Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Russian Intelligence News Samples from: INTELLIGENCE ISSN 1245-2122 N. 37 New Series, 13 May 1996 Publishing since 1980 Editor Olivier Schmidt (email intelligence-adi@wanadoo.fr; web http://www.blythe.org/Intelligence; tel/fax 33 1 40 51 85 19; post ADI, 16 rue des Ecoles, 75005 Paris, France) Copyright ADI 1996, reproduction in any form forbidden without explicit authorization from the ADI. A one year subscription (23 issues) is US $315. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 78 RUSSIA: "MOST" INTO THE FRAY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS Under orders from President Boris Yeltsin's head of the Presidential Security Service, and portrayed by the press as a modern day "Rasputin", General Alexander V. Korzhakov (INT, N. 6/13 & 12/17), Presidential bodyguards raided the Moscow headquarters of the powerful financial group "MOST" on 2 December 1994. The response was equally unexpected: MOST called in "friends" who were an operational unit of the FSB federal internal security service. Pres. Yeltsin, not someone to be "one-upped" by anybody, fired Russian Federation FSB deputy director and head of Moscow city and region internal security, Major General Yevgeni Savostyanov, within two hours. With presidential elections coming up, professional "Russia watchers" have told "Intelligence" that "you can expect more of the same". The December 1994 incident didn't stop there and is a good example of what can be expected. MOST used its influence in the media and for the next few days the Radio Liberty (RFE) Moscow bureau pushed aside its normal programming to broadcast MOST's view of the "assault" and the views of MOST's boss and Yabloko leader, Vladimir Gusinsky. MOST is an official banking and credit institution of the Moscow government, works in tandem with Moscow Mayor, Yurii Luzhkov, and, in the media, controls several assets including the national newspaper, "Segodnya", television channel NTV and radio station Ekho Moskvy. MOST's "analytical department employs several senior former KGB officers, including former Deputy Chairman Fillip D. Bobkov" (INT, N. 34/16), according to RFE. Bobkov's old job was "ideological counter-intelligence" or, in clear, keeping the dissidents down and is "very well informed about former Soviet intelligentsia". More recently on 6 March of this year, "Newsweek" and MOST announced they were launching a joint venture weekly magazine, "Itogi" ("Summing Up"), under the editorship of Sergei Parkhomenko. Up to 15 percent of the 80-page weekly will be exclusively translated "Newsweek" articles. It will be printed in Finland and carry U.S. advertisements. According to Parkhomenko, the magazine, which was planned to be operational during the months preceding the 16 June presidential elections, "will not be biased politically". * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 80 RUSSIA - You Can "Feel" the Elections Coming. The 16 June presidential elections are "electrifying" the air as President Boris Yeltsin plays to the nationalists with "spy catches". On 7 May, the FSB demanded the expulsion of nine British diplomats (see p. 80 above). On 8 May, the FSB announced it was expelling an Estonian for spying and Estonia promised to respond in kind. On 12 May, Seattle "businessman", Richard Dann Oppfelt, was expelled from the militarily-sensitive Kamchatka Peninsula. Pres. Yeltsin is also "fighting corruption". On 12 May, the Russian central bank revoked the licenses of ten commercial banks which had failed to fulfill obligations to depositors and creditors. On 13 May, Russia told Great Britain it was prepared to furnish intelligence on Estonia's arms supplies to the Northern Ireland IRA. And there's even one for the ecologists: the president's administration has approved a plan to set up an "ecological police force" and current discussion is centered on whether it should be an Environment Ministry unit of a federal agency. Although the Economist Intelligence Unit's recent report, "Russia's Regions - A Business Analysis", recommends "gateway" and resource-rich regions for "promising investment", many specialists are recommending "laying low" until the elections are over, if indeed the elections do take place. