The Zimmerman Telegram was legitimate, but even people who wanted to enter the war on the side of the British were congratulating British officials on a splendid forgery.
Then the German government publically acknowledged that they had sent the telegram. Barbara W. Tuchman wrote a superb book on the subject, which I highly recommend.
ObTopic: The Zimmerman Telegram used code group cryptography which the Germans were convinced was totally secure.
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The Zimmerman Telegram was legitimate, but even people who wanted to enter the war on the side of the British were congratulating British officials on a splendid forgery.
Then the German government publically acknowledged that they had sent the telegram. Barbara W. Tuchman wrote a superb book on the subject, which I highly recommend.
ObTopic: The Zimmerman Telegram used code group cryptography which the Germans were convinced was totally secure.
--Dave