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

4 Aug 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 a large section of Italian officers in the Balkans is eager to return to Italy; and on signs of mass desertion by the Albanians, on August 1; that the Portuguese ambassador to the Vatican intercedes with a German colleague regarding the bombing of Rome, on August 1-2; from Madrid, on the U.S. ambassador's meeting with Franco, on July 31; from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin, on the German situation in Italy, as at July 30; that the Greek minister in Berne was approached by a Papal Nuncio on Greco-Italian relations, on July 31; of Bulgarian designs on Greek territory, on August 2; and from the Turkish minister in Lisbon, on the Italian situation, as of July 31.
bulgaria united states of america greece germany russia deserters diplomacy international relations italy military discipline public opinion spain second world war military intelligence civil unrest adolf hitler security service francisco franco edward bridges government code and cypher school franklin delano roosevelt benito mussolini air raids diplomatic intelligence military commanders italian armed forces italian government defeatism spanish foreign policy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria Germany Greece Italy Russia Spain United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /1917/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1917
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1917.002
Keywords
Italian Armed Forces Deserters Military Discipline Military Commanders Diplomatic Intelligence Diplomacy Air Raids Spanish Foreign Policy Civil Unrest Italian Government Public Opinion Defeatism
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
11
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Francisco Franco Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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