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Financing of Special Communications Units (Section VIII) of Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) and Government Code and Cypher School

17 Nov 1941

A file of correspondence concerning the finances of the Government Code & Cypher School (GC&CS) and Section 8 of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Subjects covered in the file include the release of GC&CS accounts to Parliamentary Committees for intelligence funding; the accommodation of Section 8 staff; problems caused by the unusual working hours of Section 8 staff for the provision of transportation and food; tax exemption for GC&CS; difficulties with recruitment caused by insufficient salaries; accounts of Section 8, including expenses on secret communication, propaganda, and radio equipment production and research; supplies of radio equipment from the USA; and itemised estimates for funding requirements, covering salaries and equipment, for GC&CS.
security trade technology training united states of america germany communications finances transportation propaganda recruitment scientific research signals scotland second world war personnel equipment food supplies military supplies secret intelligence service secrecy wireless communications accommodation chiefs of staff foreign office edward bridges british intelligence organisation intelligence funding herbert brittain intelligence organization alexander cadogan stewart menzies peter loxley intelligence channels intelligence services responsibilities communications interception anthony eden government code and cypher school edward travis cyphers code names
Collection ID
CAB301
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Scotland United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 301/78/2
Document Types
Correspondence
File Reference
CAB 301/78
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab301.0078.002
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Funding Finances Cyphers Signals Wireless Communications Equipment Military Supplies Communications Code Names Secrecy Security Trade Propaganda Scientific Research Technology Intelligence Channels Transportation Personnel Recruitment Intelligence Services Responsibilities Communications Interception Accommodation Training Food Supplies
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Government Code and Cypher School Secret Intelligence Service
Pages
83
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Herbert Brittain Alexander Cadogan Anthony Eden Peter Loxley Stewart Menzies Edward Travis
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Funding Intelligence Organization

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