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

7 Dec 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: Naval Headlines for December 6; and correspondence from the Japanese minister in Budapest, relaying the views of the Italian air attaché on British raids on Italy, on December 2; from the acting Japanese ambassador in Rome, describing an interview with Mussolini on December 2; from the Japanese minister in Madrid on the Allied threat to Italy, on December 3; from the Turkish minister in Copenhagen, reporting Danish views on the war, on December 4; and from the Turkish minister in Lisbon, on Allied war plans, on December 4.
france tunisia germany denmark international relations italy romania warships second world war military intelligence royal air force security service axis powers edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence hospital ships benito mussolini german navy italian navy air raids german-italian relations diplomatic intelligence anti-aircraft defence torpedo boats shipping losses fascist leadership defeatism
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Denmark France Germany Italy Romania Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1196/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1196
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1196.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships Torpedo Boats German U-boats Italian Navy Shipping Losses Hospital Ships Diplomatic Intelligence Air Raids Royal Air Force Anti-aircraft Defence Fascist Leadership German-italian Relations Defeatism Axis Powers
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
9
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Benito Mussolini
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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