Covering letter Aug 1 from EWT to DDs and Section Heads re letter from DMI, EWT would...

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1945 Aug 1-15

Covering letter Aug 1 from EWT to DDs and Section Heads re letter from DMI, EWT would write to DMI agreeing proposals on Aug 5 unless hearing anything to contrary from DDs; order from EWT dated Aug 10 on replacement of Col Bicher of Sigs Intelligence Div USA by Col Earle F Cook of USA Sigs Corps; letter of Aug 13 from EWT to JIC Crombie at FO suggesting that FO should take over PO intercept sites at Brora, Hawklaw, Sandridge and Wincombe, Metropolitan Police station at Denmark Hill and PO station at Whitchurch to be closed; covering letter from DD 1 to DDMI (I) at WO Aug 2 with signals as promised by phone; Moore of Hut 3 to DD 1 Aug 4 re handling of Clover traffic from Berkeley St, suggests handing over to CSR; Capt Barber to DD 1 Aug 5 re time taken by Bays and Clover traffic from time of origin to transmission by Windy Ridge printers; J de G to DD 1 Aug 3 summarising visits to IE by 2 MI-3 officers July 24, by DD (Y) July 29 and by DDI 4 Aug 2, room and telephone nos for IE after move to Block D, DD 1, PA to DD 1 and Miss Charnock Smith's copies; AD (WTC) to EWT Aug 2 with comments on CY/107/D of July 31, of general interest only to BP; AD (WTC) to DD (Y) Aug 3 re proposed transfer of Sigint personnel from Forest Moor to Kedleston Hall because of shortage of accommodation at Forest Moor, D of S Sigs 4 WO to EWT for AD (WTC) Aug 10 explaining problems, need to vacate Queen Ethelburga's College, Harrogate, Army dormitory for Forest Moor, by Sept 1, WO hoped to obviate need to transfer personnel to Kedleston, AD (WTC) to DD (AS) Aug 14 re Kedleston; minutes of meeting chaired by DD 1 Aug 4 on handling of French and Latin tasks, formation of new Latin Group to include French and Latin American tasks, DD (AS) to DD 1 Aug 8 re members of Latin Section to be transferred to French Section, DD 4 to DD (AS) Aug 14 re proposals for forming new Latin Group; paper by Dr GC Mc'Vitttie to DD (AS) on met at GCCS in peacetime, argues case for new small met section, suggests Howse or Thompson be appointed Head as Mc'Vittie leaves BP end of Aug, covering note from Wing Cdr Garrett to EWT: DD 3 to S/L Macdonald Aug 7 re radio receivers for French, request from Col Gaudefroy, 118 sets available; DD (NS)'s copy of extract from JIC (45) meeting held on Aug 8 to discuss release of captured German documents to press and others (JIC/1075/45 of Aug 1), with comments by C dated Aug 6/7; record of all non-Tunny work done on Tunny machines up to Aug 13; letter from Col Scott at 21 AG to AD (WTC) Aug 11 requesting visit by Sayer with Wing Cdr Smith, suggests Army Sigint sites in Germany be tasked with Exotic and not just Taper tasks, reply Aug 14, Sayer and Smith to visit late Aug; Morris to DD 1 Aug 14 re Sigint support to Continent sent in clear by Wing Cdr Smith of WTC, BP to 1 SWG Aug 15 for Scott from AD (WTC) re comms problems with TA support from Wing Cdr Smith for 21 AG; DDMI (I) to DD 1 Aug 6 answering signal from Washington and stating no Ultra sent by WO to British Mission was passed on to Russians; 1 SWG Minden to BP Aug 5 re proposed liaison visits to BP by 2 officers, Major Wills to visit from BP for liaison on Exotics, Domeisen at 1 SWG to Wing Cdr Smith of WTC requesting details of Major Wills; 30 WGI Section diagram of authorised German Army comms in 21 AG area as at Aug 12; signal to Gen Macdonald Aug 8 stating service of Stark reports to US Commands to be discontinued, high level diplomatic, once useful to USSTAF, not considered essential to USAAFIE, such material in future only to be supplied to US Theatre Commander; Cook to Wing Cdr Crawshaw Aug 4 re Oats traffic and intelligence support for Lord Gort, reply Aug 6; Gp Capt Jones in Washington to EWT Aug 1 re Laslett's detachment to