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

2 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, covering convoy QP13 being sighted off the North Cape, and convoy PQ17 being expected off Jan Mayen, on June 30; a Chinese report from Ankara denying a rumour of a Turkish-German agreement, on June 29; from the French ambassador in Washington, that the Chinese are not happy following a meeting with Churchill and Roosevelt on June 24; and from the Japanese ambassador in Ankara on Allied reinforcements in the Middle East, on June 26.
india china turkey iraq syria iceland canada germany international relations shipping great britain réunion second world war british army military intelligence security service foreign office edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats turkish neutrality naval intelligence franklin delano roosevelt italian navy troop movements arctic convoys united states army
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Canada China Germany Great Britain Iceland India Iraq Réunion Syria Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /689/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /689
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0689.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence Arctic Convoys German U-boats Italian Navy Shipping Turkish Neutrality Troop Movements British Army United States Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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