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aolonal trn111• w. ~ Jr. 

Departamat. ~ Katbaaat.1.ca 

Ullite&l state. Hil1'&a17 AO~ 

vest Point., law YOl."k 

Dear catmael Beasell.: 

s 

Upon ar retum to duty attar a minor illneas11 I bastau to otter 

an apoloCJ tor 1V inabilit7 to tollov up more prompt..q on rq le'twr ~ 

21 tf•ual'J'· 

First, I wish to indicate "1111 s:lncen appreciation o£ the 1nv:ltatLcm to 1-ture t.o the ccets or tba Third Cl.ma a~ the Acad1m7 th18 

Spl'inc. I ~ indeed, rather flat-tared b7 the tenm in 'lll1i.ch the 

inYitaUcm is com:hed, an:l taaler berewith. an acceptance an l\T part.. 

Koweve~, since I am on the -Goverm.ent pa,.roll and na~ vJ.sh. 

to continue thereon, and.11 'lllB"eOYer, since I have no desire whataoev"er 

to partake ~tbs hospi.tality of any ot iJlJCl.a sam•s better penal 

institut.tcma .. I must. of coune adhere to the rather stiringant secunv 

regul.at4.ons governing all activities in the lie.ld in 11hicb you ask• 

to lact.ure. Delicate and d!.f'f'ident. ratereace is here mde to ?ublic 

ta Sll. a caw or ..m.ch is enclosed. 'fheretOl'8. rq accept.a.nee of 

:JVlll" iDv1 tat.ion is :subject to review ani approval ol appropriate 

author.Lt¥, in Yin' at which it is necessar,r that a term.al i.'Wi1iaticm 

and a request. that I lecwe at the ACadmq be addressed to Ma_;jor 

Oeaaral Ralph J. Canine, USA,. Dil'ee~ ,. FfAP'li!7• 

ottic1al acceptance ot tile 1DV1.tat1on • mt.fiicm 

would. be regal'ded as being ot.t:leial in c r, :t.h no hanonri.• 

irmal.YedJ travel mr;penae and per di• would bo bol'ne by this Agt1DC7. 

Undar om:" current regulatl.Qll8 goveming the olaaaUicat:iGll of 

author.I.Mil presmtat.ioDa before Service SCboola,, I wa\lld be pemii-ted 

to talk about. crnto1og1c matters claaaitied. IESTRicnJ>, but, no bigber. 

I Ua1BG t.bai amoag the studenu or the Thild Class, am perhapa llllOD& 

t.he facult7 •Stbe:rs ot \.be am1ance there vou1ri normal.17 be non-USA 

cadeu and ot1'1cera1 U t.bat asaumptd.on ia valid and sbonld it. be 

1.mpncUcal or :lnadYisable on 70V part to acl:ade mm-USA citiseas• 

then.., t.alk. •llld have to be eDtireJ.7 unclagiftad in .nature. Dia 

wuld be a bit o.t a hmdicap but co111.d. be .managed• in T1aw ot rq pnsaat 

tbink1Dg aboat, the nature of tba pnsemat1m. 

In t.Ms reprd• 'tbe aort. 0£ talk I muld. like to gin 1IUtl1.d be ODe 

1ib1ola I bopa would make a lasting impreallloa, the l•aons oE 1llWrh 

Jdgbt. .U be borne la m1Dl long attar the cadets baYe grad.1111.tal anl 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 11-22-2013 pursuant to E .0. 1352a 
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haft aasumd the responsibilitlea or act.t. n milital7 carean. "1' 

t.hought. here 1a succ1nctl7 •bodiecl .in tbs second paragraph or t.118 

st.ataamt ot the pmpoae ~ your course JD Prababilit,,;r aml Stat.iatics. 

I'\ 1a h:IPJ.7 probable that man ot the graduates 0£ the Acsdmay 1dll 

h&Te acae direct or indil'mt. contact 111 th c.rntoloa 1n their htme 

careara. AD apprec1.at.1.on ot w oZ t.be DllD7 pit.tall.a ill C17Ptograptv-

.., help tb• to plq a proper rol.e iD maintdn:lng the seclll'i'Q" ot 

their om ndlitar;r cmmunicat.f.aaaJ and m apprec::i.at.im ot soma of tba 

actd.awtl! of CZ"JJ)togn;~ m:l ~ 1lil1 help those grad\18.tes 

1lho J'IJJq later on ~ in pos1tims vb.ere t.be result.a ot ccwmmcat.ions 

aecuritJ" and couW»a!cations :intelligence operat.iDna ll1ll be oL gna't 

ot"fteial. sipiticanca to tbal. 

'?heretare, it is rq pl"Uent. .idea t.o give a more or l.esa intol'Jlal. 

talk on the historical. baclr.grollDd o£ cryptology, selecting aut.bent1c 

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8DlllpleB to illustrate the 9&1°t p1qed in the past by cr'JPtogl'apb;y mi 

in varf'are and diplomacy. The t.alk would be h1J.1' 

ill•trated. 0,.. lantem slides. ot cans:1derable interest. t.oo. 1110llld 

be some exhibits I could bring td. th me b7 Vtq ot old am .maial'D aooks 

Gil tbe subject,. historLeall7 important cipher documnta am deVi.ces,etc. 

Your l.etter does not :mentlon t.."le lqth ol the period narmll7 

alloted to a lec1un. In otber Service Schools it is SO minu.tes. I 

could, ot course, campress the an.tire t.alk into one such peri.od bll't it 

wu.ld be bet.tar,, I tb:lDk:, to .aave t11D 50-mnut.e periads,. with a lo-m:lnute 

break between the tint mi the secoa:l. Hollner. tb1s JU7 not be practicable because ~ scheduli.Dg or otbar consJd.erat.icms and i:t so, please 

d.o not bes:ltate to tell me, tor I can •tailor• tbe talk to meet 'JOQr 

requ:lzreamt.a or des1rea. 

BJ' all means,. I 'NDUl.d van:t. the talk to be intormal and c.bat..t7 :l.D 

nature; haDce, the nectrici ty Lecture Roa appears much i:Jet.ter suited 

to the P'lll'pOS• than the Depart.amt. ot Anq !beater,, even though it 

would mm that I wul.d bave to gin the talk twice. Thia is a b'IB'dm 

I mllld. be glad t.o assme U it 1dll be CODd.uciTe to giY.ing t..t1a cadet. 

a aatul and interesting present.aUan. 

As ;you ;1ncHcate, the details as to the plan ot t.raTel.., bota1 or 

VOQ aceommaclattans, and so on can be arranged. later. At. tbe JIM.'CMlli the 

date mmt.ioDed bJ' ,ou, •au or abOll" 28 lfaT US2, 11 appears qa:l.te nitable 

tor•· 'the e:.act dat.e, or dates (U \be t.alka &1"e to be on. two aueces81'19 mrn:lnp) can be tlxal later. 

Please giTe iq cord:la1 greetlnp to Colonel l:IJ:holas ad t.o Lia~ 

Colonel BorrJdp,, and tell t,hma tha~ it iq "1181t. coma ott as plamal, 

I hope \o jaatif7 t.halr enthu.aiaa't1.c recamendatlon in sr 'bebal t or. 

:U DO,, to retu:ra tm prlce ot admisaiGD. 
In closlng, I m1gbt add that 10iJr tol'Ml 1DY1.tat1.cm. Deed mt go 

1Zlto details. It. vill be ntfieiaa\ to state lll81"lt.11' the pul"pD88 ot 

t.b.e J.ectue, the approzblate da.te, ml tbs length et the al.lot.tell 

tor it. 

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