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

23 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 Southern Russian Front: of the German Air Force's (GAF's) orders on September 22 for Stalingrad; on North Africa: that Rommel is to confer with Kesselring and Cavallero in Rome on September 23; of German intelligence extracted from PoWs on the 8th Army's offensive, on September 22; Naval Headlines, covering Arctic convoys and supplies for Tobruk; from the Japanese minister in Sofia, describing optimistic German views on the Russian campaign, as of September 18; from the Turkish chargé in Vichy on Franco-U.S. relations, as of September 17; from the Turkish ambassador in Tokyo, relating rumours that Japan is proposing a separate peace between Germany and the Soviet Union, on September 19; and from the Italian minister in Kabul, giving Afghan information on the situation in India, as of September 19.
india security turkey france japan egypt hungary iceland united states of america germany russia conferences international relations italy shipping new zealand great britain england second world war military intelligence security service eastern front military organisation foreign office edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence peace proposals italian navy erwin rommel german air force josef stalin military situation reports diplomatic intelligence military commanders shipping losses rumours battle of stalingrad indian independence
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt England France Germany Great Britain Hungary Iceland India Italy Japan New Zealand Russia Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /918/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /918
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0918.002
Keywords
Military Organisation German Air Force Eastern Front Military Situation Reports Battle Of Stalingrad Conferences Military Commanders Naval Intelligence German U-boats Italian Navy Shipping Shipping Losses Diplomatic Intelligence Rumours Peace Proposals Security Indian Independence
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Erwin Rommel Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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