SPSIF.111.5~ 

(21J~1944) 

REF ID:A363541 

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ARMY SERVICE FORCES 

REF ID : A3 63116! F 1' .:J ll"' 

CONFIDENTIAL TRJlllNSMITT AL SHER 

Off:! ce o£ tne liniE'f bi~l UI."ficer Jlction 2 bP&l,!J-~a 

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(Lacaa.m) 

.Ltt. Corcoran 

(Bnacla. mdQ (Attaa&lml) 

Subject: Aui;nenticatinJ De-P.ces o±' hilliam ~. Friedman 

l'DeN._ 

l~ July 1>'44 

l'B.OJI I (1' rlter"s lllld name) (Dale) 

Le6al Li vision 4D 333 72416 

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- · .i.. lt~orwarded herewith is .s.n appl.ication for a patent cor:.i.prisi:ri.~ a 

J:'etitlon, &pecii'ication, Qa.th, Assignment and Lict!nse entitled "Authenticating 

J::evicen as rec,ruested in para~aph t\;o oi' Action 1. 

2. Li' fOU nave m!;"estions or comrient~, it is ·~~siied.that yott return 

tnis applicat·_on duly e::ecuted, to3c1.o.11er T.'J. th a separate le"tter sei;tin ~ forth 

sucn comments and su;gestions. 

3. .ci.x.ecut:?.on oi' the appl:..cat.ion consists in imrent.or e~.<jn!ng his nai:1.e 

(f'irst rame in .f'ull) at the pl.at'es indicated by the a1.tacue::d red tabs. .Lt is 

reC"ussted that the executed a 1.pli cat:!..on be returned to this oi'f~ce. 

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Incl l & 2 w/d ~dded 

tncl ,3- Original rat.ant 

.Application for 

execut'ion . 

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~/(~-·~ LOnald 1:. Lippi cott 

1j eutenant volonel, [J..l!tnal Corps 

Patent.a & Inventions L:ounsel, Legal Division 

~f·bLG-3a Ext.. J702 

l~· July 1944 

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HlJi-t-~3702 

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W. D., .A. G. O. l'orm So. 0106 

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Subject: 11Authentioating Devices" of William F. Friedman 

SPSIF 311.5 General 

(21 June 19M.) 

Action 3 SPSIF-7 (Corcoran) 

(Code 8129, Ext 348) 

Signal Security Agency, 3C 340, The Pentagon, 24 August 19"4 

To: Legal Division, OCSigO, 4D 333, The Pentagon, Attention: Major H.D.Newton 

l. The subject application has been executed and is returned herewith f'or 

filing. Two photostatic prints of tl1e Patent Office drawing are also inclosed. 

2. The classification of the invention has been cancelled, and it is requested that the application be filed as an unclassified case. 

For the Chief', Army Communications Service: 

2 Incls. 

Incl l. Pat Appn 

Incl 2. Dwg (2 prints) 

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w. Preston Corderman 

Colonel, Signal Corps 

Chief', Signal Security Branch 

SPSIS-1, Code 8129, E~t 211 

F. L. Corcoran 

lst Lt., Signal Corps 

SPSJ:f-7, Code 8129, Ext 348