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A dramatic plea for Churchill’s help from Bletchley Park
In 1941, four Government Code and Cypher School cryptanalysts, including Alan Turing, made a stunning appeal directly to Winston Churchill.
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British Isles, Cornwall
Catalogue reference: AB 16/984
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This record is about the British Isles, Cornwall dating from 1948-1954 in the series Ministry of Supply and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Atomic Energy Division.... 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)
- AB 16/984
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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British Isles, Cornwall
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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)
- MET 1182 Part I
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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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- Topics
- Nuclear energy
- Resources
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2346381/
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AB 16
Ministry of Supply and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Atomic Energy Division...
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