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CO , URRENCES. OR SIMILAR ACTIONS 

I NAME OR TITLE INITIALS CIRCULATE 

Mr. w. F. Friedman - ORGANIZATION ANO LOCATION CATE COORDINATION 

Room 232E, Bldg 19 2 NSS 

2 FILE 

- INFORMATION 

3 NECESSARY 

ACTION 

- NOTE AND RETURN 

- 4 SEE ME 

- SIGNATURE 

REMARKS 

As indicated in conversation between IVlr. Friedman 

your office, and Major Andruss, this headquarters, transmitted herewith is copy of letter received by Hq, Sixth Army, from a Mr. Edward J. Hawkins, dated 

21 December 1953, and ~ppy-o·f: a proposed reply by 

Hq, Sixth Army to Mr •. /Hawkins. I 

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a/s 

11\ooroved for Release bv NSA on 07-16-2014 DL 

l ' F~mJ5. ;tl a,• ·~eel. PAUL B. SCHWIEKER, Lt Colonel, GS ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION 

ACofS, G2, ASA 

Replaces DA AGO Form 895, I Apr 48, and AFHQ 

Form 12, IO Nov 47, which may be used. 

DATE 

12 AEr 54 TELEPHONE 

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lfr. Edwori J. HnkiM 

9'5 Butte St:roet 

San Francisco, CalifOJ'J'liA 

Dear ~. Halllkinftt 

Ref~ u made tiO 7our letter ot 21 December 1953, 

regarding 10ur pl'Ope>aed entey into privcte ·aeyptof.T&phic &nd 

~c practiee 1n this area. 

The matter has been coordinated rlth appropriate higher 

heedquorters where it hae been dtttermined that n.o ~ 

mlltt&:ey clear&l\ce 14 required ~or your proposed action. 

During 10ur period of service with the U'med Fore.ea, in 

positions of trust, it was inevitable th.at you had accea& to, 

and became extremely familiar with certain clasri1'1ed teclmi• 

queo, operations, and equipment, and the eecurity :requirement.a 

which were pertinent tbeeto. Yotll" duties fUrther imposed 

upon 70u a binding all~giance to our nation, and e continuing 

resporudhility to protect tho knowledge, tachtrlques, opGMltions 

and equipment with which you m>J'ked, by preventing tho revelation 

of this 1nformation to 6?lj' unauthorised source. 

While the srmed Forces is appreciative of tho afll"'tYice 

rendered during 10ur tenure 0£ service, th• \ll'JHttled ooD.d1t1one 

prGT&l&nt 1n the world today cloorly def."!Ms the vital importance, 

1n the nat1onAl ~est, ot mainta1111ne the highest degne ot 

security concerning your past dutiu and ~s. 

In consnnance Yi.th the foregoing, it is urged th&t ~ 

diae'uae!on concenUng 70ur put aastgmaenta with the Signal Intel• 

ligence Service, Md related "°1'k with tho l4'f13 Air Foree, be 

eontined tc v917 general_ldlltaey topioa and mdcsr no c~s 

should ,our specific ~ta or the epee1f1c or ganval m1ae1oJl 

ot JOUF former orgsnim-tJ.OIUl be cl~. 

tour peviotic cooperation in tMe matt.er is earneatl.7 

aoUctted. 

Par 70rrr Wormation and eoaneaiene. th.tiff ta attach«t h•eio 

a eow ot P1:1hllc Ln 248, ot th• 82d ~us, which has boen d.taldn-4 to be applicable fa tlda s.natanee. 

With the \lest wUhes tor J'OUt" fUture, I am 

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San Francisco, 

Apt. #25 

Calito • 

21 Dec. 1953/ 

Military Intelligence Div. · Headquarters, Sixth Ar'ffl1 

Presideo ot San Francisco 

Saa Fraacisco, Oalitornia. 

Jt 

Atta: Chief ot Division MI 

Subject: Military clearance tor proposed action ot Reserve Officor. 

