Cabinet Office: Government Signals Planning Staff, Communications (G Series) Files

CAB 192

1962-1992

This series contains files on the co-ordination of government departments communications

Public Record(s)

English

51 file(s)

Open unless otherwise stated

From 2003 Cabinet Office

Series is accruing.

A few files on co-ordination of government departments communications facilities have been preserved from this series, reflecting the PRO Acquisition Policy strands 2.2.1.1 - formulation of policy and management of public resources by the core executive - and 2.2.1.3 - external relations and defence policy.

The Ministry of Defence Government Signals Service (Planning Staff) (the GSSPS) was transferred to the Cabinet Office in February 1964 and the Ministry of Defence Directorate of Signalling Services Frequency Co-ordination Staff was transferred to the Cabinet Office in October 1964.

The Cabinet Office Government Signals Planning Section (the GSPS) was responsible for: co-ordination of government communications-electronics policy; co-ordination and advice in connection with existing and projected communications facilities for government departments, especially Ministry of Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Home Office, Ministry of Technology, Government Communications HQ and Communications-Electronics Security Department, Treasury and Board of Trade (Air); liaison and co-ordination with the General Post Office on frequency management, bul ordering of submarine cable and circuitry, and secure speech networks; executive functions for Prime Minister's and Cabinet Office's communications; the PICKWICK network; the co-ordination of machinery of government in war communications; and supporting the Cabinet Communications-Electronics and Space Committee