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'C', Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS): Government Code and Cypher School (GC & CS); Staff

18 Mar 1945

A file of reports, memoranda, and correspondence concerning the staffing of the Government Code and Cypher School during the later stages of the Second World War. The documents discuss the need for Japanese linguists; the creation of codes for use by allied forces; the increase in demand for new codes as the war proceeded; and technological innovation.
india mauritius technology japan germany codes second world war personnel signals intelligence secret intelligence service linguists foreign office british intelligence organisation intelligence organization thomas bromley victor cavendish-bentinck government code and cypher school permanent under-secretary's department code-breaking edward travis cyphers alastair denniston
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany India Japan Mauritius
Document Reference
FO 1093/480/2
Document Types
Report
File Reference
FO 1093/480
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0480.002
Keywords
Codes Cyphers British Intelligence Organisation Technology Personnel Linguists
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department Government Code and Cypher School Secret Intelligence Service
Pages
17
Persons Discussed
Thomas Bromley Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Alastair Denniston Edward Travis
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Signals Intelligence Code-breaking Intelligence Organization

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