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 Pearl Harbor Research Records (Folder ID: FOLDER 148) Working Papers, Draft Reports, and Newspaper Clippings, Draft Memorandum for the Director of the Army Security Agency (AFSA) Related to the Attack on Pearl Harbor and Its Consequences for the Intelligence Community, 1940-1959 Document ID
   Document Title
   FilenameA42817
   Newspaper: Holland Reiterates Attack on Tribune, Patterson Papers; Washington (DC) Star Article
   41787079082608.pdfA42818
   New British Envoy Was Lucid In Appraisal of Angle-Russ Tie; Washington (DC) Daily News Article
   41712479075177.pdfA42819
   Nazis Broke Spy Code, Lured 40 Into Trap; New York Times
   41712509075181.pdfA42820
   Arms Flow to China Goes on after Truce; Washington (DC) Post Article
   41712549075184.pdfA42843
   Excerpts from "The Secret Service Of America"; Codes and Ciphers
   41712579075188.pdfA42847
   Invitation to Disaster; Washington Star Article
   41712619075192.pdfA42848
   Friedman Comment to Adm Frost on Cryptographic Matters
   41712649075195.pdfA42855
   Was the Attack on Pearl Harbor A Surprise?; Transcript for A Television Program-Facts Forum Telecast
   41712709075201.pdfA42860
   Newspaper "Intelligence Service Is Our First Weak Spot"; Philadelphia Inquirer Article
   41712739075204.pdfA42872
   Draft Write-Up of Communications Intelligence Objectives
   41712889075219.pdfA42878
   Observations Regarding the Korean Situation (Draft); Why Was It Possible for Pearl Harbor to Occur?
   41712909075221.pdfA42886
   Bush, Eisenhower Critiques Draw Opposite Reactions In Pentagon; Washington Star Article
   41713319075262.pdfA42894
   Is It Immoral to Strike First If Attack Is Imminent; Washington Star Article Written by Edmund Walsh, Vice President Georgetown University
   41713439075275.pdfA42901
   Newspaper "Paper Curtain For Chinese Reds"; the Washington Post Article by Drew Pearson
   41713499075280.pdfA42905
   Today and Tomorrow-Ike and the Pentagon; Washington Post Article-Walter Lippman
   41713549075284.pdfA42910
   Personal Note Regarding Consolidation of CI Activities
   41713599075289.pdfA42924
   Army Intelligence-I-Grow's Diary Incident Brings to Light Misassignments of Military Attaches; the New York Times-Hanson Baldwin
   41713629075293.pdfA42929
   Spotlight on Intelligence; the Washington Post Article
   41713679075298.pdfA42931
   Newspaper "Military Mind"; the Washington Post Article
   41713729075302.pdfA42942
   Newspaper "Grow Stolen Diary Incident Gives Support To Advocates Of Separate G-2 Career Service"; Washington Post Article by John Norris
   41713749075305.pdfA42946
   Newspaper "Is Our Intelligence Adequate?"; Washington Daily News Article by Robert Allen
   41713789075309.pdfA42950
   Faulty Intelligence System; Washington Star Article
   41713849075315.pdfA42955
   Six Names Associated with DNI, DMI, Air
   41713889075318.pdfA42957
   Drew Pearson and Willoughby; Cover Memo
   41713929075323.pdfA42963
   Macarthur Puzzles Pentagon; the Washington Post Article by Drew Pearson
   41713969075327.pdfA42968
   Intelligence Functions and Responsibilities
   41714019075332.pdfA43028
   Amendment to Letter "Intelligence Functions And Responsibilities"; Requirement for Assignment to Intelligence Positions
   41714069075336.pdfA43035
   Merger of Three-Collins Urges One Service Intelligence; the Washington Post
   41714099075340.pdfA43048
   Top Military Setup Must Be Overhauled, Vannevar Bush Says; the Washington Star Article
   41714139075344.pdfA43051
   Personal Letter from Col. Arthur C. Peterson to Col. Frederick D. Sharp; Development of Military Leadership and Sound Organization
   41714169075347.pdfA43053
   Personal Letter from Col. Frederick D. Sharp to Ltcol Arthur C. Peterson; Ideas for A New Army Intelligence System
   41714199075350.pdfA43058
   Korea Exposes One of Worst Blunders In American History; the Washington Star Article