1. It is consid~red appropriate and necessary, by the und.ersigaed Resi:?rve OtfictSr, tl1at the fol1:.>w1n.s infol"roat!on be coaT:-:.y:..:d 

to the Military Intelligence authority ot the Sixth ~rmy. It is · requested that ~he collateral ta~t~ pr~~en~ad he~ain b~ studied_ with 

a Yiew to providing this officer with such military clearaace as 

might be necessary prior to engaging in the pur!uit ot commercial 

sr7ptography •nd oryptaaalytic activitie~. 

·A. This officers' record will indicate that he was employed 

under Civil Service in the Sig1'1Ql Intel~1genc6 Service at large 

( S.I.S.,O.C.Sig. O. Wach. D.C.) during·th~ pe~iod Decol~39 to Apr. 

1941. 

B. Detail~i to activ~ .... ty, Office of the Chlet Signal Officer 

Signal Intelllge11ce ~or•vics, Apr. 1941 to Apr. l.~4~. 

c. 'I'l':o periods A ·&: .B abova, ass1gne::it t:> the R-J:1ea:rch aad 

Developm9nt of c~ypt~graphic systems spQclallzing in the developmeat 

of orpt~graphic devices and cryptanalytic equlpaent for the solutioa 

of codes and ciphers. 

D. D•tailad to the.-S!gnal Intelligenee staff ot the Chiet Signal 

Officer GB~, SWPA, as cryptanaly~t and Intelligd•O~. evaluatlo• off~~er •. 

Apr. 1942" to May 1-963. · ·· · · · ·-· 

E. Returned to U.S. May 1943 as sec1.irity risk. 

Fo Assigned various· c~ypt~i~ph1o and Signal Ofricer dutie3 

within the Air Force, May 1943 toi~-ept•t944. 

G. Detailad in Sept. 1944 to conrnand the Intelligence team of 

the 9th Radio Squadron(Mobile), MTO. Team responsibility, the solution 

ot enemy Air-Ground ~~•son radio traffic (codes & ciphers) thereby assisting in the triaagu.lat1on of attack forces. 

H. Retur.nud to the :J:.t. s. as security risk. Apr. 1945. I ~. • I t • • : 

I. Conti~ued in service to M!-J' 1947 ae Public Relations orr. 

J. Reeenter&d ·aervice in Dec. 1948 and was released Jla.y 1950. 

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-- l K. The appeadaiAot ~ IQQi,.j.q~~sk • come to this 

officer mostly f'l'om heygsay 1ntormat1ono Several estigations 

coaaeralng this matter have been conducted but ao specific results or 

such actions were ever communicated to the accused, either officially 

or UllOff1c1allJ• 

L.:A request tor a GeDeral Court or Inquiry to resolve this 

officers status was denied b1 the Adjutant Oeaeral Sept. 1953. 

2. In view ot the ,,,..7 rears devoted to the practice ot cryptography and cryptaaalytics 1~ the service Of the government it ii ROW 

desired to make use ot thia knowledge 1• the commercial field where 

such knowledge does not conflict with existing securitJo 

3 0 Thia ott1cer is tully appraised or the conditions set forth ia 

those Federal eaactmellts conceraing espionage aad the security or the 

•t1oa a~ well as "the provisions ot AR 380-5 with urelldmats. ·-

·- __ ._ _ 4. I~--!~ pro~osed that the following ad,,ertisemeat be published ia 

Financial section· o·t thif .. Saa Pr·anc-i1rco ""EXUl:in:81' and- the Los -Aagel•s 

Times purau&At to entering the private practice ~f cryptography; 

ORYPTOGRAPBER 

CRPTPTA?fALYST 

Available tor compilatio• Co11111ercial export-import codes and ciphers.Experieaced technician with extensive 

bacground in gov't. service. 

