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| − | }} | + | }}'''Sir Eric Malcolm Jones KCMG CB CBE''' was a cryptographer and during [[World War II]] became the head of [[Hut 3]], which was responsible for intelligence on the [[Wehrmacht]] and [[Luftwaffe]],<ref name="odnb"/> later he became [[Director of GCHQ]] when it emerged as a separate entity.<ref>https://bletchleypark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/record_attachments/1860.pdf</ref> |
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| Died | 24 December 1986 (Age 79) |
Sir Eric Malcolm Jones KCMG CB CBE was a cryptographer and during World War II became the head of Hut 3, which was responsible for intelligence on the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe,[1] later he became Director of GCHQ when it emerged as a separate entity.[2]
Career
Jones was born in Buxton, Derbyshire and educated at King's School, Macclesfield.[1] He spent the early part of his life as a manager in a Manchester textile factory.[3]
World War II
He joined the Royal Air Force reserve in 1940 and was then posted to Bletchley Park.[1] From April 1943, Jones was the head of Hut 3, which was responsible for intelligence on the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe.[1]
Post World War II
After WWII he went to Washington D.C. as representative of British Signals Intelligence.[1] He was made Deputy Director of GCHQ in 1950 and was the Director of GCHQ from April 1952 until 1960.[1] He received a knighthood in 1957.[1]
References
- ↑ a b c d e f g D. R. Nicoll, Jones, Sir Eric Malcolm (1907-1986), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
- ↑ https://bletchleypark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/record_attachments/1860.pdf
- ↑ R. A. Ratcliff, Delusions of Intelligence: Enigma, Ultra, and the End of Secure Ciphers, Cambridge University Press, 2006
