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

18 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 on the Southern Russian Front: that the German Air Force (GAF) seek air defence equipment for the defence of bridges over the Dnieper on April 17; on the Central Russian Front: a fragmentary message on the establishment of a new German Army (GA) command, Fliegergruppe Z B V Ost; on the Northern Russian Front: that Goering is to be given a detailed report on ice and road conditions, on April 17; on the Southern Russian Front: that the GAF were informed of recognition markings for German ships in the Black Sea area, on April 17; from the Portugese minister in Stockholm on German assurances of Swedish independence, on April 15; from the Japanese ambassador in Rome on progress in North Africa and the Mediterranean, on April 18; on the attitudes of South American countries to the Axis, on April 11; from the Japanese ambassador in Rome on negotiations on a draft of an Axis declaration on India and Arabia, on April 15; and from the Turkish chargé in Chungking on the Chinese situation, on April 7.
india china argentina bolivia turkey brazil iran japan egypt chile iraq malta gibraltar united states of america finland germany russia italy romania sweden great britain england second world war defence military intelligence military supplies adolf hitler security service eastern front military organisation foreign office edward bridges hermann göring government code and cypher school intelligence requirements axis strategy swedish neutrality german air force diplomatic intelligence meteorological intelligence
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile China Egypt England Finland Germany Gibraltar Great Britain India Iran Iraq Italy Japan Malta Romania Russia Sweden Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /506/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /506
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0506.002
Keywords
Defence Eastern Front Military Organisation German Air Force Meteorological Intelligence Intelligence Requirements Diplomatic Intelligence Swedish Neutrality Military Supplies Axis Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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