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Cold Open. This is a reading from a declassified United States Army document dated February nineteenth, nineteen‑fourteen. The record, titled “10feb deserter,” concerns a desertion case involving an individual identified as Mitrofanovna Kuzjbtova. The document is notable for its insight into wartime personnel actions and the coordination between military and immigration officials. The source is archived at The Black Vault, accessible through the URL https://archive.org/download/10febdeserter/10febdeserterdjvu.txt. Provenance. The file was released to the public via The Black Vault website. No specific Freedom of Information Act case number is listed, and the release date is not indicated in the archive entry. The declassification authority is not identified in the accompanying metadata, but the document is now part of the public record. The Document. YENON> Bal— os(T742) Froa; SAM FRANCISCO To: tCSCOW No: 65 II February nineteen‑fourteen To VIKTORUJ. On the ninth of February of this year in PORTLAND second ante Bliss - t«U Mitrofanovna KUZJBTsOVA, born nineteen‑eleven, deserted froa eight point eight. “PSKOV.” KUZ- HKTsOVA without receiving parole ion froa the Immigration authorities to remain la the U. S. A. vent into hiding. Cta this matter ve are sending “MAJOR” [ eleven ] to PORTLAND. No. forty‑five KhABONllll) 'rih — [a] lie. [one] [eleven] [one‑one‑one] VIKTOR: U. Gen. P. M. MAJOR: l.e. “MAJOR KIT,” Vymchielav Aleksandrovich KISLUK. KhAROM: OrlgorlJ KhBJFSTs, Soviet Vloe‑Consul In SAM FRANCISCO at that time. Eleven July nineteen‑sixty‑nine ven.gma. Context. No additional contextual statement was provided by the issuing agency in the archival entry. The Black Vault’s editorial summary notes that the document reflects inter‑agency communication regarding a desertion case, but no further agency commentary is included. Outro. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. For the full source, visit storyflo.com and the document’s canonical URL at https://archive.org/download/10febdeserter/10febdeserterdjvu.txt.

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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 on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

10feb Deserter

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Cold Open. This is a reading from a declassified United States Army document dated February nineteenth, nineteen‑fourteen. The record, titled “10feb deserter,” concerns a desertion case involving an individual identified as Mitrofanovna Kuzjbtova. The document is notable for its insight into wartime personnel actions and the coordination between military and immigration officials.

Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was 10feb Deserter about?: Cold Open. This is a reading from a declassified United States Army document dated February nineteenth, nineteen‑fourteen. The record, titled “10feb deserter,” concerns a desertion case involving an individual identified as Mitrofanovna Kuzjbtova. The document is notable for its insight into wartime personnel actions and the coordination between military and immigration officials.
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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