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It'd be cool if they let you in on how the code was deciphered. Does anyone know of any sources that discuss the process? Sounds like in this case frequency analysis wouldn't have cut it :D

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The original document by G. Bergenroth mentioned in the link provided by jeioncs is supposed to have a description of the original procedure. I don't know how/if you can get a document from the National Archives of the United Kingdom, though.

Edit: Link to the actual Archives entry: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12056

I live a five minute walk from the archives, they're open to all, but closed today.

The Spanish intelligence service has deciphered the code again since they have found a letter used by the great captain. They have found a "rosette stone" with the code encrypted and deciphered.

http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/telediario/td2-codigo-020...

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