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

15 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: GAF Tunis' 1st evening report, for April 14, stating that they have no fuel for bombers; on the Mediterranean: that the GAF staff of a Stuka unit are to move to Sardinia, on April 14; Naval Headlines, covering Atlantic U-boat operations, and Axis tankers being sunk in the Mediterranean; from the Japanese minister in Madrid, on Ribbentrop's visit to Mussolini and the Axis military situation, on April 9; from the Japanese minister in Budapest, relating the German view on the Balkan situation, as of April 12; from the Turkish minister in Budapest, relaying Hungarian fears of an Allied invasion in south east Europe, from April 12; from the Afghan Legation in Rome, on the Axis' desire for peace, on April 10; and from the Japanese ambassador in Ankara, on the coming visit of the British Commander in Chief (C-in-C) for the Near East, on April 11.
india japan bulgaria hungary germany russia conferences international relations italy romania great britain warships fuel corsica sardinia second world war british army military intelligence convoys adolf hitler security service battle of the atlantic military dispositions edward bridges nazi leadership military shortages government code and cypher school operations planning german u-boats naval intelligence invasion threat benito mussolini italian navy german air force diplomatic intelligence allied strategy second front military commanders joachim von ribbentrop shipping losses fascist leadership romanian foreign policy hungarian foreign policy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria Corsica Germany Great Britain Hungary India Italy Japan Romania Russia Sardinia
Document Reference
HW1 /1604/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1604
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1604.002
Keywords
German Air Force Military Shortages Fuel Operations Planning Military Dispositions Naval Intelligence German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Shipping Losses Convoys Warships Italian Navy Diplomatic Intelligence Conferences Nazi Leadership Fascist Leadership Hungarian Foreign Policy Romanian Foreign Policy Invasion Threat Allied Strategy Second Front Military Commanders British Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
17
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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