DD (CT) to EWT Aug 3, considers German collapse imminent, presents post-war cover...

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1944 Aug 1-15

DD (CT) to EWT Aug 3, considers German collapse imminent, presents post-war cover plan, DD 1 to EWT Aug 5 re DD (CT)'s proposals, DD 1's suggestions for post-war centralised cover control and other organisational changes at GCCS; Kenworthy of FORDE to DD(CT) Aug 1 with sitrep on technical state of Wincombe, Williams to DD 1 Aug 6 with Wincombe cover list, DD 1 to HQ GPO Aug 15 with draft of letter to OIC Wincombe on division of responsibilities there between OIC, FORDE, GCWS, BP and GPO; complaint Aug 8 from Forest Moor to WEC on liaison problems with BP; WTC to CSO (SW) requesting next Station Officers' meeting be held at Shenley, vice Forest Moor, CSO (SW)'s reply Aug 14; AD (WTC) to OCs UK Sigint stations with features of new German 5-letter Raster Code, Aug 15; Central Sigs Registry in Hut 14 to AD (WTC) Aug 5, contact established with 1 SIC Advanced now in Normandy, BP exchanges with 1 SIC Advanced Aug 5-13; Winterbotham at HQ to DD1 Aug 1 giving permission for Stark Sigint reports to be sent to General Strong at Portsmouth; C to 21 AG Aug 10 re apparent compromise of Sigint in BBC war report, suggests statement in future report emphasising amount of intelligence now coming from German POWs; DD 1 to Wing Cdr Gooreynd at HQ Aug 15, no Sigint that Germans were preparing to abandon Channel Islands; Wing Cdr Garrett of AS to C Aug 1 with apparent evidence for GAF recce unit III/KG 3 launching flying bombs; FH Hinsley's order to NS 4GO, Sitreps on Eastern Baltic to start wef Aug 2 and go via Hut 3 to SHAEF; Hut 3 order by Gp Capt Jones Aug 12 on Sigint support for Operation Dragoon, the next Allied amphibious operation, this time against the south coast of France; Col Scott at SHAEF to BP Aug 12 re move of SIS ETOUSA Weymouth Street overseas and therefore end of US co-operation with BP on decryption work; Met Section Weekly Notes for w.e. Aug 5 and 12; AS to Col Bicher at ETOUSA Aug 9 and 15 requesting that Det G of 849 SIS at Foggia send on copies of missing met traffic to BP; AS GAF Training Sub-section to be disbanded Aug 8; AS instructions to stations Aug 12 on German Brown III R & D material; Chicksands' cover returns for w.e. July 29 and Aug 5; Cheadle cover return for 2 weeks ending Aug 15; RAF Comsec report on French R/T with traffic extracts, Aug 11/12

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