López Portillo y Rojas to General Bernardo Reyes, July 1909

transcription_7680.txt

# CEHM DLI.39.7680.2 (record 118144), López Portillo y Rojas to Bernardo Reyes, Mexico, 15 July 1909: the cipher groups in order, segments A-L as in cyphersolver-1448-evidence.md (checked against the image 6 Nov 2026).
# Clear words between the groups: "He sabido de buena fuente que [A] habla de tí como de un [B] queja, [C] de que no [D] de una vez. Me inspira [E] tú [F] Hay que tener [G] y [H] Cuídate mucho para que sanes pronto. [I] [J] s. desencadenados. Otros [K] de [L] te escribirán. Hoy te dirijo un mensaje suplicatorio."
A	79
B	2 27 3 40 19 9 44
C	28 23 24 54 2
D	62 1 48 38 45 26 57 28 25 19 3 53
E	62 2 40 44 38
F	54 19 63 56 16 24 19 48 27
G	24 16 32 40 15
H	48 37 56 23 2 28 25 18 17
I	77
J	45 6 19 24 20 45 54
K	24 31 57 14 55
L	10 56 16 22 15 33 17 35 15 38 17

decryption_7680.txt

# Mechanical decryption with key.tsv (all values, including the inferred ones); ? = no value; # = special code.
A	#
B	enemigo
C	ndcse
D	tepronuncies
E	temor
F	situacipn
G	calma
H	prudencia
I	#
J	oficios
K	clubs
L	guadalajara

reading.md

# Reading of the cipher letter of 15 July 1909 (CEHM DLI.39.7680.2) and of the note of 29 July 1909 (DLI.39.7712.1)

Key: `key.tsv` (Alberto Garvía García's 28 strict values and 60 = Y (29 in the project's count), plus values fixed on the telegram of 15 July and on the letter's own words;
see VERIFICATION.md). Cipher words are given in normal spelling; `[...]` = group not read; `[79]`, `[77]` = special codes; `?` = doubtful.
Clear words of the typed letter are in italics.

## 15 July 1909, José López Portillo y Rojas to General Bernardo Reyes (Galeana, N. L.)

*Muy estimado amigo: He sabido de buena fuente que* [79] *habla de tí como de un* enemigo, *queja,* [28 23 24 54 2: n-d-(c)-s-e = n-d-o-s-e, *quejándose*, with the 24 read as a slip for an o code; tentative, proposed by A. Garvía García, 6 Nov 2026]
*de que no* te pronuncies *de una vez. Me inspira* temor *tú* situación. *Hay que tener* calma *y* prudencia. *Cuídate mucho para
que sanes pronto.* [77] s oficios s *desencadenados. Otros* clubs *de* Guadalajara *te escribirán. Hoy te dirijo un mensaje
suplicatorio. Con memorias afectuosas para todos los tuyos, me repito tu viejo servidor y leal amigo q. b. t. m.*

Notes: the typed 48 in *situación* stands where an o code (44 or 45) is expected; 48 is p elsewhere, so it is read as a typing slip.
The group 28 23 24 54 2 has the same shape: 24 is c everywhere else (*Clubs*, *comunicarte*, *calma*) but an o code is wanted for
*quejándose*, so one number is taken as a slip. This is the contributor's proposal, checked on the clearer images of 6 Nov 2026 (the
group is printed as given, after "queja,"); it rests on assuming one error and stays tentative. On the clearer images the character
after 77 is a typed **s** (as in the contributor's file), not an e as the phone screenshots suggested; the last s after 54 looks the same.

Count (counted by hand from key.tsv and decryption_7680.txt): 75 alphabetic cipher groups, all 75 read as letters of words
(100%), 10 of them certain (temor, calma: every value in the strict set); two groups are read only by assuming a one-number slip
(24 in *quejándose*, 48 in *situación*); the codes 79 and 77 are not read.

## 29 July 1909 (note)

*... Hay ruptura entre* Limantour *y* [c r? e? e l: Creel?; 24 46 42 1 31 on the clearer images]

The typed line below reads: *Retira de tu ánimo preocupaciones, y lee mi respuesta con atención.* The handwritten plaintext above the
cipher is faint and is not transcribed here. LIMANTOUR (9 groups) is read; the second name is tentative.

translation.md

# English translation of reading.md

## 15 July 1909, López Portillo y Rojas to General Bernardo Reyes

My dear friend: I have learned from a good source that [79] speaks of you as of an enemy, a complaint, complaining (tentative reading of
28 23 24 54 2) that you do not declare yourself at once. Your situation fills me with fear. One must keep calm and be prudent. Take great care of yourself so that
you recover soon. [77] s ... offices s ... unchained. Other clubs of Guadalajara will write to you. Today I send you a pleading message.
With affectionate memories for all your family, I remain your old servant and loyal friend.

## 29 July 1909 (note)

... There is a rupture between Limantour and [Creel?]. (Typed: "Put your worries out of your mind, and read my reply carefully.")

transcription_7712.txt

# CEHM DLI.39.7712.1 (record 118230), López Portillo y Rojas to Reyes, 29 July 1909: the two cipher sequences. Handwritten plaintext above is faint and not transcribed here; typed note below: "Retira de tu ánimo preocupaciones, y lee mi respuesta con atención."
# Clear words: "... Hay ruptura entre [M] y [N] ="
M	31 19 40 16 27 62 44 56 37
N	24 46 42 1 31

decryption_7712.txt

# Mechanical decryption with key.tsv.
M	limantour
N	creel

reading.md

# Reading of the cipher letter of 15 July 1909 (CEHM DLI.39.7680.2) and of the note of 29 July 1909 (DLI.39.7712.1)

Key: `key.tsv` (Alberto Garvía García's 28 strict values and 60 = Y (29 in the project's count), plus values fixed on the telegram of 15 July and on the letter's own words;
see VERIFICATION.md). Cipher words are given in normal spelling; `[...]` = group not read; `[79]`, `[77]` = special codes; `?` = doubtful.
Clear words of the typed letter are in italics.

