https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/233f79c2d8cee1bd323bf14429674eb8.pdf efbc8b54d3db84232acea61c33401ff4 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Main Building, Whitehall, LONDON S.W.I Telephone: wntehall 7022, ext. Our reference: Your reference: D/DSS l 6 l / l ) September, 196-j.. C 0NF I DENTI A L E n c l o s e d i s a memorandum c o v e r i n g t h e r e a r r a n g e m e n t of t h e e x i s t i n g t e l e g r a p h c a b l e channel between t h e M i n i s t r y of D e f e n c e , London, and t h e B r i t i s h Embassy, Washington. 2. A c t i o n has been taken by t h e Defence S i g n a l S t a f f as i n p a r a g r a p h two. ,/•/> * - CE_; .y^ (C.A.H. GOUDIE) Group Captain for Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Signals) Distribution t 2 Government Signal Planning Staff Colonel P.D. Smith, Canadian Department of National Defence - 2 copies (via GSPS) 3 Mr G.J.P. Webb, DVVS , Cornwall House. k Commander H.H. Ridler, BDS, Washington. 5 Mr A. Routledge, Foreign Office. 6-8 Ministry of Defence DSS, Sigs 1(Coord), DCC(2) Head of DS17 DS15/b • C O N F I D E N T I A L 000034 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information C O N F I D E N T I A L D/DSS 161/1 R e - a r r a n g e m e n t o f E x i s t i n g M i n i s t r y o f D e f e n c e . London W a s h i n g t o n Embassy T e l e g r a p h C a b l e C h a n n e l - 1. T h e e x i s t i n g MOD-Washington Embassy t e l e g r a p h C a b l e c h a n n e l i s t o b e r e p l a c e d b y new c h a n n e l s r o u t e d from MOD t o LTC, LTG t o OTC, L e i t r i m a n d BDS W a s h i n g t o n t o L e i t r i m . 2. T h e LTC-OTC c h a n n e l and t h e MOD-LTC " t a i l " a r e t o b e o r d e r e d b y t h e D e f e n c e S i g n a l S t a f f , MOD, a n d t h e W a s h i n g t o n Embassy-Leitrim channel by t h e B r i t i s h Defence S t a f f , Washington. A l l o r d e r s w i l l a s k f o r c o m p l e t i o n b y 2 7 t h O c t o b e r , 196-+. 3. The Washington Embassy-Leitrim channel i s t o be r o u t e d d i f f e r e n t l y from t h e e x i s t i n g E m b a s s y - L e i t r i m ( F o r e i g n O f f i c e ) channel. k. S e t t i n g - U P Arrangements a. When t h e LTC-OTC c h a n n e l h a s b e e n h a n d e d o v e r b y t h e P o s t O f f i c e , LTC w i l l i n i t i a t e a t e s t w i t h OTC. b. S i m i l a r l y , BDS W a s h i n g t o n , w i l l i n i t i a t e a t e s t o f t h e W a s h i n g t o n Embassy-OTC c h a n n e l , a n d MOD, L o n d o n , o f t h e i r " t a i l " t o LTC. c. On c o m p l e t i o n o f t e s t s a t a . a n d b . LTC w i l l p a t c h t h e MOD-LTC " t a i l " t o t h e c h a n n e l t o OTC a n d MOD w i l l c a r r y o u t a p r o v i n g t e s t w i t h OTC. 1 d. On the satisfactory conclusion of the test at c , OTC will patch the MOD-OTC and Washington Embassy-OTC channels to form a MOD, London-Washington Embassy circuit on which MOD will initiate a proving test. e. At the conclusion of d. the MOD -W ashing ton circuit will be handed over to Traffic. 5. Subsequent Operation Normally the patches will be left in at LTC and at OTC. However, it is necessary to provide and maintain at LTC and OTC full flexibility as between all UK Government-rented transatlantic cable channels and the associated "tails". 6. Station Indicators Station indicators will be: LTC MOD, L o n d o n BDS, W a s h i n g t o n OTC, L e i t r i m 7. .HUPDL RBDW RCCPNHA HCPAO Engineering Control *'' a. I n t h e UK, e n g i n e e r i n g c o n t r o l o f t h e L T C - L e i t r i m c h a n n e l w i l l r e s t w i t h LTC a n d t h e y w i l l b e t h e c o n t a c t p o i n t w i t h t h e GPO o n a l l e n g i n e e r i n g m a t t e r s c o n c e r n i n g t h i s channel. I t i s hoped t h a t s i m i l a r arrangements w i l l a p p l y i n C a n a d a b e t w e e n OTC and COTC s o f a r a s t h i s channel i s concerned. b. Subject to a., r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r engineering c o n t r o l o f t h e MOD, London-BDS, W a s h i n g t o n c i r c u i t w i l l b e w i t h MOD, L o n d o n , w i t h c o - o p e r a t i o n from LTC a n d OTC, as necessary. >_ C O N F I D E N T I A L - 1 - 000035 �! Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information C O N F I D E N T 8. Contact I A L Officers Contact Officers w i l l b e : " LTC - Mr G . J . P . Webb, WATerloo 7 3 1 1 , E x t 311 DSS, MOD - L t Cdr3^G_._He3rn, WHItehall 7022, E x t 6167 "Mr"F:H;"Ree~d7^Tlitehall 7022, E x t 6071 GSSPS, MOD - Mr V . J . H a b b e r f i e l d , WHItehall 51+22, E x t 392 BDS, Washington - Commander H.H. R i d l e r , BDS Washington DC OTC - Lt-Colonel J.H. Gille'tt, Directorate of Sigs, Army Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario. 9. Existing MOD-Washington Embassy Telegraph Cable Channel The existing channel will not be ceased u n t il the new arrangements have been proved. (C.A.H. GOUDIE) AD (Plans) Defence Signal Staff, Ministry of Defence, I G -i September. 196U. Distribution 1 2 Government Signal Planning Staff Colonel P.D. Smith, Canadian Department of National Defence - 2 copies (via GSPS). 3 Mr G.J.P. Webb, DWS, Cornwall House. U Commander H.H, Ridler, BDS, Washington. 5 Mr A. Routledge, Foreign Office. 6-8 Ministry of Defence DSS, Sigs 1(Coord), DCC(2) Head of DS17 DS15/b C_0_,_LF,I DJS N..T I A.J. - 2 - , 000036 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hydra Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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