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

13 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: Naval Headlines, covering Italian activity; on Japan: a note from Tokyo on the U.S. and joint defence of American countries, from March 4; from Turkey's ambassador in Vichy, views on talk of a Soviet-German armistice, from March 5; and from Portugal's minister in Ankara, on German preparations for a Spring offensive and suggestions of efforts for a settlement, from March 9.
singapore india argentina turkey mexico brazil japan chile iraq libya bulgaria hungary united states of america finland greece germany russia international relations italy shipping romania great britain second world war military intelligence military supplies convoys security service incompetence lend-lease persia foreign office edward bridges government code and cypher school operations planning axis strategy naval intelligence italian navy diplomatic intelligence
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Brazil Bulgaria Chile Finland Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary India Iraq Italy Japan Libya Mexico Persia Romania Russia Singapore Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /409/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /409
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0409.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Shipping Convoys Incompetence Diplomatic Intelligence Military Supplies Lend-lease Axis Strategy Operations Planning
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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