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

1 Jul 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, that U-boats are lying in wait for convoy PQ17, on June 28; and the Turkish ambassador in Berlin summarises the war situation following the victories at Tobruk, Kharkov and Kerch, on June 26.
turkey france iraq syria germany international relations italy shipping great britain second world war military intelligence security service military organisation edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence spanish armed forces benito mussolini italian navy erwin rommel military situation reports diplomatic intelligence arctic convoys
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany Great Britain Iraq Italy Syria Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /683/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /683
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0683.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence German U-boats Arctic Convoys Military Organisation Italian Navy Shipping Spanish Armed Forces Diplomatic Intelligence Military Situation Reports
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Benito Mussolini Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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