1949-03-12 — Page 9

Inside the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1949..

Soviet Union

Secret of the mystery

'confessions

A refined torture of the body and mind that has never been

equalled in history

by.... Lieut.-Colonel GRIGORI A. TOKAEV Formerly a highly placed Soviet officer

ERROR Auch an is located in the U.S.S.R., they practised in the Soviet would all have M.V.D., "Union"

Suppose he lives in Moscow, conditions are where housing

such that he shares a small flat with other families. There is only one kitchen, one lavatory,

It is only natural that, under such conditions, trivial irrita- tions acquire proportions out of all perspective.

Eventually, the co-inhabitants has never M.G.B., and S.M.E.R.S.H. are at daggers drawn. Stupla and unfounded denunciations been equalled in the history sections attached to them.

follow. of mankind.

arc

M.V.D. has gone through What

the

evolutions lines muny

-since through which this terror 1917. Its chiefs have most- operates? Here they are ly been unlucky.

M.V.D.Ministry of In- ternal Affairs.

was

The first, Serebryakov,

was followed by shot.

Men Dzerzhinkst, who died. M.G.B.-Ministry of State zhinski wns put fo death

Yagoda was shot. Ezhov was either shot or he is still alive in some pennt settlement.

Security.

S.M.E.R.S.HI. Counter Espionage and Secret Ser- vice.

Military. Political Or-

Public gans. State

Pro- secutors' Offices and Courts. Ministry of State Control. All party political or ganisations.

Beriya, the Pollthurs member, is the present head of all these terrorist organisations. Colonel General Kruglov is the head of the M.V.D.

Nobody can tell for certain where the M.V.D. activities and and the M.G.B. activities begin

In principle, the M.G.B. mainly concerned with counter

and secret servico explonage

the U.S.S.R. activities outside

Is

Then our

man one

day happens to tell his wife that he read that in the United States prdinary workmen have houses

of their own.

This remark miny be over- heard through the thin wooden partition which separates the living quarters, and a neigbour will immediately report him for having pro-American tendencies nud probably being an Ameri- can spy.

A SUSPECT 'Bourgeois influence'

the

BERİYA-terrorist-in-chief

One day, at a party meeting, one of his students arcused hiin of counter-revolutionary activi-

In the provinces: methods are much coarser.

One of the favourite ideas is to put the accused into a kind ties and mentioned that Kazat- of dentist's, chair, handcuffed okt's young sou was called Ledit. hand and foot.

His theory.

that Lecit could quite easily be a ryp tonym and abbreviation of Ley Davidovich Trotsky.

WILH

The interrogator then puta a collection of shining Instruments table in front of the on a ...accused.

A bandage is put neross the This theory was pounced upon man's eyes, and the interrogator,

the many ነ። working will result W15 that, after, going still very politely whether he entrust a good "active" Com- through the stages described has now changed his mind. munist, usually a friend, to in- above, Kazanski was cashlered, If the sinunte himself into the private thrown out of the academy and went through the hands of the life of the suspect.

M. V. D.

THE party organiser of

establishment 11 which by other speakers, and the net after a few minutes asks him

down a plank is put across the man does not. break

arms of the chair and his hands are led to it in such a way that

cannot move them.

The kingpin of all these is undoubtedly the M.V.D. Everyone, however highly placed, is liable to summary urrent by this organisation, Canada, while the ense of Care Gud concrete evidence, the very wearing an old soldier's overcoal the same la done to his legs.

The laws which govern its activities are very simple:-

Only one party has the right to exist in the U.S.S.R.-, the Com- munist Party.

The Politburo can

never be wrong.

There is only one genius in the world- Stalin.

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Any person who thinks differently auto- matically becomes an "enemy of the people" and "spy of foreign Power," Arrests are usually ear- ried out in the middle of the night. The victim is taken away without explanations, and from that moment the very mention of his or her name becomes dangerous.

The danger lies in the faci that if a person is arrested by these bodies it follows that he or she is an "enemy of the people.'

Anyone connected with un "enemy of the people" auto- matically becomes suspect.

A typical example of Its work was the Communist network in dinal Mintiszenly is a typical example of S.ME.R.SI. activit- les.

MGB AGENTS in every country

After a time this man will re- port that. although he could not atmosphere of the

place sur Bested that the suspect was une der bourgeois influence.

For instance, he pays a lot of attention to his personal com- forl, he has An armchair of which he seems to be particu larly fond, etc., etc.

The party organiser will now summon the accused for an in- terview and will point out to him his moral decoy.

AM quite certain that the

its M.G.B. "has

agents operating in every country of ⚫ the world.

If the man tries to clear him

not agree with that self end does equally certain every foreign ambassador, and, every word of the accusation, he before higher party in fact, every foreigner in the Is called U.S.S.R.. is the object of kindly organisations, where he is ac- solicitude of S.M.E.R.S.H. ngents cused of more serious cirmes.

i am

of the

"Society for

50-

S.M.ER.S.II. also keeps con. stant watch on all Soviet dip- Inmatic personnel, foreign trade officials, members called

Cultural Relations with Abroad." and, in fact, all Soviet citizens who are either abroad or have any con- nection with foreign lands.

