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: a Panzer Army report for September 1, describing a fuel shortage and heavy RAF attacks; Naval Headlines, covering German and Italian activity; and messages from the Turkish minister in Lisbon, giving German and other views on the war, on August 29; from the Italian minister in Kabul, detailing Allied activity in Iran on August 29; and from the Chinese minister in Ankara, relaying Turkish reports on conditions in Germany, on August 29.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Germany India Italy Persia Russia Turkey
- Document Reference
- HW1 /863/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /863
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.0863.002
- Keywords
- Morale German Army Aerial Attacks Royal Air Force Naval Intelligence German U-boats Shipping Losses Warships Training Italian Navy Diplomatic Intelligence Military Situation Reports Eastern Front German War Effort
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 12
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
