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Headquarters Far East Command Communications Center in Tokyo during Korean War

Headquarters Far East Command Communications Center in Tokyo during Korean War. Interior of operating section of telecon room showing one of two identical sending and receiving positions. Standard Model 19 Teletypewriters are used for perforating and sending, while Model 15 Page Copy Printers, without keyboards, are used for receiving. The Model 14 Reperforator provides a means for monitoring enciphered traffic.

Headquarters, Far East Command Communications Center in Tokyo during Korean War

Headquarters, Far East Command Communications Center in Tokyo during Korean War. In and out desk of the terminal. Messages are logged, routed and dispatched at this point. The charts in the rear depict the day by day handling time and accuracy level of the station. The door at the right is the entrance to the cryptocenter.

Headquarters, Far East Command Communication Center in Tokyo during Korean War

Headquarters, Far East Command Communication Center in Tokyo during Korean War. Multiple address tape preparation console, improvised by station maintenance personnel, utilizes four Model 14 Tape Distributors, six Model 14 Reperforators and one Model 15 Page Printer, plus associated rectifying equipment. This unit is capable of producing duplicate copies of multiple addressed tapes for onward transmission.

Headquarters Far East Command Communications Center in Tokyo during Korean War

Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, during Korean War. Primary ACAN Relay Station UAP. A portion of the multiple tape preparation console is shown in the left foreground. Two banks of AN/TGC-1 tape relay units run the entire length of the station. One of four tape preparation positions utilizing Model 19 Teletypewriters is pictured in the right foreground. Tape routing racks, supervisor's desks and perforating positions are spaced strategically at three points through the center of the stations. Soldiers are at work.