Case presented by EWT to C and Treasury for upgrading Assistant Directors giving...

HW 14/41

1942 June 21-30

Case presented by EWT to C and Treasury for upgrading Assistant Directors giving details of staff totals and expansion of GCCS during the war; AD (S) notes on internal structure and tasks of GCCS, proposal for central morse traffic analysis and distribution centre at BP, chart of proposed new organisation; Section Heads to meet with DD (S) each Saturday morning from June 27; new BP committee formed to coordinate captured documents and reference books, members of BP new Library Panel; 15-page detailed report on all aspects of E collection and processing; table illustrating Hut 3 accumulating reporting backlog during June, BP check to see if AM and WO satisfied with output of Hut 3, Hut 3 personnel as at June 22, S/L Medhurst's complaint to EWT about reorganisation of Hut 3 in his absence in Washington, EWT minute to C with views on Hut 3 organisation and command chain; minute from C to EWT on future BP accommodation requirements and selection of suitable buildings for requisitioning; BP answer to C on his query on Naval Headlines; BP employee trespasses twice on Woban Park airfield; notes by WO VIP after visit to BP June 21/22; monthly personnel watch returns for 1942; AS Report No 6 on position of cypher research work as at June 26; report on work of Italian Military Section as at June 1942; priorities of various German keys in Hut 6 processing, example of speedy processing and reporting to ME Commands; BP Hollerith requirements; total of receivers at civilian Sigint stations in UK; meeting at BP to discuss Sigint support for I (S) Home Forces in event of land operations in Western Europe; selection boards for linguists; collection problems at Sandridge, staff depleted for Home Guard exercises; letter from RJ Mothin to Commandant WRNS criticising working and sleeping conditions of Wrens at BP, response from CO of WRNS unit at BP refuting all criticism; French Resistance messages passed by BP to SIS for action; letter from C or EWT to Sir Alexander Cadogen of FO praising work of Miss Moore of FO who was almost individually responsible for selection and interviewing of most of the 1300 extra civilian personnel recruited for GCCS since the outbreak of war; RAF and WAAF recruits for Sigint training; liaison with Australia, India, Canada, Shaw in Kilindini and Mauritius; ISOS intercepts from Bertie; correspondence with CBME, Germans warn Italians to change their cypher which was possibly being exploited by British, Italians make unexpected change, concern at BP, Sigint charter for CBME, case for ISOS party in CBME, case for processing tactical Sigint in ME to eliminate time delays in exploiting content, contingency plans to evacuate CBME from Cairo, BP informs DDI (3) at AM of Rommel's plans and intentions as seen in Sigint

Public Record(s)

Open Document, Open Description

Topics

Labour

Europe and Russia

Air Force

Conflict

Maps and plans

Australia and Pacific

Intelligence

Navy

Americas

Operations, battles and campaigns

Africa