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

18 Oct 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 North Africa: the German Air Force (GAF) report that aerodromes in Greece and Africa are deep in mud because of rain; and a GAF report that one valuable convoy per week is to sail to Tripoli or Benghazi; on the Russian fronts: the GAF forecast of supply ops for October 17; and a German military situation report for October 15; on the Moscow Front: a German interim report for October 16; on the Russian fronts: a German situation report for October 16; on the Southern Russian Front: operational plans for October 17; on the Russian fronts: an incomplete German report for October 16; on the Northern Russian Front: a situation report by the 12th Flak Division for October 16; on the Russian Front: a report on GAF air re-supply; on the Southern Russian Front: GAF operational orders for October 17; a report on German police activity on the Russian fronts in late September; and the Italian ambassador in Washington reports U.S. concern that Japan might take advantage of the Soviets' difficulties on the German Front to seize territory in the Far East; and an impasse in U.S.-Japanese talks.
india china japan united states of america greece russia air warfare international relations italy great britain second world war military intelligence convoys secrecy operation barbarossa adverse weather conditions execution secret police airfields edward bridges government code and cypher school german army franklin delano roosevelt german air force red army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence anti-aircraft defence invasion of the soviet union threat of war with japan counter-attacks
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
China Great Britain Greece India Italy Japan Russia United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /148/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /148
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0148.002
Keywords
German Air Force Adverse Weather Conditions Airfields Convoys Anti-aircraft Defence Military Situation Reports German Army Operation Barbarossa Red Army Counter-attacks Air Warfare Secrecy Execution Secret Police Diplomatic Intelligence Threat Of War With Japan Invasion Of The Soviet Union
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
26
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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