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.
- 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"
1 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Possible journey by SAVINOV
1 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reference to "010" and ERKOMAJShVILI
1 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reissue: "010's" information about RAHIM YaDYGAR and NAGI SHEIKHZAMAN
1 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Covername changes
2 September 1944 (Release 1)
- Probable reference to the Nicholas & Maria Fisher operation
2 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Authority given for ROSATKEVICH's return to USSR
2 September 1944 (Release 5)
- supplement- messages concerning covernames and the like
2 September 1944 (Release 6)
- Reissue (T301) (A more complete version of documents previously released in first VENONA release on 10 July 1995)
2 September 1944 (Release 6)
- Various KGB and other Soviet personnel
3 September 1944 (Release 4)
- KGB informant networks on Soviet merchant ships
3 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Merchant fleet item
4 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Maclean reports Roosevelt to meet Churchill in Quebec
5 September 1944 (Release 3)
- A personnel action
5 September 1944 (Release 4)
- A Soviet has sailed from Portland
5 September 1944 (Release 4)
- An amendment to a message translation
5 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Reissue: Arrival of "YuZ"
5 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Problems in handling "NICK"
6 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Arranging meetings for agents abroad
6 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Identification of a Soviet technical inspector being run by Naval GRU as an Agent
6 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Reference to Ali KYaZIMOV
6 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reference to visa numbers, Moscow HNIZDO nad SMIT-NEJ
6 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Maclean reports on Rebuilding England, Occupation of Germany
7 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Handing over control of agents and other administrivia
7 September 1944 (Release 3)
- References to Landau's intelligence organization and to Kitty Harris
7 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Reissue of: State Department request for visas
7 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Administrivia and correspondence management
8 September 1944 (Release 3)
- KGB agents Orive Alba and Mike Burd working on visas for KGB officers Nicholas and Maria Fisher
8 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Suggested recruitment of "SHERIF" and "IMAM", Kurdish contacts of "030"
8 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reissue: Reference to KOROLEV, POPOV and IGNATENKO
8 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reissue: Redirect "ARTUR's" activities
8 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reporting W. Lippman's views of Churchill's relations with Roosevelt
9 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Baltimore Sun correspondent corroborates Lippman's views, document loss
9 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Administrative matters; a Soviet person involved with an American woman
9 September 1944 (Release 4)
- A Soviet informant has failed to report contacts with a U. S. Naval Intelligence officer
9 September 1944 (Release 4)
- A breach of security
9 September 1944 (Release 4)
- KGB informant networks on Soviet merchant ships
9 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Reference to the PROFESSOR, the JURIST and the DOCTO
9 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Legalization of KGB agents in Mexico (Jose Sancha Padros and others)
10 September 1944 (Release 4)
- SMIRNOV and PANASENKO arrived from Mexico
10 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Probable Spanish personalities discussed
11 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Another merchant seaman has deserted
11 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Reissue: "DON" and Soviet Mission in Sofia return to USSR
11 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reference to message No. 240
11 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Departure of Soviet personnel
12 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Someone is returning to Soviet Union
12 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Moscow warns San Francisco about an informant who may desert. The KGB office in Vladivostok has mishandled the case
12 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Award of a medal
12 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Mention of newspaper WOLNA POLSKA and the name PANSKI
12 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reference to 18000 kroner remitted for TARADIN
12 September 1944 (Release 5)
- References to "DYaDYa", "UNCLE"
13 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Reassignment of officers upon final acceptance of aircraft
13 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Non-arrival of telegrams since installation of teletype
13 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Interest in recruiting I. F. Stone and in deal in Chile
13 September 1944 (Release 3)
- More informants on Soviet merchant ships listed
13 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Information from "VOR…"
13 September 1944 (Release 5)
- GNOME gets a raise
14 September 1944 (Release 1)
- Resend of newspapers' views of correspondents on pending "CAPTAIN" and "BOAR" meeting
14 September 1944 (Release 3)
- NY complains about loss of resource control
14 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Further reference to "DON"
14 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Specs on Robot Aircraft
15 September 1944 (Release 1)
- Mention of the Secret Cipher Section
15 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Actions relating to White Russians in US, attempt to infilitrate FBI
15 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Report that USS security division has list of communists
15 September 1944 (Release 3)
- "HELMSMAN's" doubt about "ZONE's" reliability
15 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Moscow center passes along some instruction from Dolores Ibarruri (La Pasionaria)
16 September 1944 (Release 4)
- A long message from Dolores Ibarruri (La Pasionaria)
16 September 1944 (Release 4)
- The work of covername LISA in Los Angeles
16 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Reference to report from "010"
16 September 1944 (Release 5)
- 2nd Reissue of: People's Commissariat of Foreign Trade
16 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Status report to VIKTOR
18 September 1944 (Release 1)
- State Department views on future of Romania
18 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Travel documents for Fisher's trip to Mexico, PRs
18 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Reissue (T317) (A more complete version of documents previously released in first VENONA release on 10 July 1995)
18 September 1944 (Release 6)
- Re-alignment of handlers & Steamer sunk by Japanese sub
19 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Security Issues and Enquiry about LATERAL working with OTTAWA
20 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Moscow center directs KGB NY to tell E. Bently to close contact with OSS
20 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Partial re-translation of Bently message
20 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Moscow Center warns the KGB chief in San Francisco that he is personally under surveilance (presumably by FBI)
20 September 1944 (Release 4)
- PETROV (probably Beria) warns of decline in discipline among crews of Soviet fishing vessels
20 September 1944 (Release 4)
- More recruitment by the Rosenbergs
21 September 1944 (Release 1)
- Contacts in technical occupations
21 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Reissue: Possible foreign agent among Japanese diplomatic staff
21 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reissue: Reference to "010" and "BURGAS"
21 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Reissue: Don't send "FILIPP" to Brazil without "ARTUR"
21 September 1944 (Release 5)
- President Roosevelt's activities
22 September 1944 (Release 1)
- OSS list of suspected communists
22 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Reissue: Report from "YUZ" on the political situation in Slovakia
22 September 1944 (Release 5)
- BICANIC requests the transmission of a message to Marshal TITO
22 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Planned visit to Moscow, Jackson and Caustin
23 September 1944 (Release 3)
- BEN's brother and business connections
23 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Identities of OSS Branches
23 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Reports Bill Donovan will send Duncan Lee to China
23 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Statement of quarterly funds authorized for the Fifth Line in San Francisco KGB. That line handled security of the Soviet merchant fleet
23 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Payment to operational officers
24 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Moscow recalls a senior KGB officer because of his unsatisfactory work
24 September 1944 (Release 4)
- The basic contents of LEHMAN's letter
24 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Mentions of "ROKE" and "ARTUR"
25 September 1944 (Release 5)
- MAR's citizenship and trip
27 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Security measures connected with Goncharov
27 September 1944 (Release 3)
- Very incomplete message
27 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Unidentified covername CHITA
28 September 1944 (Release 4)
- Reference to TITOVA being instructed by DMITRIEV and given access to the cipher office
29 September 1944 (Release 5)
- Moscow Center tells Mexico city KGB to buy 10 Leica cameras and send these to Washington KGB
30 September 1944 (Release 4)
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