“…Files are mainly on East European and western actors, composers, cosmonauts, filmmakers, historians, journalists, militaries, musicians, philosophers, politicians, singers (opera or pop music), and writers. Accruals not expected…”

“…The documents provide information on over one thousand more or less prominent Polish state, opposition or dissident politicians, writers, actors, journalists and other public figures. …”

“…The information included in these files concerns politicains, human rights activists, dissidents, artists, intellectuals, sportsmen and sportswomen, scientists, party leaders, physicians, representatives of churches, military officers, university professors, signatoties of Charter 77, emigrants, Czechoslovak diplomats, musicains, spies, writers and even " criminals". Particularly extensive are the files on Gustav Husak, Alexander Dubcek, Vaclav Havel and Lubomir Strougal.…”

“…Files on Soviet and western politicians, militaries, artists, journalists, writers, poets, philosophers, musicians, composers and sportsmen and sportswomen (Comaneci) containing inauguration speeches of presidents, news conferences, statements, analysis of policies, articles on visits. …”

“…The documents give information on about 5500 prominent and less prominent Hungarian state, opposition or dissident politicians, writers, actors, journalists and other public figures. …”

“…It records appeals, declarations, protests, open letters, interviews, reports, sermons, analyses and commentaries issued by or describing the activities of organized political groups, as well as the Polish Catholic Church and the representatives of various social groups including farmers, writers and academics. Worth singling out are the materials documenting the activity of: the Workers’ Defense Committee (KOR), the Movement for Human and Civil Rights (ROPCiO), the Student Solidarity Committee (SKS), the Society of Scientific Courses (TKN), the Polish Independence Agreement (PPN), the "Znak” Group, the Democratic Movement, Farmers’ Self Defense organizations; the Ósmego Dnia Theatre, the Believers’ Self-Defense Committee, the Free Trade Unions (WZZ), the Confederation of Independent Poland (KPN), NSZZ Solidarity, Rural Solidarity, the “Experience and Future” Group (DiP), the Independent Student Association (NZS), and the Independent Publishing House (NOWA). …”

“…These sources include: the ADN (the East German News Agency); Neues Deutschland (the main GDR newspaper); Berliner Zeitung (the second largest GDR newspaper); Junge Welt (the Official Paper of the East German Socialist Youth Organization); Sonntag (an East Berlin cultural weekly); IWE Informationsburo West (the West German information service); Die Welt (located in the West German city of Hamburg); Neue Deutsche Literatur (the monthly publication of the East German Writers’ Association); Horizon (the GDR’s foreign political weekly); the New York Times; the Wall Street Journal; the Baltimore Sun; UPI News Service; and Reuters. …”