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David Stein, "The Puzzle at CIA Headquarters: Cracking the Courtyard Crypto" (Studies in Intelligence, 1999): scan

Document11 pagesPublic domainPublished 1999 in the CIA's internal journalCopy of David Stein, "The Puzzle at CIA Headquarters: Cracking the Courtyard Crypto" (Studies in Intelligence, 1999)
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Eleven pages, with redactions under exemptions (b)(1) and (b)(3), as posted in the National Security Archive's electronic briefing book 431.

Central Intelligence Agency (declassified release), 1999. Public domain

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ScanCentral Intelligence Agency (declassified release) · nsarchive2.gwu.edu · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: The Puzzle at CIA Headquarters: Cracking the Courtyard Crypto1 step from the original

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PhiladelphiaBaltimorePittsburghColumbusHarrisburgFredericksburgCharleston1Courtyard of CIA headquarters200 kmNew YorkPhiladelphiaPittsburghVirginia Beach1200 km

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