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The interception of German Teleprinter Communications at Foreign Office Station Knockholt....
Catalogue reference: HW 50/79
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This record is about the The interception of German Teleprinter Communications at Foreign Office Station Knockholt.... dating from 1926 Jan 01 - 1945 May 31 in the series Government Code and Cypher School and Government Communications Headquarters: Records.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1926 Jan 01 - 1945 May 31
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The interception of German Teleprinter Communications at Foreign Office Station Knockholt. A description by Kenworthy, who was GC&CS's main technical officer for interception of new radio transmissions, dealing with the interception of German encyphered teleprinter transmissions (covername FISH). Different systems were given fish names (TUNNY was the main system intercepted). Individual links were also given fish names. 'Foreign Office' intercept stations were directly subordinate to GC&CS Service stations were subordinate to the War Office, Admiralty and Air Ministry
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- Retained Until 2004
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