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 the Germans expect increased Allied activity in view of the change in the Italian government, on July 26; and a German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance report on Sicilian harbours and airfields on July 26; on South-east Europe: of Axis vessels being sunk, on June 15 and July 26; Naval Headlines; from the Japanese ambassador in Istanbul, giving the German and Italian ambassadors' views on Turkey and the war, as at July 20; from the Foreign Ministry in Rome, on Italian notification of resignation by Mussolini, on July 26; and from the Japanese ambassador in Rome, on a meeting between Hitler and Mussolini, on July 22.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Albania Corsica Greece Italy Sardinia Sicily Turkey
- Document Reference
- HW1 /1881/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /1881
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.1881.002
- Keywords
- Collapse Of Fascist Italy Italian Government Predicting Enemy Reactions Aerial Reconnaissance Assessing Enemy Strength Shipping Losses Submarines Naval Intelligence Effects Of Bombing Air Raids United States Army Air Force Naval Bases Occupied Norway German U-boats Warships Naval Operations French Navy Eastern Front Naval Bombardment Military Supplies Transportation Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Turkish Foreign Policy Military Strength Italian Air Force Conferences Nazi Leadership Fascist Leadership Italian Withdrawal
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
- Pages
- 18
- Persons Discussed
- Pietro Badoglio Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Joachim von Ribbentrop
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