Specializing in electronic 

and mechan1wal devices. 

replr.---- Box# ----- 5. There could not possiblJ be aay object1oa on the part of the 

Arm.1 or the goverament to IP.rkYting those devices which I have 

developed on the planning board inasmuch as the preseatat1on ot these 

plaas ia impossible under •1 •persoaa aon grata" status in this field • 

. ~' ~.1~. otr~~er JJJ.l.1- b.e .f.vailable. for ccmt.e.r..aao~ OOAeePHAg·-t&e- · -.· -· above matter it and when such a confereace is deemed.expedient to the 

interest ot the army or the government. 

7. Some five months were required to replJ to my last com.mun1cat1oa 

oa the part of the .Adjutant Geaeral; it is hoped that a poliCJ decision coacerning this request tor clearaaoe may be obtained. 

within a few days. 

telephone: 

Prospect 5-7 219 

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141ss1oa Apts. 

#53- 15th 3treet,Hermosa Beach,Cal. 

Mr. Wm. F. Fried.ma• 

c/o A'f!m.1 3ecu~ity Ag•acy 

Washiagtoa, D.C. 

Dear Mr. Fried.ma•; 

22 March,1954 

I am t'rustil!lg th~t this letter fiads ·you through this m11aas of 

address. i'Ie•dl ess to say, .I have oft••· reflected back oyer th• years 

aad those-iaterestiag days with the s.r.s. It would seem that by this 

time you should have retired compl•t•ly aad perhaps this is th• easel 

At aay outset, it is my opiaioa, that you might b• ia a positio• to ----- -give -me. some ..adv:i•• _wh,1.ch '--•. s~r•lJ a~eJ.ad_ at this po1at_. 

Ev•r siace tho•• days back ia the s.I.s. I have worked upoa piaas 

for a deTic• which would greatly broad•• th• scopo of =i--:rptograph1e ... __ : . . commuaicatio••• About a 1•·~ ago I oo•cluded my study or this specific project with the feeliag that I had fUlly a=complished what I had set 

out to do. Very briefly, the device I have desigaed will accomplish th• 

eaciphermeat ot pictorial ·~ graphic m~terial tor traasmi•sio• by coaveatio:aal high speed wire aa.11._d radio media. The cryptographic method 

employed will coaferm to th• highest staadard.d of e•curity. Ia a word 

of d9scr1pt1o•, tt.e d•vice ia electro:a1olJ· coatroll•d aad electrom.echuioally aouated. · 

. The immediate questio• arises_," Doe!! such a d•Tic• •ffer t~e aew 

fac111t7 which it is desiga•d to preferm" T I• other words, w~uld tlii 

Armid Fore•• aad esp•cially th•-B.s.A. b• 1•terested ia such a deYic•T 

I• rece:at correspoadeaoe with Geaeral MacArthur.he advised m• 

to get 1• touch with Ge:aeral Back ia aa effort to further the matter. G~aeral MacArthur was of the opiaioa that the idea ahould fiad faTor 

1• arlllJ commua1cat1oaa. Ia respoase· to my query to Gea. Back I receiTed 

a letter from Gea. Cerdermaa reply1•g for the Chief Sigaal Officer. 

Corderma.a auggested· that I address myself further to The Director of 

the- N&tioaal Security Ageacy (- I aow-~aote- the discr·epaacy ia the ·aboTe 

address). Well I 1m afraid that I have lost ceafide:aee ia the ma.._er ia 

which such correspoadeac• is treated u.leas it falls iato haads that 

kaow th• writer. I hope you will ·rorgive me for presumiag upo• yeu 

further Bill! 

Curreatly I am associated with th8 Rugh•• Aircraft & Electroaic Ce. 

ia th• desiga sectioa of the Research & Dev•lopmeat iaboratori•s. Th• 

work 1• fa1ciaatiag to· say th• least but I •till thi•k my t'Uture ahould 

have beea with Cl'J'pt• research & developmeat. 

With kiadest persoaal regards to you 

· a~ .. :.irs. Fr~edma•U ,,,,- • ·- . r-

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ard J. Hawkiu. 
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 

Mr. E4vard J. Bt.vk1D9 

Million~ 

J$3•15th StreK 

x.r.. lJeaOh, Cal1t. 

