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BRUSA [British-US Sigint Communications network in the Far East] and Negotiations...

Catalogue reference: HW 50/12

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This record is about the BRUSA [British-US Sigint Communications network in the Far East] and Negotiations... dating from 1943 Nov 07 - 1944 Nov 21 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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HW 50/12

Date

1943 Nov 07 - 1944 Nov 21

Description

BRUSA [British-US Sigint Communications network in the Far East] and Negotiations with America, Autumn 1943 to mid-October 1944. These notes cover relations with the US Navy on Sigint collection, crypt processing and reporting against the Japanese naval target. Key issues were the determination of the USA to run the show, the role of HMS Anderson and the setting up of a secure communications network to effect swift transmission of intercepted cypher messages and related feed-back. Comments in pencil are in Birch's handwriting

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

R67-S12

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Public Record(s)

Access conditions

Retained Until 2004

Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Intelligence
Navy
Americas
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
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