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Wabun code

{{short description|Japanese telegraphic code}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox character encoding

| name = Wabun code

| alias =

| image =

| caption =

| prev =

| next = JIS C 0803 (JIS X 6001),
JIS C 6220 (JIS X 0201)

| lang = Japanese (basic support)

| classification = non-Latin Morse code for Kana

}}

{{nihongo|Wabun code|和文モールス符号|wabun mōrusu fugō|Morse code for Japanese text}} is a form of Morse code used to send Japanese language in kana characters.{{Cite news|last=Millikin|first=Donald|date=September 1942|title=The Japanese Morse Telegraph Code|language=en|volume=XXVI|work=QST|publisher=American Radio Relay League|issue=9|url=https://www.rfcafe.com/references/qst/japanese-morse-telegraph-code-sep-1942-qst.htm|access-date=2022-02-03}} Unlike International Morse Code, which represents letters of the Latin script, in Wabun each symbol represents a Japanese kana.{{Cite journal|last=Japanese Government|title=Radio Station Operation Regulations, Article 12, Attached Table No. 1, Morse Code|url=https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/data/325M50080000017_20200622_502M60000008061/pict/S25F30901000017-001.pdf|journal=1945 Radio Regulatory Commission Rule No. 17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129114408/https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/data/325M50080000017_20200622_502M60000008061/pict/S25F30901000017-001.pdf|archive-date=29 January 2022|via=|access-date=3 February 2022|url-status=dead}} For this reason, Wabun code is also sometimes called Kana code.{{Cite web|last=Supplied|date=2015-07-10|title=Chart of Kana morse signals|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/chart-of-kana-morse-signals/6609748|access-date=2022-02-03|website=ABC Radio National|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203143218/https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/chart-of-kana-morse-signals/6609748|archive-date=3 February 2022}}

When Wabun code is intermixed with International Morse code, the prosign DO ({{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash|dash}}) is used to announce the beginning of Wabun, and the prosign SN ({{morse|dot|dot|dot|dash|dot}}) is used to announce the return to International Code.

Chart

Kana in Iroha order.

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! Mora !! Code !! In Latin

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! Mora !! Code !! In Latin

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! Mora !! Code !! In Latin

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! Mora !! Code !! In Latin

い i{{morse|dot|dash}}Aわ wa{{morse|dash|dot|dash}}Kゐ wi{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dot|dash}}Łさ sa{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dash}}
ろ ro{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash}}Äか ka{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dot}}Lの no{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash}}Üき ki{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}Ç
は ha{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dot}}Bよ yo{{morse|dash|dash}}Mお o{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dot|dot}}&ゆ yu{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}
に ni{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot}}Cた ta{{morse|dash|dot}}Nく ku{{morse|dot|dot|dot|dash}}Vめ me{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dot|dash}}=
ほ ho{{morse|dash|dot|dot}}Dれ re{{morse|dash|dash|dash}}Oや ya{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}Wみ mi{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot|dash}}
へ he{{morse|dot}}Eそ so{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dot}}Öま ma{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash}}Xし shi{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}Ĝ
と to{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot|dot}}Éつ tsu{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dot}}Pけ ke{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dash}}Yゑ we{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dot|dot}}Þ
ち chi{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}Fね ne{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash}}Qふ fu{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot}}Zひ hi{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}Ż
り ri{{morse|dash|dash|dot}}Gな na{{morse|dot|dash|dot}}Rこ ko{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dash}}Šも mo{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dot}}/
ぬ nu{{morse|dot|dot|dot|dot}}Hら ra{{morse|dot|dot|dot}}Sえ e{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dash|dash}}せ se{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dash|dot}}Ĵ
る ru{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dash|dot}}(む mu{{morse|dash}}Tて te{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dash}}す su{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dot|dash}}
を wo{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dash}}Jう u{{morse|dot|dot|dash}}Uあ a{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dash}}Ñん n{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dot}}+

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! Punctuation !! Code !! In Latin

Dakuten ◌゛{{morse|dot|dot}}I
Handakuten ◌゜{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}Ð
Chōonpu ー{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dot|dash}}Å
Comma 、{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dot|dash}}.
Full stop 。{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}
Left parenthesis （{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dash|dot|dash}})
Right parenthesis ）{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dot|dash|dot}}"

Expanded chart

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|+ Katakana syllabograms

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!valign=top align=center colspan=5 style="background:#BECFEB;" width="50%"| Monographs (gojūon)

!colspan=3 align=center style="background:#D4D4D4;" width="33%"| Digraphs (yōon)

!width="10%"| a !!width="10%"| i !!width="10%"| u !!width="10%"| e !!width="10%"| o

!width="11%"| ya !!width="11%"| yu !!width="11%"| yo

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!title="vowels"|∅

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ア
a
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|イ
i
{{morse|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ウ
u
{{morse|dot|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|エ
e
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|オ
o
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dot|dot}}

