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Signals from commands to service ministries based on sigint and referring to allied...
Catalogue reference: DEFE 3/936
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This record is about the Signals from commands to service ministries based on sigint and referring to allied... dating from 1945 Apr 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 3/936
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945 Apr 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 1021-5, 1027-39, 1041-9, 1052-60, FZ 5-6, LF 27-31, NX 28, 30-31, RW 1-2, SB 105-7, SH 349, 359A, 360, 366-7, 372-3, 394-6, 398-9, 401-2, 404, 407-9, SHR 21, 23-6, TG 40, 42-3, 45-7, 49-52, 54-67, WA 9-12, XF 1-2, signals missing due to restricted distribution. CO 1019-20, SIGNALS missing at transfer CO 1040 number not used SIGNALS missing at transfer CO 1050-1 missing SIGNALS missing at transfer LF 26 number not used SIGNALS missing at transfer SH 397, 403 missing SIGNALS missing at transfer SH 405-6 numbers not used signals missing due to restricted distribution. SHR 20, 22, signals missing due to restricted distribution. ST 2, signals missing due to restricted distribution. STR 35, SIGNALS missing at transfer TG 44, 53 numbers not used signals missing due to restricted distribution. XF 3
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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 1019-1060 GAD FZ 5-6 GAD JY 100-111 GADLF 25-31 GAD NX 27-31 GAD QXA 5-6 GAD RW 1-2 GAD SB 105-107 GAD SH 349-409 GAD SHR 20-26 GAD ST 2-3 GAD STR 30-48 GAD TG 39-67 GAD WA 8-12 GAD WM 12 GAD XF 1-3 GAD YKA 11-15 GAD ZEA 1-3
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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/C1910833/
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DEFE 3
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