Struggle in Soviet Russia

What's wrong with Krivenko's report?

The main problem lies in the spin-off of the Prisoners of War Administration. To put it more accurately, it is about the establishment of the "Detained and Mobilized Personnel Administration."

This so-called "detained and mobilized person" is not the kind of detention and mobilization that people usually understand. It specifically refers to the Germans and German minorities in the Soviet-occupied area.

The person who first proposed this concept was no one else, but Comrade Voznesensky who belonged to the Leningrad school. After he took over as a member of the Economic Recovery Committee of the Liberated Areas, he proposed a change in consideration of the shortage of manpower. Large-scale use of prisoner-of-war labor, even the suggestions of Germans and residents of German descent.

According to Woznesensky’s proposal, all German men between the ages of 17 and 45 who are able to work, and German women between the ages of 18 and 30, must participate in "mobilization of labor". To put it bluntly It's hard labor.

And this suggestion of Voznesensky was also learned from the Germans. After all, during the war, the Germans had taken too many people from the Soviet Union. So far, the Soviets have been in this respect. The method is not the same as the cruelty of the Germans.

Now, Krivenko’s report directly quotes this proposal of Voznesensky. In this way, Kuznetsov should endorse this proposal and at the same time recognize Krivenko’s appointment? He rejected Voznesensky’s proposal.

Of course, such an approach can actually only be equivalent to adding blockage to Kuznetsov, which is not too effective, but Beria likes to do it, which is determined by his personality.

"Yeah, Victor, let me tell you a bad news." After discussing the prisoner of war administration with Beria for a while, Malinkov brought the topic back to Victor, he said.

"I haven't heard any good news in recent times," Victor just put the last piece of dessert into his mouth, and after hearing this, he shrugged, and then wiped his hands on his body in a very impersonal way. .

"I heard that Igor Shevereyev has already made a suggestion to Comrade Stalin," Malenkov said with a faint smile. The special radio communication battalions are all merged into the sequence of the information committee, thus establishing a brand-new special service general bureau to ensure the communication security of the subordinate agencies of the people’s committee."

Victor frowned. Shevereyev is a soldier. Now he has the rank of lieutenant general. However, he does not serve in the army. Instead, he is responsible for leading a special department under the People’s Committee, which is what Malinkov called the “Information Committee”. ".

This information committee was only established last year. Speaking of which, its establishment is somewhat related to Victor. Last year, as Victor began to lead the Foreign Intelligence Service, especially as the information obtained by the Foreign Intelligence Service became more diversified and had an impact on Soviet science and technology, the People's Committee began to pay attention to the importance of intelligence information acquisition and confidentiality. For this reason, such a committee was specially set up, and departments such as the Academy of Combat Science, the Academy of Science and Technology, and the Special Service Radio Central Hub were all included in the sequence of this committee. Shevereyev was the first chairman of this committee and the current chairman.

"What's Comrade Stalin's opinion?" Victor was silent for a while, but couldn't help asking.

"Comrade Stalin's opinion is that Shevereyev's proposal can be considered," Malinkov said. "However, if it is really necessary to establish a department outside the national security system to ensure information security. , Then this department should not belong to the People’s Committee, but should belong to the Central Committee."

After hearing what Malinkov said, Victor really felt a headache.

Comrade Stalin’s view on this issue is indeed not wrong. If Shevereyev’s proposal is really necessary, that is to say, as the People’s Committee of the coalition government, since it is necessary to be outside the institution of the People’s Committee for National Security, If we set up an information security agency specifically responsible for itself, shouldn’t the Central Committee responsible for party affairs also create such a department?

Then according to Comrade Stalin’s thinking, this organization responsible for information security should be under the management of the Central Committee. It should not only be responsible for the information security work of the various subordinate agencies of the Central Committee, but also be responsible for the various subordinates of the People’s Committee. Information security work of ministries and commissions.