   41714219075352.pdfA43063
   Macarthur Is Not to Blame; Collier's Editorial
   41714249075355.pdfA43068
   Catholics Fear Vatican Minister Plan; Washington Post Article
   41714329075363.pdfA43071
   Korea Intelligence Fiasco/U.S. Intelligence Shakeup Urged; Times-Herald Articles
   41714389075368.pdfA43076
   Strategic Intelligence Scored by Byrd and Bridges AS Inadequate; Washington Star Article
   41714359075366.pdfA43085
   Washington Failures Blamed for Korea Intelligence Fiasco; Washington Times-Herald
   41714419075372.pdfA43097
   FBI Probe of McCarthy and Pearson/Aide System Use/Stalin Urges More Strength for Soviet; the Washington Post Articles
   41714439075374.pdfA43107
   Army Intelligence Warned of War; the Washington Daily News Article
   41714469075377.pdfA43112
   'Stand' Order Shocks Officers Who Didn't Think of Leaving; Washington Post Article
   41714479075378.pdfA43129
   Matter of Fact/WHERRY Seeks 'Blunderer' In Korean Attack; Washington Post Articles
   41714519075381.pdfA43153
   Marshall Called Right Man for Wrong Job/This Changing World; Washington Star Articles
   41714549075385.pdfA43170
   Gloom Over Korean Vise/to Improve Intelligence; Washington Post/Washington Star Articles
   41714569075387.pdfA43181
   Optimist Heads Macarthur's G-2; the Washington Post Article
   41714589075389.pdfA43184
   Newspaper: McCarthy Reiterates Charges/McCarthy Vs Pearson; the Evening Star/the Washington News
   41714619075392.pdfA43190
   Today and Tomorrow; the Washington Post Article
   41714669075397.pdfA43191
   an Efficient Intelligence Service Begins to Take Shape; New York Herald Tribune
   41714709075401.pdfA43194
   Sifting Intelligence; Washington News Article by Peter Edson
   41714739075404.pdfA43196
   Extracts from U.S. News and World Report
   41714779075408.pdf
 (Folder ID: FOLDER 199) Certain Aspects of "Magic" In the Cryptologic Background of the Various Official Investigations Into the Attack on Pearl Harbor by Friedman No Date; Including Memo to DIRNSA Regarding the Contract to Write the Report and Invoice for Payment, 1957 Document ID
   Document Title
   FilenameA489034
   Certain Aspects of "Magic" In the Cryptological Background of the Various Official Investigations Into the Attack on Pearl Harbor
   41766879080598.pdf
 (Folder ID: FOLDER 202) Miscellaneous Research Notes, Memos, Correspondence, Worksheets, Logs, and Other Evidence Related to Pearl Harbor Attack Which Was Created and Compiled by Friedman; Included Are Time Conversion Worksheets, Logs of Important Messages, Notes of Conversations with Col. Safford, Navy Processing Log of Certain Messages, Congressional Hearing on Pearl Harbor Related to: Maj. General Miles' Statement, Station 6 Intercept Assignments, Signals Intelligence Activities Station 6, Station 5 Intercept Assignments, Notes of Conversation with Walter Foote of State Department, Memos Related to SIS #27065 (Tokyo to Honolulu Message 12-2-41 Translated 12-30-41 Regarding Ships In Harbor), Winds Code Memo to G-2, Personnel of Intercept Stations, Memo of MIS-Translation of #2494 (Stop Code Message), 1940-1956 Document ID
   Document Title
   FilenameA488108
   William Friedman Suggests Mailing Classified Information Via Registered Mail
   41766369080547.pdfA488114
   Pearl Harbor Attack-Time Conversion Data
   41766389080549.pdfA488117
   Marshall-Dewey Letter: from Congressional Investigation on Pearl Harbor Attack; Letter from General Marshall to Governor Dewey Regarding Reading Japanese and German Codes
   41766409080551.pdfA488120
   MIS File Re Pearl Harbor Inquiry
   41766419080552.pdfA488353
   Conversations on Japanese "Winds" Code
   41766429080553.pdfA488376
   Handling of Japanese Messages of Late 1941
   41766449080555.pdfA488384
   Highlights of Talk with Safford on 7 Sept 44 and Further Notes-Safford on 20 Sept 44
   41766459080556.pdfA488454
