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

21 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: on German Air Force (GAF) bomber and fighter reinforcements, on April 19; on North Africa: of controversy between the GAF and Rommel over the allocation of Flak units, on April 18; on the Mediterranean: on a GAF recce and their intentions of April 20-21; the Japanese minister in Berne reports the views of colleagues on the war, on April 17; the Japanese minister in Madrid reports on the strength of the French fleet in the Mediterranean and the possibility of Laval offering it to the Axis, on April 17; the Japanese ambassador in Berlin suggests a propaganda line on Allied air raids on Japan, on April 19; the Prime Minister (PM) orders this to be shown to the U.S. President; and the Japanese minister in Lisbon reports the German military attaché's views on Portuguese-Allied relations and fears of Allied landings, on April 16.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Angola Azores Belgium Cape Verde Crete England France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Italy Japan Madagascar Mozambique Nigeria Norway Portugal Russia South Africa Soviet Union Spain Turkey Ukraine
Document Reference
HW1 /513/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /513
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0513.002
Keywords
Troop Movements German Air Force Eastern Front Military Commanders German Army Desert War Anti-aircraft Defence Training Bombing Diplomatic Intelligence Turkish Neutrality Military Strength Vichy Regime Propaganda Effects Of Bombing Portuguese Neutrality
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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