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 the Mediterranean: that the German Air Force (GAF) in Sardinia are to investigate the suitability of additional airfields for fighters, on April 15; and that a convoy is to sail from Piraeus to the Dodecanese with 2100 troops, on April 13; Naval Headlines, covering shipping for Tunisia; from the Brazilian ambassador in Lisbon, on rumours of Allied designs on the Azores, on April 12; on the Central Russian Front: of German preparations for a Zitadelle operation, on April 13, and a query from the Prime Minister (PM) to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS); and the CIGS' reply, on April 15.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Azores Corsica England Germany Italy Portugal Sardinia Tunisia United States of America
- Document Reference
- HW1 /1606/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /1606
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.1606.002
- Keywords
- German Air Force Airfields Troop Movements Transportation Shipping Naval Intelligence Battle Of The Atlantic German U-boats Convoys Shipping Losses Italian Navy Diplomatic Intelligence Allied Strategy Battle Of Kursk German Strategy Operations Planning Eastern Front
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
- Pages
- 13
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
