Patikimi asmenys Lietuvos SSR KGB agentūrinio tinklo šešėlyje

LTStraipsnyje nagrinėjamas KGB slaptųjų bendradarbių fenomenas, konkrečiai – agentų ir patikimų asmenų veikla. Siekiama apibrėžti jų statusą, atskleisti bendras šių bendradarbių verbavimo ir parinkimo tendencijas ideologizuotos sovietinės sistemos diegimo Lietuvos SSR raidos kontekste. Tokie slaptųjų bendradarbių tyrimai ne tik atskleidžia KGB – buvusios sovietinės represinės institucijos – įvairialypę veiklą, bet ir parodo, kaip keitėsi sovietinės visuomenės laikysena politinės sistemos atžvilgiu. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: "patikimi asmenys"; Agentūrinis tinklas; KGB; Patikimi asmenys; Slaptieji bendradarbiai; "reliable persons"; KGB; Reliable people; Secret coworkers; Security agents net.

EN[…] In order to use agents more effectively and productively, a reorganization of the KGB was performed in 1952. The category of a liquidated informant (a person supplying information) was substituted by a new one, the category of reliable person. A reliable person was a Soviet citizen who at the request of the KGB reported on individuals and facts which were worth operational attention, and who did particular tasks. Reliable persons were chosen from so-called Soviet patriots on a voluntary principle. […] These reliable people, doing permanently various tasks ordered by the KGB, were eventually recruited as agents. Instead of a not very useful agency, which could be used for watching different individuals, reliable people were used. In the 1950s and 1960s, the KGB in the Lithuanian SSR still had a lot of useless, unemployed agents, most of whom were only used for searches of suspected people. It appeared that reliable people could do the same work. This is the reason why it was decided to use reliable individuals rather than recruiting low-value agents. These spies worked out of ideological conviction, often not hiding their pro-Soviet attitude. While the KGB recruited agents, reliable people were selected just for solving some particular problem. They were mostly selected from people with a loyal view towards the Soviet regime. Reliable people differed from other Soviet security agents because they did not need to sign any cooperation papers. Only agents had to sign cooperation commitments. Reliable people became secret Soviet security collaborators without any commitment, and collaborated with the KGB because of ideological motivation or in consideration of a further career.Depending on the operational circumstances, pending targets, as well as the reliable person's personality, relations with them were maintained in an open or a secret way. It was not permitted to meet them in safe flats, except on special occasions, when the reliable person took part in a security operation. Generally, they informed orally, though if the information to be supplied was of operational interest, they reported in writing. Through the agents and reliable persons, the Soviet regime was provided with political and operational information about the situation in Lithuania. Some Soviet security agents were occasionally given financial rewards; however, the KGB paid money to reliable people, too. To improve the performance of the KGB, some agents' functions such as monitoring and trailing, were partly transferred to reliable persons. They spied on people who had come under the scrutiny of the KGB, and collected all possible information about them. They added to the work of the agents, approving information that was obtained in operations or by supplying new information. Reliable persons were assigned a broad range of tasks, from the search of a state criminal to participation in operational research. In order to undermine the authority of priests, to judge them morally and incriminate them in criminal acts, the KGB invoked reliable persons. With their help and the help of agents, the KGB fought against the Church, human rights and defenders of religious freedom. In fact, not all agents and reliable persons operated voluntarily in the KGB system, some only pretended to be doing tasks. […]. [From the publication]