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Government Code and Cypher School: Second World War Intelligence Summaries Based...
Catalogue reference: HW 13
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HW 13
This material is the result of intelligence assessments by the different Intelligence organisations (eg Bletchley Park, and Military, Naval and Air Force Intelligence Services), of German signals, messages and reports intercepted and processed by...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HW 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Government Code and Cypher School: Second World War Intelligence Summaries Based on Sigint
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1918-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This material is the result of intelligence assessments by the different Intelligence organisations (eg Bletchley Park, and Military, Naval and Air Force Intelligence Services), of German signals, messages and reports intercepted and processed by the SIGINT organisation. It is a compilation of collections of documents held in various officers' files and ranges from volumes bound in hard covers during the war and in the immediate post-war period, to loose files. Because of the variety of records from which they come there is some duplication between pieces: eg items JQ/S1-14 are in piece 1, while copies of JQ/S1 and JQ/S10-13 are in piece 2; similarly items from the AI/JQ series which is quoted in toto in piece 1, are repeated in piece 2. Again, because of the diversity of sources, some of the series may be incomplete. The wide variety of series references reflects the eclectic nature of the subjects researched. A Glossary of some of the German military terms and contractions in wartime signals (and not always translated at that time) is available.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign Office, Government Code and Cypher School, 1922-1946
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 232 files, flat sheets and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1998-2004 Government Communications Headquarters
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- The records of the war years are bound in volumes in hard covers and those of the immediate post war period are contained in loose files.
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- There is a key to the terms and contractions used in this series. Some Standard German Military Terms and Contractions. Please speak to staff at the enquiry desk for the precise location.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9292/
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Government Code and Cypher School: Second World War Intelligence Summaries Based on Sigint
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