Stalin N.I. Yezhov about the Socialist-Revolutionaries. January 17, 1938
Archive: AP RF. F. 3. Op. 24. D. 330. L. 18. Original. Typescript.
January 17, 1938
T. Yezhov.
1. The line of the SRs (left and right together) is not unwound. Fishman, Paskutsky lead the NKVD by the nose. If Belov himself had not begun to unwind along the line of the SRs, the NKVD would have sat in the dark. Belov said something, but not everything. Paskutsky, Uritsky and Fishman should supplement Belov. It must be borne in mind that we have a lot of Socialist-Revolutionaries in our army and outside the army. Does the NKVD have a record of the SRs ("former") in the army? I would like to receive it as soon as possible. The NKVD has an account of the "former." Social Revolutionaries outside the army (in civilian institutions)? I would also like to receive it in 2-3 weeks.
2. What has been done to identify the SRs on the basis of the well-known testimony of Ryskulov ?
3. What has been done to identify and arrest all Iranians in Baku and Azerbaijan?
4. I inform you that at one time the SRs were very strong in Saratov, in Tambov, in the Ukraine, in the army (command staff), in Tashkent and in general in Central Asia, at the Baku power plants , where they still sit and harm the oil industry ...
We need to act quicker and better.
5. A very important task: to strengthen the DCK regions with new security forces from outside. This is much more important than strengthening the regions of Kazakhstan, which can be done next.
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Transcripts from the Soviet Archives, Svitlana M, Erdogan A
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