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Bletchley Park Veterans to Speak at National Cryptologic Museum

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Two veterans of the British WWII-era cryptographic operations at Bletchley Park will present and answer questions about their experiences. 

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Oct 17, 2006

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May 29, 2019

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DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) Bletchley Park Veterans to Speak at National Cryptologic Museum FROM: Associate Directorate for Education and Training Unknown Run Date: 10/17/2006 What: Talk by two veterans of the UK's WWII cryptanalysis center at Bletchley Park When: 20 October 2006, 1030 - 1130 Where: National Cryptologic Museum (U) Advance registration is required -- see instructions below. (U) NSA is privileged to host two veterans of the effort at Bletchley Park, who will share their memories of that exciting time. Sir Arthur Wilfred ("Bill") Bonsall , who later rose to become director of GCHQ, began his career as a language analyst at BP and Maureen Miller Rodgers , a "WREN" at Bletchley Park, worked on the "bombe" machines that defeated the German Enigma machine. Following a short presentation on Bletchley Park by Dave Hatch, the NSA Historian, they will answer questions about their experiences at BP. (U) As the wartime home of the Government Code & Cypher School, predecessor to today's Government Communications Headquarters, BP was the place where this brainpower exploited the high-level communications of Nazi Germany and other Axis powers. The information developed at Bletchley Park was the secret underpinning for many of the crucial military and political decisions in World War II. (U) BROADCAST INFO: This event will not be broadcast. (U) REGISTRATION/More Info: There are a limited number of seats available. To register for the presentation go to the ADET Event Registration Tool at: Registration Tool Webpage (U//FOUO) Questions about the presentation may be directed to Dave Hatch, Bill Williams, or at the Center for Cyrptologic History . "(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)." DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL DERIVED FROM: NSA/CSSM 1-52, DATED 08 JAN 2007 DECLASSIFY ON: 20320108