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WAR DEPARTMENT 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF Sl~ OFFICER 

WASHINGTON 

.6,prll 13, 1933 

llliOR.AJD:ni 101\1 A1ei1tant Chier ot start, G-2. 

the tollo•in& reraarke with reference to Senate Re~ort Mo. 21 

-.ooom.;>fm1itle R.R. '220 (co;y attached) are aubllittad f'or cono1dcra.t1on 

and. whatever aot1on 1• dee~od adv1aable. , 1~ The b1ll ae cuaended b;, the Senate Co::n.'!11.ttee on Forelr~ Relation• 

aq be eketahed wt aa tollow11 

(l) Whoner1 by vir-

'\.ue ot nis e.-apta,uaent by tha 

Vnit.ed !tatea, 

lhal.l itbt.ain trQm 

ll)otner 

If 

(2) (whoever) hav:t..na - dUltodJ' ot o:r &CC••• t.o 

al' 

(3) {whoeTe.!l be:d.ng ' 

had ou.lftod,r or 

if ddeia to 

(4) 81J7 ot!'icial 

diplo11atio 

uode 

or 

{ S) J1Zf1 matter ~Ve4 1n 

~ 81.IC~ code 

(6) 1ilb.1ch pur,t>0rts 

\o hrie been 

prepared in f.D1 

suoh code 

(7) mall. wUl..t'ull,J, 

Without. ltl.lt..hor1.te.tion or competent authority, .,rubl111h or 

tarnish to an .. other aD,Y euch 

code or lllattcr 

or 

(8) mall wllltulls, 

without authori-

•at1.Jn or competent author1t;yt 

Jm.blieh or turnieh to another 

lrO" aattar whioh 

wee obtained 

white in process 

at tr&nem1au•1o~ 

l>et,eon lliD¥ forfign gove:rnmont 

•d 1te dt.eloJ'l&t- l• lll•a1on in the 

tt"iil:tod State:t" 

•• Tl'!~ 4ef oota 1n the ameudtd 'bill a.x-e.J.. - I 

&- fhe- wor<U.nt 1• not .pcx-!6ctl.7 clear u to the conneation 

\tetween cl~•e (l) lllla clauaoe (~J to (1)• If read conaeout1vel.if, the ~.tl isa •liboev-er, b-t rl.rtue ot hia em.:>lQJ.IAlint by tho ttn:t.tod. Statea1 

pproved for Release by NSA on 09-27-2013 pursuant to E. 0. 

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ahall obtain tram another any o£t1c1al diplomatic codo • • • •hall 

wS.Utull.71 witlJ.out aut.horilfation or co:apetont authorit7, .,ubl1•h ••• 

eb.al.1 l>e flz>.ed , • @8 There are threk *dhall1a• J.n thi• Hntcnoe e.nd 

tt 1.o b7 n1> aean.s clear which ... ooordlnatc, or what 1• epealtic!lllJ' 

bt.4tnded. 

J1. Tho bill oovei-s on~ codes and code ua1aeea.. lt ahould 

Q4ver eodea, ~ipber•, oodo aeS•a(••t ci;her aeasecoa • 

.a,. !h• bUl cover1 onl,f dii>lo::uJt.Lo aattcr. R~ about naval 

t».4 ci.l~ta.r) aattarf 

,,. 18 ncarc!I clautae {~), the bill COV&:rs only aatter 1n 

ti>~sit 'bet~•~ a toroten gOYernaent ana its di,lom~tio ateaion !a ~·J::~lQ ~t1te1. It doe• not cover aatter in transit botweon a 

ore govol'!lll~nt and its diploaat1c ll111ion in other countries~ 

aft.~ would •Jeoiticall.J exclude meaaaie• llUCh a.a thoae sho•n on p111ea 191-:11'7 1n tl'fb.e Aaerioan !le.ck. Chu.bar•, on which p.tgc!! tl>ere are 

1hon •e•191•• purpo::ttE .. d to have pa•aed 'betw()on 'Tok1o end London, 

!okio •d 'aria, •• well •• bcrtr.ec.n '.r'oldo and lfa1h.J.n~ton. The 

lii'iouane•• ot thi• reetrictiY• ~~lioation, it unint~ntlanal, ta ~Al'~ntJ 1t 1nttntlonel1 it ehoul~ be civ.:.n v•rt careful oona1dera- t1~ ~n ;onttect1on with the present and ir.clediate pur,,>0se or th& leg- 1Jlat1on, 

A• tho bill doea not coyer secret written corr~s~ondenco in 

pl.Au le:nguaae. 

t• Dooo the word •turnillb.1 aleo cover d.leelosur.:; by word ot 

raouth, lectures both public ana pr1Yat•1 

J• 'rbe f'ollow1ne wordir.lg 111 eub=IJ.tted for con1tider&.t1..>n1 

•!hat ~hoever beina or ha'V'inc been in tho .. ¥107 ot the United 

ftrto1 M\aU •UU'u.ll¥, without authorisation or aotll,?otflnt authority. 

41.1olo1e1 pablish, or turn.lab t.o othera mt 0££.i.ci"ll. cods or oi,>her 

if a torot&n eo•ern~ent, or an;r official 1eoret coll.:un1c&t1on exchanged b•t•eon otficlale ot a fore1en coYbrnm~nt, ehall bo fine~ not •ore than 

'101000 or im..'ll"1aoned not aore than ten 7ear!, or both .. • 

4. tr i\ were 4e•irea to oov~r all persons within the Jurisdiction 

t1 't!h• Ullitcd &ta\aa,. whothor or not thf.!1 ar• now or wero ever Gll;>loyed 

\Qr ihtt U'ni.ted Stat.ea, the clauaa "boina or havina boen in thi ea.iloy ot 

tli.c U'nlted &ts.tea" Oil\ be deleted. It i• oonceivable that & telegra;>h, llbl.$1 or rac!lo e,?erator alcht obtain or e1Ye oert.ain roeaeagea and 

,O'bll•h 1.he;,;af to 'ihe e:rabarraaS111ent ol the £0\l'er"nllent. 

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'' It. 1• belS.eTed tbat. ~· dJ.-Gtt 'bill nu.reeated in paraara;h 3, J.t otHtcted., tocether •1t.h e.dati.D& etatut.oe on aim.tlar !l'llbjocta 

(Unit.a states Coe•, titlo 50, •ec\ion• 31 and )2J title 181 al&l'l&l"&Jh 

1'4, CrWtu•l Code,. eeat1on l2St title, 18, parqr~h 2',, Cr1•1nal 

Cod.a, ••otion 129) would tak..; oar• or tho •hole •itul\tion in au ad-.quate 

.-mer so tar •• the •er ns.-.art.oent is C\lll.cerned. 

6. !hb p:-e1ent mmormdw., d.ealiZ26 with Senat-t: Bo.,o:rt lo. 21, 

•boulJ be con11dcrei •• 1Upereedln& ft sc:aor..114ua to 7ou on the llilo 8\tb-

~•ct, dated Apr11 5, l93J• th« l•tter dea.Uns w1t1, the bill aa rc;torted 

out ~r the Bouoe Coll'Jtlttee 02i th• Judiaita"';• 

for the Chief 8tanel Otfiaera 

ltt..cheda 

C"on o! Sena.to Report 1011 21. 

'!:" H,. Van_H9rn, 

Lt. Colon~l, 81tnil Cor;o, 

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