sˈæfɚd wʌz ʃˈɪftᵻd tʊ ɐn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv səpˈoːɹt ænd kɹˌɪptəɡɹˈæfɪk ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ɹˈoʊl; sˌoʊ wʌz sˈaɪdlaɪnd fɚðə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ dˌuːɪŋ nˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚ kɹˈɪptoʊ wˈɜːk; æz wʌz dʒˈoʊsəf ɹˈɑːʃɪfˌɔːɹt ɪn həwˈaɪiː hiː wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd tə kəmˈænd ɐ dɹˈaɪdˈɑːk ɔnðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst.
Safford was shifted to an administrative support and cryptographic research role; so was sidelined for the remainder of the war (doing no further crypto work); as was Joseph Rochefort in Hawaii (he was assigned to command a dry-dock on the West Coast).