These are the scanned images of the VENONA documents which have been declassified. They are arranged by specific dates. For each document, a one-line summary has been provided as well as which release it was contained in.
- Addresses for letters from spain
1 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "MAKSIM" requests instructions about a proposal made by "DAEDALUS"
1 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Surveillance by the "COMPETITORS"
1 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Report on U.S. citizen from New York
1 July 1943 (Release 2)
- GRU agent Thomas Bablin reports about U.S. shipping and cargoes
1 July 1943 (Release 4)
- SEROVA relieved of work in the Secret Cipher Department
1 July 1943 (Release 5)
- Report on SWLZBERGER and OTHERS (A more complete version of documents previously released in second Venona release on 10 Oct 1995)
1 July 1943 (Release 6)
- Identity of "TENOR" and mention of "BOB" and "CARLOS"
2 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "NN-32" reports "DAUBER" accounts
2 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered but mentions "KALISTRAT" and "KONDENSATOR"
2 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "NN-32" discusses Louis "COSTRA"
2 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "MARK" (?) and a description of Menashe "UNGER"
2 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Weather ciphers
2 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Descriptions of "RICKENBACKER" and "LINDBERGH"
2-4 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Data on V. Biberovich "ZEUS" and mentions "GOR", "HEDGEHOG", and "MON"
3 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Numerical strength of the "COUNTRY's" Army Air Forces
3 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Thomas Bisson working in "TYRE"
3 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Information from "MARS"
4 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Sabotage of Soviet ship at U.S. shipyard
4 July 1943 (Release 2)
- GRU officer Randolph (unidentified) reports about his conversations with American journalist Hanson Baldwin; Kerner, the editor of P.M. magazine; and Kern, a close associate of Governor Dewey. Non-clandestine
5 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Personnel matters
5 July 1943 (Release 4)
- New Soviet ships tested off Florida
5 July 1943 (Release 4)
- The Naval GRU Residency
5 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Numbers on the "COUNTRY's" Air Force
6 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Message amendment, "POLO" mentioned
6 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Practice communications between NY and San Francisco
6 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Unidentified GRU source no.12 passes on economic data re: Turkey, Germany, Spain
6 July 1943 (Release 4)
- German naval bases in Finland
6 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Reference to money passed by "ABRAM" to "STOCK" owing to lack of liaison in "The Land"
6 July 1943 (Release 6)
- Reference to money passed by "ABRAM" to "STOCK" owing to lack of liaison in "The Land"
6 July 1943 (Release 6)
- Reference to money passed by "ABRAM" to "STOCK" owing to lack of liaison in "The Land"
6 July 1943 (Release 6)
- "CARLOS" ships out for PORTUGAL
7 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "VIKTOR" gets information from a "SERGEJ" report
7 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered, information regarding "MERI"
7 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Information regarding the OPA
7 July 1943 (Release 2)
- A Soviet Admiral enroute U.S. to U.K.
7 July 1943 (Release 4)
- SEROVA relieved of work in the Secret Cipher Department
7 July 1943 (Release 5)
- Reissue (T884) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995)
7 July 1943 (Release 6)
- Mostly unrecovered, some personnel background information
8 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "VIKTOR" gets a telegram from the Ambassador of the "COUNTRY"
8 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "DAEDALUS" reports on French committee in Algiers
8 July 1943 (Release 2)
- GRU agent Joseph Bernstein passes on detailed information about U.S. and British policy. Lt. Col. Gayle's information mentioned. This message of interest to students of the "Amerasia" affair
8 July 1943 (Release 4)
- U.S. & Japanese operations in Aleutians. Joint U.S.-Soviet ice breaking operations.
8 July 1943 (Release 4)
- A personnel and ship movements message
8 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Particulars regarding a lost probationer
9 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Moscow asked to approve recruitment of professor
9 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Soviet Naval crews to go to U.S.
9 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Descriptions of various agent(?) movements
10 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Moscow approves the recruitment of American Communist Eugene F. Carter as a Naval GRU agent
10 July 1943 (Release 4)
- GRU agent Thomas Babin is going to Cairo with OSS unit
11 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Commendation message
11 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Budgetary and ship movements message
11 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Reference to an unidentified "UCN/7"
12 July 1943 (Release 2)
- GRU agent Leonard Mins of the OSS passes detailed information re War Dept. OSS etc.
12 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Plans for a meeting with the illegal SALLY in New York City
12 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Details of V. Aleksandrovich Pozner ("PLATON") and his U.S.A. contacts
13 July 1943 (Release 2)
- First occurrence of "DINAH" who is going to a health resort
13 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Discussion of "DAEDALUS'" position
13 July 1943 (Release 2)
- U.S.A. banker turns over information to "GUSEV"
13 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Cipher matters
13 July 1943 (Release 4)
- The U.S. synthetic rubber industry
13 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Journalist approached with a request of compromising materials
14 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered, mentions "DED", "SERGEJ", and "DURANT"
14 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered, mention of sending materials about D.
