SZ40, 2nd Problem

Station X                         July 2, 1943

 

Dear Mr. Ericsson,

 

We intercepted a message whose internal key we know.
But we do not know the external key. It's up to you
to discover it.

 

Mr newman

 

 

QEP16

 

8MVGQ84+XQSJE+XPM9ZY3TVSCRKQWQR9WCD/C3HEWEUUSD9YBP

JXTGZGGUC3SZF3WWVGAZQF/OCV4SXSOZ8CDRFBAIBIHZTC4KWS

DGK9/VWV+REGRJ83WKDOWTLDNGJY+DNGVPWLTOQINAQSYYMTLL

IMD3KUOVMMXQG4S+3UATJU3LWIJH/THS/L44EDDFRHBM+GUUEM

IRT988K+8MXVV94+NDAEN8RJ3ECJ4Z/CBYI34KIEUXX4FKEBRY

ZIU4BCEXNI4M3DEZXFIT8NWFDEFIIGOWYZCO9EDQOCARDGOJUN

9Z33+CUX+/8/K8V+33KLXASJKFFZ9YI8CKK3NSIKWYQWQQ/AG+

FEUQ/NMLSHV/QDYQNGL8BVEN/UDNZUK/KFVGFZCR9RQ/QYJYJF

NDRJJMBVMNPOH8LMUUPAMIGN4P9JX/C4MS3XOKM4EGYAAWBQ9J

+NTURWGNFMGH+L+T+/OM3F/LCIXFMSTV/XPV38CH9GC9AHJKY9

RD3HC8JFFWNWSHJFY+U8DH+JWXIRJJLH4NFPKFWAPZH/KM8NIF

KOUCGQRODQVEL4/SK8C93CPIW4+BKAOXT9GQC/HXT+SIQCFUPL

UUZFI3KQZPLTJGCPQO+3/+FWE8YBMMPV+GM8SUY8FOIZJ4HXE8

EA8YMSLGRBQWSOEIKLLGMQBFWEJU/YLVBXBX3RA9YGQV4KV3CA

UEPY4PTW4Y8Y89KHL+CJJTJAY+UDIPOP+UZINDSFO4O9VNRYSV

AF4NJS/NHRTPVEQODKOBATVFEYGA/WREKD4JPV88UZCE8IPMWY

OPNDFTQLNAB8WCI3OQARSLJITGIZRE3GC3CUBDZ94KMFLSIWDY

CW++H4TUQSTDSWB4TV8KHHF3AJELIN++9KWEESVD8IMYUCF/SD

K4/X3Q+BMC8TLH+HVRCVWHSI/ZKT9/8W4DN3TSVFSNRJKBWTXB

UMCWCETBRW8M+VKYXB9NX

 

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