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Cold Open: This is a declassified document from November 6th, 1956, regarding the replacement of Levin by Sendik and Hequst for permission to hand over "Modeste" in New York. The document is from the USSR Per, Not 3/NEF/T4JJ, issued on October 31st, 1956, Copy No: 13, KE-135LE. The document is available at The Black Vault's archive entry, https://archive.org/download/6novreplacementlevin/6novreplacementlevindjvu.txt. Provenance: The document was released through The Black Vault, a website that provides access to declassified government records. The document's release date and declassification authority are not specified. The Document: To: 1C300T NJ up,. ^ T SEKEN, Ci] la vtew of [gpE LEVIN 1 ] d#parture for hera 'M at losing contact with the Convoy fftS Service] of the USSR [BfS in the ports] of this country sad ire being deprived of J2 groups unmoovered] through wheoi[i,} we have oarrled out number of «uut« for the organisation of the security of Soviet ship end personnel. Of the petitioners [3IZhgRr] f PROMT- LENE FICfflS[FHONTOTO]Ui J Ar /1 idCESffiritliESt],, [tv] Tj^ioei LEVDf hd in contact neither can be [Z groups; urjecovered] used, th first by reason of the refusal [q£ of the port] (7 groups unrecoverable] in SAN LUIS iBVEff is being replaced by 3 QIDIX,M the heed of the Convoy Service Deputent, who has arrived fran th USSR, FLsess sanction contact with SENDIK [ 5 sal] handing U3DESTE over to him for contact No B87 Ve advised you In good time In reply to your Wo 72 that IDJC^! agreed to the payment of 250 roubles to his wife 1 aether. Th authority (l£G es ant off] lnEBjdiately [13 groups unroccvered] Distribution [Continued overleaf] ■r S/gBP/Wdl (2 Psgea] Z/!JSF/TU53 M a - ire send you and ail your staff [KOUJCTIVj boat iihu on the occasion of the greet October Revolution wd wish you health and [4 groups umjDav«ndj TH„t [] Or 4 which'" ■ Cenoerita: [l] Unidentified cover-name. [ii] Unidentified. Unidentified c over- comae . M Joeif Moiae^vich SENDDCi who antared the United States on 9th October 1 9V+, was Heed of the U33H Routing end Convoy Qm.ce In WASHWGMw Hie was involved in discipline^ action against Soviet personnel. [vi] Sergej Yaail’mch mhcahov an offioial of the Soviet Coiremaimt Purchasing Conmlaaion, [vii] Probably Stepan Zakharovich APRSS'jfatf, Soviet Vlce-Conaul in MT 1, YORK. [vilij Sergej Grigor'evich WJK 1 YaMDY, representative of the Soviet Government Purchasing ComlasKm in NE» YORE. Context: The document provides information about the replacement of Levin by Sendik and Hequst for permission to hand over "Modeste" in New York. It also mentions the departure of Levin and the organization of the security of Soviet ships and personnel. Outro: This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. The document is available at The Black Vault's archive entry, https://archive.org/download/6novreplacementlevin/6novreplacementlevindjvu.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.

6nov Replacement Levin

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Cold Open: This is a declassified document from November 6th, 1956, regarding the replacement of Levin by Sendik and Hequst for permission to hand over "Modeste" in New York. The document is from the USSR Per, Not 3/NEF/T4JJ, issued on October 31st, 1956, Copy No: 13, KE-135LE.

Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was 6nov Replacement Levin about?: Cold Open: This is a declassified document from November 6th, 1956, regarding the replacement of Levin by Sendik and Hequst for permission to hand over "Modeste" in New York. The document is from the USSR Per, Not 3/NEF/T4JJ, issued on October 31st, 1956, Copy No: 13, KE-135LE.
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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