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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Raw materials: diamonds, quartz crystals
Catalogue reference: CAB 111/133
What’s it about?
This record is about the Raw materials: diamonds, quartz crystals dating from 1944-1945 in the series War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Allied Supplies Executive: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
- CAB 111/133
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Raw materials: diamonds, quartz crystals
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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)
- B 7/1/2 Part III
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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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- Topics
- Resources
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C375701/
Series information
CAB 111
War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Allied Supplies Executive: Correspondence and Papers
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Raw materials: diamonds, quartz crystals
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