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== Organization and operations ==
The agency was directed from a central office in Georgetown. Regional commands reported to this directorate and carried out political investigations within their assigned territories. Liaison officers worked inside other government departments when an investigation required access to records or the transfer of a prisoner.

The Geheime Staatspolizei maintained case files on people investigated for political offences. Its identity indexes connected each case to residence records held by the central security administration. Labor classifications were also checked when determining a person's location or employment status. The agency used these records to trace suspects and prepare arrest orders.

Field detachments operated at ports and airports where they examined travel documentation and detained targeted passengers. Units stationed at railway hubs enforced movement restrictions. Detachments assigned to industrial facilities investigated political activity among workers and enforced access orders for restricted sites.

Agents conducted case-specific surveillance before making arrests. They searched correspondence and recruited informants within workplaces or residential districts. Suspects were questioned at regional offices or transferred to interrogation centres. Administrative security orders allowed the agency to hold detainees without a normal judicial hearing.

The Geheime Staatspolizei also enforced the results of political screening procedures. Civil servants classified as security risks could be removed from office or detained. The agency coordinated prisoner transfers with other branches of the Tanoanischssicherheitshauptamt and sent detainees to facilities that included [[Mont Tanoa]].<ref name="mont-tanoa-camp"/>