Personnel in messages, p. 2

DUTIES OF PERSONNEL REFERRED TO IN TRAFFIC – cont.

Olofson, Lt. E. C. –	Naval engineer resonsible for Duenna.
Palmer, Lt. R. –	Naval engineer assigned to N.C.M.L.
Reed, Lt. J. R. –	Naval engineer originally assigned to maintenance at N.C.A. but later transferred to N.C.M.L.
Rice, Mr. H. –	Civilian at N.C.R. in charge of procurement.
Steinhardt, Lt. L. –	Naval engineer responsible for development of additive cipher equipment.
Stone, Capt. E. E. –	Officer in Charge of N.C.A.
Summers, Lt. L. L. B. –	Naval engineer responsible for commutators and later Mamba.
Wright, Capt. –	Officer in charge of operations at N.C.A.

DUTIES OF PERSONNEL REFERRED TO IN TRAFFIC – cont.

Olofson, Lt. E. C. –	Naval engineer resonsible for Duenna.
Palmer, Lt. R. –	Naval engineer assigned to N.C.M.L.
Reed, Lt. J. R. –	Naval engineer originally assigned to maintenance at N.C.A. but later transferred to N.C.M.L.
Rice, Mr. H. –	Civilian at N.C.R. in charge of procurement.
Steinhardt, Lt. L. –	Naval engineer responsible for development of additive cipher equipment.
Stone, Capt. E. E. –	Officer in Charge of N.C.A.
Summers, Lt. L. L. B. –	Naval engineer responsible for commutators and later Mamba.
Wright, Capt. –	Officer in charge of operations at N.C.A.

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Stray Thoughts

Well, what does it all mean? How can the contribution of codebreaking to the Allied victory be summed up?

Early in the war, as I said, radar was more important…But later int he war, I believe, codebreaking became more important. Its powers exceeded those of other kinds of intelligence….I think, in other words, that it provided the most valuable intelligence of all in the realm of military operations that lies believe tactics and strategy–the area that the Germans call operational. This deals with the movement of such large bodies as armies and army groups.

Where it helped, however, it helped enormously. Statement after statement of top commanders testify to this. Here’s Eisenhower to the administrative overseer of Bletchley: “The intelligence which has emanated from you before that during this campaign has been of priceless value to me. It has saved thousands of British and American lives and, in no small way, contributed to the speed with which the enemy was routed and eventually forced to surrender.” George Marshall said practically the same thing.

Excerpts from David Kahn, “The Significance of Codebreaking and Intelligence in Allied Strategy and Tactics.” from remarks delivered 1976 before the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, reprinted in Cryptology.

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