But for Victor, or for the People’s Committee of National Security, whether it is the People’s Committee and the Central Committee that each set up such an organization or a unified organization, the information security work of the two departments will be captured. , The power of the National Security People’s Committee will be weakened.

The alliance has two teams in total, one is the party team and the other is the government team. Now, in accordance with Shevereyev’s proposal, a special service general administration responsible for the information security of the two teams has been established. The National Security People’s Committee Is it necessary to retain such a department in the ministry’s organization? The answer is definitely no.

From the current point of view, in Shevereyev's proposal, this reorganization is only to take away the special radio communications battalion under the jurisdiction of the People's Committee of National Security, but the reality is that the problem will never be that simple.

One point is that this department was finally established and its work results were recognized. So the next step is currently under the National Security People’s Committee’s radio investigation, radio encryption, code deciphering, and even institutions such as colleges and universities, sooner or later. The coefficient is allocated.

In other words, with the development of the Special Service General Administration, a large part of the powers of the National Security People’s Committee will be cut off. The most important thing is that this so-called Special Service General Administration is still directly under the Central Committee. The force is very high.

"It seems that our General Shevereyev is very ambitious," Viktor sighed after trying to understand the joints. "Once this special service bureau is formed, it should not only affect the national security people. Committee Department, I'm afraid Comrade Liarin will also be transferred, right?"

Beria chuckled, there was no interface. The Liarin mentioned by Victor belongs to the NKVD. He is the head of the Border Force Investigation Bureau, and the department he heads is specifically responsible for radio interception.

"I'm not very worried about this Special Service Directorate now." After a moment of silence, Victor leaned back and leaned his entire back into the back of the sofa chair. He took a deep breath and took out a cigarette. He said, "What I am really worried about is the attitude of Comrade Stalin."

"Tell me your opinion," Malenkov said with a smile.

"The National Security People’s Committee has developed rapidly in the past two years," Victor lighted a cigarette and took a deep breath. Human system. Therefore, I am worried that Comrade Stalin has had any bad ideas or misgivings about the development of the Committee. Therefore, I will accept Shevereyev’s proposal this time, and this statement is from a deeper level The reason for this is to weaken the scale and powers of the National Security People’s Committee."

What Victor said is easy to understand. Just like the original NKVD, it was divided into the current National Security NKVD and the NKVD because it was too large and too powerful. Now, the National Security People’s Committee is too bloated. God knows if it will also be divided into two parts?

Malinkov and Beria looked at each other. The former shook his head and smiled: "Victor, maybe your concerns are justified, but the problem now is that if you sit back and watch Shevereyev’s proposal pass, then, The next situation you will face will be even more passive."

Although Malinkov had a smile on his face, Victor could still hear dissatisfaction in the tone of his speech.

With a bitter smile, he shook his head slightly and said: "If my concerns are unnecessary, it is not difficult to prevent Shevereyev's proposal from being passed. Since he can propose to incorporate the special radio communications camp into the information Committee, then naturally I can also propose that the Information Committee be incorporated into the National Security People’s Committee. As for whose proposal can be passed, it is nothing more than to see who can put forward more insightful and innovative ideas. In this regard, I There are still some advantages."

"It's not just that you have the advantage, but we have the advantage," Beria said, "As long as your proposal is feasible, then we can firmly support you."

Victor took a puff of cigarette and said nothing.

In fact, when he expressed his concerns just now, he still wanted to avoid conflicts as much as possible, and Malinkov and Beria obviously saw his thoughts, so they were dissatisfied.

Now, both of them hope that they can counterattack Shevereyev’s proposal accordingly. This is clearly trying to push him to the forefront of the struggle. Seriously, Victor didn’t even know it was. Who gave these two guys so much confidence? Do they really believe that Comrade Stalin trusts him more than he trusts Shevereyev?

Well, no matter where their confidence comes from, Victor can also clearly realize that in this matter right now, he may really have no retreat.