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297
Herivel: interview with John Herivel, May 1998.

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298
U-559: Smith,
Station X
, p.149.

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299
Noskwith: interview with Rolf Noskwith, May 1998.

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300

301
Wylie on Shark break: Smith,
Station X
, pp.149–50.

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302
Beesly: Beesly,
Very Special Intelligence
, p.207.

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303
–4 Pat Wright: interview with Pat Bing, June 1998.

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304
Sarah Norton on Shark Blackout: interview with Sarah Baring, May 1998.

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305
Move to new blocks: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.309.

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306
Sarah Norton on Wrens: interview with Sarah Baring, May 1998.

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307
US Bombes and Holden Agreement: Erskine & Smith (eds),
Bletchley Park Codebreakers,
pp.179–80.

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308
–6 Eachus on working in Hut 8: Smith,
Station X
, p.169.

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309
Americans take over Shark: TNA PRO HW 25/2, Mahon, History of Hut 8, p.91.

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310
–7 US Navy Bombes used to run menus for Hut 6: TNA PRO HW 25/1, Alexander, Cryptographic History of Work on the German Naval Enigma, p.63.

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311
Birch: TNA PRO HW 43/1, Birch, History of Sigint, p.273–4.

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312
–8 Beesly: Beesly,
Very Special Intelligence
.

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313
Hinsley on U-Boat Commanders fears: Hinsley,
British Intelligence
(Abridged), pp.316–7.

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314
Number of people at Bletchley: TNA PRO HW 14/9, GC&CS Personnel, 2 December 1940;
Kennedy Diaries
, 14 December 1942.

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315
Women’s Committee: TNA PRO HW 14/139.

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316
BP argues that Ultra will play large part in North Africa: TNA PRO HW 14/13, JQ Information in Middle East, 1 March 1941.

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317
Creation of CBME: TNA PRO HW 14/3, Memo to DDMI(O), 14 January 1940; HW 14/9, Denniston to Jacob, Ref 2949, 4 December 1940, and Winterbotham memo, 31 December 1940.

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318
Italian Air Force message: Hinsley,
British Intelligence
, Vol. 1, p.387.

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319
Dryden: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers,
pp.202–203.

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320
Rommel halted at Tobruk after Paulus talks: Bennett, Ultra Mediterranean, p.41.

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321
Limits of Ultra on Rommel advance: ibid, p.42.

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322
–4 SCU/SLUs: TNA PRO HW 3/119, History of Hut 3, p.250.

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323
Ultra regulations: Smith,
Station X
, pp.105–106.

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324
–5 Hut 4 C38m break: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.33.

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325
Tracking convoys: TNA PRO HW 3/119, History of Hut 3.

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326
–6 Importance of secondary source: TNA PRO HW 3/174, ‘The Use of “U” in the Mediterranean and Northwest African Theatres of War’, pp.2–3.

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327
Rose: interview with Jim Rose, May 1998.

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328
–7 Breaks into German Army keys: Hinsley,
British Intelligence
, Vol. 2, pp.295,310.

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329
Bill Williams: TNA PRO WO 208/3575, Brig. E. T. Williams, The Use of Ultra.

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330
Bennett on misunderstood message: Bennett,
Ultra Mediterranean
, pp.106–108.

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331
Churchill on Tobruk defeat: Sir Winston Churchill,
Memoirs of the Second World War
, Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1959.

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332

333
Creation of traffic analysis units: TNA PRO HW 3/92, History of UK Military Sigint, pp.6–12, 92; James Thirsk,
Bletchley Park: An Inmate’s Story
, Galago, Bromley, 2008.

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334
Luftwaffe callsign book captured: TNA PRO HW 3/92, History of UK Military Sigint, p.11.

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335

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Robinson and Faraday Davies: Smith,
Station X
, pp.126–7.

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337
Improvement in breaking of Afrika Korps Enigma: Hinsley,
British Intelligence
, Vol. 2, pp.374–6.

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338

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Wenham: interview with Susan Wenham, May 1998.

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340
Milner-Barry: TNA PRO HW 43/70, History of Hut 6, p.8.

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Scorpion broken and reported in Cairo: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.37.

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343
Bennett on ‘Monty’: interview with Ralph Bennett, May 1998.

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344
Rommel messages: Bennett,
Ultra Mediterranean
, pp.147–8.

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345
Williams: TNA PRO WO 208/3575, Williams, The Use of Ultra.

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346
Bennett: interview with Ralph Bennett, May 1998.

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347
Rommel–Hitler exchange: Bennett,
Ultra Mediterranean
, pp.165–6.

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348
Rommel says fuel situation ‘catastrophic’: Hinsley,
British Intelligence,
Vol. 2, pp.454–5.

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349
Bennett: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.37.

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350
Thomas: ibid, p.48.

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351
Churchill messages: Hinsley,
British Intelligence
, Vol. 2, p.456.

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Bennett: interview with Ralph Bennett, May 1998.

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354
Bletchley support for Torch: TNA PRO HW 14/56, Sigint Support for Torch in Mediterranean.

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Currer-Briggs: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.225.

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357
Kasserine failure of Ultra: Bennett, Ultra Mediterranean, pp.203–207.

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Currer-Briggs: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.225.

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360
Thomas on saving rations for PoWs: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.48.

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Rose: interview with Jim Rose, May 1998.

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363
–2 Lucas on change of Army attitude towards Ultra: TNA PRO HW 3/119, History of Hut 3, pp.65–9.

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364
Bennett on new professionalism at BP: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.37.

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365
–3 Keefe: correspondence with Bernard Keefe, August 1998.

