EWT to C on post-war GCCS tasks Sept 7; AD (S) to C Sept 9 on BP assessment of telephone...

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1943 Sept 1-15

EWT to C on post-war GCCS tasks Sept 7; AD (S) to C Sept 9 on BP assessment of telephone tapping in the Avignon area; DD (S) Serial No 117 of Sept 10, Welchman to head new Machine Coordination and Development Section, Freeborn still responsible for BTM machines, Milner-Barry to replace Newman as Head of Hut 6; AD (S) to AGD requesting agreement for working aids from Vincent's crypto records to be sent to US Navy Dept Sept 8; GPO requests working drawings for new FO station at Shaftesbury in order to erect necessary aerials Sept 8, EWT informs GPO of satisfactory progress Sept 12; Kenworthy at Knockholt to Sayer at BP on shortages of sets and operators at Knockholt Sept 11; PS report on effectiveness of GP cover, EWT not satisfied, requires detailed weekly reports in future Sept 10; 9-page document by new Head of Hut 6, Milner-Barry, on organisation of Hut 6 Sept 14; Wing Cdr Jones of Hut 3 orders BP reporters to use term radar to replace previous term of RDF wef Sept 11; HAS to AM on likely effect on Sigint of Allied jamming of GAF day fighter comms Sept 2; visit of officer from Coastal Command to BP Sept 6; details as at Sept 7 of SALU/NS joint watch system to come into effect on Sept 20; liaison with WO and AM, liaison with ETOUSA, Sayer sends Bicher details of his WTC Section Sept 9, Bicher asks for one of his officers to be present at meetings of BP's Western Front Committee and to receive its minutes, EWT refuses to allow minutes out of BP Sept 3-7; liaison with Washington, AD (A) Cdr Saunders arriving Washington from NY Sept 9 to visit OP-20-G, US Naval Sigint Organisation; report on attachment of Cheadle party to HQ 11 Group for culmination of Operation Starkey, Allied deception exercise with theme of landings on French coast Sept 11; HQ 21 AG to DD (Y) at WO on failure of 53 SW Sigint support comms unit to be operational for exercise in Kent Aug/Sept, record of all related actions Apr-Sept, Col Wallace of HQ 21 AG to Sayer at BP over WO handling of 53 SW case Sept 8, reply from Sayer Sept 11; PS explanation of reasoning behind issuing GML 123 and GML 130 Sept 15

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