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Japanese diplomatic messages between Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, and Japanese...
Catalogue reference: HW 38/1
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This record is about the Japanese diplomatic messages between Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, and Japanese... dating from 1943 Jul 05-1944 Nov 09 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Diplomatic Section: Reports to British Agencies.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 38/1
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1943 Jul 05-1944 Nov 09
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Japanese diplomatic messages between Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, and Japanese diplomatic posts abroad, mainly those in Kabul and the Vatican. Messages were mainly of intelligence and security interest and Section V (Roman Five) of MI6 was the main recipient. Messages were mostly quite old, when decrypted.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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JADI 0001-0079
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Open Document, Open Description
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HW 38
Government Code and Cypher School: Diplomatic Section: Reports to British Agencies...
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