Vinoona Plan

Author: (USA) Hayes, (USA) Claire, translated by Wu Yanyan, Wu Xilin
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Publication Date: 1900-01-01
Features: In 1943, the United States suspected that the Soviet Union had secretly concluded a treaty with Germany and implemented a plan codenamed "Venona" to intercept and decode telegrams between the Soviet Embassy in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. To the surprise of the U.S., over the years of the plan's implementation, the U.S. discovered a large amount of intelligence on Soviet spies in the U.S., totaling 349 people, including Americans. These spies infiltrated various departments of American society, with the highest-ranking positions including the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and a presidential advisor, as well as those involved in the "Manhattan Project" (the atomic bomb research program). Even within the "Venona" plan itself, Soviet spies were discovered. The U.S. decoded over 3,000 messages from 25,000 intercepted telegrams. Among the 349 people, some had their real names identified, while others remain unknown to this day. Due to its extreme secrecy, the nature and work of the plan were only made public in 1995, after the end of the Cold War. The authors of this book not only based their research on the materials of the "plan" but also used most of the archives from the Soviet Union, making many behind-the-scenes stories previously unknown before the Cold War. The book covers the origins of the "plan," the process of decoding ciphers, descriptions of spy activities, and the networks and activities of Soviet and American spies in fields such as military, government, science, industry, and atomic industry. Detailed descriptions are provided for the activities of major spies. The book includes five appendices, specifically listing the names of American citizens found and not found to have underground connections with the Soviet Union; the names of Soviet-linked individuals temporarily residing in the U.S.; the names of Americans considered potential targets by Soviet intelligence agencies; and brief biographies of major Soviet spies who came to the U.S.