The VENONA Documents, June 1943
These are the scanned-in images of the VENONA documents which have been
declassified up to this point that are from the month of June 1943.
Quick Index:
- Mostly unrecovered, many covernames mentioned (Release Two)
- Political activity in East Africa (Release Two)
- Leaders of Governments-in-exile (Release Two)
- Report on activities of "Competitors" [U.S. intelligence agencies] (Release Two)
- Soviet naval crews en route to U.S. (Release Four)
- MEL'NIKOV writes telegrams (1943). (Release Five)
- Replies to several previous messages (Release Two)
- 4th-hand knowledge about a German invasion of Switzerland (Release Two)
- Request for clarification of previous message (Release Two)
- Material has been dispatched by courier. (Release Four)
- Trawler crews. (Release Four)
- Soviet support in Austria (Release Two)
- Mostly unrecovered. References to MERI (Release Two)
- Possibilities to spread Socialism in Europe (Release Two)
- Administrative and personnel matters. (Release Four)
- Recommendation to land the Illegal SALLY in San Francisco. (Release Four)
- The cipher room in Portland. (Release Four)
- Arrival of Soviet ships. (Release Four)
- More Soviet naval crews. (Release Four)
- Reissue-(T1004) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Completely unrecovered. References ANTON (Release Two)
- Difficult to understand many covernames referenced (Release Two)
- Lend - Lease matters. (Release Four)
- Reissue-"MARS","KAPITAN","ChEN","OFITsER",PAPANEK,BENES (1943) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Report on DUKE and his associates (Release Two)
- First occurrence of several covernames (Release Two)
- Using DIR as a courier to Mexico (Release Two)
- Completely unrecovered message (Release Two)
- Recruiting of new agents (Release Two)
- Arrival of ship Vetluga
- Garbled status reports of several agents (Release Two)
- Recruitment of possible new agents (Release Two)
- Unidentified GRU agent PHIL declines to meet a GRU officer in Washington. (Release Four)
- A report about U.S. Army tanks. (Release Four)
- Technical queries. (Release Four)
- Reissue(1167) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Tasking given to agents (Release Two)
- Forces aligning against Germany (Release Two)
- Report from PEL referencing a letter from KABAN (Release Two)
- GRU NY gives estimate of U.S. intentions re: opening a Second Front. Columnist Hanson W. Baldwin cited as a source (non-clandestine). (Release Four)
- Technical report. (Release Four)
- Mention of STENBERG's opinion and reference to LUNDBERG, BJORKQUIST, SIDORENKO, BRANTING and GUNTHER (Release Five)
- (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Organization of the U.S. Military Intelligence School (Release Two)
- Hook receives American citizenship (Release Two)
- Unidentified GRU personality MOK tries to renew contract. MOK may be a GRU illegal. (Release Four)
- How the Illegal SALLY will be handled in the U.S. (Release Four)
- Moscow rebukes Washington Naval GRU re: the case of the Illegal SALLY. (Release Four)
- Highly garbled. Many covernames mentioned (Release Two)
- A probable crank call to the NY GRU Residency. (Release Four)
- A report about the new U.S. Army tank destroyer, T-70. (Release Four)
- Reissue (T1826) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Continuation of telegram 497 (late March 1943) (Release Two)
- ARTUR reports on various French and Italian nationals (Release Two)
- ARTUR reports on Polish individuals including ROLAND (Release Two)
- GUARD reports (Release Two)
- Sea-trials of new Soviet minesweeper off Florida. (Release Four)
- U.S. tank production in Detroit, Chester and Toledo. (Release Four)
- More on GUARD's activities (Release Two)
- Report from RUFF on Spanish affairs (Release Two)
- Departure for Vladivostok of ship Ob (Release Two)
- Chemical analysis of U.S. airplane armor plate. (Release Four)
- The operational situation will be explained. (Release Four)
- Conflicting reports about ship movements. (Release Four)
- Very long report of U.S. & Allied naval & military operations world-wide. (Release Four)
- Details of a revolution in Buenos Aries (Release Two)
- SATYR receives a letter about the RITA case (Release Two)
- Mostly unrecovered. References --GEL's periodical (Release Two)
- GRU agent Joseph M. Bernstein is recruiting T.A. Bisson who passes along documents. These American Communists of interest to the "Amerasia" Case. MOK is to leave the U.S. by ship. An important message. (Release Four)
- Submarine-chasers; an artificial leg for a Soviet officer (Release Four)
- Reissue (T913) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- CAVALRYMAN's son embarked on ship Ob (Release Two)
