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The National Security Agency's Beale files

Documentmixed (agency records; the press clippings and private papers keep their own copyright)Beale Cypher Association 'Historical and Analytical Studies', 7 March 1970 and 15 April 1972
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The record of the twentieth-century professional effort. Most items are clippings, newsletters and papers by people outside the agency, so the set is not a US government work as a whole and no file is imported.

National Security Agency, 1970. mixed (agency records; the press clippings and private papers keep their own copyright)

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DocumentNational Security Agency · nsa.gov · 2021-07-15 · mixed (agency records; the press clippings and private papers keep their own copyright)Primary source: The Beale Papers (declassified document release)1 step from the original
Documentmedia.defense.gov · 1970-03-07Primary source: Historical and Analytical Studies in Relation to the Beale Cypers, dated 7 March 19701 step from the original
Documentmedia.defense.gov · 1972-04-15Primary source: Historical and Analytical Studies in Relation to the Beale Cypers, dated 15 April 19721 step from the original
Documentmedia.defense.govPrimary source: Signature simulation and certain cryptographic codes1 step from the original
Documentmedia.defense.govPrimary source: Beale Treasure - Fact or Fiction1 step from the original

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The National Security Agency's Beale files [Artifact ART0CR7JE1M2E0W]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CR7JE1M2E0W
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