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

1 Apr 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: that Army Group Africa has insufficient fuel, as of March 29; on the Mediterranean: a general report for March 30-31; on the Southern Russian Front: of the disposition of German Air Force (GAF) units in Crimea and Kuban, on March 31; of plans for German combined operations for an attack in the Novorossisk area, on April 6-8; and of there being little change on the Kuban Front, on March 31; Naval Headlines, covering U-boat movements, and shipping to Tunisia; from the Japanese minister in Bucharest, on the prospects for the German-Soviet war, on March 20; from the Japanese acting ambassador in Rome, giving Italian views of the Tunisian campaign, on March 27; and from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Eden-Roosevelt talks and their implications for Portuguese colonies in Africa, on March 30.
cuba haiti tunisia portugal united states of america germany russia foreign policy italy norway transportation great britain fuel england canary islands sardinia sicily second world war military intelligence empire convoys security service battle of the atlantic special operations axis powers eastern front sabotage military dispositions blockades edward bridges military shortages hermann göring government code and cypher school operations planning axis strategy german u-boats naval intelligence military strength franklin delano roosevelt italian navy invasion of french north africa german air force josef stalin military situation reports diplomatic intelligence joachim von ribbentrop shipping losses supply problems counter-attacks
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Canary Islands Cuba England Germany Great Britain Haiti Italy Norway Portugal Russia Sardinia Sicily Tunisia United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /1548/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1548
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1548.002
Keywords
Military Shortages Fuel Transportation Supply Problems Axis Powers Invasion Of French North Africa Military Situation Reports Eastern Front Operations Planning Counter-attacks German Air Force Military Dispositions Naval Intelligence German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Convoys Special Operations Sabotage Blockades Shipping Losses Italian Navy Diplomatic Intelligence Axis Strategy Military Strength Foreign Policy Empire
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
27
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring Joachim von Ribbentrop Franklin Delano Roosevelt Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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