The VENONA Documents, March 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 March 1945.
Quick Index:
- Security concerns about careless talk in an unsecure setting. (Release Four)
- Correction to the translation. (Release Four)
- Report from "PALM" on UNBRA Conference at Lapstone, Australia. (Release Five)
- Moscow not going to contribute funds to "KARLOS'" business (1945). (Release Five)
- Transfer of control of S-8. (Release Three)
- The GNOME affair. Mexico KGB to expedite Caridad Mercader's departure to Cuba. (Release Four)
- The Consul General's chauffeur. (Release Four)
- People's Commissariat of Foreign Trade (1945). (Release Five)
- Queries about German emigre organizations in America. (Release Three)
- Moscow asks if KGB NY can pinch manuscript of Soviet defectors book. (Release Three)
- Allotment to mother of KGB personality. (Release Three)
- Illegal ALBERT and G. Silvermaster to gather info on UN Conf. San Francisco. (Release Three)
- Administrative matters. (Release Three)
- PETR's difficulties in doing KGB because of his "unfortunate cover". (Release Four)
- Reissue: Request for check on certain personalities (1945). (Release Five)
- "OSWALD's" expense account (1945). (Release Five)
- LIBERAL gets a raise. (Release One)
- Church affairs. (Release Four)
- Find out names of delegates from the South American eparchy (1945). (Release Five)
- Mention of NOVINSKIJ and LOZOVSKIJ (Release Five)
- Reference to "OSWALD": Kr. 4500 needed (1945). (Release Five)
- Soviet students in US - plans for using them. (Release Three)
- Former COMINTERN Chief Dimitrov sends a message. (Release Four)
- Handbook on Scandinavia to be sent to Moscow (1945). (Release Five)
- Covername IVANOV identified as John Scott. (Release Three)
- Covername RABIN. (Release Four)
- A courier. (Release Four)
- Message to "TAGOR": "KARLOS", "ARTUR" and "ALEKSANDR" (1945). (Release Five)
- Instructions for "OSWALD" and reference to his report (1945). (Release Five)
- Monthly payment to an agent. (Release Three)
- Long message on the GNOME case. Moscow notes that the presence in Mexico of Caridad Mercador, mother of the KGB agent who killed Trotsky, greatly complicates the case. (Release Four)
- Reissue of: Report from "IDLER" on the German political situation (19450. (Release Five)
- Reference to the Synod of the Armeno-Gregorian church (1945). (Release Five)
- Reissue of: Report from "IDLER" on the German political situation (1945). (Release Five)
- KGB targets emigres, clergy, Zionists, and Trotskyites (Release Three)
- Moscow seeks document about US Economic Policy toward Germany. (Release Three)
- KGB Chief in NYC transferred to San Francisco. (Release Three)
- Reference to San Francisco and MIKhEEV. (Release Five)
- Ref. to 2 KGB involved in high-tech target collection. (Release Three)
- The Center tells NY not to meet a Soviet personality. (Release Three)
- Moscow gives covername and true name of several agents. (Release Three)
- A KGB officer is returning to Soviet Union from Colombia. (Release Four)
- PETR complains about his cover postion; discussion of some agents. (Release Four)
- Reissue: How did "ALEKSANDR" maintain contact with his cousin (1945). (Release Five)
- "TORO's" report on events in Columbia (1945). (Release Five)
- Covername ENEMIGO and his wife. (Release Four)
- KGB agents assigned to a task. (Release Three)
- Instructions from Moscow have been followed. (Release Five)
- The Consul-General is being transferred from San Francisco to Washington. He thinks it a poor idea. (Release Four)
- Further report from "IDLER" on the German political situation (1945). (Release Five)
- "VALERIAN talks to "VIKTOR" about a Soviet pasport for "DUNYa" (1945). (Release Five)
- "VALERIAN" informs "VIKTOR" of issue of Soviet passport to "DUNYa" (1945). (Release Five)
- Transfer of control of some KGB agents. (Release Three)
