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

28 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 all air routes from Naples are stopped for 3-4 days from May 27; that the front line in North Africa is confused, as of May 27; on the German 90th Division being south east of El Adem, on May 27; on the 10th Air Corps' intentions for May 27-28; that the Fliegerfuehrer Africa is to visit the advanced battle headquarters of the Panzer Army on May 28; on a traffic ban on the southern part of the rail line from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik, on May 26; that the 4th Panzer Army is possibly in the Kursk area, on May 27; Naval Headlines; and on the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' view of the Italian threat to France.
france libya malta aircraft croatia italy shipping transportation railways corsica crete second world war bombing military intelligence security service eastern front bosnia military dispositions edward bridges government code and cypher school vichy regime operations planning german u-boats naval intelligence german army italian navy german air force diplomatic intelligence desert war military commanders invasion of the soviet union aerial attacks on ships invasion of yugoslavia arctic convoys
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bosnia Corsica Crete Croatia France Italy Libya Malta
Document Reference
HW1 /603/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /603
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0603.002
Keywords
Transportation Aircraft Bombing German Air Force Desert War Military Dispositions German Army Operations Planning Military Commanders Railways Invasion Of Yugoslavia Eastern Front Invasion Of The Soviet Union Naval Intelligence Aerial Attacks On Ships Arctic Convoys German U-boats Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Vichy Regime
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
21
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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