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 79 BRITAIN/RUSSIA: DIPLOMATIC STAND-OFF IN ESPIONAGE AFFAIR A number of British diplomats are threatened with expulsion from Russia on suspicion of spying. The announcement, on 6 May, followed the arrest of a Russian citizen on espionage charges who was said by the Federalnaya Sluzhba Besopasnosti (FSB) internal security service to have admitted working for the MI6. The British ambassador, Sir Andrew Wood, was called to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, following the announcement, and given the names of nine British embassy staff whom the FSB described as "professional British spies working under diplomatic cover". The accused Russian citizen, reportedly arrested "red-handed", worked in a "central government department" with access to classified information on political and defense matters, and appears to be cooperating fully with the FSB which has learned details of his MI6 recruitment, his British contacts, his "dead letter drops" and Moscow rendez- vous points. According to one Russian press report, the agent's cover was "blown" by a Russian "mole" at MI6 headquarters in London. Another report says the FSB believes it has uncovered the entire MI6 intelligence line-up operating from the British embassy in Moscow. The British response was curious, with the Foreign Office initially not disputing the claim but criticizing the Russian response for being "out of proportion". Later, Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, stated the FSB had produced no evidence, Great Britain "knew nothing" about the man arrested and warned that London would make "an equivalent response" unless Moscow reduces the number of persons declared "persona non grata". COMMENT -- The control and management of Russia's arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, the development of the conventional arms industry, and the secrets of Russia's "inner departments", including the political reaction to NATO expansion eastwards, have been MI6 priorities since the early 1990s. While SIGINT provides details on military bases, silo sites and the movement of weapons, a HUMINT source with access to details on the management of these weapons would be regarded as a "valuable intelligence asset". In 1994, Russian military engineer, Vadim Sinstov, admitted passing classified information to the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Later that year, the FSB expelled John Scarlet, MI6 chief of station in Moscow, and in February of this year, Nigel Shakespeare, described as a businessman, was expelled for the second time (INT, N. 32/23). He was previously thrown out in 1989 while serving as military attache at the British embassy. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 74 EUROPE - Specialists in Different Trafficking. On 11 April in Manila, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Alan Ringgold told a conference that Russian criminals now pose the biggest U.S. law enforcement problem and are involved in elaborate fraud and trafficking schemes. In late April, G-7 nations and Russia agreed to increase intelligence sharing and cooperation against trafficking in nuclear materials. On 8 May, the European Union announced that 1.4 percent of its budget, equivalent to $1.35 billion, disappeared in 4,700 cases of fraud, increasingly involving Eastern Europeans. While the latter cases will probably be investigated by Europol in The Hague and the G- 7/OECD's Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which coordinates anti-money laundering, no one seems to know who will coordinate anti-nuclear trafficking. The U.N. Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in Vienna would seem to be a likely candidate, but some specialists say it will be the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA; INT, N. 31/70) which is also in Vienna. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 24 BELARUS - Yurii Zakharenko. On 16 October, Interior Minister Yurii Zakharenko was dismissed by President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, probably because of his unpopular decree which resulted in the departure of 3,000 policemen deprived of various privileges, such as free public transportation and rent reductions (INT, N. 24/29). In mid-April, Pres. Lukashenka added "gross financial improprieties and negligence of duties" to the list against Zakharenko who has been demoted to the rank of colonel and dismissed from the Interior Ministry. An investigation revealed that $700,000 had been used to renovate Interior Ministry hotels and "appropriate actions in the fight against crime" hadn't been taken. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 25 RUSSIA - Nikolai Golushko. As presidential elections approach, it's good to let "dismissed" senior officials know they still have a future. Colonel General Nikolai Golushko, security minister in 1993 and 1994, has been "called back" as a special adviser to FSB director, Gen. Mikhail Barsukov, who decided to reinaugurate the institution of advisers drawn from among senior veteran intelligence figures. Gen. Glosuhko served with the KGB for 34 years and was the last president of the Ukrainian KGB. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 26 RUSSIA - Pavel Glebov. At a particularly sensitive moment when the Federal Tax Police Service is trying desperately to establish its credibility, the FSB internal security service has arrested Tax Service Colonel Pavel Glebov red-handed accepting a $38,000 bribe from a company. Arrested with him was the head of the private security firm, Academy of Economic Security, Andrei Shavaev. According to press reports, Col. Glebov had demanded a $200,000 bribe from a company, a fact which makes his arrest look like a trap into which he walked open-eyed. