EWT's list of all Boards, Committees and Sub-Committees dealing with British Comsec,...

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1945 Aug 16-31

EWT's list of all Boards, Committees and Sub-Committees dealing with British Comsec, including Chairmen, Secretarys and present GCCS representatives, Aug 17; DO 68 of Aug 24, formation of Latin Section headed by JES Cooper, ex DD (AS), DO 71 of Aug 28, historical work at GCCS, composition of editing committee chaired by FL Birch, DD (NS); ACAS (I) to Chairman SB Aug 23 re disposal of Ultra, covering note from Sec SB, Wing Cdr Childs, to C, all documents to be centralised at GCCS, EWT agrees, reply to ACAS (I) from Childs Aug 27; EWT to C Aug 26 re paper from DD (CSA) re interrogation of Sigint prisoners; report by Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee of COSC Aug 17 on security implications relating to release of captured German documents, draft of Aug 14 attached, draft telegram to FMs Montgomery and Alexander ordering them to implement relevant security measures; PA to DD 1 to C Aug 29 apologising for delay in replying to C's minute of Aug 14 requesting Signint on Balkans, report will follow when possible; paper by J de G Aug 21 on dissemination of Balkan intelligence, J de G to Lt Col Thompson Aug 27 with DD 1's instructions for dissemination of Balkan Sigint; Wing Cdr Garrett of AS to AI 4 (g) at AM Aug 22 re AM working aid for Sixta; Latin Section report for w.e. Aug 26; historical notes on setting up of PO Sigint stations at Sandridge, Cupar, Brora, Whitchurch, Hawklaw (Kingansk) and Wincombe 1938-1943, issued circa late Aug 1945; numerous exchanges between BP and 21 AG, mainly between EWT and Col Scott, on withdrawal of SLU 8 and taking over of SLU role by 21 AG; numerous exchanges between Scott at 21 AG and AD (WTC) on scheduling and re-scheduling of reciprocal visits, eventually Scott arrives UK Aug 31 for conference at BP Sept 3, AD (WTC) and Wing Cdr Smith from WTC to visit 21 AG Minden Sept 10 where they would also meet up with Lt Col Blair-Cunnynghame from 3 WIS at Pfannberg, Blair-Cunnynghame unable to make Sept 3 BP meeting because of moving to Vienna from Pfannberg to become GSO I GSI (s) at HQ BTA Aug 29, however would travel to Minden for mid-September, followed by trip to UK and visit to BP; Col Cook, replacement for Col Bicher and head of USA Sigint organisation in Europe also to be present at BP meeting of Sept 3; Brig Hitchens at 3 WIS to BP for DMI Aug 26, to visit 21 AG with Blair-Cunnynghame mid-Sept then UK leave followed by official business in London Sept 24-29, main GSI moving to Vienna Sept 1; AD (WTC) to Scott at 21 AG Aug 19, Scott's query on non-morse lines passed to AD 2; EWT from Blair-Cunnynghame at 3 WIS Aug 19, Pfannberg ready to receive Bay-series reports, B-Cunnynghame to EWT Aug 24 complaining over comprises by BP of cover names and country names in clear, (eg Bay with Balkans), suggests only cover names should be used, B-Cunnynghame to Wing Cdr Smith of WTC Aug 27 re Bay intelligence, B-Cunnynghame to EWT Aug 27, Lamont had arrived 3 WIS to brief Cunnynghame on Sigint briefings and Ultra regulations, reply Aug 30, Aug 31 Cunnynghame to EWT, Lamont leaves for Naples Sept 1; Cunnynghame to AD (WTC) Aug 21 for DD (Y) whose flight to Klagenfurt and meeting with Cunnynghame was cancelled because of poor weather; 3 WIS Sigint highlight from Balkans traffic Aug 28 on expected result of vote on Republic; various exchanges between BP and 3 WIS re cover plans; DD (MS) to B-Cunnynghame Aug 29 re cryptographic problems to be discussed when Cunnynghame visits