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

21 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: Naval Headlines, on Italian activity; from the German police on activity from May 1-15; and from the Portuguese minister in Berlin on Portuguese-German relations and Brazil's regrettable attitude towards the Germans.
brazil portugal germany russia shipping transportation police warships crete second world war military operations military intelligence adolf hitler security service eastern front edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence italian navy erwin rommel diplomatic intelligence troop movements torpedo boats portuguese neutrality
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Brazil Crete Germany Portugal Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /587/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /587
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0587.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Transportation Troop Movements Shipping Warships German U-boats Torpedo Boats Military Operations Eastern Front Police Diplomatic Intelligence Portuguese Neutrality
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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