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

4 Dec 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: from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin on Thai fears of a Japanese invasion, on November 20; from the Japanese ambassador in Rome on the Italian view of the North African campaign on November 28; from the Japanese consul in Capetown on the visit of HMS Prince of Wales, on November 29; the Turkish ambassador in Teheran reports on the Iranian situation and a meeting with Sikorski on November 30; the Turkish minister in Buenos Aires reports on an Argentinean decision to take defensive measures on December 2; the Japanese minister in Saigon reports on French alarm at the actions of the Japanese in Indo-China, on November 20; the Turkish ambassador in Tokyo reports on the probable breakdown of Japanese-U.S. talks on December 1; and the Japanese chargé in London reports on arrangements for the withdrawal of the Embassy, on December 1.
thailand singapore india china france brazil iran japan libya united states of america germany russia indochina international relations italy netherlands switzerland great britain wales surveillance second world war convoys security service holland edward bridges intelligence reports consular intelligence sources government code and cypher school predicting enemy intentions josef stalin diplomatic intelligence desert war japanese foreign policy threat of war with japan japanese strategy nazi sympathisers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Brazil China France Germany Great Britain Holland India Indochina Iran Italy Japan Libya Netherlands Russia Singapore Switzerland Thailand United States of America Wales
Document Reference
HW1 /296/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /296
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0296.002
Keywords
Diplomatic Intelligence Predicting Enemy Intentions Japanese Foreign Policy Japanese Strategy Desert War Intelligence Reports Convoys Consular Intelligence Sources Nazi Sympathisers Threat Of War With Japan
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
International Relations Surveillance

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