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Admiralty: Naval Intelligence Division and Operational Intelligence Centre: Intelligence...
Catalogue reference: ADM 223
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ADM 223
This series contains Admiralty Intelligence papers, German naval communications, Operational Intelligence Centre special intelligence summaries, special intelligence reports from Japanese and Mediterranean waters, ULTRA decrypts, essays on World...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 223
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Naval Intelligence Division and Operational Intelligence Centre: Intelligence Reports and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914-1978
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains Admiralty Intelligence papers, German naval communications, Operational Intelligence Centre special intelligence summaries, special intelligence reports from Japanese and Mediterranean waters, ULTRA decrypts, essays on World War 2 by German naval staff officers, statements by German prisoners of war and intercepted enemy signals between Berlin and Tokyo. They relate to such matters as U-boat warfare, attacks on convoys, minesweeping and enemy shipping movements, together with reports by the naval intelligence division and correspondence concerning the British Naval Mission to Moscow (1941-1946). The series includes photocopies of documents cited in the official history of the intelligence services as well as a small series of message logs from the First World War.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the Government Code and Cypher School:
For records of the Joint Intelligence Bureau see WO 252
For files of the tri-service Defence Intelligence staff see, DEFE 31
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Division, 1886-1964
- Board of Admiralty, Naval Staff, Naval Intelligence Division, 1912-1963
- Board of Admiralty, Naval Staff, Operational Intelligence Centre, 1937-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 885 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1975 Ministry of Defence
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1931/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Naval Intelligence Division and Operational Intelligence Centre: Intelligence Reports and Papers