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

31 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-east Europe: that the Commander in Chief (CinC) for the South East requests the immediate reinforcement of the Peloponnese because of the strained situation there, on July 31; a German Air Force (GAF) Command for the South East evening report for July 30, noting air attacks on two Italian ships in the Aegean; and from the Italian minister in Sofia, describing a meeting with Filoff discussing the Italian situation, on July 28.
bulgaria italy crete second world war military intelligence tanks security service military dispositions edward bridges government code and cypher school german army italian navy troop movements shipping losses
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria Crete Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /1903/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1903
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1903.002
Keywords
German Army Military Dispositions Tanks Troop Movements Italian Navy Shipping Losses
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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