Dlav FA.I 

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Your letter ot 22 March 1954 r<:ached ~ Vitt.out 

d&lar' but actnowledgtng. 1ta ~1't. las been :beld. up by a 

hM a.a,. laa'W2 on .., ~· 

I u turn1mg 10UZ' latta" '1'lffr to our ReMl.rch am. t>eve~ll't 1*91.e to· mll4l• &Dll 1 • 8"" thl1 v11l give it 

tu.U aad. PfGlft atteattcm. 

5op£a& 1°" v1U ttmt lftl&'tever anlMW )'OU ·•Y pt 

i'rOal aur MD cut.ti'\ Mt~,. I aa, 

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Captain Bdward J. liawkin11 

A.1,.0. no. 500 

San Frllllcisco, California 

Dear captain Hawkins • 

REF ID:A70~ 119 

February 11, 1943 

I had o.n a.nsw~r prepared to your letter of: December 16,. and la.id 

it aside for a day or two, whoreupon it was overlooked. lTov coaos 

7our lottor of January 21, {written tho same day that I wroto to you-

.is it tolopathy or not?) and 1till enclose a. reply with .rrw first letter. 

I am lookin~ forward With interest to the roport which you have 

drawlll up relative to tho serviceability of the r.;achine in the field. 

I presume thBt the £9.dgot which you have devised and -.1hicl1 ali:.dnatee 

troablo with noisture in &UL'lll&d ta.po applies to this field ma.chine. 

:ib\Y' don't you sand along a description and photograph orr101ally? 

You need have no rear tlJat it will not be careful]¥ considered. In 

this so.me connection I would liko to say that the modifications you 

re.fer to in your· letter or Deoomber 16, and v1hich you thought did not 

receive aerioua consideration was in reality carefully studied. Ditticultioa or suwly intervened to mako it impractical to adopt your suc~ostion, but moro important- than that, a new aasenbly Wile ~otten up 

by tho oriGiml u.lEUlufc.cturer and is in production. It aeor.is to bo vary 

satisractor,y. This project was started som.e time bofore your aug,ation 

oamo. I want you to know in this connection that though you mAY get 

very terso a:nswera officially, evorything we got tram the field doea 

recoj,ve nost uerious con•idoration and tor this roaaon you should have 

no hoai tancy in sendiDG in your ideas. 

I noto v1hat you any with recard to the poBB1bility ot purchasing 

an ell8rn.ld. I am, however, a bit dubious about ma.kine such a large 

inveat;.i.ent as you indicate, but if you do oof.19 aoroaa aomthing worthwhile, pleaae drop no a lino about it beforo you make &l\Y comraitments. 

I e.m suro that you ti:nd Colonel Sherr a good otfioer and s. delighttul friend. He is· one of' llfl' oldest and veey beat friend, too. 

Please renenber m to everybody. \'1ith ver1 cordial greeti:i:tG•• I am 

Vory sincerely yours. 

William F. Friodr.Bn 

Director. CQIDJID1Dicnt1on 

Reaearoh 
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CAPl'. ll>VARD. J. BAVEDS, . 

9th RADIO 8QUADBOI •OBIL'I AD, 

APO 65~ e/o P•, 

IEW YOU, DV YORI:. 

DEAR BAWJal5: 

'9'2 JU.11 tarJ Rd. ,n, 

· Va~~'ton 15, D. C. 

16 Pebrual'J' .... 5. 

• · I HA.VB YOUR INTBBES!DO ~ OP 26 JANUARY ADD VAS 

GLAD 'l'O BBAR PRO• YOtT. · I BAD AB IDBA A8 '!O WBBB'I YOU WD1 

OOIBO WHICB IS 1tOW COKPDDD BY YOUR LETTER. 

