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TO A.F'SA.-OOT FROM A.FS&-02T DATE 18 Sept\1952 COMMENT 110. 1 

1. As you requested on 16 September 19$2, I am .f orwardiruc copies of 

correspondence concerning latest developments in/thel lease: I r the AFSfl-02 memo of reply. 

2. For your information, Dr. Hugh F. Gingerich arrived AP& Field 

Activity, Europe, 11 September 1952. · 

3. Please return the attached correspondence to this office for filing. 

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eclassified and a roved for release bv NSA on 11-13-2014 .ursuant.t.o E.O. 1352 

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Ue11 ot 2(f), tbe7 pra901e tbat I / ./ ifwoul4 e011~e.ot IOll8 

v,s. owercial firm, 1taeh •• V81ten 'lleovto, f.or ~IJC\V.s. 

Jro4110t1on of the fe1lav1Jlct 

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1111 tour letter Ir. la922 ot S June US2 

1) On behall of the I 11'11 llCCllpt 7ov propoll&l ot/S June tor\\tbe\purcha• 

of I .... _______ Iii tall.cnra1 

a) One unit will be purchaaecl at a coat o1' I .... ______ ____, ...... 

or vic:tm.v daily, can take pa .......... -......--........,,- almat unnoticed. an 

Datea The conatructian can start/1•ediati~ it requested, approx. 

t:bl8 required1 2 - 3 months. 

c) The I I has the assurance ot the United States Government that the 

patent rights in the United States will be protected. 

d) One third or the ll1Jlll to be paid at conclusion c>t agzaenant, one third 

3 months latar1 the final paJment upon delivery. 

Should the mchine be readJ' before the second pa,yment becomes due, 

then the rem.:ining twQ/ third.a of the sum bec~e due, atter the •oh1-

haa been approved ot/bf the 1JS ex.perts. 

e) .... I _____ lproT1.de circuit diagram and operating inatructians with 

.t) The machine will be delivered. in I .... __ _ 

1) As • ban taken msotiationa with 

hich :la going to man ac 1111"8 e c 1 ·•• • 

.....,,.......,.__,,.......-e...---r--T""""""'appuat• tor produciq punched tape (cme-tim pad) 

and the two apparatua which are added to tbe telewr1 ter fer the 

automtic cad1ng am de-coding. It will take at least one r before 

t1on can start. It ia 1 steel that 

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tftie r I Cttie larp whine tor producing kq material plus puncliid t.ipe aa liXli.cat.ed. iD l) a) 1• not au1table for a cw:rcial 

propoeit.iaa and i8 ping to b8 FOducecl 1n ..U quantities 1n auch a 

manner that thel I will ~uce moat o! the 1nd1Tidual 

parta•\tbe aaaabling to be dona b7 tbel ~ lt if however, apectad that the price will bi wry much recfiiCed bJ' 

such a procedure. 

2) Aceonling\to prn1na oral 1ntormat.1on, the beat band coding machine knalln 

., tar 1a the one produced b;r HAllEUM • aa tar aa the mec:hmical part.a are 

c:.oncerned. \The de-coding safety baa been ~uate and wu repNtedq 

turned dawn bf I ·. I To conatruct. a new -.chine 

~t on1T be a •t.ter of at loaa.t 2 ,u.ra loss 1n t:lme but also 

c.,_aiderable e.tf orte would have to be made in order to circumvent the ~ patenta tor\purelJ' mechanical .parla in the llAO'ILIM machine. 

TM.I lhaa &\patented device, a L-----------------' 

whieb it appUed to \tile HA.!lELIN machine would imprOY& the safety degree 

ot the coding machJ.ne f:ram about 60% at present to about 9°" with this 

ms device. '?he HAGRLUI machine being well known and wideJ.y used among 

tr.a 'llflatern states in spite of its inadequac;y we thought it adrisable to 

combihe the •chanical qlialitiea of th111 machine without device, thereby .. ·; ', 

h&Y1nft an excellent. macbiDe tor the West.em defense system. ~• have 

made arrangaraenta w1 th !iAOELIN to this effect and shall keep ;you in!o:rmed 

ot the \progresa o:r the c:oiabined etf'orta. 

)) Regarding ~e 2 remaining poi::ita or the present programme, 1.e. a large elec~rically operated coding machine with a wr,y high degree ot safety 

and the speech scramble ,... a~e \.to :your proposal para 2 of ,.our letter 

or s June\ 19 i.e. for these two .. items or any other !tem developed 

1n .fllt.ure he u.s. ~vemment 11111 haw the oppol'tunit.7 

to revieW r to their ~~ submitted to an.r other third pa.rtJ' 

other than 

L) Aa this is an arrangement. w1 th the US IO!!mmeDt. we do not consider 1 t 

necessary to make a fornal contract withl I but suggest 

that thia letter and your confirmation be sufficient !or the deal, 

being more in the nature ot a gentlwn &IJ eement. 

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18 a cr;yp gra c ev ce es ~~:'."'- the last meeting vithl ttechnicians 1. the device vas described 

as cona1sti.ng o£ a aiJJgle generator prod.·•· :ucill#J random ta:ces to be used vi th 

equipment simj]ar to TOT (1,31 B 2 and 79 Er). Thel _ I 

di.f'ter on.17 in utilization, I I being intended far use where l1mi ted 

ceypto material production is required. In contrast the I I ia 

primaril3 designed for production of a large quantity ot deversmea types 

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•Tso Amertoan techll1oianll will part.1c1pate 1n the 

conetruct1on ot the MCbina •••••••••• • 

l• In th1e reprd, the USA poeitim 1a e~ that which 

na stated earlier 1n our aaorantua ntermaed abow. In etteo\ 

n an prepared to m8lad • teclmietan tor a brief period, 11&7 JO clap, 

to partklpat.e in the conatruct.icm ot the ..-w. Baaed 11pcm the 

racowndat!on ot tbia t.echnietan, we w1l1 comider sending om or 

two a4d1Ucmal t.eclm1o1ana ror poeaib~ a longer •UT• 

la. In oonaide1'1Lt.1cm of the foregoing I haft cleaipated Dr. 

BUib r. 01.nprioh ot tide Aaenq aa tbe 1n1tial u. s. NpNHDtaUw 

tor t.bia lldas!an. Dr. CHngeriob u a\ pruat. uaiped to tbe USU> 

otfU. wllBie be baa 3Ut ospleted •au montba \our of d1lQ' 11it.b \bat. 

unit at. GCIQ. Re la being d1Z'90\ed "7 t.he ~.111...Jlitllllm.DUIL!Lm!!!!. 

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