æz tʃˈiːf ʌvðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːstɚn sˈɛkʃən, kˈɜːnəl bɹˈæʔn̩ wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː mˈɛn, mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɔːɹ sɪvˈɪliən, pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd təbi ɡˈɪvən ˈæksɛs tə ðə pɹˈɑːdʌkt ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kɹɪptɐnˈæləsˌɪs ˈɛfɚts ɐɡˈɛnst dʒˌæpənˈiːz sˈiːkɹᵻt kˈoʊdz, nˈoʊn æz mˈædʒɪk.
As Chief of the Far Eastern Section, Colonel Bratton was one of the few men, military or civilian, privileged to be given access to the product of American cryptanalysis efforts against Japanese secret codes, known as Magic.