FAS Intro: The following Presidential Edict No. 1203 defines the scope of classified information in Russia. The Edict was signed by President Yeltsin on November 30, 1995, and published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the newspaper of record, on December 27, 1995. It is presented here by the FAS Project on Government Secrecy.

Russian Presidential Edict No. 1203

Approving List of Information Classified as State Secrets

signed by President B. Yeltsin in Moscow on 30 November 1995

Pursuant to Section 4, of the Law of the Russian Federation "On State Secrets", I hereby declare that:

1. The attached list of information classified as state secrets is hereby approved.
2. The Russian Federation Government will organize the work of bringing existing legal instruments into conformity with the list of information classified as state secrets.
3. This edict will go into force on the date it is signed.

[Signed] Russian Federation President B. Yeltsin

I. General Provisions

1. The list of information classified as state secrets (hereafter referred to as the list) consists of information about the military, foreign policy, economic, intelligence, counterintelligence, and undercover investigative activities of the state that c ould jeopardize the security of the Russian Federation if it were to be disseminated, and also lists the names of the federal agencies of the executive branch of government and other organizations (hereafter referred to as state agencies) with authority o ver this information.

Each of the state agencies on the list is empowered to direct and control sectorial (or departmental) information within its sphere of authority, defined by the statute on each specific state agency, and the information of other owners of information in t he same field at their request.

The list will be revised when necessary.

2. The following terms are used in the list:

"special facilities"-operations centers of the state and Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and other facilities securing the functioning cf federal government agencies and government agencies of Russian Federation members in wartime;

"military installations"-the operational sites of troops, command and control facilities, proving grounds, communications centers, bases of operations, supply depots, and other facilities used for military purposes;

"operations facilities"-military installations, special facilities, military units, enterprises, organizations, and institutions requiring additional security measures for their guaranteed functioning;

"enterprises and organizations"-legal entities of any property status, established in accordance with laws of the Russian Federation, and their branches and offices;

"troops"-large strategic formations, combined units, and combat units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and other military formations envisaged in laws of the Russian Federation;

"armaments"-weapons designed for the destruction of enemy personnel, equipment, installations, and other targets, and the elements and components of these weapons;

"military hardware"-technical equipment used tor the combat, technical, and logistic support of operations by troops and equipment and instruments for the control and testing of this hardware, its elements, and its components.

3. The following abbreviations are used in the list:

SBP-Presidential Security Service of the Russian Federation;

GUSP-Main Administration of Special Presidential Prcgrams of the Russian Federation.

4. The heads of the federal agencies of the executive branch of government listed in subsections 59, 60, 68, and 69 of this list are empowered to classify information as state secrets.

II. Military Information

1. Information revealing plans for the use of troops, operational plans, battle management documents, and documents pertaining to various degrees of combat readiness-Russian MVD [Ministry of Internal Affairs], Russian Minoborony [Ministry of Defense], Rus sian MChS [Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies, and~ Natural Disasters], FAPSI [Federal Government Communications and Information Agency], Russian FPS [Federal Border Service]

2. Information on the strategic deployment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation-Russian Minoborony

3. Information on the development, numerical strength, effective combat strength, or number of troops and their combat readiness and on military-political and (or) operational conditions-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, FAPSI, Russian FPS

4. Information revealing the status of operational (or combat) troop training, available support services, and the composition and (or) status of command and control systems-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, FAPSI, Russian FPS

5. Information on the mobilization deployment of troops, the mobilization of human and transport resources, the mobilization deployment command and control system, and (or) the potential for the augmentation of troop strength with personnel, armaments, mi litary hardware, and other material and financial resources, as well as military transport movements-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki [Ministry of Economics], Russian MChS, FAPSI, Russian FPS

6. Information revealing the guidelines, long-term forecasts, or plans for the development of armaments and rnilitary hardware, the content or results of special programs and research and experimental design projects for the creation or modernization of m odels of armaments and military hardware, and their specifications and performance characteristics-Russian Minatom [Ministry of Atomic Ene.gy], Russian MVD, Russian Minzdravmedprom [Ministry of Health and the Medical Industry], Russian Minoborony, Russian Mintopenergo [Ministry of Fuel and Power Engineering], Russian Mintrans [Ministry of Transportation], Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomvuz [State Committee on Higher Education], Russian Goskomoboronprom [State Committee on the Defense In dustry], Roskommash [Russian Federation Committee on Machinebuilding], Rosgidromet [Russian Federal Service on Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control], FAPSI, Russian FPS, Russian FSB [Federal Security Service], RKA [Russian Space Agency], Russian GUO [Main Protection Directorate], SBP, Russian MPS [Ministry of Railways]

