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On Tues. 04 Apr 1944 Going against precedence, British Foreign Office b.....

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Going against precedence, British Foreign Office banned foreign embassies located in Britain from sending coded messages, and stated that diplomatic pouches were subject to censorship, with the exception of British allies.

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