The VENONA Documents, May 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 May 1945.
Quick Index:
- Two KGB personalities leave for Soviet Union. (Release Four)
- GHIODI can be trusted, but do not meet with him (Release Five)
- KGB San Francisco transmits contents of a long conversation with Harry Dexter White. (Release Four)
- Imformation from Harry Dexter White. (Release Four)
- Particulars on members of the Federal Council of the Association of Scientific Workers of Australia (1945). (Release Five)
- "CLAUDE", "BEN" and "SISTER" (1945). (Release Five)
- Investigation of the desertion od Soviet merchant seamen; a reference to KGB agent Isaac Folkoff. (Release Four)
- Reissue of: Report from "KRITIK" about situation on Bornholm; and Christmas MOELLER, KRUSE and JENS HOLM (1945). (Release Five)
- Long message concerning post-war Germany. (Release Four)
- Reference to "CLOTH" (Release Five)
- Amendment to: Reference to "CLOTH" (1945) (Release Five)
- Moscow gives instructions to Mexico City KGB about the organization of the agent network. Discussion of Illegals. (Release Four)
- Mention of activities in Vancouver. (Release Three)
- Moscow gives instructions for handling PEDRO (Jesus Hernandez Tomas). (Release Four)
- Pending Appointment Of "AKIM" To Vancouver (Release 6)
- Password for covername TRIBUN. (Release Four)
- Information from Harry Dexter White. In a question and answer format. (Release Four)
- References to MOLOTOV. (Release Four)
- Reference to covername OLEG. (Release Four)
- Message for FEDOTOV from APRAKSIN (1945). (Release Five)
- American charge d'affaires KENNAN (Release Five)
- KGB asset SOUTHERNER. (Release Four)
- 3rd Reissue: Report on personnel of the Venezuelan Embassy in the USSR; Pierre COT and his wife (1945). (Release Five)
- Agent Isaac Folkoff reports about local Communist Party personalities. (Release Four)
- Report that American agents are collecting information on the People's Socialist Party of Cuba (1945) (Release Five)
- Instructions to stop working with special-communication pads. (Release Five)
- KARPUNIN, MININ and ALEKSEEV to be posted to USSR (1945). (Release Five)
- "TAGOR's" arrival, "ALEKSANDR," "ARTUR" (1945) (Release Five)
- Arrangements for departures of KARPUNIN, ALEKSEEV and MININ. (Release Five)
- Reference to ZAJTsEV's departure. (Release Five)
- Further message for FEDOTOV from APRAKSIN (1945). (Release Five)
- A State Department message is quoted. (Release Three)
- Reports from "PALM". (Release Five)
- Reissue: "JAN" to be induced to refuse trip to London (1945) (Release Five)
- LYChKIN to be processed for the post of courier of the Special Guard (Release Five)
- Moscow asks about Mexico City's agent network. (Release Four)
- Mention of covername ANTON. (Release Four)
- Request to "RENE" for information on delegates to the Synod of the Armenian Church (1945) (Release Five)
- Actions to Complete the transfer of KGB assets to Robert Soble. (Release Three)
- Joseph Berger is assessed by KGB agent Samuel Krafsur. (Release Three)
- Schevchenko, KGB officer in Buffalo, NY, makes contacts. (Release Three)
- Press restrictions to the new President of US. (Release Three)
- Discussion of BRONYA's access and views. (Release Three)
- Budget allocation to Montevideo (1945) (Release Five)
- Identification of MLAD in footnote (Release One)
- Identification of MLAD in footnote (Release Three)
- Desertions in Seattle. (Release Four)
- Soviet merchant fleet persons. (Release Four)
- Moscow reports status of relatives of agent Kitty Harris who is under cover in Mexico. (Release Four)
- 2nd Reissue: Assignments for "ARTUR," "KhULIO," "ALEKSANDR," "ERNESTO," and "YaN" (1945) (Release Five)
- Assignments of KGB officers of the 5th Line (security of merchant fleet). (Release Four)
- Departure of delegates. (Release Four)
- AMOR's son has been decorated. (Release Four)
- Caridad Mercader's son Jorge has been liberated from a German POW camp. (Release Four)
- Rosa Isaak will no longer communicate with Soviets; mention of covername IVERI. (Release Four)
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