7. Information revealing the development and design guidelines, production technology, isotope composition, combat, physical, chemical, or nuclear characteristics, and procedure of use or operation of armaments and military hardware-Russian Minatom, Russi an MVD, Russian Minzdravmedprom, Russian Minoborony, Russian Mintopenergo, Russian Mintrans, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomvuz, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Roskommash, Rosgidromet, Russian FPS, Russian FSB, RKA

8. Information revealing the production capacities and projected or actual data on the production and (or) shipments (in physical terms) of bacteriological agents and medical protective means-Russian Minzdravmedprom, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomvuz, Roskomkhimnefteprom [Russian Federation Committee on the Chemical and Petrochemical Industry]

9. Information on the development, technology, production, output volume, storage, or recycling of nuclear munitions or their components, nuclear power units, fissionable nuclear materials, special physical installations for defense purposes, and technical systems or methods for the protection of nuclear munitions from unauthorized use-Russian Minatom, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomoboronprom, SBP

10. Information on the design, installation, operation, or security support of facilities of the nuclear complex-Russian Minatom, Russian MVD, Russian MinGboronv, Russian Minekonomiki, SBP

11. Information revealing achievements of nuclear science and engineering with important defense and economic implications or capable of determining a qualitatively new level of potential for the development of armaments and military hardware and (or) fun damentally new articles and technologies-Russian Minatom, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki

12. Information revealing the properties, formula, or production technology of rocket fuels, ballistite propellants, explosives, or military demolition accessories, as well as new mixtures, special liquids, and new fuels for armaments and military hardwar e-Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Russian Goskomvuz, Roskomkhimnefteprom

13. Information revealing the disposition, actual names, organizational structure, weapons, and numerical strength of troops if its publication is forbidden by international commitments of the Russian Federation-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MC hS, FAPSI, Russian FPS, Russian Minatom, Russian MPS

14. Information on the use of the infrastructure of the Russian Federation to safeguard its defensive capabilities and security-Russian MVD, Russian Minzdravmedprom. Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS, Russian Minselkhozprod [Ministry of Agriculture and Food ], Russian Mintopenergo, Russian Mintrans, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian FPS, GUSP

15. Information on the disposition, names, and level of readiness or protection of operations facilities not covered by commitments of the Russian Federation in international treaties, on the choice or assignment of parcels of land, underground areas, or bodies of water for the construction of these facilities, and on future or present exploratory, design, and other projects connected with the establishment of these facilities-Russian Minatom, Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minprirody [Ministry of Environmental Protection ,md Natural Resources], Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomoboronprom, SBP

The same information applying to the special facilities of government agencies-GUSP

16. Information on the use or developmental prospects of the interrelated communications network of the Russian Federation to safeguard state security and defensive capabilities-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minsvyazi [Ministry of Communication s], FAPSI, Russian GUO

17. Information revealing the distribution or use of frequency bands of military or special electronic equipment-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minsvyazi, FAPSI, Russian GUO

18. Information revealing the organization or functioning of all types of communications and of radar and electronic troop support services-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, FAPSI, Russian FPS

19. Information revealing the content, organization, or results of the main types of activity of the Russian Federation border troops and the organization of the security of the Russian Federation state border and the exclusive economic zone of the Russia n Federation or foreign CIS states-Russian FPS

20. Information revealing the guidelines for the development of dual-purpose equipment and technology and the content and results of special programs and research and (or) design projects for the development or modernization of this equipment and technolo gy. Information on the use of dual-purpose equipment and technology for military purposes-Russian Minatom, Russian Minzdravmedprom, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minsvyazi, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomvuz, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Roskommash, Roskommet allurgiya [Russian Federation Committee on Metallurgy], Roskomkhimnefteprom, FAPSI, RKA, Russian GUO, SBP

