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Signals from commands to service ministries based on sigint and referring to allied...
Catalogue reference: DEFE 3/932
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This record is about the Signals from commands to service ministries based on sigint and referring to allied... dating from 1944 Jul 1 - Sep 30 in the series Admiralty: Operational Intelligence Centre: Intelligence from Intercepted German,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DEFE 3/932
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944 Jul 1 - Sep 30
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Description (What the record is about)
- Signals from commands to service ministries based on sigint and referring to allied sigint organisation, policy and procedure.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Signals retained by the department under S.3(4) CO 866, 868-9, 871-5, 878-81, 885-92, 896-8, 900-2, 905-13, 915-7, 920-2, AL 98-100, BV 2, JY 12, LQ 42, NA 3-4, NX 1, PKA 11-2, 14, SB 79, 81, 85-7, SHA 3-5, 9-10, WM 2, ZE 1, signals missing due to restricted distribution. CO 867, 870, 877, 893, 895, 904, SIGNALS missing at transfer JY 9, 10 numbers not used signals missing due to restricted distribution. NA 1, 2, signals missing due to restricted distribution. PKA 2, 3, 6-8, 10, 13, signals missing due to restricted distribution. SB 76-8, 83, SIGNALS missing at transfer SHA 2 number not used SIGNALS missing at transfer ST 5 number not used
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- GAD CO 866-922 GAD AG 1 GAD AL 98-100 GAD BV 1-2 GAD CR 1-2 GAD EF 1-2 GAD JY 8-24 GAD LM 147 GAD LQ 42 GAD NA 1-4 GAD NX 1-2 GAD PKA 1-14 GAD RJ 1-2 GAD SB 74-88 GAD SHA 1-11 GAD ST 2-10 GAD TG 1 GAD WM 1-6 GAD YK 3 GAD ZE 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1910829/
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DEFE 3
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