

<head> Tipster Topic Description


<num> Number: 129


<dom> Domain: International Politics 


<title> Topic: Soviet Spying on the U.S.


<desc> Description:

Document will report spying by the USSR within U.S. territory or against U.S. interests overseas.


<smry> Summary:

Document will report spying by the USSR within U.S. territory or against U.S. interests overseas.


<narr> Narrative:

A relevant document will discuss reported espionage by entities of the 
Soviet government - KGB, GRU, etc. - conducted within the territory of the 
United States of America, or against U.S. diplomatic or military facilities 
overseas.  Reported entrapment or involvement of U.S. citizens, residents, 
or employees in Soviet spying, be it overseas or within U.S. territory, is 
also relevant.  However, espionage cases involving states linked to the 
USSR - Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Cuba, etc. - are NOT relevant, unless 
linkage to Soviet intelligence can be demonstrated.


<con> Concept(s):

1. USSR, U.S.S.R., Soviet, KGB, GRU, diplomat

2. spy, agent, spying, espionage, intelligence

3. snoop, bug, compromise, penetrate

4. counterintelligence, FBI, CIA, Pentagon, State Department


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