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Signals Division 9 at Admiralty to DD 1 and COs of Flowerdown and Scarborough Nov...
Catalogue reference: HW 14/137
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HW 14/137
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1945 Nov 5-30
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Signals Division 9 at Admiralty to DD 1 and COs of Flowerdown and Scarborough Nov 14 proposing meeting at Admiralty Nov 26 to discuss improving value of Naval station daily technical reports with attached suggested new format, Maj Peck to AD (WTC) Nov 21 with draft on suggestions for modifying Scarborough and Flowerdown daily reports, H Hinsley , now PS to EWT, to DDSD (Y) Admiralty Nov 23 with names of BP reps for Admiralty meeting, report of Nov 29 by Maj Hanroot to Maj Peck of WTC/TA on his attendance at Admiralty meeting of Nov 26, AD (WTC) to DD 1 Nov 30 re provision of Spanish Naval c/s's to stations as discussed at Admiralty meeting of Nov 26; paper by HC Kenworthy of FORDE Knockholt on peace-time interception of non-morse transmissions; Gp Capt Jones in Washington to DD 1 re exchanges with US ANCIB on use of special intelligence by Official Historians and protection of war-time Sigint sources, includes JIC paper on safeguarding intelligence sources in compiling official histories
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