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Los AD&el•• 3S, CalU'onaia 

Dear Mr. f:AC7a 

Following up on my letter ol l~ .February, I hut.en to adv1M 

that the tnnslationa you aada of t.be t.wo trench boot• on Cl"JPtography were never printed. »o t only uoulc 1 t be dU'ticW. t now to 

look up the COJ"reepondenae to aaoertain, U' poNibl.e, wlJ¥ U"f 

were not. printed, bl.lt. al•o I ana somewhat. •bu'TaBHd to haft w 

a<hi ~ that I !ind no trace or t.he tranalationa tbulae.lv••• 1'.twy 

were protp&bly sent. to BOM •torage depot 7ear" ap. 

5o tar as I can see tnare llfould be no objeott.on to yo11.r ua1zli 

the tnmala tions i'or an1 pvpose th.at, does n:> t ti• in vi th tbia 

Aam.07. Honver, if yoll viah merely t.o get rld o.f the rat.her 

bullq caterial am. '" no p1l!'p0se in your keeping tha, possibl.J' .,. might like to store the translation• ill our t.ecbnical library. 

· Should you -w:l.an, thel'etore, to Mk.e us a present of the uterial, 

I asn inclosi1.g a franked, aelt-addreased la~l tor your convenience. 

Thanking you for your past cooperatiu, I am, 

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w. F. Friedman/S/Asst/60493/19 Mar $3 
, ~... ~1!'1 Irn:;J;Wl)~ .... ALS, DISAPPRO,...ALS, ·'MEMO ROUTING SUr 1 CURRENCES, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS 

I NAME OR TITLE INITIALS CIRCULATE - LTCOL. PATTERSON 

ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION DATE - COORDINATION 

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SIGNATURE 

REMARKS 

Can you give m.e the answers to the questions 

raised bJ' Mr. &1817 in his letter ot 16 Februar,y, 

a cop7 ot which is a ttachecl. 

I recall VU7 distiDctl.7 the correspondence vi.th 

him during the War years but I do not remember 

what happened to the manusoripts. 

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:!our l~t.ter ot 15 Fem-u.t.r:r l9Sl. addreeeod to Use 

Cbio.r Signal otr1 .... bu finall.7 laadld oa rq deft tor 

attu\iOA. 

nu.a vill ba just a ~hort. not.ca to aaknowl.ed&• rwei.p\ 

o! JO'Z letter a:nd to aa:,r tha:t. vit.hi.n & tflM d.q's l will 

111"1.to 10"' a&ain &i'ftnc tba answra to th• qaa"1.cuu JOU 

raiaed \lwre1A. 

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tVa 1 Ref. Mr. Fae.17' s l tr which is attached. 

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Walter !'m17 

ltlS s. CUZ"aOA An. 

Loa Qc-1•• l6t Calit. 

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rbe Cb1at signal ottioer, 

fllar Dept., Pmt.agon Bldg., 

Waabil'Jgton 2S1 n. C. 

Sira 

Febru.aJ7 16, 19S3 

On Jan~ 71 l9Ja21 I offered rq HMiC~ W,,it. Col. 

W.. F. Friedman ( ret), Prlnclpal ~si, ot tbe Code 

am Ciphtr Section as a volunteer tnnsla tor ot M7 French 

or Spani.sh t.tbooke or trea U.aes on crypto&ftPb.7. I 

u:pla1ned that ay ac• pncludecl me tl'Dll azq acU.ft aenice mt 

that I toought I ld&ht. be or Yal.ue on tnaalaUDc toreign 

books_, which aight be med in tra1n.1ng courses in the riar 

n.p&rt.ent.. I vas t.t.n liVing ~t 82.S P'itth Ave., 1'. Y. Ci-Qr. 

Mr. Friedman 19e9l1ad on Jan. 9 1 19~, acceptl.Dg "llf1' otter, 

and asked me to •tart. v1 tb a book bT de Vi.US.a, mt.it.lad 

•TM Art ot Enciplwring ud Deciphe~ Secret, Kesaaan.• 

Later, I translated "Secret Ciphers ReTealed,• b7 Coa. 

Bauriea1 1901, am "Dt la CrJPtop-apbie1 " by P. Valerio, 18'). 

VarlO\le letters b::>re the i'Ue numbm"a SP~"IS-3,, or SPSIS )ll.S 

Gen4ral. Tbe last one I baft seema to be \hat ot 29 July, 19"3, 

troa Headquan.rs, Seni.ces of :Juppl.J'. 

£i no Uae was Mr. Friedman cert.ain t.bat tlan tranalatJ.om wul.d be prl.D\ed. I ha.Ye no\ heal'd troa bi.a sine• 

Jul.7 29, 19Jil. 

