http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/03/document_denied_dhs_boosts_coo.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:51:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/03/document_denied_dhs_boosts_coo.html/comment-page-1#comment-726 Mark K. Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:52:46 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/03/document_denied_dhs_boosts_cooperation_with_russian_intel.html#comment-726 Steve, a small correction: The Federal Security Service (FSB) is not Russia's foreign intelligence agency. Although the FSB does have some limited foreign intelligence functions, its main responsibilities are internal security and counterintelligence/counterterrorism. Foreign intelligence is handled by a separate agency known as the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). In Soviet times, these were part of a unified KGB, but they were divided into separate agencies in late 1991 in the aftermath of the failed coup. They remained separate agencies after the Russian government took them over at the end of 1991. Steve, a small correction: The Federal Security Service (FSB) is not Russia’s foreign intelligence agency. Although the FSB does have some limited foreign intelligence functions, its main responsibilities are internal security and counterintelligence/counterterrorism. Foreign intelligence is handled by a separate agency known as the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). In Soviet times, these were part of a unified KGB, but they were divided into separate agencies in late 1991 in the aftermath of the failed coup. They remained separate agencies after the Russian government took them over at the end of 1991.

]]> http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/03/document_denied_dhs_boosts_coo.html/comment-page-1#comment-725 Chris Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:51:03 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/03/document_denied_dhs_boosts_cooperation_with_russian_intel.html#comment-725 In a typical <i>lapsus calami</i>, you refer to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) as "that country's foreign intelligence agency." The FSB inherited most of the former KGB's Chief Directorates except for the First Chief Directorate /PGU/ which today is Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service /SVR/. In a typical lapsus calami, you refer to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) as “that country’s foreign intelligence agency.” The FSB inherited most of the former KGB’s Chief Directorates except for the First Chief Directorate /PGU/ which today is Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service /SVR/.

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