MVD OF RUSSIA

MAIN DIRECTORATE OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW (GUVD of Moscow)

09.08.02 No. 3/4497
to No. KS-2315 dated 31.07.2002

To the Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
S.A. Kovalyov

Dear Sergei Adamovich!

In response to your inquiry, I inform you that the information you are interested in regarding items 1 and 2 is contained in criminal case No. 103, initiated on the grounds of a crime provided for by Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, regarding the facts of the explosions of residential buildings on Guryanova St. and Kashirskoye Highway on September 9 and 13, 1999. This criminal case is being handled by the Investigation Department of the FSB of the RF; operational support is also carried out by the apparatus of the FSB of Russia.

Regarding items 3 and 4 of the inquiry, I bring to your attention that in September 1999, the procedure for receiving, recording, and operational response to telephone and other warnings about possible terrorist acts was regulated by MVD RF orders No. 170dsp dated 04.09.1993 "On measures to improve the activities of duty units of internal affairs bodies" and No. 550dsp dated 10.18.1996 "On measures for further improvement of the activities of duty units of internal affairs bodies and the system for providing operational information," according to which all calls received by duty units equipped with audio recording equipment are recorded on magnetic tapes, which are stored for 6 months. Information received on September 13, 1999, at the Moscow GUVD by telephone has been attached to the aforementioned criminal case.

To obtain the information of interest, you must contact the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

Acting Head [Signature] A.K. Ivanov