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Catalog numbers WO208/3556 #72, #73, #74, #82, #83, #85
Captain Brian Melland of M.I.14 wrote this 2 page minute sheet dated July 2, 1941. M.I.14 no longer exists. During World War II it was the division of military intelligence which managed a secret pigeon service used to gather intelligence.
This minutes sheet notes that the Combined Intelligence Committee considers the messages delivered by the pigeons as an important form of intelligence, as does the Air Ministry. During this time these messages were one of the few sources of intelligence on German troop movements.
The third document cites interest in the pigeon service by D.D.M.I. (1). The last three documents are message nineteen and the comments on the message alluded to in the minute sheet.
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