Encryption of Messages "Hydra" Communication System

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Memorandum from R.L. Purves (for Chairman Chiefs of Staff) for distribution to D Sigs, CJS London, CJS Washington, pertaining to Hydra encryption policy. Purves notes that while it had been practice to encrypt all messages on Hydra, it is now no longer necessary to encrypt unclassified traffic.

Creator

Department of National Defence

Source

Hydra Communications - Policy, RG24, 1250-36 Vol. 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC)

Publisher

Canada Declassified

Rights

Canadian Crown

Format

PDF

Language

en

Type

Identifier

HY00146

Collection

Citation

Department of National Defence, “Encryption of Messages "Hydra" Communication System,” Canada Declassified, accessed November 23, 2024, https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/9117.

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