AD (S) to C on Polish SIGINT unit at Mosul suggesting similar employment in ME to...

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1943 Aug 1-10

AD (S) to C on Polish SIGINT unit at Mosul suggesting similar employment in ME to South African SIGINT unit, AD (S) to C suggesting SIS should tap landlines in occupied France, AD (S) to Chairman YC on subject of US operators planned for Cheadle; comments by HC Kenworthy of FORDE Knockholt on W/T site at Wincombe, aerials erected and reception tests on Japanese targets, GPO to man station with equipment provided by FORDE, Kenworthy's comments on EWT's report on Interception of Foreign Commercially-Worked Stations of July 30, amending paras 2-4 and highlighting continuous battle between GPO and FO/GCCS over number of intercept positions; covering letter from AD (S) to C Aug 6 with 2 copies of GML 120 on VOMI organisation of GP, suggests one copy might be circulated to FO [Note: A copy of GML 120 is contained in Piece 58 of HW 16], AD (S) asks C to supply BP with copies of maps accompanying the CIGS Daily Summary and illustrating current front line, WO had refused all previous BP requests but maps were required to help break the German map reference system; AD (S) to Lt Col Pritchard Aug 10 asking how WO and AM dealt with PRITS series of GP reports; 9 US officers expected at BP during August; Lt Col Sayer to MI-8 on transfer of certain BP operational tasks to Army SIGINT training centre at Hampstead; Cdr Ellingworth, OC Beaumanor, to Sayer on new SIGINT radio set R206; Lt Col Wallace, GSI(s) at HQ 21 AG, ex Home Forces, to Sayer on 21 AG's Intelligence School established in April; J Colman of Hut 6 to Sayer on changing cover requirements at Bizerta, Malta and Derna, suggests more priority should be given to future Western Front; DD (Y) requests one month's visit to BP starting Aug 17 for CO of new Army Y station; BP rejects MI-6 Section V proposal to combine 4 Italian reporting series into one; WG Welchman to EWT on recent successes by Hut 6, Aug 9; organisational changes in Hut 3 wef Aug 11, HS Marchant appointed Deputy Head of Hut; SIGINT support for Coastal Command from NSX in NS; list of AS crypt personnel to be transferred from Cheadle to BP, SIGINT support from AS to Coastal Command Aug 3/4, one aircraft of 192 Squadron to carry German voice operator to determine whether GAF fighter R/T from NW Germany could be heard in aircraft operating at safe distance off enemy coast, AS to report on results, AS to set up Operational Watch to report current intelligence Aug 5, AS bids for RAF draughtsman to produce maps for BMP report Aug 3, AW Bonsall to HAS on his plan for exploiting low grade codes Aug 5, AS distribution list for BMP-series reports Aug 6/10, cover responsibilities for CV transmissions from met balloons, AS bid for cover at Wick for traffic from Norway Aug 9; liaison with Washington, Lt AH Clifford USNR at BP to Cdr HT Engstrom in Washington giving crypt recoveries and decrypt attack procedures Aug 1; liaison with ETOUSA, US SIGINT officers to come to BP for training Aug 1, AS sends working aids to ETOUSA Aug 3; correspondence with Director CBME, US cooperation and training in ME, CBME requests SIGINT support for Russian intercept Aug 2, investigation into delays in outward signals to CBME Aug 10; Col Blair Cunnynghame at BP to Col Tozer in ME Aug 3, Tozer to fly to UK to arrive before B-C leaves on Aug 10; dissemination of SIGINT during Operation Husky, (invasion of Italy) to be similar to that of Operation Torch, invasion of French North Africa; first report from Wing Cdr Oeser Aug 6 on his visit to impress local commands in ME on importance of value of captured enemy signal documents to BP, ME situation very unsatisfactory, second report from Oeser Aug 7/8; SIGINT plan for Med, Black Sea and Caucasus in light of changing war situation Nov 1942-Aug 1943; AS report of Aug 2 on IAF fighters instructed to avoid combat July 26-30; CX/MSS/3003/T20 of Aug 3 sent by AD (S) to C on German reaction to use of Window/Chaff by RAF bombers since July 24, fighter controllers to be trained in operating in an ECM environment; North African Fighter Report for Aug 6 sent from 329 Wing Advanced Party to 329 Wing

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