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Cryptographic Co-ordination and Records Centre. A description of the small section...
Catalogue reference: HW 50/68
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This record is about the Cryptographic Co-ordination and Records Centre. A description of the small section... dating from 1942 Sep 01 - 1945 Jun 08 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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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 Sep 01 - 1945 Jun 08
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Cryptographic Co-ordination and Records Centre. A description of the small section responsible for maintenance of central records of cipher systems worked by GC&CS
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Retained Until 2004
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11205625/
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