21. Information on the prospects for the development and (or) use of the space infrastructure of the Russian Federation to safeguard its defensive capabilities and security-Russian Minoborony, Russian Goskomoboronprom, RKA

22. Information revealing the status and (or) guidelines of hydronautic projects related to state security and defense-Russian Minoborony, Russian Goskomoboronprom

III. Information on Foreign Policy and Foreign Economic Activity

23. Information on aspects of foreign policy, foreign trade, and scientific and technical ties revealing the strategy and tactics of Russian Federation foreign policy if its premature dissemination could jeopardize state interests-Russian MVES [Ministry o f Foreign Economic Relations], Russian MID [Ministry of Foreign Affairs], Russian Minnauki [Ministry of Science and Technology Policy], Russian Minoborony, SBP

24. Information received in confidence about political, military, scientific-technical, or economic issues concerning one or several foreign states if its publication could lead to the disclosure of the source of the information-Russian MPS, Russian Gosko moboronprom, Russian FPS, SBP

25. Information on negotiations between representatives of the Russian Federation and representatives of other states for agreements on a single, fundamental stance in international relations if the publication of this information could, in the opinion of the negotiating parties, cause diplomatic difficulties for one of the parties-Russian MVES, Russian MID, Russian Minoborony, Russian SVR [Foreign Intelligence Service], SBP

26. Information on the preparation, conclusion, ratification, projected denunciation, content, or observance of treaties, conventions, or agreements with foreign states if its premature dissemination could jeopardize the defensive capabilities, security, and political or economic interests of the Russian Federation-Russian Minatom, Russian MVES, Russian MID, Russian Minoborony, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Russian SVR, Russian FPS, Russian GUO, SBP

27. Information on Russian exports and imports of armaments, military hardware or equipment, as well as information on the offer of technical assistance to foreign states in the development of armaments, military hardware, and military installations, incl uding nonrefundable aid, and on the countries receiving the assistance if the disclosure of this information-could cause diplomatic difficulties for one of the parties-Russian MVES, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomoboronprom, FAPSI , SBP

28. Information revealing the essential purpose or volume of economic cooperation with foreign states in emergencies and interaction by military mobilizing agencies of the foreign economic organizations of CIS states in these areas-Russian Minoborony, Rus sian Minekonomiki, Russian MChS, SBP

29. Information revealing the content of measures to secure reciprocal shipments of crude resources, materials, fuel, equipment, and medical supplies between the Russian Federation and CIS states in the current year or measures to give the latter technica l assistance in the construction of enterprises and facilities in the current year throughout the Russian Federation-Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, SBP

30. Information revealing the volume of export and import freight shipped between the Russian Federation and CIS states in the current year throughout the Russian Federation-Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, SBP

IV. Economic, Scientific, and Technical Information

31. Information on indicators of preparations for the stable functioning of the Russian Federation economy in wartime-Russian Minatom, Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS, Russian Mintopenergo, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomvu z, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Roskomdragmet [Russian Federation Committee on Precious Metals and Precious Stones], Roskommash, Roskomkhimnefteprom, Russian FSB, SBP

32. Information revealing the purpose of the latest scientific and technical achievements that might be used to develop fundamentally new items and technological processes in various branches of the economy and to facilitate a qualitatively new level of p erformance in armaments and military hardware and enhance their combat efficiency if its disclosure could jeopardize state interests-Russian Minnauki, Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS, Russian Mintopenergo, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Gosko mvuz, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Roskomkhimnefteprom, Roskommash, Roskominform [Russian Federation Committee on Information], Rosgidromet, Russian SVR, FAPSI, Russian FPS. Russian FSB. RKA. Russian GUO. SBP

33. Information revealing the content and (or) objectives of research, experimental design, or planning projects for state security and defense-Russian Minatom, Russian Minnauki, Russian Minoborony, Russian Mintrans, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Ru ssian Goskomvuz, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Roskominform, Roskommash, Roskomnedra [Russian Federation Committee on Geology and the Use of Mineral Resources], Roskomkhimnefteprom, Russian SVR, FAPSI, Russian FPS, Russian FSB, SBP, RKA, GUSP

34. Information on the training or disposition of personnel if it reveals measures conducted for state security purposes-Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomvuz, Russian SVR, Russian FPS, Russian FSB