All Soviet diplomatic couriers are M.G.B. agents.

MIG.H.

strength abroad be illustrated by the following Incident:-

He is also accused of refusing to admit his wrong and therefore he digresses from the party line. Finally the man is entangled In such a web of accusations that he usually ends by confess ing his sing; in which case te is only severely reprimanded.

Last time I saw him he was

and looked a complete moral and physical wreck.

I will try to describe M. V. D. methods.

First of all, it must be borno in mind that no person is over allowed to appear in open court- unless he has confessed.

Secondly, only exceptionally strong natures can withstand the M. V. D. methods of extracting

confessions.

The case always opens in the same way.

he

Is books are taken off and

Again the Interrogator asks whether the man has changed his mind.

HE WENT WHITE In a few minutes

THE psychological torture is

such that I know of one ŋan white who went completely during the few minutes between the time when the instruments

were taken out of the case and his eyes were bandaged.

In most cases people confess

physical without any being applied.

torture

An M. V. D. officer wiry po- Htely tells the accused that he If the accused persists in his has not himself into a

or keeps slient, the very innocence difficult situation, and that he interrogator just touches the tips sharp instrument, jokingly remarking should try to extricate himself. of his fingers with a

that his nails are dirty and that something ought to be done about it.

He then hands him a prepared confession for signature.

If, on the other hand he per- sists in trying to prove his inno-

the case-goes-stiil further. The accused-1s-told - that-his- conce He is thrown out of the pasty life will be spared, and that he

be a party will probably not suffer if he happens to

any member and handed over to the hardship if he signs. tender mereles of the M.V.D. People who see this proce dure and the final results are I was talking to Colonel usually ready to admit any kind Klykov, chief of

the M.V.D. of sia at the earliest stage in M.G.B. administration in Brand- order to avoid the consequences. enburg Province, about Profess or Tank, the German aircraft- and mentioned that designer.

ງາ me that Tank had told wished to go to England.

JUST A NAME It meant ruin

CAN quote an example which, Klykor said: "I can get him I although it may be difficult

believe, is a fact.

There are secret agents in back, even from London,” every Soviet establishment,

Let me try to describe now 3 easy it is to become how victim of Soviet terror.

factory.

collective, farm, military formation, cic.

to

was a

Inter- Quite suddenly, the ropter sticks a needle under the mail.

If this method does not get the desired result, pressure is breaking point, the mun shricks is nerves being strained to

through wives, from the excruciating pain. upon exercise

which he is hit on the mouth by children, and near relatives.

an attendant standing behind the chiatr.

The accused is shown photo-

graphs of his arrested near-unes

in attitudes of agony.

Alter this the bandage is taken off, the man is released If this does not bear fruit, and led away, the Interrogator

is shown his children or wife telling him that he will see him undergoing tortures in front of the next day, nie vers les people are able

to resist this.

Professor Kazauski learned Marxist-Leninist, an okl But some do. As a last rescrt party member and a lecturer af physical torture is employed. the Zhukovski Military Aca- Various methods are useil.

If the man does not confess the same procedure is adopted this time the ex day, but needle is used two or three times, sometimes under the tee- all and sometimes under the

of Take the case of a married demy. He held the rank The Lubyanka Prizon in Moss For instance, if any Lon-

Anger-nails. man, liked by everyone, can- Divisional Commissar, which is cow is the place equipped with don paper, or the B.B.C., or pletely neutral in politics, hold- now equivalent in Lieutenant- the most reined instruments of London University were ing fairly high position. General.

"I'VE GOT IT,DICKENS, OLD BOY ! LET'S MAKE HIM A MARTIAN !”

IRISH FACIN

ASCOTCH FACIN

ATRICAR

FACIN

AUSTRALIAN

"FAGIN

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torture.

RANK FILMS

TODAY: Tests for retake

of Fagin

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In the following days the process varies until all the in- struments have been tried.

One of them looks like pair of scissors, the blades being re- placed by sharp needles. The points are Inserted under the nail and prised open by pressure. Another method a use is a needle, through which mins o high tension electrle current.

HANDCUFFED Bracelets grip

SIMPLER method which, in many cases, proves effective is to put the "patient's" wrista Into rigid handcuffs, with the bracelets gripping some of the skin,

The victim is unable to move without suffering excruciating | pain.

I also know, but only from hearsay, of the existence of a more complicated torture chair.

It fa metal armchair. By Pressing lever the operator forces the bottom sent to 'come up. The sent is studded with Ispikes which fit into holes in the

real cent.

By exercising pressure on the lover,

the spikes enter the body more or less

deoply.

The spikes are split and can be opened at will by pressing a button, which sets in motion a small electric motor located un- der the bottom ceat

Thus, in one way or another, the M. V. D. usually manage to obtain "spontaneous

slona,"

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THE END

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"We are making pork chops Professor and bacon to order," Winters told the Americans.

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