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A Coded Message: Any Ideas?
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: probonopublico-ga List Price: $2.00 |
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10 Jan 2004 00:13 PST
Expires: 09 Feb 2004 00:13 PST Question ID: 294979 |
130 13042 13401 8501 115 3528 416 17214 6491 11310 18147 18222 21560 10247 11518 23677 13605 3494 14936 28092 5905 11311 10392 10371 0302 21290 5161 39695 |
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Re: A Coded Message: Any Ideas?
Answered By: juggler-ga on 10 Jan 2004 01:20 PST Rated:  |
Hi PBP, How are you? Let me see... I'd have to go with: "(number of telegram) (code identification number) Foreign Office telegraphs. January 16: No. 1 strictly secret yourself to decipher. We intend from the first of February unrestricted U-boat war to begin. It will attempted be United States..." From page 201 of Barbara W. Tuchman's book "The Zimmermann Telegram," read using Amazon.com's search inside: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345324250/ 130 (number of telegram) 13042 (code identification number) 13401 Auswartiges amt / Foreign Office 8501 telegraphiert / telegraphs 115 Januar 16 / January 16 3528 colon / : 416 number 1 / no. 1 17214 ganz geheim / strictly secret 6491 selbst / yourself 11310 zu / to 18147 entziffren / decipher 18222 stop / . 21560 Wir / We 10247 beabsichtigen / intend 11518 am / from the 23677 ersten / first 13605 Februar / February 3494 un- / un- 14936 eingeschrankt / restricted 98092 U-boot / U-boat 5905 Krieg / war 11311 zu / to 10392 beginnen / begin 10371 stop / . 0302 Es wird / It will 21290 versucht / attempted 5161 werden / be 39695 Vereinigten Staaten / United States source: page 201 of Barbara W. Tuchman's book "The Zimmermann Telegram": http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345324250/ You are, of course, quoting from the famous "Zimmermann Telegram." See National archives for more information: http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/zimmermann_telegram/zimmermann_telegram.html Picture of the telegram: http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/zimmermann_telegram/images/coded_message.jpg Picture of an early translation: http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/zimmermann_telegram/images/decoded_message.jpg -------- search strategy: "130 13042" "Zimmermann Telegram" I hope this helps. |
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Omigod, Juggler, You are SO BRILLIANT, it's scary! I thought that it would have had all 500 Researchers scratching their heads for ever more. How do you do it? Are you a genius? Well done. Bryan |
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Re: A Coded Message: Any Ideas?
From: juggler-ga on 10 Jan 2004 11:21 PST |
Bryan: Thank you for the tip and kind words. -juggler |
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