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499-1500: mainly reports of shipping movements. 1-498 missing at transfer.[Many messages...
Catalogue reference: HW 19/278
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This record is about the 499-1500: mainly reports of shipping movements. 1-498 missing at transfer.[Many messages... dating from 1941 Sep 25-1942 Aug 09 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: ISOS Section and ISK Section: Decrypts of German.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 19/278
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1941 Sep 25-1942 Aug 09
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499-1500: mainly reports of shipping movements. 1-498 missing at transfer.[Many messages are misplaced or have duplicate numbers.] Numbers 726, 778, 843-844, 866, 921, 1114, 1268?, 1330 and 1414 appear to be missing at transfer. 780 after 777 should be 800
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