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'C', Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS): Wireless Communications; Posts in South America

24 Feb 1942

A file of correspondence and memoranda concerning the installation of radio communication sets in British diplomatic missions in South America. The documents include an order to install radio equipment and an operator; letters discussing problems with reception due to atmospheric conditions in Quito and Buenos Aires; a letter complaining of the difficulty of assuring the secrecy of the radio equipment in Asunción; a letter recording the difficulty of secretly importing the equipment into Argentina; and a series of letters recording a major breach of secrecy during the clandestine import of the radio equipment into Chile.
costa rica argentina technology chile imports international relations transportation england second world war personnel diplomatic missions secret intelligence service secrecy wireless communications leakage of information foreign office intelligence organization peter loxley diplomatic signals permanent under-secretary's department frederick hoyer millar
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Chile Costa Rica England
Document Reference
FO 1093/305/2
Document Types
Correspondence Memorandum Directive
File Reference
FO 1093/305
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0305.002
Keywords
Wireless Communications Diplomatic Missions Diplomatic Signals Technology Personnel Secrecy Imports Transportation Leakage Of Information
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department Secret Intelligence Service
Pages
59
Persons Discussed
Frederick Hoyer Millar Peter Loxley
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization International Relations

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