What did the declassified documents reveal?

This is a diplomatic cable titled “5 March Sally,” transmitted from Moscow to Washington on the fifth day of March, nineteen‑four‑hundred‑and‑something, identified as Reissue T1324. It is notable because it contains a Soviet request for personal and residential details about an Australian woman who was to be featured in a cover story. The document was released through The Black Vault’s digital archive. The entry was added without a specific release date, and no FOIA case number is listed. The declassification authority is noted as the archive’s curators, and the full text is available at the URL https://archive.org/download/5marsally/5marsallydjvu.txt. The document reads as follows: Reissue (T1324) Prom: MOSCOW To: WASHINGTON No: 39 1 5 March 194^ To: [Name N 0 . 91 ]. [i] For the “AUSTRALIAN WOMAN ’ s”[ 11 ] cover story [LEGENDA] state precisely: 1. The number of the house where she ha3 been living from 19 [C# 38] up to the present time (In [2 groups garbled and unrecovered J ) . 2. How many floors there were In each of the houses where she lived, also in the school where she was taught. 3. If possible the surname of the Headmistress f [ C 56 director]) of BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL. 4. In what capacity her father worked (occupation) from 1910 to 1929. 5. The address of the store [MAGAZIN] where her mother worked. 6. The address of the WOA [a] store. 7. A

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5mar Sally

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This is a diplomatic cable titled “5 March Sally,” transmitted from Moscow to Washington on the fifth day of March, nineteen‑four‑hundred‑and‑something, identified as Reissue T1324. It is notable because it contains a Soviet request for personal and residential details about an Australian woman who was to be featured in a cover story.

Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was 5mar Sally about?: This is a diplomatic cable titled “5 March Sally,” transmitted from Moscow to Washington on the fifth day of March, nineteen‑four‑hundred‑and‑something, identified as Reissue T1324. It is notable because it contains a Soviet request for personal and residential details about an Australian woman who was to be featured in a cover story.
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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