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

7 Sep 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 the Eastern Russian Front: a ground forces report for September 4, that the Germans are nearing the Caspian Sea; Naval Headlines; and messages from the Italian consul in Istanbul, that the Soviet Black Sea fleet is to be handed over to Turkey, on September 3; and from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, who forwards German reports on the fighting in Russia and Egypt, on September 2.
turkey egypt russia shipping mines second world war military intelligence eastern front edward bridges government code and cypher school turkish neutrality naval intelligence italian navy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence joachim von ribbentrop soviet-turkish relations captured settlements soviet strategy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt Russia Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /875/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /875
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0875.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Eastern Front Captured Settlements Naval Intelligence Mines Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Turkish Neutrality Soviet-turkish Relations Soviet Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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