US, requests 3-4 months' extension; Jones to EWT Aug 2 having met Capt Wenger of OP-20-G for first time; Jones to EWT Aug 11 re classification of Admiralty CB 4377 sent to OP-20-G, reply Aug 12, exchanges Aug 14-15, ambiguous security instructions from Admiralty; letter from EWT to Capt Wenger of Aug 13 with news update including UKUSA liaison on Naval tasks, EWT to Jones Aug 13 re his letter to Wenger; Manson, US TICOM rep at BP, to Engstrom and Ely in Washington Aug 2 re TICOM targets, Norris finishing at Vierling Aug 15, Manson and Hinsley of NS to Ebermannstadt Aug 6 to wind up there, Manson to Ely Aug 4, Nuelson leaving UK for US Sunday, Manson to Fabian in Washington Aug 8, leaving BP for Ebermanstadt with Hinsley Aug 9, expected to remain there 5 days; OP-20-G to BP, Pearl Harbour and Colombo Aug 3 with exchange requirements for raw material; BP to Lt Toplas (RN) in Washington re working aids for US; Alexander at BP to Bodswroth in OP-20-G Aug 5-10 re JN decodes; CIC to Bodsworth Aug 14, 3rd Officer Darby, WRNS and future assistant to Bodsworth, sailed for US; congratulatory message to BP from OP-20-G Aug 15 following Japanese capitulation; BP to BSC NY Aug 5 re use of BSC for relaying Japanese traffic, BSC NY to BP Aug 12, BSC to Rockex II all JN from Flowerdown from Aug 13; Aug 3 Prof Plumb, visiting Anderson, to HNS re proposed tour Colombo-Kandy-Colombo- Delhi-UK Aug 8-18, problems with stranding at Karachi of WO Hogarth from BP who was intended to accompany Plumb, reply Aug 4; Cdr Saunders at BP to Plumb at Anderson Aug 4 re Hogarth, HNS to Plumb Aug 11, not to wait for Hogarth from Karachi, keep existing tour schedule, Hogarth being recalled; Loehnis at Admiralty to Capt Keith at Colombo Aug 3, electric time clocks addressed to Anderson had arrived Colombo July 25; EWT to Keith Aug 4, translator John Sutcliffe to leave by air for Colombo Aug 8; EWT and HNS to Capt Keith at Anderson Aug 6-8 re translator staffing problems at Anderson, repatriations and replacements; BP to Anderson Aug 8, CIC to Keith Joseph leaving UK for Anderson about Aug 13; 3-page letter from CO at Anderson, Capt Keith, to DNI and EWT re problems and recent developments at Anderson, Aug 9; Alexander at BP to Parsons at Anderson Aug 3 re decoding machines for Anderson; BP to Anderson Aug 2 re provision of intercepts, BP discussions with Poulden and Alexander; Poulden at BP or Admiralty to Anderson Aug 3 re Guam link of BRUSA circuit, Poulden again to Anderson Aug 9 re forwardng of intercept by signal; BP to Anderson Aug 8 re criticism of Anderson's ZIP/JS reports; BP to Anderson Aug 3, Cassar left UK June 14, ETA Alexandria June 25, British Embassy Cairo asked to arrange air passage to Colombo after July 16, had he arrived yet at Anderson?; BP to Anderson Aug 7 re addressing of all Typex for OP-20-G to BSC as well as to GCCS; EWT to Newman at FRUMEL Aug 3, sending Cdr (S) AR Thatcher (RN) if agreeable to Newman, to meet Newman's requirement of May 25, BP to NEGAT Washington Aug 6, Australians agree to appointment of Cdr Thatcher, to leave UK by sea for Melbourne early Sept; FRUMEL to BP and Anderson Aug 8 re comms circuits; FRUMEL to BP for DNI and EWT Aug 13, post-war plans for FRUMEL, demobilisation of all personnel within 6 months of ending of Japanese War, reply Aug 15, post-war planning to include Dominion co-operation, subject being considered by COSC, CBNIET via FRUMEL to BP and DNI Aug 11 re assignment of intelligence personnel after Japanese surrender; CBNIET Sydney to DNI and EWT Aug 2 re problems with Barnham's status at FRUPAC, rules imposed by OP-20-G, status should be same as USNLO at Anderson, ie complete openness; BP to CBB Aug 5 re JN traffic; NEGAT Washington to all BRUSA stations with congratulatory message from OP-20-G and NEGAT to all BRUSA stations after Japanese capitulation

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