ˈæɡeɪbkˌɑːv stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, ðɪ ˈɑːɡpuː fˈɔːɹən bɹˈæntʃ ˈæktɪvli jˈuːzd ɑːɹmˈiːniən ɐpɔstˈɑːlɪk tʃˈɜːtʃ klˈɜːdʒi fɹʌm bˈoʊθ ðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən ænd ɐbɹˈɔːd fɔːɹ ˈɛspɪənˌɑːʒ.
Agabekov stated that in 1929, the OGPU Foreign Branch actively used Armenian Apostolic Church clergy from both the Soviet Union and abroad for espionage.