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How the Allies broke the German Diplomatic cipher Floradora. During World War 2, the Germans believed their two major diplomatic cryptographic systems were impregnable. Both were based on a
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Document Date: 2012-08-05 04:37:06


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SIS Frank Lewis / /

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United Kingdom / Mozambique / United States / Panama / Iceland / /

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Panama canal / German Consulate / Arlington Hall / /

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diplomatic cryptographic systems / /

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Panama canal / /

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German Consulate / British Consulate in Mozambique / US Army’s Secret Intelligence Service / Government Code and Cypher School / /

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Abraham Sinkov / /

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clerk / Captain / enciphering clerk / sailor / /

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Alberta / /

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