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

18 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, detailing that the Koeln sailed from Kristiansand on July 14; the Japanese minister in Madrid reports the possibility of Ciano visiting Spain, on July 10; the Turkish chargé in Kuibyshev reports a discussion with the U.S. ambassador on the prospects for a second front, on July 13; and the Turkish chargé in Kuibyshev reports an impending Japanese attack on Russia, on July 14.
germany russia international relations italy shipping spain submarines warships second world war military intelligence security service edward bridges government code and cypher school naval intelligence franklin delano roosevelt benito mussolini peace proposals german navy italian navy diplomatic intelligence japanese strategy rumours
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Italy Russia Spain
Document Reference
HW1 /752/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /752
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0752.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships Italian Navy Submarines Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Rumours Peace Proposals Japanese Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Benito Mussolini Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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