Asala
Historians' examination of "Stasi" files, accessible after German reunification, demonstrates a link between Carlos and the KGB, via the East German secret police. When Leonid Brezhnev visited West Germany in 1981, Carlos did not undertake any attacks, at the request of the KGB. Western intelligence had expected activity during this period. Carlos also had relations with the leadership of Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA). The "Stasi" asked Carlos to use his influence on ASALA to tone down the Armenian group's anti-Soviet activity.