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Institute 63-I & the KGB Special Division for Subversion
(Illustrating some key details of structure, management-control, training, deployment, operational
security and general evolution of the subversion operations mounted against NATO countries).
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Training facilities: Gaczyna, Prakhovka, Stiepnaya, Novaya, Vostocznaya (with a thirty-mile
radius of layered top security surrounding each location).
Physical security force: the KGB Border Guard.
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The command Structure of general Subversion. Variations existed for
special operations, such as an evil little enterprise called Operation Druzhba
Naradov (ODN) meaning “Friendship among Nations”, the main thrust of
which was to flood western society and especially youth, with hard core
drugs.
This was achieved by conducting drug-dealership training courses, including
distribution, taking over ordinary criminal networks by force, money
laundering, professional smuggling and advanced tradecraft (spycraft). It ran
from 1955 to 1986, when it was first exposed by a Czech General (Defector).
Five Warsaw Pact nations were involved in the operation by 1965 (USSR,
East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Cuba). China ran and runs a
separate, more or less parallel operation. There is no evidence or any other
indication that Russia and China have ceased these operations.
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The domestic U.S. population was not the only target. U.S. soldiers at war in Vietnam were targeted. One
KGB report indicated that 90 percent of US soldiers in Vietnam were using some type of drug, primarily
marijuana, but heroin use was also getting out of control. Soldiers were able to get access to heroin for less
than 1 percent of the price it could be bought for in New York City. As General Lewis Walt explained: “The
only explanation that makes sense is that the epidemic was political rather than economic in inspiration -
that whoever was behind the epidemic wanted to hook as many GI's as possible, as fast as possible, and as
hard as possible” (US Congress, 1972). The drug situation was so bad that during a two-year span from
1970-1971 the Air Force actually had more Airmen die from drug use than from combat (NY Times, 1971).
Since the entire operation was classed as Chemical Warfare, Military Scientists were also assigned to the
Subversion operation, in constant laboratory and clinical efforts to produce drugs which were cheaper
and more destructive to long-term health. Crack Cocaine was one of their ‘successes’, and the Operation
was the greatest Counterintelligence failure in western history.
Control & Evolution
When converted Russian undercover mainstream master-subverters established
themselves in the Western World in 1961, they took over full control of all existing
Subverter networks that had previously operated under the direction of Institute
63-I. The former undercover Subverter network-leaders retained their positions,
but from then on took orders from the Russian Master-Subverters. For security
reasons, the Russian Master-Subverters never make direct contact with the
undercover network leaders. They issue their instructions through various safe
communication methods: coded advertisements in newspapers, telephone signals or dead-drops.
In 1961 about eighteen Russian Master-Subverters had been smuggled into America, Europe and
overseas countries. Each immediately took charge of at least one existing Institute 63-I Fifth-Column
Network.
According to the classified information bulletin issued to Kremlin and Soviet Secret Service dignitaries
(KGB Bulletin for July 1961), these Institute 63-I undercover Subverter networks each comprised fifteen
to thirty-five national members. This meant that an estimated three thousand, fairly experienced
undercover Subverters then became operational under the direct control of Russian-born and Russian-
trained Master-Subverters.
In succeeding years Russia's spy schools were geared up to turn out an increasing number of undercover
Master-Subverters every year, and by the mid-1960s they had become a very formidable danger to the
Western democracies.
The steadily mounting number of strikes, workings-to-rule, demonstrations, riots and terrorist outrages
occurring simultaneously in most countries, convinced Western Security that an international
communist conspiracy was at work. Intelligence officers were instructed to infiltrate the undercover
Subverter networks and detect the identity of the Master-Subverters, but Moscow Secret Service
'Control Agents' learned of this Western Security action and immediately flashed a coded high-speed
radio warning to the Lubyanka (Moscow Soviet Secret Service Headquarters). The Special Division for
Subversion was able to warn all its Master-Subverters to be alert for Western Security agents trying to
penetrate the networks.
To frustrate Western Security officers the Special Division for Subversion imposed stricter security rules,
and the Kremlin ordered the communist parties in the West openly to advocate and instigate wildcat
and official strikes, and protest demonstrations. Every Communist Party member in the West became an
open and declared agitator and wrecker of the peace. By focusing the attention of the press, radio and
television upon known communists in the public eye, the Kremlin hoped that their Russian master-
subverters and undercover networks would avoid drawing attention to themselves. But Western
Security
Graphic: ©experts were not hoodwinked. A number of intelligence officers succeeded in penetrating some
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of the undercover Subverter networks, and were able to list the names of hard-core communist Fifth
Columnists. However, the security measures adopted by the Russian Master-Subverters were so
efficient that only one or two of them were ever in danger. None were caught; those who came under
suspicion were at once whisked back to the Soviet Union.
To recap mainstream Soviet / Russian Subversion philosophy: The objective is to sow confusion and change
perception, so that no-one can come to sensible conclusions anymore and defend themselves effectively. There
are 4 stages:
1) Demoralization. It takes 15 to 20 years to demoralize a nation. A generation's education. Practically
unchallenged exposure to enemy (read destructive) 'ideology'
2) Destabilization. 2 to 5 years to destabilize a nation working away against defense systems, economy,
foreign relations, and other essentials.
3) Crisis. Up to about 6 weeks.
4) Normalization (read ‘tightening-the-grip’) and liquidating 'undesirables'. i.e. Invasion, consolidation of
power and elimination of dissidents - patriots, old school, high academics, senior military and civic
leaders, and including what are known by Russian Intelligence as 'useful idiots' (meaning local fifth
column left-wing activists who expect accolades and a high position after the invasion - these are the
very first that the communists erase, once they seize power).
Professor’s example of a Soviet Subversion Cell Chain-of-Command:
Moscow Central
(The Lubyanka – KGB Hqs & Prison)
Regional Subversion
Schools inside USSR
Other Target Nation
Master- Subverter Cells
Local Soviet
Embassy (normally,
no contacts with Control Agent
Master Subverter) MASTER SUBVERTER (‘Minder’) of
Master Subverter
(Undercover)
Control Agent Cutout Subverter Agent
(‘Minder’) of who transmits Master-
Cutout Subverter Subverter’s Directives
(Undercover)
Subverter Agent Subverter Agent Subverter Agent Subverter Agent Subverter Agent
(public profile) (public profile) (public profile) (public profile) (public profile)
Hard Core Easily manipulated Other easily Hard Core Trade Trade Unionists
Communist students with manipulated Unionists (Soviet and other easily
students violent capacity & students and youth sympathizers) manipulated
(opportunists) ‘rent-a-mob’ (‘crowd filler’) workers
(paid violent rabble)
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Hutton, J Bernard, The Subverters of Liberty, London, W H Allen, 1972.
Hutton, J Bernard, School for spies: the ABC of how Russia’s secret service operates, London, Neville Spearman, 1961.
Above graphics: © W H Allen, UK, under education; assessed work provision
Chart: Instructor