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DD 1 to EWT in NY Nov 2 re German comms change of Nov 1; DD 1 to OC Beaumanor Nov...

Catalogue reference: HW 14/115

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This record is about the DD 1 to EWT in NY Nov 2 re German comms change of Nov 1; DD 1 to OC Beaumanor Nov... dating from 1944 Nov 1-15 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Directorate: Second World War Policy Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HW 14/115

Date

1944 Nov 1-15

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DD 1 to EWT in NY Nov 2 re German comms change of Nov 1; DD 1 to OC Beaumanor Nov 5 with letter of thanks for overcoming German c/s change of Nov 1; EWT to DMI Nov 9 re excellent work done by WOYG Beaumanor over c/s change of Nov 1; Hut 6 Interim Report Nov 3 on comms change of Nov 1 by PS Milner-Barry; MI-8 to WTC Nov 1 on proposed move of GP cover from Kedleston Hall to Forest Moor wef Nov 13, Shenley to WTC Nov 3 re move, Shenley to cover most GP comms during move, minutes of meeting at BP Nov 5 to discuss move, WO to WTC Nov 10 re cover move, WTC to MI-8 Nov 12; Capt Shiner of MW to WTC Nov 6 re meeting at Sigs 4 WO Oct 30 to discuss proposed move of GP cover, plan by CSO (SW) Nov 7 for move of GP cover from Kedleston Hall to Forest Moor Nov 7-25, AD (WTC)'s draft letter to MI-8 Nov 12 re WO meeting to discuss move of GP cover from Kedleston to Forest Moor stating BP rep's comments were mis-represented in minutes; WTC to DD (Y) Nov 12 re Kedleston ATS operators moving into CRR; Nov 13 WTC chart of total British Sigint effort as at Oct 28, listing all stations and position totals by task; AS order on reduction of night shifts Nov 3; Met Section notes for w.e. Nov 4; AS highlights from monthly letter to Ottawa Nov 4; AS to AM Nov 6 on request for further Sigint support for 365 WU; 849 SIS Detachment D to AM Nov 8 re exchange of Sigint; AS to D of I (R) Nov 8 giving full details of AS, its output and customers, reply Nov 13 and DD (AS) to D of I (R) Nov 15; Met Section weekly notes for w.e. Nov 11; Wing Cdr Garrett to AS shift leaders Nov 5 with evidence for GAF build up for special operation, in retrospect possibly preparation for subsequent Ardennes offensive from Dec 16; WO to MW Nov 8 re Germans operating radio deception transmitter purporting to represent Allied instructions to partisans; BP to Sigs 4 at WO Nov 9 re tech Sigint eqpt for India; DDI 4 to DD (CT) Nov 9 re transfer of operators and sets from Chicksands to SEAC within Y ceiling; DD (CT) to AD (Mch) Nov 11 re photo facsimile eqpt from US; BP to Col Bicher Nov 15 requesting facsimile equipment from US sources: AGD to IE Nov 9 re IE's Monthly Diary No 1, of no value to Berkeley St; Nov 11 Major Evans' paper on future development of German Raster key and its exploitation at BP; draft congratulatory letter Nov 14 from PS Milner-Barry of Hut 6 to AD (WTC) on progress of USA Sigint station at Bexley Heath, sent on by AD (WTC) to US authorities; Nov 1-14 various exchanges between BP, Chairman SB and several SHAEF authorities, all concerned with security of Allied Sigint when French officers were working within 12 AG, separate codeword for Sigint release to French; Col Scott at SHAEF to DD 1 Nov 1 re SHAEF Sigint passes; SHAEF letter Nov 1 on T-Force operations in Berlin area to exploit German Sigint centres; Chairman SB to SHAEF Nov 3 re possible Sigint compromise; comms channels for AS reports to USTAAF (Advanced) Nov 11; input to BP Nov 12 from Col Bicher at SHAEF re Allied mnonitoring of French military comms; BP tasking for 1 SWG Mobile and 1 SIC Brussels Nov 5; Lt Col Brown at SHAEF to DD 1 Nov 14 with diagram of routes taken between BP and authorities on mainland of Europe for routing E logs and tech info; SHAEF deception plan to break Nazi will to resist to bitter end Nov 9; Lt Col Brown at 21 AG to Lt Col Blair-Cunnynghame of 7 SIC in ME Nov 9 re proposed meeting at SHAEF in mid-Nov when both would attend

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Radio and television
Europe and Russia
Conflict
Fascism
Maps and plans
Intelligence
Americas
Communications
Diaries
Operations, battles and campaigns
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