I '!'BIB IT VAS CBR'l'AINLY NICB OF GDIBAL ilD TO WRID 

YOU IN SUCH A SlllPA'l'HBTIO AND EBCOUBAGING llAIHBB, AND I HOPZ 

THAT ms LETTER HAS.BBDUOED TBB AIOUNT OP VOBRY THAT YOU BAVB 

BEIK DEVOTING TO THAT EPISODE • 

. I REMEMBER,, BUT ONLY DIMLY, JIAJOR "ROUDBBOBH, BUT BB 

PBOBABLY DOWS OP Ill AID I VISB YOU WOULD GIW BD AS WEU.. 

AS ALL THE OTHERS llY VERY BEST REGARDS. IN COHDC'l'IOlt WITH 

THE STlJDY OP·OOURSES, I SEE NO REASON WHY YOUR llBM SHOlJLD HOT 

BE ENROJ.Um. PART V BAS NOT YET ·BEEN COllPLETED· AID I DO NC1.l' 

DOW VBER I WILL BB ABLB TO GET TO I'l': PROBABLY IT WILL HAVE 

TO W.AI'l' U!ff IL APTER 'l'BB WAR IS OVER •. 

I All VERY GLAD TO DOW THAT YOU CAD THROUGH YOU SERIOUS 

ILUIESS AND HOPE THAT YOU WIU, NOW CON'l'DUE TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY. 

TBBRB IS !IOT.llUOB TBA'!' I CAB '1'ELL YOU EXCEPT TBAT OUR DAtJGBTD, BARBA.BA~- I5,IR PANAMA WORltING FOR.THE OFFICE OF CBBSORSBIP, AM> Otm SON, JOHlf, IS NOW IN THE AIR CORPS• HAVING REPORTED POR 

DUTY LAST llEEI:. THE HOUSE IS THEREFORE VBRY QUIET. WOmt HERB 

18 GOING ALONG AT A GOOD PAOE AND Th"INGS ARE GETTING DONE. 

PLEASE.BE SURE TO GIVE A GREETING TO ALL III PDINDS IN 

YOUR VICIMI~. 

WITH VERY BEST BEGARDS• I All 

S~CERELY YOURS, 

WILLIAJI F. FRIEDMAN. 

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26 January 1945 

DPar Mr.. Friedman; 

As you have pro·bably since learned, I. a.m now in the Mediterranean 

Theatre of Operations, as~igned to the 9th Radio Squadron Mobile~ This 

organization serves the Air Force similarly as its counterpar-t the 

849th serves the ground forces. The work is most interesting and in 

many respects parallel to that which I was periodicly concerned with 

when in 11ashington. Of course there is no use in:r·the squadron for my 

mPchanical bent as there was in the Southwest Pacific. - In Sept.ember· I- re-c:"efved-·a-very· sympathetic and· encouraging 

letter from Gen.Akin much to my amaze~ent. He knew that I had been 

frPtting over past events and took time out to alleviate my worry. 

It certainly was a grand gesture of friendship. 

Upon arriving I called upon Bob Schucraft and Rada. We had 

quite a session talking over old times etc. Rada is sure by this time 

t~at he has had enough of this i.var and he wants to go home. He has 

been over a long time so perhaps he may get his wish or a~ least 

receive early consideration after the cessation of hostilities on 

this front. 

We have received a new Squadron com.l!lailder whom you may 

remember,Major W~E.~oudabush, one time let Sgt. of the 2nd Sig. Co. 

He is a man of about 48 yrs and has been in the army some 25 of" these. 

I ·believe he received his commission in 1942. He remembers many of · -- -~- -.. .. - -- our enlistPd men from the old days. Col. Sherr i.ivhen he was ·a 2nd Lt.-

was onP or rns Company officers.- Well with Roudebushs' arrival my 

chances for promotion once again dropped to zero however for a time 

I was rnost optimistic. At this point many of us are pon4ering the 

quP.stion of whether the Air Force seriously intends to establish their 

own Arlington Hall, perhaps using as a neucleus such personnel as can 

be obtained from tne Radio Squadrons. This has be~n hinted by the 

arm chair strategists at any rate$ 

Most of my men and off ioers who have taken the instruction 

at Vint Hill are actively interested in continuing their study and 

!fhavP. attempted to foster this interest with a rather sketchy course 

of my own design however the time has come when they should be 

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enrolled in your prepared courses. They should be fa~ enough advanced 

as a result of their basic training to complete the first few courses 

with ~omparative ease. Towards this end I am going to put in for their 

enrollment. Was PART V added to the list ? Currently, or I should say 

before I left the States I was wo~king on ry but Bid not bring my 

materials books 'etc over with me. 

