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

11 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: SHARK, that U-boat cipher keys for April 9-10 have been recovered; on the Mediterranean: a German Air Force (GAF) report for April 10; on North Africa: of the Axis front line as of April 10; GAF Tunis' 2nd evening report for April 10, detailing GAF unit locations; of the GAF's targets for the night of April 10-11; on the Axis front line early and in the afternoon on April 10; and that Kesselring is to arrive in Tunis on April 10 for discussions; from the Japanese minister in Sofia, giving the views of the Bulgarian Minister for War; and from the Brazilian ambassador in London, on a lunch with Churchill.
ukraine turkey france bulgaria tunisia germany russia international relations italy norway spain great britain second world war military operations military intelligence security service eastern front military dispositions edward bridges government code and cypher school operations planning invasion of french north africa german air force military situation reports diplomatic intelligence german withdrawal military commanders aerial attacks allied powers soviet strategy brazilian armed forces
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria France Germany Great Britain Italy Norway Russia Spain Tunisia Turkey Ukraine
Document Reference
HW1 /1591/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1591
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1591.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa Allied Powers Military Operations German Withdrawal Military Dispositions Operations Planning Aerial Attacks German Air Force Military Commanders Diplomatic Intelligence Soviet Strategy Eastern Front Brazilian Armed Forces
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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