Premium

20.500.12592/8mkj8v

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

15 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: that a decree by Hitler that all occupying forces draw rations from the country occupied, was promulgated on October 12; on the Russian Front: a report for October 13; that the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seeking information about Chilean air bases and harbour facilities, on October 9; from the Turkish ambassador in Vichy, on French efforts to collect volunteers to work in Germany, on October 9; and that a dead-line has been given as November 15, thereafter German armed forces are to collect any workers.
ukraine france germany denmark forced labour international relations netherlands norway second world war food supplies military intelligence adolf hitler security service eastern front military organisation holland edward bridges nazi-occupied europe government code and cypher school vichy regime german army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence electricity supplies
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Denmark France Germany Holland Netherlands Norway Ukraine
Document Reference
HW1 /971/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /971
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0971.002
Keywords
German Army Military Organisation Food Supplies Military Situation Reports Eastern Front Diplomatic Intelligence Electricity Supplies Forced Labour Nazi-occupied Europe Vichy Regime
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
9
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

Related Topics

All