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Room 40 German decrypts: diplomatic telegrams relating to German declaration of unlimited...
Catalogue reference: HW 7/19
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This record is about the Room 40 German decrypts: diplomatic telegrams relating to German declaration of unlimited... dating from 1917 Jan - May in the series Room 40 and successors: World War I Official Histories. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 7/19
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Date (When the record was created)
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1917 Jan - May
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Description (What the record is about)
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Room 40 German decrypts: diplomatic telegrams relating to German declaration of unlimited submarine warfare and the sea blockade of UK and Italy messages between Berlin and German embassies in China, US, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay sent messages also via Stockholm
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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)
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562 pt 1
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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HW 7
Room 40 and successors: World War I Official Histories
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Room 40 and successors: World War I Official Histories
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