Inventory of the Pavel Źáček collection

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Title: Pavel Źáček collection
Date (inclusive): 1948-2001
Collection Number: 2000C73
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Czech
Physical Description: 36 manuscript boxes (14.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Case files, reports, and diaries and interrogation transcripts of Czech senior secret police personnel, relating to secret service activities in Czechoslovakia. Includes a summary of the secret police file on Václav Havel. Photocopies of originals in the Národní archiv.
source: Zacek, Pavel, 1959-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

Collection may not be copied until 2056 April 10.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2000.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Pavel Źáček collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Národní archiv.

Biographical Note

Born in 1969, Źáček earned his PhD in mass communication at Charles University, Prague in 2001. His dissertation topic was the illegal magazine "V Boj." From 1993 to 1997 he served as head of the Documentation Section, Office for the Documentation and Investigation of the Activities of the State Security Service/Crimes of Communism, and was editor of the anthology Securitas Imperii, a periodical concerned with state security documents and studies, from 1994 to 1999. In 1997 he became head of the team for the documentation of the role of Czechoslovak officials in Korea and Vietnam, in cooperation with the U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs. In 1998 he was appointed deputy director, Office for the Documentation and Investigation of the Crimes of Communism, and then served as senior researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History, Academy of Sciences in Prague from 1999 to 2006. After a short period as acting director of the Security Services Archive from 2007 to 2008, Źáček was appointed director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes in January 2008. He was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Archives Summer Workshop on Soviet Communism in July 2009.

Scope and Content of Collection

Case files, reports, diaries, and interrogation transcripts of Czech senior secret police personnel, relating to secret service activities in Czechoslovakia. Includes a summary of the secret police file on Václav Havel. Contains personnel files on State Security agents, orders and plans, and reports from Ministry of Security X and II Directorates. Photocopies of originals in the Státní ústřední in Prague.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Secret service -- Czechoslovakia
Civil rights -- Czechoslovakia
Zacek, Pavel, 1959-
Havel, Václav

 

Subject file 1965-2000

Scope and Contents note

Includes articles by Pavel Źáček, interrogation transcripts, and diaries of former security agents and Ministry of Interior notes
box 1, folder 1

"Státní Bezpecnost Kontra Václav Havel (1965-1968)," by Pavel Źáček 1994

Scope and Contents note

Includes summary of Vaclav Havel's secret police file
box 1, folder 2-3

Articles on Státni Bezpečnost (StB) former agents, and other related articles, by Pavel Źáček, 1992-2000

box 1, folder 4

"Vzestupy a pády Bohumíra Molnára. Kariéra generála Státní bezpečnosti," article by Pavel Źáček, . ("Rise and Fall of Bohumír Molnér. The Carrier of the General of State Security.") 1992-2000

 

Interrogations of former StB agents 1990-1991

box 1, folder 5

Lt. Gen. Alojz Lorenc, First Deputy Minister of Interior, Prague 1990 December 10

box 1, folder 6

Maj. Dr. Petr Zak, Chief of 10th Department Second Main Administration State Security, Prague 1991 February 13

box 1, folder 7

Ing. František Kincl, Minister of Interior, Prague 1990 December 28

box 1, folder 8

Ministry of Interior, notes about 1989 demonstration in Prague

 

Copies of diaries by former StB leaders 1989-1990

box 1, folder 9

Deputy Minister of Interior, Lt. Col. O. Sedlak 1989 November 10 - December 20

box 1, folder 10

Maj. Dr. Miroslav Chovanec, Deputy Chief of Second Main Administration of State Security 1989 September 2 - 1990 January 2

box 1, folder 11

Lt. Col. DR. Karel Vykypěl, Chief of Second Main Administration of State Security 1989 November 27 - 1990 April 28

box 1

"Nástroj Triedneho Štátu. Organizácia Ministerstiev Vnitra a Bezpečnostných Zborov 1953-1990," edited by Pavel Źáček, 2005

Scope and Contents note

(The organization of the Ministries of Interior and the Security Forces)
 

