Mr. John v. ~ 

liltn•ains Editor 

lueyclopeedia Br1tann1& 

i.a5 llorth Jtf.elrlgan Avenue 

Chioa,go l.l, Ill1%Jo1a 

l'.ll!luo Mr. t>odge i 

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JlO Second Street, s .. :s. 

Vuhington '"' I). c. 

«'( October 1954 

lwlloaed harovith 1• a FOJ'X)$ed rft'iaion or WI article COl>ES AID 

Cli'B.!RS, ~p&red at the nque•t ot Mr. Yust, 1rA M• letter to • dated. 

29 ..run. 1954· trbe or1g1llal requtreant tor a rev111on campr1•ina 4,000 

wor&s -. JIDiif1ed bf IUbeequent correapondence { apeoit'icall,y by llr. 

Stewart'• lnte:rs Of 25 Ausuet ..m 10 Septe.!Wer l954) to permit .x,paad1ns 

ifu.l'J revi•1on to 61 000 word.aw 'l'hi• -. 4one tJO •• to include certain data 

uov covered 1n tho &Tticl• CltfPl'OGRAP.BX, which w.a tben to 'tie •lill1na.tcd 

in a torthcondns priAtitJ.g ct the vol.umo in eich '\bat article now appear•• 

'l!bat 'I/ re'V191on 8088 'ftll beyond the 6,000·vord J.hd.t aet 'py JOU 

1• rathor obvJ.oua. X could, ot (;OUrSO, compreea the nYJ.•ion to keep it witbin the iJ:ldicated limitJ 1ndeed, I \IOUld. bav• dQZJe •o vithout. vrit~ 

1~ 10U except for one tacts the original articla c:oms Al9D 01.'mERS, 

which accordi.na to 1our ¢0Unt (!Olllpriaea 4,000 word.I, actua.llf contaiu 

veey close to &, 80o vorda, I hope you vll1 bear vi th • in order 'lo ao 

into •ome 4-Wia. 

bl the p.ate .. up aent :me or the present article CO:ntS AHO CIPBERS, 

there ill at the bottom ar the firat abeet • note.tion which .. JMd.e ~i" 

~body· in your 01WU11eation. '1'he notation MiY• "6a' line•,'' and I 

pre"-Un$ that 1• the Jlr11:&mrl.ea'a own cau.nt. A~ or 625 line• cor ... 

re•ponds to an articlt or a length ot apprax:tmte)¥ 6,150 ~.. I have ~l.t' counted tblt DUniber ot l.Uie• and t!M. that the artiole actuaJ.l¥ 

compr1ee• (f/8 ll?W9-1 which corrt.t•pande to a length ot about 6,7So vorda. 

1'be revuion ~ the ori,sina.l article CODiS A1GJ t!lPBERS (leis bibliography) 

oecupiee l3t l*P• ~ tha enclosed vr1te .. up "Qrped upon cowfttit.ting paperJ 

•!nee thi• i• •qu.ivalent to a.boU.t 6,7,a word.a, you. v1U ne that 'IQ' revtaion ot the CODES AllD OlPHBRS articl-. i• JWJt about. the ..., lerlgth .. 

the origU&el.,. 1'b.e preaont artiaa CRYP'l'OCIM?HY eoe.a to a total ct tJ:>ou"t 

l,300 woro.J Ill' reviaion ot that arti'cle COJ11t• w a total or &bot.rt. t,500 

110.r4a, an increue ot i,IOO. 'l'be biblioa:rapb.;y 11\ conss .dl> ClP:l!BR.8 u 1t 

nmr appear• coma to •boat 310 vord.4JJ the r.vi•d 'bi'bl1ogra~ come• to 

abotlt l6o vor<a, a :reduct:!.on or 150 VOl'dlJ, ill in all, tberetore, the 

rev1ted article u it '10'll 1tand81 1t accepted, 'WO\lld occupy the uiount ot 

•pa.ce occ:upied bf tba }ll'e•ent '\VO Mpu-&te art1cle1, OOlES AliD CIPHERS 

amd CftYP'lOORAPHY pl.WJ about 1050 vor<ta, Ol" lO~ U.a. 

