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Cold Open. This episode presents a declassified Soviet intelligence report titled “3 January Officer Bad Behavior.” The document originates from the Ministry of State Security, identified as USSR Ref No. S N 3 F / T 650, and is dated eleven November, nineteen‑fifty‑four. It is notable for its glimpse into internal Soviet commentary on a naval officer’s conduct during the early 1950s. Provenance. The report was made publicly accessible through The Black Vault, a digital archive of government documents. It was uploaded to the archive without a specific FOIA case number; the release date is not recorded in the metadata. The document can be accessed at archive dot org slash download slash 3janofficerbadbehavior slash 3janofficerbadbehaviordjvu.txt, which also serves as the canonical PDF link. The Document. Report from “VITALIJ.” From: San Francisco, Moscow. No.: three January one nine forty‑five. To: Semen. – According to a report of “VITALIJ” at the beginning Aleksandr Mikhallov… Ivanov of the… Sir … one eight nine one … engineer… on two November, Ivanov … did not appear for three days. At the condition eighteen … found one‑one … station in a drunken … groups unrecovered. According to documentary data Ivanov served several years … Davydov … in connection with the plan for refitting a large number of vessels, please expedite the examination of our … and if our proposals about the removal of the … are unacceptable … [unreadable segment] … Comments overleaf. S N 3 F / T 650. Two pages. Bride … abbreviation of KITOBOJNOB … YITALIJ: unidentified covername. Orlcorij Favlovich Kasparov, MOB resident in San Francisco. Note that the internal date of this message is second January, the day of “DAR’s” departure from San Francisco (see San Francisco’s no. ten of ten January, nineteen‑forty‑five). S. No.: XY‑150 S / BF / T 650. Context. The Black Vault’s archive entry describes the document as a fragmentary internal communication that references the misconduct of an officer named Ivanov, his failure to appear for duty, and a subsequent investigation of a drunken incident. The entry notes that the report includes references to naval refitting plans and requests for expedited review, suggesting the matter was of operational concern to Soviet authorities. The editorial summary also points out the presence of typographical errors and incomplete sentences, reflecting the hurried nature of the original transmission. Outro. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. For the full text, visit storyflo dot com and the archival URL at archive dot org slash download slash 3janofficerbadbehavior slash 3janofficerbadbehaviordjvu.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.

3jan Officer Bad Behavior

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Cold Open. ” The document originates from the Ministry of State Security, identified as USSR Ref No. S N 3 F / T 650, and is dated eleven November, nineteen‑fifty‑four. It is notable for its glimpse into internal Soviet commentary on a naval officer’s conduct during the early 1950s.

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/3jan_officer_bad_behavior

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Cold Open. This episode presents a declassified Soviet intelligence report titled “3 January Officer Bad Behavior.” The document originates from the Ministry of State Security, identified as USSR Ref No. S N 3 F / T 650, and is dated eleven November, nineteen‑fifty‑four. It is notable for its…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/3jan_officer_bad_behavior

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What was 3jan Officer Bad Behavior about?: Cold Open. ” The document originates from the Ministry of State Security, identified as USSR Ref No. S N 3 F / T 650, and is dated eleven November, nineteen‑fifty‑four. It is notable for its glimpse into internal Soviet commentary on a naval officer’s conduct during the early 1950s.
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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