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.traed Forces seour i.1 •PRCJ De~t.aent or Del•• W•lhlnst.on 25, n.c. 

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u ..,baa l •• tht• ••whoa the ~ee ot the won 1• 

are dof.ag •• raatftnsad, aid the t.reMm9U• presrea• 7°" me 

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anil Prak Raven. I .... .feartul t..otore l oame '°"at. C.M ..SYiaory aro~ 111.0t. be d.lttioul' to -.nae- Moauae ot 1-• ~. or 

eaglfteerlng! matheat1oal Md Mnapmnt peoplel but. l' cr.rt.allll.7 

•nt •ootb "I alld •• one or u. ben •nasea a..rtatra I '"**' at;t,~~ded. ta any eaae, I 1 tiao atgb' 1ae expeoted to be ._..._, Illa .. , •• ~u•ed ancl I know troa peraonal r4ap0rt• t..~at •• 

aueh •• kc?hart0n al)d Shannon wz-e nil!Mfb•lm.ad. 

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I ltallevo that. ha ha.r. ct .. lgned and 1Ni1' lit.erall{ ll1&ndred9 

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ch• E.c.M. Mil o~er uoh1ne• ot &hie \J'P8 IO be •hauld b• a 

rM1 ap_.t on wir..t-~eel cipher aachtnea. In addition, be 

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fta1 balp la ad91a1nv ~ actldt7 rei.ardin& lt.• •••1•• 

pro'b.\e• or lntereeptlne, .rorwardlne, *lit.lag and puncbi~ .at• 

J.arp ••ae• or data S.ato Mpea or Arda. 

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