April 21, 1979
Protocol #150 of the CC CPSU Politburo Session, 21 April 1979
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union. CENTRAL COMMITTEE
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P150/93
To Comrs. Brezhnev, Kosygin, Andropov, Gromyko, Suslov, Ustinov, Ponomarev, Smirtyukov.
Extract from protocol #150 of the CC CPSU Politburo session
from 21 April 1979
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On the inexpediency of the participation of soviet military helicopter crews in the suppression of counter-revolutionary activities in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
1. To agree with the proposal on this question submitted in the memorandum by the Ministry of Defense on 18 April 1979, #318/3/0430.
2. To ratify the draft of instructions to the chief military adviser in the DRA (attached).
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[attached] to article 93 protocol # 150
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KABUL
TO CHIEF MILITARY ADVISER
Inform the Prime-Minister of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan H. Amin that the request to send 15-20 military helicopters with soviet crews has been delivered to the Soviet government.
Tell him that the Afghan government has already been given explanations on the inexpediency of direct participation of soviet military sub-units in the suppression of counter-revolutionary activities in the DRA, as such actions would be used by the enemies of the Afghan revolution and foreign hostile forces in order to falsify soviet international aid to Afghanistan and to carry out anti-governmental and anti-soviet propaganda among the Afghan population.
Emphasize that during March-April of this year, the DRA has already been sent 25 military helicopters which are equipped with 5-10 complete sets of combat ammunition.
Convince H. Amin that existing combat helicopters with Afghan crews are capable, along with subdivisions of land-based forces and combat aircraft, of solving the problems of suppressing counter-revolutionary actions.
Work out for the Afghan command the necessary recommendations pertaining to this question.
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Concerns helicopter and ammunition deliveries from the Soviet Union to Afghanistan.
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