line 10
ANMNI/ Arrival(s)
FDYAV / First
CYUWV / Consignment(s)
ODVYE / Stop(s)
AWIAW / Board(s) of
JESSA [not in code]
IXDYN / Out
AHOEV [not in code]
UPHY / * [see comment below]
IOGBU/ Note(s)

error, missing letter ?

possible :
UPHYW / We will credit your account tomorrow if holiday here, next
business day U.S. $ — for account of —

Telegramm #2
line 1
ITRSY / On our
APMON / Bank(s) (of)
BYOLX / Certificate(s)
IPUWP / Of the
OUDNK /Value(s)
IPULF / Of
DAEZF / Content(s)
CK CFN /[?]
ALHDE / And if
IOGBU / Note(s)
FIFOD / From
OSYSV / Unissued

line 2
ODHMU / Stock(s)
HSOIG / [not in code; HSOIT / Cable when you receive our letter of 20th]
KFIYS / Preserved (by)
GIFYK / In
NFIGU / Serial(s) (No.)
IUXBX / Order(s)
OYHLI / With
HDYIZ / Label(s)
ITOXH / On
IYVIR / Parcel(s) (of)
FLAAF / Giving
GKATU / Indication(s) of

line 3
IOXYJ / Serial number(s) (of)
ALEFM / And
OUDNK / Value(s)
ERZIC / Each
AYBGV / Bundle(s) (of)
ODYYE / [not in code; but ODVYE / Stop(s)
FUPUK / Second half (of)
LWBOA / To be retained
AZWUV / By you(r)
ALEFM / And
EFZXU / Despatched
ITYHZ / Only

line 4
OWYRC / When
AFGNE / Advice(s) received (from)
LZCOE / Safe
ANMNI / Arrival(s)
FDYAV / First
FX [?]/
CYUWV / Consignment(s)
ODVYE / Stop(s)
AWIAW / Board(s) (of)
JEBSA / Will pay
IXDYN / Out
ANOEV / On arrival (of)
FUPHY / First half (of)

line 5
IOGBU / Note(s)
ITSRY / On our
APMON / Bank(s) (of)
BYOLX / Certificate(s)
IPUWP / Of the
OUDNK / Value(s)
IPULF / Of
DAEZF / Content(s)
1227P /
AYBGV / Bundle(s) (of)
ARLEJ / To be
CEFCO / Checked

line 6
HEINL / Later
ALEFM / And
APMON / Bank(s) (of)
LUWGY / Responsible
FEMGA / For
NRYEH / Shortage
IUTCG / Or
FEWOP / Forgery
ODVYE / Stop(s)
BIVYP / Cable whether
PALNE / You
AHAHO / Agree(s)

line 7
KMEUI / This procedure
ALHNO / And if so
AKVCA / Exact amount (of) (for)
GZUAT / Involved (in)
ODVYE / Stop(s)
M /
BTIES / This cable
HAAYE / is being
NEYBH / Sent
ERTUA / In duplicate (of)
ITTYA / One(s)
ACVIP / In accordance (with)
FRIEDBERG

line 8
BIKUG / Cable(s)
ONRIU / To
YUBXD / [not in code; YUBXH to be filled in, p751]
IPULF / of
OLW / [? OLWAX / not earlier than May / OLWBY not later than May; other
OWL– June, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9June]
=
BIKUG / Cable(s)
OLBLY / Time
AWYKB / Both (of)
LBCEY / Received
-ANGLO /
PALESTINE /

line 9
BANK /
AYBGV / Bundle(s) (of)
ARLEJ / To be
CEFCO / Checked
HEINL / Later
ALEFM / And
APMON / Bank(s) (of)
LUWGY / Responsible
FEMGA / For
NWYEH / [not in code]
IUTCG / Or
FEWOP / Forgery

line 10
ODVYE / Stop(s)
BIVYP / Cable whether
PALNE / You
AHAHO / Agree(s)
KMEUI / This procedure
ALHNO / And if so
AKVCA / Exact amount (of) (for)
GZUAT / Involved (in)
ODVYE / Stop(s)
BTIES / This cable
HAAYE / Is being

line 11
NEYBH / Sent
ERTUA / In duplicate (of)
ITTYA / One(s)
ACVIP / In accordance (with)
FRIEDBERGS /
BIKUG / Cable(s)
ONRIU / To

 

The cleartext

Based on John’s decryption, Karsten Hansky reconstructed the following cleartext (he omitted several parts, as they are redundant):

Cable sent from Haifa, Palestine 28th May Currency of board regrets unable to agree with proposal destruction of notes – They are prepared to accept the following arrangements – Notes to be cut in half vertically, one half consigned uninsured to us and if notes from unissued stocks are preserved in serial orders with labels on parcel giving indication of serial numbers and values, each bundle is to be retained by you and dispatched only when advice received from safe arrival of first consignment  – Board will pay out on arrival of first half of notes on our bank certificates of the value of contents 1127P bundles to be checked later and bank is responsible for shortage or forgery – Cable whether you agree this procedure and if so exact amount of involved – This cable is being send in duplicate of one in accordance with FRIEDBERGS cable to ANGLO PALESTINE BANK.

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Kommentare (7)

  1. #1 Thomas
    5. Mai 2017

    Concerning “notes”: In 1948 the Anglo Palestine Bank issued new banknotes of the Palestine Pound for the Israeli Goverment. A certain amount was shipped from Haifa to New York : https://archive.org/stream/americanjewishti10unse#page/n108/mode/1up

  2. #2 Thomas
    5. Mai 2017

    The picture of the banknote is on the previous page: https://archive.org/stream/americanjewishti10unse#page/n107/mo

  3. #3 Thomas
    5. Mai 2017

    The old banknotes had to be destructed. The redemption was in the hands of the Anglo Palestine Bank,
    https://books.google.de/books?id=TKqCko2OjpIC&pg=PT36

  4. #4 Klaus Schmeh
    5. Mai 2017

    Bart Wenmeckers via Facebook:

    Good solve

  5. #5 Klaus Schmeh
    5. Mai 2017

    @Thomas: Thanks for this information.

  6. #6 Klaus Schmeh
    6. Mai 2017

    Karin Isberg via Facebook:
    Fascinating!

  7. #7 Klaus Schmeh
    6. Mai 2017

    Jhuam D. Aliz via Facebook:
    Woooooow great!