BP, reply Aug 30; Cunnynghame to 1 SWG Aug 22, all future Sigint bags for Western Med to be addressd to OC 3 WIS, 7 SIC returning to UK and Cunnynghame now G1 at GSI (S) HQ BTA, Cunnynghame to EWT Aug 23 re GCCS representation in Med, OC 5 SIC to eventually take over from Cunnynghame, BP to 3 WIS Aug 22 re Bay-series of reports, Hut 3 series reports to be cancelled when Hut 3 Sigs Office merges with CSR, reply Aug 23; various exchanges between BP and 21 AG on visit of S/L Wills of WTC to 21 AG, arrives there Aug 24, to return about Sept1; Wing Cdr Smith in future to send all TA support for 21 AG by Typex and not in clear, Aug 18-20; Scott at 21 AG to DD (Y) Aug 28, sending Col Winterbotham to UK about Sept 4 to do job requested by DD (Y) on Sigint History of W Theatre, bringing drafts with him; EWT to Gp Capt Jones in Washington Aug 23, Jones to EWT Aug 30 re Admiralty Fleet Order which gives full expansion of letters GCCS at only Restricted security classification, EWT to Jones Aug 31 re TICOM, Laslett to remain in Washington for TICOM, letter from EWT to Jones on Japanese Ultra History posted Aug 31; draft letter from Chairman SB to Jones Aug 29 re earlier proposals to send British officers to Washington to co-operate in writing Sigint History of Japanese War; Lt Cdr Chalkley, BP integree in OP-20-G, to EWT Aug 28 covering copy of "All Hands," monthly magazine of US Naval Bureau of Personnel; Lt Toplas, BP TICOM integree in Washington, to EWT Aug 22 requesting guidance on which Japanese material he should obtain/extract for BP; Maidment to Bayley of BSC in NY Aug 25, arrived UK and visited BP, HNS concerned over work of Lt Toplas, photographing captured Japanese documents in Washington, Maidment returning to NY Aug 30; BP to Toplas Aug 25 with tasking of captured Japanese documents for photocopying; COIS BAD Washington to DNI Aug 31 covering trip report by Toplas to PACMIRS; BP to BSC NY Aug 19 re personal baggage from US via BSC; BP to BSC Aug 22 re Flowerdown intercept to BSC via Rockex; minutes fo 4th meeting on Japanese Commercial Problem held at Arlington Hall Aug 31; minutes of Combined Sigint Meeting held at SSA Aug 31; BP to BSC NY Aug 24 re signal to Anderson on restricting groupage of raw material to BCS, BP to BSC Aug 26 with explanation for increased Typex output from Anderson; technical exchanges between Alexander at BP and Bodsworth in Washington Aug 20-30; BP to SLU Washington Aug 22 re Flowerdown intercept to BSC via Rockex, BP to OP-20-G Aug 26 re reducing Typex output from Anderson; EWT to Capt Keith, OC HMS Anderson, Colombo, Aug 25, delaying Keith's proposed visit to UK, EWT and DNI to Keith Aug 26 answering queries raised by Keith; probably Manson at BP to Engstrom in Washington Aug 18, Eachus leaving UK for US Aug 18, Norris and Howard expected to follow Aug 20, Tomkins to return US about Aug 25, Manson to Engstrom Aug 24, Tomkins returned to BP Aug 23, will return to US after 5 more days' work at BP; BP to Anderson Aug 17 re staff movement, Aug 22 BP to Anderson despatching reports with target information for Malaya, Sumatra and Java, BP to Anderson Aug 21 re large traffic totals emanating from Colombo; CBNIET in Colombo to DNI Aug 28 suggesting Cdr Barham should go to Tokyo, requests status of Capt Nave in Brisbane; BP to Poulden in Colombo answering Poulden's signal of Aug 22; FRUMEL to BP for DNI and EWT Aug 16 hastening reply to FRUMEL's request for post-war Sigint policy but question apparently still wtih Cs OS; SLU Cairo to Hut 3 Aug 31 re Tennyson's request to use SLU facilities

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