Re: Probably O/T...: Museum of secrets to open warfares bag of tricks

What I found particularly interesting in The Times piece on the
Chicksands museum was that apparently the MoD is funding three
professional staff there. Sounds unusually generous. Does anyone know
if this is really so, and if so how it works?

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Schlaff" <[email protected]>
To: <BLETCHLEYPARK-0lvw86wZMd/[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 2:42 AM
Subject: Re: [BPARK] Probably O/T...: Museum of secrets to open
warfares bag of tricks


> David,
>     It is the very fact that the museum sounds 'intelligence'
oriented that
> prompted me to suggest it as a possible home for Colossus and the
Bombe.
> They certainly don't seem to be very much appreciated where they
are.
>     I know nothing more about this museum than what I read in
Martin's post
> but I find it encouraging that the Duke of Edinburgh is its patron.
As The
> Palace points out: "The Duke of Edinburgh takes a hands-on approach
to the
> organizations which he represents".
> And I suspect the increased attention now being paid to virtually
all
> aspects of intelligence might stimulate interest in preserving it's
history.
> One can always hope.
> Dick