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

21 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 on North Africa: that a German Air Force (GAF) attack on Suez has been postponed, as of July 20; Naval Headlines, covering German Arctic convoys and Italian shipping to and from Tobruk; and messages from the Japanese minister in Sofia, regarding a German view on the Russian Front and German plans; from the Japanese minister in Madrid, that the Spanish and the Germans fear the effects of BBC broadcasts, on July 14; from the Japanese minister in Rome on Axis successes in North Africa, from July 17; from the Spanish ambassador in London on Allied preparations for a second front, on July 17; from the Turkish military attaché in Kuibyshev, on faults in the disposition of the Soviet Army, on July 14; and from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara, the text of a report from Kuibyshev on Swedish views on the war in Russia and a request for information from Stockholm, on July 17.
japan egypt sudan syria cyprus gibraltar germany russia italy shipping propaganda spain sweden suez canal england second world war casualties military intelligence adolf hitler security service incompetence eastern front adverse weather conditions broadcast services edward bridges government code and cypher school operations planning german u-boats naval intelligence italian navy red army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence desert war second front rumours aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Cyprus Egypt England Germany Gibraltar Italy Japan Russia Spain Sudan Sweden Syria
Document Reference
HW1 /767/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /767
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0767.002
Keywords
Operations Planning Aerial Attacks On Ships Suez Canal Shipping Naval Intelligence German U-boats Italian Navy Diplomatic Intelligence Adverse Weather Conditions Eastern Front Casualties Broadcast Services Propaganda Military Situation Reports Desert War Rumours Second Front Incompetence Red Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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