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

12 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: that Tmini in North Africa was being evacuated in the face of the approach of British forces; that on the Russian Front a Soviet offensive in the Kalinin area was increasing in strength on December 11; and that the situation of German forces in the Tula area was critical on December 11. This file also includes a report from the Chinese chargé in Vichy on French views of the war situation from December 9; a report from the French ambassador in Buenos Aires on Argentinian views on involvement in the war from December 8; a report from the Portuguese minister in Washington on Spanish apprehension over Hitler's intentions from December 9; comments of the Turkish ambassador in Washington on Russia and the war in the Far East on December 9; and a report from the Turkish ambassador in Berlin on German views on the war in the Far East from December 9.
india china argentina turkey france japan uruguay germany russia alliances colonies diplomacy indochina international relations italy manpower neutrality railways great britain second world war military operations allies british army military intelligence empire chinese foreign policy adolf hitler security service eastern front battles lend-lease soviet foreign policy diplomatic officials airfields edward bridges government code and cypher school war materials american neutrality turkish neutrality german army franklin delano roosevelt red army military situation reports pacific war german withdrawal japanese army axis war aims surprise attacks franco-japanese relations
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina China France Germany Great Britain India Indochina Italy Japan Russia Turkey Uruguay
Document Reference
HW1 /322/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /322
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0322.002
Keywords
British Army German Withdrawal German Army Military Operations Military Situation Reports Battles Airfields Surprise Attacks Red Army Railways Diplomatic Officials Chinese Foreign Policy Pacific War Allies Alliances Japanese Army Manpower Colonies Empire Franco-japanese Relations Neutrality Diplomacy Axis War Aims Eastern Front War Materials Turkish Neutrality Lend-lease American Neutrality Soviet Foreign Policy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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