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

27 May 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 correspondence: a telegram for Air Cde Spencer, an alias for the Prime Minister (PM) visiting the Middle East, via Admiral Cunningham, with an ULTRA (BONIFACE) summary of intelligence; and the following reports on the Mediterranean: the German Navy report the results of an air raid on Olbia, on May 24; on an air raid on Olbia, on May 25; a provisional report on the Olbia raid of May 24; a report on Olbia, for May 24; that owing to the inadequacies of Italian fighters the German Air Force (GAF) are seeking the transfer of a GAF fighter unit to northern Sardinia, on May 24; a German report on an air raid on Reggio, on May 24; of German anxiety regarding the defence of the Straits of Messina, on May 24; of damage caused by Allied raids on Messina, on May 25; and that Hitler directs that German units from Africa are to be kept as complete units in Italy, Sicily and Sardinia, on May 24; on Greece: that a German diplomat told Hitler that the Italian forces should be withdrawn, on May 23; from the Japanese minister in Budapest, on Nazi party politics, on May 15; and from the Japanese minister to the Vatican, giving the Vatican's views on the Italian situation, on May 19.
tunisia greece germany united nations factories international relations italy ports public opinion railways spain switzerland soviet union fuel sardinia sicily second world war defence military intelligence adolf hitler security service military organisation military dispositions foreign office edward bridges effects of bombing hermann göring public morale government code and cypher school axis strategy german propaganda invasion threat air raids diplomatic intelligence anti-aircraft defence shipping losses italian war effort ammunition dumps invasion of italy dockyards
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Greece Italy Sardinia Sicily Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1707/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1707
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1707.002
Keywords
Air Raids Ports Effects Of Bombing Shipping Losses Ammunition Dumps Fuel Railways Dockyards Factories Military Organisation Military Dispositions Defence Invasion Threat Invasion Of Italy Diplomatic Intelligence Axis Strategy Anti-aircraft Defence German Propaganda Public Opinion Public Morale Italian War Effort
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service United Nations Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
41
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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