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Case File · ARCHIVE-036Declassified
Agency NSAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 3 min

10aug Covername Cowboy Africa

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated July 18, 2026

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Cold Open. S. intelligence channels and dated ten August nineteen forty‑four. It appears in the Venona collection, a series of intercepted Soviet diplomatic and intelligence traffic that has been of enduring interest to scholars of World War War II and Cold War espionage.

Agency
National Security Agency (NSA)
Date
JUL 18 · 2026
Release
Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document
View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/10aug_covername_cowboy_africa
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Cold Open. This is a declassified communications record titled “10aug covername cowboy africa,” originating from U.S. intelligence channels and dated ten August nineteen forty‑four. It appears in the Venona collection, a series of intercepted Soviet diplomatic and intelligence traffic that has been…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/10aug_covername_cowboy_africa

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What was 10aug Covername Cowboy Africa about?
Cold Open. S. intelligence channels and dated ten August nineteen forty‑four. It appears in the Venona collection, a series of intercepted Soviet diplomatic and intelligence traffic that has been of enduring interest to scholars of World War War II and Cold War espionage.
Why was this case declassified?
This material was released by the National Security Agency (NSA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.
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