This beat the Navy

The Advertiser (Adelaide), 1949. The Advertiser, 29 August 1949, p. 2.

Reports that naval code experts could not read the pencilled code.

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Primary report of the first professional attempt.

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The lines are an enciphered message (for example a one-time pad keyed on the Rubaiyat or a classical cipher).

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The mystery article

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The Advertiser (Adelaide) (1949). This beat the Navy. The Advertiser, 29 August 1949, p. 2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36683694

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. “This beat the Navy.” The Advertiser, 29 August 1949, p. 2 (1949).