Responsibilities at BP for replying to external queries; BP promotions; GCCS reply...

HW 14/40

1942 June 11-20

Responsibilities at BP for replying to external queries; BP promotions; GCCS reply to MI-8 accusation that BP was wasting resources by duplicating intercept; letter from EWT to C on GCCS cover story, considers new title of Government Communications Headquarters a much better title for the organisation; paper by S/L Oeser of Hut 3 on case for increasing liaison between Huts 3, 6 and morse analysis section (W/T I) under Major Lithgow on question of E priorities; weekly BP section status reports, Major Lithgow's case for increasing cover on GAF units on Western Front with comments by EWT and AD(S), case for increasing cover on German Police comms, AS case for improving and increasing cover of GAF links passing F traffic, case for increasing cover on Italian military comms, case by WG Welchman for expanding morse traffic analysis at BP and appointing Capt Blair-Conyngham as head of an expanded morse analysis area to be known as W/T Coordination Section, problems with Italian military intercept, case for more receivers, processing problems in NS; reorganisation of distribution of raw material at BP; AS Research and Exploitation Report No 5 for period June 1-15; C to decide whether Sigint from German railways could be released to MEW; agenda and minutes for meeting at BP on German non-morse comms; HAS's assessment of 5th Sigint Course, held at 50 Signals Depot June 2-12; report to AD (S) from HC Kenworthy on PO Sigint station at Whitchurch; access for GPO engineers to BP; interview of GCCS potential staff member; possible employment of German/Austrian aliens in UK Sigint organisation, case for commissioning certain outstanding RAF Sigint personnel; current and future Type X requirements and AM plans to meet them; list of F keys being broken at BP with comments from C to AD (S); liaison with Russia, terms of reference of UK Sigint liaison officer in Moscow; liaison with Canada and with Shaw at Kilindini; letter to AGD from Strachey's personal assistant in Ottawa stating that she would return to UK once Kendrick had settled in; correspondence with CBME, attempts to reduce time taken for Phoenix traffic to reach BP from ME, examples of delays in forwarding Roman II intercept from ME and resulting lost opportunities in exploiting tactical intelligence on German plans, continuing BP and CBME attempts to reduce delay, DDMI (O) postpones move of Capt Blair-Conyngham of 6 IS to ME following request from EWT, substitute sent to become Commandant of 7 IS in ME, intelligence reports based on statements from 2 POWs that had served with Abwehr in ME, Sigint tasks of UK stations in West Africa; Joint Services and GCCS agreed signal to send to Cs-in-C abroad on handling and exploiting Sigint; War Cabinet Imperial Comms Committee listing of wireles and cable facilities from the UK; Sigint support for BEF

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