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

9 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 Panzer Army report of March 8 from North Africa; intelligence that the German Air Force (GAF) Air Officer Commanding (AOC) 10th Air Corps was flying to Italy on March 9; and a Naval Headlines report on German activity, noting that the Tirpitz had broken off operations against the Arctic convoy, and Italian activity. The file also contains messages from the Japanese minister in Madrid, forwarding a report on troops stationed in India on February 28; from the Japanese chargé in Vichy on the French desire for an agreement with Japan on New Caledonia from March 5; and the Turkish Moscow post's report on the Russian Front from March 6.
india kenya france japan libya united states of america greece resources colonies guerrilla warfare international relations italy shipping naval warfare railways submarines warships oil second world war personnel equipment military operations casualties british army military intelligence military supplies empire tanks convoys security service eastern front battles diplomatic officials military dispositions aerial reconnaissance edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats german navy italian navy german air force air raids military situation reports torpedo boats colonial troops
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Greece India Italy Japan Kenya Libya United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /398/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /398
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0398.002
Keywords
Military Dispositions British Army Aerial Reconnaissance Battles Air Raids Casualties Tanks Guerrilla Warfare Personnel German Air Force German Navy Warships Naval Warfare Military Operations Military Situation Reports Shipping German U-boats Submarines Italian Navy Convoys Torpedo Boats Diplomatic Officials Equipment Military Supplies Colonial Troops Colonies Empire Railways Eastern Front Resources Oil
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
12
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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