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Y Committee, Dec 1939 - Dec 1941 Successor to the former Y Sub-committee (and not...
Catalogue reference: HW 42/5
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HW 42/5
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1939 Dec 28-1941 Dec 31
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Y Committee, Dec 1939 - Dec 1941
Successor to the former Y Sub-committee (and not to be confused with the Main Y Committee, which succeeded the Coordination of W/T Interception Committee and was re-named the Y Board in January 1941). Committee strengthened after Hankey Commission in Feb 1940 by addition of independent chairman, a whole-time secretary and representatives from RSS and cable censorship.
Subjects discussed include:
- the setting up of the Combined Bureau, Middle East (CBME) in late 1940
- the creation of various sub-committees to deal with particular activities
- Y Committee structures for the Middle East and Gibraltar
- liaison with the Russians
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Q2065
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Open Document, Open Description
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