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sourae 1a a 49 ~ olc1 Sioillan.,, a ne;ul.m- ortil.J.er7 of'~~, U:.o .~ 

SDI ~~ SOoticm in 19,,._ Ba apalm Il\!Ulmlan.- end t.u roopcmo;l.ble Co+'" all 

vorlt dam b7 .... Di:pl.claati.o Sllb-Seo cm R1D¥mi ~ aJ.;::·Jairlt:l.a ooaea tmd ed.~?;. •?hen 

the AmlatiQlt za bllared he wnt into bitU1'6 ~ &WiA boing i'oroocl iu-;.o tb:i @> 

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2. RJDWttAB l>IP1DJIA!IC CODES AM> Cllti&RS ( tUl. A1.'rlliotioo) 

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SOUroe llta.i:ed thn Rraan1an diplama.to el~~ the Wt ~ 

1 Utf~~:a. lot". 

waa UJ=Oiall1' blrq mm mtJLES:nJ TlE.U !"'-oro!Gn :.linister. and ~l:Unal~·l.J' llh8n he vu had ot t!J8 League at Naticma Aaam::'bi_v. ~ 

Kill taJ'7 At1;aam traft'J.a waa non Nil~\J""..oe. in vo~ ba::"ooo ~ ~. but 

aurii1s tm var all attacmao alao llCt a large =~eor ~ tele~. ~~ ~-:a ~ 

ai.o I4mmt ~ ~ a good a.al. ot ~ i:~1. (Slll ar,p".;o ~= ~s able 1io 

road it), aa the Jbwn1an lf1n1B'fiei" tberO WICl4 t-, 1~lt ~"J all hi.a OO..":!iro::o.1.:dcma with 

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(b) ~.al D')1iboi[a o: mmP'-na ~l 54 oi?:E 

Al.th~ 'fjiO S1fltam cmplo194 &114 th; fi'OGJOnt ah8n60a it!. S,10~ i:r:OT.i.dod 

for fD.:lrq aooc1 !3Ccu.rit,., oiphor olorka uo=' k"'Jcr, ~ ~ PARI3 IIJ~'iioJl olorka 

Deing tho varst. ~ ~ \70Uld c.D.!t i"o:· c. tal.O.GNQ to bo ropa.toa. er; i); oOLll.4 

not bo .roa.a.. ~ aia. ~ ot tq;.~·u ir.. ~ nii \1Q8 done v.Lth:Ju.t rotf:Zll. to tho 

0 ZaJ.oa ~ to the J.Rnsuaae, o:;:coi•t in 'fihG GUO ot ·~ aeaiJl.:.., \!.!~ab. 

a!»lt •n•. S:h:> aomia. "ilb"" ! repr&De'~toa. bf lfiJD oocli.ll.B~ ma. the VO"L.°"Jlc i:lmwa. 

trcta t2 Au i.o.~ t1v a A.A ~ en4 th> ~~i-" \7i th. :lhart "fW81 at.au. t;.>Z'G ~ er 

t 8JlOi. cl all t13Gr and fl ft.. rospeati.wl.7· I 

~urclO oanf'i.zmecl DIGI'• Dto.~~ in c~/a.'JJ/r Ito. p.ve.,.J.D.Lo,, ~t sm 

auoceo4ec1 Z"lllo.lli!U all. ooaaa iD uso t.1' -!;o t~ 'j;i;~ of tho .A:miatico, pho-;;co~t 

OO';iea of ... OoCb. ~ a.vailable. OOiloD ''101'0 al tl10 ft.w-ti.eure tj'!.G.1 CZ!~ cowral 

vould bo 'Wlo4 ~~ am and tho aama timo, ~:ho t'ICWt JMOent ODSD bcin!~ Geplo~ ~ 

tratft,o ~ sreater iloouri v 'taluo. 

Itecd.J)b.Qr \11!8 used omept aro t10G1.Q\~ 'Wet'e not oonaiiJored ~.;. 

J!)'t'baesloe amd L8BQ.1iibds uaeci tba amao ~a. .~-:33 tl:oze were ams. 8UOh ae " 

sum;ia Lega.tion. not cm .1nlpcrtant cmo, tt..J.oiJ. boll raver boob m WJO. t'1" -l.10 

aP,Pliad to , tho 4iV].m;-~tio agono1ea in ID.ilOO!"• • ._., • ) - :-ior· aaa. l.Wll:D.> tho war 

(I9.39-191W.), "dhcm trattla uas m a. mare r.u..Xoo~ oao.J.J. I 

'rbO r301:r~"01' tabloD mre built ':! :• cm. 'CJhO z,r.U:oipl.i3 ot a:LnsJ.o mti~ ::l-~iiion 0: cl.i.nito (0:ln?.>:>.3lond al DIU)ri• ). n>.o1::. J--"Ji&,.:.:lZ' ~l-;'1.o '\'IUI eJJ.ottoa. tf. D~~ '-X."'~ ta11crh 

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SL1btracticm ar addition reoii;il.er tabla• ware 111.r uaecl. It telegram -.re 

long, the olear text would be enooc1ed in aeveral oodes and reoipiered by •ana at 

several tables. Jlaroo:Digram. woul.cl still oontahl ane lm7 gt'Oup• ~ use ot a at.tterent 

,ooa. am. reoi!haza being notified in tbe text. 

