Gp Capt Jones to EWT Feb 23 making further bid for promotion to Major for 2 Captains...

HW 14/98

1944 Feb 16-29

Gp Capt Jones to EWT Feb 23 making further bid for promotion to Major for 2 Captains in Hut 3, discontent amongst Army officers over reduced promotion prospects at BP, comments from AD (A) Feb 26 and AD (S) Mar 3; Head of Hut 6 PS Milner Barry briefs EWTFeb 25 before his trip to US on use of Bombes for military and naval keys, suggested DOE between BP and US Bombes, signed by Milner Barry, JEL Clarke of Hut 8 and Gp Capt Jones of Hut 3, HNS to EWT Feb 28 disagreeing with Milner Barry, states US will not manufacture any more Bombes unless convinced essential for naval purposes only; Jones to EWT Feb 26, unwilling to release Pryce-Jones of 3M for visit to US; AD (S) to Winterbotham at HQ re Hutment and Tentage Feb 16; D of S agrees PO cannot provide 24 PO Sigint operators for Army call-up Feb 19, Townshend of GPO HQ to AD (O) Feb 25 on proposed meeting for Mar 1 when MOL and WO Sigs Dept also to be represented; HC Kenworthy to EWT Feb 16 with details of Knockholt printer intercept for w.e. Feb 12, further to minutes of meeting dated Feb 9 printer cover at Kedleston Hall Feb 20; CSO SW to Sayer of WTC, proposed first visit to BP Feb 28, reply from Sayer Feb 20, CSO's visit finalised as Feb 28-29, GPS points for discussion Shenley and Kedleston Hall, GPS to WTC Feb 19 on GP cover at Beaumanor and Shenley, WTC to Colman Feb 21, WTC arranges visits to Beaumanor, John de Grey and Hancock Mar 6-7, OC of US Sigint station Bexley Heath Feb 23-24, planned itinerary for visit by OC Bexley Heath to BP, Beaumanor and Chicksands Feb 23-28, request for telephone link between Bexley Heath and BP Feb 16; Sayer to DD (Y) Feb 20, DD (Y) agrees Beaumanor recorders be transfered to Forest Moor and increased search be introduced at Beaumanor, Hut 6 support for use of recorders Feb 21 re test at Beaumanor, Sayer to DD (Y) Feb 22 re new Sigint station at Shenley; job descriptions for the four senior members of WTC, Lt Cols Sayer and Crankshaw, Major Sawdon and John de Grey Feb 20, John de Grey to Sayer Feb 28 on proposals for regular station officers' meetings, a regular circular to station officers and talks by himself to station personnel; WTC paper on problems within CRR at Beaumanor Feb 26; WTC tasking of Forest Moor Feb 24; WTC notes for Gp Capt Daubney DDI 4 on expansion of Chicksands and Capel Feb 20; Major Sawdon to Sayer on F cover at Forest Moor Feb 25, comparison with results from Capel and Montrose, AS audibility tests for F Groups at Capel, Sutton Vallance, Chicksands and Forest Moor Feb 27, equipment for F intercept site at Capel Feb 17, AS paper Feb 24 for increasing timely reporting of F 3-figure code, personnel requirements for F Section of AS Feb 28; report on work of Met Section Feb 18; paper by Bonsall of AS Feb 23 on value of Xylophone code which gave details of GAF beacon requirments including Knickerbein and which provided warning of GAF bomber strikes and likely target areas; Spanish military cover at Sandridge, Williams requests copy of AS Spanish military reports to assist his cover control role Feb 23; AD (S) to C Feb 22 ref letter from C to Sir Alexander Cadogan re work of BP Met Section, the ref to using met cribs to break E codes could compromise use of such cribs to break German submarine Z material; Major Sawdon to DD (Y) Feb 25 on comms between Bishops Waltham and BP, maximum of 20 intercept sets at Waltham; WTC synopsis of cover as at Feb 21 and proposed set allocation for Western Front; EWT to SHAEF Feb 20, only British tactical Sigint to operate in field on Western Front; 2 copies of draft document of Feb 23 by Major Webster of BP, "GCCS and Prelinary Stages of Overlord", with M/S chart of lines of communication from SHAEF to main participating elements at BP, comments from various BP Sections including Hinsley of NS and Bonsall of AS; Webster to AGD Feb 29 on intelligence needs of Williams at BP; C to speak to EWT and AD (S) on policy directive from SIB to SHAEF Feb 27, SIB should have parallel chain of command from G2 ETOUSA to US component of SHAEF, Col Bicher to be invited to SIB meetings, EWT to C Feb 27 on relations with Col Bicher and US in context of Overlord; ETOUSA to AD (S) Feb 20 on proposed plan for co-operation between GCCS and SIS HQ ETOUSA on German medium low grade traffic, proposed meeting Feb 25 re constitution of BP WFC and liaison with SHAEF in anticipation of Overlord Feb 26; HQ AEAF to HAS Feb 27 on Sigint channels for Overlord, one time pads for 382 WU; Col Sayer to Huts 3 and 6 on set increases for W Front, separate reply to HAS on F requirements Feb 28; WTC to AD (O) Feb 29 on forthcoming visit by Lt MA Anderson USNR to BP; paper on tasks and staff shortages in Sixta Feb 21; WTC agrees CSO SW's proposed DR program linking Sigint sites with BP Feb 21; Chicksands' cover returns for w.e. Feb 12, 19 and 26; AM Sigs 5 report on poor Comsec in VIII USAAF Feb 26, very critical, input from BP Police Watch on American R/T; liaison with WO on requirement for Sigint personnel and equipment Feb 17 and with Col O'Connor in Washington, Alexander of Hut 6 to O'Connor Feb 26 on German use of Uncle D and prospects of breaking E if use of D became universal; selection of BJ reports for Commands abroad Feb 18, Hut 3 to be responsible, AD (S) to DDMI (O) Feb 22 on release of certain BJ reports to Commands abroad, DMI agrees to AD (S)'s suggestions Feb 25; AS comments on COPC report S 501/10/INT Feb 18, future liaison between C of C and BMP reporting section; C agrees distribution of Bulgarian Police reports, (BUPs), Feb 19, to be the same as for Roumanian Police (RUPs)

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