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95th anniversary of Armenian intelligence and counterintelligence
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/722444/95th-anniversary-of-armenian-intelligence-and-counterintelligence.html
09:23, 15 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 15, ARMENPRESS: One of the most important pages of
Armenian history of new period is the creation of
intelligence and counterintelligence services and system of state
security in the First Republic of Armenia. Sometimes a wrong
opinion I expressed that during the years of First Republic of Armenia
important state bodies were not managed to be formed.
But although archive materials are few but even existing facts give a
base to conclude that the government of the country which was
declared at difficult geopolitical and military situation considered
one of its most important tasks the organization of special services
and tried to provide money from its very modest budget for that
purpose, looked for ways for its proper formation and development,
had successes and of course regretful failures.
During the short historic period overcoming huge financialeconomic,
human resources and technical difficulties, realizing the necessity of
struggling
against provocations of neighbors with other necessary social,
political and force bodies were created als ospecial services almost
from nothing.
In difficult conditions of 1918-1920 that important body or to be more
concrete department did not manage to become fully independent body
and
acted as intelligence and counterintelligence department of Armenian
military ministry. It had four chiefs during 2.5 years.
The department and the intelligence work implemented by it were
governed by colonel Alexander Shneur, captain Vahagn Muradyan,
captain Tigran Devoyanc, Mikael Dodokhanyan. The counter intelligence
works were done by Artem Hovhannisyan (Hovhan KhanKutorsky).
In the statue of General Staff of Military Ministry was highlighted
that the intelligence and counterintelligence department is involved
in
gathering information about the opponent and location, developing and
systemization that information and supplying it to troops in time,
governs intelligence works of brigades, controls the accounting
procedures of the department, organizes struggle against spies of the
opponent.
The department based on agents' information in a short period of time
had created huge base of information which gave opportunity to
receive information about forces, political events of the region,
intelligence and other actions of the opponent, geopolitical issues
and give
the information in time to leaders of the country and army.
In the centre of the activities of special services of the First
Republic of Armenia was the struggle against actions of Azerbaijan and
Turkey.
The archive materials show that Armenian special services with small
human and financial resources did their work in high level preventing
the rival actions of the enemy, finding their many agents and doing
their best for the security of the Republic. In conditions of Armenian
geopolitical isolation by Turkey and Azerbaijan special services of
the First Republic gained necessary information about issues of
different
spheres.
Celebrated representative of Armenian intelligence school Tigran
Devoyan in his memories mentions that Azerbaijan had a spy network in
Yerevan and their diplomatic representative taking the advantage of
his position with gave spy information to its government with the help
of telegrams and then he highlights: `Fortunately, Armenian Government
due to these telegrams was aware of the enemy's programs and
was taking measures'.
For special services of newly born Armenian Republic the problem of
human and technical supply was the most vulnerable as there was not
almost any experience in that field. This difficult work was done by a
group of Armenian servicemen.
Many of the representatives of Armenian special services have been
forgotten. Unfortunately, we knew about many of them during Soviet
Union from criminal cases against them. In 1927 captain Vahagn
Muradyan, Mikael Dodokhanyan, Grigory Khachatryan and Grigory
Yeramov were sentenced for 10 years.
Archive facts state that besides people whom we know in the sphere of
intelligence and its sub branches worked Levon Bashinjhaghyan,
Semyon Hovsepyan, Ashot Sargsyan, Grigory Yeramov, Margar Sargsyan,
Artemi Aharonov, Veniamin Nersesov, Bekzadov, Piotor Paliev,
Hovhannes Paronyan and etc.
It is necessary to highlight especially that officers involdved in
Armenian special services have been heroic people who often not havng
financial support from the state due to their own resources did their
best in order not to fail the implementation the tasks given to them.
On occasion of 95 th anniversary of Intelligence and
counterintelligence service of Armenian First Republic in the museum
of the system of
National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia has been
organized an exhibition on abovementioned topic.
