GERMANS KNEW TOO
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS ALL CIPHERS DECODED By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright, BERLIN, Wednesday, A reply has been made to Sir Alfred Ewing, former director of naval education, who stated recently that Room 40 at the British Admiralty was the best-kept secret of the war. In this room a staff of experts under Sir Alfred’s direction was engaged in deciphering the codes used by the German naval authorities. It is claimed in Berlin that all the movements of the British warships during the war were known at the time to the German navy, which was enabled to act upon the information gained. All the British ciphers were decoded, it is asserted, no matter how often the key was changed. The operations were conducted in the most secret manner from a wireless station in the heart of a lonely moor. The authority who makes these claims has not been named, but he is described as being one of the translators who picked up the messages.— A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 235, 23 December 1927, Page 9
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168GERMANS KNEW TOO Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 235, 23 December 1927, Page 9
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