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!K

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|カ
ka
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|キ
ki
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ク
ku
{{morse|dot|dot|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ケ
ke
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|コ
ko
{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|キャ
kya
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|キュ
kyu
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|キョ
kyo
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!S

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|サ
sa
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|シ
shi
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ス
su
{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|セ
se
{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ソ
so
{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|シャ
sha
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|シュ
shu
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ショ
sho
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!T

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|タ
ta
{{morse|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|チ
chi
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ツ
tsu
{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|テ
te
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ト
to
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|チャ
cha
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|チュ
chu
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|チョ
cho
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!N

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ナ
na
{{morse|dot|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ニ
ni
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ヌ
nu
{{morse|dot|dot|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ネ
ne
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ノ
no
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ニャ
nya
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ニュ
nyu
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ニョ
nyo
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!H

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ハ
ha
{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ヒ
hi
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|フ
fu
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ヘ
he
{{morse|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ホ
ho
{{morse|dash|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ヒャ
hya
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ヒュ
hyu
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ヒョ
hyo
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!M

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|マ
ma
{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ミ
mi
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ム
mu
{{morse|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|メ
me
{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|モ
mo
{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ミャ
mya
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ミュ
myu
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot|dash}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ミョ
myo
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot|dash}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!Y

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ヤ
ya
{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ユ
yu
{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ヨ
yo
{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!R

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ラ
ra
{{morse|dot|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|リ
ri
{{morse|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ル
ru
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|レ
re
{{morse|dash|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ロ
ro
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|リャ
rya
{{morse|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|リュ
ryu
{{morse|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|リョ
ryo
{{morse|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!W

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ワ
wa
{{morse|dash|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ヰ
(wi)
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dot|dash}}

|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ヱ
(we)
{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ヲ
wo
{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dash}}

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!{{tooltip|*|Nasal mora, punctuation and diacritics}}

|colspan=1 bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ン
n
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dot}}

|colspan=2 bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|、
Comma
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dot|dash}}

|colspan=2 bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|。
Full stop
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|Dakuten ◌゛
Diacritic
{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|Handakuten ◌゜
Diacritic
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|Chōonpu ー
Long Vowel
{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dot|dash}}

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!colspan=5 style="background:#BECFEB;"|Monographs with diacritics (gojūon with dakuten)

!colspan=3 style="background:#D4D4D4;"|Digraphs with diacritics (yōon with dakuten)

! a !! i !! u !! e !! o

! ya !! yu !! yo

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!G
(K)

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ガ
ga
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ギ
gi
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|グ
gu
{{morse|dot|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ゲ
ge
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ゴ
go
{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ギャ
gya
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ギュ
gyu
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ギョ
gyo
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!Z
(S)

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ザ
za
{{morse|dash|dot|dash|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ジ
ji
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ズ
zu
{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ゼ
ze
{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ゾ
zo
{{morse|dash|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ジャ
ja
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ジュ
ju
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ジョ
jo
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!D
(T)

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ダ
da
{{morse|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#E7F5DE"|ヂ
dji
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#E7F5DE"|ヅ
dzu
{{morse|dot|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|デ
de
{{morse|dot|dash|dot|dash|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ド
do
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EEEFE4"|ヂャ
dja
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EEEFE4"|ヂュ
dju
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#EEEFE4"|ヂョ
djo
{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!B
(H)

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|バ
ba
{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ビ
bi
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ブ
bu
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ベ
be
{{morse|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ボ
bo
{{morse|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ビャ
bya
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ビュ
byu
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ビョ
byo
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

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!rowspan=2|

!colspan=5 style="background:#BECFEB;"|Monographs with diacritics (gojūon with handakuten)

!colspan=3 style="background:#D4D4D4;"|Digraphs with diacritics (yōon with handakuten)

! a !! i !! u !! e !! o

! ya !! yu !! yo

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!P
(H)

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|パ
pa
{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ピ
pi
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|プ
pu
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ペ
pe
{{morse|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#EFFAFA"|ポ
po
{{morse|dash|dot|dot}}{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ピャ
pya
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ピュ
pyu
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dot|dot|dash|dash}}

|bgcolor="#F3F5DE"|ピョ
pyo
{{morse|dash|dash|dot|dot|dash}}{{morse|dot|dot|dash|dash|dot}}{{morse|dash|dash}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rg8k-okt/ecw.htm CW Wabun]
  • [http://a1club.net/CW_J_e.htm Japanese Code Wabun Morse]
  • [http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/ultra/nwc-01.html The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy]
  • [https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bfm%3A978-3-319-08278-3%2F1.pdf Code Breaking in the Pacific]
  • [https://www.radschool.org.au/Books/Katakana%20Man.pdf Katakana Man, The Most Secret of all Allied Operations in World War II in the Pacific]

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