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0COP 0EGPE1 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Dear Dari.11 

I basten to al.Ulllel" 1CJUr J..ett.er of Auauat l6 (JOU dated it nsept II i 

"I• t1me ~iDg hea'V)" cu Ja&It haadaf" That's wbat tbe i-)'thama.1.18ta 

would uld)~ Besides, I owe au answer to your letter ot 8 AlJiUStJ lllao 

I owe you nr:r tbanko tor the tine Ektacbraaeo vhich I am. ba.v!Dc printed 

:l.n enlarged :tat'J:l.. ~7 look w.11" t:f.Jle u Degativea. 

lll 7QUr latter ot 28 Jul:f fCIU told ot SQing to SWldsvik "in order to 

take a first peek at our ncwst gran1ch1l.d--a bo)-" ..... I•mllot\aure I 1ent 

m, sincere congratulatiomJJ U l 4.idn't--vell. here 'they ara ancl\all at you 

take a bow-a Annie rm4 'fOU,1 Kerst.in aD4 Oum:aar 1 8Dd the new 'bOf .\ You 

didn't tell me bis DaJDe, by' the 1ilq. lrfQ'be 1t lll14n't been selected when 

JOU wrote 'lfoor letter. liw are t.bo b07 au4 mother'I Well, I ho],)O .. 

~award the close at tbat letter JOU B&.11 "I do ho.pt; tbat fQU\&l"G 

ri,lbt vith repr4 to Bo and. krlcw, but pl.ease let me lmo!t as aeon • 

JOU can, the result or JOU1" :1nqμir1es... IlJ. &MW~iag 7aur letter \I\told 

:you tllat I'd not 'been very sucoosstul 1n tiJllUZJB out v'.ba.t you.•4 like to 

lmow; but since then I've been mcrre l#UCceasM, an4 I think 1"011 vill \.be 

11.ad. to learn that I wu told tba;t; the :rel&tic:mabip 1a aa1d to be at • 

pureJ.7 social nature. I have no reason to doubt the uuth ot the rep01.4t. 

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~ '" lov tar aome car.v.uent an -,om· letter ot 8 August. firat, tbank 1'0'1· 

A::.,V- r"' ver7 much tor tbs tecbnieal report bf Pl'ot'. Stief'el.1 which looks interestina 

11"J: but viU have to be tr&WJlated. Tba:t v:l.ll be wdertaken and I eee ao \reoaon ~! w~ a caw of the tranal&tion coul.4n1t 'be aent 'JOU•"'but th:l.a I cu.•t :Ptad.Be ~,.. · ta: reasons vbich I•.m aure zou•U. underatand in viev ot what I told :rou. 111 

,. ., lut letter. I I 

I come now- to your lut letter 1 that 4ated September l.6 but really ot 

A: st 16 am tbe a itic int11 br u in it. Aa to 

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0COP SEGRE) 

eclassifi ed and a roved for release b NSA on 06-18-2014 ursuantto E .0. 1352~--~-
ltOP SEGRE:) E03,3Q1)(2) 

PL 86-36/SOUSC 3605 

Mare than • can you a 

.-.e ..... ue be P'tient. 'J!hing& a:re CoiDa along all right, I am 

11ven to understand, and I von't be t~ •VlaY1 even U only on the sidelines. 

We ll'e bath vorld.ng bard. 11e bavo & pa.per 1n preparation OA Chaucer 

studies, requested b7 the MitClt' at M!d-1-um .AJvu!!, & -1ournal. pabli•be4 at 

oxtard and devoted •ol.el.T to :medieval. V<Jt'ks. We alao have a i-:per in 

:p:r._e.tic:m 'tar tbe Philoloa:t~ Qua,rterti, :tequeated by the :m.ttor. This 

v1U be along the lines ot our l>ook but devoted to ciphers other than 

Sbakeapeve ... :ea.con onea. 

We 8l"e planning to ao ahead v1th our 'l'ucatan v1a1t, our atud7 at 

Spm1sh, and OUl." 1tu47 C1t" rather OUl' prepr.rationa f~ tbe 1tu47 ot the ~ biercelyphic writing. 

I am. varlttna on a ca:xtract tar llSA. Alao am givillg a 1ecture before 

a special F'OUP there on 8 Sept.ember. In 'between time 1 I euwer acarea 

ot letters, l am cbie:t :preventive millteno.nce man aJl4 enginecr-in...cbief' at 

our establishment at 311 Second St. I read the nowpaper•J a book or WOJ 

&tld keep at leaat tbree ba.l.111 in tbe a1r vithout 4roppins 81JT. I •m bua7-.. and content--e.Dd well.. El.1&eb!tth ia standing up tm4er tho •train. :prett7 

veu ..... ehe 's in cm most eve:eythf.rlg we •re writing nOW" AD4. while I bave tbe 

engtneeriiJg Job •!Ml has tbe houelceeping a4 restr1cted-d1at •ol.-J;tto4ucti011 

Jo'b to do. 

We .1oin in hoping that J"CftlX' ,plan& t~ a ti11e r8\1211on 1n Bvedeu to 

celebrate Annie •a bi1"thda7 viJ.l come out bcautitull)'. Since tbat 

celebration 1a due Oil J. Deceml:>er 1 the vea.ther ahoul.4 be Dice and. I ha.pe 

JOU all bave a mea"ve1oue time. We'll tr1 not to tat'pt the datel !lot 

forget aa ve 414 on the oc~aaiou at your own J.ut birthday! 

1f.r:' • Boris lfaaelin 

8un4av1k, Sweden 

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