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 27 TAJIKISTAN - Sayidamir Zuhurov. According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, recently appointed Tajik Interior Minister, Sayidamir Zuhurov, was elected president of the Interior Ministers' Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on 17 April. Following joint air defense (INT, N. 35/64) and joint intelligence service meetings (INT, N. 32/63), a joint CIS internal security meeting was expected by specialists, and Mr. Zuhurov has become top CIS counter-spy and policeman. * For subscription info, write to: intelligence-adi@wanadoo.fr or point your browser to: http://www.blythe.org/Intelligence/ Also in this Issue: N. 37 New Series, 13 May 1996 FRONTPAGE U.S.A. - NSA REVEALS SECRET HERITAGE p.1 TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUES LINK ANALYSIS DATA MINING WITH ALTA'S NETMAP p.2 PARAFOIL VEHICLE FOR "SPECIAL OPS" INSERTION p.3 NAMEBASE AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA TELNET AND WEB p.4 FIREARMS - FBI's Deadly Anniversary. p.5 SPY BOOKS - The "Surveillant" is Back. p.6 VIRUSES - More From Microsoft. p.7 RESUMES - Headhunters & Security Leaks. p.8 SR-71 - Grounded by Bureaucratic "Mothballing". p.9 MONEY LAUNDERING - Web Site Info But No Use. p.10 FORENSICS - British Experts for Oklahoma City Trial. p.11 INFOSEC - Access and Protection of Medical Data. p.12 COPYING - Crack-Down on Software Hits Bosses. p.13 IMAGERY - U.S. Non-Seismic Intelligence on Russian "Bomb". p.14 PEOPLE CHARLES GETZ - U.S.A. p.15 OLGA MAITLAND - GREAT BRITAIN p.16 IVO JANCEV - BULGARIA p.17 KAMAL HAMED - PALESTINE/ISRAEL p.18 U.S.A. - Alexander DeVolpi. p.19 U.S.A. - John Pereira. p.20 U.S.A. - John M. Deutch. p.21 GREAT BRITAIN - Roy Thomason. p.22 GREAT BRITAIN - "Mardi Gra". p.23 BELARUS - Yurii Zakharenko. p.24 RUSSIA - Nikolai Golushko. p.25 RUSSIA - Pavel Glebov. p.26 TAJIKISTAN - Sayidamir Zuhurov. p.27 MEXICO - Jose Arturo Ochoa Palacios. p.28 SOUTH AFRICA - Paul Grecian. p.29 AGENDA CAIS - Annual Meeting. p.30 NETSEC - West Coast Meeting. p.31 BSI 96 - British Army Show. p.32 FORUM 52 - American Helicopter Meeting. p.33 TTS 96 - Major Test Technology Symposium. p.34 JAST 96 - Joint Air Strike Conference. p.35 INFOSEC - Major French Show. p.36 EUROINFO - Training Seminar. p.37 INTELNET - Seventh Annual Seminar. p.38 ECONOMIC INTEL - Seminar for Small Businesses. p.39 SLA 96 - 87th Annual Conference. p.40 SEC EXPO - Specialist Training Conference. p.41 STRATEGIC INFO - Medical Technology & Research. p.42 NMIA - Warfighter Symposium. p.43 INTERNET LAW - French Meeting. p.44 OJJDP - Gangs Meeting. p.45 MIT - Defense Strategy Summer Session. p.46 ADPA - Technology Conference. p.47 INTELLIGENCE AROUND THE WORLD U.S.A. - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERERS FALLING OVER EACH OTHER p.48 "Special Ops" Tim Booted Out. p.49 State Department's INR Downsizing. p.50 Customs' "Unsafe" New Headquarters. p.51 Getting Enough Democracy for Your Dollar in Russia. p.52 Two CIA Memoirs. p.53 "Coin-Operated Congress" on the Web. p.54 CANADA - Top Ten "Under-Reported Stories" of 1995. p.55 GREAT BRITAIN - POLICE WORRIES ABOUT DEATH AND THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY p.56 REVIEW OF BRITISH MILITARY FORCES p.57 Stormy British Aerospace Annual Meeting. p.58 NORTHERN IRELAND - SECURITY TAPES CAUSE MAJOR EMBARRASSMENT p.59 Kincora, South Africa & MI5. p.60 IRELAND - Defence Security Worry. p.61 FRANCE - SOLID SPY BUDGET DOESN'T AVOID TROUBLE p.62 Pay-Up for "Economic Warfare". p.63 Coincidence No Explanation for Spies. p.64 Customs and Police Ready to Fight Again. p.65 BELGIUM - WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND AGAIN p.66 NETHERLANDS - New BVD Security Division Chief. p.67 GERMANY - BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE BND AND THE BFV p.68 Strange Iranian Arms Seizure. p.69 Two Different Stories on Helios-2. p.70 SWITZERLAND - A Busy Spring in the Alps. p.71 ITALY - "Il Triangolo Malefico". p.72 SPAIN - Green, Blue & Brown GALs. p.73 EUROPE - Specialists in Different Trafficking. p.74 CZECH REPUBLIC - Moving to the U.S to Avoid Trouble. p.75 BOSNIA - Real Worries and Past Trafficking. p.76 UKRAINE - Spoiling the SBU's Party. p.77 RUSSIA - "MOST" INTO THE FRAY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS p.78 DIPLOMATIC STAND-OFF IN ESPIONAGE AFFAIR p.79 You Can "Feel" the Elections Coming. p.80 SURINAM - FRENCH OFFERED TO TOPPLE REGIME IN 1982 p.81 BRAZIL - Industrial Espionage Case Still "Conditional". p.82 TUNISIA - Very Happy with Deadly Czech "Trainers". p.83 MIDDLE EAST - An Israeli Nuclear Umbrella. p.84 VIETNAM - Colby Leaves but Controversy Remains. p.85 JAPAN - Intelligence Moves to Stage. p.86 ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail =================================================================