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General records of the Government Code and Cypher School
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Date: 1914-1979
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Relations with Y Stations. Notes on the relationship between Naval Section and the...
Catalogue reference: HW 50/15/3
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HW 50/15/3
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1941 Aug 21 - 1944 Apr 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Relations with Y Stations. Notes on the relationship between Naval Section and the intercept ('Y') stations providing the essential raw material from which intelligence was obtained by decryption and analysis. The main stations in the UK were Scarborough and Flowerdown
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Retained Until 2004
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Open Document, Open Description
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HW 50
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