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The communication, or the theft or collection with a view to transmission to a foreign state, foreign organization, or their agents, of information constituting a state or military secret, or the communication or collection, in accordance with instructions from a foreign intelligence network, of other information to be used in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the USSR, if the espionage was committed by a foreign national or a stateless person—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from seven to 15 years, with confiscation of property, or death, with confiscation of property.

Article 66. Acts of terrorism

The murder of a state or public official or representative of the government committed in connection with his state or public activity with the aim of overthrowing or weakening the Soviet state—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from ten to 15 years, with confiscation of property, or death, with confiscation of property.

The infliction of serious bodily injury, for the same purposes, upon a state or public official, or representative of the government in connection with his state or public activity—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from eight to 15 years, with confiscation of property.

Article 67. Acts of terrorism against the representative of a foreign state.

The murder of a representative of a foreign state with the purpose of provoking war or international complications—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from ten to 15 years, with confiscation of property, or death, with confiscation of property.

The infliction of serious bodily injury upon the same persons for the same purpose—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from eight to 15 years, with confiscation of property.

Article 68 Sabotage

The destruction of damaging by explosion, arson, or other means of enterprises, installations, ways and means of communication, communications facilities, or other state or public property, the carrying out of mass poisonings, or the spreading of epidemics and