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

2 May 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: that the Prinz Eugen and Huascaran are to carry out a practice shoot in Trondheim on May 1; that the Chinese ambassador in London advises Chungking to use tact when expressing criticism of Allied policy, on April 26; the French ambassador in Peking reports the Communist army to be short of ammunition, on April 27; the Japanese minister in Stockholm reports the Bulgarian minister's views on the war, on April 23; and a signal to the Prime Minister (PM) from General Auchinleck in clarification of the PM's query relating to German serviceable tanks in Libya (vide 9325).
india china turkey united states of america germany russia international relations burma public opinion great britain warships second world war military intelligence security service foreign office edward bridges home front government code and cypher school naval intelligence german navy communications disruption german strategy josef stalin diplomatic intelligence supply problems
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Burma China Germany Great Britain India Russia Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /539/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /539
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0539.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships Supply Problems Communications Disruption Diplomatic Intelligence Public Opinion Home Front German Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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