Chapter 310: Aftermath
As for what Semychasny thinks, Serov has no time to ask, no one can know better than him how destructive it is on the issue of China and the Soviet Union, it is true that China is only a second-line force to contain the Soviet Union, and the weapons they are equipped with are not very advanced, but these troops are not better as mobile forces. The Soviet Union, which had spare strength, could deal with some unexpected incidents instead of spending its precious military resources on fratricidal warfare.
On 7 April, the National Security Committee and the NKVD of the Republic of Kazakhstan issued a statement at the same time on the news of imperialist subversion of the Soviets, in which it was revealed that certain forces were trying to use new means to sow discord between China and the Soviet Union. When they could not stop the vigorous development of the world socialist movement from the front, they began to sow discord among the big socialist family.
In the afternoon, Serov convened a meeting of the security cadres of the Republic of Kazakhstan, gathered together the cadres of the State Security Council and the NKVD stationed in various places, and emphatically explained: "The current situation between the enemy and us is very complicated, and this incident shows that the imperialists are not willing to die and destroy our relations with our allies by lurking in the Kazakh region by lurking in the Kazakh region." This case must be taken seriously by the security cadres, and the comrades must be clear that it is necessary to focus on cracking down on some nationalists, and at the same time to take some necessary solutions......"
"We also have to work together with our comrades in the East, where the local separatist forces are the enemy lurking within us. But the problem is not ours, at least not alone! Serov took out the map he had already prepared, which had highlighted the regions where the Turkic language was commonly spoken, and marked the outlines of the various claims, and then put down his pen and said, "This includes Kazakhstan." I'm sure you all understand what this means for us. The enemy has already put his hand down on our noses, and it would be a little incompetent to remain indifferent now? ”
After a pause, he continued, "In order to implement the spirit of the first secretary of the 22nd National Congress of the Communist Party of China on the national community of the Soviet Union, our KGB must severely crack down on local nationalism and have the unshirkable duty to escort the motherland, which is the meaning of our KGB's existence. All comrades must remember that the great motherland is standing behind us at all times, and we have the strongest support, let it go! ”
"Understood, First Vice-Chairman!" The KGB security cadres present agreed one after another, and one of the advantages of following such a boss was that Serov would always clearly indicate what should be done and what should not be done. Unlike other leading cadres, they always spared for a long time and did not put forward any suggestions. Just telling beautiful words and letting the cadres below understand it by themselves is obviously a kind of meaning to let the subordinates watch and do it themselves, and even subconsciously make it clear that they dare not take responsibility.
The cadres of other departments may not think so much, but they don't look at what kind of department it is, the entire KGB is composed of agents who are not lacking in imagination, and once these cadres have this mindset, they will basically face a very embarrassing situation, and the leaders of the KGB must have a fearless momentum. You should even make it clear to the KGB security cadres that you are just different from other departments.
"Don't shout at me now. I'm going to look at the results when the time comes. If you don't get a grade, you have nothing! Serov waved his hand to adjourn the meeting, and in a short time the conference room became empty, leaving only Kamyakin, the head of the Republic of Kazakhstan, sitting on his left hand.
"First Vice-Chairman, about this matter......" Kamyakin was interrupted impatiently by Serov before he could finish his words, and said with a helpless look, "I don't blame you." Semychasny is the chairman of the KGB, and you should have been ordered to act, but you should have informed me of this, remember, there will be no next time......"
He glanced at Kamiyakin with a hint of warning. Serov stretched his waist and said to himself, "Now I will do the finishing work, you and I will learn how a KGB should do it, so that you can know how to deal with this problem in the future!" Serov's words undoubtedly spared Kamyakin once, and he was ready to finish it himself.
"All 77 spies involved in the case have been executed, and they will be dealt with immediately after the public trial meeting is held, this matter cannot be delayed, it must be immediately, immediately!" Serov coldly ordered.
The execution took place in the eastern suburbs of Almaty and was a public trial, and in addition to the security cadres of the KGB, there were also journalists with video cameras, which were TASS staff members in Almaty, and Serov and Goryunov greeted each other. Let TASS prepare to report on this case throughout Kazakhstan, and at the same time as a deterrent to the Turks who are still lurking or being bought. From the point of view of justice, this is an outright unjust case, but from the perspective of national interests, these people should die, and they can still contribute to Sino-Soviet friendship when they die.
