Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union head the KGB. He became KGB Chairman on 18 May 1967. On 3 July 1967, he made a proposal to establish a Fifth Directorate (ideological counterintelligence) within the KGB to deal with internal political opposition to the Soviet regime. The Directorate was set up at the end of July and took charge of KGB files on all Soviet dissidents, including Andrei Sakharov and Alexander Solzhenitsyn. In 1968, KGB Chairman Andropov issued a departmental order "On the tasks of State security agencies in combating the ideological sabotage by the adversary", calling for the KGB to struggle against dissidents and their imperialist
The Who Tour 1967 showcased the requisite instrument smashing ritual that usually closed their performances (and produced memorable footage for "The Kids Are Alright" biopic). The group also booked studio time during the tour to record material for "The Who Sell Out" and tracks like "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" whenever possible. In between more performances in the United Kingdom, the band returned for another two-week stint in America late in the year, with "The Who Sell Out" seeing release in December. Live material from 1967 (excluding TV appearances where the band mimed to pre-recorded material) has appeared on a number of different