   Conversation Between William Friedman and Col. Sadtler on Pearl Harbor
   41766469080557.pdfA488462
   Winds Code and "Winds Execute" Message
   41766479080558.pdfA488471
   Information from Documentary Evidence on Messages No. 901, 902, 907, 910; Japanese Messages of 6-7 Dec 1941
   41766489080559.pdfA488484
   Minimizing Adverse Effects of the Joint Congressional Pearl Harbor Investigation
   41766499080560.pdfA488493
   Congressional Hearing on Pearl Harbor; Regarding Statement by Gen. Miles Concerning Relative Security of Army and Navy Codes
   41766509080561.pdfA488504
   Documents Relative to Pearl Harbor Investigation
   41766519080562.pdfA488524
   List of Missing Numbers of SSA Bulletins on File In Colonel's Office
   41766529080563.pdfA488534
   Message Numbers Re Japanese Messages
   41766539080564.pdfA488544
   List of Army and Navy Translations
   41766549080565.pdfA488554
   List of Numbered Messages Requested
   41766559080566.pdfA488558
   Numbered Messages Requested for Pearl Harbor Investigation File
   41766569080567.pdfA488560
   Winds Execute Message of 4 December 1941
   41766579080568.pdfA488562
   Intercept Assignment at Monitor Station Six
   41766589080569.pdfA488570
   Intercept Directive for Signals Philippine Department, Manila, Pi
   41766599080570.pdfA488572
   Review of Signal Intelligence Activities In the Philippines, 1934-1941
   41766609080571.pdfA488574
   Intercept Assignment at Monitor Station Five
   41766619080572.pdfA488575
   Intercept Assignment
   41766629080573.pdfA488598
   Memorandum of Conversation with Mr. Walter Foote at the State Department on Wednesday, 30 May 1945
   41766639080574.pdfA488614
   State Dept Reaction to News of Winds Setup Message
   41766649080575.pdfA488659
   Friedman Memo Re: Message 27065/8007
   41766659080576.pdfA488683
   Original Intercept and Work Sheets for SSA Message 27065/8007
   41766669080577.pdfA488695
   Corderman Memo Re: Search for Message 27065/8007
   41766679080578.pdfA488776
   Frank Rowlett's Response to Request from Fort Shafter for Certain Messages
   41766699080580.pdfA488784
   Disposition of Traffic for Fort Shafter, TH
   41766719080582.pdfA488786
   Search for Information Requested by Fort Shafter, TH
   41766739080584.pdfA488794
   Intercept Station 5 Possibly Delayed Forwarding of Message
   41766749080585.pdfA488801
   Directive for Intercept and Forwarding of Japanese Plain Text Diplomatic Traffic
   41766769080587.pdfA488818
   Interest In Monitoring Station 5 Traffic and Translation Bulletin Number Army 8007-27065
   41766779080588.pdfA488829
   Winds Message
   41766789080589.pdfA488841
   Evidence Re "Winds Execute Message"
   41766799080590.pdfA488850
   Documentary Evidence Re "Winds Execute" Message
   41766809080591.pdfA488860
   Response to Questions Regarding "Winds Execute Message"
   41766819080592.pdfA488864
   Monitoring Stations and Cryptanalytic Units In December 1941
   41766829080593.pdfA488874
   Translation of "Stop Code" Message
   41766839080594.pdfA522495
   Log of Messages from Station "S" to OP20GY-5 Dec 1941 to 7 Dec 1941
   41766899080600.pdf
 (Folder ID: FOLDER 203) Miscellaneous Research Notes, Memos, Correspondence, Worksheets, Logs, and Other Evidence Related to Pearl Harbor Attack Which Was Created and Compiled by Friedman; Included Are "Magic" Summary No. 609 1943, Report of December 6 and 7 Prepared by John Hurt In 1944, Winds Code Message from Batavia, Army-Navy Agreement 1941, Memo of State Department on US Japanese Relations In September 1941, Message to Manila after Pearl Harbor, December 1941 Organization Chart, Winds Code Message from Singapore, Winds Code Setup Circular #2354 (Morse Broadcast), Winds Code Setup Circular #2353 (Voice Broadcast), Memo of Naval Aide, Panama Canal Maps, Notes on Dissemination, Index of Translations Related to Pearl Harbor (Safford), Index of Relevant Translations and Memos, Index of Translations Related to Japanese Espionage In 1941, Index of Honolulu Station 5 Intercepts "Indicating" Relative Unimportance of the Fort Shafter Intercepts (Safford), Miscellaneous Messages Translated after Pearl Harbor, Winds Code Federal Communications Commission (Fcc) Statement 1944, Winds Code Sterling's Statement, Winds Code Pering's Statement, 1940-1956 Document ID
