Senior US officer at BP Col Telford Taylor to EWT Nov 16 on unauthorised release...

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1944 Nov 16-30

Senior US officer at BP Col Telford Taylor to EWT Nov 16 on unauthorised release of Sigint by AM, D of I (O) at AM to EWT agreeing to leave Sigint reporting to BP, reply from EWT Nov 20; EWT to FO Nov 24 requesting copies of PID's Weekly Political Intelligence Summary, particularly for AD (IS); EWT to Col O'Connor in Washington Nov 27 re Sigint weather support to FE Theatre, US not meeting its responsibilities; DD (CT) to DD 1 Nov 18 re PO's reconstruction of Brora; John Colman of Hut 6 to AD (WTC) Nov 18 re results of printer trials at Forest Moor, Denmark Hill and Whitchurch, poor results from F Moor, Colman to OC F Moor giving results, reply Nov 20; Lt Gadd's Sixta notes on Nov 9 visit to Shenley, Nov 18; Nov 21 Lt Col Pritchard to DD (MW) forwarded to DD 1 on Hut 3's reduction of effort on record keeping of Fish decodes, detrimental to work of Major Tester's section, depriving it of crib material, reply from HS Marchant of Hut 3 to DD 1 Nov 26; CLS Williams to AD (WTC) Nov 21 for EWT on losses on diplomatic nets for 2 weeks ending Sept 3, comments by AD (WTC) to EWT Nov 25; agenda and minutes of 7th Station Commanders' meeting held at Beaumanor Nov 23 and chaired by CSO (SW); Major Sawdon's report to Lt Col Crankshaw on WTC activities for w.e. Nov 25; AD (WTC) to DD 1 Nov 27 re new transmission from German submarine, Knockholt investigating; AD (WTC) to CLS Williams Nov 28 re contingency plans for Sandridge to take over E printer cover from Denmark Hill; AD (WTC) to Colman and Williams Nov 28, Forest Moor now up to taking E printer from Whitchurch, JS Colman to AD (WTC) Nov 29 with favourable results of 2nd printer reception trial at Forest Moor; Williams to Lt Col Crankshaw Nov 30 on staff shortages in his section; comments by DD 1 and DD (AS) Nov 18 on ACAS (I)'s arrangements of Nov 16 for USAF officers to visit AM sections, including AS at BP, BP to ask C if he has agreed; AS to DDI 4 and SHAEF Nov 16 re Sigint to/from US Detachment D of US 849th SIS; Met Section weekly notes for w.e. Nov 18 and 25; AS Latin Sub-section note Nov 19 on Spanish Army high grade cypher; Wing Cdr Garrett to DD (AS) Nov 21 re recordings of GAF VHF from RAF aircraft; Garrett to DDI 4 Nov 22 comparing times of tip-offs from Sigint to HQ FC on V1 flying bomb activity with first times of flying bomb activity reported by HQ FC; notes on meeting with reps from BP and ADI (Science) on treatment of Vera V2 traffic Nov 23, Nov 24 notes on Vera providing predictive Sigint on A4 (V2) launches, sent on by DD 1 to C Nov 25; Prof Norman of AS to DD 1 Nov 27 on status of V1 and V2 attacks Sept 1-Nov 11, 650 V1 Flying Bombs launched, all from HE-111; AS order Nov 30 for dealing with V2 low grade traffic; Nov 29 instructions for dealing with V2 Antic traffic intercepted by Cheadle and Broadstairs; future of AS Air Raster Sub-section Nov 23; DDI 4 to OC RAF Canterbury and DD (AS) Nov 21 re training of Canterbury Sigint staff at Cheadle and AS, comments from DD (AS) Nov 26; DDI 4 to Cheadle and AS Nov 22 re withdrawal of GPO operators taking Spanish tasks at Evesham, accommodation required by BBC; AS order Nov 30 on passing Hutment and Tentage Sigint to Canterbury; paper by RH Parker of Hut 6 Nov 29 on discriminating GAF traffic, new system expected; NS evaluation Nov 20 of IE Monthly Diary No 1, DD 1 to Section Heads Nov 21 re circulation of Monthly Diary; DD 1 to C Nov 30, BP unable to confirm existence of W/T station in direct contact with Hitler's HQ; MHA Newman to EWT Nov 25 on comparison of printer tapes from Kedleston Hall and Knockholt; 1 SIC to BP Nov 16 for Lt Col Brown re visit to Brussels Nov 20 for Lt Cols Blair-Cunnynghame, Gadd and Edmonds, arrangements via SHAEF; Blair-Cunnynghame arrives SHAEF Nov 25, to remain 4-5 days; minutes of UKUSA Sigint technical conference held at SHAEF Nov 27/28 chaired by Lt Col JM Brown, GCCS rep at SHAEF and also attended by Lt Col H Blair-Cunnynghame, GCCS rep in Med Theatre; Blair-Cunnynghame to EWT Nov 29, leaving with Brown for 21 AG Nov 30; Lt Col Gadd at 21 AG Nov 29 and returning to Brussels prior return to BP Dec 2/3; diplomatic Sigint support to SHAEF Nov 18; SLU required for Shellburst, Eisenhower's HQ near Rheims, for HQ to receive Sigint highlights, Nov 19; SHAEF to Gp Capt Jones Nov 20 re release of scientific Ultra to top US scientists; SHAEF to Jones Nov 20 re Sigint support to USTAF, moving to France in Dec; Chairman LSIB to SHAEF Nov 23 re return of captured Sigint docs via US Army to UK; Chairman LSIB to SHAEF Nov 23 quoting locations of known German Sigint units for immediate investigation after capture; Chairman LSIB to SHAEF Nov 24 re new Stark Ultra reporting series on diplomatic traffic from BP; EWT to AM Nov 24 on distribution of Stark series to top Allied Commanders, D of I (O) to EWT Nov 30 re Stark series; AS evaluation of intercept from SHAEF R/T Field Units Nov 24; EWT to Lt Col Brown at SHAEF Nov 25, 365 WU to intercept Vera traffic and signal to Cheadle for FC, 1 SIC to support, reply from Brown Nov 28; planned movements of USSTAF Advanced and Main, USSTAF Rear at Bryanston Square Nov 26; planning for Sigint support to SHAEF Advanced Nov 26, to be at Rheims by Dec 22, support to SHAEF at Versailles to continue, Sigint support for CP Shellburst; Brown at SHAEF to Col Scott re US monitoring of French military comms Nov 29; Chicksands' cover return for w.e. Nov 10

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