Departments of The Third Section
The Third Section was organized into the following departments (ekspeditsiya); although there was no strict allocation of tasks among different offices.:
- I - supreme police (political crimes and enemies of the regime)
- II - counterfeiting, religious sects, murders, penitentiary, serfdom
- III - aliens
- IV - incidents, staff matters
- V (1842) - censorship of theatre plays (performed by the 1st department since 1828)
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