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

29 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 North Africa: a report for June 28, and on intentions for June 29; of increased propaganda against Egypt on June 26; that the Japanese minister in Lisbon is preparing for an emergency, on June 23; a Portuguese report from Stockholm of rumours of an impending Allied invasion of the Iberian peninsula, on June 26; a Japanese report from Lisbon of British aircraft making forced landings on Portuguese territory; and on the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs' statement of Japan's intentions to remove Australian and Dutch forces from Timor, and his view of Portuguese responsibilities in the area.
india south africa japan egypt togo gibraltar portugal international relations netherlands spain great britain second world war military intelligence security service diplomatic missions holland edward bridges government code and cypher school operations planning german propaganda german strategy diplomatic intelligence troop movements desert war second front rumours portuguese neutrality
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt Gibraltar Great Britain Holland India Japan Netherlands Portugal South Africa Spain Togo
Document Reference
HW1 /677/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /677
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0677.002
Keywords
German Strategy Desert War Troop Movements Operations Planning German Propaganda Diplomatic Intelligence Diplomatic Missions Rumours Second Front Portuguese Neutrality
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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