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

12 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: Naval Headlines, covering German and Italian activity; from the Japanese consul in Dili, on the situation in Portuguese Timor on June 3; from the Japanese minister in Helsinki on the decline of Finnish-U.S. relations, on June 6; from the Foreign Minister in Tokyo to the Japanese ambassador in Bangkok, on the inability to transport by ship to Siam because safety at sea cannot be guaranteed, on June 6; from the Turkish minister in Chungking on China's war situation, and that Japan is preparing to attack the Soviet Union, on June 12; from the Turkish ambassador in Vichy on German negotiations with Vichy and Madrid on the defence of Morocco, on June 8; from the Turkish military attaché in Budapest on a large increase in Italian forces on the Russian Front, on June 8; from the Turkish ambassador in Berlin on German restrictions on travel to bombed areas, as of June 9; from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, that the numbers of aircraft in a raid on Cologne were exaggerated by the British, on June 3; with a query from the Prime Minister (PM) to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS); and CAS's reply.
india china security morocco japan togo hungary united states of america germany russia international relations shipping mines romania spain siam great britain soviet union warships second world war military intelligence royal air force adolf hitler security service eastern front military exercises diplomatic officials edward bridges effects of bombing diplomatic signals government code and cypher school german war effort german u-boats naval intelligence spanish neutrality german navy italian navy italian army air raids diplomatic intelligence troop movements shipping losses sino-japanese war japanese strategy finnish foreign policy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
China Germany Great Britain Hungary India Japan Morocco Romania Russia Siam Soviet Union Spain Togo United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /639/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /639
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0639.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence Military Exercises German Navy Warships Shipping Losses Mines German U-boats Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Sino-japanese War Finnish Foreign Policy Diplomatic Signals Security Japanese Strategy Spanish Neutrality Troop Movements Eastern Front Italian Army Diplomatic Officials Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Royal Air Force German War Effort
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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