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

29 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: a report on Libya for May 29; a report of photographic reconnaissance, and a successful STORCH operation; Naval Headlines, covering the Tirpitz putting to sea for exercises on May 28; Japanese reports that the Siamese Army is eager to fight, on May 7; a Portuguese report on conditions in Romania, on May 25; and a Turkish report from Vichy of the German ambassador's views on Franco-Italian relations, on May 26.
india france libya germany russia international relations italy shipping railways warships second world war food supplies military intelligence security service axis powers sabotage edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence italian navy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence desert war allied strategy german airborne troops arctic convoys thai politics
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany India Italy Libya Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /605/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /605
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0605.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War Sabotage Railways German Airborne Troops Naval Intelligence German U-boats Arctic Convoys Warships Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Thai Politics Food Supplies Axis Powers Allied Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
15
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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