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366
–6 Details of Mincemeat: TNA PRO PRO ADM 223/794, ‘Operation Mincemeat’; Erskine & Smith (eds),
Bletchley Park Codebreakers
, pp.262–4; Mavis Batey,
From Bletchley With Love
, Bletchley Park Trust, 2008. Bennett on Ultra effect: interview with Ralph Bennett, May 1998; Bennett,
Ultra Mediterranean
, p.223; interview with Noel Currer-Briggs, May 1998.

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367
Bennett on Hitler draining away resources: interview with Ralph Bennett, May 1998.

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368
–9 Intelligence in Italy from Enigma limited: TNA PRO HW 43/70, History of Hut 6, p.226; F. H. Hinsley et al.,
British Intelligence in the Second World War
, Vol. 3, Pt 1, HMSO, London, 1984, p.75.

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369
–22 Original discovery of the encyphered teleprinter system: TNA PRO HW 3/163, H. C. Kenworthy, History of interception of German teleprinter communications; Hinsley,
British Intelligence
, Vol. 3, Pt 1, p.477; Smith, Station X, pp.184–5.

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370
–3 Tutte on how he broke Tunny: B. Jack Copeland (ed.),
Colossus: The Secrets of Bletchley Park’s Codebreaking Computers,
OUP, Oxford, 2006, pp.356–7. (The author is grateful to Frank Carter for his advice on the breaking of Tunny.)

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371
The breaking of Tunny: Erskine & Smith (eds),
Bletchley Park Codebreakers,
pp.314–5; Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers,
p.161; Hinsley,
British Intelligence,
Vol. 3, Pt 1, pp.477–82.

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372
Wylie on Tutte reticence: Smith,
Station X
, p.187.

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373
Knockholt and Kenworthy: TNA PRO HW 3/163, Kenworthy, History of interception of German teleprinter communications.

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–6 Hilton: Smith,
Station X
, pp.189–90.

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–6 Newman and Turing: Copeland (ed.),
Colossus
, p.178.

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376
Good: Hinsley & Stripp,
Codebreakers
, p.162.

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377
–8 Travis and Newman on Robinson: TNA PRO HW 14/66, EWT appoints Newman to coordinate centralised research on special
machinery
for breaking cyphers, 1 February 1943; HW 14/70, Newman to EWT on recent machine developments, 12 March 1943; HW 14/79, Newman to Travis on problems with new processing equipment being installed by GPO engineers.

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–30 Flowers: Copeland (ed.),
Colossus
, pp.78–80.

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379
Hilton: Smith,
Station X
, pp.189–90.

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380
–31 Thompson: Smith,
Station X
, p.195.

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381
–2 Murray: interview with Odette Wylie, May 1998.

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382
Vergine: Smith,
Station X
, p.197.

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–3 Jenkins: ibid, p.198.

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–4 Hilton: ibid, pp.199–200.

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–6 Cairncross: John Cairncross,
The Enigma Spy
, Century, London, 1997; Nigel West and Oleg Tsarev,
The Crown Jewels
, HarperCollins, London, 1998, pp.216–9.

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Tiltman on Cooper Japanese course: US National Archives NARA RG457 OD4632, John H. Tiltman, Some Reminiscences.

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387
Breaking of Japanese codes: Michael Smith,
The Emperor’s Codes: Bletchley Park’s Role in Breaking Japan’s Secret Ciphers,
Dialogue, London, 2010, passim.

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–9 Sweetland: interview with Gladys Sweetland, February 2000.

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389
Cohen on friendship across classes: interview with Jonathan Cohen, December 1999.

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–40 Wiles: interviews and correspondence with Maurice Wiles.

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–41 Tensions over Japanese material and threat to break off relations: Smith,
Emperor’s Codes
, p.154.

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392
Telford Taylor on cooperation: Erskine & Smith (eds),
Bletchley Park Codebreakers
, p.213.

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393
Travis on US change of mind: TNA PRO HW 14/72, Minutes of Joint Management Committee.

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394
Rose: interview with Jim Rose, May 1998.

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–5 Bundy, Levenson and Howard: Smith,
Station X,
pp.172–174.

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396
Rounders match: interview with Barbara Eachus, May 1998.

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397
–7 Bundy and Levenson on stereotypes: Smith,
Station X
, pp.177–8.

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398
–8 Brooke-Rose affair with Taylor: interview with Christine
Brooke-Rose
, May 1998.

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399
–9 Senyard on Christmas 1943: TNA PRO HW 3/135, History of Miss Senyard’s Party, pp.48–9.

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400
Pat Wright: interview with Pat Bing, May 1998.

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–51 Detail of Oshima tour of defences and Rundstedt appreciation: F. H. Hinsley et al.,
British Intelligence in the Second World War
, Vol. 3, Pt 2, HMSO, London, 1988, pp.32–4.

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402
Seiichi report: Hinsley,
British Intelligence
(Abridged), pp.436–7.

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403
–2 Bill Sibley on Japanese Military Attaché: interviews with Bill Sibley, July 1999 and January 2000.

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404
Breaking Jellyfish from March 1944: Hinsley,
British Intelligence
, Vol. 3, Pt 2, p.779.

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405
–3 The evolution of Fortitude South: Roger Hesketh,
Fortitude: The D-Day Deception Campaign,
St Ermin’s Press, London, 1999, pp.25–7.

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406
–4 Main Fortitude South agents: Hesketh,
Fortitude
, pp.46–56.

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407
Treasure nearly gives game away: TNA PRO KV 2/464, Summary of Treasure Case.

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408
Treasure saves Bletchley’s bacon: TNA PRO KV 2/464, Page to Masterman, 29 November 1944.

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409
–5 Garbo network: Howard,
British Intelligence
, Vol. 5, pp.231–3.

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410
Radio deception operations: TNA PRO WO 208/5050, Notes on Army Wireless Deception for Operation Overlord.

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