David Sissons and D Special Section
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During the Second World War, Australia maintained a super-secret organisation, the Diplomatic (or `D�) Special Section, dedicated to breaking Japanese diplomatic codes. The Section has remained officially secret as successive Australian Governments have consistently refused to admit that Australia ever intercepted diplomatic communications, even in war-time. This book recounts the history of the Special Section and describes its code-breaking activities. It was a small but very select...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Ball, Desmond | |
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dc.contributor.editor | Desmond Ball | |
dc.contributor.editor | Keiko Tamura | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-08T22:09:32Z | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-925021073 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/29079 | |
dc.description.abstract | During the Second World War, Australia maintained a super-secret organisation, the Diplomatic (or `D�) Special Section, dedicated to breaking Japanese diplomatic codes. The Section has remained officially secret as successive Australian Governments have consistently refused to admit that Australia ever intercepted diplomatic communications, even in war-time. This book recounts the history of the Special Section and describes its code-breaking activities. It was a small but very select organisation, whose `technical� members came from the worlds of Classics and Mathematics. It concentrated on lower-grade Japanese diplomatic codes and cyphers, such as J-19 (FUJI), LA and GEAM. However, towards the end of the war it also worked on some Soviet messages, evidently contributing to the effort to track down intelligence leakages from Australia to the Soviet Union. | |
dc.format.extent | 14 pages | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | ANU ePress | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes: David Sissons and D Special Section during the Second World War | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 1st Edition | |
dc.rights | Author/s retain copyright | |
dc.source | Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes: David Sissons and D Special Section during the Second World War | |
dc.source.uri | http://press.anu.edu.au/apps/bookworm/view/Breaking+Japanese+Diplomatic+Codes/10771/Ball%20-%20Sissons%20and%20D%20Special%20Section.xhtml | |
dc.title | David Sissons and D Special Section | |
dc.type | Book chapter | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.description.refereed | Yes | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160604 - Defence Studies | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u5530201xPUB62 | |
local.publisher.url | http://press.anu.edu.au/ | |
local.type.status | Metadata only | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Ball, Desmond, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 14 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.22459/BJDC.09.2013.01 | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-11-22T07:48:22Z | |
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublication | Canberra, ACT, Australia | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access via publisher website | |
Collections | ANU Press (1965-Present) |
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