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General Category => Domestic & World News => Topic started by: AngelOfThyNight on April 16, 2023, 07:13:26 PM
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Top secrets come spilling out
In 1917, British analysts deciphered a coded message the German foreign minister sent to one of his country's diplomats vowing to begin "unrestricted submarine warfare" and seeking to win over Mexico with a promise to "reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona" if the US entered the world war. When it became public, the Zimmerman Telegram caused a sensation, helping propel the US into the conflict against Germany.
Source: Top secrets come spilling out (https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/opinions/top-secrets-come-spilling-out-opinion-column-galant/index.html)