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

2 Mar 1942

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: a German Air Force (GAF) report on the ground situation on the Russian Front, February 28; and a Naval Headlines report for March 1 on German and Italian activity. This file also includes the following messages: from the Turkish minister in Budapest on Hungarian policy in the Balkans and Hungarian forces to be sent to the Russian Front, from February 27; a note from the Brazilian ambassador in Madrid that Spain was to cease exports to Germany, on February 27; and a message from the French minister in Budapest to Vichy on Hungarian-Bulgarian negotiations with regard to Turkey, from February 26.
trade turkey albania bulgaria hungary greece germany alliances finances international relations italy shipping mines romania spain submarines warships second world war military operations military intelligence tanks security service minesweeping axis powers eastern front battles diplomatic officials diplomatic disputes edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats turkish neutrality naval intelligence military strength german-spanish relations geographic intelligence german navy italian navy red army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Bulgaria Germany Greece Hungary Italy Romania Spain Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /384/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /384
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0384.002
Keywords
Military Operations Battles Red Army Geographic Intelligence Military Situation Reports Eastern Front Tanks Naval Intelligence Warships German U-boats Submarines German Navy Mines Minesweeping Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Turkish Neutrality Axis Powers Military Strength Alliances Diplomatic Disputes Diplomatic Officials Trade Finances German-spanish Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
11
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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