Black Chamber

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The Black Chamber, officially the Cable and Telegraph Section and also known as the Cipher Bureau,^{[clarification needed]} was the first peacetime cryptanalytic organization in the United States, operating from 1917 to 1929. It was a forerunner of the National Security Agency (NSA).