14 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "GERTsOG" and his contacts
14 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Covername VANO's family
14 July 1943 (Release 4)
- U.S. synthetic rubber production
14 July 1943 (Release 4)
- U.S. land mines
14 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Trawler shakedown cruises off Florida
15 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Trawlers
15 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Descriptions of various "FELLOWCOUNTRYMEN" and friendlies
16 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Telegrams handed over by "GOR"
16 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Payments to "TRIP" and "OLIVER"
16 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Washington GRU reports about U.S. Army's self-propelled artillery
16 July 1943 (Release 4)
- A ban on communications with covername LETS
16 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Trawlers & submarine chasers
16 July 1943 (Release 4)
- U.S. Naval Intelligence in Los Angeles
16 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Various information regarding "COUNTRYSIDE" individuals
17 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "ZAYaTs" hands over document information from "SIDON" Sources
17 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Report about U.S. Army tanks
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Soviet Navy deserters and the role of U.S. Naval Intelligence. The role of Commander Erdman, USN.
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Naval GRU in Seattle
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Some unidentified statistics
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Miscellaneous naval matters
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Liaison with U.S. Navy and exchange of information about enemy equipment
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Admiral Akulin complains about a recent GRU Naval message
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Naval GRU retracts an earlier telegram
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- The in-fighting continues
17 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Reissue: Probable recruitment of a woman by RAUL'
17 July 1943 (Release 5)
- Reissue (1277) (A more complete version of documents previously released in second venona release on 10 Oct 1995)
17 July 1943 (Release 6)
- "HELMSMAN" sends "CAPTAIN [KAPITAN]" a telegram
18 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Passing of information by "FELLOWCOUNTRYMEN" to the "BIG HOUSE"
18 July 1943 (Release 2)
- The code clerk repeats a message
18 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Information from GRU agent Theodore Bayer
19 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Some information about agent Thomas Babin and about Yugoslavia.
19 July 1943 (Release 4)
- A GRU officer in contact with American Correspondents
19 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Wife of a Soviet official visiting U.S.
19 July 1943 (Release 4)
- "KhARON" leaves for Vladivostok
20 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered but some mention of the "COUNTRY"
20 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Unidentified "MIRAGE" reports
20 July 1943 (Release 2)
- A ship has run aground
20 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Reference to "TULIP" and a list of personalities
21 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered/unrecoverable but mentions "BOB"'s sister
21 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Information on "RICKENBACKER" and a report on "KAPITAN"
21 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered/unrecoverable but mentions "RUBL"
21 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mention of Sicily
21 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "DAEDALUS" check various French officials
22 July 1943 (Release 2)
- "DAEDALUS" reports
22 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered/unrecoverable, some mention of Ambassador DREYFUS
22 July 1943 (Release 2)
- $650.00 payment to …TAS
22 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Comment on unidentified "DINAH"
22 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered, various covernames mentioned
22 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Mostly unrecovered, "SERGEJ", "MARS", etc. are mentioned
22 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Unidentified GRU agent MAULI passes detailed information about U.S. shipping
22 July 1943 (Release 4)
- 4th Re-issue - Sergej's departure and the transfer of his probationers
22 July 1943 (Release 6)
- Message from "TABOUIS" regarding De Gaulle's Staff in North Africa
23 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Discussion of a garbled message about meeting an agent
23 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Mostly unrecovered message that probably discusses U.S. Army tanks
23 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Information about U.S. Army's T-70 tank destroyer
23 July 1943 (Release 4)
- GRU officer VANO's visit to U.S. Army arsenal near Philadelphia - Report about ammo production
23 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Experimental U.S. airplane
23 July 1943 (Release 4)
- GRU information about Homestead Air Base in FL and aircraft armaments
24 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Covername HARDY's cover arrangements and ability to collect intelligence information in U.S. Hardy a soviet officer working in Lend-Lease
24 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Mostly unrecovered, "SHORE": Vice-Admiral Batte and Lieutenant Barbo
27 July 1943 (Release 2)
- A GRU officer reports information from a discussion with Hanson Baldwin. not a clandestine source
28 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Mostly unrecovered/unrecoverable, includes prominent U.S.A. persons
29 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Difficulties regarding GRU agent Thomas Babin and his OSS associates
29 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Shipping information reported by GRU agent Thomas Babin
29 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Lend-Lease support to Turkey
29 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Aircraft production in U.S.
29 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Comments on the death of Polish leader SIKORSKY
29 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Message from "LUKA" to "VIKTOR" re untraced persons
30 July 1943 (Release 2)
- Cipher matters
30 July 1943 (Release 4)
- "KRUG" informs Moscow of a suicide(?) at sea
31 July 1943 (Release 2)
- GRU agent SIMON (Theodore Bayer) reports his conversations with a woman who is a secret communist and who claims to be a friend of President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
31 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Reports about German intentions to begin chemical warfare against Soviet Union
31 July 1943 (Release 4)
- Trawlers and submarine chasers
31 July 1943 (Release 4)
Please Note: These historical documents are PDF images of formerly classified carbon paper and reports that have been declassified. Due to the age and poor quality of some of the PDF images, a screen reader may not be able to process the images into word documents. In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, individuals may request that the government provide auxiliary aids or services to ensure effective communication of the substance of the documents. For such requests, please contact the Public Affairs Office at 301-688-6524.