The VENONA Documents, January 1945
These are the scanned-in images of the VENONA documents which have been
declassified up to this point that are from the month of January 1945.
Quick Index:
- The new KGB chief in San Francisco (MAJ) discusses liaison with two agents and asks for the name of the local Communist Party leader. (Release Four)
- Reissue: Financial transfers to "VALENTIN" (1945) (Release Five)
- Cover business of Boris Morros and Alfred K. Stern (Release Three)
- Lookout for an American Merchant Sailor (Release Three)
- An officer of a whaling ship sent back to the Soviet Union because of bad behavior. (Release Four)
- Evaluation of various Soviet persons stationed in Portland. (Release Four)
- Boris Morros and Alfred K. Stern connections to other KGB Personnel. (Release Three)
- The KGB Illegal ALBERT comments on Greg Silvermasters work. (Release Three)
- KGB Policy regarding intelligence sharing with ACP. (Release Three)
- KGB Agent provides information about US-Iranian Oil negotiations. (Release Three)
- KGB agents Boris and Morros and Alfred K. Stern. (Release Three)
- KGB NY requests instructions concerning "PA", American reporter. (Release Three)
- Romuald BUCZYNSI, "POL'PRESS" representative in Ankara; inquiry about "NERO" (1945) (Release Five)
- VICTOR gets Camp-2 Message (Release One)
- Greg Silvermasters address. (Release Three)
- KGB Operation to move a couple to Mexico via US transit visa. (Release Three)
- Development of emergency contact procedures for Illegal ALBERT. (Release Three)
- Judith Coplon interviewed by KGB. Access to FBI information. (Release Three)
- Hand-over of KGB agents to a new controller. (Release Three)
- Reissue: ANDREEV's clash with the police (1945) (Release Five)
- KGB Operation to get transit visas for the Fishers. (Release Three)
- KGB NY requests instructions for making a contact. (Release Three)
- Kasparov, the KGB chief in San Francisco departs for new assignment in Mexico City. (Release Four)
- Reference to "PEDRO" and to one of "ARTHUR's" addresses (Release Five)
- PAVEL'EV and BOSISOV on way to Montevideo (Release Five)
- A reference to KGB agents Robert and Jack Soble. (Release Three)
- Discussion of AKhMED's information. (Release Three)
- New arrangements for liason with the Illegal ALBERT. (Release Three)
- Amended translation re: liason with ALBERT. (Release Three)
- Visit to the Office; mention of KAROLA (1945). (Release Five)
- Difficulties between BURLAKOV and REVIZOROV over complementing of ships in Portland; PIRVERDYaN (1945). (Release Five)
- Reissue: Don't remove "ARTUR's" records until "TAGOR" gets there (1944) (Release Five)
- Arrangements for the return home of SMIRNOVA. (Release Five)
- Reissue of: MGB Bogota instructed to arrange "KIRILL's" return home (1945). (Release Five)
- Reports from Greg Silverman on "LU" and KGB meeting with Judith Coplon. (Release Three)
- More about the transit visa operation - KGB NY. (Release Three)
- KGB NY says Illegal ALBERT has strong views against the NY office. (Release Three)
- KGB Agent ZORA and her stepfather, "KEEN". (Release Three)
- KGB Agents BOB and BAS - Probable work in Latin America (Release Three)
- KGB agent Greg Silvermasters network. (Release Three)
- "TSERBER" asks Silvermaster how to re-establish contact with GRU. (Release Three)
- Harry Dexteer White tells Greg Silvermaster how to get $6B from US at a better interest rate. (Release Three)
- KGB personalities BOLT and TSYGAN. (Release Three)
- Defector Kravchenko and Dave Dallin "in a great panic" under surveillance. (Release Three)
- Russian Orthodox Church Leaders. (Release Three)
- SARNOV's report (1945). (Release Five)
- "VALERIAN" ordered to Helsinki on official business (1945). (Release Five)
- Reference to "ACQUAINTANCE" (1945). (Release Five)
- YOUNG Message and OLD Hand Over (Release One)
- The Transit Visa Operation. (Release Three)
- ISAChENKOV and KOLESNIKOV left for Mexico (Release Five)
- Person requests payment (1945). (Release Five)
- "ALEKSANDR" to be given news of family on next trip to Montevideo (1945) (Release Five)
- Personal details on a writer (1945). (Release Five)
- Information from "GRIShA". (Release Five)
- Covername PETER's serious position. (Release Three)
- MGB Montevideo given permission to send for "ALEXANDER" and "ARTHUR" (1945) (Release Five)
- MGB Montevideo reproved for neglecting work on Soviet colony (1945) (Release Five)
- Correction to: MGB Bogota for neglecting work on Soviet colony (1945) (Release Five)
- Reissue of: MGB Bogota criticised for neglect of work on Soviet colony; and Reference to various Probationers (1945). (Release Five)
- TARASOV, the former KGB chief in Mexico City has sailed for Vladivostok from Portland. (Release Four)
- Reissue of: Admit EVDOKIMOV to OSShO and mention of the "PROFESSOR" (Release Five)
- Reference to KGB officer PETR. (Release Four)
- Reissue of: Representation at the London International Conference (1945). (Release Five)
- 2nd reissue of: "KhOChEV's" arrest and references to his various contacts (1945). (Release Five)
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