Main Public Security Service (Veřejná bezpečnost – VB) Directorate
The Main Public Security Service Directorate (HS VB) emerged in 1952 and operated until the end of the year 1968. This collection also includes materials from its predecessors, the Main SNB Headquarters (1945-1949), created from the General Headquarters of the uniformed police, and the Public Security Service Headquarters, in existence from 1949-1952. Documents from the years 1945-1969 were inventoried in 1977. Also included here are archive materials from the Deputy Ministers of the Interior for Public Security, who were simultaneously chiefs of the Main Public Security Service Directorate. The inventory was supplemented with appendices in 1978.
| Title | Record Group | Time Range | Inventory | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col. Jan Záruba – Deputy Minister of the Interior of the ČSSR (plk. Jan Záruba - náměstek MV ČSSR) | H 1-1 | 1967 - 1968 | Preliminary inventory for Record Group H 1 Preliminary inventory for Record Group H 1 (Part II) | Department of Archival Collections of the ČSR Ministry of the Interior | 45.3 running meters |
| Col. Dr. Jindřich Thon - Deputy Minister of the Interior of the ČSSR and Chief of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (plk. Dr. Jindřich Thon - náměstek MV ČSSR a náčelník hlavní správy VB) | H 1-2 | 1967 - 1968 | |||
| Inspectorate of the Chief of the Main Directorate (Inspekce náčelníka Hlavní správy) | H 1-3 | 1967 - 1968 | |||
| Internal Affairs Department of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (Vnitřní odbor Hlavní správy VB) | H 1-4 | 1946 - 1969 | |||
| Supervisors’ section of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (Dozorčí útvar Hlavní správy VB) | H 1-5 | 1950 - 1969 | |||
| Political Section of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (Politický odbor Hlavní správy VB) | H 1-6 | 1953 - 1965 | |||
| Railway Directorate of the Public Security Service (Správa Veřejné bezpečnosti železnic) | H 1-7 | 1952 - 1963 | |||
| Education Department of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (Školský odbor Hlavní správy VB) | H 1-8 | 1949 - 1955 | |||
| Section for the Fight Against Criminal Acts (Odbor boje proti kriminálně-trestním činům) | H 1-9 | 1953 - 1963 | |||
| Section for the Fight Against Theft and Speculation (Odbor boje proti rozkrádání a spekulaci) | H 1-10 | 1951 - 1963 | |||
| External and Transportation Services (Vnější a dopravní služb() | H 1-11 | 1948 - 1969 | |||
| Operative-Search and Permission Section (Odbor operativně-pátrací a povolovací) | H 1-12 | 1945 - 1963 | |||
| Foreign Affairs and Citizen ID Card Section (Odbor zahraniční a občanských průkazů) | H 1-13 | 1955 - 1962 | |||
| Administrative Section of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (Správní odbor Hlavní správy VB) | H 1-14 | 1962 - 1964 | |||
| Criminology Institute (Kriminalistický ústav) | H 1-15 | 1945 - 1968 | |||
| Economics Section of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (Hospodářský odbor Hlavní správy VB) | H 1-16 | 1952 - 1956 | |||
| Statistics-Registration Section of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (Statisticko-evidenční odbor Hlavní správy VB) | H 1-17 | 1951 - 1969 | |||
| Personnel and Organizational Section of the Main Public Security Service Directorate (Kádrový a organizační odbor Hlavní správy VB) | H 1-18 | 1966 - 1968 |