Letter from Chairman of the USSR Committee of State Security A. Shelepin to Deputy Chairman and Minister of Internal Affairs of Czechoslovakia Rudolf Barák

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TO THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC

to Cde. Rudolf BARAK

Prague

Dear Cde. BARAK!

We have received you letter of 19 April.

First of all permit me to thank you for having taken the initiative to convene a conference of leaders of the security organs of the socialist countries and for the invitation to come to Prague for this conference.

The Collegium of the Committee of State Security agrees with the date of convening the conference proposed by you and has charged me with heading our delegation composed of Cde. A. M. SAKHAROVSKY, Chief of the 1^st Main Directorate; Cde. O. M. GRIBANOV, Chief of the 2^nd Main Directorate; and Cde. Ye. T. SINITSYN, chief of a department of the 1^st Main Directorate.

The delegation intends to arrive in Prague on 19 May.

With comradely greetings

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF STATE SECURITY

under the USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

[signature] A. SHELEPIN

27 April 1960

[Czech-language Ministry

of the Interior stamp]