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== Repression and detention ==
The Geheime Staatspolizei carried out systematic political repression on behalf of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Agents arrested people without judicial warrants and detained them through administrative orders issued within the security system. Interrogators used torture against prisoners held in agency facilities.

Some detainees disappeared after being transferred between regional offices and detention centres. The agency also enforced collective punishments against communities accused of assisting resistance groups. Forced transfers were used to remove controlled populations from areas placed under security restrictions.

Agency records were used to classify people for detention or forced labour. Political investigations could also result in the removal of protected civilian status. These decisions were recorded in personal files and passed to the authorities responsible for camps or labor assignments.