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W/T Interception Committee of Co-ordination Cryptography and Interception committee...

Catalogue reference: HW 42/1

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This record is about the W/T Interception Committee of Co-ordination Cryptography and Interception committee... dating from 1924 Jun 11-1938 Apr 28 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Sigint Board and Related Committees and Sub-Committees:.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HW 42/1
Date
1924 Jun 11-1938 Apr 28
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W/T Interception Committee of Co-ordination

Cryptography and Interception committee - became Coordination of W/T Interception Committee by January 1928. Chaired by the Chief of the Secret Service, the members were the Directors of Intelligence of the Fighting Services and the Head of the Government Code and Cypher School. The committee met infrequently, the general work being done by the Y Sub-committee

Note
Paper on W/T intelligence in Far East prepared by C-in-C, China, dated 26 Aug 1936 Internal BP paper on DF organisation, dated 14 Feb 1938
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Q2064
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Intelligence
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11034986/

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