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

9 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. The file contains the following reports: of a German Air Force (GAF) request for bombers to be withdrawn from Yugoslavia due to no suitable targets on December 6; and a report from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin on talks with Ribbentrop on the Three Power Pact and its proposed text and Ribbentrop's delight with the Pearl Harbour sinkings, on December 8.
japan united states of america germany alliances diplomacy international relations italy treaties warships yugoslavia second world war bombing military intelligence axis powers pearl harbor diplomatic officials foreign office government code and cypher school german air force military objectives joachim von ribbentrop surprise attacks
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Italy Japan United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /313/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /313
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0313.002
Keywords
Military Objectives German Air Force Bombing Diplomatic Officials Treaties Alliances Axis Powers Diplomacy Warships Surprise Attacks Pearl Harbor
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence

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