Then Serov gave Margov through the Yinin consulate? Ishakov, Zunon? The generals gave them a stern order to stay in China and serve, and then handed over the report of the whole incident to the Central Presidium. In the report, Serov did not hide the ins and outs of the whole incident, and it also directly stated that the actions against Great Turkism were played on the topic.
On the evening of 7 April, Serov, who was still in Almaty, received a telephone call from Sherepin, who inquired about the movement of the Kazakh side, "In several ports, the border guards have intercepted more than 1,000 border residents, and all the border residents have been intercepted back through education or other means, but the news obtained from the Yining consulate is not optimistic, and the hearts of several border counties are fluctuating, and the number of people is enough to tens of thousands, but I have already dealt with it, and the shooting and photos of the spy have been sent to the Chinese side. At the same time, I have asked Kamyagin to communicate with the Chinese comrades and discuss a report on cooperation between the two countries in jointly combating the great Turkist ideology, which should not be a big problem at present......"
"Yuri, so the incident has subsided?" Xie Lepin asked on the phone, "Thank you for your hard work, are you still preparing to go abroad for an investigation?" ”
"A study abroad is a set plan, and once it is set, it cannot be changed. I'm still going to India! Serov rubbed his eyes and said a little tiredly, "I interrupted Volodya's plan, not because I had any personal grudges with him, but because this plan lost too much and the gains were negligible. From a national point of view, the United States is our main enemy, and China is just a potential basic enemy. A country like Yugoslavia, don't we accept it? ”
"I see, you're doing the right thing, okay, you rest first!" After Sherepin finished speaking, he put down the phone, but unfortunately there is no such thing as caller ID in this era, otherwise Serov would not have spoken so casually.
In the Grand Kremlin, Khrushchev listened to the phone number between Sherepin and Serov, and then asked, "Shurik, you have just left the KGB for half a year, and this kind of thing happened to the first and second directors of the KGB?" ”
"There is no personal grudge between Volodya and Yuri, in fact, they cooperated very well when they were in Azerbaijan, but Yuri entered the KGB very early, and when I was in the KGB, I took a laissez-faire attitude towards many things, allowing Yuri to play his abilities, so this incident happened!" Sheretain admitted his mistake to Khrushchev.
"The main problem is not here, but the problem with the ability of Semychasny, as Serov said, how can this program succeed? However, there are tens of thousands of more border people as laborers, and our losses are great. Suslov pushed his glasses to the root of the contradiction, "If we can get millions of Russians back, then we can give it a try, Semychasny's plan is undoubtedly taking it for granted, and it is really eye-opening that our KGB chairman has come up with such an unbelievable plan." If Serov hadn't happened to be passing by Kazakhstan, maybe we would have received a letter of protest from China by now! ”
Suslov made no secret of his criticism of the KGB work, and if it were in normal times, Sherepin might have argued a few words, but now the members of the Presidium of the Central Committee present were all there, and they were all very dissatisfied with the KGB operation.
"Well, comrades, this is Comrade Semychasny's personal problem, and it is not possible to extend the problem of individual comrades to the whole department, hasn't Comrade Serov already remedied this matter? In just two days from the beginning to the end of the matter, Serov had already successfully handled the matter, and the first secretary of Kazakhstan had just sent a telegram saying that the Chinese side was grateful for our efforts to crack down on extremist ideological trends. Brezhnev laughed and said, "Since the matter has passed, let's not hold on to it, Serov and Semychasny will have to be partners in the same department in the future......"
"I hope the two of them won't have conflicts in the future because of this matter, and this matter will end here!" Kozlov glanced at Khrushchev next to him and asked for his opinion, "Comrade First Secretary has no opinion!" ”
"Let's do it!" Khrushchev said that he had no objection, and he opened up the affair with Semychasny this time, and then said, "Let Yuri clear the influence of local nationalism and erase the soil for the spread of Great Turkism." (To be continued.) )
PS: This is chapter 310.