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!rattio between Kil A.ttaob8JI and Generals~ at BOOBABU- waa in trampoaiticn cnpher and t1ve-t1gure ooae - ot a more elaborate oonatruoti.on thin the 

Diplma.tio oodea - with reoipher tabJ.es. 

(1) The 11if!m0!7 Cipher" (•cU'.rul a. Kemor1e") 

!hia was a tranapoaiti.cm. oip!mr llJ'Stelll \11th 6 bcmta at 6 :z: S mmll squarea 

of whiah tha clear text as written.m after a oerta:ln pattern. If a message me, tor 

e:mnple, 180 letters long, or more, ti. :rJ.rat 6o ~ wre written in the aprta 

aa lfhown b7 arron 1-24. in AP.P •A•. !be rf'Mimer ot tbs letters waa written in the 

other 120 free apa.oea trail top to ltottc:im, coJ.mn b7 oollmm (lm. ar p>ssibq also 1'raD 

bottam to top). The enciphered. text waa read oft :In sroups of" t!:ve trcin left to right; 

lizle after line. U the text was aborter than 180 letters - whiob rarel;y happmed -

tba first 60 le'tters 1181'8 plaaed in posi t:lan. aa above, and the rems; Mer .filled it. then 

.read ott line ~ line. ~ 

Thia oipber ss used by the RtJl!llnlan Jfilltar.y Kisaion in nu,y, vh:f.oh had its 

main ottioea at ll:ILAR, an.cl one or two otti.oers in ROUB. 

(ii) A Oii;b!tr on the linea of tbe"BASfEl:lSCBLUBSSEL". 

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An under~ -. uaad for dz months. It conaiated ot a large reotqle ot 

l4 sp.oes aaraea and 20 spaces dawn, aubaiTic1ec1. into twr equal reota.nglea ot 7 spMJe8 

aaroas and 10 spaoes c1cnll1. same s;paoea wre oanoeueci. an the pattern ot oroas-word 

pizsles. '?b8 alear text; w written. in, alang a oertaln pa.ttem, as may be aeen :traa the 

suggested eumple at App. "B". 'lhe pittem varied tna •saase to meaaa,ge 8Dl vu 

indicated to the aa.areaaee by :meana a£ a ke7 group. 

Soarae oould. not remmber it t.bs lines •re numbered; he thought that only' 

tba ooJ1nna were numbered. ocmaeoutivel;y trC111 1 - J4., and that ti. kq gl"Oup pve the 

ool.ulm tram wbiah enciphering ailarted, alQDg a pattem dr&1lll cm the trace used in oon-

.junoticm with the mmrlq. 

(iii) Five-ti1F9 Co&t 

Thia cockt -.a used bJ' llil. Attaahea and poasibl.7 bJ" the Runenian X:ll :rtl.aaian. as 

wall, in 19lt2-4J. Various qatema ot reoiphe.r wre uaecl, two Of which wre rtlNmbered 

bJ' Source in same c1etail. source ocmaiclere.d both the ooc18 am. the reoipber i.raar to 

break than the Diplanatic oaaea. 

The 1'1.ve-tigure ooas oansiated ~•book (aim~ giwn) 1D whioh each p.ge 

.a DmllbereG..:: b;r Jle&lll ot one of the tcur three-figure p-oupa printed at tbe top. The 

page WU a1.v:lda4 into two parts, each part; oonte1n1ng S blool:a ot 10 6l'OUPB each. !her~ 

wre alternatiw grou;ps tar the 1181118 clear letter or word (words more oooaanq used). 

Inaiae $ach blook ot ten, the ol.ear '":Et WB8 arr~ in a quaaial]ilhabetio oraar and 

each p-oup was indicated by mena ~ a blook-cligif; ( OClllDOD. to all ten groups in b 

blook.) ~ and a aeqtnd aigi t which i&mtift.ed the gE'OUP i taelt within 1hf blook. see 

APP. 110• .. 

!he earlier ayate,a ot reoipring this ood8 -.a lmam as 11 11~· (pronounced "li'ISBB1') • 'llbereby maall oards or table• ot conversion ot figures were ~d alongsiaa 

tha oode-group oolmms (in A.pp he• oohmma 1 & 2 and 4 & S) to enable the enooding or 

clecoding clerk to read ott the equivalents of the blook and cocJa-group digits. 

Thia waa repla.oecl later by the following ayatem: 

The encoded version of 8ZJ3 telegraD. waa vri tten an a tom containing a number 

ot reotanglea, u illustrated 1n .A.PP "»"• Ee.ch reo.tangle had 10 spa.oes a.cross and 5 down. 

J'ive-tigure group vould be wri:tten Ollt in. columns, tram bottca to top aooordiJJg to a 

certain key, w!rloh ahanged ever,- B1x months. 'rbll!I reoiJii.ered versicm ot the telegram 

would then be copied. out in. groups of f'ive., line after line. Ho key group waa oon:taimd. 

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