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EXAMINATION UNIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Military Titles
- Intelligence (Military)
- Encryption and Decryption
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Examination Unit
1, record 1, English, Examination%20Unit
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A civilian organization [established in 1941] under the National Research Council [that] worked with intercepted foreign electronic communications collected largely from the Canadian Signal Corps station at Rockcliffe airport in Ottawa. 2, record 1, English, - Examination%20Unit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Examination Unit decrypted, translated, and analyzed foreign signals, and turned that raw information into useful intelligence reports during the course of the Second World War. 2, record 1, English, - Examination%20Unit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This organization was the predecessor to the Communications Branch, National Research Council (CBNRC) that would become the Communications Security Establishment Canada. 3, record 1, English, - Examination%20Unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations militaires diverses
- Renseignement (Militaire)
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Sous-section de l'examen
1, record 1, French, Sous%2Dsection%20de%20l%27examen
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organisme civil [fondé en 1941] sous l'égide du Conseil national de recherches [qui a traité] des communications électroniques étrangères [...] interceptées surtout par la station du Canadian Signal Corps à l'aéroport de Rockcliffe à Ottawa. 2, record 1, French, - Sous%2Dsection%20de%20l%27examen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Sous-section de l'examen a décrypté, traduit et analysé des transmissions étrangères et a transformé ces données brutes en rapports de renseignements utiles. 2, record 1, French, - Sous%2Dsection%20de%20l%27examen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cet organisme était le prédécesseur de la Direction des télécommunications du Conseil national de recherches (DTCNR) qui deviendra le Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications Canada. 3, record 1, French, - Sous%2Dsection%20de%20l%27examen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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