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1. a.·ee t~t. ·p~p~r ~.e i~ printer and tape 1n keyboard and l ' ·~ ' ~' l • ' • . t ' ' 

·machin.e ,p.e~fo.rat9re· ' , ' 

·2o ·-9~ .• ·er-v~'; ~i~e· 'and' number st~p-, and see ~~t ~hey are proper ... 

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~iQ-vr.•:. mo~ted ·in ··tron·t, .. of' box atta.che'd: to J;"1ght leg cf 'table. 

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' Hessage1 · 

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~. Sta.mp mes8fl,ge when reaei ve~ with time .stamp •. 

. 2. lfQ111be~· m.ess~ge with ·number stamp '.J~et pr~v.1ous · tO per:f'ora.tingo • • 1 ~i-"' 

.3. Qount wor~s: i'n· mees~g··~·· 

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Per:f'ora ting a Sh.ort m:esaage,i • ' ,, • ' 'I .. ._,; "t• <. • • ..... , ... ~· • .,.. 

l~· .Re~d"the settings of 

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Perfo.rat.e· :the mes£Jage in the. following order: 

. ·(~:)'·.·.e:line.feedso ~ · :~, ,~"~ \~" ~'f;; t;~~: f~~ ''I'~ r ) 

. , ,· (b') ·.a· "letter~ repre~enting th~ .. numerals of the tape · · ~ettings (perforating .thE!t .set~ing of the •A 11 

-,~pe fi r.s~. ) · · · 

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Lett~'r. lio<· 1• ,~-- ' desi~"~i~g .. ~ ..... •• .1'\cl, ~; ~"t.· '". piph~;r: bureau~,.,, 

· 1(cl)" 'J'igura ~hifto . · - " ,·;': <.·/ ; ,1·, • ..,/~ :.· \ . - . " 

( ef ;Qiph~r b~ea.~ ·:s.er,iat numbe:r .( a.lw'a.ye thre'e figures) 0 

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(j) lp·o·eo '1. ( • • ,..,, " ' ' - ' t, ( 

'(g) · fhe1 check .. (word count)ec' ... ' " , , ' ' ~ ~J. ri', , i ' 

(~) ·'.I..etter~.ll. i~·ne teed .... - .. ' ' :~ ', . 

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(m) .ifs.me ·~,. ·o.estinati.en. boij.y'"of message:, and· 

signature, 1n aoe.orda.nee with st.andard opera.·ting ro~tine. . . . . 

(n) Gne line fe.ed followed by 15 oa;-ria.ge retunu:1, 

.3. ie•r off tape. 

Perf~.:f:'ll:tine; a Long Measase.~ 

i~ 1l•ad the s~t~ings f>f the •A• a.n<i ~" -t;apes. 

~! ' Jertorate th• t1rst sheet of the mes.age in the following_ 

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6 1:1.n.e :reeds. 

6 letters representing the .numerals of ee~t~ngs (perf'o·ra.ting the .. setting of 

tape f~.ret'). · . . . . 

~.t~er d$81~ating ciph•r bureau. v':I. I • ' , ~ • 

FiSW:e ~l11ft. "' . ~ ' ; 

(~) Cipher bu;o~au serial n\lmber (alwa~s 

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three figu;"es) o S s;;· 

(t >. · ".epace., - . (}) s·p ~ve.~ 

(s) !p.e ohe~k (,rord ·count) followed. by a spaceo,. 1 u') QR 

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(h) ·,.!he. number of the· ·she.et f'ol;J.owed .. by the shee( ·w~) . , · ch_ec~,, for e~le, l/~Oo . ' · ) 

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1 .J.et,1eJ;"s, line .fee~. ;=--·-- -- -- .. ---------~----~.........---~----- """' ,,._ "·-: 

(:J) .. ·:P~ce .f?iom." " 

(k)· Date 

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(;1) . time '.f$le4., 

~:~ . :;:i:~ :::::t~::~ :::~of bo~ oi m~seage, in 'I' . •q~o;dance wi~h ~ta.n~ard ~pe~ating ,rou~in.e.-="~)-.. 

(9) 'G,~e 11n~ fet;ld. follqwed t;,.. '16 oar.ri..,ge returns. 

