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

25 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 North Africa: a Panzer Army report for September 24, describing supply problems; on the Russian fronts: a report for September 24; Naval Headlines, covering Arctic convoys, and shipping bound for North Africa; this file also includes messages from the Saudi Arabian minister in Vichy, forwarding Swiss intelligence on the poor situation in Germany, on September 21; from the Italian Legation in Lisbon, on the Japanese policy towards the Soviet Union, as of September 22; from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, on German embarrassment at the peace rumours emanating from Shanghai, on September 21; and on Ribbentrop's views on the war situation, as of September 21; from the Turkish minister in Cairo on the British attitude to Egypt, as of September 21; and from the Turkish Embassy in Moscow, about the war in Russia.
ukraine japan egypt cyprus iceland germany russia malaya ports romania great britain sicily second world war disease food supplies military intelligence royal air force royalty convoys adolf hitler security service battle of the atlantic aerial reconnaissance edward bridges nazi leadership military shortages government code and cypher school german war effort german u-boats naval intelligence german army peace proposals erwin rommel josef stalin air raids military situation reports diplomatic intelligence desert war anti-aircraft defence joachim von ribbentrop shipping losses siege of leningrad battle of stalingrad
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Cyprus Egypt Germany Great Britain Iceland Japan Malaya Romania Russia Sicily Ukraine
Document Reference
HW1 /923/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /923
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0923.002
Keywords
Military Shortages Food Supplies German Army Desert War Military Situation Reports Battle Of Stalingrad Siege Of Leningrad Naval Intelligence Aerial Reconnaissance Convoys Battle Of The Atlantic German U-boats Ports Anti-aircraft Defence Shipping Losses Diplomatic Intelligence Air Raids German War Effort Royal Air Force Disease Nazi Leadership Peace Proposals Royalty
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
18
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop Erwin Rommel Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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