- Information from ZAYATS from many sources (Release Two)
- Soviet-Polish relations (Release Two)
- Updates on CAVALRYMAN's son's departure (Release Two)
- GRU agents Joseph Bernstein and T.A. Bisson hand over a long U.S. intelligence analysis. (Release Four)
- Reissue (T1393) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Ukrainian nationals in Canada (Release Two)
- Unrecovered telegram for THE BIG HOUSE (Release Two)
- Accusation of theft against KhABALOV (1943). (Release Five)
- Reissue of: Accusation of theft against KhABALOV (1943). (Release Five)
- Mostly unrecovered (Release Two)
- Bernstein and Bisson prouide U.S. State Department report to GRU. (Release Four)
- The Illegal SALLY. (Release Four)
- Lend - Lease matters. (Release Four)
- Info on British intelligence organizations (Release Two)
- Request for approval of TWAIN's trip to Cananda (Release Two)
- Suspicion of UCN 29 (Release Two)
- BOBRIK handed over to MAYOR (Release Two)
- Mostly unrecovered. VIK and Thomas Smith (Release Two)
- Meeting with KVANT in Washington (Release One)
- Report from ARTUR. Work among Germans; Allied competitors (Release Two)
- Explanation of scientific separation reaction (Release One)
- Anglo-American competitors (Release Two)
- Transfer of contact with certain agents (Release Two)
- French Committee of Nationnal Liberation (Release Two)
- Disturbances on Mexico's borders (Release Two)
- British/U.S. security coordination (Release Two)
- Reports from several agents (Release Two)
- Update on Rumania's political situation (Release Two)
- 4th Reissue- Anglo-American competitors, ARTUR, GORDON, MARIO,BEANCO,FELIX,LOPEZ, "GONETs","MUDRETs",ALEKSANDOR,"FINANSIST" (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Arrangements for ZVENO's trip to London (Release Two)
- Mostly unrecovered. References to telegrams from Mikhajlov (Release Two)
- ARENA meeting with OPA foreign division (Release Two)
- Mostly unrecovered. Urgent request for information (Release Two)
- Safe arrival of IGOR's wife and kids in New York (Release Two)
- Gru agent no.12, who is unidentifed, hands over a U.S. study re: the Soviet Union. (Release Four)
- Discussion of GRU one time cipher pads for communication with San Francisco. (Release Four)
- GRU term-of-art TALMUDIST, which probably meant code-clerk. (Release Four)
- Mostly unrecovered. MAYOR gets paid (Release Two)
- U.S. State Department protests to Spain (Release Two)
- Aircraft construction in England (Release Two)
- Information of possible new recruit (Release Two)
- Details of Captian Emil Voska (Release Two)
- Representatives of the Bell firm going to Russia (Release Two)
- UCN/22 transferred to Stockholm (Release Two)
- A GRU personality reports some irregularities in the liaison of GRU with the American Communist Party. The apparent GRU illegal MOK departs the U.S. he is to land at Vladivostok and proceed to GRU Hq. (Release Four)
- Reporting by GRU agent T.A. Bisson and others. (Release Four)
- "MAKSIM" asks "VIKTOR" for Canadian dollars for settlement with "ABRAM" (1943) (Release 6)
- "MAKSIM" asks "VIKTOR" for Canadian dollars for settlement with "ABRAM" (1943) (Release 6)
- 3rd Reissue- Information from "FIN" concerning aircraft construction in the "ISLAND" (1943) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Reissue (T1034) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995) (Release 6)
- Mostly unrecovered. Possible reference to Soviet colony in Mexico (Release Two)
- Question of MAKSIM's further stay in the U.S. (Release Two)
- Purchase of materials. (Release Four)
- Arranging transfer of documents (Release Two)
- Sergej Markarov leaves the U.S. (Release Two)
- Mostly unrecovered. Departure of VANZETTI mentioned (Release Two)
- A personnel matter. (Release Four)
- Interesting instructions from Moscow about the reorganization of the intelligence work of the Naval GRU. (Release Four)
- Same as foregoing. (Release Four)
- A new Soviet trawler. (Release Four)
- ARTUR's work in South America (Release Two)
- What do the Americans propose to photograph? (Release Four)
- MOK departed U.S. on 26 June. Discussion of the new GRU codebook. (Release Four)
- U.S. armament production for April/May 1943 (Release Two)
- Biographies of Argentinian government after overthrow of Castillo (Release Two)
- Specimens of Soviet Diplomatic messages. (Release Five)
- Mostly unrecovered. References report from SOUND (Release Two)
- U.S./British invasion of Italy (Release Two)
- GRU agent Thomas Babin may be able to recruit others. (Release Four)
- Another reference to GRU agent Thomas Babin. (Release Four)
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