Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes
Subtitle: David Sissons and D Special Section during the Second World War
Contributors: Tamura, Keiko
Publisher: ANU Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Canberra
Subjects: Second World War; Coding theory & cryptology
Description: During the Second World War, Australia maintained a super-secret organisation, the Diplomatic (or `D’) Special Section, dedicated to breaking Japanese diplomatic codes. The Section has remained officially secret as successive Australian Governments have consistently refused to admit that Australia ever intercepted diplomatic communications, even in war-time. This book recounts the history of the Special Section and describes its code-breaking activities. It was a small but very select organisation, whose `technical’
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