3. !ear o.~f. the .. tape fmd ·enoiph~r the :t'i.:rst sheet. as described 

'belcnr b"f4)re p~rfor~tin,g the eeoo~9-. sh'9et. ' \ "' ' 

4o After .. en91rphering .the, :f'iJ;'&t a.h.et. r~ad .the, settings of the ' . ' ' 
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'ett9:riate tne,· .:,.·co_tid _shee,t ·Q·t "th~ ·m:eaeage ~e t~ll~1"•: 

(a) ~ line :re.et,<J.so .._" ~~1 •C 't 

. (b.t ~- l•"t$ta J:ep~-,:se:n~ing th·e ~••r.,1s of the tap! ' . -:•ettirigl (_JJ~t'9,l,'&tin·g~ ~· 8 .• tting of th:e "A" . :·,,f P,Et "·t:j..~a~) • _ . "· - ' ' ' .i ,, ' ! ~ 

·(. c.) .. ~ 1-,.~t•;r fl .. 1gna. ti_ns. c,1.l>;b..er puf~f.Uo 

( d) ;rh.pre 811Jt:t. {: f ' ~' fo 

(;e) . C~ph~r·· b•eau· e;ttr1~l: numb.er (always. three· figures-) o 

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'( :)• Sheet. a •. '"'' ! • ' (h) The numbe~ of· th• sheet followed by the sheet ~heok9 ~~-~ •~J>l~. 2/'7-ie · 

t~J · _ ~a.;rrS.age · ·retu~n, lin_~ · f1!te4o, · J 

{3) ~rt .. ·:.of. br'~y,:et .. mes~ag~ ,and_:~f' this is the last .. ~be,_'t,. s~:.,:&;~~~!., in. aec~~~a.nce wt th standard. ,.,,.. op'~~ t~ng, .l'ci,,utin~~ · . 

.(_k)« :-~ne, ·l:J.n·e_ ·:re .. d· ·:re,llowed. by:· )US ca;rr:l.ase. returr;As~ . 

fear-' .o;ti ·the· ~~·-•~' · ': - ,, t 

·70 J'f ,.:tfh$··m:e•rs~gfr :t.,. l.eng ~o,ugb. to·-,retQ.u:J..~ ... more· than tv~ 'she•t•~ ' ' 

eaqh fJh•'•t after the ~ir•t ~~u~d be ·p~~f~~~-t~d as· des.er1bed ff.tr the 

· tl.e~omi' she(\'to · .l!a;oh sheet aJn.oμld 'be -~~c:f.ph'er~4 'before the to llowing 

~~eet it:s p'er!ors»ta~ • .- !he signe11.ttμt~: ·:tn.l.J.~ ~ppe~r o;nly on th(:} la.st slleeto 

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Bnc'i-pl;par1ni the' Xes8age8 ' ... ~· '~ '< ' - ~ "~ ' ''· - , , ,3 ~ < ~ ' • + 

i., ~;,<~~ft na,id k.ei ·.~n .·(t-oiit: .edge·' crf' shelf' to"· position· mark~d.· ' ' ", ( ' 

'fbfi w· ( thi.s. s:witoh:es ·off th• ciphering tran~! ~t~rs handling tap~s "A a 

and '$ * )' o 

2. ~'1t-r1gh'.t :h~nd key ~n t'ront ed.s• ~:t shelf to position marked 

"tap_e.~ (~his. switches o~ the ma.chin,, p~rf'.~rat~r). •. ~ r • ' • 

~o · l~se~~· ~he ·mEHfs"g~. ~ape ~n .1;h~-~~,.e~ge .t:ran·amitter with the 

-~~~-~ l'in~ :feed eigna~ QV~r th~ -s~i~~tin.~ pine~ (_Th~ eeleeting 1J>irl_~ "in 

:a+1 ·l~a.n1JJ'tli·tt,er.s '~p.oui«. ai~ys be ~n thei_r n~·l~mal "up~ p~~iti~ne before 

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turned- to 't;he poaj.:~iona ~~EU-k·e~. ·~~_ar1t•· a.nd "on °'o '?ape covers ;1Jhould be 
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4·. Pull .-out the black button a.t the. ~.ight -side of the key board. 