35. Information revealing the results of projects in hydrometeorology or solar geophysics and the results of special geological-geophysical research for state security purposes-Russian Minoborony, Roskomnedra, Ros~idromet

36. Information revealing the plans (or assignments) of state defense orders, the shipment volumes of armaments and military hardware, and the capacities for their production. Information on enterprise cooperative relations and ties to developers or producers of armaments and military hardware if this information reveals data on capacities for their production and (or) the fundamental specifications and performance characteris tics of armaments and military hardware-Russian Minatom, Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian Mintopenergo, Russian Mintrans, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Roskommetallurgiya, Roskomkhimnefteprom, FAPSI, Russian FSB, RK A, SBP

37. Information revealing the status of metrological support for armaments and military hardware, the technical or metrological characteristics of military standards, or means of metrological support facilitating a qualitatively new level of armaments and military hardware. Information revealing the basic guidelines or programs for the development of standardization, as well as the content of standards pertaining to armaments and military hardware-Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Gosstandart [Committee on St andards, Measures, and Certificationl, FAPSI, SBP

38. Information revealing the projected estimates of scientific and technical progress in the Russian Federation and its socioeconomic implications in areas determining state defensive capabilities-Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki

39. Information on the production of nonferrous and rare metals or other materials of strategic importance by the metallurgical industry-Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Roskommetallurgiya

40. Summary information on state reserves of precious metals (other than gold) and natural diamonds in physical or monetary terms for the Russian Federation as a whole, the republics, or federal agencies of the executive branch of government-Russian Minek onomiki, Roskomdragmet, Bank of Russia, SBP

41. Information revealing projections of gold production and natural diamond mining and report data on natural diamond mining for one year or more in physical terms in the Russian Federation as a whole, the republics, and federal agencies of the executive branch of government-Russian Minekonomiki, Roskomdragmet, Bank of Russia, SBP

42. Information revealing the projected or actual production volume of platinum, metals of the platinum group (palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, and osmium), and silver in physical terms for the Russian Federation as a whole, the republics, and fede ral agencies of the executive branch of government-Russian Minekonomiki, Roskomdragmet, Bank of Russia, SBP

43. Summary information on quantities of precious metals and precious stones added to Russian state reserves and on their release to consumers for one year or more in physical or monetary terms for the Russian Federation as a whole and Roskomdragmet-Russi an Minekonomiki, Roskomdragmet, Bank of Russia, SBP

44. Summary information on the consumption or output of precious metals and natural diamonds in comparison with their extraction volume in physical or monetary terms for one year or more for the Russian Federation as a whole and federal agencies of the ex ecutive branch of government-Russian Minekonomiki, Roskomdragmet, SBP

45. Information on the consumption of platinum, metals of the platinum group (palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, and osmium), and silver in physical terms in comparison with the production volume of these metals for one year or more for the Russian F ederation as a whole and Roskomdragmet-Russian Minekonomiki, Roskomdragmet, SBP

46. Information on the remaining underground reserves of natural diamonds of 25 million carats or more, gold of 100 tonnes or more, platinum and metals of the platinum group (palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, and osmium) of 50 tonnes or more, and si lver of 10,000 tonnes or more, and on any increment in known reserves of these minerals in the Russian Federation as a whole, the republics, and individual large deposits if the reserves correspond to the quantities listed above-Russian Minprirody, Russia n Minekonomiki, Roskomdragmet, Roskomnedra, SBP

47. Information on the production costs of silver, platinum, metals of the platinum group (palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, and osmium), and natural diamonds in the Russian Federation as a whole and federation members, as well as quality-assessment information used in the calculation of known reserves of gold in gold deposits or complex ore deposits in the quantities listed in Subsection 46 of this list-Russian Minekonomiki, Roskomdragmet, Bank of Russia

48. Information revealing the resource potential and remaining underground reserves or data on the extraction of strategic minerals for the Russian Federation as a whole and federation members-Russian Minprirody, Russian Minekonomiki, Roskomnedra

49. Information on federal budget expenditures to safeguard the security of the Russian Federation (other than general indicators)-Russian MVES, Russian Minfin [Ministry of Finance], Russian Minekonomiki, SBP

