Fonds Guide to the Collections

The Security Services Archive, pursuant to Act No. 181/2007 Coll. on the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Security Services Archive and on amendments to some acts, administers the records that were created by the former security services, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and organizations of the National Front working in these services, amounting to a total of almost 20.000 linear meters of material. The Archive currently administers over 550 archival collections from the periods of non-freedom and communist totalitarian power.

We have created a classification scheme from these archival collections to provide comprehensive information.

Finding aids for archival collections that have already been processed are available in electronic form, including name, subject and location indices.

Researchers can use these finding aids to request archival materials at info@abscr.cz for viewing.

List of abbreviations
CSR – Czech Socialist Republic
CSSR – Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
MoI – Ministry of the Interior
FMoI – Federal Ministry of the Interior
SNB – Sbor národní bezpečnosti – National Security Corps
StB – Státní bezpečnost – State Security Service
VB – Veřejná bezpečnost – Public Security Corps
VKR – Military Counterintelligence

  1. Study Institute of the MoI   Studijní ústav MV
  2. Archival Collections of the Administrative Departments of the MoI and the FMoI  Archivní fondy řídících a organizačních útvarů ministerstva vnitra a FMV
  3. Archival collections of the central executive departments of the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) and the Federal Ministry of the Interior (FMoI) Archivní fondy centrálních výkonných a funkčních útvarů ministerstva vnitra (MV) a federálního ministerstva vnitra (FMV)
  4. Archival Collections of Border Guard and Internal Guard Units  Archivní fondy útvarů Pohraniční a Vnitřní stráže
  5. Archival collections of the Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (ZS GŠ)   Archivní fondy Zpravodajské správy Generálního štábu
  6. Archival Collections of the MoI of the CSR   Archivní fondy ministerstva vnitra České socialistické republiky
  7. Archival collections of Regional Directorates and District Departments of Security Service Corps (SNB) and State Security Serivce (StB) units   Archivní fondy teritoriálních útvarů SNB a StB
  8. Regional Directorates of the Security Service Corps (SNB) and Public Security Service (VB)    Archivní fondy teritoriálních útvarů SNB a VB
  9. Archival Collections of Territorial Military Counterintelligence Units (VKR)   Archivní fondy teritoriálních útvarů VKR
  10. Prisons and Forced Labour Camps (TNP)   Vězeňství a tábory nucených prací
  11. Operative Files   Svazková agenda
  12. Personnel Materials of Officers and Employees   Personální spisy příslušníků a zaměstnanců
  13. Education    Školství
  14. Other Collections     Sbírky

Collections Names and Codes (fond/collection mark in brackets)

  1. Study Institute of the MoI
  1. Archival collections of the administrative departments of the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) and the Federal Ministry of the Interior (FMoI)
    1. Study Institute of the Ministry of the Interior (A1)
    2. Secretariat of the Minister of the Interior (A2)
    3. Secretariat of the Deputy Minister of the Interior Jindřich Kotál (A5)
    4. Secretariat of the Deputy Minister of the Interior Jaroslav Klíma (A7)
    5. Secretariat of the First Deputy Minister of the Interior Jan Záruba (A9) 
    6. Sekretariát státního tajemníka v MV ČSSR plk. JUDr. Jána Majera (A10)
    7. Secretariat of Deputy Federal Minister of the Interior František Vašek (A13)
    8. Secretariat of Deputy Federal Ministers of the Interior for Armed Forces Ludvík Hlavaček and Karel Peprný (A19)
    9. Secretariat of Deputy Federal Minister of the Interior Jaroslav Vosecký (A20)
    10. Secretariat of Deputy Minister of the Interior Štefan Demjan (A24)
    11. Sekretariát naměstka FMV genmjr. Jána Pješčaka a genmjr. Pavola Vaňa (A32)
    12. Sekretariát I. náměstků FMV genmjr. Jána Hanuljaka, genmjr. JUDr. Jána Kováče a genpor. Ing. Alojze Lorence (A33)
    13. Organizational and Internal Affairs Directorate of the FMV (A6)
    14. Inspekce ministra vnitra (A8)
    15. Section for International (A11)
    16. Main Headquarters of the National Security Corps (SNB) (A17)
    17. Secretariat of the Committee for Classified Information (A23)
    18. Personnel Management Department (A26)
    19. Statisticko-evidenční odbor (A31)
    20. Security Services of the MoI (A12)

     

  2. Archival collections of the central executive departments of the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) and the Federal Ministry of the Interior (FMoI)
    1. Main Foreign Intelligence Directorate (Directorate I)
    2. Counterintelligence Directorate (Directorate II) (A34)
    3. Main Military Counterintelligence Directorate (Directorate III) (A30)
    4. Surveillance Directorate (Directorate IV) (A25)
    5. Intelligence Equipment Directorate (Directorate VI) (A27)
    6. Counterintelligence for Combating the ‘Enemy within’ (Directorate X) (A36)
    7. Counterintelligence for Security of the National Economy (Directorate XI)
    8. Counterintelligence Directorate for Combating Extraordinary and Special Forms of Crime (Department XIV) (A28)
    9. State Security Investigation Headquarters (A3)
    10. Intelligence Department of the Federal Intelligence Directorate (A18)
    11. Physical Education and Professional Sport Directorate of the FMoI (A22)
    12. Directorate of Internal Communication of the FMoI (A21)