This ·if~~rts the opera.ti on· of the' set. __ 

Push ~- the black button at the r~ht side of the key boa.rd 

when the first of the 6 ~~tters designating the ta.~e sett~ngs is over 

- the_· lirie scra.tc~ed on the message tran.smitter cQver.; 

6. ',fhrow lef.t h_a.nd .~~Y- on f~Qn't . of shelf to position marked 11 on-fi·.., 

7. ~l. Qut bl~ck.button at right side ~f key board (this starts 

the enoiphe?ing operatien). . , 

s~_ Vlli.il:e the "carriage returnw sign~s at the ·end .<Jf ·the met;isa.ge 

tape a.re .rum1ing.:th1fough the message t~ansmitt.~r, tl:?-row the .left _hand 

key ·on fro.ht. $d·g~- .Qf ~helt to--,posi·t~()n marked u·off"-~ .(.Thia stops the 

ctphering tran~mi-tteratJ. 

, -9. i\).-low_ the set tt> 1-μil ~ntil at 1.eaet l.e -carriage return· signal$ 

,have beeh 'Jjlerf~ra:i~d- by ·the>machine .perf.Qrator, ·then· push _:1,n .black but ... 

ton ~t Z'.ight· s~de ·of key boa.rd. 

io. -ll mes.sage J;las ·ozjly :one shee·t, tea.r off. ma.chine perf0r.at6r t~pe 0 

If' -iuessag.~:-~s more- t'ha.n .9μe sh_eet 11 enc~pher·· tne a..dditional aheete in the 

same:'~nrier 'without tea.rin~ oif-mach1ne 'perf~rator ta:P_e: between sheets. 

_ .;·<-~ ·1~. ¥1ter check_~ng· the· m:esaage· by. de.ci,phering as described below0 -: ·~} ~' . ,,_ . 

-~1'l1H:t;e: the· :d.ea:tHiatic~ ·of' t~e. ·.~e~-S'age; · ori. ··the 'eut~i:de- · -o-r an e-n?elop!it, -fold . ·- ~ :~ .... - . ' . ~ ' 

Dec*~he-ring. the -M~srH3.ge 2 

_ All 9ut·~o-iM· ~es~a.g~s should 'be che.ck~d _PY_ deciphering before they 

are ''f!!ent -o~t.. An eu.tg-oing .or i11ooming message may. be deciphere:d a.a .. . . ' 

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1 0 ~Set .the key tapes in their. respect.ive· tra.nsl'P;i tte·rs a.s indicated 

by· ·the ch~acters ·at· the beginning of ·the ... Il':le.s.a~ge- tape. .(iii' a. ch~ng~ is 

.. m~·de- :frQm 19nc1-phei~μg_ to .decipberi-ng ~n.comiμg me~sag~s, .·set-t·inga of the . . ~ , ~ _,, ~ - , . 

eμci.pheriμg tapes should be npte~ and w·r:J;tten down fiiq that. tl:iey _ caJ?. be 
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r ese.t. t.Q~ this .poai tton a.ft~r th~ .decipher~ng has been c ample~ed_ ) 

2o ,·-~'ru.;~rt·' the message. tape in "the. tra;nemi.tte.r w_i-th the letter . ' 

·d~sign~t.ing_\~e- c~pher· but~a.u .over tlie ~e1eqt~pg .Pinso (The s~leating· 

·-.pi-n~: ·~f·,alr· ~.·r~1u1m~tt~~~ :_~h~~.d ·~t~~y~- b.e· in .. tl:~e'ir· n?rmal., "~~npo$i·t1ons 

b.e(.ore -1ihe .. ·tap~_a ,are in11fe:r.ted: and.~ ·t:he -i·evers «011' :a.11- t~~srni tt~~·s sho·~io. r • ' ~ ., ~ I ~ " 

· be·:·t_μ.r,n·ed· .to: 'the· p~a.i t.~on~, marke~ 8 S.ta.r·t-fi,,, and· 0 on°'·.. . The tape covers ... ... - .. ' J ..... ~ .. • - ,, • 

·sh.ou~ cf be. 1>ush~d~ dqwn· ge~tiy; · .. to-.a.~oi-d · i:>.uricturi.~g: the tape ).o 

:s.· .Th~9w- :i~r~ hand ~ey on' fropt·~ ed~e of~ shel-'f to posi·tion ·ma.~ed 

:·tt·off '1·. 

