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Covered points in the operational observation of Kazimierz Świtoń in the Katowice Voivodship in the seventies and eighties of the 20th century
Aparat Represji w Polsce Ludowej 1944-1989, No. 1(16) (2018), pages: 417-436
Publication date: 2023-03-28
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Abstract
From the start of the seventies Kazimierz Świtoń was one of the most watched democratic oppositionists in the Upper Silesia. The author of the article analysis the inconspicuous folder found in the evacuation bag with a handwritten title »PZ [punkt zakryty] krypt. „Szmer”«, which shows the procedures for establishing by Division “B” of SB, Provincial command of Citizens Militia (KW MO)/Provincial Office of the Interior Affairs (WUSW) in Katowice, 11 covered points, from which observation of Świtoń’s under the nickname “Szmer” and in one case his son Jan, were carried. Between 1977–1987 the covered points were placed in the private apartments and in the rooms owned by the government institutions and were used by the intelligence agents with varying frequency. The used source material also allowed to trace the attitudes of people to whom Security Service turned to with a question to provide rooms and the relations between them and agents during the long term work.
Keywords
Covered point • operational observation • figurehead • contact point • operational verification action • a case of operational diligence • Human Rights and Citizens ‘Defense Movement • Free Trade Unions Workers’ Committee punkt zakryty • obserwacja operacyjna • figurant • lokal kontaktowy • sprawa operacyjnego sprawdzenia • sprawa operacyjnego rozpracowania • Ruch Obrony Praw Człowieka i Obywatela • Komitet Pracowniczy Wolnych Związków Zawodowych
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