National Security Service of Republic of Armenia
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/722444/95th-anniversary-of-armenian-intelligence-and-counterintelligence.html
09:23, 15 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 15, ARMENPRESS: One of the most important pages of
Armenian history of new period is the creation of
intelligence and counterintelligence services and system of state
security in the First Republic of Armenia. Sometimes a wrong
opinion I expressed that during the years of First Republic of Armenia
important state bodies were not managed to be formed.
But although archive materials are few but even existing facts give a
base to conclude that the government of the country which was
declared at difficult geopolitical and military situation considered
one of its most important tasks the organization of special services
and tried to provide money from its very modest budget for that
purpose, looked for ways for its proper formation and development,
had successes and of course regretful failures.
During the short historic period overcoming huge financialeconomic,
human resources and technical difficulties, realizing the necessity of
struggling
against provocations of neighbors with other necessary social,
political and force bodies were created als ospecial services almost
from nothing.
In difficult conditions of 1918-1920 that important body or to be more
concrete department did not manage to become fully independent body
and
acted as intelligence and counterintelligence department of Armenian
military ministry. It had four chiefs during 2.5 years.
The department and the intelligence work implemented by it were
governed by colonel Alexander Shneur, captain Vahagn Muradyan,
captain Tigran Devoyanc, Mikael Dodokhanyan. The counter intelligence
works were done by Artem Hovhannisyan (Hovhan KhanKutorsky).
In the statue of General Staff of Military Ministry was highlighted
that the intelligence and counterintelligence department is involved
in
gathering information about the opponent and location, developing and
systemization that information and supplying it to troops in time,
governs intelligence works of brigades, controls the accounting
procedures of the department, organizes struggle against spies of the
opponent.
The department based on agents' information in a short period of time
had created huge base of information which gave opportunity to
receive information about forces, political events of the region,
intelligence and other actions of the opponent, geopolitical issues
and give
the information in time to leaders of the country and army.
In the centre of the activities of special services of the First
Republic of Armenia was the struggle against actions of Azerbaijan and
Turkey.
The archive materials show that Armenian special services with small
human and financial resources did their work in high level preventing
the rival actions of the enemy, finding their many agents and doing
their best for the security of the Republic. In conditions of Armenian
geopolitical isolation by Turkey and Azerbaijan special services of
the First Republic gained necessary information about issues of
different
spheres.
Celebrated representative of Armenian intelligence school Tigran
Devoyan in his memories mentions that Azerbaijan had a spy network in
Yerevan and their diplomatic representative taking the advantage of
his position with gave spy information to its government with the help
of telegrams and then he highlights: `Fortunately, Armenian Government
due to these telegrams was aware of the enemy's programs and
was taking measures'.
For special services of newly born Armenian Republic the problem of
human and technical supply was the most vulnerable as there was not
almost any experience in that field. This difficult work was done by a
group of Armenian servicemen.
Many of the representatives of Armenian special services have been
forgotten. Unfortunately, we knew about many of them during Soviet
Union from criminal cases against them. In 1927 captain Vahagn
Muradyan, Mikael Dodokhanyan, Grigory Khachatryan and Grigory
Yeramov were sentenced for 10 years.
Archive facts state that besides people whom we know in the sphere of
intelligence and its sub branches worked Levon Bashinjhaghyan,
Semyon Hovsepyan, Ashot Sargsyan, Grigory Yeramov, Margar Sargsyan,
Artemi Aharonov, Veniamin Nersesov, Bekzadov, Piotor Paliev,
Hovhannes Paronyan and etc.
It is necessary to highlight especially that officers involdved in
Armenian special services have been heroic people who often not havng
financial support from the state due to their own resources did their
best in order not to fail the implementation the tasks given to them.
On occasion of 95 th anniversary of Intelligence and
counterintelligence service of Armenian First Republic in the museum
of the system of
National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia has been
organized an exhibition on abovementioned topic.
National Security Service of Republic of Armenia