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

6 Mar 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 the German Air Force (GAF) are to use Japanese tactics in their torpedo attacks on ships, on March 5; on North Africa: an Italian 1st Army estimate of Allied strength and forecasting an Allied victory in Tunisia in May, from March 4; on the location of the 15th Panzer Division, on March 6; and a GAF in Tunis report on ground forces locations, on March 6; on the Southern Russian Front: that the GAF destroyed Soviet attacks in the Sea of Azov; and that the Fuehrer has ordered an enquiry into a failure in duties at Kharkov, and the Ground Officer Commanding (GOC) the German Africa Corps is to report, on March 3; Naval Headlines, covering Axis convoys to North Africa; and that civilians are to be evacuated from Rhodes; from the Turkish ambassador in Rome, that the Germans are seeking Italian troops for the Russian Front, on February 25; from the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Australia's war situation, as of February 20; from the acting Japanese ambassador in Rome, describing an interview on the war situation with Ribbentrop during a visit to Mussolini, on February 28; and from the Japanese ambassador in Ankara, relating an interview with von Papen; and Churchill's rejection of a separate peace with the Germans, on March 2.
india turkey france japan tunisia united states of america germany russia australia international relations italy shipping tactics new zealand great britain england second world war military intelligence adolf hitler security service incompetence axis powers eastern front turkish foreign policy military dispositions edward bridges government code and cypher school axis strategy naval intelligence german army franklin delano roosevelt benito mussolini italian navy italian army invasion of french north africa german air force josef stalin assessing enemy strength german-italian relations military situation reports diplomatic intelligence military commanders joachim von ribbentrop japanese air force aerial attacks on ships australian armed forces
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Australia England France Germany Great Britain India Italy Japan New Zealand Russia Tunisia Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /1434/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1434
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1434.002
Keywords
German Air Force Aerial Attacks On Ships Japanese Air Force Tactics Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa Italian Army Assessing Enemy Strength Military Dispositions Axis Powers Eastern Front German Army Military Commanders Incompetence Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence German-italian Relations Australian Armed Forces Axis Strategy Turkish Foreign Policy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
27
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Joachim von Ribbentrop Franklin Delano Roosevelt Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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