The VENONA Documents, November 1944
These are the scanned-in images of the VENONA documents which have been
declassified up to this point that are from the month of November 1944.
Quick Index:
- A KGB personality (or person of interest) is in the hospital. (Release Four)
- Reissue: Allowance for expenses and note that address has been compromised (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue of: Request for Moscow investigation of corruption in a Soviet Naval Intelligence Unit (1944). (Release Five)
- Request for clarification of a transmission (Release One)
- Reference to "KANT", Elsa REISS and "RITCHIE" (Release Three)
- S.J. RODMAN to go to Yugoslavia for Shelter (UNRRA): DIK's Rept. (Release Three)
- Extract: Mentions "CHARRO" and "MIRLE" (1944). (Release Five)
- Reference to KGB agent Jacob Epstein and others (Release Four)
- Reference to BERG (1944) (Release Five)
- Pay off "ALEKSANDR's" debts; mention of "ARTUR" (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: October Revolution congratulations message from Bogota signed by "PROKhOR" and "KIRILL" (1944). (Release Five)
- Congratulatory Note. (Release Three)
- Asset Mgmt. & Repeat of Garbled Names in previous message. (Release Three)
- Replacement of LEVIN by SENDIK, request to hand over "MODESTE". (Release Three)
- The KGB at Bell Aircraft in Buffalo, NY. (Release Three)
- Reference to an agent recruited by TOM (KGB General Eitingon). (Release Four)
- The KGB chief in San Francisco has been awarded the Order of the Red Star. (Release Four)
- Someone wants to remain in the hospital. (Release Four)
- Meeting between KGB agents. (Release Four)
- Mention of ChEBOTKOV, ZININ, OSShO and JURIST. (Release Five)
- Congratulations to "LEONID" and "VERDI" (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: Reference to SMAGIN (1944). (Release Five)
- Inspector NAZAROV in Ottawa and Inspector BARKOV in Vancouver (1944). (Release Five)
- Reissue of: Inspectors NAZAROV and BARKOV, Ottawa and Vancouver (1944). (Release Five)
- First-contact of a possible new recruit (Release One)
- The work of various KGB agents and officers. (Release Three)
- Why transfer KGB officer Schevchenko? (Release Three)
- Proposed use of "AKHMED" as leader in the White Line. (Release Three)
- Various KGB officers. (Release Three)
- J. Coplon not satisfied that she has no direct contact with KGB. (Release Three)
- Wife of a KGB officer is working as a typist for the Soviet Government Purchasing Commission. (Release Four)
- Yet another recruitment by Rosenberg (Release One)
- PRUGONI provides information on GORELKIN to VYShINSKIJ (Release Five)
- A KGB agent obtains a visa. (Release Four)
- Discussion of the GNOME case and the handling of agents including Kitty Harris. (Release Four)
- Klaus Fuchs and Harry Gold. (Release Three)
- High Tech Espionage Targets. (Release Three)
- Beria has approved a major change in the organization of the Fifth Line in San Francisco. This Line handled security of the Soviet merchant fleet. A very long, detailed message. (Release Four)
- Reissue: Mentions of "CARLOS," "JULIO," "ENVOY," and "ARTUR"; maintain in secrecy of the work of "ARTUR," "ALEKSANDR," and "FILIPP" (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: Establishment in Ottawa of a sub-residency for the Fifth Water Transport Line (1944). (Release Five)
- Request for resupply of film cassettes (Release One)
- A Soviet person is sailing from Portland to Vladivostok. (Release Four)
- The Illegal ALBERT and others. (Release Three)
- New York KGB discusses future use of their agent, Lawrence Duggan (Release 3)
- 4th Reissue: Report and query about a possible British agent (1944) (Release Five)
- American geologists in Turkey (1944) (Release Five)
- KGB Agent Greg Silvermaster receives information on European financial personalities from American Communist Norman Bursler of Justice Department. (Release 3)
- KGB agents and their codes for communications (Release 3)
- Senior KGB officer covername AKIM overworked, not appreciated and had a heart attack (Release 3)
- New York KGB makes payments for travel of personnel (Release 3)
- "AKIM's" Ill-health and need of encouragement (Release 6)
- KGB Agent Greg Silvermaster is overjoyed and satisfied with the award given him by KGB. (Release 3)
- Discussion of agent handling by New York KGB. Much discussion about the Illegal ALBERT. (Release 3)
- KGB New York reports about their Agents Bernie Schuster, Judith Coplon, Robert Menaker, and Flora Don Wovschin (Release 3)
- Family Affairs of KGB personnel (Release 3)
- Re-issue: 1. "ROBERT" expressing distrust of General Hurley and reference to lists of Germans and Austrians considered reliable by "IZBA" and the "ISLANDERS" (1944) 2. "ROBERTS" satisfaction with his reward and references to "ALBERT", "EL'" and "DORA" (Release 6)
- "AKIM's" Wife's desire to go back to the Soviet Union (Release 6)
- "JAN" reports on a conversation (1945) (Release Five)
- Condolences for "KUZ'MA" (1944) (Release Five)
- Reference to procurement of radio equipment (1944) (Release Five)
- New York KGB reports about their payments to their Agent Amadeo Sabatini. (Release 3)
- Reissue: Visit of A. G. KOLESNIKOV ("TAGOR") to acquaint himself with the work of "ARTUR" and "ALEKSANDR" (1944) (Release Five)
- 3500 Yen sent to the Soviet Emassy for the Distant Neighbors (Release Five)
- Information from "TORO" 1944. (Release Five)
- 3500 yen sent to the Soviet Embassy for the DISTANT NEIGHBOURS (1944) (Release Five)
- Information on Mrs. Rosenberg (Release One)
- New York KGB administrative and cipher matters. (Release 3)
- Discussions of travel out of Mexico of KGB agents. (Release Four)
- Mention of Mexican Ambassador to USSR. (Release Four)
- Inquiry about "PLATO's" apparatus (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: Certain Jews in Turkey and Rumania (1944) (Release Five)
- 1). Question Of Giving "IRA" A Monthly Allowance; The Nine 2.) New Cipher Code Book Received (Release 6)
- Long discussion of work of KGB's Fifth Line (security of Soviet Merchant Fleet). (Release 3)
- Mention of various KGB agents including Jacob Epstein and Kitty Harris. (Release Four)
- Discussion of the U.S. Foreign Economic Adminstration and the OSS. (Release 3)
- Long, involved account of Hungarian affairs as learned from a mislaid document obtained by New York KGB. (Release 3)
- Long, poorly recovered message giving political analysis about Latin American countries. (Release Four)
- Chile to establish diplomatic relations with Soviet Union. Discussion of Chile's Ambassador. (Release Four)
- Arrest of Soviet citizens and emigres, some connected with Near Neighbors; and recommendations for withdrawal of some Near Neighbors, STETsYuK and Che...KOV in particular. (Release Five)
- Document On Free Hungarian Plans (Release 6)
- Threat to the cover of KGB agent Elizabeth Bentley (Release 3)
- New York KGB discusses their veteran agent, William Malisoff. (Release 3)
- Threat To "MYRNA's" Cover (Release 6)
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