DOCUMENT № 5

Non-Disclosure Pledge of an NKVD Officer, dated 1 October 1939

PLEDGE

I hereby submit this pledge to the Head of the Third Special Department within the NKVD of the Ukrainian SSR, Captain of State Security comrade Zavgorodny, that I undertake under no circumstances to disclose to anyone any information concerning the operation carried during the night of 30 September – early morning of 1 October 1939.

In the event of any violation, I shall bear full responsibility to the entire extent of the law.

Deputy Head of the 3rd Special Department of the NKVD of the Ukrainian SSR

Lieutenant of State Security

 Signature

1 October 1939

Pledge received by:

Head of the Records Department

 Signature

1 October 1939

SSA SBU, f. 16, op. 1, spr. 368, ark. 239