- Budget data concerning the 5th line in NYC. (Release Three)
- Reference to ALFRED HUGES. (Release Five)
- A cautionary report regarding contact with ALEKSANDROV (Release Three)
- Kollas's gossip about SMIRNOVA's departure reported to CLAYTON by E. HUDSON. (Release Five)
- Transfer of American dollars to MGB Montevideo (1945). (Release Five)
- Moscow sends money to KGB NY to cover first quarter. (Release Three)
- Mention of drugs. (Release Three)
- Center explains using a certain person to meet Harry Dexter White. (Release Three)
- Report from "PALM" on a conversation with MOFFAT. (Release Five)
- Work of Illegal ALBERT and G. Silvermaster in handling PAGE. (Release Three)
- Unauthorized purchases by a ship's captain. (Release Four)
- Radio station has not received materials. (Release Five)
- GURON to visit Chicago (Release One)
- Covername NOVA identified as Ruth Wilson, wife of Jacob Epstein, KGB. (Release Three)
- NAZAR to take over certain KGB assets in NYC. (Release Three)
- 2nd Reissue Guron to Visit Chicago; Goldsmith and Gregory Breit Working on Enormous; Ramsey; Peter and other Agent Network (A moore complete version of document previously released in first Venona release on 10 July 1945) (Release 6)
- Evaluation of KGB 5th Line officers. (Release Four)
- Another reference to the Walter Scott affair. (Release Three)
- Discussion of Russian Orthodox Church personalities. (Release Three)
- KGB inquiry into a conversation. (Release Four)
- Departure of "ANATOLIJ's" wife fron Stockholm (1945). (Release Five)
- Discussion of KGB liason with Judith Coplon. (Release Three)
- Report information concerning Don Mavricio FRIEDMAN and his contacts with "ARTUR" (1945). (Release Five)
- Arrival of ISAChENKOV and KOLESNIKOV. (Release Five)
- 2000 American dollars transferred to the NEAR NEIGHBORS (Release Five)
- Discussion of Bently, Illegal ALBERT and his wife. (Release Three)
- Reissue: Queries regarding "FRANK" and "PALOMA" (1945). (Release Five)
- Moscow alarmed at handling of ZORA, Flora D. Wovschin. (Release Three)
- Critique of information from KGB agent Lud Ullman. (Release Three)
- Washington KGB reports on who is friend of KGB agent. (Release Three)
- TAGORE's departure. (Release Four)
- Reference to probationer AFANS'EV. (Release Five)
- ISAChENKOV and KOLESNIKNOV left San Francisco on the "SAKhALIN". (Release Five)
- Moscow warns KGB NY known composition of Silvermaster group. (Release Three)
- The center requests medical journals. (Release Three)
- KGB material for Donald Maclean. (Release Three)
- Maclean provides text of Foreign Office Telegram to KGB. (Release Three)
- Maclean provides text of Foreign Office Telegram to KGB. (Release Three)
- Maclean provides text of Foreign Office Telegram to KGB. (Release Three)
- Additional translation of a Maclean message. (Release Three)
- Maclean provides text of Foreign Office Telegram to KGB. (Release Three)
- Maclean provides text of Foreign Office Telegram to KGB. (Release Three)
- More on a Maclean message. (Release Three)
- The Center approves meeting with agent (Release Three)
- Maclean gives KGB more Foreign Office Telegrams. (Release Three)
- Another translation of a Maclean message. (Release Three)
- Translations of probable Donald Maclean messages. (Release Three)
- KGB interviews GRU agent and net controller name ALES. (Release Three)
- KGB agent Victor Perlo comments to KGB on various U.S. Govt. Org. (Release Three)
- Suicide of a Soviet merchant seaman in Seattle. (Release Four)
- Discussion of KGB operations. (Release Four)
- CHARLES' ENORMOUS report (Release One)
- Donald Maclean gives KGB another Foreign Office Telegram (Release Three)
- Another version of foregoing translation. (Release Three)
- Identification of MLAD. (Release Three)
- Mention of Leningrad, Stalingrad, Havana and expenses. (Release Five)
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