## 15 July 1909, José López Portillo y Rojas to General Bernardo Reyes (Galeana, N. L.)

*Muy estimado amigo: He sabido de buena fuente que* [79] *habla de tí como de un* enemigo, *queja,* [28 23 24 54 2: n-d-(c)-s-e = n-d-o-s-e, *quejándose*, with the 24 read as a slip for an o code; tentative, proposed by A. Garvía García, 6 Nov 2026]
*de que no* te pronuncies *de una vez. Me inspira* temor *tú* situación. *Hay que tener* calma *y* prudencia. *Cuídate mucho para
que sanes pronto.* [77] s oficios s *desencadenados. Otros* clubs *de* Guadalajara *te escribirán. Hoy te dirijo un mensaje
suplicatorio. Con memorias afectuosas para todos los tuyos, me repito tu viejo servidor y leal amigo q. b. t. m.*

Notes: the typed 48 in *situación* stands where an o code (44 or 45) is expected; 48 is p elsewhere, so it is read as a typing slip.
The group 28 23 24 54 2 has the same shape: 24 is c everywhere else (*Clubs*, *comunicarte*, *calma*) but an o code is wanted for
*quejándose*, so one number is taken as a slip. This is the contributor's proposal, checked on the clearer images of 6 Nov 2026 (the
group is printed as given, after "queja,"); it rests on assuming one error and stays tentative. On the clearer images the character
after 77 is a typed **s** (as in the contributor's file), not an e as the phone screenshots suggested; the last s after 54 looks the same.

Count (counted by hand from key.tsv and decryption_7680.txt): 75 alphabetic cipher groups, all 75 read as letters of words
(100%), 10 of them certain (temor, calma: every value in the strict set); two groups are read only by assuming a one-number slip
(24 in *quejándose*, 48 in *situación*); the codes 79 and 77 are not read.

## 29 July 1909 (note)

*... Hay ruptura entre* Limantour *y* [c r? e? e l: Creel?; 24 46 42 1 31 on the clearer images]

The typed line below reads: *Retira de tu ánimo preocupaciones, y lee mi respuesta con atención.* The handwritten plaintext above the
cipher is faint and is not transcribed here. LIMANTOUR (9 groups) is read; the second name is tentative.

translation.md

# English translation of reading.md

## 15 July 1909, López Portillo y Rojas to General Bernardo Reyes

My dear friend: I have learned from a good source that [79] speaks of you as of an enemy, a complaint, complaining (tentative reading of
28 23 24 54 2) that you do not declare yourself at once. Your situation fills me with fear. One must keep calm and be prudent. Take great care of yourself so that
you recover soon. [77] s ... offices s ... unchained. Other clubs of Guadalajara will write to you. Today I send you a pleading message.
With affectionate memories for all your family, I remain your old servant and loyal friend.

## 29 July 1909 (note)

... There is a rupture between Limantour and [Creel?]. (Typed: "Put your worries out of your mind, and read my reply carefully.")

controls.md

# The two control telegrams and the sibling lines (numbers and plain words only; images are private and not in the repository)

CEHM DLI.39.7677.1 (record 118140), 15 July 1909, handwritten plaintext beside the cipher:
- 79 | 1 26 3 41 20 8 11 = [Sr. Presidente?] | e-n-e-m-i-g-o (our reading; not in the contributor's strict count)
- 15 48 31 17 7 16 = aplaza
- 2 54 47 1 38 3 54 = esperes
Plain words around them: "declarado ... aclaración. Ruégote ... carta mía".

CEHM DLI.39.7696.1 (record 118185), 23 July 1909, typed plaintext beside the cipher:
- 15 60 17 = aya (of vaya)
- 8 37 16 58 1 53 = graves
- 24 44 40 56 27 18 24 15 38 62 3 = comunicarte
- 53 15 31 18 22 15 = salida
- 53 56 55 47 2 27 22 3 38 = suspender
- 24 32 57 13 54 = Clubs
Typed plaintext: "Indispensable Dr. Gómez vaya; hémoslo resuelto. Tiene graves cosas que comunicarte.- Avisaré salida. Sírvete suspender hasta
entonces contestaciones á Clubs, colectivas ó separadas."

controls.md

# The two control telegrams and the sibling lines (numbers and plain words only; images are private and not in the repository)

CEHM DLI.39.7677.1 (record 118140), 15 July 1909, handwritten plaintext beside the cipher:
- 79 | 1 26 3 41 20 8 11 = [Sr. Presidente?] | e-n-e-m-i-g-o (our reading; not in the contributor's strict count)
- 15 48 31 17 7 16 = aplaza
- 2 54 47 1 38 3 54 = esperes
Plain words around them: "declarado ... aclaración. Ruégote ... carta mía".

CEHM DLI.39.7696.1 (record 118185), 23 July 1909, typed plaintext beside the cipher:
- 15 60 17 = aya (of vaya)
- 8 37 16 58 1 53 = graves
- 24 44 40 56 27 18 24 15 38 62 3 = comunicarte
- 53 15 31 18 22 15 = salida
- 53 56 55 47 2 27 22 3 38 = suspender
- 24 32 57 13 54 = Clubs
Typed plaintext: "Indispensable Dr. Gómez vaya; hémoslo resuelto. Tiene graves cosas que comunicarte.- Avisaré salida. Sírvete suspender hasta
entonces contestaciones á Clubs, colectivas ó separadas."