>> That place was incredible. Vast tiled building designed with the sole aid of a set
>> square, a dingy reception area where you interacted with the receptionist through a small window
>> rather than across an open desk, and without any shadow of a doubt, the most
>> intimidating security guards I've come across anywhere. All chiselled jaws, shaved heads and busted noses,
>> and they stood by every staircase, door and lift entrance.
I had to go into the US Navy in Audley Street, you were body searched on entry by an armed US marine, who then escorted me to the cipher room. The Cipher room was in fact a gigantic steel safe, complete with tumbler lock on the thick steel doors. Once inside there was of course all the kit and the operators, but fridges around the place with US beer, Ice cream, and TV screens showing live baseball. It was all very exotic in 1974.
I also had to go to RAF Dawes Hill, which was part leased to the USAF so has a US P-ex (US supermarket to you and I) Not allowed to tell you what was going on there
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