1996-01-24 - Re: Zimmermann Telegram (crypto history)

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: cjl <cjl@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-01-24 17:18:30 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 01:18:30 +0800

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 01:18:30 +0800
To: cjl <cjl@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>
Subject: Re: Zimmermann Telegram (crypto history)
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cjl writes:
> Why is it that I seem to recall that one of the responses by a govt. 
> official to the intercept was the infamous diplomatic quote
> 
> "Gentlemen do not read other gentlemen's mail"

It wasn't. That was in response to the entire Yardley "Black Chamber"
incident.

.pm





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