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

25 Sep 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: the German Air Force (GAF) report considerable losses in an Allied raid on Pisa airfield, on September 24; of GAF aircraft losses at Pisa, on September 24; the German signals intelligence service reports an Allied landing west of Naples, on September 24; and of German interest in the art treasures of the Palazzo Venezia, on September 24; on South-east Europe: of German shipping uncertainties in the Adriatic, on September 23; on the Southern Russian Front: of GAF operations, on September 24; from the German Legation in Bangkok, noting the Siamese lack of confidence in Japan, on September 19; from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin to all posts, on propaganda to counter the defection of Italy, on September 22; and on Germany: a warning that a German officer is listening to the conversations of new PoWs on behalf of the British, on September 23.
india japan egypt albania germany information sharing italy naval warfare prisoners of war siam second world war military intelligence security service axis powers eastern front airfields looting edward bridges effects of bombing intelligence reports government code and cypher school german propaganda predicting enemy intentions german air force air raids diplomatic intelligence pacific war allied strategy aerial attacks landing places invasion of italy treachery occupied italy liberation of burma
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Egypt Germany India Italy Japan Siam
Document Reference
HW1 /2044/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2044
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2044.002
Keywords
Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Airfields Intelligence Reports Landing Places Invasion Of Italy Allied Strategy Naval Warfare Eastern Front Aerial Attacks German Air Force Diplomatic Intelligence Axis Powers Information Sharing Pacific War Liberation Of Burma Predicting Enemy Intentions German Propaganda Looting Occupied Italy Treachery Prisoners Of War
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
18
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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