@'pproved for Release by NSA on 07-16-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 
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I pra1'Li1Jle you U.uall,y have 41.tticul.ti•• With most ot your cm.t:rib~ 

utore in rtprd to their nature.l tendene}' to acee.i. tM ~ liild.ta 

impo.Md, ~ pl.eaeo do not beei'tate to return the enclosed vrit.e-up in 

eqe )"OU feel that 10\1 l!Wlt i.utat an ite not a:ceed.1D.; an actual l.ellgth 

of 6,000 vo.rd.11. I can at c0\11"ae cut it, 'bu.t I 4o not want "too pertom ~a MYtu'fl Oi'*ration UAle•• s.t 1• a'bet0luwq •aaential. X cu eut 

it only to the extent ot the l,050 or l,l.00 wor& ir1 uce•• o~ the combtneJ. lAU:Jgth or the preaent ax-ti<?lea COllES AID CI1'lt£RS .n4. CRYP.r<XJRA'PllY, 

it JOU reel it .wt be cut to that ~t.J thi1 I vou:td. do larp}¥ in 

the tKtct1on on hiewcy, even though th!• vould be .oat ntaretful, becauset, 

&1 you vill uottt, tbere 4oe1 mtt exi•t 1Jl a. .xteru book in EQ&lilh IWl' 

f¥:thent1e hi•tory lthatever or the IUbjeat. There 1• one book which 4oe• 

contain lo:Q hietor,y, lN.t 1t bu numerous ttrr<u·a aM. l voul.d dialike Tt:cy 

mah to have to refer tho read.el' to it, 

I Vlah to add. to the foregoing the ata.teme11t that the •ntire MV'i.ed 

article has been approved by the appropriate (1,1,\tbo:dtie• he.virJa juriadiction 

over •ecurity clea.nUlce 1n .attera ot tba kind deal:t with in tbe ~cl• .. 

Aey ~· therein voul.d preaume.'bly ~u.ire a Mcotld ao a-t the buainet• 

or clearanco, although l would :a.ot antieiplte any cUtticul.t,. therein.of •inc• 

the ehangee would all 'ba 1n tha -.ture ot ellmina.ting •t.ter trc= the write .. Ull> not &Mins; the~to. 

r11wn,y, in connoction v1th the •tter ot ~cf), I have had al10 

to cl.eo.r Vith the autho:r1ties the biographical. U.ta to be aiven in the 

front or the vol.ulna. 1'ho al.e&red b~phical 4ata an contained 111 the 

aheot attached to thia ietter. 

YQU \till note that :t ba.ve apt Dl>lt ot the od.cinal t~IJ 1n ~rtain ce.H8 tbe tigu.r• nwiber vill bave to l:te ebapged. X enclose alao 

two nev pbotoare.ph• trot4 llh1eh cute can tJO dou.'bt w ade b11au.r artata 

tor tiaure• 9 and l2. 

Xu nturntng; u requeated1 the pasto-up .. nt •· 

IA ea.ea you. wguld l1lce \0 bave • vet'be.tila cow ot tho write ... up 1n 

a triple·•pa.ce t,paacr!pt rather than in the 1i11gleMape.ced COiif-titting 

i'om enclosed, I can turnieh the tOJ."t.er. 

Kop1%JS to hear tro= lOU prompt~, I u, 

lincerel,y, 

lucl•• 

i .. Bev1a1on on cow-r1ttil2a ;aper 

a. P&ete .. up or or1$1nal article 

J• 'two photographs 

4. liograp.'tic•l data 
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Ji~aphical rioW re AUthor Qt 

Artie~ CODES AND CIPliERB ( CRtrnlOOY) 

WiUiaa r. J'riedmm, ~. a. llO a.cOlld stroot_. s~ ~ .. , Wuhington 31 D. c. O:.:cupicd Q.1."ticiall.1 Yith the 

cqpto1()61c work of' tbs u. 8. Gov9rt1m1tn"t oi.nee 19l.6J 

®at cqptol.asiat at th.a u. 8. War Di=~nt trQ::A 

l92l to i947J consulti?l8 ¢cyptOloS1*t to Pe~nt 

of Da.t'eMe; 3947 -.-~