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

6 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: that Kesselring was en route to Benghazi on March 4; on German Air Force (GAF) operations and intentions on March 5-6; on GAF reconnaissance orders for March 6; a GAF report from March 4; a report on a parachute artillery unit in Africa, on March 5; on planned GAF operations against a railway on the night of March 6-7; a report on GAF reconnaissance and operations in the Mediterranean on March 5; a GAF report on Soviet parachutists for February 28-March 1; messages from the Turkish ambassador in Kuibyshev on shortages of food and transport difficulties in the U.S.S.R. from March 3; from the Turkish ambassador in Tokyo on the appointment of a new Japanese ambassador to Moscow on March 3 and on Soviet fears of a Japanese attack from March 4; and from the Turkish ambassador in Berlin on an RAF attack on ships at Kiel from March 4; notes from the Spanish ambassador in London on the Allied failure to resist in Timor, on March 1; on military failings in India, on February 27; from the Turkish ambassador in Vichy on an impending German attack in Libya and tension in Franco-German relations from March 3; from the Japanese minister in Madrid on Spanish-Portuguese relations over Timor, from February 28; and from the Japanese ambassador in Ankara, passing on a Spanish report on British unpopularity in Egypt, on March 4.
india china ukraine france japan egypt libya portugal greece russia aircraft artillery censorship colonies communications international relations italy mines railways spain warships second world war personnel bombing military operations food supplies military intelligence royal air force empire security service paratroopers sabotage diplomatic officials airfields attachés weapons production aerial reconnaissance edward bridges imperial defence nazi-occupied europe government code and cypher school vichy regime war materials naval intelligence anglo-egyptian relations predicting enemy intentions italian navy communications disruption german air force air raids red army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence pacific war troop movements threat of war with japan anti-british feeling reconnaissance aircraft
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
China Egypt France Greece India Italy Japan Libya Portugal Russia Spain Ukraine
Document Reference
HW1 /391/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /391
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0391.002
Keywords
Personnel Military Operations German Air Force Predicting Enemy Intentions Bombing Air Raids Aerial Reconnaissance Italian Navy Naval Intelligence Aircraft Reconnaissance Aircraft Military Situation Reports Airfields Mines Royal Air Force Paratroopers Artillery Troop Movements Railways Red Army Sabotage Diplomatic Officials Food Supplies Communications Communications Disruption Attachés Threat Of War With Japan Pacific War Warships War Materials Weapons Production Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Diplomatic Intelligence Vichy Regime Nazi-occupied Europe Anti-british Feeling Anglo-egyptian Relations Censorship
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
31
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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