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American Cryptology during the Cold War - The Black Vault

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ue. ASAEUR exercised similar responsibilities at its processing<br />

differed by <strong>the</strong> way that it evolved. A key figure in <strong>the</strong><br />

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was a young Air Force captain named Benjamin Ardisana.<br />

Ib) (1)<br />

Ib) (3) -50 USC 403<br />

Ib) (3) -P.L. 86-36<br />

Benjamin Ardisana shown as a lieutenant, with his wife Betty, in <strong>the</strong> early 1950s<br />

Ardisana had begun his service career in <strong>the</strong> Army Signal Corps <strong>during</strong> World <strong>War</strong> II.<br />

He had entered <strong>the</strong>\cryptologic business in 1952, and after a series of assignments with<br />

AFSS unitsin <strong>the</strong> Fa.r East, where he had shown an exceptional talent for innovation and<br />

initiative, hearrived i9 In July 1958. 47<br />

Less than arar later (May 1959), Ardisana set up <strong>the</strong> first Euro<br />

circuit, betweert<br />

Ito coordinate <strong>the</strong><br />

between <strong>the</strong> two organizations. (Some claim that this was <strong>the</strong> fir.".s."....,...p""s"""c""'o'""m=m,.....,.l'""'n......"""e"......<br />

community; <strong>the</strong> strength ofthat claim rests on <strong>the</strong> date that SMAC first set one up, a date<br />

which is less well documented.) At <strong>the</strong> same time, Ardisana established an around-<strong>the</strong>clock<br />

surveillance and warning center to watch <strong>the</strong>l<br />

Ia.s it was being<br />

reported from subordinate sites. 48 Ib) (1)<br />

Ib) (3) -P.L. 86-36<br />

Ib) (3) -50 USC 403<br />

Ib) (3) -18 USC 798<br />

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