Event Details

January 01, 1971

Description

NSA sent a specially-equipped submarine into Russia's Sea of Okhotsk to tap a cable.

Participants (1)

Name Type Mentions
NSA person 2 View Entity

Source Documents (2)

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Book Excerpt / Discovery Document • 1.68 MB
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This document is page 200 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, given the filename 'Epst_'), produced as a discovery document (marked HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019688). The text details the history of NSA surveillance capabilities, including a 1971 submarine wiretap mission in the Sea of Okhotsk and the 1980 expansion of powers under President Reagan's Executive Order 12333. It does not mention Jeffrey Epstein directly; the file prefix likely relates to the author's surname or the file's inclusion in a broader production set.

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Report/Narrative History (likely part of a larger House Oversight production)
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This document page (156) outlines the history of NSA surveillance capabilities and international alliances. It details specific operations such as the 1971 cable tapping in the Sea of Okhotsk, the 1980 Executive Order 12333 by Reagan, and the formation of the 'Five Eyes' alliance. It concludes by mentioning the 2013-2014 Snowden leaks which revealed the extent of data sharing between the NSA and foreign allies like the GCHQ. Although labeled within a 'House Oversight' production, this specific page contains no direct mention of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Event Metadata

Type
Unknown
Location
Sea of Okhotsk
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
1
Source Documents
2
Extracted
2025-11-19 18:33

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020308.jpg
Date String
1971

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