch with a height of four or five meters. It is on a platform composed of more than two dozen steps. Looking at it from a distance, you can see that the platform is guarded by guards with guns. On the right side of the circular arch, there is a metal plate with the words "Communication Technology Equipment Research Institute" written on it in Russian.

Andreyev watched from a distance to the building for a while, then coughed twice, and strode towards the stepped platform. He is here to report today. As a radio enthusiast, he is also He is assigned here as a graduate of Moscow State University, who specializes in communications.

It’s just that Andreev’s puzzlement is that this place, where the name should be the research institute, was given to him a uniform of the People’s Committee for National Security. Moreover, before accepting this job, he paid him back. Seventeen confidential documents were signed back and forth.

With this incomprehension, Andreyev walked toward this building. Of course, he didn't know at this time. Starting today, he will work in this place for a lifetime. By the time of the 1970s, He will become the top leader of this department, and in the near future, this institution, which he considers to be a research institute, will have a new name: the 16th General Directorate of the People’s Committee of National Security.

Just as Andreyev was about to walk to the front platform, a black Volga car with mud spots drove from behind him and slowly stopped in front of the platform stairs.

Seeing a young man in the driver's seat who was also wearing a navy blue uniform but a captain in his collar, Andreyev subconsciously slowed down, and then he saw the captain go around the back of the car. , Opened the door on the right side of the car, and welcomed a young man about the age of the captain from the car.

The young man was wearing a navy blue military coat. He did not wear a hat when he got out of the car. It was not until he got out of the car and stood firm that Andreyev saw him buckle a military hat. On the head.

The young man put on his hat and swept his gaze towards this side. He happened to see Andreyev standing six or seven meters away. Then, Andreyev nodded at him when he saw him.

Andreyev, who had just left the campus, was still very young. Seeing the other party smiled at him and nodded, he grinned subconsciously, then raised his arm and waved to the other party. But soon, he realized that he had done something wrong, because he saw that the other party's epaulettes were dark gold with two stars on it.

Although he has just put on the uniform of the National Security People’s Committee, Andreev still has some basic common sense. He knows that the dark gold epaulettes are the symbol of the general, but he doesn’t know which level it is a national security committee.

As a turist, the way he greets each other should be a military salute, not a beckoning.

Fortunately, the young and excessive general apparently did not notice his faux pas. After a simple nod, he turned and walked up the stairs.

This young man was naturally Victor. Of course, at this time, Victor didn’t take the young Andreyev in his heart. He also didn’t know that this young man who had passed by him was in the history of his previous life. In China, he was also a man who entered the KGB Hall of Fame, but unfortunately, this man committed suicide on the eve of the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

The current organization of the People’s Committee of National Security is too large. The office building on Lin-yin Road is no longer able to install all the departments and bureaus of the entire organization. Therefore, some subsequent departments have been assigned to other departments. Local office. For example, No. 9 Samodenevsky Street, 24 Zamorenov Street, No. 4 Vernadsky Street, and so on.

The so-called "Communication Technology Equipment Research Institute" is actually a special department that specializes in code deciphering and radio decoding. In the past, this department was in the suburbs of Moscow and moved here only half a year ago. At present, the person responsible for the work of this department is an academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences named Brujevic. Yes, the idea of ​​electronic jamming of enemy radios and radars was first proposed by this person. To a certain extent, this person can be called the father of electronic countermeasures.

Stepping up to the platform in front of the stairs, in the salute of the four guards, Victor walked into the building expressionlessly, and then walked straight to the second floor of the stairs facing the building door-as the chairman of the National Security People’s Committee, Victor He rarely comes here, but he still knows where the person he is looking for works.