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the United States was talking with a colleague back in England about the
need for a man named Campbell to have an assistant and about their
propaganda bureau.
The group continued to send transcripts to Hitler's desk, including a
1942 chat between Churchill (at Whitehall 4433) and a Mr. Butcher in
New York, and one between Major General Mark Clark and the Inspector
General's office in Washington.
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Transcript of a German descrambling of an intercepted Churchill transatlantic
conversation
At 1:00 a.m. July 29, 1943, they hit the jackpot: a radiotelephone
conversation between Roosevelt and Churchill. They were discussing the
coup in Italy that had just ousted Mussolini's government:
"We do not want proposals for an armistice to be made before we have
been definitely approached," said Churchill.
"That is right," agreed Roosevelt.
"We can also wait quietly for one or two days."