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

11 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 South Europe: that the German Air Force (GAF) group at Toulouse airfield is to take precautions against bombing, on July 10; of GAF reconnaissance of landing craft off Augusta, on July 11; a GAF report of ships and landing craft, on July 11; that German strong points at Leghorn are to be stocked with rations and ammunition, on July 9; and that the supplying of coastal battalions on Sardinia is difficult because of a lack of transport, on July 11; Naval Headlines; from the Chinese minister to the Vatican, on Italian measures against defeatism, on June 30; from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, on arrangements for the distribution of new codes in Europe, on July 6; and from the Prime Minister (PM) to General Ismay and C: a digest of BONIFACE material on fighting in the Balkans, on July 11.
albania united states of america greece guerrilla warfare italy shipping naval warfare transportation yugoslavia corsica sardinia sicily second world war contingency planning partisans military intelligence landing craft military supplies security service airfields aerial reconnaissance foreign office edward bridges intelligence reports intelligence distribution military shortages government code and cypher school air raid precautions naval intelligence occupied france italian navy diplomatic intelligence torpedo boats shipping losses ammunition dumps allied powers invasion of sicily occupied yugoslavia operation husky
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Corsica Greece Italy Sardinia Sicily United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /1820/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1820
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1820.002
Keywords
Air Raid Precautions Airfields Occupied France Aerial Reconnaissance Intelligence Reports Landing Craft Allied Powers Invasion Of Sicily Shipping Losses Contingency Planning Ammunition Dumps Military Supplies Military Shortages Transportation Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Shipping Naval Warfare Torpedo Boats Diplomatic Intelligence Intelligence Distribution Guerrilla Warfare Partisans Occupied Yugoslavia Operation Husky
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
21
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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