Date

Sep 10, 1984

Description

This letter, written to members of the KGB and made public by the KGB director, describes the necessity of increased work by all KGB employees “in every line and in every direction” to counter the activities of the West. It also states – after the NATO deployment of Pershing II and Gryphon Cruise Missiles had begun – that “The most important thing is to step up the offensive mode and targeted character of all chekist efforts, and not to miss the real threat of a nuclear strike.” (Emphasis in the original.)

Source

Ukrainian KGB Archive, f. 13 o. 691 pp. 135-142.

Document published in following posting(s):

The Soviet Side of the 1983 War Scare

Nov 5, 2018

Letter of the Collegium of the State Security Committee of the USSR, “To Proudly Bear the Title of the Soviet Chekist, To Increase Ideological Vigilance, To Strengthen Discipline and Organization,” September 10, 1984, made public by Viktor Chebrikov.