EWT to C Sept 1 reporting cypher change by GP from double Playfair to Raster stencil...

HW 14/111

1944 Sept 1-15

EWT to C Sept 1 reporting cypher change by GP from double Playfair to Raster stencil system; GPO HQ to EWT Sept 2 appreciating release of certain PO operators both now and at end of war; MI-8 to EWT Sept 5 re policy on ATS operators; DD 1 to C Sept 14 reobscene language about Hitler exchanged between German Army in South Ukraine and Berlin Aug 28; Lt Col Gadd of Sixta to AD (WTC) Sept 1 on frequency measurement; DD (CT) paper on post-war strategic Sigint, tasked by SIB meeting of Aug 4 and sent to Sigint Depts of Service Ministries Sept 13; BP notes on task allocation to stations Sept 1, terms of reference for new Task Control Co-ordination Section at BP Sept 4; AD (WTC) to OCs of all Service stations in UK Sept 1, next Station Officers' Conference to be at BP Sept 14, postponed Sept 11; AD (WTC) to CSO (SW) Sept 4, GP reception tests at Forest Moor and Shenley Sept 1--16, operators to be drawn from Kedleston Hall; agenda and minutes of 5th Station Commanders' meeting at Forest Moor Sept 7, next meeting to be Oct 19 at Shenley or in London, AD (WTC) to CSO (SW) Sept 11 on points arising from meeting at Forest Moor; Sept 9 details of cover of German Army MF frequencies at Bishops Waltham, Broadstairs and Chatham; trawl by AW Bonsall of AS Sept 3 for names of RAF personnel wishing to volunteer for duties involving German language after end of war; AS to AM Sept 5 giving cover situation at Capel; extracts from AS monthly letter to Kendrick in Ottawa on AS developments, Sept 5; Met Section notes for w.e. Sept 9, liaison with Det G of 849 SIS Foggia Sept 5; formation of new Air Intelligence Research Section at AM for post-war situation Sept 9; DDI 4 paper on move of No 365 WU to Continent to intercept and locate German flying bomb associated traffic, Sept 10, unit to operate under control of Cheadle; details of German V2 A4 rocket strikes against SE England Sept 8-12; DD (Y) to EWT Sept 14 re reply to Col Tozer on future cover in ME and/or FE Theatres; GP Capt Jones to C Sept 6 re request for 8 promotions to Major in Hut 3, AM had already approved 5 additional S/L posts; Wing Cdr Oeser of Hut 3 to EWT Sept 14 suggesting he be permitted to go to France to brief T Force officers of 21 and 12 AGs on nature of captured cypher documents required by GCCS; M/S letter from General Search Section at Tean to DD 1 accompanying batch of European development search logs Sept 15; DD 1 order Sept 1 on Stark reporting for SHAEF Advanced HQ; Col Bicher of ETOUSA to EWT Sept 2, to discuss question of combined UK/US crypt processing party with Gen Russbough in France Sept 3, Col Scott at SHAEF to DD (Y) Sept 2 re problems with Bicher; Scott to DD (Y) Sept 3 re expansion of Broadstairs; paper by Scott Sept 9 on obtaining intelligence from captured German Sigint centres; sitreps from 1 SWG to BP Sept 1-5, at Chartres Sept 3, moving to Rheims Sept 5; BP to 1 SIC Normandy Sept 3 with cover details; Gp Capt Winterbotham at HQ to DD 3 Sept 2 with notes of UK/USA meeting of Sept 1 on distribution of BP MSS Sigint to SCI units and American OSS personnel, solution agreed Sept 10, sent to C from Winterbotham, BP to start new ISNAV reporting series; Chicksands' cover return for w.e. Sept 9

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