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PS Milner-Barry to deputise for WG Welchman as Head of Hut 6 June 1, Milner-Barry...

Catalogue reference: HW 14/78

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This record is about the PS Milner-Barry to deputise for WG Welchman as Head of Hut 6 June 1, Milner-Barry... dating from 1943 June 1-10 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Directorate: Second World War Policy Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HW 14/78

Date

1943 June 1-10

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PS Milner-Barry to deputise for WG Welchman as Head of Hut 6 June 1, Milner-Barry and Welchman to exchange rooms, first edition of Breaking Possibilities by Hut 6 Research Party June 1 giving state of exploitation of German keys, Welchman to EWT on suggestions for liaison with Mr Friedman's US Bombe E research section in Washington June 9; AD (S) sends list of German printer links and state of exploitation to C June 8; BP fails to break German code messages found on carrier pigeon June 4/5; MI-8 requests Sigint clearance from AD (S) for OC Kedlestone June 7; Shenley W/T I analysts to reinforce Kedlestone and Beaumanor June 4; AS breaks GAF fighter grid June 5; Lt Col Sayer to Chairman YC recommending more feedback be permitted to Sigint operators June 8; liaison with Major Stevens in Washington, WO and AM; liaison with Acting Director CBME, Y Board expected to disolve CBME and place its personnel under control of OC 276 or 329 Wing; MI-8 security instructions for officers interviewing candidates for Sigint training June 1; DDMI (O) asks C for Director of Sigs General Fladgate, to be allowed to receive all BP reports on German intercept reflecting Allied comms insecurity June 8; recorders being introduced at Beaumanor June 3 and 8; Sigint teams to move from Chicksands to Capel June 5; new instructions for distribution of logs and EP within US Army Sigint organisation June 8; 351 WU Gibraltar tasked with Spanish and Portuguese weather broadcasts; results of reception tests at PO stations on German Army tasks of Western Front by GHQ Home Forces, PO stations generally unsuitable for Army tasks; Spanish fishing vessel picks up 2 named English airmen, details given to C to pass to AM as SIS material June 3; special report distributed only to EWT and C on intelligence reports from Abwehr agents on the Iberian Peninsula prompting GAF and submarine attacks against Allied shipping June 10; 276 Wing report on R/T field units in Libyan Campaign 1942-43; 18-page ETORIG Report No 16 for period June 4-11 1943, US TA notes

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Shipping
Europe and Russia
Air Force
Conflict
Intelligence
Navy
Fishing
Operations, battles and campaigns
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