Status Updates From The Secret Life Of Bletchle...

Most of the workers at Bletchley kept good operational security, never talking about their work with anyone, not even those in other Huts at the Park. In a society that expects a devastating German invasion, such strict 'sealed lips' would be expected--even all road signs were removed. Soviet sympathizers, however, were able to gain access. Security was so lax that Cairncross walked out with thousands of decrypts.

Bletchley Park, especially during the beginning, was very autonomous. Military or civilian? It didn't matter. BP wasn't a place for salutes and parades. Such individualist operational attitudes probably allowed the "undisciplined" civilians to flourish and allow the best cohesion possible with the Services.

Bletchley Park, especially during the beginning, was very autonomous. Military or civilian? It didn't matter. BP wasn't a place for salutes and parades. Such individualist operational attitudes probably allowed the "undisciplined" civilians to flourish and allow the best cohesion possible with the Services.

The author spends a chapter (CH:11) discussing conspiracy theory over whether or not Churchill let the enemy bomb targets, so as to not tip them off about the source of information (broken enigma transmissions). The source had to be protected at all costs, but that is not to say no action could have been taken: planes were sent to "spot" German boats, even though the Brits knew where they were already.