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X-WR-CALDESC:10 June 1917: Establishment of the U.S. Army Code and Cipher S
 ection\, MI-8. \n\nIn 1917\, Herbert O. Yardley was commissioned a 2nd lie
 utenant in the Army Signal Corps\, and was tasked with setting up MI-8. Af
 ter the war\, the Army and the State department decided to jointly fund MI
 -8 and Yardley continued as head of the 'Cipher Bureau\,' or 'American Bla
 ck Chamber.'\n\nFrom <i>World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intel
 ligence</i> - By James L. Gilbert\n\n'The establishment of MI-8 was the fi
 rst time the US placed cryptology on par with other major powers. In total
 \, MI-8 read over 10\,000 messages\, and solved 50 codes and ciphers of 8 
 different nations. With the assistance of the Radio Intelligence Service\,
  Yardley and his staff had furnished the United States' leadership with cr
 ucial insights as to the intentions of various foreign leaders and worked 
 alongside counterintelligence in successfully bringing to conclusion a num
 ber of its most high-profile cases. Riverbank Labs and MI-8 also successfu
 lly trained the Army's cryptologists....'\n\nLearn more about Yardley and 
 the Cipher Bureau via the links below.
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DESCRIPTION:10 June 1917: Establishment of the U.S. Army Code and Cipher Se
 ction\, MI-8. \n\nIn 1917\, Herbert O. Yardley was commissioned a 2nd lieu
 tenant in the Army Signal Corps\, and was tasked with setting up MI-8. Aft
 er the war\, the Army and the State department decided to jointly fund MI-
 8 and Yardley continued as head of the 'Cipher Bureau\,' or 'American Blac
 k Chamber.'\n\nFrom <i>World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intell
 igence</i> - By James L. Gilbert\n\n'The establishment of MI-8 was the fir
 st time the US placed cryptology on par with other major powers. In total\
 , MI-8 read over 10\,000 messages\, and solved 50 codes and ciphers of 8 d
 ifferent nations. With the assistance of the Radio Intelligence Service\, 
 Yardley and his staff had furnished the United States' leadership with cru
 cial insights as to the intentions of various foreign leaders and worked a
 longside counterintelligence in successfully bringing to conclusion a numb
 er of its most high-profile cases. Riverbank Labs and MI-8 also successful
 ly trained the Army's cryptologists....'\n\nLearn more about Yardley and t
 he Cipher Bureau via the links below.
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SUMMARY:1917: U.S. Army MI-8 Established.
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