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EWT to C on Sigint support for Coastal Command Aug 23/25; EWT to C Aug 24 on post-war...
Catalogue reference: HW 14/86
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HW 14/86
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1943 Aug 21-31
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EWT to C on Sigint support for Coastal Command Aug 23/25; EWT to C Aug 24 on post-war Sigint organisation, disagreement with AGD at Berkeley St, letter from C to AGD Aug 27 backing EWT's ideas and rejecting those of AGD; EWT to Chairman YC Aug 23 on plans for new Sigint site at Shaftesbury; EWT leaves BP for 2-week visit Aug 24; list of 8 US personnel starting at BP, 6 for Hut 6, 2 for Hut 3, program for 21 US personnel starting at BP during Aug/Sept Aug 23; PS Milner-Barry of Hut 6 to EWT on problems of Hut 6 training for US personnel Aug 23; BP tasking for Polish Sigint unit at Stanmore Aug 23/25; Kenworthy at Knockholt to Secretary YC with quarterly Y Progress Report on FO stations May-July 1943; report by Newman of Machine Room on his visit to Knockholt Aug 18 to seek solution for problems with Knockholt's printer tapes sent to Machine Room for processing Aug 23; report by BP officer Aug 30 on month's visit to N Africa and Sicily; bid for Japanese cover at RAF Sigint Training School Newbold Revel, agreed by AM Aug 26; AM asks AS what Sigint would be lost if Allies jammed GAF day fighter comms Aug 27; Wing Cdr Cottam of 329 Wing to AM and AS BP on reinforcement policy for 329 Wing Aug 23; liaison with WO and AM, with Col Bicher of ETOUSA, with Col O'Connor in Washington, with Director CBME and with other authorities in N Africa and ME; Col Tozer arrives Algiers Aug 25 from BP, to fly on to Cairo Aug 28; Major Blair-Cunnynghame, ex BP and now in ME suggested as most suitable candidate for Lt Col vacancy at BP Aug 30; all units of 329 Wing re-numbered Aug 31; AF HQ to GSI(s) of HQ 15 AG giving routing and distribution of Sigint material July 13; routing of PS PRIT-series reports to MI-14 Aug 22; distribution of scientific Sigint, report on German reaction to RAF window, Gp Capt Winterbotham at SIS HQ to EWT Aug 24, Aug 31 AD (S) to C on dispute with Winterbotham over distribution of this report; N Africa Fighter Report for Aug 27 from 329 Wing
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