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Letters to and from Bertrand [effectively head of French military Sigint]. Sigint...
Catalogue reference: HW 65/4
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This record is about the Letters to and from Bertrand [effectively head of French military Sigint]. Sigint... dating from 1939 Oct 24 - 1940 Mar 18 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Anglo-French Liaison Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HW 65/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 Oct 24 - 1940 Mar 18
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letters to and from Bertrand [effectively head of French military Sigint]. Sigint liaison letters between GC&CS and Bertrand and some exchange of material
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Much of the material is undated to year, but is believed to belong to 1940
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2004
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Intelligence
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11194623/
Series information
HW 65
Government Code and Cypher School: Anglo-French Liaison Records
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