Kenworthy to EWT Oct 1 on progress on German printer links, new Berlin-Bordeaux link...

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1943 Oct 1-15

Kenworthy to EWT Oct 1 on progress on German printer links, new Berlin-Bordeaux link Swordfish; JS Colman to EWT Oct 1 on E situation showing deficit of 275-345 sets, Colman reports Oct 4 on his Oct 1 visit to Naval Sigint station at Flowerdown, Colman to EWT Oct 5 on statistics for missed traffic and proposals to improve situation; Wing Cdr Jones to EWT on MI-8 suggestion to increase responsibilities of and promote Major Leatham, EWT to MI-8 Oct 7 opposing WO plans for Leatham; Lt Col Sayer to EWT on unsatisfactory state of Expansion Program Oct 1; Western Front Committee discusses ways of achieving maximum intelligence from W Front alert exercises Oct 1; paper by Wing Cdr Jones Oct 3 on issue of 6 reports by Hut 3 accepting German practice traffic as genuine, a grave error, Jones to EWT on information of value to enemy being contained in BBC news, EWT passes on to C for action; comments by AD (S) and Lt Col Sayer to EWT Sept 30-Oct 3 on WO paper of Sept 21 on Sigint and duties of MI-8 and DD (Y), comments by EWT to Col Tiltman of Military Wing BP on above paper Oct 8; EWT to Heads of Sections Oct 13 on Section Weekly Reports initiated by him in Feb 1943, in future reports to be in 2 parts; DD (S) Serial Order of Oct 13 on central control by W/T C of all GCCS cover; paper by Lt Col Sayer on failure of cover control at BP and accompanying notes from AD (S) to EWT Oct 5, Sayer to EWT Oct 5 on proposed new WO appointment CSO Y Stations, Lt Col Balmain of Sigs 4 to be first in post, Sayer's objections and proposed description of GCCS control of static Y in UK; John de Grey to Sayer on German Army Priority Cover Research showing percentages of messages missed, Oct 8, consolidated report by W/T C Oct 12 on replies from BP sections following EWT's request for details of traffic missed; letter to Lt Col Crankshaw at end of 3 months' detachment of Shenley NCOs to Kedleston Hall and Beaumanor, recommendation that they all be attached to Beaumanor and not return to Shenley; AD (S) to C Oct 3 accompanying Spanish decrypt relating to US Catalina in hands of Spanish, to be passed to AM as coming from SIS source; Kenworthy to EWT on state of German printer intercept at Knockholt Oct 11, comments Oct 13 by Major Tester with study of traffic for Aug and Sept; proposed switch of GP cover from Beaumanor to Shenley Oct 12; reply to Sayer from K Tremellen at AM Research Station Great Baddow on subject of German DF on atmospherics and radio propagation research Oct 8; German Siemens printer captured at Bari to be sent to BP Oct 1; all temporary civilian personnel in AS to be transferred to FO wef Oct 1, AW Bonsall of AS to Wing Cdr Garrett Oct 2 on exchanges of personnel between BP and Kingsdown and MSS clearance for certain personnel, PG Lucas to HAS pointing out that deception exercise Operation Starkey had in fact convinced Germans that they had nothing to fear from the Allies on Western Front, AD (S) repeats to Lt Col BE Wallace at GHQ Home Forces, report by HAS to EWT and AM on surrendered IAF cyphers and current state of IAF comms Oct 6, report sent on by BP to SIS HQ suggesting EWT visiting C at this time; DD (S) Order 124 of Oct 6, amalgamation of Major Lewis's and Major Gadd's W/T I parties, to both come under control of Lt Col Crankshaw of W/T C; HAS to AM Oct 7 on value to BP of GAF Zenit weather flights, RAF should not intercept them, AS report Oct 10 on GAF aerodrome serviceability reports; liaison between Hut 3/F and Hut 6 Oct 11; PS Milner-Barry of Hut 6 on liaison between Hut 6 and AS 3-figure party, E working aid for AS attached Oct 12; signal from OC RAF Cheadle to AM Oct 4 suggesting a tip-off from BP passed between RAF Commands may have compromised MSS source; liaison with WO and AM, with Major Stevens, Col O'Connor and OP-20-G in Washington, O'Connor informs EWT Oct 14 that Engstrom was to leave Washington for BP Oct 15, US sends progress report on Japanese Naval Systems Oct 1-15; liaison with ETOUSA, Col Bicher visiting North Africa; correspondence with Colombo; Secret War Order on CO's List, the handling of MSS reports, by Wing Cdr Swanborough, OC RAF Cheadle, with list of personnel authorised to see CO's List, Oct 1; paper by Handel Edwards of AS on missed F traffic, replying to EWT's previous request to Section Heads, similar reports on missed traffic to HAS from AW Bonsall and Dr Mc'Vittie of Met Section Oct 1; WO paper on Notes on Organisation and Functions of Field Y Units; BMP report series distribution amendments Oct 5; messages from Spanish AA Rome to Madrid, passed to C for sending to AM as coming from SIS source Oct 12-15

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