The paper highlights the major efforts made and the enormous energy consumed by the security structures of Oradea during the eighth decade of the last century, so that nothing unforeseen would happen during the annual anniversary of the Union of Romanian Principalities (January 24, 1859). Surprised by the event took place the night of January 23 to 24, 1972, the Securitate (Security) of Oradea made constant diligences so that it would not be repeated. At the beginning of each year, a significant number of officers were rounded, so the event would take place as smoothly as possible. They would also exploit their own informatory networks to gather data as relevant as possible. Except for 1972, no unwanted events had been discovered by the Securitate, a sign that either they managed things well or no „hostile elements” had in mind to generate disturbances against the communist regime, hooliganism or predisposition to acts of indiscipline, as cataloged by the Securitate. Finally, the paper highlights a part of what it meant to strengthen the supervision of the Romanian society over time and the obvious involvement of the force structures of the political regime in controlling and punishing those who rose up against the political system or only intended it.