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General Records of the Government Communications Headquarters
Catalogue reference: Division within HW
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Division within HW
General Records of the Government Communications Headquarters. Consists of: Communications-Electronic Security Group, L Division: Registered Files, Security of Electronic Communications (L Series): HW 9. Soviet Block reports: HW 75. Early...
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Division within HW
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Title (The name of the record)
- General Records of the Government Communications Headquarters
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Date (When the record was created)
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1944-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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General Records of the Government Communications Headquarters. Consists of:
Communications-Electronic Security Group, L Division: Registered Files, Security of Electronic Communications (L Series): HW 9.
Soviet Block reports: HW 75.
Early Computers: Reports: HW 76.
Records relating to the development of the 1946 'UKUSA' Agreement: HW 80.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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4 series
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- Topics
- Computing
- Intelligence
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1422/
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General Records of the Government Communications Headquarters
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