50. Information revealing expenditures on research and experimental design projects for the development of armaments and military hardware-Russian Minatom, Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomoboronprom, FAPS I, Russian FPS, Russian FSB, RKA, SBP

The same information pertaining to projects connected with special facilities-GUSP

51. Information revealing appropriations or actual expenditures on orders for and the development, production, or repair of armaments and military hardware and operations facilities-Russian Minatom, Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Russian SVR, FAPSI, Russian FPS, RKA, SBP The same information pertaining to special facilities-GUSP

52. Information on the unregulated settlements of the Russian Federation with foreign states, other than general indicators of foreign indebtedness-Russian MVES, Russian MID, Russian Minfin, Bank of Russia

53. Information revealing plans for the issuance of non-coupon short-term bonds prior to its official publication-Russian MID, Russian Minfin, Bank of Russia

54. Information revealing expenditures of money on the maintenance of troops in specific items of the cost estimates of federal agencies of the executive branch of government-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian FPS , FAPSI

55. Information on new bank notes or coins (other than commemorative) prior to its official publication-Bank of Russia

56. Information on the production of bank notes of the Bank of Russia in physical or monetary terms, methods of protecting these notes and other types of currency against forgery, and methods of determining their authenticity-Russian MVD, Russian Minfin

57. Information revealing the production volumes or shipments of strategic agricultural resources-Russian Minoborony, Russian Minselkhozprod, Russian Minekonomiki

58. Information revealing the shipment volumes and reserves of strategic types of fuel-Russian Minoborony, Russian Mintopenergo, Russian Minekonomiki, Roskomkhimnefteprom

59. Information on the mobilization capabilities for the production (or repair) of armaments and military hardware and the establishment and (or) development (or maintenance) of these capacities-federal agencies of the executive branch of government with mobilization assignments

60. Information on the mobilization capabilities for the production of general-purpose goods and strategic resources and materials and the establishment and (or) development (or maintenance) of these capacities-federal agencies of the executive branch of government with mobilization assignments

61. Information revealing projects to develop means of detection, decontamination, and chemical protection of the population from weapons of mass destruction or new sorption and other materials for them-Russian Minzdravmedprom, Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomvuz, Roskomkhimnefteprom

62. Information revealing the results of topographic, geodcsic, or cartographic activity of considerable defense or economic importance-Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Roskartografiya [Russian Federal Geodesic and Cartographic Service]

63. Summary data on Russian exports and imports of non-monetary gold, precious metals and stones, or articles made of them-Russian MVES, Russian Minekonomiki, SBP

64. Information revealing the condition, equipment, and preparation for military purposes of the transport network and vehicles, military shipment volumes, and the transport routes of armaments and military hardware-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russia n Mintrans, Russian Minekonomiki

65. Information revealing the capabilities and (or) mobilization reserves of railroads and the Russian MPS for the guaranteed rail shipment of freight, the organization and volume of military shipments, the shipment volumes and transport routes of strateg ic types of energy, mineral, and agricultural resources, fuel, materials, and various types of armaments or military hardware, the organization and (or) functioning of signal or control systems, and special measures to secure the safety of rail traffic or the safety of rail freight-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS, Russian Minekonomiki

66. Information revealing the disposition, specialization, capacity, and (or) throughput of troop embarkation or debarkation points and data on their food and health services-Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS

67. Information revealing the mobilization requirements for transport vehicles, including individual types of transport, and (or) the mobiiization reserves of these-Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS, Russian Mintrans, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki

68. Information revealing the status of civil defense forces or resources throughout the Russian Federation-federal agencies of the executive branch of government with civil defense forces

69. Information revealing the structural organization or indicators of the mobilization plan for the Russian Federation economy and the status of the mobilization preparations of federal agencies of the executive branch of government or individual organiz ations-federal agencies of the executive branch of government with mobilization assignments

70. Information revealing the disposition and actual stocks of state and (or) m obilization reserves and their use-Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS, Russian Minekonomiki, Roskomrezerv [Russian Federation Committee for State Reserves]

71. Information describing the status of insurance documents pertaining to armaments and military hardware, the basic types of civilian products included in mobilization plans, high-risk facilities and (or) public life support systems, and national treasu res, and information on the location of facilities (or bases) for the storage of insurance documents throughout the Russian Federation-Russian Minatom, Russian Minoborony, Russian MPS, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki, Russian Goskomoboronprom

