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

16 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: of a request from German Air Force (GAF) Africa for more coastal transport vessels between Tripoli and Benghazi, and more transports from Italy to Benghazi, on April 14; on further details of the reorganisation of Flak units in Ukraine, on April 14; of GAF signal units moving from Vienna to Ukraine, from April 12-17; the Italian ambassador in Tokyo reports the Axis powers are ready to make a declaration to India and Arabia, on April 14; and the Japanese minister in Madrid quotes a Spanish intelligence report on the situation in India, on April 12.
india ukraine libya italy shipping transportation great britain second world war military intelligence security service eastern front military organisation edward bridges colonial independence movements government code and cypher school diplomatic intelligence troop movements desert war anti-aircraft defence
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Great Britain India Italy Libya Ukraine
Document Reference
HW1 /500/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /500
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0500.002
Keywords
Transportation Shipping Desert War Military Organisation Anti-aircraft Defence Eastern Front Troop Movements Diplomatic Intelligence Colonial Independence Movements
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
11
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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