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

30 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 North Africa: of a German reconnaissance unit being very short of ammunition, on March 28; and that the German Navy requires vehicles for the withdrawal of material from Sousse and Sfax, on March 28; Naval Headlines, covering U-boat operations against Atlantic convoys; and convoys bound for North Africa; from the Greek representative in Ankara, relaying Turkish information on disaffection in Italy, on March 27; the Japanese ambassador in Kuibyshev warns against the view that Japan would have an easy victory after a German-Soviet rapprochement, on March 18; from the Japanese acting ambassador in Rome, that Mussolini's visit to Hitler has been postponed because of the events in Tunisia, on March 23; from the Japanese minister in Sofia, giving Axis views on possible locations of a second front, and that the Balkans is being heavily defended, on March 26; and from the Turkish ambassador in London, relating the views of the Spanish ambassador on the war, on March 27.
france japan egypt montenegro albania bulgaria tunisia portugal united states of america greece germany russia international relations italy shipping mines norway public opinion spain switzerland great britain yugoslavia azores canary islands crete second world war military intelligence convoys adolf hitler security service battle of the atlantic axis powers military organisation francisco franco edward bridges military shortages government code and cypher school axis strategy german u-boats naval intelligence german army benito mussolini italian navy invasion of french north africa diplomatic intelligence second front german morale japanese foreign policy defeatism
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Azores Bulgaria Canary Islands Crete Egypt France Germany Great Britain Greece Italy Japan Montenegro Norway Portugal Russia Spain Switzerland Tunisia United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /1538/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1538
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1538.002
Keywords
Military Shortages German Army Invasion Of French North Africa Naval Intelligence German U-boats Military Organisation Battle Of The Atlantic Convoys Mines Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Public Opinion Defeatism Axis Powers Japanese Foreign Policy Axis Strategy Second Front German Morale
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
15
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Francisco Franco Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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