It’s my belief that, world wide, millions of lives were saved as a result of the joint U.S. Army & Navy effort against the cryptographic systems of the Axis forces in World War II.
I have a copy of a letter that then Admiral (later Fleet Admiral) King wrote to the then Secretary of the Navy, James V. Forrestal in the fall of 1944 which explained why secrecy had to be maintained related to the Navy’s ComInt effort in World War II. I’ll pass it on to Mario later this week. (It was published in the Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings. I know of no Pearl Harbor historian who has ever mentioned the letter in question.)
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18 August 2019 at 10:07
Leadership personified.
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18 August 2019 at 10:47
Well written letter, enjoyed reading it and still agree with his Captain Wenger’s words.
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18 August 2019 at 18:51
It’s my belief that, world wide, millions of lives were saved as a result of the joint U.S. Army & Navy effort against the cryptographic systems of the Axis forces in World War II.
I have a copy of a letter that then Admiral (later Fleet Admiral) King wrote to the then Secretary of the Navy, James V. Forrestal in the fall of 1944 which explained why secrecy had to be maintained related to the Navy’s ComInt effort in World War II. I’ll pass it on to Mario later this week. (It was published in the Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings. I know of no Pearl Harbor historian who has ever mentioned the letter in question.)
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18 August 2019 at 19:31
Thank you Andy. Looking forward to reading it. As always, thank you for your comments!
Sincerely,
Mario
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18 August 2019 at 23:38
Good words to remember. Secrecy in today’s “must know everything” society is never remembered,
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