DD 1 to EWT in Washington Oct 16 replying to EWT's signal of Oct 14, DD 1 to EWT...

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1944 Oct 16-31

DD 1 to EWT in Washington Oct 16 replying to EWT's signal of Oct 14, DD 1 to EWT in Washington Oct 22 giving BP's progress on various cyphers, DD 1 to NY Oct 28 for EWT; DD 1 to C Oct 22 re impending German comms change on Nov 1; DD 1 to DD (MW) Oct 22 quoting MI-14's case for increasing GP cover; Oct 16 agenda for 6th Station Commanders' meeting at Shenley on Oct 19, next meeting to be held at Beaumanor Nov 23, minutes of meeting of Oct 19 chaired by CSO (SW); AD (WTC) to DD (Y) Oct 18 re GP reception tests at Shenley and Forest Moor; minutes of BP meeting Oct 23 on manpower problems, attended by DD (CT), AD (WTC) and Lt Col Gadd; AD (WTC) to Lt Col Pritchard Oct 28 re GP cover; AD (WTC) to DD (Y) Oct 28 re move of GP cover from Kedleston Hall to Forest Moor, reply Oct 30, minutes of meeting at WO Oct 30 to discuss move of GP cover from Kedleston to Forest Moor; list of 82 Sigint stations in UK dated Oct 16; Shenley to BP and Kedleston Oct 24 re common system of message counting, reply from Kedleston Oct 27; Kedleston to CSO (SW) re Daily Activity Reports Oct 27; results of study of sets on E Oct 10-16 sent to AD (WTC) Oct 26; WTC activity report for w.e. Oct 28; AS to AM Oct 18 with list of US recipients of AS reports; Met Section weekly notes for w.e. Oct 21 and 28, weekly notes from French Sub-section of AS for w.e. Oct 21; AS instructions for sending signals to 365 WU of 2nd TAF Oct 22; possibly Bertrand of French Sigint Organisation to DD (AS) Oct 30, coming to London shortly; FHH Hinsley of NS to DD 1 Oct 19 re minutes of 2nd meeting of TICOM held on Oct 13 requesting comments, minutes of 3rd TICOM meeting Oct 23; Gp Capt Jones to DDMI (O) Oct 21 pleading for promotion to Major for 7 Captains in Hut 3 with details of job descriptions warranting promotion, reply Oct 29; Chairman of SB to SHAEF Oct 22 on behalf of Wing Cdr Oeser of Hut 3 re suspected items of importance left behind by Germans at Rothschild's Chateau Fontaine, replies Oct 25/26; DMI to C Oct 29 agreeing codeword Ultra should be changed to Union, Chairman WEC Brig Somerville to visit BP Nov 8 to investigate; CSC to C Oct 30 with minutes of meeting of Oct 11 on Ultra distribution and future of SCU/SLU organisation; PN Loxley of FO to IA Kirkpatrick of Control Commission for Germany re Kirkpatrick's correspondence with C on use of German codes and cyphers Oct 30; Col Scott at SHAEF summarises French Sigint and French RSS resources Oct 16; SLU USSAFE to Col Telford Taylor at BP Oct 17 re procedures for admitting new personnel to Ultra list; US report on monitoring of French comms for w.e. Oct 14, shown to DD (CT), original returned to Col Bicher at ETOUSA SHAEF; Col Scott to AD (WTC) on his visit to BP Oct 20/21, arriving UK Oct 19 and visiting WO Oct 20, AD (WTC) to SHAEF (Main) Oct 18 stating Lt Col Brown absent from BP until Oct 22, presumably Scott will now postpone BP visit; Sherwood of 1 SIC to arrive UK Oct 22 and come direct to BP; AEAF Sigint Units' comments on Carpenter Sigint Broadcast Oct 22; 1 SIC to Lt Col Brown at BP Oct 23 on plans for a Southern E Party to be attaached to HQ 12 AG at Luxembourg; C to Air Chief Marshall Tedder and Gen Strong at SHAEF Oct 24 on exclusion of French officers from access to Sigint reports, 6 AG signals Oct 27/28 on handling of Ultra and extent of French involvement at 6 AG HQ; Col Scott at SHAEF to DD 1 Oct 24 with proposal to send Lt Col Brown at BP to SHAEF as GCCS rep, DO No 41 of Oct 26, responsibilities of Lt Col JM Brown as GCCS rep at SHAEF; 21 AG to Section V at MI-6 Oct 27 re German plans to infiltrate British lines posing as refugees; 1 SIC Brussels to BP Oct 28, 7 SW Sec due Ostend Oct 31; Gen Strong at SHAEF to WO for MI-6 Oct 29 re T Force operations in Berlin area against German Sigint targets; creation of Air Staff SHAEF Oct 31 replacing AEAF; withdrawal of SHAEF Sigint identity cards Oct 31; 21 AG to Wing Cdr Oeser at BP Oct 29, captured E keys being sent to BP; HC Kenworthy at Knockholt to EWT and DD (CT) Oct 26 re improvements at Brora, DD (CT) replies Oct 28; MI-8 ends night duty Nov 25 introduced early June for D Day; BP liaison with HQ US VIII Fighter Command, with AM, with SHAEF (Main) and SHAEF (Advanced); Chicksands' cover return for w.e. Oct 14

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