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X-WR-CALDESC:20 February 1939: The Japanese first use of the PURPLE machine
 -generated diplomatic cryptosystem. \n\nPURPLE was the codename Americans 
 gave an Imperial Japanese Navy diplomatic cipher used to send messages to 
 important diplomatic offices around the world. In the lead up to World War
  II\, the Americans became increasingly interested in what the Japanese we
 re communicating over Purple. US and British cryptographers had already br
 oken some of its messages well before America's entry into the war. The in
 telligence they gleaned from Purple was code named <b>Magic.</b>\n\nOne of
  the most important pieces of Magic US cryptographers 'found' was the 14-p
 art Japanese diplomatic message ominously breaking off relations with the 
 United States. That was at 1PM Washington time\, December 7\, 1941.\n\nLea
 rn more via the links below.
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DESCRIPTION:20 February 1939: The Japanese first use of the PURPLE machine-
 generated diplomatic cryptosystem. \n\nPURPLE was the codename Americans g
 ave an Imperial Japanese Navy diplomatic cipher used to send messages to i
 mportant diplomatic offices around the world. In the lead up to World War 
 II\, the Americans became increasingly interested in what the Japanese wer
 e communicating over Purple. US and British cryptographers had already bro
 ken some of its messages well before America's entry into the war. The int
 elligence they gleaned from Purple was code named <b>Magic.</b>\n\nOne of 
 the most important pieces of Magic US cryptographers 'found' was the 14-pa
 rt Japanese diplomatic message ominously breaking off relations with the U
 nited States. That was at 1PM Washington time\, December 7\, 1941.\n\nLear
 n more via the links below.
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SUMMARY:1939: Japanese first use of PURPLE
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