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Security Service (Poland)
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The Security Service (Polish: Służba Bezpieczeństwa; Polish pronunciation: [ˈswuʐba bɛspʲeˈt͡ʂɛɲstfa]), in full Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and commonly known as SB, was a secret police force established in the Polish People's Republic in 1956 as a successor to the Ministry of Public Security (UB). The SB was the chief foreign and domestic security organization in Poland from 1956 until the fall of communism in 1989.
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Służba Bezpieczeństwa | |
![]() Arms of the Polish People's Republic used by the UB and SB | |
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Formed | 1956; 68 years ago (1956) |
Preceding agency | |
Dissolved | 1990 |
Type | Secret police, intelligence agency |
Jurisdiction | Polish People's Republic |
Headquarters | Warsaw |
Employees | 24,300 (1989) |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Interior |
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The parent agency of SB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, had been established in 1954, but the Ministry did not play a significant role until the winding-up of the Committee for Public Safety in 1956.