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

6 Jul 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 Southern Europe: that an extreme shortage of aircraft fuel justified unloading at a Sardinian port by day, on July 5; on the Russian Front: that the 4th Air Fleet claims notable successes, on July 5; Naval Headlines; from the Japanese ambassador in Istanbul, on Turkey and the war, on July 1; and SHARK: reporting success on June 28.
turkey japan iraq syria germany information sharing shipping transportation great britain fuel crete sardinia sicily second world war military intelligence convoys security service battle of the atlantic eastern front edward bridges military shortages government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence italian navy german air force german strategy red army diplomatic intelligence german-japanese relations aerial attacks battle of kursk
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Germany Great Britain Iraq Japan Sardinia Sicily Syria Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /1800/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1800
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1800.002
Keywords
Military Shortages Fuel Transportation German Air Force Aerial Attacks Eastern Front Red Army Naval Intelligence German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Italian Navy Shipping Convoys Diplomatic Intelligence German-japanese Relations Information Sharing German Strategy Battle Of Kursk
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
11
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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