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

13 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 Ju88 aircraft are expected at Castel Benito in transit, with armourers and bomb fuses to be ready, on April 12; a 23rd Army Corps report of a Soviet forces break-through south west of Rzhev, on April 10; a German Y service report derived from intercepted Russian signals, on April 12; a note from C regarding warning being sent to the Russians; a German secret service report of expected Soviet attacks from Sevastopol and Kerch, on April 12; that German forces in the northern sector of the Russian Front are being supplied by air drops, on April 12; the Italian military attaché in Tokyo reports the reasons for Japanese successes, on April 13; that the Japanese are to requisition French shipping in Indo China on April 9; and the Turkish military attaché in Rome reports on rumoured preparations for a German spring offensive, on April 9.
india china japan togo malta russia aircraft indochina international relations italy second world war bombing military operations military intelligence security service eastern front military organisation military dispositions edward bridges government code and cypher school supply drops german army erwin rommel german air force red army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence desert war military commanders japanese strategy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
China India Indochina Italy Japan Malta Russia Togo
Document Reference
HW1 /493/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /493
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0493.002
Keywords
German Air Force Aircraft Desert War Bombing Red Army Military Operations Eastern Front Military Dispositions Military Situation Reports Supply Drops German Army Diplomatic Intelligence Japanese Strategy Military Organisation Military Commanders
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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