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

30 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; an Italian report from Istanbul on reactions to the fall of Tobruk; a Japanese report from Berlin on the German view of the Pacific situation, particularly the Japanese attack on the Aleutians, on June 23; a Japanese report from Lisbon on the state of British morale, as of June 24; the Japanese ambassador in Berlin relays a German request for Japanese naval action to prevent U.S. shipping supplying Allied forces via east Africa, on June 26; a Japanese report from Berne on the war on the Russian Front, on June 27; a Japanese report from Madrid on a meeting in Washington between Churchill and Roosevelt, on June 27; a Portuguese report from Ankara on reactions to the fall of Tobruk on June 26; a Portuguese report from Stockholm on the adverse reaction to British reverses in North Africa, on June 26; and a Japanese report from Berlin summarising the war situation following the fall of Tobruk, on June 26.
india madagascar turkey iran japan egypt iraq libya syria gibraltar portugal iceland united states of america canada greece germany russia international relations italy mines public opinion sweden great britain soviet union england crete palestine second world war hawaii military intelligence convoys adolf hitler security service eastern front turkish foreign policy sabotage aerial reconnaissance foreign office edward bridges government code and cypher school fifth columnists war materials naval intelligence franklin delano roosevelt german navy italian navy erwin rommel military situation reports diplomatic intelligence pacific war desert war second front joachim von ribbentrop shipping losses rumours american war effort
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Canada Crete Egypt England Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Hawaii Iceland India Iran Iraq Italy Japan Libya Madagascar Palestine Portugal Russia Soviet Union Sweden Syria Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /680/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /680
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0680.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence German Navy Aerial Reconnaissance Mines Italian Navy Convoys Shipping Losses Diplomatic Intelligence Turkish Foreign Policy Public Opinion Military Situation Reports Pacific War Eastern Front Desert War Sabotage American War Effort War Materials Fifth Columnists Rumours Second Front
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
16
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop Erwin Rommel Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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