A file of correspondence and reports concerning the personnel of the Government Code and Cypher School during the Second World War. The documents discuss a variety of subjects including the pressing need for linguists, including Japanese-speakers to carry out interrogations; salary negotiations with new staff members, including unequal rates of pay for men and women; staff transfers between Bletchley Park and London; complaints of ill-treatment from several employees; attempts to avoid press publicity for the Code and Cypher School; and a report on the code-breaking work of the Melbourne military intelligence unit, along with correspondence debating some of the claims made in the report.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Australia Burma Canada Cyprus Denmark Egypt England Germany Iceland Ireland Japan New Zealand Philippines Rhodesia Scotland Siam South Africa United States of America
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/323/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/323
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0323.002
- Keywords
- Codes Cyphers Personnel Linguists Finances Discrimination Diplomatic Officials British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Gathering Secrecy Interrogation Female Workers
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Government Code and Cypher School Government Communications Headquarters Ministry of Economic Warfare Secret Intelligence Service Security Service United Nations Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 181
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Cadogan Francis Davidson Alastair Denniston Eric Jones Peter Loxley Patrick Reilly Edward Travis Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Signals Intelligence Code-breaking Intelligence Organization
