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

12 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 on North Africa: that improved unloading is required at Bizerta and Tunis, on December 11; from the Japanese minister in Budapest, giving the Hungarian view of the war, from December 2; from the Japanese minister in Madrid, relating the views of the Spanish Foreign Minister on the war, as of December 7; from the Portuguese ambassador in London, describing a conversation with the Duke of Alva on the prospects for peace, on December 9; from the Turkish minister in Bucharest, conveying the views of the Roumanian Prime Minister on the war, on December 8; from the Turkish Legation in Berne, on rumoured Italian-U.S. contacts and the prospects for the Spanish monarchy, on December 9; and Naval Headlines, covering shipping for North Africa.
argentina turkey politics france belgium japan chile bulgaria hungary portugal germany international relations italy shipping ports romania spain switzerland great britain warships england sicily second world war military intelligence adolf hitler security service axis powers edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence spanish neutrality predicting enemy intentions peace proposals german navy italian navy invasion of french north africa operation torch air raids diplomatic intelligence joachim von ribbentrop allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Belgium Bulgaria Chile England France Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Portugal Romania Sicily Spain Switzerland Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /1215/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1215
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1215.002
Keywords
Shipping Ports Invasion Of French North Africa Operation Torch Diplomatic Intelligence Predicting Enemy Intentions Air Raids Allied Powers Spanish Neutrality Politics Axis Powers Peace Proposals Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships German U-boats Italian Navy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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