Preparation of Far Eastern Internal Affairs Agencies for Action under the Conditions of the Special Period in 1970-1972

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DOI 10.28995/2073-0101-2018-2-463-474

Vyacheslav Z. Dorokhov

Far Eastern Law Institute of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation

Vladimir V. Sinichenko

Vladivostok branch of the Law Institute of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vladivostok, Russian Federation

Preparation of Far Eastern Internal Affairs Agencies for Action under the Conditions of the Special Period in 1970-1972

Abstract

Drawing on unique documents that have not yet been introduced into scientific use, the article reviews the activities of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs in training its agencies for probable border war with China. A series of events was conducted by Shchelokov, Minister of the Internal Affairs of the USSR, in order to strengthen the regional internal affairs agencies. It included introduction of a list of ‘advanced alert,’ ‘special period,’ and ‘covert mobilization’ signals, accompanied by a list of mandatory positions. The article focuses on the work of internal affairs agencies in the Far East border areas and the Khabarovsk special secondary school of militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR in particular, all of which hurried to fine-tune public order and state security maintenance, evacuation of the population and the internal affairs bodies in case of onset of the Special Period. Significantly, the Khabarovsk special secondary school of militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR was to become not just a base for accelerated training of officers, but also a military reserve in case of enemy assault. It also was to enforce public order in case of mass riots. The manpower strength of the school allowed to form a battalion of 3 rifle companies. The author underscores that all measures implemented by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR were carried out in close cooperation with the KGB under the Council of Ministers of the USSR and its regional agencies. Training for Special Period was multifaceted, it included propaganda support via mass media, control over radio-broadcasting in the territories bordering China, camouflage of installations at the expense of the forest fund, mobilization by rail and road transport, etc.

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Keywords

Source, Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Archive of the Internal Affairs Directorate, Department of Educational Institutions, Khabarovsk special secondary school of militia, mobilization, evacuation, Special Period.

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About author

Dorohov Vyacheslav Zhorzhovich, PhD in History, associate professor, Far Eastern Law Institute of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, deputy head of the department of social and human sciences and economy, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation, +7-924-207-64-38, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sinichenko Vladimir Victorovich, PhD in History, professor, head of the department of state legal disciplines and civil law studies, Vladivostok branch of the Far Eastern Law Institute of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vladivostok, Russian Federation, +7-950-126-05-73, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Submitted 29.01.2018, published:

DOROKHOV, V. Zh., SINICHENKO, V. V. Podgotovka organov vnutrennikh del Dal'nego Vostoka k deistviyam v usloviyakh «Osobogo perioda» v 1970-1972 gg. [Preparation of Far Eastern Internal Affairs Agencies for Action under the Conditions of the Special Period in 1970-1972. In Russ.]. IN: Vestnik arhivista / Herald of an Archivist, 2018, no. 2, pp. 463-474. doi 10.28995/2073-0101-2018-2-463-474

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