Topic

 Description

Good Communications

Directorate produced leaflet for internal circulation to its staff setting out the strategy for the future.

History Overview

Based on a document written by Ian Aitken, then Head of Field Service Operations, prepared in 1990 as part of the name change to DTELS, with added text by Steven R. Cole covering the period 1990-1994

Police on MF

A document written by Brian Pears describing the formation of the Directorate in the early 1940’s through the creation of nine regional Medium Wave broadcast sites in England and Wales.

1955 Working Party Report

Assessment of the cost to the police forces in England and Wales of receiving procurement (equipment hire) and maintenance service from the Directorate of Telecommunication as opposed to a similar service from commercial companies.

1959 Review

A six page minute sent from Mr. W.H. Cornish to Sir Charles Cunningham (believed to have been the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office), seeking a decision regarding the continued existence of the Home Office Wireless Organisation, which had been under review for some years.

1968 Personal Radio Memo

An eight page Directorate memorandum thought to have been circulated to Police Forces in England and Wales outlining the progress to-date regarding the introduction to service of personal radio communication.