UK buyer sought for Alan Turing’s Second World War papers

This article was first published by Museums and Heritage Advisor.

A temporary export bar has been placed on Alan Turing’s unpublished Second World War papers, which document the ‘Delilah’ project.

The wartime papers document Turing’s development of a portable encryption system for use in military operations.

The papers are valued at £397,680 and are at risk of leaving the UK unless a domestic buyer can be found to acquire them. DCMS is hoping to find an organisation to take on the documents before November 2024.