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Cold open. This is a declassified memorandum titled “11jul dubois,” originating from an unnamed intelligence source and dated the eleventh of July, nineteen‑eleven. It appears in the Black Vault archive as a primary source document, notable for its cryptic references to economic reports and research work in London and Moscow. Provenance. The document was uploaded to the public archive at archive dot org under the identifier 11juldubois, with the digital file available at the URL https colon slash slash archive dot org slash download slash 11juldubois slash 11julduboisdjvu.txt. No specific Freedom of Information Act case number is listed, and the release date is not recorded in the entry. The declassification authority is indicated as the original filing agency, which permitted public dissemination through the Black Vault repository. The document. Copy Ho colon s one point two. Revolt from DODOISi – economic and scientific reports. MarriacZ op onubfnPKD man – research work factory and relatives there (one percent one) at Frcai: London. To: Moscow. Ho s one six eight one. (a) Eleventh of July, nineteen‑eleven. DYuBUA (i) has reported: [three group asterisk unrecoverad J BOB (ilj – the [b J regular supply of weekly reports on the economic development and adentlfio fDjC development] (forty‑three groups unrecovered] BOB. After hi asterisk [oj carriage, he [o] in (d) (three group asterisk unrecovered] about research work at the factory where his relatives (bullet) fug are engaged in (two hundred fifteen group asterisk unrecovered) J fifty‑four group asterisk unrecoverable J twenty‑one grew pa unrecovered) Ho. three zero one eight R I zero H [iii] Hot asterisk a (a) Previously issued a asterisk J slash N B P slash T fourteen J eight on twenty‑second of May, nineteen‑sixty‑two and twenty‑fifth of August, nineteen‑sixty‑six. (b j Or “M”. [o] Strictly speaking the Russian word used for “hi asterisk” should indicate that the marriage is not that of the subject of the sentence but of some other person previously referred to. It seems likely, however, that this is a piece of loose drafting and that “his” and “he” do stand for one and the same person. (d j In the original – in follow asterisk “he”. If the three‑group gap were resolved, it would be possible to translate in English word order, i.e. the verb would follow “he”, and “in” plus the noun it governs would come later on. [e] As far as is known the group recovered here stands for the plural “relatives”. It is possible, however, that the singular “relative” was intended in this – two – commentarial: (i j slash DTuBUA: a ie “DUBOIS”; unidentified. Also occurs in London a Bo. one two three one of fifth June, nineteen‑eleven (three slash B B F slash T U forty‑nine). An) B O B: Unidentified corernaae. [ill] B B I O N: Lieutenant Colonel I dot A dot S K L Y a f I O V, Soviet Military and Air Attaché in L O B D O B. Context. The Black Vault’s editorial summary notes that the document is a fragmentary…

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11jul Dubois

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Cold open. This is a declassified memorandum titled “11jul dubois,” originating from an unnamed intelligence source and dated the eleventh of July, nineteen‑eleven. It appears in the Black Vault archive as a primary source document, notable for its cryptic references to economic reports and research work in London and Moscow.

Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was 11jul Dubois about?: Cold open. This is a declassified memorandum titled “11jul dubois,” originating from an unnamed intelligence source and dated the eleventh of July, nineteen‑eleven. It appears in the Black Vault archive as a primary source document, notable for its cryptic references to economic reports and research work in London and Moscow.
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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