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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
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Government Code and Cypher School: Signals relating to the Establishment of Communications...
Catalogue reference: HW 59
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HW 59
This series contains records relating to the establishment and development of communication links between the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park and the various overseas stations set up to intercept enemy telecommunications. The...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HW 59
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Title (The name of the record)
- Government Code and Cypher School: Signals relating to the Establishment of Communications Links with Overseas Intercept (Y) Stations
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Date (When the record was created)
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1941-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the establishment and development of communication links between the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park and the various overseas stations set up to intercept enemy telecommunications. The series includes exchanges of correspondence with the London Signals Intelligence Board, the War Office, the Air Ministry and the overseas signal liaison units.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Government Code and Cypher School, 1919-1946
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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18 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2004 Government Communications Headquarters
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Selected under acquisition policy criterion 2.2.1.3, documenting the work of GC&CS and overseas Y stations. All surviving records selected.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16187/
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Government Code and Cypher School: Signals relating to the Establishment of Communications Links with Overseas Intercept (Y) Stations
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