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

15 Nov 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: of the Italian submarine Atropo carrying fuel to Bardia on November 15 or 17; that the Italian navy and military are carrying out patrols in expectation of a British landing in the Ras Hilal area; that the Italians were short of transport aircraft between Greece and Italy on November 2; an Italian verbatim report of a patriotic speech made in the Afghan Assembly on November 6; an Italian report of Afghan Assembly proceedings relative to the war situation from November 11; a Japanese report on internal Italian views on the war, from October 14; a Japanese analysis of U.S. popular feeling regarding the war, from November 4; of Japanese notification of new articles of the Anti-Comintern Pact on November 11; a Turkish report from Moscow on November 12; and a Turkish report of the arrival of civilian refugees, and remnants of the Soviet fleet in Batumi on November 12.
india afghanistan japan montenegro albania united states of america greece germany russia aircraft croatia international relations italy netherlands transportation public opinion submarines great britain second world war military intelligence convoys security service holland edward bridges diplomatic signals government code and cypher school american neutrality naval intelligence italian navy military situation reports
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Afghanistan Albania Croatia Germany Great Britain Greece Holland India Italy Japan Montenegro Netherlands Russia United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /215/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /215
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0215.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Submarines Convoys Transportation Aircraft Diplomatic Signals Public Opinion American Neutrality Military Situation Reports
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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