Organization of the Ministry of Interior of Czechoslovakia (MV) 2005

box 1, folder 12

1953-1968

box 1, folder 13

1969-1989

box 1, folder 14-15

Organization of Territorial Departments of the Ministry of Interior and National Security Corps (SNB) 1953-1990

 

Karta Prislusnika-Úřad pro Dokumentaci a Vyšetřováni (KP-UDV) Files 1951-1989

Scope and Contents note

Contains personnel files and registration cards of agents, from the Office for Documentation and Investigation. Most files are in an unidentified numerical order
box 2, folder 1-9

KP-UDV-000001-105000

box 3, folder 1-9

KP-UDV-105001-115000

box 4, folder 1-2

KP-UDV-105001-115000

box 4, folder 3-9

KP-UDV-115001-135000

box 5, folder 1-4

KP-UDV-115001-135000

box 5, folder 5-8

KP-UDV-135001-141000

box 6, folder 1-10

KP-UDV-141001-142000

box 7, folder 1-6

KP-UDV-142001-144000

box 8, folder 1-10

KP-UDV-144001-150000

box 9, folder 1

KP-UDV-150001-158000

box 9, folder 2-10

KP-UDV-158001-162000

box 10, folder 1-11

KP-UDV-162001-170000

box 11, folder 1-10

KP-UDV-170001-180000

box 12, folder 1

KP-UDV-180001-190000

box 12, folder 2-4

KP-UDV-190001-210000

box 12, folder 5-7

KP-UDV-210001-230000

box 12, folder 8-10

KP-UDV-230001-790000

box 13, folder 1

KP-UDV-230001-790000

box 13, folder 2-8

KP-UDV-790001-916000

box 14, folder 1-7

KP-UDV-790001-916000

box 14, folder 8-9

Nové-KP (New personnel registration cards) 1-2 1970-1994

box 15, folder 1-10

Nové-KP (New personnel registration cards) 3-12 1970-1994

box 15, folder 11

Annex to personnel files 1970-1991

box 16, folder 1-5

Nové-KP 1970-1991

 

Seznam KP (List of personnel files, alphabetical) 1970s

box 16, folder 6-8

Part 1, 1-3

box 16, folder 9

Part 2, 1

box 17, folder 1-2

Part 2, 2-3

box 17, folder 3

Personnel characteristics and qualifications for the potential position as Chief of Public Security

 

Orders (Rozkazy) Files 1951-1989

Scope and Contents note

Includes secret orders and guidelines from the Minister of Interior and Chiefs of State Security Divisions, related to national security issues, also Ministry of Interior bulletins (Věstníky). Also includes a list of "back-up" agents
box 17, folder 4-9

Rozkazy 1956-1989

box 18, folder 1-11

Rozkazy 1956-1989 (contd.)

 

Věstníky (bulletins) 1956-1989

box 18, folder 12

1969

box 18, folder 13

1970-1971

box 19, folder 1

1972

box 19, folder 2

1973

box 19, folder 3

1974-1975

box 19, folder 4

1976-1978

box 19, folder 5

1979

box 19, folder 6

1981-1982

box 19, folder 7

1983

box 19, folder 8

1984-1986

box 19, folder 9

1987

box 19, folder 10

1988-1989

box 19, folder 11

Metodické pokyny (Guidelines), Naŕízení (Regulations) 1960-1982

 

X-Správa Zbor Národní Bezpečnosti (ZNB) (Tenth Directorate of the National Security Council) files 1984-1988

Scope and Contents note

Contains analysis, statistics, reports, and guidelines about security issues, work plan evaluations (vyhodnocení plánu práce), reviews (informace), statements (vykazy), from various divisions
 

Vyhodnocení (work plan evaluations)

 

Bratislava - XII Administration 1984-1988

box 19, folder 12

1984

box 19, folder 13

1985

box 19, folder 14

1986

box 20, folder 1

1987

box 20, folder 2

1988

 

