we

Letter

Spoken _as

Faawe oe ao ~
G wm ww wm » @
Hwaw.s-- + =
Tw we ew ow =
Senwee we
\
Lew awww Maw mw wm ww &

(2)

Nee

Letter

FOX
GEORGE
HOW
ITEM
JIG
KING
LOVE
MIKE

Spoken as

Sew awe =
Tome wren
Uw a aw wm = ~ »
Vow—n wo - ~ ~
Wew a = w — ~
Xn ww ww & =»
You mee = =
Zee w= =» »

SUGAR
TARE
UNCLE
VICTOR
WILLIAM
XRAY
YOKE
ZEBRA

Difficult words or groups within the text of plain text

messages may be spelled using the phonetic alphabet and
preceded by the proword "I SPELL." If the operator can
pronounce the word to be spelled, he will do so before

and after the spelling to identify the word.

(3)

Where a text is composed of pronounceable words, they

will be spoken as such,

Where a text is encrypted, the

groups, even though occasionally pronounceable, are.to
be transmitted by the phoneti¢ equivalents of the individual letters and without using the proword "I SPELL."

ce

Pronunciation of nunorcls:
(1)

To distinguish numorals from words similarly pronounced,
the proword "FIGURES" may be used preceding such numbers.

(2) When nuncrals: are trensmitted by radiotelephone, the following rules for their pronunciation will be observed.

Numeral

Spoken as

Numeral

0----- ZERO
l--.-- WW
ee)
3—---- THUH-REE
hewwee FO-WER
ad.

Spoken. as

5--- =~
6-----Tae - = =
Bewee-Q9------

FIAYIV
SIX .
SEVEN
ATE
NINER

Prowords:

Prowords are pronounceable words or phrases which have been
assigned meanings for the purpose of expediting message handling on circuits where radiotelephone procedure is employed, In no case shall a proword or a combination of prowords be substituted by the operator for the

textual component of a message.
for general use,

PROWORD

The following prowords are authorized
EXPLANATION

ALL AFTER - + «4 - The portion of the message to which I have reference is
all thet which follows
.
ALL BEFORE ~ ~ = The portion of the message to which I have reference is
all that which precedes

CORRECTION

.

+ » = An error has been made in this transmirsion.

Transmis~

sion will continue with the last word correctly trans-

mitted,

An error has been made in this transmission (or Message
indicated), The correct version is
e That’ which
follows is a corrected version in answer to your request
for verification.

TASK GROUP 7.4
OPRS ORDER NO, 1-54
ANNEX E, APNDX 3

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