19dec Psalm Reader
Cold Open: We're reading from a Soviet-era document, specifically a telegram sent on December 19, 1966. The document is titled "VE/VJONA 95" and is classified as a "PSALM-READER" message. It was issued by the Soviet Embassy in Moscow, addressed to the Soviet Embassy in London.
- 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/19dec_psalm_reader
Episode notes
Cold Open: We're reading from a Soviet-era document, specifically a telegram sent on December 19, 1966. The document is titled "VE/VJONA 95" and is classified as a "PSALM-READER" message. It was issued by the Soviet Embassy in Moscow, addressed to the Soviet Embassy in London. Provenance: This…
Source document: https://archive.org/details/19dec_psalm_reader
Questions about this case
- What was 19dec Psalm Reader about?
- Cold Open: We're reading from a Soviet-era document, specifically a telegram sent on December 19, 1966. The document is titled "VE/VJONA 95" and is classified as a "PSALM-READER" message. It was issued by the Soviet Embassy in Moscow, addressed to the Soviet Embassy in London.
- 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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