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

29 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 Naval Headlines report, covering the air raid on the Tirpitz, and Italian convoys in the Mediterranean; the Italian ambassador in Tokyo reports an interview with General Tatekawa, on April 25; an Italian report of an Axis supply agreement, on April 26; and of Italian intentions to set up an intelligence centre in Madagascar, on April 27.
india madagascar japan iceland guinea germany russia italy spain warships canary islands sicily second world war military intelligence convoys security service edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence military strength spanish armed forces german navy italian navy red army diplomatic intelligence aerial attacks on ships arctic convoys italian intelligence services recruitment of agents
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Canary Islands Germany Guinea Iceland India Italy Japan Madagascar Russia Sicily Spain
Document Reference
HW1 /533/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /533
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0533.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence Aerial Attacks On Ships Warships German Navy Arctic Convoys German U-boats Italian Navy Convoys Spanish Armed Forces Diplomatic Intelligence Red Army Military Strength Recruitment Of Agents Italian Intelligence Services
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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