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

22 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: Naval Headlines, covering German and Italian activity; the Italian minister in Bangkok sends a report on British and Japanese forces in Malay and Indo-China, on November 19; from the Japanese ambassador in Bangkok on Thai fears of Japan, from November 10; from the Japanese chargé in London on changes in the British General-Staff, on November 19; from the Portuguese minister in Ankara on Japanese intentions in the Pacific, on November 19; from Turkey's military attaché in Kuibyshev, a report on the Russian fronts, on November 19; from the Turkish minister in Madrid: a report of French denial of cooperation with Spain and Germany, on November 19; and from the U.S., a plea for Churchill to encourage the U.S. industrial war effort, from November 18.
thailand singapore india china cape verde france japan malta united states of america germany malaya indochina industry international relations burma spain siam great britain warships england second world war casualties military intelligence convoys security service battle of the atlantic fortifications foreign office edward bridges imperial defence anglo-american relations government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence italian navy assessing enemy strength diplomatic intelligence military commanders invasion of the soviet union threat of war with japan japanese strategy rumours
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Burma Cape Verde China England France Germany Great Britain India Indochina Japan Malaya Malta Siam Singapore Spain Thailand United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /244/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /244
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0244.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence Battle Of The Atlantic German U-boats Italian Navy Warships Casualties Convoys Diplomatic Intelligence Assessing Enemy Strength Imperial Defence Threat Of War With Japan Japanese Strategy Rumours Military Commanders Fortifications Invasion Of The Soviet Union Anglo-american Relations Industry
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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