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~~ A Dear Hr. Pried.man' f 

Reference I •E1°ea Of the l'aYJ"' y· 

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'Josh Cooper speaking intoru.lq •Iii'• that thl! book vu nbmitted. to 

Ad.mirilt7 tor review am1 then paeeed to OCHQ. Cooper received it and made 

wae.tions that certain material be deleted and that names or liril>g 

persons aaaoc1ated with ~m l+O not be 1.noluded. He also ottered aa hi• 

opinion that the book contained. no previousq unpu.bliahed. material but 

t.hat it would be better it it had not been pabllahed again. He is not 

wre that all ot the reca:u:nonded deletions were made but 1• confident 

that most were. In addition to a weak aubatant1n case, it wuld have 

been Yer'¥ hard to reccr!lmend. against publ.iahi~ 1n view ot Ada. J8118•' 

status a• former Chiet or Jiaval Intelliaence and 1n Tiw ot bia nat.ional 

prominence. It appears that the UK:• like the us, ha• a uchan1em. tor 

reviewing manusoripta but. ia taced with •imila:r truatration. lot.bin& 

can be done to preTent publication tatcept to threaten pro.sec~U9~• 

Prosecution is uniertaken onlJ' when the •terial ia 11t1ch that']w"'&fning 

n:>t to publla~ it is published and the content """'bonaidered substantial 

cough to support the pros.ecution. Cooper beU:evea th.st cert.a1nl,y noboc:Q" would hold that the content ot th1e book i• ot euch a nature. 

1C= -* * * ¥- .;rk I Coo1>9r ottered ao:io intereating intorniation concerning Adln. Jam.ea."'-. 

He vaa known in the Ravy •• "Bubble•" because he bad during hia ear]T \ 

childhoo:i been tho J!lOdel tor a painting showing a golden-curled boy )' 

blowing soap bubbles with a clq pipe. The painting vaa later used b,y 

the (Peer'•, Peal'•, har'a?) soap ComparQ' aa an "advert"• The ari1et 

was Adm. Jam.ea' gna1father, John Ewrett Milla1•• who had married the 

tormer wite ot Jo1m ii:u.akin. She bad been awarded a decree of nullit7 I 

tram •kin on tho 1rounes ot his impotence and bad later married _,., sv-:..-

&,ppatentl,y Cooper know (or knew ot) Ada. Jamea in the Hav.r and 

mentions that tw .-era or 8- 40 are at preeont ~ be,.., Th"7 

ara Mr. Birch in the Hietorical Section and.I Awho •ince 

your retirement bas the Trans-Atlantic title tor con~s regular 

serri.ce. 7f..- 7f. ~ ~ / '* 

!Jr'.:;}: c Cooper has iDquired ae to your health and •ends greetil'J&•• J 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

JOHN J • URXIN 

Depu.ty- SUSU> 

pproved for Release by NSA on 03-18-2014 pursuant to E.O. 

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REF .ID:A6337. 

15 Dec 1955 

· · ((Reference: ",:t;yes of tbe liavy" 

Dear Mr. Friedmni 

J'osh Coe.per speaking informa.lly aa.Ys that the book wa.s submitted to 

.Ad!JUxe.lty for ·review and then pa.Ssed to GCHQ. Cooper received it and 

ma.de suggestions that. certain mte:r:ta.l be deletecl.and that names of living 

persons aBsoc~ted with Room 40 not .be included. ·He also .offered as his 

opinion that the book contained no previously unpublished material but 

that, it would be better if it bad· no:t been .published ·a.gs.in. Re is . not 

sure that all o:Z the :recommended deletions ..,.,-ere made but is confident tbat 

moe't were.· In addition·to a weak substantive case, it ;:ould ·have been very 

bard to recommend · aguiust :publishing in view of Adm. Jo.mes 1 etatus as 

former. ·chief of Na.val. Iutelligcnce and in view of hiv national pominence. 

·. It o.ppears that the UK, like the US, bas a mechanism for reviE,!\.'ing manuscripts but·is faced with sitri.lar £ruatration. Nothing .can be done to 

preven·~ :publica:tio:.1 except to threaten prosecution. Prosecution is undertaken only· vhe11 the material is au.ch that after .warning not to publish, 

it is published a.nd the content is. consider~ substantial enough to 

support the ~rosecution. Cooper believes th.at certa.ir.\ly·:aobOdy \.Tould hold 

that the content of this book is of auch a nature. · 

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Apparently Covper ki-iei:.: ( o; knew of) ~\.dm. Jo.mes in .th~ ~:avy and 

mentions.that two members· Of Room 4~ are at nresent employed here. They 

·are Mr. Birch in -the Historical Section and I I who since 

your re.tirement bas tbe Trans-Atlantic title for continuous r~GU}ar 

service. 

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JOHH J. LARKIH 

Deputy 8USLO n 

Apparently Admiral James hinmelf didn't know the delicate and interesting 

technical ix>L1to a.bout the · zirmr.cr~ 'l'el~gram which remained obscur(,:! or in . . . ". . ~ 

V" doubt.Jin my own :uilld at least, ti' noif :iil the ml:uds oi' oth~r8J-until he published 

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his book. And tl~e ;,·a.me ·Cail be·. so.id oi' hi:.> clarification, --unintentional, I'm 

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we ca.n•t go into these ~xcept us thcy.:tmpinf;e upo':1 the cryptology involved in the