STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1830, sig. 109-5/58 (damaged)

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- 25 The equipment of the corps in the Far East differs from that of the rest of the Corps. There are mounted regiments, special artillery battalions and air formations. The better armament is due to the fact that in this area repeatedly riots among the exiles and the population have broken out against the Soviet regime. 5.) Chief Administration of the Fire Department (see Appendix 5). The construction of the fire department is based on the drawing. Main Administration of Forced Labour Camps (see Annex 6). The head administration is located in the NKVD building in Moscow. In addition to the administration of the forced labour camps, the management of all prisons also belongs to their administration. The construction of the central administration is based on the drawing. Forced labour camps in the Soviet Union play a special role in economic terms. They are important for the overall construction of Russian industry and economy. It is well known that not only the largest and most important buildings in the Soviet Union have been built by forced labour camps, but also the development of railway and waterways has been carried out. The exploration of earth resources, such as coal, ores, oil, etc., is carried out in the previously sparsely populated areas almost - /