   Document Title
   FilenameA485419
   Magic Summary No. 609
   41762879080201.pdfA485434
   Situation In the Office of John B. Hurt on 6 and 7 December 1941
   41762909080204.pdfA485445
   Directive Regarding Japanese "Stop" Code Messages
   41762929080206.pdfA485483
   Japan Coded Weather Reports Used to Notify Consuls of War Decision
   41762949080208.pdfA485489
   Army-Navy Agreement on Division of Labor for Diplomatic Intercept
   41762979080211.pdfA485492
   Report of Traffic Deciphered on 2 and 3 December 1941
   41762999080213.pdfA485498
   Intercept Data for Japanese Messages, 6-8 December 1941
   41763019080215.pdfA485503
   U.S.-Japanese Relations
   41763049080218.pdfA485505
   United States-- Japanese Relations
   41763059080219.pdfA485508
   United States-- Japanese Relations
   41763069080220.pdfA485525
   Japanese Attack of Pearl Harbor
   41763089080222.pdfA485537
   Organization Chart of Signal Intelligence Service AS of December 1941
   41763099080223.pdfA485543
   Enciphered Message
   41763109080224.pdfA485554
   Tokyo "Winds" Code Message
   41763129080226.pdfA487418
   Tokyo-Washington "Winds Code Setup" Circular; Circular #2354
   41763169080230.pdfA487430
   Tokyo-Washington Circular #2354; Japanese "Winds Code Setup"
   41763179080231.pdfA487435
   Japanese Diplomatic Traffic with Indicator Group "BYGAB"
   41763199080233.pdfA487441
   Japanese Broadcast of Office Chief's Code; Circular #2353 Translation Revised 26 Sept 44
   41763229080236.pdfA487457
   Japanese Broadcasts In Office Chief's Code; Circulars # 2353 and #2354
   41763249080237.pdfA487477
   Japanese Broadcast In Office Chief's Code; Circular #2353 Translation Revised 26 Sept 1944
   41763259080239.pdfA487563
   Japanese Broadcasts In Office Chief's Code; Circular #2353
   41763269080240.pdfA487570
   Japanese Office Chief's Coded Broadcasts
   41763289080242.pdfA487571
   Japanese Broadcasts In Office Chiefs Code; Regarding Broadcast of Special Message In an Emergency
   41763299080243.pdfA487573
   Encrypted Japanese Messages; Circular #2353
   41763319080245.pdfA487581
   Encrypted Tokyo-Washington Message; Circular #2353
   41763339080247.pdfA487586
   Teletype Service for Three Stations: SIS Code Room, Washington; Monitoring Station 1, Fort Hancock; and Monitoring Station 2, San Francisco
   41763359080249.pdfA487587
   Japanese Ship Movements
   41763379080251.pdfA487590
   Secret Canal Zone Maps
   41763389080252.pdfA487601
   Dissemination of Messages to Naval Offices
   41763449080258.pdfA487603
   Dissemination of Messages
   41763469080260.pdfA487604
   Dissemination of Messages
   41765459080456.pdfA487605
   Dissemination to White House
   41765479080458.pdfA487608
   Japanese Representation In Washington Needs Personnel for Communications Duties
   41765509080461.pdfA487611
   Custody of Japanese Government Code
   41765529080463.pdfA487613
   Tokyo Orders Immediate Change In Code Machine Usage; Circular #1015
   41765549080465.pdfA487614
   Japan Discovers U.S. Reading Some of Its Codes
   41765569080467.pdfA487630
   U.S. Reportedly Reading Japanese Coded Messages
   41765589080470.pdfA487631
   U.S. Reportedly Reading Japanese Code Messages
   41765619080472.pdfA487634
   Japanese Seek Source of Report That U.S. Is Reading Its Code Messages
   41765639080474.pdfA487638
   Security of Japanese Communications
   41765669080477.pdfA487643
   Japanese Learn That U.S. Is Reading Japanese Ambassador's Code Messages
   41765689080479.pdfA487644