72. Information revealing the plans, content, or results of research projects pertaining to mobilization preparations in Russian Federation industry-Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, Russian Minekonomiki

73. Information revealing the balance of payments of the Russian Federation with all foreign countries in wartime-Russian MVES, Russian Minoborony, Russian Minekonomiki, Bank of Russia, SBP

74. Information on mines, caves, subways, or other facilities that might be used in the interest of national defense and information disclosing the layout of the water supply systems of cities with a population of over 500,000, railway junctions, and (or) the locations of the headworks, water pipes, and main conduits of these systems-Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, Roskomnedra

75. Information on the physical and chemical effects (or fields) of the development, production, and (or) operation of armaments and military hardware if it discloses their classified parameters-Russian Minatom, Russian MVD, Russian Minzdravmedprom, Russi an Minoborony, Russian Mintopenergo, Russian Mintrans, Russian MChS, Russian Goskomvuz, Russian Goskomoboronprom, Roskommash, Rosgidromet, FAPSI, Russian FPS, Russian FSB, RKA, Russian Gostekhkomissiya [State Technical Commission]

V. Information on Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and Undercover Investigative Activity

76. Information revealing the organization or actual status of the protection of state secrets-Russian Gostekhkomissiya, Russian MVD, Russian Minoborony, Russian MChS, Russian SVR, FAPSI, Russian FPS, Russian FSB, SBP, Russian GUO, GUSP

77. Information revealing projected and (or) ongoing measures to protect informat on against unauthorized access, foreign technical surveillance, and leaks through technical channels-Russian Gostekhkomissiya, FAPSI, Russian Minoborony

78. Information on systems of presidential, governmental, or other types of special communications and information and on state ciphers and codes, the methods or means of their analysis, and the means of encoding and classification-Russian Minoborony, FAP SI, Russian GUO

79. Information revealing the organization, forces, and means or methods of protecting the safety of state security facilities and data on the financing of this activity if thcy disclose the listed information-Russian GUO. SBP

80. Information revealing the forces, means, methods, plans, status, or results of intelligence, counterintelligence, or undercover investigative activity and data on the financing of this activity if these data disclose the listed information. Information on individuals cooperating in the past or present on a confidential basis with agencies conducting counterintelligence or undercover investigative activity.

Information revealing the staff affiliation of specific individuals with counterintelligence agencies of the Russian Federation.

Information revealing the status, results, and methods of undercover mobilization operations-Russian Minoborony, Russian FSB, Russian GUO, SBP

81. Information revealing the forces, means, sources, methods, plans, status, organization, and results of intelligence or undercover investigative activity. Information revealing the staff affiliation of specific individuals with foreign intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation.

Information on individuals rendering (or individuals who did render) confidential assistance to foreign intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation.

Information revealing the status and results of undercover mobilization operations in the foreign intelligence sphere-Russian Minoborony, Russian SVR

82. Information revealing the forces, means, methods, plans, and results of undercover investigative operations and data on the financing of this activity if these data disclose the listed information

Information on individuals cooperating in the past or present on a confidential basis with agencies conducting undercover investigations-Russian MVD, Russian DNP [Tax Police Department], Russian GTK [State Customs Committee]

83. Information revealing the staff affiliation of specific individuals with organized crime-fighting subdivisions and the undercover searches and technical operations they conduct-Russian MVD

84. Information revealing the staff affiliation of specific individuals with undercover subdivisions of customs agencies-Russian GTK

85. Information revealing the forces, means, and methods of criminal investigations of state crimes-Russian MVD. Russian FSB

86. Information revealing the forces, means, methods, plans, status, and results of the activity of electronic surveillance agencies and data on the financing of this activity if these data disclose the listed information-Russian Minoborony, FAPSI

87. Information revealing the forces, means, methods, plans, or results of the intelligence, counterintelligence, and undercover investigative activity of agencies of the Russian Federation Border Service and data on the financing of this activity if thes e data disclose the listed information.

Information on individuals cooperating in the past or present on a confidential basis with agencies of the Russian Federation Border Service in intelligence, counterintelligence, or undercover investigative operations-Russian FPS


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