Index and Concordance to Alexander Vassiliev’s Notebooks and Soviet Cables Deciphered by the National Security Agency’s Venona Project

 

 

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Akhmerov, Iskhak Abdulovich: KGB illegal officer.    Cover names in Vassiliev’s notebooks: “Jung” 

[“Yung”] (1930s), “Mer” (1942–1944), “Albert” (starting August 1944), and “Gold”.   

Pseudonyms and work names: Michael Green, Alexander Hansen, Mustafa Togmach, “Bill”, 

“Will”, “William”, and “Karl”.    Cover name in Venona: MAYOR [MER and MĒR].    As 

Akhmerov: Vassiliev Black Notebook, 1, 5, 79, 138–39; Vassiliev White Notebook #1, 12, 109; 

Vassiliev White Notebook #3, 31, 76; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 26, 81, 83; Vassiliev Yellow 

Notebook #4, 105; Venona New York KGB 1943, 66, 83, 99, 209; Venona New York KGB 1944, 

20–22, 33, 113, 174, 372, 583, 592, 633, 649, 665, 667, 756, 758, 776; Venona New York KGB 

1945, 6, 16, 45–46, 63, 71, 108, 121; Venona Special Studies, 5, 49, 81.    As “Jung”: Vassiliev 

Black Notebook, 1, 27, 36–39, 146, 149, 161, 165, 174; Vassiliev White Notebook #3, 66, 113, 

115–22; Vassiliev White Notebook #2, 54; Vassiliev White Notebook #1, 17, 30–31, 57; Vassiliev 

Yellow Notebook #4, 105; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 5–7, 10, 16–25, 70–73, 75, 81–83.  As 

“Mer”: Vassiliev Black Notebook, 64–65; Vassiliev White Notebook #3, 13–16, 44–45, 66–70, 86; 

Vassiliev White Notebook #2, 1–8, 36–37; Vassiliev White Notebook #1, 6, 8–15, 33, 37–38, 45, 

53–55, 57, 87, 106, 152; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #4, 42; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #3, 13; 

Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 28–29, 32–33, 40, 49, 73, 78.    As “Albert”: Vassiliev Black 

Notebook, 79; Vassiliev White Notebook #1, 55, 63–74, 153; Vassiliev White Notebook #2, 3, 8, 

17–18, 24, 26–27, 31, 39; Vassiliev White Notebook #3, 17–22, 24, 28, 33, 36–37, 39, 42, 46, 53, 

55–56, 60, 71, 76–77, 86, 106, 131; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 34, 62, 66, 74, 77, 79, 83–85.  

As ALBERT: Venona New York KGB 1944, 443, 448, 537, 570–71, 583, 592, 649, 662–65, 667, 

690, 721–22, 733, 741, 744, 756, 758, 774–75; Venona New York KGB 1945, 7–8, 12, 15, 19, 

21–22, 33–34, 40, 44–46, 63, 71, 80, 94, 107–8, 126–27, 151, 158–59; Venona Special Studies, 

5–6.  As AL'BERT: Venona New York KGB 1944, 443, 582–83, 591–92, 648–49, 665–67, 722, 

734, 758, 774 776; Venona New York KGB 1945, 7–10, 16, 46; Venona Special Studies, 5–6, 50.   

As “Gold”: Vassiliev Black Notebook, 19, 138–40.    As Michael Green: Vassiliev White 

Notebook #3, 75–76.  As Alexander Hansen: Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 24, 7.    As Mustafa 

Togmach: Vassiliev Black Notebook, 138.  As “Bill”: Vassiliev Black Notebook, 64; Vassiliev 

White Notebook #2, 2; Vassiliev White Notebook #3, 24, 55, 76–77; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 

81.  As “Will”: Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 81–82.  As “William”: Vassiliev Yellow 

Notebook #2, 82.    As “Karl”: Vassiliev White Notebook #1, 17; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 

71, 73.    As MAYOR [MER and MĒR]: Venona New York KGB 1943, 83, 99, 131, 152, 183, 

194, 209, 366; Venona New York KGB 1944, 20–22, 33, 113, 173–74, 181, 229, 260, 263–64, 291, 

293–94, 308, 339, 344, 372, 414, 586; Venona Special Studies, 49–

50.    As MER and MĒR: 

Venona New York KGB 1943, 66, 82–83, 99, 131, 152, 183, 194, 209, 366; Venona New York 

KGB 1944, 19–22, 31–33, 113, 173, 181, 260–61, 263, 291–93, 308, 339, 344–45, 371–72, 414, 

586; Venona Special Studies, 6, 49–50. 

Akhmerova, Elena Ivanovna: Helen Lowry, the American-born wife of Iskhak Akhmerov.    See Helen 

Lowry.  As Akhmerova: Vassiliev Black Notebook, 79.    As Mrs. Akhmerov: Venona New York 

KGB 1944, 665; Venona New York KGB 1945 6. 

AKIM (cover name in Venona): Sergej Grigor'evich Luk'yanov.    Venona New York KGB 1941–42, 16, 

74–75; Venona New York KGB 1943, 112–13, 161–62, 221; Venona New York KGB 1944, 25–26, 

175–76, 228–29, 234–36, 263–64, 353, 361–62, 394–95, 442–43, 597–98, 630, 657–58, 670–71, 

676–77, 710, 761; Venona New York KGB 1945, 81–82, 102, 137, 143, 162, 165; Venona San 

Francisco KGB, 144; Venona Special Studies, 3–4, 93. 

“Akkord” (Russian original of a cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks): See “Chord”. 