Košice, Department #2 (KE-II-Odb) 1984-1988

box 20, folder 3

1984

box 20, folder 4

1985

box 20, folder 5

1986

box 20, folder 6

1987

box 20, folder 7

1988

box 20, folder 8-9

Slovak Republic State Security SStB.SR (Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Košice) 1988

box 20, folder 10-11

Czech Republic State Security SStB.ČR (Praha, Plzeň, Brno, Ostrava, České Budějovice, Hr. Králové) 1988

 

Banská Bystrica, Department #2 (BB-II-Odb) 1984-1987

box 21, folder 1-3

1984

box 21, folder 2

1985

box 21, folder 3

1987

box 21, folder 4

Košice, Department #2 1986

 

Bratislava, Department #2 (BA-II-Odb) 1984-1987

box 21, folder 5

1984

box 21, folder 6

1985

box 21, folder 7

1986

box 21, folder 8

1987

 

Plány (annual work plans) 1985-1988

 

Bratislava - XII Administration 1985-1986

box 21, folder 9

1985

box 21, folder 10

1986

box 21, folder 11

Bratislava, Department #2 1988

 

Košice, Department #2 (KE-II-Odb) 1985-1987

box 21, folder 12

1985

box 22, folder 1

1986

box 22, folder 2

1987

box 22, folder 3

České Budějovice, Department #2 (CB-II-Odb) 1988

 

Banská Bystrica, Department #2 (BB-II-Odb) 1985-1988

box 22, folder 3

Banská Bystrica, Department #2 (BB-II-Odb) 1985-1988

box 22, folder 4

1985

box 22, folder 5

1986

box 22, folder 6

1987

box 22, folder 7

1988

 

Bratislava, Department #2 1985-1987

box 22, folder 8

1985

box 22, folder 9

1986

box 22, folder 10

1987

 

Bratislava - XII Administration 1987-1988

box 22, folder 11

1987

box 22, folder 12

1988

 

Plány. FMV Provadeci plany (Federal Ministry of Interior work plans) 1978-1988

box 23, folder 1

1978

box 23, folder 2

1979

box 23, folder 3

1980

box 23, folder 4

1981

box 23, folder 5

1982

box 23, folder 6

1983

box 23, folder 7

1984

box 23, folder 8

1985

box 23, folder 9

1986

box 23, folder 10

1987

box 23, folder 11

1988

 

Plány 1985-1987

box 23, folder 12

Department #4 (10-4-odb) 1987

box 23, folder 12

Department #5 (10-5-odb) 1985, 1987

 

Ctvrtletni Informace (Quarterly Reviews) 1984-1987

box 23, folder 13

Department #4 1984, 1987

box 23, folder 13

Department #5 1987

box 23, folder 13

General 1987

 

Vyhodnocení (work plan evaluations) 1984-1987

box 23, folder 14

Department #3 1987

box 24, folder 1

Informace, Department #3 1987

 

Department #4 1984-1987

 

Department #5 1987

box 24, folder 1

Plány,Department #3 1985-1987

 

Vyhodnocení 1985-1987

 

Department #2

box 24, folder 2

1985

box 24, folder 3

1986

box 24, folder 4

1987

box 24, folder 5

Plány, Department #2 1985-1987

box 24, folder 5

Vykazy (Statements) 1986-1987

box 24, folder 6

Informace, Department #4 1984-1986

 

Vyhodnocení 1984-1986

 

Department #1 1984-1987

box 24, folder 7

1984-1986

box 24, folder 8

1987

 

Plány 1985-1984

box 24, folder 8

Department #1 1985, 1987

 

Informace 1985-1987

box 24, folder 9

Department #1 1985-1987

box 24, folder 10

Vykazy (Statements of Preventative Measures) 1984-1987

 

II-Správa Sbor Národní Bezpečnosti (SNB) (Second Directorate of the National Security Council) files 1988-1989

Scope and Contents note

Contains work plan evaluations (vyhodnocení plánu práce), reviews (informace), statements (vykazy), from various divisions, includes notes about discharging the Státní bezpečnost (StB) officers and lists of names
 

