FILE 016 // PUBLIC RECORD
The GUNMAN Project
A U.S. counterintelligence investigation that found sophisticated Soviet surveillance implants hidden inside embassy typewriters in Moscow.
DOCUMENTATION CONFIDENCE
ModerateOfficial records document the subject, but the available material contains unresolved questions, contested interpretations, incomplete data, or a limited number of primary sources.
CASE OVERVIEW
The GUNMAN Project: What the public record documents
Soviet technicians hid devices inside American embassy typewriters that could reveal what diplomats were typing.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The public record identifies The GUNMAN Project as a counterintelligence matter associated with NSA, U.S. Department of State during 1984. A U.S. counterintelligence investigation that found sophisticated Soviet surveillance implants hidden inside embassy typewriters in Moscow.
Soviet technicians hid devices inside American embassy typewriters that could reveal what diplomats were typing.
A U.S. counterintelligence investigation that found sophisticated Soviet surveillance implants hidden inside embassy typewriters in Moscow.
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KEY FINDINGS
Documented time period: 1984.
Primary organizations or record holders: NSA, U.S. Department of State.
Principal location: U.S. Embassy, Moscow.
Archive topic: Counterintelligence.
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
NSA — Learning from the Enemy: The GUNMAN Project
Official archival or primary-source recordProvides official cryptologic or signals-intelligence history and released supporting records.
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