The VENONA Documents, September 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 September 1944.
Quick Index:
- Moscow Center warns KGB New York and San Francisco about a KGB informant on board a ship who is himself suspect for "his intention of committing treason". (Release Four)
- Possible journey by SAVINOV (1944) (Release Five)
- Reference to "010" and ERKOMAJShVILI (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: "010's" information about RAHIM YaDYGAR and NAGI SHEIKHZAMAN (1944) (Release Five)
- Covername changes (Release One)
- Probable reference to the Nicholas & Maria Fisher operation. (Release Four)
- Authority given for ROSATKEVICH's return to USSR (1944). (Release Five)
- supplement- messages concerning covernames and the like (Release 6)
- Reissue (T301) (A more complete version of documents previously released in first VENONA release on 10 July 1995) (Release 6)
- Various KGB and other Soviet personnel. (Release Four)
- KGB informant networks on Soviet merchant ships. (Release Four)
- Merchant fleet item. (Release Four)
- Maclean reports Roosevelt to meet Churchill in Quebec (Release Three)
- A personnel action. (Release Four)
- A Soviet has sailed from Portland. (Release Four)
- An amendment to a message translation. (Release Four)
- Reissue: Arrival of "YuZ" (1944) (Release Five)
- Problems in handling "NICK". (Release Three)
- Arranging meetings for agents abroad. (Release Three)
- Identification of a Soviet technical inspector being run by Naval GRU as an Agent. (Release Four)
- Reference to Ali KYaZIMOV (1944) (Release Five)
- Reference to visa numbers, Moscow HNIZDO nad SMIT-NEJ. (Release Five)
- Maclean reports on Rebuilding England, Occupation of Germany. (Release Three)
- Handing over control of agents and other administrivia. (Release Three)
- References to Landau's intelligence organization and to Kitty Harris. (Release Four)
- Reissue of: State Department request for visas. (Release Five)
- Administrivia and correspondence management. (Release Three)
- KGB agents Orive Alba and Mike Burd working on visas for KGB officers Nicholas and Maria Fisher. (Release Four)
- Suggested recruitment of "SHERIF" and "IMAM", Kurdish contacts of "030" (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: Reference to KOROLEV, POPOV and IGNATENKO (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: Redirect "ARTUR's" activities (1944). (Release Five)
- Reporting W. Lippman's views of Churchill's relations with Roosevelt (Release Three)
- Baltimore Sun correspondent corroborates Lippman's views, document loss (Release Three)
- Administrative matters; a Soviet person involved with an American woman. (Release Four)
- A Soviet informant has failed to report contacts with a U. S. Naval Intelligence officer. (Release Four)
- A breach of security. (Release Four)
- KGB informant networks on Soviet merchant ships. (Release Four)
- Reference to the PROFESSOR, the JURIST and the DOCTOR (1944) (Release Five)
- Legalization of KGB agents in Mexico (Jose Sancha Padros and others). (Release Four)
- SMIRNOV and PANASENKO arrived from Mexico. (Release Five)
- Probable Spanish personalities discussed. (Release Four)
- Another merchant seaman has deserted. (Release Four)
- Reissue: "DON" and Soviet Mission in Sofia return to USSR (1944) (Release Five)
- Reference to message No. 240. (Release Five)
- Departure of Soviet personnel. (Release Four)
- Someone is returning to Soviet Union. (Release Four)
- Moscow warns San Francisco about an informant who may desert. The KGB office in Vladivostok has mishandled the case. (Release Four)
- Award of a medal (1944). (Release Five)
- Mention of newspaper WOLNA POLSKA and the name PANSKI (Release Five)
- Reference to 18000 kroner remitted for TARADIN (Release Five)
- References to "DYaDYa", "UNCLE". (Release Three)
- Reassignment of officers upon final acceptance of aircraft. (Release Three)
- Non-arrival of telegrams since installation of teletype. (Release Three)
- Interest in recruiting I. F. Stone and in deal in Chile. (Release Three)
- More informants on Soviet merchant ships listed. (Release Four)
- Information from "VOR..." (1944). (Release Five)
- GNOME gets a raise (Release One)
- Resend of newspapers' views of correspondents on pending "CAPTAIN" and "BOAR" meeting. (Release Three)
- NY complains about loss of resource control (Release Three)
- Further reference to "DON" (1944) (Release Five)
- Specs on Robot Aircraft (Release One)
- Mention of the Secret Cipher Section (Release Three)
- Actions relating to White Russians in US, attempt to infilitrate FBI. (Release Three)
- Report that USS security division has list of communists. (Release Three)
- "HELMSMAN's" doubt about "ZONE's" reliability. (Release Three)
- Moscow center passes along some instruction from Dolores Ibarruri (La Pasionaria). (Release Four)
- A long message from Dolores Ibarruri (La Pasionaria). (Release Four)
- The work of covername LISA in Los Angeles. (Release Four)
- Reference to report from "010" (1944) (Release Five)
- 2nd Reissue of: People's Commissariat of Foreign Trade (1944). (Release Five)
- Status report to VIKTOR (Release One)
- State Department views on future of Romania. (Release Three)
- Travel documents for Fisher's trip to Mexico, PRs (Release Three)
- Reissue (T317) (A more complete version of documents previously released in first VENONA release on 10 July 1995) (Release 6)
- Re-alignment of handlers & Steamer sunk by Japanese sub. (Release Three)
- Security Issues and Enquiry about LATERAL working with OTTAWA. (Release Three)
- Moscow center directs KGB NY to tell E. Bently to close contact with OSS. (Release Three)
- Partial re-translation of Bently message. (Release Three)
- Moscow Center warns the KGB chief in San Francisco that he is personally under surveilance (presumably by FBI). (Release Four)
- PETROV (probably Beria) warns of decline in discipline among crews of Soviet fishing vessels. (Release Four)
- More recruitment by the Rosenbergs (Release One)
- Contacts in technical occupations. (Release Three)
- Reissue: Possible foreign agent among Japanese diplomatic staff (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: Reference to "010" and "BURGAS" (1944) (Release Five)
- Reissue: Don't send "FILIPP" to Brazil without "ARTUR" (1944). (Release Five)
- President Roosevelt's activities (Release One)
- OSS list of suspected communists. (Release Three)
- Reissue: Report from "YUZ" on the political situation in Slovakia (1944) (Release Five)
- BICANIC requests the transmission of a message to Marshal TITO (1944). (Release Five)
- Planned visit to Moscow, Jackson and Caustin. (Release Three)
- BEN's brother and business connections. (Release Three)
- Identities of OSS Branches. (Release Three)
- Reports Bill Donovan will send Duncan Lee to China. (Release Three)
- Statement of quarterly funds authorized for the Fifth Line in San Francisco KGB. That line handled security of the Soviet merchant fleet. (Release Four)
- Payment to operational officers. (Release Four)
- Moscow recalls a senior KGB officer because of his unsatisfactory work. (Release Four)
- The basic contents of LEHMAN's letter (1944). (Release Five)
- Mentions of "ROKE" and "ARTUR" (1944). (Release Five)
- MAR's citizenship and trip. (Release Three)
- Security measures connected with Goncharov. (Release Three)
- Very incomplete message (1944) (Release Five)
- Unidentified covername CHITA. (Release Four)
- Reference to TITOVA being instructed by DMITRIEV and given access to the cipher office (Release Five)
- Moscow Center tells Mexico city KGB to buy 10 Leica cameras and send these to Washington KGB. (Release Four)
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