“Akr” and variant “Akra” (cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks): Unidentified Soviet intelligence 

source/agent in the OSS.    As “Akr”: Vassiliev Black Notebook, 71; Vassiliev White Notebook #3, 

132.  As “Akra”: Vassiliev Black Notebook, 62. 

Aksenov, N.    IA.: Soviet intelligence officer.    Cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks: “Semen” in 1954.   

As Aksenov: Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #3, 100–101.  As “Semen”: Vassiliev Yellow Notebook 

#3, 100. 

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“Akta” (cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks): Angela Tuckett.    Contact of Klaus Fuchs in Britain.  

Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #1, 87, 90. 

“Akter” (Russian original of a cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks): See “Actor”. 

Aktivakhi (tradecraft term): See Active measures. 

Akulin, Rear-Admiral M.L.: Head of the Naval, Marine and Transportation Department and a Deputy 

Chairman of the SGPC.    Cover names in Venona: DA and Undeciphered Name No. 83.    As 

Akulin: Venona New York KGB 1944, 175–76; Venona USA Naval GRU, 9, 12, 14–16, 18–19, 23, 

26–27, 47, 51, 55–58, 67, 72–73, 77, 79–80, 82, 98–99, 103, 124, 127, 138, 143, 151, 161, 

165–68, 179, 181, 189, 205, 215, 217, 223, 232–33, 235, 241, 243–44, 264–65, 267, 270, 272, 

307, 316, 318, 321, 332, 360, 380, 382, 385; Venona USA Trade, 9, 20.    As DA: Venona USA 

Naval GRU, 321, 332, 360, 380, 382, 385.    As Undeciphered Name No. 83: Venona USA Naval 

GRU, 17, 25, 30, 38–39, 63, 70, 130, 176, 263, 270, 272. 

Akulov, Ivan: KGB officer, Moscow Center.    Vassiliev Black Notebook, 2. 

AL' (cover name in Venona): Unidentified Soviet intelligence source/agent.    Venona Special Studies 

129. 

AL (cover name in Venona): Unidentified Soviet intelligence source/agent.    The Venona project 

identified Juan Garcia Reyes and Erich Lapins as candidates for AL.    Venona New York KGB 

1944, 39–40; Venona Special Studies, 4. 

Al: Signature on a letter given to “Abram”/Soble.    Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #3, 86. 

Ala..: Part of a pseudonym used by    Enos Regnet Wicher. Venona New York KGB 1945, 209. 

Alafuzov, Rear-Admiral V.A.: Senior Soviet naval officer, Chief of Staff of the Soviet Pacific Fleet.  

Venona USA Naval GRU, 49–50, 60, 130, 194, 320. 

“Alan” (cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks): Mikhail Korneev.    Vassiliev Black Notebook, 90; 

Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 42, 51–53, 55–57, 59; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #3, 89, 92. 

ALAN (cover name in Venona): Mikhail Korneev.    Unidentified by Venona analysts but identified in 

Vassiliev’s notebooks. as Korneev.    Venona London KGB, 3. 

Alaska: Venona New York KGB 1943, 208: Venona New York KGB 1944, 290, 706, 708, 754, 758; 

Venona New York KGB 1945, 49, 147; Venona San Francisco KGB, 239; Venona USA Naval 

GRU, 94, 204, 236; Venona USA Diplomatic,  66; Venona USA Trade, 26. 

Alba, Duke of: Jacobo Maria del Pilar Carlos Manuel Fitz-James Stuart.    A Spanish monarchist who 

represented General Franco’s government in London in WWI.    Vassiliev White Notebook #3, 

134; Venona Special Studies, 54. 

Albam, Jacob: KGB officer/agent.    Part of the Soble network.    Arrested, confessed, and imprisoned in 

1957.    Cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks: “Belov”.  As Albam: Vassiliev White Notebook 

#2, 75; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #3, 104, 106.    As “Belov”: Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #3, 

92–95, 100–103, 106. 

Albania: Vassiliev White Notebook #1, 90–91; Venona New York KGB 1941–42, 59; Venona New York 

KGB 1943, 241; Venona New York KGB 1944, 368. 

Albany Packing Company: Venona New York KGB 1943, 55. 

Albarda, Johan Willem: Dutch Social Democratic leader.    Venona New York KGB 1943, 78–79. 

“Albert” [“Al'bert”] (cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks): Unidentified New York Police source of 

“Leo”/Lore, 1934.    Judged by KGB to be a fake source created by Lore.    Vassiliev Black 

Notebook, 36–39. 

“Albert” [“Al'bert”] (cover name in Vassiliev’s notebooks): Iskhak Akhmerov.    Vassiliev Black 

Notebook, 79; Vassiliev White Notebook #1, 55, 63–74, 153; Vassiliev White Notebook #2, 3, 8, 

17–18, 24, 26–27, 31, 39; Vassiliev White Notebook #3, 17–22, 24, 28, 33, 36–37, 39, 42, 46, 53, 

55–56, 60, 71, 76–77, 86, 106, 131; Vassiliev Yellow Notebook #2, 34, 62, 66, 74, 77, 79, 83–85. 

ALBERT [AL'BERT] (cover name in Venona): Iskhak Akhmerov.    Venona New York KGB 1944, 443, 

448, 537, 570–71, 583, 592, 649, 662–65, 667, 690, 721–22, 733, 741, 744, 756, 758, 774–75; 

Venona New York KGB 1945, 7–8, 12, 15, 19, 21–22, 33–34, 40, 44–46, 63, 71, 80, 94, 107–8, 

126–27, 151, 158–59; Venona Special Studies, 5–6. 

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