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Gorbachev giving KGB a bigger role
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WASHINGTON The KGB secret police is enjoying greater support
from Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev than any other Soviet
organization, according to U.S. and foreign analysts of Soviet
affairs.
In turn, he seems particularly dependent on the agency and may
be in the process of increasing its power.
The close relationship of the two is particularly striking in
view of the contrast between Gorbachev's image in the West as a
liberal reformer seeking increased democratization ...
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