Origins and Franco's Dictatorship
The Special Security Commission(SSC) was formed in 1938 as an organization from a specialized corps of the National Unionist Offensive Juntas (NUOJ) and framed as a secret organization of the Information Service of the High General Staff, with the field name "Segunda Bis." Later in the autumn of 1939 it was officialized as such and began to act as the military arm in the face of the anomalous and the unknown, always under a strong National Catholic bias.
Initially formed to respond to actions by members of the Republican side, advised or trained by the GRU Division "P" without external assistance, the Commissary slowly extended its range of action to the rest of Spain and later, occasional personnel in Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea.
Serrano Suñer's visit to Berlin, accompanied by other Spanish officials and Heinrich Himmler.
After the end of the Spanish Civil War, the Commission had a difficult threefold task: to protect the rest of the Spanish people from the relatively few anomalies with respect to regions such as South and Central America, but of a diverse nature, to decide which anomalies would be worthy and "pure". The aim of the project was to provide the necessary resources to be used by the Sea, Land and Air armies and the continuous vigilance against the threat of foreign interest groups, whether of a political nature such as the GRU's "P" Division, anti-clerical groups such as SAPPHIRE, para-religious groups that disagreed with the national Catholic vision of the Commission, such as sects that would form the Horizon Initiative and groups that preserved normality, such as the Foundation.
Volunteers from the Blue Division, previously advised by members of the Commission.
The 1940s was a difficult period for the Commission, as it was for the rest of Spain. Being neophytes in the knowledge of anomalies, to their obsolete equipment and helpless by the remaining political blocs after World War II, the Commission was forced to keep a lower profile, focusing on the investigation of anomalies in their possession and deploying only in cases where a possible threat from anomalies created or used by the maquis was detected.
The 1950s was the period of splendor of the Commission. Despite widespread hunger, the joint efforts of the government and the future Manna Charitable Foundation integrated as Social Aid helped to alleviate hunger. The progressive opening to the world due to the Cold War and Spain's geographical position made countries like the United States consider it as a strategic ally with a strong anti-communist position and expertise against the GRU Division "P" and the Soviet Union.
As for the economy, the Commission enjoyed prestige in spite of the generalized state of poverty. Being considered the architect of the end of isolationism, a good part of the military budget was destined for the Commission. This caused an expansion in its operations, beginning to contain anomalies that were isolated but dangerous.
However, as Spain broke its isolationism, it began to attract Groups of Interest and the Foundation again. Despite the construction of the Torrejon and Zaragoza Air Bases as part of the agreement between Pentagram and the Commission, the Commission insisted on building Headquarters in isolated locations and modifying the topology of the terrain in provinces such as Teruel. The future sects of the Horizon Initiative began to be interested in the Commission and SCP-ES-101, being peacefully rejected by the Commission. And rumors of a possible cultural war coming from French anti-clerical groups for film materials seized in the vicinity of the Bidasoa Valley.
On the other hand, it is believed that the location of these headquarters, an imposition of a "law of silence" by the Franco dictatorship, and presumed xenophobia among the general population made the Foundation's infiltration attempts unsuccessful.
The 1960s marked the beginning of a cultural change in the Commission brought about by the opening up to the modern world. Relations with the emerging Horizon Initiative softened, allowing Christian members to join, ties with Pentagram were strengthened, and a cultural change among the younger members of the Commission took place, opening a still minority split that would last until its dissolution in 1977.
H82RI eigenweapon recovered and loaded on the USS Petrel.
On 17/01/1966, a B-52 strategic bomber and a KC-135 tanker aircraft collided in a refueling maneuver, causing the fall of two eigenweapons and two non-anomalous thermonuclear bombs and the death of seven crewmen. Two of them, an eigenweapon and a non-anomalous bomb suffered ruptures when they fell into the Mediterranean Sea and on land.
Pentagram and the Commission, with the approval of the latter, disinfected the area mainly of anomalous materials in pursuit of normality with regard to the security of the area and its welfare. Subsequently, a massive disinformation campaign was carried out, broadcasting images of the bath of the Minister of Information and Tourism Manuel Fraga and the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and liaison with Pentagram, Angier Biddle Duke on NO-DO and the TVE television network.
