The first public release of translated VENONA messages occurred in July 1995 and contained 49 messages concerning Soviet attempts to obtain information about U.S. atomic-bomb research and the Manhattan Project.
Sources
- Venona Documents - National Security Agency (nsa.gov)
- https://permanent.fdlp.gov/lps33232/venona2.html (permanent.fdlp.gov)
- https://cryptologicfoundation.org/community/cryptologic-history/cryptologic-history-calendar.html/event/2029/07/11/1878440400/1995-cia-public-ceremony-for-venona-declassification/444270 (cryptologicfoundation.org)
- https://www.loc.gov/item/mm96083681/ (loc.gov)
- https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/books-monographs/venona (cia.gov)
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