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‖ residentura|rɛzɪdɛnˈtʊərə|
Also rezidentura.
[Russ. rezidentúra: cf. resident n. 4.]
A group or organization of intelligence agents in a foreign country.
1963A. Dulles Craft of Intelligence viii. 102 Within the embassy there would still be intelligence officers, but they would restrict themselves, except in emergencies, to ‘clean’ operations... This unit the Soviets call the ‘legal residentura’. Outside the embassy..perhaps in a bookstore or a photography shop..was headquarters of the ‘illegal’ residentura. 1969A. Marin Rise with Wind i. 8 He wouldn't like to be a Russian Kaygaybehnik confronted with Clay...The man was capable of bursting into any accessible residentura and slaughtering the comrades. 1977‘R. Rostand’ Killing in Rome i. 5 Chief of the entire rezidentura [in Rome] was the first secretary himself, a KGB colonel. 1979Daily Tel. 15 Oct. 5/2 The deputy chief of the KGB Rezidentura in Tokyo..maintains numerous contacts among the staff and research fellows. |