The USSR 
  Committee of State Security of the USSR 
               08/12/1982. # 2367 - F 
                      Moscow           

[seven signatures] 
 To: Central Committee of the CPSU


On preventing another anti-Soviet action by
Sakharov and his spouse, Bonner.

	It was reported by the USSR Committee of State Security that Sakharov has 
lately undertaken a number of steps to revive  his antisocial activity so as 
to preserve foreign interest in him.  Bonner systematically prods him in 
this direction, acting on the instructions of the representatives of the 
American Embassy in Moscow.
	One such action by Bonner and Sakharov is the preparation for  publication 
in the West of the Academisian’s so-called memoirs.  Describing his life in 
detail, Sakharov libels Soviet reality and the foreign and domestic policies 
of the Party and the Soviet state.  Important parts of his memoirs describe 
of his participation in the development of nuclear weapons, their tests, and 
the relations among the scientists who created these weapons.
	In his memoirs, Sakharov devotes considerable attention to comparison of 
the power and stockpiles of nuclear weapons in the USSR and the USA, makes 
the slanderous claim that the Soviet Union is aggressive, and asserts that 
it can be restrained only by a firm US policy.  In this regard, he calls for 
the USA to increase its nuclear potential, since it is the only means of 
countering the Warsaw Pact countries.
	The KGB organs have repeatedly thwarted Sakharov's intentions to send the 
final draft of this manuscript abroad but despite this, Bonner and he have 
continued their systematic work to restore it.
	The decision to conduct an official search of Bonner was made in 
connection with information received that Bonner left Gorky for Moscow on 
December 6 in order to hand over the manuscript to the Americans.  As a 
result of the search, 240 pages of the manuscript of the memoirs were 
confiscated from Bonner.  Among them, in particular, there was a chapter, 
"The Year 1965," which provides, along with slander of the Soviet state and 
social system, detailed descriptions of his work in the system of the 
Ministry of Medium Machine Building.  In addition, while writing about his 
participation in developing thermonuclear weapons, Sakharov includes some 
classified information, which is not subject to disclosure.  
	The search confirmed Bonner's intentions to send abroad through illegal 
channels all these materials, to be published in the USA.
	In addition, Bonner had a video camera, which was given to her by foreign 
correspondents to obtain an interview from Sakharov.  The videotape with 
Sakharov's statement, probably intended  for American television, was 
confiscated.  In his interview, Sakharov, in particular, declares that his 
administrative exile "is related to everything -- to the domestic and 
foreign policy of our country, to the repressions of other dissidents, such 
as Sharansky, Orlov and others, to such events as Afghanistan, Poland, 
missiles aimed at Europe, to questions of domestic policy, to the 
liberalization that our country needs so much... therefore, all these 
matters are related and covered up by the lies of our official 
representatives as well as by those who go abroad allegedly representing the 
Soviet intelligentsia.  It’s necessary to expose those lies, it’s necessary 
to understand the true state of affairs..."
	As Bonner's behavior shows, having recovered from the unexpected  shock of 
the search, she still intends to continue her anti-Soviet activity.  She 
made employees of the American Embassy and foreign correspondents aware of 
what had happened.
	It is also known that she plans to carry out other anti-social actions.  
In particular, she is planing to stir up a hullabaloo around her desire to 
go abroad under the pretext of receiving medical treatment.  The decision 
has been made not to allow such a trip.
	Considering the type of anti-Soviet activity that Bonner has been engaged 
in for so long and her participation in many anti-social actions, we think 
it expedient to prevent her from coming to Moscow.  It is possible to 
accomplish this by indicting her on criminal charges in the city of Gorky, 
for which there exists more than sufficient legal grounds.  The 
investigation will be conducted without subjecting Bonner to arrest; and she 
could be sentenced to exile.
	This has been coordinated with the USSR Procurator's Office (comrade 
Rekunkov)  
	We are requesting your consent.
Chairman of the Committee      [signature] V. Fedorchuk