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

3 Apr 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 the German Air Force (GAF) are not able to provide air cover for the German convoy Brook and Sturla, on April 2, and request that the Italians provide protection between Benghazi and Tripoli; the French military attaché in Chungking reports Chinese views of Japanese military objectives, on March 30; and the Japanese minister in Madrid reports a conversation with the Spanish Foreign Minister, on March 30.
india france portugal united states of america international relations norway transportation spain second world war military intelligence convoys security service edward bridges government code and cypher school german air force diplomatic intelligence second front rumours
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France India Norway Portugal Spain United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /469/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /469
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0469.002
Keywords
German Air Force Transportation Convoys Diplomatic Intelligence Rumours Second Front
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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