Wing Cdr A Howe at RAF Church Green to AD (O) Capt Hastings Jan 1 following AOC's...

Wing Cdr A Howe at RAF Church Green to AD (O) Capt Hastings Jan 1 following AOC's talks with EWT and Hastings at BP Dec 28, Church Green to take over various comms responsibilities at BP, Jan 14 new central signals registry to be introduced at BP, instructions for standardised format for all signals and listing of BP section trigraphs; AD (S) to Gp Capt Winterbotham at HQ re comms insecurity by British Army J-Service Jan 2; Jan 1 John de Grey of WTC to GPS on Kedleston Hall and AS on trial cover at Forest Moor, poor results of trial on Dec 29, Forest Moor still in advanced training stage, de Grey to Major Webster Jan 7 on plans for Statistics Party under Williams; Jan 9 terms of reference for 4 leading members of WTC, Williams, John de Grey, Major Sawdon and Lt Col Crankshaw; re-organisation of Crankshaw's section, originally 6 IS when transfered from Beaumanor, then known at BP first as Central Party, then Special Liaison Party of BP's Military Wing, now to be known as GTA, Jan 6; Major Sawdon to Lt Col Sayer on tasks fulfilled by WTC over past 16 months Jan 12, paper by Sawdon for AD (S) on synopsis of cover on cyphers other than E, a policy document for future cover control, Jan 4; Williams to AD (S) on non-Axis cover at Kedleston Hall, 4 GP sets given to other countries' cover (Jan 1?); sound recording tests to be carried out at Kedlestone Hall from Jan 7, results for period Jan 7-14; CSO Special Wireless at WO ends requirement for Kedlestone Hall and Beaumanor to issue weekly cover returns on GP tasks Jan 5; Col Scott to Lt Col Sayer on impending visit by himself and Major Gen Whitefoord to BP to discuss Sigint plans for Western Front Jan 12; Milner-Barry of Hut 6 to EWT asking for C to take up case for BP E tech staff to be permitted to interrogate Polish POW with knowledge of E, Jan 11; Sec of State for Air appoints committee to consider provision of German met reports to RAF, exchanges between AM, BP, C and Sir Alexander Cadogan at FO Jan 8, USA integree leaves Met Section for Foggia, arrangements for met support to US Sigint station at Foggia from AS and Cheadle Jan 12, Dr GC McVittie of Met Section to AI 4 at AM with details of German met organisation Jan 13; exchanges between AD (A) and HAS on AS RAF/WAAF establishment Jan 2/3, AS policy on Canterbury and Cheadle broadcasts Jan 3, report by Spanish Section of AS on Latin-American cyphers Jan 3, AW Bonsall to HAS Jan 7 on GAF R/T frequency research, passed on by HAS to DDI-4 Jan 10, report by Handel Edwards of AS on visit Jan 14 to Sigint station at Capel, demands for additional equipment, AM to HAS Jan 14 with details of formation of Sigint organisation for AEAF; GP cover at Stanmore Jan 10; liaison with CBME; charter for new Chief Signal Officer Special Wireless, new post at WO responsible for technical operation of WO Sigint units Jan 10; MI-8 to WTC re-numbering all 25 Army WIS Sigint Comcens supporting mobile Sigint units to be the same as their associated Special Wireless Sections Jan 12; Chicksands and Capel cover returns for w.e. Jan 8; 2 copies of report dated Feb 8 by JS Colman on second recorder test at Beaumanor of Jan 12; use of one-time pads by 382 WU Jan 14; BP Sections' answers to FO query for evidence of partisan activity in Poland Jan 3/4, little evidence; first issues of Roumanian Police reports RUP 0001-0002, copies to Col Cowgill at MI-6 Jan 6, revised distribution for RUP and RPL reports Jan 15

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