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

14 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 Germans are transporting aviation fuel from Tunis by truck, on April 12; that a dive bomber group in North Africa is to be equipped with new pattern Ju87 aircraft, on April 15; that the German ship Atlas was sunk in the Mediterranean on April 13; on the re-distribution of Flak units in Libya, on April 14; that flying in the Paris area is prohibited with effect from April 13; on German orders of battle with locations on the Moscow Front, on April 12; the Italian minister in Bucharest reports on the morale of Romanian troops in Crimea, on April 8; of an assessment of the situation in Europe from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin on April 5; the Japanese minister in Madrid relays a secret intelligence report on Allied plans for the defence of India, on April 6; the Turkish military attaché in Kuibyshev reports a Japanese assessment of Soviet air strength, on April 9; and the Japanese minister in Saigon reports on a meeting with a French naval commander regarding the requisition of French shipping, on April 11.
india china turkey france brazil libya hungary poland united states of america germany russia aircraft croatia indochina international relations ireland italy transportation romania sweden switzerland travel restrictions soviet union fuel england second world war military intelligence security service axis powers eastern front border disputes military dispositions edward bridges colonial independence movements government code and cypher school german air force german deployments diplomatic intelligence anti-aircraft defence soviet air force shipping losses romanian armed forces
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Brazil China Croatia England France Germany Hungary India Indochina Ireland Italy Libya Poland Romania Russia Soviet Union Sweden Switzerland Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /495/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /495
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0495.002
Keywords
Fuel Transportation German Air Force Aircraft Shipping Losses Military Dispositions Anti-aircraft Defence Travel Restrictions German Deployments Eastern Front Diplomatic Intelligence Romanian Armed Forces Axis Powers Border Disputes Colonial Independence Movements Soviet Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
27
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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