An element of The Trust was to fund, and ultimately direct, its own opposition. centerforintelligencestudies.org/the-trust.html
"In theory, the émigrés appeared to be organized for some kind of effective action, but in reality they floundered...."
"This was the potential danger facing the Cheka and the one possibly in Lenin’s mind...."
The Trust would collect intelligence on all opponents of the Bolsheviks, and make them unwitting collaborators with the secret police...
Any parallels with Communist China today?