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

13 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: of British advances north west of Kairouan, on April 11-12; that the Italian 1st Army complains of the lack of German Air Force (GAF) support against continuous Allied air attacks, on April 9; GAF' Tunis 1st evening report for April 12; of an Allied air attack on April 12; an Army Group Africa report for April 9, noting that the enemy is pressing, and giving the 1st Italian Army's battle strength; and that the Germans agree to a neutral zone for the Bey of Tunis, on April 9; from the Chinese chargé in Berne, describing German summer campaign plans in the east, on April 10; from the Japanese minister in Stockholm, on German and Soviet prospects on the Russian Front, as of April 3; from the Turkish minister in Madrid, on the prospects for an Allied invasion in the Mediterranean, on April 10; and from the Turkish military attaché in Kuibyshev, forwarding Japanese information on Hitler's rejection of peace with the Soviet Union, on April 10.
ukraine turkey gibraltar united states of america germany russia aircraft international relations manpower neutrality great britain corsica sardinia sicily second world war military operations casualties royal navy military intelligence adolf hitler security service axis powers eastern front airfields military dispositions foreign office edward bridges effects of bombing government code and cypher school military strength italian army invasion of french north africa german strategy josef stalin air raids diplomatic intelligence german morale aerial attacks allied powers breakthroughs soviet war effort
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Russia Sardinia Sicily Turkey Ukraine United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /1600/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1600
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1600.002
Keywords
Military Operations Allied Powers Invasion Of French North Africa Breakthroughs Axis Powers Casualties Aerial Attacks German Morale Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Airfields Aircraft Military Strength Italian Army Manpower Neutrality Diplomatic Intelligence German Strategy Eastern Front Soviet War Effort Royal Navy Military Dispositions
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
30
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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