During the last years of Franco's regime, the division between the more open-minded sectors of the Commission, led by Simón Sáez Roc, and the immobilist sectors led by Luis Carrero Blanco became evident. Although they agreed with limiting the influence of Pentagram in Spanish territory, they disagreed profoundly on the continuity of the Commission itself. Sáez Roc was in favor of establishing relations with the Foundation and in the future planning a complete absorption, allocating the surplus money to other State pantries, while Carrero Blanco defended the centralization of the Commission in the figure of the future King Don Juan Carlos I of Spain.
However, the second position would weaken due to the assassination of Carrero Blanco on December 20, 1973 by the terrorist group ETA, the Green March and the generalized instability before and after the death of Francisco Franco, thus leading to the signing of the Barnard-Sáez agreement with the condition of the disintegration of the Information Service as such.
Post-Transition
Progressively, the Commission's staff was successfully integrated into the Foundation's structure. Although they were initially allowed to operate in their headquarters, a series of attacks during the 1980s by alleged remnants of the Commission and the Franco dictatorship who had opposed the absorption by the Foundation, forced the Commission's staff to be transferred to International Area-08. Subsequently, Pathways were opened to sites with anomalies difficult to contain from International Area-08 and medium and low containment objects were moved between International Area-08, Site-34 and Site-313, depending on each anomaly..
The whereabouts, objective, means or personnel belonging to the Special Security Commission Interest Group (GoI-134-A) are currently unknown.
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The modern logo of the Special Security Commision.
The Special Security Commission lasted from the beginning of World War II and managed to survive beyond the fall of Franco's dictatorship. During that period, most of the Groups of Interest were emerging or expanding and it is natural that members or artifacts related to them ended up in a strategic point like Spain for one reason or another.
Political Stakeholders and Veil Preservationists
Anherbe Obskuracorps
Initially allies of a pre-Commission Spain and mentors of anti-psionic tactics, the Commission discovered the origin of the anomalous armament and refused to use it due to its thaumaturgical and partially tartaric origin. The Commission warned Ramón Serrano Suñer of this and together with the prohibitive conditions for Spain coming out of a war, ties with them were cut.
Subsequently, there was a brief alliance of convenience to guarantee the survival of the Blue Division.
Global Occult Coalition
Mostly neutral due to the condemnation of Spain, the Coalition began to deploy foreign troops to the U.S. bases left by Pentagram. Beginning in 1982, years after the merger of the Commission and Spain's entry into NATO, Spanish personnel began to be included in its ranks. For greater efficiency, the Foundation opened a channel of communication between former members of the Commission and the Coalition to assist in the management of Threat Entities in Spanish territory.
GRU Division "P"
Main enemy of the Commissary and the rebel side for supporting the Republican government. Although the "P" Division initially had complete dominance over the abnormal in Spain, internal divisions on the Republican side, the inclusion of members of the Church of the Broken God on the rebel side and a proto-Commission supported by Obskuracorps undermined the power of the "P" Division and forced it to leave Spain.
At the end of the war, after unsuccessfully trying to eliminate the Blue Division, Joseph Stalin vowed revenge on Spain and began to organize the "P" Division for an all-out assault on Spain. Such an assault was vetoed by the U.S. and U.K. which considered it disproportionate.
After that, there were no further direct relations with "P" Division, although it is suspected that they used Republican refugees as test subjects.
The Foundation
Initially unaware of each other's existence, the Foundation became interested in Spain because of possible traces of the Church of the Broken God in Asturias and the whereabouts of Robert Bumaro. The Commission and the Franco regime, in their mission to prevent the passage of any group of interest not related to their ideology, established a law of silence to any foreigner who began to investigate the area or inquire about them.
At the end of the Franco regime, the open-minded side of the Commission decided to negotiate an absorption with the Foundation, in order to free Spain from the expense of the Commission and the belief of a greater efficiency being independent from the State.
Pentagram
Strategic allies of the Commission. Initially sent with the dual mission of establishing an outpost against the Soviet Union and monitoring the Franco dictatorship in case it disobeyed Pentagram's wishes, he willingly assisted in the Palomares Incident. Subsequently, both factions of the Commission considered Pentagram to be a detriment to the Commissaion's mission and its independence.
Non-Profit and Religious Groups
Cult of the Great Green God/ Sons of the Vine
Linked to several disappearances in the forests of the Basque Country and the Comunidad Foral de Navarra, it is believed that they could correspond to matriarchal sects of the cult. Although no concrete evidence could be obtained, the Foundation has been thoroughly investigating the areas.
