Record revealed
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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Desk instructions
Catalogue reference: WORK 61/162
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This record is about the Desk instructions dating from 1985-1986 in the series Ministry of Works and successors: Supplies Division: Registered Files (SP Series). 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)
- WORK 61/162
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1985-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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Desk instructions
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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)
- SP 2131/22 Pt 2
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2005
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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
- Computing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3261651/
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Series information
WORK 61
Ministry of Works and successors: Supplies Division: Registered Files (SP Series)
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