EWT from Wing Cdr Jones of Hut 3 on security level of reports combining W/T I and...

EWT from Wing Cdr Jones of Hut 3 on security level of reports combining W/T I and MSS/Ultra; EWT from DDMI (O) on paper put out by 4 IS at BP, complaint from MI-8 asking for it to be withdrawn; AD (S) to C with draft order for approval appointing Head ofMI-8 as DD (Y) designate responsible for advising Sigs Directorate on all aspects of security arising from Sigint, DDMI (O) to BGS (I) Home Forces asking for comments on proposals for new DD (Y) post at WO and reorganisation of Army Sigint organisation; Report No 1 from Hut 6 Research Section, success against German Vulture comms groups, EWT to MI-8 Jan 30 requesting increased cover of Vulture, DDMI (O) to be informed; WG Welchman of Hut 6 on staffing of Major Lewis's W/T I Central Party in Hut 6; HCS Maine to Lt Col Sayer at BP on problems of teleprinter intercept and processing at Knockholt, Kenworthy at Knockholt to Sayer on problems with PO Sigint operators; proposed new establishment for AS by grade, totalling 151, an increase of some 20-25% plus 16 AS staff at CBME, AM comments on new AS procedures for reporting GAF transport aircraft movements, AS to DDI 4 on traffic totals for signalling GAF 3-letter codes to BP from intercept stations, Wing Cdr Jones to HAS endorsing new AS report on GAF transport aircraft movements, TRAC Office to be established in AS from Feb 1 with support to come from Mr Freeman's machine room, AS case for not transfering F cover from Tean to Chicksands, liaison with Kingsdown and Cheadle on GAF night fighter Little Screw beacons, HAS to HNS on difficulties of releasing NS personnel in AS, FL Lucas to AD (S) on obtaining copies of German military documents from WO and AM; liaison with US, Major GG Stevens in Washington correspondence with EWT including sending to EWT of US report on French interception of German traffic in North Africa from Sigint site in Rabat; Lt Col GA Bicher of US Army ETO to Lt Col Sayer at BP, liaison with Bicher on Sigint support to US forces in N Africa, Bicher sends intercept from US forces in ME to BP for evaluation, C to DMI re letter from ETOUSA Intelligence complaining that US forces were not getting full service of Sigint reports from UK, C asks DMI to inform US General Strong that his forces were receiving a full Sigint service, Jan 31 draft letter from DMI to General Strong for perusal by C and EWT, SIS ETOUSA to relocate to 59 Weymouth Street wef Feb 1, 380 WU Algiers complains to AM Jan 27 about untrained US Sigint personnel; liaison with Director CBME, EWT informed that 5 IS and 7 IS in ME to provide Sigint officers for British 1st Army, BP suggests Director should visit UK, requests direct passage home, manning of Sigint unit in Algiers, plans for Sigint site at Benghazi; liaison with WO and AM; 380 WU Algiers with DDI 4, Algiers proposes active liaison with French Sigint units at Rabat, Oran, Algiers and Le Keff, BP to Algiers, more German cover required at Malta; paper by GHQ GSI (s) on Related Functions of Interception, W/T I, Cryptography and Intelligence with comments from BP Jan 23; DMI to Chairman Y Board on future development of Sigint organisation, particularly regarding policy on static Sigint stations with comments by Col Sayer; table illustrating number of Sigint sets planned by YC as of Jan 31 and actual figures for sets in service as per CTR of Mar 17 1943 divided between Services, FO and censor positions in Mauritius

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