Letters released by GCHQ have revealed how wartime codebreakers were told their jobs were over after VJ Day. The intelligence agency has published historic documents to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day, shedding light on what happened to staff who deciphered Nazi messages during the Second World War. A first letter, dated August 12 1945, was sent to staff at GCHQ’s wartime headquarters Bletchley Park, days before VJ Day was declared on August 15. It said: “All staff except the absolute minimum necessary to maintain essential services, will be granted two days paid holidays to mark the...
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