Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes: David Sissons and D Special Section during the Second World War

Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes: David Sissons and D Special Section during the Second World War

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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 Austra...

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Main Author: Ball, Desmond (auth)
Other Authors: Tamura, Keiko (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Canberra ANU Press 2013
Subjects:
Coding theory & cryptology
Second World War
world war 2
cryptography
Australia
Cipher
Empire of Japan
GCHQ
London
Multiple encryption
Russia
Tokyo
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Summary: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'
ISBN:OAPEN_459995
Access:Open Access

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