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

24 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: a BONIFACE summary from Brigadier Hollis for the Prime Minister (PM); and a SUNSET intelligence report; on South Europe: that the Italian 4th Army is to withdraw from France, with the Italian forces in Toulon to come under German command, from August 24; and that the German secret service is to target Italy, on August 19. This file also includes the following correspondence: a telegram from Washington to the Code and Cypher School (CSS); and a reply concerning the service of BJ diplomatic reports to the PM in Washington; from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the minister in Washington, stating a concern that the Allies are not reaching an understanding with the new Italian regime, on August 20; and from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, noting German unease concerning the Italian situation, on August 21.
france slovenia united states of america germany croatia italy great britain england surveillance sicily second world war allies military intelligence adolf hitler security service intelligence gathering edward bridges intelligence organization leslie hollis abwehr government code and cypher school german intelligence services occupied france benito mussolini italian army german-italian relations diplomatic intelligence italian withdrawal portuguese foreign policy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Croatia England France Germany Great Britain Italy Sicily Slovenia United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /1961/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1961
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1961.002
Keywords
Italian Army Italian Withdrawal Occupied France German Intelligence Services Intelligence Gathering Allies Diplomatic Intelligence Portuguese Foreign Policy German-italian Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Leslie Hollis Benito Mussolini
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization Surveillance

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