War Department Cipher Bureau organization
also: American Black Chamber, the American Black Chamber
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War Department founded
War Department Cipher Bureau documented
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“In 1917 a War Department Cipher Bureau was created by administrative directive…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.331
Henry L. Stimson dissolved
War Department Cipher Bureau documented
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“It was dissolved at the specific direction of Secretary of State Henry L Stimson in 1929 who reportedly said 'Gentlemen do not read each other's mail.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.331
Code and Cipher Section (MI8) renamed_to
War Department Cipher Bureau documented
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“It was secretly maintained after the war until 1929and was to becomeknown as the American Black Chamber…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.89
War Department Cipher Bureau operated_in
New York City documented
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“At this time the AmericanBlack Chamberwas operating secretly in NewYorkCity…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.90
Herbert O. Yardley founded
War Department Cipher Bureau documented
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“I was commissioned to go back to New York and find a suitable place where the famous American Black Chamber could bury itself…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.123
War Department Cipher Bureau located_in
3 East 38th Street, Manhattan documented
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“On the first of October the unit set up initial operations at 3 East 38th Street in Manhattan…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.123
War Department Cipher Bureau moved_to
141 East 37th Street documented
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“before moving to new quarters in a four-story brownstone at 141 East 37th Street…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.123
War Department Cipher Bureau subsidiary_of
Military Intelligence Division documented
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“Though the office was a branch of the Military Intelligence Division War Department…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.123
U.S. State Department funded
War Department Cipher Bureau documented
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“The State Department agreed to turn over to Military Intelligence forty thousand dollars per annum out of special funds…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.122
U.S. Congress funded
War Department Cipher Bureau documented
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“This left a deficit of sixty thousand dollars which Military Intelligence managed to obtain from Congress…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.122
War Department Cipher Bureau spied_on
Japan documented
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“Japanese secret codes were of special interest…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.123
Code and Cipher Solution Section renamed_to
War Department Cipher Bureau documented
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“the unit became popularly known as the American Black Chamber…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.315
War Department Cipher Bureau financed_via
U.S. State Department documented
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“the Department of State was the principal financier user and beneficiary of the services of the unit…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.316