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

8 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: German police reports on fighting in the Vyazma pocket from April 13-23, on the aftermath of a heavy raid on Rostock on April 26-28, and on fighting in the Smolensk region on April 29; the Chinese chargé in Vichy reports French views on the Japanese requisitioning of shipping in Indo-China, on May 4; an Italian report from Lourenço Marques on alleged disaffection in South Africa, on May 2; a Japanese report of Finnish views on Hitler's Reichstag speech, on May 1; the Japanese relay a Spanish report on the U.S., on May 4; the Japanese ambassador in Rome reports Axis plans for a guarantee of Arab independence, on May 5; the Portuguese minister in Ankara reports the Turkish view on prospects for a Soviet-German peace, on May 5; the Japanese ambassador in Ankara repeats an Italian intelligence assessment, on May 4; and the Japanese minister in Madrid reports the views of the Spanish Navy Minister, on May 6.
india china madagascar south africa mozambique politics france japan algeria united states of america germany russia evacuation indochina industry international relations italy manpower new zealand police spain great britain azores england second world war royal navy military intelligence adolf hitler security service eastern front public statements foreign office edward bridges effects of bombing nazi leadership nazi-occupied europe government code and cypher school vichy regime assessing enemy strength red army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence invasion of the soviet union joachim von ribbentrop encirclement american war effort invasion of madagascar german war aims
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Algeria Azores China England France Germany Great Britain India Indochina Italy Japan Madagascar Mozambique New Zealand Russia South Africa Spain United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /555/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /555
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0555.002
Keywords
Police Nazi-occupied Europe Military Situation Reports Encirclement Red Army Eastern Front Evacuation Effects Of Bombing Diplomatic Intelligence Vichy Regime Politics Nazi Leadership Public Statements German War Aims Industry American War Effort Assessing Enemy Strength Invasion Of The Soviet Union Manpower Royal Navy Invasion Of Madagascar
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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