I wolill.d like to know if they wre pd.nted. It not. 

is th•• aey objection to rq u.1~ t.he tranalatloDI tor aq 

parpoee tbai does not. t.te 1n td.. th JUUi' depart 11t.? I ha•• 

m plans in tbe matter am do no\ anU..cipate ~ the 

tranal.ationa in an7 way. However,, I •till ban the very 

bulq copy ot.,. trasilationa and 11M no parpo .. 1a keeping 

u.a. if they are no use to a-rq one. 

Very t.rul.7 10ure, 

I •I Wal W" F.ael7 
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DISPOSITION FORM 

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1943 Correspondance ·between SIS and Mr. l!Do1'J' 

TO Consultant FROM 'NlC DATE ll llar S3 COMMENT NO. 1 

1. TS:: has been umble to trace the correspomence or translations ot the 

foreign cryptographic books made by Mr. Walter Bner.r. Copies ot the translations 

do not appear in the Librar.r' s tile ot public cryptoliterature, nor in the 

several sections where inquh7 •s made. The original. 'text;a bJ" Bazeries a.Di 

Valerio are held 'b1' oar Books am Periodicals Section. 

2. llr. Emer,y is a member ot the American Cryptogram Association. It 

would appear that he is free to Mke use ot his translations as he sees tit, 

without detriment to the work ot this AgeDCJ'. 

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1943 Correapoudance between SIS and Mr. Ello17' 

TIC ll liar 53 

l. TEX; has been unable to trace the correspondence t¥r trs.nalat;iana of ihe 

foreign c1"1Ptographic books mde b7 .Mir. lalte:r .. -q. Copie1 ot the trazW.ationa 

do not appear in tho Library' a f'ile of public c:cyptollterature, :aor in the 

snaral aections where i~-.. made. The t\?1.g:t•l tads bT Bueriaa aDl 

Valerio are held b7' our Books and Period.1.oala s.tioll. 

2. Mr. Emer,r is a menaber ot t.he .American Cryptogram Association. It 

would appear that he is .free to ae.ke use of" his translations as he sees f'it, 

without detriment to the work at this Aganc;y. 

J. T. PmIDmGRASS 

Cc ncter, lJSI' 

Chief' 1 Techn1oal Iutonatia Diria1cm 
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Mr. wu ta !'.llu'J 

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LolS Alaplu )6, Calltond.a 

Ser1&1.1 9 R 2 

9 MA~ 1953 

Iov lflkr at l~ te1:1Nt..17 ~SJ,~ t.o tM 

Chlal Sipal Gttioer. b&.<: !J.nall.¥ landed OD 117 .. tor 

at.t.at.1.-. 

?hie will be j• t a abort. no\e to atlal'Nledp raoeip\ 

o! 10ur l•"-r and to •-.;- tba1. "1 \bin a tw dt!iJa I vill 

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w.F.Friedaan/S/Asat/60493/S Mar Sl/e»q 
Walter Emery .... 435 s. Curson AA, 

Los Angeles 36,~lif. 

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The Chief Signal Officer, 

War Dept., Pentagon Bldg., 

Washington 25, D.c. 

Sir: 

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February 16, 1953 

On January 7, 1942, I offere~ my services to Lt.col. 

wm.F.FriPdman (r~t), Principal cryptanalys~, of the Code 

and Cipher Section as a volunteer translator pf any French 

or Spanish textbooks or .treatises on cryptography. I 

explained that my age precluded me from any active service b~t 

that I thought I might be of value on translat~ng foreign 

books, which might be used in training courses in the War 

Department. I was· then living at 825 Fifth Ave.,-·N-.Y.City. 

Mr. Friedman replied on Jan .9·,1942, accepting my offer, 

and asked me to start with a book by de Viaris, entitled 

"The Art of Enciphering and Deciphering Secret Messages·" 

Later, I translated "Secret Ciphers Revealed," by Com. 

·Bazeries, 1901, and "De la Cryptographie:/' by P.Valerio,1893· 

Various letters bore the file numbers SPSIS-3, or 

SPSIS 311.5 General. The last one I have seems to b? that 

of 29 July, 1943, from Headquarters, Services of Supply. 

At no timP. was Mr. Friedman certain that these translations would be printed. I have not hP.ard from him since 

July 29, 1943. 

I would like to know if they were printed· If not, 

is there any objection to my using the translations for any 

purpose that does not tie in with your department? I have 

no plans in the matter and do not anticipate us~ng the 

translations in any way. However, I st111 have the very 

bulky copy of my transatior.s and see no purpose in keeping 

them, if they are no use to any one• 

Very truly yours, 

I