Manna Charitable Foundation
Allies of the Commission. Initially belligerent, the Commission managed to integrate a part of the Spanish members into Caritas in exchange for not using anomalies, as they were still suspicious of their widespread use. In exchange, they asked for the custody of SCP-ES-127 by the Commission. In the early 1970s, dissatisfied with their treatment and the injustices committed by the Franco dictatorship, a new generation broke away and joined the European Headquarters of the Manna Charitable Foundation.
Church of the Broken God
Partial allies of the Commission. While Robert Bumaro and his most devoted followers adopted Catholicism as a condition of aiding the rebel side, cells of the Orthodox Church of the Toothed Work and of the Broken Church affiliated with the Republicans settled in Asturias and began terraforming the surrounding mines for an unknown purpose.
The Commission sent several scouting parties to these mines. None returned. Although no concrete evidence could be obtained, the Foundation has been thoroughly investigating the area.
Church of the Second Hytoth
Although no adherents to Orthothian beliefs were found during the dictatorship, it is believed that the last strongholds of the Republican side would awaken a avatar of Yoru-Leusan as a desperate attempt to win the war.
They failed, but the avatar would periodically awaken, forcing the Commissary to mobilize a large bulk of its personnel for temporary containment.
Horizon Initiative
The sects of the future Horizon Initiative suffered the constant refusal of the mostly peaceful Commission because of their links with "Jewish Freemasonry" and support for the native beliefs of the Moroccan people.
At its founding, the Horizon Initiative persuaded an open-minded Commission to allow the passage of Christian members into Spain and to investigate SCP-ES-101 among other religious anomalies.
Others
SAPPHIRE
At the end of the 1950s and during the 1960s, several militants of the Republic in Exile enlisted in SAPPHIRE in an attempt to bring down the Franco dictatorship, which they considered retrograde. Mainly integrated as RUBIES and the occasional EMERALD as an infiltrated agent already in Spanish territory, inserted uncensored versions of films with psyche-altering effects along the smuggling routes of the Bidasoa Valley.
For unknown reasons, SAPPHIRE expelled Spanish Republicans from their community. Later, the Foundation discovered possible causes such as xenophobia for belonging to "a backward and superstitious people" and comparisons with tactics used in "personality cults such as the Soviets.".
Although it may seem that with all this background it is difficult to write about the Commission, it is easy if you keep these guidelines in mind:
- They are human: Contrary to how Obskuracorps and some interpretations of the Global Occult Coalition and the Foundation are described, the Commission moves in shades of gray, not black and white. A member of the Commission might mistreat a Republican prisoner out of sadism, but would normally be reprimanded by another member for not doing his job. A member of the Commission would sooner save a town from an anomaly, treat or kill those who could not be saved than isolate and torture them.
- Insufficient means: Because much of their activity took place during the postwar period and the 1950s, they often used non-anomalous means to achieve their goals. Instead of amnestics, they used a combination of censorship, repression and the broadcast of NO-DO. Instead of relying on anomalous weaponry, the Commission attempted to fatigue the anomaly by any means possible. Despite the slow reverse engineering of the technology left behind by Obskuracorps, the Commission still had qualms about relying on "forces beyond Man and beyond God."
- They know how to choose their battles: Despite their generally obsolete equipment, the initial members of the Commission were mostly military and therefore experienced in the field. Although the proportion of military personnel decreased after 1960, they were always an important part of the Commission.
- They tend towards Xenophobia: Possibly to prevent Spain from falling into the hands of another power, the Commission was reluctant to allow Groups of Interest, including the Foundation, to enter its territory, much less collaborate with them. There were exceptions such as Pentagram, as a condition of receiving funding and defeating communism and Groups of Interest already present in Spain.
- Their mentality changed over time: Referring to the previous point. At the beginning they were xenophobic, but after the opening up, a good part of them started to adopt less conservative positions in order to be able to continue exercising their role.
- Echoes of the past: When it was absorbed by the Foundation, the latter had to start taking over the anomalies left by the Commission for various reasons. A theme often seen will be the inclusion of Commission documentation in the Foundation's archives and the contrast between one organization and the other.
- Camaraderie: Whether in its period as an independent body or as part of the Foundation, the Commission has a very close attitude among its ranks.