Ad writes me that she is still doing very well in the OSS and 

is very cbn~ented with her work. She tells me that in llarch she is to . 

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-'De ···ereva.i·ea .. ·to a. co i.l wni""cn ·souna·s ·mighty· tmp-re-ssive .. to me-. ·Whate7er..-: 

~uccess she enjoys certainly adds to the gratitude:which we owe the 

Friedmans for.making it ~l possible in the beginning •. . . I have just ret~rned to the Squadron after ne$rly a month in • '"• I 

the 26th Geneial Hospit~l.with pleural pneumon~~. It.looked rather 

dark for a·iime but they pulled me through in good shape an~ .at this 

point am feeling fine again despite the lo~s of considerable weight. 

Well thats about all all the printable news at the present. I 

know that~~~ ~re te;ribly.busy -and.ihat-youyiniist receive mountains 

of correspondence from your friends around the world so if you can't 

find the time to write don't think a thing of it as I perfectly 

understand the great demands for.your valuable time. 

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Please give ~s. Friedman· · my best regards. 

With all th~ very best, 

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O&pt&in F.d.ward J. Hawkins 

A.P.O. ?To. 500 

San· Franoi.llco. California· 

~r Captain Bawkina: 

January 21. 1943 

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the praaaW"9 or work •lee• 1 t difficult to rep]¥ in detail to 

your interesting l•ttor of Deoember 16. but I nu•t first of all •ay 

that it •• good to hoar trom you. I koep 1n touch ooaaaionalJ.r 

with !.!rs. fI&wk1m1 through Mrs. Friedman and your tamily ae8DUI to be 

cettinG along quite satiatactori~. 

With recard to the developments whiob you ban -.de in the wq 

ot additions. to the gadget, I •M ~o l'Glll8()D 1'tay you should not an 

drawings and e. brief deaoript1on ot what you have done or •Y haft 

in mi:ad. Send them otfioial]T to tho Sipl Seourity Br.noh. OCligO. 

Room· Sc-340• Pentagon Building. Arlington. Virginia, and •rk tlle 

papers tor ll\Y' attention. There Will be no doubt about their getting 

to m1 and I wish to uaure you th&t &IJIY' idea.a which our experienoe 

indioate• have •rit will be atudied moat O&fftull.y and 1'9oeived with 

open arm1. · · 

I too hope that aome · day aoon you ·Will ~ baok here so that we 

oan have a long chat. You oan tell me·or your •~rienc••• your •uo-. 

oe•••• and disappointments and hard.8hip•• I am aure that it would be 

molt intereetit.ag. Plea1e convey Jl\Y warmest greeting• to Colonel · 

Sherr and tell him that I ai.o hope to •ee him soon. I 1hould th1Jlk 

that aomeboq ehould be coming baok thia way tor a conf'•ren<Mt 01" 

.rwt're1her oour•• or aomwth111g. I am· sure that 1 t Wo\lld be nluabl• 

to talk thing• over. It would be one way in tiD:ling out in detail 

What '-11 is being done ·there and dovetail thing• with what is being done 

here •. De 1ure to give JIU ~·•t rep.rd• to Gtfneral Aldn. Tell him that 

the Surg•on .Gtmeral still thinkl that I am a·pl'9tt.Y hopelua 1pec1-n, 

but *9 got things fixed up ao that n:r·Ulle.fuln•N 1• not altog9~r 

doubttul, ainoa the.C~O 4-oided to -.Jce .. ma 1'eohnical Director• · , 

~7i tli very beat wi~hea to .,.rybo<W, I remain 

Sincerely your•, 

. ' . Willia~ F. ~riedmn 

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