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

15 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: a report of the air and ground situation in Libya, for April 14; that a convoy from Murmansk was attacked by German aircraft on April 13; that attacks on shipping and harbour installations at Murmansk are planned for April 15; that preparations for an airborne operation in the northern sector of the Russian Front are to be completed by April 16: Operations FREISCHUETZ and CHOLM; that the 8th Air Corps was withdrawn from the central sector of the Russian Front on April 14; on orders for the landing operation at Demyansk on April 16; that the Turkish minister in London was invited to accompany Churchill on a visit to the U.S., to discuss the provision of materials to Turkey, on April 8; the Turkish minister in Stockholm reports Swedish views on the war and the situation in Norway, on April 11; a Turkish report on Japanese-Soviet relations of April 9; and a Japanese report from Vichy on French relations with Germany, of March 30.
india turkey france japan libya syria germany russia air warfare australia international relations italy norway public opinion sweden england crete second world war military intelligence eastern front diplomatic officials edward bridges government code and cypher school operations planning turkish neutrality occupied france josef stalin military situation reports diplomatic intelligence troop movements desert war second front german airborne troops aerial attacks on ships arctic convoys
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Australia Crete England France Germany India Italy Japan Libya Norway Russia Sweden Syria Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /497/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /497
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0497.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War Air Warfare Aerial Attacks On Ships Arctic Convoys Operations Planning Eastern Front German Airborne Troops Troop Movements Diplomatic Intelligence Turkish Neutrality Second Front Diplomatic Officials Occupied France Public Opinion
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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