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

18 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: on operational orders for the 2nd Air Corps based south of Smolensk telling them to prepare two groups at an hour's readiness for raids on Moscow; on 4th Air Fleet orders for September 17; reports that the 1st Panzer Group had advanced beyond the River Sula, the 6th Army continued its attack on Kiev from the east, and that air attacks were mounted on Kiev and Odessa; a report of a convoy leaving Naples in September carrying oil, ammunition and equipment; reports of rebel Communist activity in Croatia and Serbia, and suggestions from the 718 Infantry Division that Zvornik is threatened; a report that General von Rintelen, attached to Italian General Headquarters (GHQ), was to arrive in Athens on September 19, in Crete on September 20, and in Rhodes and Athens once more on September 21; a German police report on September 13 that Carinthia was not yet pacified; a report from the Italian ambassador in Buenos Aires of a U.S. initiative regarding defence plans for the Americas; and a report from the Italian ambassador in Washington of a Spanish ambassador's views on the U.S. President's attitude to the war.
argentina ukraine japan serbia malta iceland united states of america croatia international relations italy shipping yugoslavia crete second world war partisans military intelligence security service edward bridges government code and cypher school anti-nazi resistance operations planning franklin delano roosevelt german air force air raids diplomatic intelligence propaganda leaflets
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Crete Croatia Iceland Italy Japan Malta Serbia Ukraine United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /74/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /74
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0074.002
Keywords
German Air Force Air Raids Operations Planning Propaganda Leaflets Shipping Anti-nazi Resistance Partisans Diplomatic Intelligence
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
19
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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