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

2 Jun 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 on German intelligence: that an appreciation of Allied forces in North Africa identifies that Free French forces are controlling the area north of Bir Acheim, on June 1; and that Allied forces surrounded in the area north of Got El Ualeb were captured, on June 1; that Hitler is to be informed of the content of captured British orders relating to the treatment of prisoners, on June 1; Naval Headlines; an Italian report from Santiago on repatriated Brazilians' attitude to the fascist regime, on May 27; an Italian report from Tokyo on Japanese military resistance to Axis involvement in military commissions in Japan, on May 31; a Portuguese report of Japanese concern over shipping losses, on May 30; and on Portuguese interest in U.K.-U.S.-Soviet treaty negotiations, on May 30.
india japan united states of america russia italy shipping transportation prisoners of war great britain soviet union corsica second world war casualties british army military intelligence military supplies adolf hitler security service morale edward bridges government code and cypher school surrender franklin delano roosevelt japanese navy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence pacific war desert war shipping losses italian war effort allied supplies to the ussr captured equipment battle of gazala
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Great Britain India Italy Japan Russia Soviet Union United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /615/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /615
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0615.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War Battle Of Gazala British Army Prisoners Of War Surrender Captured Equipment Transportation Military Supplies Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Morale Italian War Effort Pacific War Shipping Losses Casualties Japanese Navy Allied Supplies To The Ussr
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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