Service for Illegals

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Service for Illegals was a clandestine KGB unit responsible for managing deep-cover intelligence officers operating abroad under false identities and without diplomatic protection.

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Service for Illegals canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf KGB unit ⓘ
intelligence organization component ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
distinguishingFeature agents operated without diplomatic immunity ⓘ
agents used long-term fabricated biographies ⓘ
high level of operational secrecy ⓘ
separation from official Soviet diplomatic structures ⓘ
employerOf deep-cover agents ⓘ
illegal intelligence officers ⓘ
support personnel for illegal networks ⓘ
fieldOfWork clandestine operations ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
foreign intelligence ⓘ
human intelligence ⓘ
hasGoal collection of military intelligence abroad ⓘ
collection of political intelligence abroad ⓘ
collection of scientific and technical intelligence ⓘ
long-term penetration of foreign institutions ⓘ
maintenance of covert influence capabilities ⓘ
hasOperationalRole communications with illegal agents abroad ⓘ
creation of false identities for agents ⓘ
documentation and forgery support ⓘ
logistical support for illegal agents ⓘ
maintenance of legends for agents ⓘ
management of deep-cover intelligence officers ⓘ
support of illegal residency networks ⓘ
training of illegal officers ⓘ
legalStatus secret component of Soviet state security apparatus ⓘ
operatedBy KGB First Chief Directorate ⓘ
operationalStatus clandestine ⓘ
operationalTheater North America ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
foreign countries ⓘ
other regions of strategic interest to the USSR ⓘ
partOf KGB ⓘ
relatedConcept illegal resident spy ⓘ
non-official cover agent ⓘ
relatedOrganization GRU (as another Soviet foreign intelligence body) ⓘ
linked to: Soviet GRU

Soviet foreign intelligence service ⓘ
subordinateTo First Chief Directorate of the KGB ⓘ
KGB leadership ⓘ
linked to: KGB
timePeriod Cold War ⓘ
usesMethod covert communications ⓘ
deep-cover infiltration ⓘ
false identities ⓘ
non-official cover ⓘ

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