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

15 Feb 1943

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 the Mediterranean: that French Admiral Godefroy is under instructions from Vichy to scuttle the French ships in Alexandria in case of its necessity; and an assessment by the Minister of State for the Prime Minister (PM) of Godefroy and the prospects for acquiring the ships.
deserters second world war contingency planning military intelligence french navy government code and cypher school vichy regime demolitions military commanders treachery
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /1369/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report Memorandum
File Reference
HW1 /1369
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1369.002
Keywords
French Navy Vichy Regime Treachery Contingency Planning Demolitions Military Commanders Deserters
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
13
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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