Vyhodnocení 1988-1989

box 25, folder 1

Department #9 1988-1989

box 25, folder 2

Department #10 1988-1989

box 25, folder 3

Department #11 1988-1989

box 25, folder 4

Department #12 1988-1989

 

Informace 1989

box 25, folder 4

Department #12 1989

box 25, folder 5

Vykazy, 1988, Department #10 1988

box 25, folder 6-9

List of names of StB officers 1970s and 1980s

 

Státní bezpečnost (StB) (State Security) agents files 1970s and 1980s

Scope and Contents note

Includes lists of names and detailed characteristics of StB agents, personal and professional CV files, questionnaires, evaluations, certificates, copies of photographs of agents and defectors. Arranged in two groups, alphabetical or by file number
 

By file number 1970s-1980s

box 26, folder 1

13 6052

box 26, folder 2

13 7229

box 26, folder 3

14 1361

box 26, folder 4

14 1394

box 26, folder 5

14 1573

box 26, folder 6

16 4023-16 0452

box 26, folder 7

16 4026

box 26, folder 8

16 4304

box 26, folder 9

16 4539-16 4792

box 26, folder 10

16 4982

box 26, folder 11

16 4801

box 26, folder 12

16 4929

box 26, folder 13

16 6033

box 26, folder 14

17 0146

box 26, folder 15

17 2151

box 26, folder 16

17 2321

box 27, folder 1

17 6697-18 7773

box 27, folder 2

18 8373

box 27, folder 3

19 5047

box 27, folder 4

20 7587

box 27, folder 5

22 4942

box 27, folder 6

22 6097

box 27, folder 7

23 0670

 

By name 1970s-1980s

box 27, folder 8

Andrejsek, Jaromir

box 27, folder 9-10

Arazim, Ludvík

box 28, folder 1

Arazim, Ludvík

box 28, folder 2

Bohůnek, Miloslav

box 28, folder 3

Černý, Otakar

box 28, folder 4

Defektori (photos of defectors)

box 28, folder 5

Dvorský, Vladimí Fiala

box 28, folder 6

Foto StB (photos of State Security agents)

box 28, folder 7

Franta, Josef

box 28, folder 8

Had, Alois

box 29, folder 1

Havlíček, Václav

box 29, folder 2

Hladík, Miloš

box 29, folder 3

Hrabik, Jaroslav

box 29, folder 4-6

Hrbáček, Jaroslav

box 29, folder 7

Ježek, Jiří

box 30, folder 1

Ježek, Jiří

box 30, folder 2-4

Kavan, Antonín

box 30, folder 5-9

Klíma, Jaroslav

box 31, folder 1-2

Koníček, Ivan

box 31, folder 3-4

Kováč, Jén

box 31, folder 5-7

Kožuch, Albín

box 31, folder 8

Kraus, Zdenĕk

box 31, folder 9-10

Kubr, Jaroslav

box 32, folder 1-2

Kubr, Jaroslav

box 32, folder 3-4

Kucian, Miloš

box 32, folder 5-8

Ludvík, Josef

box 32, folder 9-10

Mareček, Vladimír

box 32, folder 11-12

Mareš, Josef

box 32, folder 13

Miller, Jaroslav

box 33, folder 1-2

Miřijovský, Vladimír

box 33, folder 3

Nacvalač, Miloslav

box 33, folder 4

Řepík, Vladislav

box 33, folder 5-6

Řezníček, Ladislav

box 33, folder 7-9

Říha, Václav

box 33, folder 10

Růžička, Josef

box 34, folder 1-2

Ruzne (various names)

box 34, folder 3

Rybín, Jiří

box 34, folder 4-6

Rychtařik, Zdenek

box 34, folder 7

Šeda

box 34, folder 8

Šefrna, Lubomír

box 34, folder 9-11

Šíma, Václav

box 35, folder 1-2

Soudný, Jiří

box 35, folder 3-4

Stárek, Vladimír

box 35, folder 5-9

Šulc, František

box 36, folder 1

Tomisek

box 36, folder 2

Tůma, Miloslav

box 36, folder 3-4

Vach, František

box 36, folder 5-8

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