   Security of Japanese Communications
   41765709080481.pdfA487648
   Index of Translations and Memoranda Re Pearl Harbor
   41765729080484.pdfA487653
   Index of Relevant Translations and Memoranda
   41765759080486.pdfA487661
   Index of Translations Re Jap Espionage, 1941
   41765779080489.pdfA487672
   Index of Honolulu and Miscellaneous Messages
   41765809080491.pdfA487681
   Japanese Message Code Change to Thwart Exploitation by British and Americans
   41765859080496.pdfA487729
   Japanese Code Setup Circular; Circular #2354
   41765879080498.pdfA487733
   Winds Code Setup Circular #2353
   41765909080501.pdfA487784
   Japanese Concern About U.S.-Japanese Relations
   41765929080502.pdfA487805
   Japanese and German Diplomats Exchange Views on Possible American Reaction to Japanese Army Actions
   41765959080506.pdfA487808
   Japanese Message on Chile's Position on the War
   41765979080508.pdfA487813
   Extract from Mr. Grew's Testimony In the Pearl Harbor Committee
   41765999080510.pdfA487816
   Burning of Japanese Code Documents In the Siam Military Attache's Office
   41766029080514.pdfA487820
   Large Number of U.S. War Planes Reportedly Dispatched to Alaska, November 1941
   41766069080517.pdfA487824
   Japanese-American Conference
   41766089080519.pdfA487828
   Japanese Army, Navy, and Air Units Attack U.S. and British Forces In the South
   41766109080521.pdfA487832
   Japanese Note American Resolve to Declare War Against Japan In Near Future
   41766129080523.pdfA487841
   Japanese Report on Mobilization of Army Flying Corps In Dutch East Indies
   41766149080525.pdfA487847
   Tokyo Broadcasts of "Winds" Code Messages
   41766169080527.pdfA487981
   Sources of Intercepted Traffic, 1941
   41766199080529.pdfA487983
   the "Winds Message"
   41766219080532.pdfA487984
   the "Winds Message"
   41766239080534.pdfA487987
   Encrypted Japanese Message Originally Sent on November 19, 1941
   41766259080536.pdfA487996
   Japanese Open Code
   41766279080538.pdfA488012
   Query Regarding Coded Message
   41766309080541.pdfA488039
   Value of Japanese Navy Coded Messages
   41766319080542.pdfA488073
   Contents of Various Messages Reiterated for Signals Hawaiian Department, Fort Shafter, TH
   41766329080543.pdfA488082
   Tab-Magic Summary, Japanese Circular and Envelope with Notation on Contents-Pearl Harbor Miscellaneous Papers and Documents
   41766349080545.pdf
 (Folder ID: FOLDER 204) Correspondence Related to the Certain Aspect of Magic In the Cryptographic Background of the Various Official Investigations, 1955-1957 Document ID
   Document Title
   FilenameA485105
   GCHQ Letter to William Friedman Regarding Pearl Harbor
   41762659080180.pdfA485119
   Press Article "Our Good Luck At Pearl Harbor"
   41762689080181.pdfA485152
   Friedman's Interest In the Broadcast of the "Winds Message"
   41762699080183.pdfA485162
   Friedman's Letter of Appreciation to GCHQ Official
   41762729080186.pdfA485209
   Winds Message (War Against U.S. and Britain) Broadcast after Attack on Pearl Harbor
   41762759080190.pdfA485277
   Friedman Seeks Information from GCHQ Official
   41762789080192.pdfA485355
   Certain Aspects of "Magic" In the Cryptological Background of the Various Official Investigations Into the Attack on Pearl Harbor
   41762819080196.pdf
 (Folder ID: FOLDER 494) Pearl Harbor Related Research Including the Historian, A Journal of History (Spring 1955) Which Includes the Article by Robert H. Ferrell on Pearl Harbor and the Revisionists; Pearl Harbor In Perspective Reviewed by Louis Morton (April 1955); Certain Aspects of "Magic" In the Cryptological Background of the Various Official Investigations Into the Attack on Pearl Harbor by William Friedman, 1955-1957 Document ID
   Document Title
   FilenameA72891
   Friedman's Report on Pearl Harbor-Part 3 of 3
   41782679082173.pdf
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