>>The Venona Documents

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, which release it was contained in, as well as a link to a PostScript version for printing. To begin viewing the VENONA documents, please select a year and a month, then click on "Submit Year-Month".

Year: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1951 Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December

You may also view these documents by release number. The release numbers are as follows:

Release 1 - contains material from the first release of documents (July 11, 1995)
Release 2 - contains material from the second release of documents (October 26, 1995)
Release 3 - contains material from the third release of documents (March 1996)
Release 4 - contains material from the fourth release of documents (July 17, 1996)
Release 5 - contains material from the fifth release of documents (October 1996)
Release 6 - contains material from the final release of documents (September 1997)

To obtain a listing of months which contain a particular release number or set of release numbers, please select the release number(s), then click on "Submit Release Numbers".

Release Numbers (multiple selections allowed):
1 2 3 4 5 6

Please Note: These historical documents are GIF images of formerly classified carbon paper and reports that have been declassified. Due to the age and poor quality of some of the GIF 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.