SEM: In Search of Britain / Australia & Allied Signals Intelligence – 27 mai 2026
Chères et chers collègues,
La dernière séance du séminaire In Search of Britain pour cette année 2025-2026, initialement prévue en mars, aura lieu demain mercredi 27 mai de 17h à 18h30. Nous recevrons Mona Parra (université Grenoble Alpes, ILCEA4) pour une communication intitulée: « Australia and Allied Signals Intelligence during World War Two ». La séance sera présidée par Sylvain Gaillaud (SIRICE UMR 8138).
Le lien d’inscription est le suivant: u-picardie-fr.zoom.us/meeting/register/py-Yd7aCR320E2daupNvuA
Bien cordialement,
Mélanie Torrent et Marie Ruiz
*** Australia and Allied Signals Intelligence during World War Two This paper investigates the role of Australia in the larger Allied signals intelligence organisation during the Second World War. The partnership of the UK and the US leading up to the 1946 BRUSA (now known as UKUSA) agreement has been well documented. The aim of this paper is to highlight the extensive cooperation which also existed with Australia in the field of signals intelligence (SIGINT). This country played a significant part in the Pacific war. A special emphasis will be placed on the sometimes fraught discussions on how to divide up tasks between the countries. This helps shed light on the relations between the three powers, on the issue of sovereignty, on the partnership between Australia and New Zealand, and on the respective influences of the British and US SIGINT agencies on their Allied counterparts. This paper will draw from research trips to the American, Australian, British, and New Zealand archives from May 2024 to March 2025.
Mélanie Torrent Professeure des universités Université Picardie Jules Verne, UFR Langues et cultures étrangères Directrice de l’UR UPJV CORPUS 4295 Pôle La Citadelle 10 rue des Français libres 80 000 Amiens FRANCE melanie.torrent@u-picardie.fr
La dernière séance du séminaire In Search of Britain pour cette année 2025-2026, initialement prévue en mars, aura lieu demain mercredi 27 mai de 17h à 18h30. Nous recevrons Mona Parra (université Grenoble Alpes, ILCEA4) pour une communication intitulée: « Australia and Allied Signals Intelligence during World War Two ». La séance sera présidée par Sylvain Gaillaud (SIRICE UMR 8138).
Le lien d’inscription est le suivant: u-picardie-fr.zoom.us/meeting/register/py-Yd7aCR320E2daupNvuA
Bien cordialement,
Mélanie Torrent et Marie Ruiz
*** Australia and Allied Signals Intelligence during World War Two This paper investigates the role of Australia in the larger Allied signals intelligence organisation during the Second World War. The partnership of the UK and the US leading up to the 1946 BRUSA (now known as UKUSA) agreement has been well documented. The aim of this paper is to highlight the extensive cooperation which also existed with Australia in the field of signals intelligence (SIGINT). This country played a significant part in the Pacific war. A special emphasis will be placed on the sometimes fraught discussions on how to divide up tasks between the countries. This helps shed light on the relations between the three powers, on the issue of sovereignty, on the partnership between Australia and New Zealand, and on the respective influences of the British and US SIGINT agencies on their Allied counterparts. This paper will draw from research trips to the American, Australian, British, and New Zealand archives from May 2024 to March 2025.
Mélanie Torrent Professeure des universités Université Picardie Jules Verne, UFR Langues et cultures étrangères Directrice de l’UR UPJV CORPUS 4295 Pôle La Citadelle 10 rue des Français libres 80 000 Amiens FRANCE melanie.torrent@u-picardie.fr