Case File · ARCHIVE-870Declassified
Agency NSAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 3 min
29sep Aleksandr
Cold open. This is a declassified document from the United States Customs Service, dated fifteen August, nineteen forty‑three. It is an intercepted correspondence titled “Aleksandr,” notable for illustrating wartime mail censorship and the movement of diplomatic couriers between New York and Mexico City.
- Agency
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- Date
- JUL 18 · 2026
- Release
- Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
- Source document
- View the primary source document
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Episode notes
Cold open. This is a declassified document from the United States Customs Service, dated fifteen August, nineteen forty‑three. It is an intercepted correspondence titled “Aleksandr,” notable for illustrating wartime mail censorship and the movement of diplomatic couriers between New York and Mexico…
Questions about this case
- What was 29sep Aleksandr about?
- Cold open. This is a declassified document from the United States Customs Service, dated fifteen August, nineteen forty‑three. It is an intercepted correspondence titled “Aleksandr,” notable for illustrating wartime mail censorship and the movement of diplomatic couriers between New York and Mexico City.
- 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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