English Translation

16a - 16 - Zu 2 1) The secretariat. The secretariats have the task of controlling the officials of the other departments in their work. The disciplinary matters of the officials are also dealt with there, insofar as they are not political misconduct. Investigation departments are present at the main administration, the administrations of the republics and territories. These departments are named at the other administrations of GuGB. All interrogations of the arrested, accused and witnesses are carried out only at the investigation departments. These services use the known cruel methods of interrogation.The shootings which took place during the withdrawal of the Soviet troops in the NKwD buildings in Lviv, Dorpat, etc., are carried out by order of the so-called so- "Special Courts" of the GuGB, which are not comparable with the German Special Courts, All the cases arising from the operational departments must be submitted to the investigation department for final processing. Decisions on whether the accused persons are to be arrested are taken by this department. The proceedings themselves are dealt with there until the "special courts" are given. The "special tribunals" meet with the main and territorial administrations of the GUGB as required. They are made up of the head of administration, who is also chairing the assigned indictment- 40439-/-