▁foreign ▁intelligence . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Che ka ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁renamed ▁organization , ▁the ▁State ▁Political ▁Director ate , ▁or ▁GPU . ▁ ▁The ▁Foreign ▁Department ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁intelligence ▁activities ▁over se as , ▁including ▁collection ▁of ▁important ▁intelligence ▁from ▁foreign ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁liquid ation ▁of ▁def ectors , ▁em ig res , ▁and ▁other ▁ass orted ▁' en em ies ▁of ▁the ▁people '. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁after ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Political ▁Director ate ▁( G PU ) ▁and ▁its ▁mer ger ▁with ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ariat ▁for ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R , ▁foreign ▁intelligence ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁GPU ▁Foreign ▁Department , ▁and ▁between ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Department ▁of ▁J oint ▁State ▁Political ▁Administration ▁or ▁O G PU . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁O G PU ▁was ▁rein cor por ated ▁into ▁the ▁NK VD . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁NK VD ▁in ▁turn ▁became ▁the ▁K GB , ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁became ▁SV R ▁and ▁F SB . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁SV R ▁R F ▁issued ▁a ▁CD - ROM ▁entitled ▁Russian ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence : ▁V Ch K – K GB –