     

  3. Archival Collections of Border Guard and Internal Guard Units
    1. 3rd Border Guard Brigade Karlovy Vary
    2. 5th Border Guard Brigade Cheb
    3. 7th Border Guard Brigade Sušice
    4. 10th Border Guard Brigade Volary
    5. 19th Border Guard Brigade Děčín
    6. Military Council of the Border Guard and State Border Protection Main Administration Prague
    7. 17th Internal Guard Brigade Brno
    8. 2nd Internal Guard Brigade Lány

     

  4. Archival collections of the Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (ZS GŠ) 
  1. Archival collections of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Socialist Republic
    1. Public Security Service [VB] Main Directorate (H1)
    2. Public Security Service [VB] CSR Main Headquarters (Part I) (H2/I)
    3. Public Security Service CSR Main Headquarters (Part II) (H2/II)
    4. Organizational and Internal Affairs Directorate of the MoI of the CSR (H3)
    5. Minister of the Interior of CSR´s Collegium (H4)
    6. MoI CSR Departmental Board (H5)
    7. Investigations Directorate of Public Security Service MoI CSR (H7)
    8. Secretariat of the MoI CSR General Inspector (G)
    9. Department for International Relations of the MoI CSR (H8)

     

  2. Archival collections of Regional Directorates and District Departments of Security Service Corps (SNB) and State Security Serivce (StB) units
    1. SNB Provincial Headquarters Prague
    2. SNB Provincial Headquarters Brno
    3. SNB Regional Directorate for Prague and the Central Bohemian Region (Part I)
    4. SNB Regional Directorate for Prague and the Central Bohemian Region (Part II
    5. SNB Regional Directorate in České Budějovice (Part I)
    6. SNB Regional Directorate in České Budějovice (Part II)
    7. SNB Regional Directorate in Pilsen (Part I)
    8. SNB Regional Directorate in Pilsen (Part II)
    9. SNB Regional Directorate in Ústí nad Labem (Part I)
    10. SNB Regional Directorate in Ústí nad Labem (Part II)
    11. SNB Regional Directorate in Hradec Králové (Part I)
    12. SNB Regional Directorate in Hardec Králové (Part II)
    13. SNB Regional Directorate in Brno (Part I)
    14. SNB Regional Directorate in Brno (Part II)
    15. SNB Regional Directorate in Ostrava (Part I)
    16. SNB Regional Directorate in Ostrava (Part II)
    17. SNB Regional Directorate in Ostrava (Part III)

     

  3. Regional Directorates of the Security Service Corps (SNB) and Public Security Service (VB)
    1. SNB Regional Directorate for the Capital of Prague and Central Bohemian Region (CH)
    2. SNB Metropolitan Directorate Prague (I)
    3. SNB Regional Directorate in České Budějovice (J)
    4. SNB Regional Directorate in Plzeň (K)
    5. SNB Regional Directorate in Ústí nad Labem (L)
    6. SNB Regional Directorate in Hradec Králové (M)
    7. SNB Regional Directorate in Brno (N)
    8. SNB Regional Directorate in Ostrava (O)

     

  4. Archival Collections of Territorial Military Counterintelligence 
  1. Prisons and Forced Labour Camps (TNP)
    1. Reception Camps, Internment Camps, Labour Camps and Forced Labour Camps (E1) 
    2. Prison Corps Directorate (E2)
    3. Materials assumed from the Ministry of Justice (Internal Security Section)

     

  2. Operative Files
    1. Fonds Foreign Intelligence Main Directorate – Operative Files
    2. Fonds Military Counter-intelligence Main Directorate – Operative Files
    3. Fonds Correctional Education Corps Directorate – Department of Internal protection – Files
    4. Fonds Surveillance Directorate of the SNB
    5. Fonds Intelligence Equipment Directorate
    6. Fonds Intelligence Directorate of the General Headquarters of the Czechoslovak People´s Army – Operative Files
    7. Fonds Intelligence Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Border Guard and State Border Protecion Service – Operative Files
    8. Fonds Historical Collection of the StB (H)
    9. ‘Ministry of National Security’ Collection (MNB)
    10. Collection of Suggestions and Decisions of the Discarding Committee (SK)
    11. Subject Files Group (OB)
    12. Rehabilitation Files Collection (R)
    13. Collection Investigation Directorate of the StB (V)
    14. Collection of Old Files and Questionnaires (S/D)
    15. Counterintelligence Files Group (KR)
    16. Informer Files Group (TS)
    17. Tactical Files (T)
    18. Special Informer Files (ZA)
    19. Special Counterintelligence Files (ZO)
    20. Special Investigation Files (ZV)

     

  3. Personnel Materials of Officers and Employees
    1. Personnel Materials of the Ministry of Interior
    2. Personnel Materials of the Ministry of Defense
    3. Personnel Materials of the Ministry of Justice

     

  4. Education
    1. University of the SNB
    2. Other Educational Institutions of the SNB and Border Patrol

     

  5. Other Collections 
    1. Materials acquired from the ‘Police Museum’
    2. RV Collection – Commands, Bulletins and Service Aids