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

14 Oct 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: a German Air Force (GAF) report for October 13 for all areas: on Allied air raids in northern Europe, on GAF activities off southern England, in the Mediterranean, in North Africa and on the Russian Front; a quote from Reuters regarding eastern Asia and Allied shipping losses in a battle off the Solomon Islands; and Naval Headlines, covering Allied successes in air raids over Benghazi being attributed to poor anti-aircaft defences.
france belgium solomon islands malta greece germany italy netherlands norway ports great britain warships england crete second world war military operations military intelligence convoys eastern front holland government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german navy german air force air raids military situation reports desert war anti-aircraft defence
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium Crete England France Germany Great Britain Greece Holland Italy Malta Netherlands Norway Solomon Islands
Document Reference
HW1 /969/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /969
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0969.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Military Operations German Air Force Air Raids Desert War Eastern Front Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships German U-boats Convoys Anti-aircraft Defence Ports
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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