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right • - ' 1 h_and ~ key 

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on- f·rori_t ~dg~ of shelf 

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1:;o -position m~:z;-k~d 

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5/ -·obs'erVe ~.print.er· . and· if. . ne.c.easaey· . . . .. -operate . ""C- .. R" and 

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;c)P::.P_rin_~~r-. ·-t:o. reertore ~the ·.ca:-rri~'ge,_ ·a.il,d ·it ":th.e: ~ype· wij.~el· ~s -in the ' . . ._. - . - ' . - ~ - - , - , , . '\ - -

:FJ_ii~.f'~ec{ ;Pos:i"t-~o~ --rel!ilt·ere·. i t:"to.:·the · iie·t.t~:is". -po.•l±~io_n «"by ·tu;r~ing· the ... ,,. t , • - ~ , • - - ' - - - • • - • • .- -'I. ~ - - .... ~ 1 -• - • -

-_ ~!1Cfoio:B _: swi:t-ch .off'.· and' ·then·: on •. - . ~ -.... •··. ..;-

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--~~~-\~i~~-~: ..._ l;~~t~ri-:at:.:;i~lit.- ~ ---~de---~; ' - .~~~y- ,. . bo~rd~ 

~-- ~ _.;:~ _. P-~~h-._~n- ·-bi·a:ch::'. b~1{~on·~-~-~ ~rl~f~t, ~·i~~-~· of· ~ey boarc( when \he fir.s~t. ' - ' ' . ' ' " . : : ' :f - ' " . ' . - - ' . - ' . ~ , 

-·.ct>-f · _:tP.e~~-:6~· ·cijar'a<?t~_is~---~~~'igila_ti~"~the -~~pe··,_s~~t-1ng$~ iS- ove_r-- .the ~ine 

· -;s:.~r.~_t;ci:tr~d_:~on .. -~it~ .. ~-over- ;Qr -~-:fu~-.~~'s-~~ge- .tia;)~ini,tt·~~·" '< ~ • ~ ,. • - • ·~ • .. - .. ' - -

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· · --~?~: · ~~:r.ow ·:i~~1·r.}?.~D:4 J~$y .. :9n)·ref~ •:dge ·,Qf-_,she1if~. to:·:i;>o1d.ti_on ~rke~ "on". 

"- --~~~-· -: --~1t:_:~~-~ ~~1·~~-} but:to~ :.~~~-~il'l'g~~-" ~~~-:-a-t··:::ke:Y" 'bo:;L1:'d_ anei·; ~:ri_t>w "i~~:t • • t • • ' j...... • : ' - ·- ::'- • ~ ~" 1 • '~ - .. >...,; : ... ~:!" ~-- .. ::. - • --- - - - • ' , ~ 

~o-",~~s~·b~1:-tii{:~~-~·~~g,~ ·o.x; -$~e~~ '1a ·c·9~pi~~ted.~ :·~~·sh: '-ln biaek. 'but·ton .to '"' _,,,. ' _,,. - - ~ -_,.-_ ... -::.i.--~ •-.~~~.--_ •. --4;-.~- - ':..: .... ~ - - - . ' : .. ·,..-;_..: - - :. - .;_.""'" - - ... - ~ - ~ . ~ - . 

~~~-~j-~·~~~~- 91'~~t~ti~_n._· ?f ~-tl;e -a~~-. ~ : _ 

· ·-_ 10~- :F~:ed. :up ~};le' :·papal_'. -o·n the ":P.r.·i·nter. -anfi. tea.r·~9if o ·x·n· ~the -.. c.as.e pf . - ""• ..,- . ' -- "' ~ ' ,_ -... . . "'· . ' ; - - : -

~n":inQ'om~.n~ -_itie~s~ag_~~--. &ftamp~;th~ m~a:~~ge· ~~.ih t~~: ~4ate. ari4. -t~e·c, x·n the 

«9.as·~- -o:r. ~~n.~o~~go'i_~~t~llleS~~ge,, ·_p-~n. t~~. ·de~~ip~fife_tr-·¢opy ·to. tlie ori-ginal m~s\;!; • -~~ « ' * r • • < ~- ,-

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