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Government Code and Cypher School: Signals Intelligence Passed to the Prime Minister, Messages and Correspondence

1 Sep 1941

A file of signals intelligence reports, messages, and correspondence issued by the Government Code and Cypher School and sent by the head ('C') of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. This file includes the following reports: a Naval Headlines report on German U-boat activities in the Atlantic and German convoy attacks in the Barents Sea; a report that the Italian ship Gritti would leave Naples for Tripoli on September 4; and a naval report on the activities of the German cruiser Admiral Scheer.
iceland finland germany ireland norway warships second world war military intelligence convoys battle of the atlantic naval operations government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Finland Germany Iceland Ireland Norway
Document Reference
HW1 /39/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /39
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0039.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence German U-boats Convoys Warships Naval Operations Battle Of The Atlantic
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
6
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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